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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1959

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals: R. Glass 87 in St Augustine

R Glass 87 died in St Augustine Florida. He was the son of William Wood and Non Glass of this city and survived by his son Thom Glass Jr of Washington and a daughter Mrs Andre Glass. Four grandchildren are mentioned. Services and interment arranged in St Augustine on Tuesday.

R. Glass San- Augustine Fla Andre Glass William Wood Non- Glass Thom- Glass, Jr Washington Andrea Augustine Tainchildren Gabe St. Augustine

Funeral services for Mrs St Irene Wynkoop

Funeral service held at 2 30 p m for Mrs St Irene Wynkoop wife of one with Rev William Peet and Rev Paul Reiter presiding Marvin Chapel Community Church burial at Mt Hebron Cemetery pallbearers listed The surviving details for Mrs Daisy Lavenia Dodson 63 include husband Frank W Dodson two daughters and several stepchildren and grandchildren The body rests at Stover's Funeral Home Strasburg with service planned by Rev John T Scarborough and burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery Maryland

Irene Wynkoop Thiat William Peet Paul Reiter Marvin Chapel Community Mt. Hebron Ceme- Mvitheavers Willa Clev Marshall Feltner Benny Bobby White George Chapman, Jr Leonard Grim Daisy Lavenia Dodson Frank W. Dodson Washington, D.C Middletown Winchester Memorial Hospital Mary Deane Joyner N. Forestville Lyman L. Leich Thelma Dodson Swift Fairfax Frank W. Dodson, Jr Springfield Lydia Regan Columbus Ind Stover Strasburg John T. Scarborough Cedar Hill Cemetery Maryland John Henry James Barrett Paul Hammock John Pickerell Alvin Beatty Marvin Robinson

George F. Simpson dies after long illness at 80

George F. Simpson 80 of 308 S Braddock St died Sunday at Maplewood Nursing Home after a long illness. He was born in Wardensville West Virginia to John W. and Mary E Snider Simpson. His wife Zepha Anderson Simpson died in June 1935. He was a member of the ...

George F. Simpson S. Braddock St Maplewood Mr. Sim Wardensville W. Va John W Mary E. Snider Simpson Zepha Anderson Simpson Mr. Simpson

Obituary: Longtime Winchester resident dies

The Braddock Street Methodist Church member and retired W E Cooper & Son salesman, Taylor F Simpson, dies leaving daughter Lt Commander Georgie Isabelle Simpson of Bethesda MD and son Taylor of Winchester. Survived by sister Rose F Hawse and grandchildren Rebecca and Anne Simpson. Funeral Tuesday 1 30 pm Jones Funeral Home with Rev Forrest B Oglesby. Burial Mt Hebron. Flowers omitted.

Braddock Street Madison Lodge 6 IOOF W. E. Cooper & Son Georgie Isabelle Simpson Naval Hospital Bethesda Taylor F. Simpson Winchester Rose F. Hawse Rebecca E. Simpson Anne E. Simpson Jones Funeral Forrest B. Oglesby Herbert T. McGolerick George G. Garver George G. Snider Upton L. Snider Jonas 0. Chamberlin, Jr Woodrow W. McGolerick Mt. Hebron Jones Funeral Home

Williams Service for Mrs Bertha Williams

Funeral for Mrs. Bertha Williams of 671 N Cameron St will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Cartwright Funeral Home with Rev R R Robinson of John Mann Methodist Church officiating. Pallbearers are Randolph James Wells Harry Taper John B Cooke and Warren Gant. Burial will be in Orrick.

