Deaths and Funerals Abe Slonaker
Abe Slonaker, 192, retired farmer, died yesterday on Route 1 near Gore Virginia. He is survived by wife Elizabeth Alabaugh, three sons Mack L Slonaker Wellsburg WV Lawrence R Slonaker Hugh G Slonaker Route 1, five sisters Emma Whitere Winchester Gertie Kerns and Kerns Frederick County Laura Spaid Lehew WV Lettie Bunner Winchester, two brothers John Slomaker Capon Bridge Edgar Sloanker Highview, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral by Arthur Benton 1 30 p m DST at Jones Funeral Home. Burial Fairview Cemetery west of Gore. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.
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Abe
Bend
John
Margaret W. ‘Sloanaker
Elizabeth Alabaugh
Mack L. Slonaker
Wellsburg
W. Va
Lawrence R. Slomaker
Hugh G. Slonaker
Route 1
Emma Whitere
Winchester
Gertie Kerns
Kerns
Frederick County
Laura Spaid
Lehew
W Va
Lettie Bunner
John Slomaker
Capon Bridge
Edgar Sloanker
Highview
Arthur Benton
Jones ‘Funeral Home
Fairview
Robert Jenkins Dies at 69 in Martinsburg Area Home
Robert Jay Jenkins 69 of 314 Smithfield died last night at Newton Baker VA Hospital near Martinsburg He was born in Madison County son of the late John R and Lucy Jenkins He belonged to Pine Grove Methodist Church Survivors include his widow daughters Mrs Delbert Sibert Mrs E Si and Mrs Roland W Pennington and two grandchildren Deborah Sibert and Jay Pennington Arrangements have not been made
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Robert Jay Jenkins
Smithfield ‘Dee
Newton Baker VA
Martinsburg
Madison County
John R
Lucy Jenkins
Pine Grove
Mrs See Dies. Mathias Brethren Member Remembered
Mrs. Dena Bessie Combs See 64 widow of Robert D. See Sr of Lost River died at home. She was born at Lost River to Presley and Mary Caldwell Combs and belonged to the Mathias Church of the Brethren. Survived by four children Thelma Wise Gladys Miller Leonard See Robert D Lee Jr 12 grandchildren one great grandchild and four brothers Calvin Combs Luke Md McVene Combs Stanley Combs Lost River McGraw Combs Strasburg. Funeral Friday 2 pm at Mathias Church of the Brethren with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery Mathias. Body at Lindsey Funeral Home Bredway till noon Friday then to church. Family to meet 1 45 pm Friday for short prayer.
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Lost River
Presley
Mary Caldwell Combs
Mathias Church of the Brethren
Thelma C. Wise
City
Gladys Miller
Needmore
W. Va
Leonard See
Mathias
Robert D. Lee, Jr
McGraw Combs
Strasburg
Cedar Hill
Lindsey Funeral
Bredway
Church
Death of John Washington Ward in Fauquier County
John Washington Ward 69 died in a Petersburg hospital after living with son John T. Washington at White Post. Born in Fauquier County to John and Emily Washington, he was predeceased by wife Helen Smith Washington. Survived by children John T. Washington Rita Roberts Gertrude RotD C Mary Ann Miles and Evelyn Washington plus 23 grandchildren. Funeral at Asheveille Community Church Fauquier County.
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John Washington
Petersburg
John Thomas Washington
White Post
Fauquier County
John
Emily Washington
Helen Smith Washington
John T. Washington
Rita Roberts
Front Royal
Gertrude Rot
D. C
Mary Ann Miles
Eggimers D. C
Evelyn Washington
Cleveland, O
Conphe
Asheveille Community Church
Burial details for Rev Arthur Stewart service
Tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST a funeral service led by the Rev Arthur Stewart will be held. The burial will follow in the family cemetery on the homeplace in Fauquier. The body rests at John H Enders Funeral Home in Berryville and will be moved to the church one hour before the service.
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Arthur Stewart
Fauquier
John H. Enders
Berryville
Thunderstorms and Tornado Sighting Hit Virginia
Severe storms swept Northern Virginia with a funnel sighting near 4 45 p m The funnel dropped to within 400 feet of the ground then vanished a minute later Danville endured a heavy thunderstorm with hail up to a quarter inch and winds to 57 mph Blackstone reported 29 mph winds shortly after In Richmond West End lightning caused one home damage and hail accompanied the storm Storms affected several other areas of the Old Dominion with no major damage reported
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Associated Press
Virginia
Weather County
Weather Bureau
Danville
Blackstone
Richmond
West End
Old Dominion
Farm Bureau To See Film At Dinner
The Frederick County Farm Bureau hosts its semi annual dinner at Shawnee Fire Hall at 7 pm EST. Hiram Zigler of the Virginia Farm Bureau will present a film Operation Abolition about un American activities. Simultaneously a report notes West Coast riots linked to Congress inquiry.
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Farm Bureau
Frederick County
Shawnee Fire Hall
Hiram Zigler
The
Virginia Farm Bureau
West
Un-American Activities Committee of Congress
May 10 7:00 P M Denny’s Commission Auction Notice
Auction directory listing multiple auctions around Winchester and nearby towns. Items include furniture, appliances, livestock, farm equipment, real estate, and household goods with auctioneers Orndorff Cole Bucklew Snider and others. Dates span May 10 to June 10 with various locations in West Virginia and Virginia.
