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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1960
Page
2
Faherals Neff, longtime B&O Railroad engineer and member of Harrisonburg community groups, dies aged after 40 years service and a 7 year residence near Winchester. He is survived by wife Berta Taylor and four children, with funeral set at Linsey Funeral Home. Burial at Woodbine Cemetery.
Funeral services are announced for Wesley Browning Shaffer with details provided by Jones Funeral Home Inc. The notice specifies arrangements and location as part of the deceased’s final rites and burial plans.
Miss Vennie Elizabeth Hopewell 73 of Stephens City died unexpectedly Saturday at the home of Mrs. J William Yeakle where she had lived for years. She was born in Frederick County daughter of Charles and Maggie Emmons Hopewell and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Surviving sister is Miss Hilda E Hopewell of Stephens City. The body remains at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg until Tuesday when moved to Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City for a 2 p.m. service conducted by Rev P E Shealey. Burial will be Refuge Church cemetery east of Stephens City. Pallbearers are Joseph Clevenger Gervis Lemley Richard Venable Elwood Mauck A C Boyer and Vernon Ridings. The family will meet Tuesday at 1 15 at the home of Harrison Hopewell Stephens City.
The funeral service for Cliff H. was conducted at Itive Baptist Church near Reynold Store by the Rev. Morris Cather, pastor of Hebron Baptist Church at Gore. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery with pallbearers Loring Pugh, Raymond Omps, Harry Hite, Earl Stotler, Richard Stotler and Charles Omps.
Virlus M. Oates, 63, of Nain, died Saturday night at Winchester Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since June 6. He was born in Hampshire County, a son of the late James.
The obituary notes Bertie Whitlock Oates who served 15 years at a local job. Surviving are wife Herthel Whitacre and three brothers Clarence Oates Winchester Elson Oates Rt. 2 and Candy Oates Martinsburg Christian near Gore. Rev Daniel Agnew to officiate. Interment Ebenzer Cemetery. Pallbearers named Arthur Cather Carl Cather John Carper Charles Brown George Middleton Leo Middleton. Body at Griffin Funeral Home. Taken to church tomorrow at noon to rest until service.
Howard B Wyndham Jr age 16 son of Howard B and Janet Pentz Wyndham of Winchester died Saturday at University Hospital in Charlottesville after a three week illness. He was a Handley High School junior active in glee club A Cappella Choir football track DeMolay TAC Servers Guild and Young People of Christ Church. Born in Suffolk he is survived by his parents a sister Peggy Ann and maternal grandmother Elsie Pentz. Funeral Tuesday at Christ Episcopal Church conducted by Rev W Holt Louder with burial at Mt Hebron Cemetery Delmolay and TAC members to serve as honorary pallbearers. Friends may visit Omps Funeral Home tonight 7:30 to 10 and 10:30 Tuesday morning before procession.
The funeral for John Golden who died Friday was conducted this afternoon at Jones Funeral Home by Rev. Raymond Womeldorf. Pallbearers included Woodrow Harper, Taylor Simpson, Clarence F. Schenck, John G. Miller, J. Clayton Cochran and Dr. Herman I. Pifer. Burial followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with graveside rites by Winchester Hiram Lodge No. 21 A F and AM.
Wesley B Shaffer 64 of 21 Jackson Ave was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital after stricken while changing a tire on Berryville Pike. Death attributed to natural causes by medical examiner Dr Douglass O Hill. Survived by wife Julia Adams and children plus 10 grandchildren. services at Jones Funeral Home with interment at Arlington National Cemetery. Flowers omitted.
A 1954 Ford headed south on Rt 608 struck an abutment causing total vehicle damage.
Julian Gibbons, 21, of Winchester is treated for a shotgun wound in the pelvic region. Allen Elliott Ball, 68, of White Post is jailed on $1000 bond for felonious assault after a 10 PM Saturday shooting at Ball's home near Double Toll Gate following an argument with Myers. State troopers D A Sheetz and L W Waters investigate.
Weekend fire calls produced two very minor blazes with no serious damage. At 7:35 p.m. Saturday a car cleaning incident on gasoline at 1600 S Loudoun St blistered the hood. At 2:45 p.m. Sunday the Lee Moats residence at 208 N Kent St sustained minor damage while investigators probe the cause.
The House approved extending the 10 per cent rate for another year as the Senate considers a bill to extend four billion dollars of corporate income and excise levies to July 1, 1961 and raise the debt ceiling by eight billion dollars annually. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson voices doubts on amendments to cut taxes by 750 million, while Senator Joseph S. Clark hopes to finish action today but opposes unanimous consent to curb debate. The Pennsylvanian leads a Democrat bloc seeking amendments to close loopholes and boost revenue.
Several traffic incidents were reported by state troopers along routes near Paris White Post Winchester and Baltimore. A 1950 Chevrolet driven by Bent Pederson overturned on Rt 50 injuring him when a tire blew out. A 1954 Oldsmobile collided with a buck deer on Rt 641 causing minor damage. A 1957 Chevrolet and a 1949 Buick collided at the White Post intersection with modest repair costs. A 1958 Oldsmobile and a 1954 Chevrolet collided on Rt 7 near Winchester causing minor damage amounts.
The forecast for Virginia calls for a fair night with lows 56 to 62 in the west and 60 to 68 in the east. Thundershowers are average near or above normal with little day to day change. Expect scattered showers and thundershowers daily through Thursday and again on Saturday. Sunset and sunrise times are listed for Winchester with civil details.
Rainfall figures show June to date 1.57 inches for 1960 and 18.20 inches year to date. Historic averages per month cover Jan to Dec, with June at 3.85 inches and October 3.90. Other items reference locations such as New York and Buffalo, historical notes like the Magna Carta, and various true/false prompts.
Mary Ann Clowser finished third while Bambi Lynn Clowser won the eight and under category after the parade. The Drum and Bugle Corps placed third in marching units and the Junior Drum and Bugle Corps took second. Reuss entrants earned five trophies and one medal.
Page lists multiple upcoming auctions across Virginia towns including Olive Boy Stock Farm on Rt 340, Denny's Auction near Winchester, estate sale in Winchester, real estate and personal property in Middle town, Elsie V Gleisner goods in Brucetown, Cloe & Owens trustees front of Frederick County Court House, Eulalie Walter estate at 717 S Stewart Winchester, James M Kavanaugh estate at Kavanaugh Hotel Harrisonburg, Winchester Purebred Ram Show and Sale at Farmers Livestock Exchange. Auctioneers include Miller & Orndorff, Orn dorff and Cole, E. T. Snider, R. L. Evans, Chas. R. Duvall, Lat, and Lat. June 22 to July 4 schedule.
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