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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1961

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Dee WY W Va Winchester Hospital

A death notice for an unnamed resident lists birth details and survivors Mrs. Somat Pleasant Dale Augusta and others. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 2 30 p m at Sandy Ridge Christian Church with burial at Salem Dee. A second service is scheduled for 11 a m Saturday at Trinity Brethren Church Seven Fountains with burial at the Family Cemetery. Pallbearers named as Milton Dinges Cave and Waltersworth Dinges Jonas Burner. Body rests at Dellinger Funeral Home Woodstock.

Piakioet Gess Somat Pleasant Sandy Ridge Christian Church Slanesville Foster Couchman J. F Salem Dee Trinity Brethren Church Lawrence M Helsley Milton Dinges Cave Waltersworth Dinges Jonas Burner Dellinger Funeral Home Woodstock

Obituary for John W. Ritenour of Seven Fountains

John William Ritenour, 87, longtime Fort Waldron resident, died at Shenandoah County Memorial at 10 30 p m Wednesday. Survived by wife and several relatives including Mrs Ralph Triplett Gore Md Mrs Nickel Jackson Federalsburg Md and Mrs Floyd Brewer.

John William Ritenour Seven Fountains Shenandoah County Memorial Fort Waldren Ralph Triplett Gore Nickel Jackson Federalssburg Floyd Brewer

Galloway Rites Pending for Clarke County Woman

Mrs. T. F. Galloway 84 dies at her son Arthur Galloway’s home in Boyce after living there since 1944. Born Rectortown, she was widow of Thomas Fleetwood Galloway who served Clarke County as sheriff and game warden. Survived by son Fenton Roy Galloway of Staunton and three grandsons. Funeral arrangements incomplete. body at John Enders Funeral Home Berryville.

Elizabeth Douglas Rawlings Galloway Arthur Noland Galloway Boyce Rectortown John Will Elvina Kenner Rawlings Thomas Fleetwood Galloway Clarke County Fenton Roy Galloway Staunton John Enders Berryville

Air Force Probes Cause Of Atlas Missile Failure

The Air Force investigates the seventh failure in ten Atlas missile launches after an 85 foot Atlas E explodes over the Atlantic Ocean. The mission ended 95 seconds after liftoff on a 7,300 mile test flight.

Cape Canaveral Fla Air Force Atlantic Ocean

Middletown Fire Parole Winners Named

Cash prizes were awarded in all categories at the three day Middletown firemen festival. Winners include Timberville for longest distance and New Market for best drill team with events on the elementary school lawn tonight and a country ham dinner tomorrow benefiting firefighting equipment radio upgrades.

Middletown Priest H. Enders Berryville Marshall Timberville New Market The

Miss Ohio Named By Press Group

Joann Dyer was chosen Miss National Press Photographer at the National Press Photographers Convention in Wichita Kansas. Sha rone Miss Colorado placed second and Gloria Shaw Miss Illinois finished third.

Wichita, Kan Joann Dyer Ohio National Press Photographers Convention Sharone Colorado Gloria Shaw Illinois

Bolivia asks Cuba to recall diplomat in Cu embassy row

Bolivia requests Cuba recall Charge D'affaires Mauro Garcia Triana amid accusations he met with Communist leaders at the Cuban embassy in La Paz and allowed contact between officials.

Bolivia Cuba LA Paz Mauro Garcia Triana

Harrison Campaign Feud Over Tax Policy and School Integration

Godwin denounces Stephens Boothe and Boyd ticket alleging union funds support. He contrasts positions urging voters to choose Harrison Godwin and Button for restraint on taxes, spending, and school integration versus the opposition’s plan to expand government and funding.

Godwin Stephens Boothe CIO NAACP Suort Union Boyd Harrison, Godwin and Button

Castro silent on alternative swap plan in invasion talks

Castro avoided details on a second proposal to exchange captured invaders for political prisoners in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Spain. He said a 1,167 name list was the only group deemed innocent of crimes against Cuba, and praised the Tractors for Freedom Committee’s intervention.

United States Puerto Rico Guatemala Nicaragua Spain Castro Hook Molina New York City Pedro Albizu Campos San Juan Henry Winston Manuel Artime Jose San Roman Rafael Bolivar Fuente Tractors For Freedom Committee Franklin D. Roosevelt

Khrushchev Pressure Grows as Berlin Talks Continue

U.S. and allies press Berlin reply to Khrushchev s June aide memoire while Washington reviews guidance from Paris and London. Ambassador Thompson returns to Moscow to meet Khrushchev and clarify the U.S. position before the American reply. officials cite a tougher tone after the Vienna summit and Moscow influence.

