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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1963
Page
2
A double funeral service will be held tomorrow at 1 PM at the Funeral Home. The ceremony is conducted for Mrs Lucy J Jackson and Mrs Annie Lockley by Carmel Baits Baptist Church and the Md ace Carmel Baits congregation.
Mrs Maggie Bled widow of Grover C. Bled and former city resident died last night at a nurse home. Funeral arrangements are in progress at Jones Funeral Home. Friends and relatives may call there for details.
Howard W Staples 83 of 122 Pinclid Ave died yesterday at Maplewood Nursing Home. Born June 20 1879 in Stephens City he was a retired stock dealer and church trustee. Survived by sons Donald Paul and Howard Carlton Staples and Julian Doggett. daughter Maude Goodman. Funeral tomorrow at 2 30 at Omps Funeral Home with Rev Alan C Peer officiating. Pallbearers include Harry Fox.
Clarke County residents filed requests for highway work including widening and crossing enlargements. State Highway Engineer A S Brown said Clarke funds are not as low as neighboring counties. District members William Hill Mrs John McIntosh Allen Earle and others sought improvements on Routes 624 626 644 608 612 and 617 with surface work at Shenandoah Retreat and Marvin Chapel and road realignment to improve traffic flow. No requests from Chapel or Longmarsh districts.
AP reports about 90 to 95 percent of France 200000 coal miners defying President de Gaulle and staying out across Lorraine and northern fields. In Paris downtown electric power was cut for an hour as unions planned sympathy strikes while calls to return to work failed.
The obituary notes the burial will be at Mount Hebron Cemetery for the listed individuals Jr., Harry Fox, Sr., Kenneth Staples, Marvin Massie, Earl Bailey and Harry Triplett, indicating a family or community funeral arrangement.
Front Royal Virginia two Shenandoah College students John F. Ryan and Owen Frederick Beeder Jr charged with breaking and entering and attempting larceny. Indicted by Warren County Circuit Court grand jury. They pleaded not guilty. Arrested by Robert Jett on Route 522 they allegedly entered a home and tried to steal an antique dinner bell. Each posted $1500 bond. Represented by Winchester attorneys John Anderson and J Randolph Larrick.
Six States will field Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy from Leonard town with 200 boys aged 9 to 15 and a 40 piece band led by Head master Brother John C.F.X. The group marched in 1953 and 1961 inaugural parades. West Virginia contributes a 30 man drill unit from Pershing Rifles at Morgantown. Virginia adds the Radford College Highlanders, a 60 piece girl band, directed by Walter Jones. Shenandoah College, Handley High School, and others join for a three day festival May 2 to May 4 including a car show, country music Jubilee and the Apple Blossom Twirling Meet.
Secretary Douglas Dillon announced a year end plan to trim 12 of 62 IRS district offices, merge four more next Jan 1, and reduce nine regional offices to seven. Syracuse, Camden, Kansas City, and Scranton offices will be reassigned. some data centers to shut.
Middletown officials report company representatives may rent the empty Wayside Theatre if the community shows interest. Council hears the town faces financial strain in sewer planning as the Sewer Committee and engineers schedule a meeting to discuss the estimated project cost.
Dr. Carrington Harrison Dr. Robert Green and Dr. Robert Boyd will discuss cancer at the Kiwanis Club meeting tomorrow at 12 15 pm in the George Washington Hotel. Harry Lovett serves as moderator as the Winchester Frederick County Unit of the American Cancer Society presents the program.
Home cooks experiment with banana in cole slaw, balancing bright fruit notes with creamy dressing. Suggestions suggest pairing with citrus or pineapple elements to enhance texture and flavor without overpowering the dish.
The board of county officials approves last year’s budget with a new overall figure of 91 828 and requests 17 940 from local funds. It approves a two meal per prisoner daily feeding contract at 2 dollars per day from Waal Ser a Restaurant including delivery and explores two way radio installation for sheriff cars to enhance State Police coverage.
Cuba charged that U S servicemen opened fire on Cuban territory near the Guantanamo base. A Cuban broadcast reported a Soviet merchant ship blocked two Cuban boats from capture, while three destroyers harassed another fishing boat, prompting a port retreat off Oriente Province.
Mr Quarles reads diary excerpts about the Third Battle of Winchester and Confederate retreat near her house. Sheridan orders her to leave Winchester while she aided both Union and Confederate wounded. Society president Belchic calls the diary a valuable possession and hopes for publication. Board of directors lists five names and a 15 member total.
A babysitter failed to appear as planned in Norfolk after a girl was driven by a man who later claimed auto trouble. The suspect described a 1960 black Chevrolet stolen nearby. the car was found abandoned at Chesapeake Boulevard and Fisherman’s Road with no items of interest recovered.
Estate and auction listing noting a 7pm Denny’s Commission Auction near Winchester Route 7 with antiques and household goods and a noon March 15 VA BCIA Tested Sale at Culpeper Enterprises Pavilion featuring Herefords Anguish Shorthorns along with items from the late Leslie Oats residence in Capon Bridge and Braden King auctioneering duties.
Weather forecast predicts turning colder tonight with a low in the lower range. Wednesday will be clearing and cool with a high in the lower 40s as Thursday rises to a fair and somewhat warmer day. The text also lists personal descriptions including a person 5 feet 7 inches tall of medium build and a separate entry for Gwendolyn at 5 feet 5 inches and 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
The report details rainfall to date and averages for the past 50 years, with specific figures for months including September June and December. It lists an answer key showing Honolulu as a city and references Romeo and Juliet and the Declaration of Independence.
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