Deaths and Funerals Two Local Residents Named
Charles Wymer Peer 44 died recently. survivors include brothers W C Peer Batly Peer and others in Winchester Woodstock and Arlington. Service at 2 pm Thursday at Cedar Creek Chapel with burial in Sugar Ru Cemetery. Robert Lee Payne 66 of Payne's Fort Berkeley County died after two weeks illness. survived by one brother and one sister. Funeral Thursday at 3:30 pm at Kogelschatz and Coffman in Martinsburg. burial Green Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wymer Peer
Wwlter Peer
Folowing
W.C
Batly Peer
Winchester
Big Peer
Bar Tannery
Owen
Matacens
Rey Peer
Woodstock
Irene Orndortt
Zopp
Lats
Conner
Arlington
Mineit Daley
Conn
Mary Brill
Washington, D
Stover Chapel
Strasburg
Cedan Creek
Lavweore M. Helstey
Sugar Ru
Gordon Orndorff
Robert’ Lee Payne
Payne's Fort
Berkeley County
Kines Daugiers Hospital
Martipeturg
Charles C
Mildred Burne Payne
Payne
The
Baptist Church
Stephenson
Oscar B. Miller
Revie i
Martinsburg Sand Tropelos
Kogelschatz and Coffman
Martinsburg
Joan, P. Sif
First Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Frances Virginia Adams 1864 obituary in Gainesboro
Frances Virginia Adams age 79 died yesterday at her Gainesboro residence after a long illness. Born in Frederick County on March 14 1864 she was the daughter of the late Jack and Lucinda Abrell Triplett and widow of Fenny Adams. She was a Gainesboro Methodist Church member survived by daughter Julia Adams and brother John Triplett. Funeral Friday at 3 30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Dr B L Flickinger officiating. Interment in Gainesboro Cemetery. Pallbearers named. friends may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Virginia Adams
Gainesboro
Frederick County
Jack
Lucinda Abrell Triplett
Fenny Adams
Adams
Jones Funeral Home
L. Flickinger
Carson Whitacre
J. Erle Rinker
Bari du
Claskin Brown
Frank Flowers
Abijah Whitacre
Brown and Smallwood Complete Red Cross Aquatic Training
Richard F. Brown and Davis Smallwood have completed the Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course at Camp Ockanickon Medford NJ. Brown also finished the Red Cross first aid instructor course. They will teach at Rouss Park pool and Willow Lawn pool starting July 8 at 8 am. A second training group will attend NYU Camp Sloatsburg later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Brown
Cecil Brown
Opegon Ave
Davis Smallwood
East Boscawen St
Leo Smallwood
National Red Cross Aquatic School
Camp Ockanickon
Medford
Brown
Red Cross
City Recreation Department
Rouss Park
Willow Lawn Swimming Pool
New York University
Camp Sloatsburg
N. Y
Girls Athletic Association
V.F.W. Exchange Club
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Tax burden in states tops ten percent per capita income
Conference staff report shows 14 states extract more than 10 percent of per capita income in state and local taxes. South Dakota leads at 14.44 percent of a 1245 dollar annual income. Indiana has the lowest at 6.51 percent. Other states above 10 percent include Arizona Colorado Idaho Iowa Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi Nevada North Dakota Utah Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming. Ficin from ficus seeds is a protein dissolving enzyme used to tenderize meat.
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South Dakota
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Iowa
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nevada
North Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Indiana
Delaware
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Peak Electricity Demands Reach All-Time High
Peak one hour electricity demand on the Potomac Edison System reached 246.090 kilowatts on June 24, a 21 percent rise from June’s prior peak. Company officials attribute the surge to air conditioning and refrigeration use and note plans to add equipment to meet rising future demand.
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Worthern Virginia Power
Jime
Potomac Edison
Lane
Fraternity honors Fred Ritter Jr for Scout Jamboree
Fred Ritter Jr of Virginia has been chosen by the Gettysburg Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega for the Boy Scout National Jamboree at Valley Forge July 9 to 19. He reports July 7 to join the General Headquarters Service Corps, assisting with admissions guard duties and communications. He is a pre ministerial student at Gettysburg College and active in Boy Scout work as Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 1 Grace Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ritter, Jr
Gettysborg
Alpha Phi Omega
National Service Fraternity
Ritter
Gettysburg College
Valley Forge
General Headquarters Service Corps
Grace Lutheran Church
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Postal Substitutes Sought in Virginia Areas
Recruitment notice seeks substitute clerks and carriers in Purcellville Winchester Woodstock Front Royal Leesburg and Marshall Virginia. Pay ranges from 1.82 to 2.24 per hour with a written test required and no prior experience necessary. Apply via the Civil Service Representative Joe Haines in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Purcellville
Winchester
Woodstock
Front Royal
Leesburg
Marshall
Virginia
Civil Service
Joe Haines
Weather Outlook for Virginia With Showers and Warm Humidity
Cloudy to partly sunny conditions with scattered afternoon showers possible across the south and north. Temperatures run near normal to slightly below, with daytime highs around 80 and lows near 62, and a new moon on Thursday. Extended into late June, showers and thunderstorms total about an inch through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Rainfall totals and averages from 1957 season
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a m recorded 0.14 inches. Year to date totals show 1957 at 15.40 inches and the current year run at 2.58 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 44 years from 1912 to 1956 distributes as Jan 2.43, Feb 2.00, Mar 2.97, Apr 3.08, May 3.86, Jun 3.86, Jul 3.79, Aug 4.00, Sep 2.66, Oct 3.24, Nov 2.54, Dec 4.7 inches.