Bertha Williams N. Cameron St Cartwright Funeral R. R. Robinson John Mann Methodist Church Randolph James Wells Harry Taper John B. Cooke Warren Gant Orrick Cartwright Funeral Home

Obituary for Mrs. Henry Tharp of Ridgeway West Virginia

Mrs. Henry L Tharp 76 wife of Henry L Tharp Ridgeway W Va died Saturday at 5 15 p m at Maplewood Nursing Home after illness of nearly two years Born in Jefferson County W Va she was daughter of the late F and Elizabeth Bennett She was lifelong member of Paynes Chapel Methodist Church and active in the W S C S Survivors include her husband four sons Ernest and Rowland Stephenson Floyd of Martinsburg and Garland of Washington three daughters Beulah Brown Goldie Shiley and Genevieve Bowers one sister Mrs Thomas Finnigan one brother Clarence Bennett 15 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren Funeral Tuesday with relatives and friends meeting at Omps Funeral Home at 1 p m then to Paynes Chapel Methodist Church Rigeway for service conducted by Rev Robert Moales and Rev J S Peebles Burial in cemetery adjoining the church Remains at Omps Funeral Home until service.

Emma Davis Tharp Henry L. Tharp Ridgeway W. Va Maplewood Nursing Home Jefferson Conn Elizabeth Crime Bennett Paynes Chapel Methodist Church W.S.C Hagerstown Thomas Finnigan Clarence Bennett Kearneysville Omps Rigeway Robert Moales J.S. Peebles Omps Funeral Home

Powell W Gibson 84 Dies After Church Service

Powell W Gibson 84 of 19 East Lane died suddenly yesterday morning at home after church. A Middleburg native he lived here 45 years and taught 46 years, serving as Douglas School principal for over 25 years until 1940. Survived by widow Hattie B Gibson daughter Blanche Moten son Willard and granddaughter Loretta Moten sister Gertrude Grimes Philadelphia. Funeral arrangements pending at Cartwright Funeral Home.

Powell W. Gibson East Lane Middleburg Edward Gibson Gibon Douglas School Shiloh Baptist Church Hattie B. Gibson Blanche Moten Willard P. Gibson Loretta Moten Gertrude Grimes Philadelphia Cartwright Funeral Home

Assault and Battery Convictions in Municipal Court

James Harler of 519 N Braddock St received 30 days suspended and $5.75 costs after an assault and battery. Roger Mahoney of Indian Alley faced assault and battery with $30.75 fines. Robert Leonard Miller of Old Mill Road Berryville charged with assault and battery with 10 days and $5.25 costs. Edwin Ray Turner of 205 West St was cited for DUI with 106.75 fine and 30 days suspended plus 7.75 license penalties and no operator's license.

James Harler N. Braddock St Roger Mahoney Indian Alley Robert Leonard Miller Old Mill Road Berryville Edwin Ray Turner West St

Virginia Egg Supplies Improve Amid Downward Prices

Virginia egg producers report larger supplies for the coming months, aided by more laying hens and a strong hatch late in 1958. The department notes a shift toward all year production reducing seasonal storage and helping inventories, while prices for bee poultrymen reach a 17 year low.

Virginia Ture Virginia Department of Agriculture Virginia Coultrymen

Four Arrested After Disturbance With Negroes

Four white men were arrested on disorderly conduct charges after complaints by three Black men. Raymond Edward Armel 20 Mountain Falls posted 500 bond. Pre lim hearing date not set. Suspects include Bobby Junior Dodson 19 N Loudoun St Harold Junior Jenkins 22 573 N Cameron 23 Winchester. Two Black men Floyd Finley and William Taylor were treated at Memorial Hospital. Wesley Thompson refused hospital care.

Raymond Edward Armel Mountain Falls Winchester Bobby Junior Dodson N. Loudoun St Harold Junior Jenkins N. Cameron Memorial

Bank Shortages May Exceed 3 Million

Federal authorities charge San Rafael businessman John R. Hendrickson in connection with a Long Beach bank shortage. Hendrickson, held on 100000 dollars bail, faces aiding and abetting a bank misapplication tied to a 1959 case involving George A. Hewlett. FBI records suggest missing funds up to 900000 and shortages potentially exceeding three million.