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D.S.T Denny’s Commission
Winchester
Orndorff & Cole
Greenwood Orchard & Farm
W. D. Orndorff
William B. Sager, Jr
Rio
W.va
North River Road
Kenneth Bucklew
Mrs
Connievance
N. Euclid Ave
Dennis T. Cole
Robert F. Tritapoe
Glaize Ave
Dennis T Cole
Eleanor Hausenpluck
Myrtle Ave
James Wood School
Underwood
Greenspring
Charles Duvall
J. K
New River Livestock Market
Beckley
W. Va
Gervis Frank Hausenfpluck
Frederick County Court House
Shawnee
E. T Snider
Leonard W. Grim
East Main
D. S.T
J. C. Ee
Ave
Coase
Omonean
Fines and costs total 907 in Frederick County Court
A list of 31 convictions against 29 people completed recently in Frederick County Court. Offenses include reckless driving, speeding, drunk driving, not stopping at stop signs, improper passing, and unlicensed operation with fines ranging from 10.75 to 113.75 dollars plus jail suspensions and license suspensions as noted for each defendant.
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Frederick County
Roy James Leach, Jr
S. St
Roger Allen Rosenberger
Gore
White Post
James D. Miller
Star Tannery
Lewis Edward Dellinger, Jr
Mt. Falls
William Ellsworth Shanholtz
Calvin A Shee
N. Loudoun St
Douglas Delano Riggleman
Rt. 2
Robert Lange
Featherbed Lane
Leon N. Steinberg
Walnut St
Berryville
Melvin Arlen Brant
Reliance
William Edward Ebersole
Middletown
Stover Collis Galliday
Route 1
Boyce
Siler
Garland LeRoy Fletcher
John William Crowser
Douglas Ray Lee Fletcher
Whitacre
Elizabeth JoAnn Logan
Donald Walter Dougalas
Kennedys Will Fly to Florida
The White House announced the President and Mrs Kennedy will fly from Washington Thursday to spend the remainder of the week at Palm Beach Florida. They will stay at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles D Wrightsman near the Kennedy residence. The home is temporarily closed. The Kennedys will depart Andrews Air Force Base between 10 and 10 30 Eastern Standard Time on a jet plane used by General Curtis LeMay.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Charles D. Wrightsman
First Lady
Andrews Air Force Base
Stan
New York
Curtis E. LeaRh
Alt Ses SR SA
Clowser Held For Grand Jury In Road Death
Clowser is held for the grand jury following the fatal road incident on Route 11. Officials reported the crash occurred on a stretch of the highway, prompting an investigation and formal charging proceedings.
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Clowser
Councilman to View Naval Maneuvers From Carrier
City Councilman William M. will witness naval maneuvers off Cape Hatteras from the U S S Intrepid next week as guest of the Secretary of the Navy. He reports May 14 and stays through May 17, a Navy veteran of World War II.
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William M. Senate
Cape Hatteras
U.S.S
Secretary of the Navy
W. C. Burch, Jr
Fifth Naval District
Navy
Revolutionary Council plans to wrest Cuba from Castro
The Cuban Revolutionary Council says it is forging new plans to oust the Castro government and calls on all Cubans to unite. Council president Dr. Jose Miro Cardona issued a statement Tuesday night and did not detail the plans.
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New York
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Cuba
Jose Miro Cardona
Council Group Completes Work, Zuckerman Says
Councilman Charles M. Zucker man announced to the City Council that a special committee examining city offices completed its work. The panel met May 3 with city officials to discuss procedures for handling complaints and clarifying responsibilities. Zuckerman noted recommendations were made but not released yet.
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Council Group
Zuckerman
Charles M. Zuckerman
H. W. Butler, Jr
Reds Arrive For Laos Conference In Geneva
In Geneva Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko arrives with about 25 advisers as top level Communist delegations join the Laos conference. Western powers threaten to stay out until the three nation control commission certifies the cease fire, while Chang Yen and Chinese and Vietnamese deputies join the talks led by Britain and the Soviet Union.
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Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Control Commission
Laos
Gromyko
Chang Yen
Red Chinese
Chen Yi
Moscow
Viet Nam
Britain
Soviet Union
Cochairmen
Town Council Holds Routine Business Meeting
Berryville council met for 25 minutes to discuss a proposed plant east of town and an empty water supply report. Mayor Leland Broadstater presided over the session with no actions taken.
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Berryville
Widge
Euten
Bys Ag
Leland Broadstater
Weather Outlook Virginia May 11 to 15
Cloudy cooler tonight and Thursday with some rain likely. Lows tonight in the 50s east and 40s west. High Thursday 58 to 66 east and south and upper 50s north and west. Temperatures near normal May 11 to 15 with cooler Thursday and warmer Friday and Saturday. Cooler again by Monday with scattered showers over the weekend.
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Virginia
Rainfall figures and Guantanamo Bay base value
The report lists monthly rainfall totals for May through December and year to date, with totals like 3.83 inches in May and 8.39 in December. It notes Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as about 12 miles long with defenses to 60 feet and a U S naval base valued at $76 million.
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
U. S. Naval Base
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John Kerr
Robert R. Jenkins
Robert See, Sr
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Robert D. See
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John W. Rosenberger & CO
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Armel
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Shorty” Billmyer
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U.S. 21
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