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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1959

Page

2

Mary Robin Clevenger obituary notes farming family roots

Mrs Mary Robin Clevenger 91 died at Hale Hospital born October 4 1867 near Glebe Farm daughter of Jonathan and Mary Frances. She married F M Clevenger of Wilmington in 1890 and lived there. Survivors include son Russell Robinson Clevenger of New York City and a Robinson who owns Glebe Farm. Funeral in Wilmington. active in Friends Meeting and PTA. memorials to Loudoun Hospital Building Fund.

Ohio Mary Robin‘Clevenger Hale Hos Ae Peaten Jonathan Mary Frances Glebe Farm Cleat Clevenger Brucetown Episcopal Female Institute F. M. Clevager Wilmington Herndon Nancy C. White Hyattsville Joan

Pallbearers named for local burial service

Pallbearers were Roy L Sir Baugh G Snider J William Hollis Ben B Newcome and Harold tery Sheetz Jr. Burial was in Mt Hebron Cemetery.

Roy L. Sir Baugh G. Snider J. William Hollis Ben B. Newcome Harold Tery Sheetz, Jr Mt. Hebron Ceme

Dr. E C Shull Dies in Washington Hospital

Dr. Ernest Shull longtime physician died yesterday at Dock Hospital Washington DC Born Marlboro educated in Washington and at the Medical College of Virginia Served in the Army Medical Corps in France during World War I He was a prominent figure and the first president of a local medical society.

Ernest Oe Bernier Dock Hospital Washington DC Marlboro Washington Medical College of Ginia Shull Army Medee France

Fairview Church Plans Memorial Service Sunday

Fairview Lutheran Church west of Gore holds its annual Memorial service this Sunday. The day starts with Sunday School at 10 with Miss Jean Baker teaching the adult class. Morning worship at 11 features Rev. L S G Miller D D, a former missionary and school dean in Japan. A basket lunch precedes 2 o clock services led by Rev. William V. McCray with special music at both sessions.

Fairview Kumamoto Japan William V. McCray Te City

Truman Birthday Observance Highlights Nationwide TV Link

President Truman marks a 75th birthday with guests including Johnson Stevenson Rayburn and Adlai Stevenson in a Waldorf Astoria banquet. TV links connect New York to Chicago and 12 other cities as Truman appears youthful and active while reflecting on wartime leadership and Atomic Age beginnings.

Johnson Boston Detroit Kansas City Dayton Cleveland Oklahoma City Houston Fort Worth Chattanooga Truman

Youth Believed Safe After Neighbor Visit

A missing youth in Lockhart Addition was found near 5:30 pm after the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad investigated. The boy had been visiting a neighbor and was en route home when located.

Lem Lockhart Winchester

May 9 Sales Directory for Winchester Area Auctions

Auction listings for May 9 in and around Winchester Va include estate real estate and household goods sales. Items cover farms, Wilde Acres real estate, antique dishes furniture and tools as well as livestock sales at Farmers Livestock Exchange Winchester with 10 bulls and 70 females.

Alice B. Whitacre Winchester 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 Road Mary Spratt Mary Fox Waterford Edwin Harrison Farmers Livestock Exchange Stan Haworth Auction Co George Miller Lynn, Sr Robert L Mary Lynn Albinon E. T. Snider Emma Lupton S. Stewart St John P. Allen A. R. Arnett Berryville W. D. Orndorff George W. Clowser Clark St Hamn Ebert Loudoun Street Virginia Studebaker City of Fall Branch Banking and Trust Company Walter Dale Johnson Aige

Andrews Air Base Armed Forces Week Exposition Opens

Andrews Air Force Base hosts the Armed Forces Week exposition starting Saturday at 10 30 a m with NATO anniversary features. International aerobatic teams from Italy and China join USAF Thunderbirds and Navy Blue Angels along with 91 military demonstrations and free parking for 25 000 cars.

Washington Tony Nationas William K. Mendenhall Wall Guisé Andrews Air Force Base Suitland Parkway Neil H. McElroy Andrews Aviation Writ Ers Association NATO Thunder Tigers Italy Red Devils Las Vegas U. S Thunderbirds USAF Navy Blue Angels Army Navy Air Force Marines Coast Guard Armed Forces

Quarles Dies After Airing Of Air Force Roles

Former Air Force secretary and defense official Harold Brown Quarles dies at about 8 30 a m after being found unresponsive in his home. Born in Van Buren Arkansas in 1894 he rose from math teacher to assistant secretary of defense for research and development and secretary of the Air Force in 1955 with a career at Western Electric and Sandia Lab. He was noted for wit and a steady presence with defense committees. Mrs Quarles was away in Chicago and he left a widow and three children.

van Buren Ark Starles Western Electric Co New Jersey Western Electric Sandia Corp Sandia Special Weapons Laboratory Albuquerque N.M Atomic Energy Commission Eisenhower Quarles Air Force Carolyn Anne Stanley C. Lewis Donald Aubrey Jr Defense Department Yale France Germany New York Senate Wilson Clarence Mason Pentagon Air Force Symphony

Car Hits Parked Truck as Driver Becomes Ill

A Shenandoah County woman Beatrice B. Yates 48 of Strasburg apparently fainted at the wheel yesterday afternoon. Her 1949 Packard struck a parked 1955 Chevrolet pickup owned by Julian W. Glass at Amherst Street. Damage was $800 to the Packard and $250 to the truck. Yates was treated and reported in good condition at Memorial Hospital.

Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Beatrice B. Yates Rt. 2 Strasburg Amherst St Linwood Dunn Fred Hildebrand Julian W. Glass S. Washington St

Investigations Open Into Westbury Building Collapse

Three inquiries were launched into the collapse of a Westbury construction site that killed 45 year old plumber John Lake of New York City and injured six other workers. Nassau County district attorney, county police, and Oyster Bay officials proceed with investigations as 14 men escaped.

Westbury N.Y John Lake New York City Nassau County District Attorney's Office Oyster Bay

Massie Builds Brick Home on Front Royal Road

Marvin Massie disputes an error in the Star permit list saying he was converting a shed to a house. He states he is constructing an $18,000 brick home on Front Royal Road and correction is sought.

Marvin Massie The Star Massie Front Royal Road

Final notes from explorers reveal survival struggle and deaths

Notes from Dr. Quinn and Dr. Miller describe worsening conditions as rescue seems unlikely. A grease pencil message says survival instinct and farewell. Autopsy by Dr. DeWitt and Dr. Ford cites death from exposure and jaw fracture findings with no other injuries detected.

Dr. Quinn Dr. Miller R.E.M Miller R. F. DeWitt Grafton County Richard Ford Harvard University Department of Legal Medicine

Weather summary for today and monthly rainfall

Rainfall in the past two hours ending 8 30 a m was none. May rainfall to date 03 1950 is 8 93 inches. Average rainfall for past 46 years is 36 85 inches. Monthly averages: Jan 243 Feb 2 04 Mar 3 01 Apr 3 14 May 3 81 Jun 3 85 Jul 3 81 Aug 3 94 Sep 2 68 Oct 3 25 Nov 2 82 Dec 2 37.

Virginia Weather Forecast For May Weekend

Fair and cooler tonight with lows in the 40s in west and central Virginia and near 60s in the far east. Saturday looks fair with continued mild temperatures and the extended May outlook shows mostly fair skies, about four degrees above normal, with a slow warmup through Tuesday and a chance of light showers Monday or Tuesday.

Virginia Tuey

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