Khrushchev Kennedy Soviet Union United States U.S Berlin Washington Foy D. Kohler Europe Sir Evelyn Shuckberg British Foreign Office Jean Lalois State Department Paris London Llewellyn Thompson Moscow Thompson Rusk Vienna

Wreck Causes $100 Damages in City Crash

A 1986 Lincoln driven by Es sie Lona Morgan of Monterey California collided with a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Chris Steven Yeatras of 527 Valley Ave. No damage to Yeatras’ car. The mishap occurred yesterday at 10 05 a m on North Cameron Street reported by Lt. Officer L A Dunn.

N. Cameron L. A. Dunn Essie Lona Morgan Monterey Calif Chris Steven Yeatras Valley Ave Mr. Yeatras

Soviets Discover Large Gold Nugget in Siberia

Soviet news agency reports a gold nugget found in northwest Siberia weighing 150 grams more than 31 troy ounces. At the U S price of 35 dollars per ounce, the nugget is worth about 16 thousand dollars.

Moscow U. S

Solons Debate Berlin Crisis and West Germany Stance

Mansfield rejected a trial balloon claim and spoke as an individual senator while Rusk sought to clarify U S positions. Republicans linked Mansfield's remarks to administration views, and Khrushchev’s moves risked a nuclear exchange. Democrats urged Kennedy to address the public on West Berlin defense.

Mansfield Rusk West Germany Senate Berlin Ue Nnst East Germany Khrushchev Democrats Kennedy West Berlin

Boothe Attacks Debt Plan Over Local Borrowing

Boothe argues that allowing 250 million dollars for local borrowing would worsen state debt by about 2 billion dollars, on top of existing toll road bonds. He claims Virginian debt stands as a burden while the localities seek more funds.

Boothe

Weather forecast summary with temperature outlook

The notice reports this evening low around 65, tonight 85 to 65, with Saturday cloudier and temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal. Cooler through the weekend then warmer by Tuesday and cooler again by Wednesday. Rain chances tonight and Tuesday. Highs around 82 and lows around 61 today.

HAMN S AUCTION AND MULTIPLE ESTATE SALES LISTED

A dense sales directory lists auctions on June 24 including HAMN S AUCTION on Paper Mill Road and Albert Jewell near depot Middletown Va plus items from Nineveh Rt 639 Leesburg Rt 769 and front of Frederick County Court House estates. Additional auctions include ANDER S GROCERY Rippon W Va and ESTATE sales for Mary L Lind George W Lind Gainesboro and an Edwards trustee sale near Gainesboro Va with real estate offerings.

Hamn Albert Jewell Depot Middletown W. D. Orndorff Nineveh William B. Conner Aletha Coats Leesburg N. Va Rippon W. Va Mary L Lind Frederick County Court House Front Royal Road Boyd G. Headley, Jr George W Lind N. Market St. FE T. Snider W. E. Edwards Frederick County Court Gainesboro E. T. Snider Mary Circuit Court Frederick County Virginia Winchester Mary L. Lind Shawnee District Opequon Creek Parkins Mill G.F. Lind Guy PF. Lind Board of Supervisors Commonwealth of Virginia

Rainfall Totals Reported for June and Year

Rainfall data show 24 hour total ending 8 90 am with current June rainfall 4 22 inches to date. Year to date rainfall 22 96 inches. The 48 year average is 36 9 inches.

Average monthly rainfall over 48 years

The data shows average rainfall by month: January 2.41 inches, February 2.05, March 2.97, April 3.14, May 3.83, June 3.82, July 3.88, August 3.95, September 2.66, October 3.25, November 2.45, December 2.39 inches.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Andrew S$. Gess Dee WY Fosletden Ieale Winchester Memorial Hospital John W. Ritenour T. F. Galloway Republican Mass Meeting Court House John Marshall Richmond Republican Committee George Scheulen Balor Baling Martinsburg Pike Middletown Fire Harrison Welltown Methodist Church Welltown Coutesy OF Stuart M. Perry, Inc Soviets Solons Viet Nam Thailand Fielder Paper Mill Road William Conner Delbert L. Sager Vernie Lewis Sager Circuit Court of County Ward Avenue Clerk’s Office Richard A. Goode Lou Eaton Texas Company R. W. Corstaphney and J. Randolph Larrick X. T. Snider Los I Glaize & Bro the House of Quality N. Cameron St S. Braddock ST Winchester, Virginia W. Lawson Cowart Lawson Cowart Equipment Company G. G. Baker W. Lawson Cowart Mary JL. Lind Guy F. Lind the Commercial & Savings Bank Mary L. Lind Boyd G. Headley, JR
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