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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1963

Page

2

Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Clarke County

Deaths and funerals are reported for Leroy McNamara 71 of ville with service at John H. Enders Funeral Home and for Robert William Renner of 1738 Amherst St with service at Omps Funeral Home. Also Marshall H. Russell of New York City, Osa Leonard Hott, Joseph Paston Fink of Route 1, and others are noted with burial plans in Mount Hebron and Shenandoah Memorial Park. Names include Ruth Legard Ira McNamara Olive Bayliss Dorothy DeHaven Delilah LaFollette descendant lists and many local survivors.

Leroy McNamara Ville McNamarra Shenandoah Junction W. Va Leavinworth Irene Jackson McNan Clarke County Freda Je Ramey L. J. McNamara Ruth Legard Purcellville Ira McNamara Martinsurg John H. Enders Funeral Home Roert William Renner Amherst St Omps A. J. Moreau Mount Hebron de Renner Joseph Ida Neville Renner Delilah LaFollette Olive R. Bayliss Dorothy R. DeHaven Winchester Roett A. Bayliss William L. Robinson James Ronald DeHaven Bonnie Gail DeHaven Earl C. S Charles B. Ren Pearl C. Léwis Edith N New Oxford, Paters E. C. Ru

Obituary notices listing multiple funeral times

Mr. Joseph P. Fink is scheduled for Sunday at 1 00 p m at Jones Funeral Home. Mr. Osa Leonard Hott has a service Sunday at 1 30 p m at Best Methodist Church. Mrs Virginia Paty has service Sunday at 3 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home. Mrs Bien Weeegard has service Monday at 3 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home Inc.

Joseph P. Fink Osa Leonard Hott Best Methodist Church Virginia “Paty Jones Funeral Home Mrs. Bien Weeegard

Norman Ochs Former HHS Coach Dies in Texas

Word arrives of the sudden death of Norman Ochs yesterday in Texas. He was a former High School football coach on a business trip when the death occurred. Mrs. Ochs and the family have been making their home in Petersburg. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Norman Ochs HHS Texas Ochs Footall

Mrs Julia Woodward 79 Dies. longtime confectionary owner

Mrs Julia E Woodward 79 of 225 W Leicester St died yesterday in Winchester. Widow of George W Woodward she and her husband once ran a confectionary and ice cream business at 35 S Loudoun St. Funeral Monday at 3 30 pm conducted by Rev Mark W Andres with pallbearers named. Also funeral planned for Mrs Norman Taylor Route 4 with service by Rev Alan C Peer tonight at Jones Funeral Home. Burial in Glen Haven Cemetery Clark County Ohio.

Osa Leonard Hott Charles H. Harless Alan C. Peer Rest Methodist Church Julian I. Cooper Elias E. Ghent Marion A. Gochenour Garland L. Snyder Ray Place Edward A. McDonald Ridgeway Julia E. Woodward Leicester St Yester Jones Funeral Home Robert T. Reed Paul L. Massey Gus H. Cahill Douglas Beckey James G. Nevitt Louis T. Bell Mount Hebron Cemetery Norman Taylor Route 4 Clark County Ohio Glen Haven Cemetery

Students described as escape drill turns tragic event

Survivors recalled chaos as a new wing and the old wing opened to safety while a fire drill escalated. Tassell a volunteer fireman and student forced an escape through a broken window, others aided by teachers using coats as nets and hands to catch jumpers. An art teacher was injured in the melee.

Tassell Deward Eades

Death Notice for Mrs Myrtle Bruce Jenkins in Winchester

Mrs Myrtle Bruce Jenkins 67 of 7078 Braddock St died yesterday morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Sperryville daughter of the late John and Lula Atkins and widow of Joseph Jenkins. Survived by three children and ten grandchildren. two great grandchildren. Funeral services conducted by Rev Stannard E Phelps Monday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with grandsons as pallbearers. Burial in Sperryville Cemetery.

Myrtle Bruce Jenkins Braddock Claymont Dela Ernest Jenkins Falls Church Richard Streit Jenkins Stannard E. Phelps Jones Funeral Home Ronny Ayler Stout Tommy Stout Gary Stout Lowery Buddy Ayler Sperryville Cemetery

Arends criticizes Kennedy on Cuba at St Petersburg talk

Rep. Richard Arends sharply attacks President Kennedy over Cuba policy saying the full story is not being told about the Cuban missile crisis. He cites testimonies and asserts leadership briefings have withheld facts. Secretary Rusk praises House criticism of leaks. Breidweiser notes MIGs are defensive but capable of ground attacks. Alabama Guardsmen were the only National Guard participants in the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Illinois Arends Mansfield Secretary of Defense Cuba Kennedy Humphrey St. Petersburg House Armed Services Committee Thomas P. Gerrity Air Force Florida Robert S. McNamara Russia Rusk George Mahon D-Tex House U.S Robert A. Breidweiser Senate Preparedness Subcommittee Defense Department Alabama

Point to Point Meets Set At Woodley

Col. Delahadty announced 140 parking spaces will be available for the Woodley point to point races. Last year the event drew over 1,000 spectators. Horses will contend for the meet's top honors starting at 2 p.m. at Woodley on the east side of U.S. 340 about a mile south of Berryville.

Delahadty Ead Woodley U.S. 340 Berryville

Man Gets Dye Job Cash at Beauty Salon

LAS VEGAS Nevada AP James W Chesney 19 told Doris Smith operator of a beauty salon that he wanted his blond hair dyed black She said he d have to wait He waited had his hair dyed then took 140 from her cash register Miss Smith told police Chesney was arrested later at a casino and booked for investigation of robbery Police said he was easily recognized His newly dyed black hair gave him away.