San Francisco Long Beach San Rafael John R. Hendrickson Los Angeles Sebastopol FBI Hendrickson Ge A. Hewlett U.S. National Bank of San Diego Hewlett U.S Joseph George A. Hewlett Donald S. Constine

Government 10Us Are Up For Auction

Government securities totaling 3.0 billion dollars go on the auction block over four days as unsettled market conditions shift pricing to investors. Auctions include 91 day and 182 day bills Tuesday, 340 day bills Wednesday, and 221 day tax anticipation bills Thursday to fund maturing obligations.

Treasury Ers

Herter Praised By Senate Committee For Paris Talks

Secretary of State Christian A. Herter drew praise from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his discussions with Britain France and West Germany ministers in Paris. He will report back in a closed session Tuesday. Chairman Fulbright lauded his auspicious beginning as the panel eyes Western strategy ahead of the Geneva Big Four meeting starting May 11.

Washington Christian A. Herter Senate Foreign Relations Committee Paris Herter J. William Fulbright D-Ark Britain France West Germain Geneva Eisenhower John Foster Dulles Fulbright George D. Aiken Vermont

Control of Union Racketeering Seen GOP Issue

Sen. Thruston B. Morton of Kentucky says effective control of labor racketeering will be a top issue for Republicans in 1960. He cites three unifying factors: reduced government costs, action on racketeering, and containing communism without troops. The Danube River flows through nine nations from the Alps to the Black Sea.

Boston Thruston B. Morton Kentucky Europe Alps Black Sea

Supreme Court Orders New Trial in Rockingham Rape Case

The state Supreme Court reversed the Rockingham County Circuit Court rape conviction of a 5 year old girl and sent the case back for a new trial if the commonwealth seeks to retry Strawderman. The alleged offense occurred on Christmas Day 1957 and he was sentenced to 40 years.

Richmond State Supreme Court Rockingham County Rockingham Court Supreme Court Commonwealth Strawderman

Weather brief for Winchester area

The fragment reports a weather overview for Winchester with mentions of high and low temperatures, sun timing, and a specific sunset at 7 08 p m on May 4. No complete data available to confirm exact figures or full forecast details.

Sient Wedne Thureday Seaterel West High Low Winchester Axile

May rainfall totals and monthly rainfall figures

Rainfall data shows May totals and cumulative figures for 1959. Recorded values include rainfall to date of 8.93 inches in May, with 3.25 inches, and additional figures for prior months November 2.82 inches and December 2.37 inches.

Avocado

Acquittal mentioned in Syria case referenced as Turkish title Tokyo Rose in fragmented note. Other items include a pipeline and a list of oceans.

Gov Williams Bomb Warning Proves Hoax

An anonymous male caller warned of a bomb near the Capitol in Lansing. Police evacuated and held the governor's car at headquarters while a trooper guarded the governor's home overnight, concluding the call was likely a crank.

Gov. Williams Lansing, Mich Capitol

May 6 7 Sales Directory Auction Listings Near Winchester

Den ny s commission auction tion mile east of Winchester on Route 7 conducts sale May 9 10 am. Estate of Mrs Alice Whitacre 20 miles northwest of Winchester on Rt 45 May 9 2 pm. Estate of F J Seldon Star Route 259 High View WV 67 acre farm May 9 3 pm executors Vernon Whitacre Kenneth Seldon. Cloe Owens trustees real estate Wilde Acres Subdivision Paper Mill Road south of Winchester May 16 10 am Estate of Emma Lupton 6258 Stewart St Winchester VA May 16 11 am Estate of John P Allen in front of Frederick County Court House Winchester Real estate E T Snider auctions.

DENNY Winchester Orndorff Alice B. Whitacre Dennis T. Cole F. J. Seldon High View W. Va Vernon C. Whitacre Kenneth E.*seldon C. Cloe Stanley A. Owens Frederick County Court House Wilde Acres Paper Mill Emma Lupton Stewart St John P. Allen E. T. Snider

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