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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1961

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals in This City and Nearby Areas

Two obituaries note G Gibson Baker of this city and Hugh K Green of Richmond. A graveside service is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Mt Hebron Cemetery conducted by Rev William G Pendleton. Friends may call at the funeral home. flowers are undesired. Lorenza Milton Cook of 23 Indian Alley dies Saturday. His service is tomorrow at 1 30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Brucetown Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Cook is survived by wife Marie Shamblin Cook and children, with other relatives specified. He was born in Rockingham County and worked for Shockey Brothers. member of Eagles Club.

G. Gibson Baker Hugh K. Green Richmond Mt. Hebron William G. Pendleton En Funeral Home Lorenza Milton Cook Indian Alley William R. Withers Jones Funeral Home Brucetown Cemetery Elwood Comer Ray Funkhouser Russell Combs Benjamin Driver Garland Madagan Edward Sargent Cook Rockingham County William Ida Whetzel Cook Marie Shamblin Cook Winchester Shockey Brothers Eagles Club Baby Oin Erholtz Timberville Nelson Simmers Maryland Nelson Bazzle Broadway

Obituary of Boyce family in Winchester and beyond

The text lists surviving relatives of the Boyce family with connections to Ohio California Pennsylvania and Illinois. It notes seven brothers and four sisters including Helen Gloria Sarah Alice Bonnie and Mary with extended relatives and six grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with burial planned in Lamps.

Ohio Lawrence Boyce Oesy Boyce Helen Boyce Gloria Boyce Sarah Boyce Alice Boyce Bonnie Boyce Mary Watson Coleville Calif Betty Kerns Jane Shade Winchester Nora Terault Ina Fries Leota Loy Munyon Hockenberry Carlisle Herman Boyce Freeman Boyce Dora Boyce Lloyd Boyce Clarence Boyce Falls Church Mah Jon Boyce Illinois Jones Funeral Home Lamps W. Boscawen Street Virginia Lawson Cowart Equipment Company Acme Cotton Products Co., Inc Lawson Cowart Equipment Co Bauer & Black Division Kendal Company General Hospital Industries, A Corp Medical Fabrics Co., Inc Gendron Wheel Co

Funeral services for Lorenzo M. Cook scheduled

Funeral services are set for Lorenzo M. Cook on Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home Inc. The notice lists Spreend and Branson Boyce with service times at the same location.

Lorenzo M. Cook DST Jones Funeral Home, Inc Spreend Branson Boyce Ae D&t. Jones Funeral Home, Inc

Boothe Sees Vote Key in Northern State

State Sen Armistead L Boothe predicts northern Virginians hold the key to the gubernatorial race. He says a large vote for the Stephens Boothe Boyd ticket could win, while a small vote might defeat them and urges supporters to mobilize tens of thousands for July 11.

Arlington Armistead L. Boothe

Air Force capsule recovered by divers in space mission

CAPSULE recovery by skin divers proved successful as three divers parachuted with a rubber raft to tow the capsule. They waited for the destroyer Radford to arrive around noon EST. It marked the fifth recovery in the Discoverer series with prior capsules snagged by C119s and a Pacific Ocean retrieval.

Air Force Radford

Bloodmobile visits here tomorrow

The local Junior Chamber of the Episcopal Church on W Bos cawen St hosts a blood drive tomorrow with a quota of 150 pints and 143 pints already donated. Appointments are available by calling Red Cross Headquarters.

The Episcopal Church W. Boscawen St Red Cross Jaycee Mike Luby

Stevenson Faces Toughest Part Of Mission

Adlai E. Stevenson began talks with Ecuadorian President Velasco Ibarra as part of a South American mission. He sought U S financial aid while Ecuador pressed the border dispute with Peru over the Amazon headwaters, a 1942 treaty, and guarantors. A separate note mentions a satellite capsule carrying metal samples and Geiger counters for Air Force cosmic radiation studies.

Quito Ecuador Adlai E. Stevenson Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra United States U. S Velasco Ibarra Peru Amazon Argentina Brazil Chile Air Force

Stock Market Slips in Slow New York Trading

The AP stock average for 60 stocks fell to 244.20 at noon with industrials rails and utilities down about one point or more. The Dow Jones average dropped 4.19 to 681.31 as Kennecott and Phelps Dodge rose slightly while other leaders fell.

New York Associated Press Tanner aPiaheat Iy Sake Kennecott Phelps Dodge Dow Jones

House Education Committee weighs school aid and private loan bills

Lawmakers consider a package of education measures as Democrats clash over whether to clear private school loan bills before public school aid. Catholic members fear delay could stall private school funding while Speaker Rayburn presses for public aid action. Other administration items and social programs also on the week's schedule.

