Deaths and Funerals of Grim Hook Buckner Listed
The death notices include Mee Cliford Duvall Grim of Winchester along with an update on the funeral home stay. Henry Augusta Hook of Paw Paw W Va dies at home after a year of illness with services planned at Woodrow Church and burial at Woodrow Cemetery. Robert Warren Buckner dies Sunday with funeral tomorrow at Enders Funeral Home at 3 pm conducted by Rev. W N Raney with burial at Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
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Henry Augusta Hook
Paw Paw
W. Va
Jamestown
Laterd Hook
Bridget Bris“op Hook
Anna DeHaven
Mary Simmons
Annie Kidwell
Keyser
Woodrow Church
Woodrow Cemetery
Hook
Robert Warren Buckner
Enders Funeral Home
W. N. Raney
Berryville Methodist Church
Writer says Warren called him a damned liar over Nixon book
AP reports Earl Maze says Warren challenged parts of Mazo's book at a cocktail party. Warren reportedly told Maze, You are a damned liar, and the dispute centered on portrayal of Nixon. Maze says the matter cooled with a later talk and friendly parting. Warren had no comment.
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Washington
Earl Maze
Richard M. Nixon
Earl Ward
Maze
Warren
Mazo
Nixon
Victo
California
Helen Gahagan Douglas
James Roosevelt
Douglas
Supreme Court
Minneapolis Tribune
Des Moines Register
Commerce Secretary Considers Resignation Letter
The text quotes a formal note explaining resignation to ensure the Department of Commerce functions unimpaired after the Senate rejected a nomination. It frames the action as a step to preserve department operations.
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Senate
Department of Commerce
Violence Flares After Hydrant Shutoff in New York
Violent incidents erupted in Manhattan and the Bronx after firemen shut off hydrants with 96 degree heat driving youths to flood streets. A 72 year old woman suffered burns, while two firemen were attacked by a group of about 25 youths. One fireman was hospitalized after a head injury, the other treated and released.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Louise Blasewicz
Mass Burial For 18 Killed In 1945 Crash
Eighteen Americans from a C47 crash in Hidden Valley Dutch New Guinea in 1945 were buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Fourteen relatives from 13 states attended as three flag covered caskets were lowered. Survivor John S. McCollom of Dayton spoke, noting gratitude.
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ST. Louis
New Guinea
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Hidden Valley
Dutch New Guinea
Women’s Army Corps
Hollandia
John S. McCollom
Dayton
Ohio
McCollom
Air Force
Robert
Track Publicity Man Among 7 Hurt in Crash
Seven people were injured in a two car crash six miles south of Charles Town West Virginia last night. The group included William Bill McDonald Shenandoah Downs public relations director who was among the injured.
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Charles Town
W. Va
West Virginia
Here
William
Bill) McDonald
Waterford
Shenandoah Downs
Soviet Plans Widespread Automation
The Central Committee unveiled a master plan for automation and retooling in Soviet industry to accelerate the seven year plan. Premier Khrushchev spoke at a Kremlin meeting as the party and government pledge centralized control to push uniform progress across sectors.
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Moscow
Central Committee
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Pravda
Izvestia
Averki B. Aristov
Kremlin
July auction listings for Winchester area furniture and farm goods
A sales directory lists auctions in the Winchester area with dates July 1 7 p m at Denny s Commission Auction 2 miles east on Route 7 and July 4 at Hamn s Auction House 1 mile from Paper Mill Road plus July 4 at Bethel Lutheran Church and other events including the estate of Frank N McCormick and Glenmore Farm selling cattle and equipment. Auctioneers include Orndorff Cole Bobby Evans E A trip Sni der Ownby Duvall and others.
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Denny’s Commission
Winchester
Orndorff & Cole
Hamn
Paper Mill Road
Bobby Evans
Bethel Lutheran Church
North
Albin
S. Loudoun St
E. T. Snider
Glenmore Farm
Brandy
W. Hugh Ownby
James E. Wisecarver
Weather today in Virginia with tstorms and cooler north
Variable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers mostly in the north, cooler air in the extreme north and mountains. Highs near 100 and lows around 38 with a 70s to 60s range in the mountains, Wednesday mostly cloudy with further showers and cooler northern and eastern areas.