Nine Join Moose At Meeting Here
Nine new members were enrolled in Moose Lodge 1283 at its monthly enrollment meeting at the Moose Home last night. Those initiated were Granville Herring Edward Jenkins Robert Casey L B Lond C Everett Holsinger Albert Foreman Roland W White Elmo Graham and William Larrick Next regular enrollment meeting will be July 39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Lodge
Moose Home
Granville Herring
Edward Jenkins
Robert Casey
L. B. Lond
C. Everett Holsinger
Albert Foreman
Roland W. White
Elmo Graham
William Larrick
Dinner Dance to Benefit Negro Nursery Building
A dinner dance to aid the Negro Day Nursery building fund is set for Friday at the nursery. Supper at 8:30 includes stuffed tomatoes, chicken salad, peas, rolls, pickles, olives, chips, ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro Day Nursery
Democratic State Central Committee to Endorse Attorney General Candidate
The Democratic State Central Committee will meet in Richmond on July 5 to endorse a candidate for attorney general, aiming to present a full slate in November. State Chairman Thomas H. Blanton said a nomination would not be pursued after Gilmer’s withdrawal, with eligibility rules tightening by July 19. Potential endorsements center on State Sen. Albertis S. Harrison Jr. and other figures like Mills E. Godwin Jr., W R Broaddus, and Hale Collins, though Harrison's position remains undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Democratic State Central Committee
Thomas H. Blanton
Bowling Green
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Howard C. Gilmer Jr
Pulaski
Almond
Gilmer
Satuday
Central Committee
Albertis
Harrison Jr
Wrenceville
Harrison
Sen
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Chuckatuck
Nansemond Candy
House of Delegates
W.R. Broaddus
Martinsville
Hale Collins
Covington
Real Estate Auction at Frederick County Court House
Sat July 6 at 11 30 a m a sale in front of Frederick County Court House Real Estate near Grimes led by Charles R Duvall auctioneer with W Ed wards as trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Edwards
Frederick County Court House
Grimes
Charles R. Duvall
S C Brooks Jr Receives PhD in Biochemistry
S C Brooks Jr earned a Doctor of Philosophy in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin Madison where 2 529 graduates received degrees on June 21. Brooks will visit his father in Maywood New York then tour Europe for six weeks before starting work in September at the John L Smith Memorial Laboratory of the Charles Pfizer Company devoted to cancer research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Brooks
Madison
Wisconsin
Samuel Carroll Brooks, Jr
University of Wisconsin
Brooks
Europe
John L. Smith
Charles Pfizer Company
Maywood
Mr. Brooks
Handley School
Carnegie Institute of Technology
E. B. Fred
Middleburg
New Kennel Club By Laws Written
Shawnee Kennel Club drafts by laws to be reviewed by the board at a called meeting. Chairwoman Werner Nordheim leads the by laws committee with C A Getzen danner, Demara Bolte, and Robbie Conrad. Upon board approval they go to the American Kennel Club for sanctioning. If approved a sanctioned match is planned for October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Kennel Club
Werner Nordheim
C.A. Getzendanner
Demara Bolte
Middleburg
Robbie Conrad
American Kennel Club
E. T. Weir’s Career Move From Tron Co to American Plate
E. T. Weir began with Tron Company in Pittsburgh and by 1899 joined American Plate Company. He rose to plant manager at Monessen, Pennsylvania, by 1905 before taking a lead in organizing the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tron Co
Pittsburgh
American In Plate Co
Monessan
Weir
Weirton Steel founder rises from Phillips firm in West Virginia
The life of James R. Phillips who led Phillips Sheet and Tin Co. of Clarksburg into becoming Weirton Steel after changing the name in 1916. He built a mill at Weirton, named the town, and later merged with the Hanna family to create a national steel power. He described that era as sawing wood in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Sheet and Tin Co
Clarksburg
W. Va
James R. Phillips
Weir
Weirton Steel
Weirton
West Virginia
Hanna
Quiz answers for page four reveal city and country pairs
The list provides quiz solutions including Chicago Italy Great Britain London England and the Mason Dixon Line. Answers reference Jess Willard and Bow Church bells across several locales.
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Italy
Jess Willard
Mason and Dixon Line
eIeere
Great Britain
France
London
England
Bow Church
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Charles W. Peer
Robert Lee Payne
Frances W. Adams
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Ben
Ben Braunlich
Mgr
F. Monmouth ST
For All
N. Braddock St
Order of the Golden Rule
Women’s Congress
Washington
Women's Congress
John W
Osenberger
S. Braddock St. Winchester
Mrs
Smallwood
Nixon
Kernstown Tractor Safes & Service
Loy
Tradler
John C. Nickerson
Huntsville
Asa
Nickerson
Moose
Punch
Dulaney Byrd
Violet Harris
Doris Thompson
Mary Laws
Closia King
Margaret Washington
Gladys Crawford
James Laws
William Byrd
Bushrod Harris
Wesley Thompson
Sandra Finley
Judith Gaithers
Sylvia Washington
Mary Francis Washington
Harriet Washington
Andidate
Ifetime Concrete Incinerators
Winchester Concrete Products, Inc
Scott
Miller's Hardware
Loudoun St
S.C. Brooks, Jr
New Kennel Club
E. T. Weir
I.Q
Chicago
Sea
FIR Lumber
N. Cameron St
Gerrard St
Valley Ave
Winchester Service Center
Piccadilly ST
Northern
Don Patton
Swingsters
Jeep
FC-170
Re World
Frederick Motors, Inc
N. Braddock Street
C. J. Brumback & Sons
Cameron St
Perry Engineering Co., Inc
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