House John W. McCormack Massachusetts Kennedy Sam Rayburn D-Tex Smith Feder Trade Commission Civil Aeronautics Board Senate Department Cope

Bombings tied to plan for nationwide group recognition

Facts describe a conspiracy linked to an attack plan including sabotage near Wendover Nevada and attacks at Knolls and Cedar Mountain Utah. In Ensenada police report, suspect Brous armed with M2 rifle and grenades disarmed by four officers. arsenal allegedly cost 600 to blow stations and 6,000 spent on weapons.

Brous Wendover Nev Knolls Utah Cedar Mountain Ensenada Mendez Alfredo Trujillo Mier Federal District Attorney Mier

Western Maryland Area Sales Directory Broad Auction Listings

A list of upcoming farm and household auctions across West Virginia and Virginia with dates from June 20 to July 11. Entries include sale managers and auctioneers such as Ralph W. Horst Orndorff Cole Morrow W. D. Orndorff and T Snider. Items range from farm machinery to real estate and household goods.

Ralph W. Horst Marion Denny's Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole R. W. Goodell Charles Town Middleway Morrow & Orndorff Albert Jewell Depot Middletown W. D. Orndorff Henry L. Brown Albin Charles R. Duvall Bsat Letha P. Lofton Nineveh William B. Conner

Postal Group Names Three Local Officers

Three Winchester residents were elected to office at the 40th annual Virginia Federation of Post Office Clerks convention in Norfolk. C. Haines became second vice-president and Mrs. Charles W. Bush was named auxiliary president. Mrs. Donald G. Bush was elected auxiliary second vice-president. Delegates include Charles Bush Donald Bush Berlyn E. Moore Leonard Newlin and Richard E. Stine a former president. E. R. Sheets of Bristow was named federation president for 1961 62.

Winchester Virginia Federation of Post Office Clerks Norfolk C. Haines Charles W. Bush Donald G. Bush Charles Bush Donald Bush Berlyn E. Moore Leonard Newlin Richard E. Stine Aeomag Aines Newlin Stine Moore E. R. Sheets of Bristow Federation

Noted Leaders Urge Sympathy For United Republican Cause

President Kennedy and Eleanor Roosevelt join editors and publishers in urging sympathy for the American Republican movement. In San Diego, Brous and Jensen Brous are described with long wavy hair, a graying beard, and a mustache, wearing a blue polka suit and two star insignia on a cap.

U.S Kennedy Eleanor Roosevelt San Diego Brous Jensen Brous

Virginia Weather Outlook For Upcoming Five Days

The forecast shows fair conditions in most areas with scattered thundershowers west and northwest tonight. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with scattered afternoon storms and highs around the 80s. Temperatures average 2 to 3 degrees above normal, with warmer Tuesday and cooler midweek to Friday. Thunderstorms likely Tuesday night, Wednesday, and again this weekend.

Fair East Virginia

Rainfall Totals and Averages Through June 1961

Rainfall figures list totals for June and year to date, with 1961 year to date at 21.79 inches. June rainfall to date shows 3.15 inches. Historical data include 48 year average annual rainfall at 36.9 inches and monthly averages for each month, with June listed at 3.82 inches and May at 3.83 inches.

Ikeda seeks better ties with China amid pressure

Ikeda argues the US heavy spending yields poor results and favors exploring improved trade with Red China while maintaining unofficial stance. He notes strain at home over relations with Communist China, Okinawa costs, and Southeast Asian aid as Japan weighs its Peiping policy.

United States Kosaka China Okinawa Japan Ikeda Red China Washington Peiping

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Judith Gibson Cook Service Branson Boyce Bie John W. Rosenberger & CO Commerce Bloodmobile Stevenson Mary L. Lind Frederick — Court House Front Royal Road Boyd G. Headley, Jr Oo Lind Frederick County Court House N. Market E. T. Snider W. E. Edwards Gainesboro T. Snider Albany Duquerque Boston Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Juneau Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Milwaukee St. Paul Postal Group Veteran 1 Hospital Joseph A. Massie Mort McCarty G. G. Baker City of Winchester, Va Farm Credit PCA Farm Credit Office E. Boscawen St I. Q. Answers Okeda Glaize N. Cameron St Barr’s, Inc N. Kent St New Idea Tedder Silverking Cos Wisconsin New Holland Laewie Shredder Ford-Ferguson Maving Refuge Church Bertie Clark City of
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