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Virginia
Rainfall totals and monthly averages reported for 46 years
The data shows cumulative rainfall to date of 3.68 inches this year and 14.75 inches for 1959, with a 46 year average of 36.85 inches. Monthly rainfall values are listed as Jan 2.43, Feb 2.04, Mar 3.01, Apr 3.14, May 3.81, Jun 3.85, Aug 3.94, Sep 2.68, Oct 3.25, Nov 2.52, Dec 2.37 inches.
Suit Seeks to Halt Purge of Negro Voters in Parish
A Justice Department suit in U S District Court aims to stop the removal of Black voters in Washington Parish Louisiana. The filing names the White Citizens Council officers Diaz D McEleveen E Ray McEleveen Saxon Farmer Eugene Farmer and registrar Curtis M Thomas. Over seven months 1377 affidavits challenged Black voters while white challenges were 10. The case notes most challenges stem from minor technicalities and illegible handwriting with little impact on white registration.
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New Orleans
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Washington Parish
Louisiana
White Citizens Council of
Diaz D. McEleveen
E. Ray McEleveen
Saxon Farmer
Eugene Farmer
Curtis M. Thomas
Amateur Radio Linking World Contacts and Car Plate Tricks
Ham operators can arrange world wide calls by connecting with local hams in the recipient city. The process uses telephone patches or direct shack chats. Shenandoah Valley members use call letters as license numbers on cars to aid emergency traffic. Operators must maintain a working transmitter and receiver in their vehicles. Annual field days and ham fests supplement the hobby.
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Shack
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club Announces Ham Fest
The Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club promotes its annual ham fest set for August 1 2 at the National Guard Armory. Officers include Bill Poole president Phil Hunter vice president Othmar Pless secretary and Frederick L Baker treasurer. The group publishes The Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club News edited by Claude Fiegley. Meetings are on the first and third Friday at 8 p.m. at the club house and visitors with an interest in amateur radio are welcome.
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National Guard Armory
Bill Poole
W4vad
Phil Hunter
Kazjj
Othmar Pless
K- 40Yk
Frederick L. Baker
Krugn
Shenandoah Valley
Attempted Escape Incident At Prison Farm Investigated
In Goochland Virginia an attempted escape at the State Prison Farm left prison farm official R. R. Layne and trustee Sterling G. Jones wounded and the alleged escapee Theodore Gaudet captured. A second inmate Edward Meade was wounded during a separate brush cutting escape attempt near Leesburg. Layne remained in satisfactory condition after transfer to a Richmond hospital.
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Goochland
M. L. Royster
Theodore Gaudet
New Orleans
R. R. Layne
Sterling G. Jones
Norfolk
Rt. 7
Leesburg
Edward Meade
State Penitentiary Hospital
Richmond
Meade
Tazewe County
White Marine Convicted of Raping Black Woman
A 19 year old white Marine from the Marine air station in Beaufort faces sentence after being convicted of raping a 47 year old Black woman near the National Cemetery last April. The jury did not mercy the defendant, and if electrocuted it would be the first known case of a white man executed for raping a Black woman.
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Beaufort
D. C
Pvt
Fred Davis
Davis
United States
Atlanta
Marine Air Station
Burton
National Cemetery
J. E. McTeer
McTeer
Fragmentary Historical Quiz Items
A sequence of fragmented phrases mentions Abraham Lincoln Carson City Burma September cloaklike garment No About three fourths U S Senator New Hampshire Prince Albert of Great Britain.
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Abrahma Lincoln
Carson City
Burma
U. S
New Hampshire
Prince Albert of Great Bri
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Mrs. Clifford Grim
Kurtz “Funeral Home
Henry A. Hook
Buckner Service
Green Hill Cemetery
William Clevenger
George Chapman
John A. Miller
Harley Cheshire
Gordon McFillen
Roger Bernsdaffer
A. P. Osborne
Oscar Ramsburg
L. H. Bell
Ran Longerbeam
Eustace Jackson
Smalts, Florists, Inc
Loudoun County Hospital
Mary Elizabeth James
Paeonian Springs
Nancy James
Stephen James
Hillary James
Wilbur Neal
Amoss Elmore
Hamilton
Charles Town Hospital
Sr Sa
L Gouven
National
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc
Hampshire
Southdown
Suffolk
Virginia Sheep Breeders Association
Virginia Sheep Breeders’ Association
John T. Wolfe
Wihtchester
G. A. Allen, Jr
Blacksburg
E. Piccadilly St
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Rudy) Martin
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