Las Vegas Nev James W. Chesney Doris Smith Miss Smith Chesney

Russians Claim World's First TV Transmission

Moscow reports the 25th anniversary of Soviet television with claims that Boris Rosing achieved the first television image transmission by a cathode ray tube on May 9, 1911. Tass notes the USSR operates 100 television centers reaching 9 million people in 1965. Izvestia cites the historic 1911 event and credits Rosing.

Moscow Soviet Union Tass Izvestia Boris Rosing

5 Road Deaths Push Virginia Toll to 145

Five highway fatalities push Virginia's 1963 toll to 145, with two deaths in a single crash near Petersburg on U.S. 301. The victims included a teenage girl and a young girl. Other fatalities occurred in Richmond and Augusta County, with several injured and hospitalized.

Virginia Associated Press Petersburg U.S. 301 Jones Hole Swamp Jack A. Taylor Donald Peavely Priscilla Campbell Bernice Sanders Richmond Arlington Henry Chin Belvidere Street Lee Bridge Ronald Gerald Richard Staunton Churchville Augusta County Helen Julia Linker University Hospital Charlottesville Boyd Tavern Albemarle County

French Miners Pledge Strike Will Continue

In France the Lorraine mining basin miners vowed to keep striking and harden their stance despite a radio television appeal by Premier Georges Pompidou for a return to work. The miners said they would stay idle until the government negotiates, replying with a public letter that rejected the premier’s call.

Paris France Georges Pompidou Pompidou Lorraine Monsieur Pompidou

Weather Snapshot and Rainfall Totals

The forecast calls for a chance of rain tonight with lows 30 to 35. March rainfall to date is 2.06 inches, 1963 total 5.24 inches, and the 50 year average is 36.91 inches per year with monthly averages listed for each month.

Three flee East Berlin to West Berlin at night

West Berlin police report three men and a woman fleeing across the Berlin Wall to West Berlin during the night. The items listed after the main note appear to be unrelated trivia or test prompts.

East Berlin

Local Auction Listings March 13-30 Detail Furnishings and Real Estate

A busy sales directory lists auctions from Denny's Commission Auction to Mary Ann Durrell estate. Items include furniture, appliances, farm equipment, cattle, real estate, and a bull sale. Auctions occur March 13 through March 30 across locations in Winchester, Chambersburg, Culpeper, Brucetown, and Frederick County with multiple auctioneers named.

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole Ralph W. Horst Chambersburg Marion Headley Shawnee Fire Hall Boyd G. Headley, Jr Culpeper Enterprises Mervel W. Adams Middle Edgar Ane R. Duvall Marshall Pete Morrow, Lewis & Dunham Pasco & Buford Frederick County Court House Valley Acres W. E. Edwards Rest Church Charles R. Duvall

Cold Wave Delivers Frost Across Midwest and Northeast

A broad cold front sweeps the nation with subzero readings in Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan and subzero pockets in Marquette County Michigan Pellston and other locations. Highs stay mostly in the 20s to 40s while the South experiences 32 to 68 degree ranges and Southeast remains cloudy with light rain in spots.

Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana West Virginia Midwest Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Marquette Mich Pellston Wausau International Falls Hibbings Middle Atlantic Plains Rockies

Dust Ignites Furnace Fire at Taft Street Home

Shawnee firemen responded to a morning blaze at 114 Taft Ave the furnace area where settled dust on the floor ignited a small fire. Fire crews reported no damage and quickly controlled the incident.

Richard A. Cates Taft Ave

Also Mentioned on This Page

Leroy K. McNamara Renner Service Marshall Russell Marshall H. Russell New York City Roosevelt Hospital New York Mr. Russell James B Mary Eliza Russell Harry K. Russell James Russell Palm Beach Fla John Russell Redtown John B. Carr Howard Holland F. L. Sargent, Jr St. James Episcopal Church Aiken S.C Fink Service Joseph Paston Fink Route 1 George D. Jackson Alplpia Harry R. Kern, Sr Harry R. Kern, Jr William E. Braithwaite Roy M. White Clinton L. Ritter Kenneth Burcham Elmer H. White Shenandoah Memorial Park Mn Taylor Butane Bs ‘Jones Funeral Home Myrtle B. Jenkins Jones Funeral Home, Inc G. W. Woodward Taylor Service Caenure Lember the Order OF the Golden Rule Ambulance Service Shade Equipment CO Rae Joseph Jenkins New DuPont John W. Rosenberger & CO Cortinerse St Man Summit Point W.va Middleway Brucetown Burch Ford Ferguson I.H.C P.t.o W. C. Allis Chalmer Oliver Grain Farmers Rome David Bradley McCormick Deering G.I New Holland 1.H.C Grove Pete) Burch W. D. Orndorff A. E. Moreland Strait of Dover Jezebel Delilah Andrew Jackson Henry Clay Skunk Martinsburg Pikeside Guernsey Esco International Mick Deering McCormick Farmall Peer Deering Cormick Deering Spencer Dehaven Morrow Lewis, Dunham Hensell & Moreland Ganotown Methodist Church Glaize & Bro S&h N. Cameron B.C.I.A Culpeper Enterprises Pavilion Angus V.P.I Blacksburg, Va Mary Ann Durell W. Cecil St Farmers &Merchants National Bank Jenkins & Anderson Shawnee Sheraton Mammy Berich
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