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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1962

Page

2

Funeral service for Mrs Nan ie Stewart Cornwell

Obituary notes the Rockville Maryland resident Mrs Nan ie Stewart Cornwell died Wednesday. Funeral service scheduled for tomorrow at 11 a m at a local church. Pallbearers listed include Frederick Spielman Daniel Spielman Glenn Cornwell William Walker Clifford Hall and Arthur Shiley.

Nanie Stewart Cornwell Rockville Hecrytti Walere Cornwell Cromwell Frederick Daniel Spielman Glenn Cornwell William Walker Clifford Hall Arthur Shiley

Mrs Whitacre longtime Whitacre resident dies after illness

Mrs. Florence Bell Whitacre of Whitacre died at her home this morning after more than a year of illness. Born May 18, 1867, she was the widow of R E L Whitacre and a Redland Methodist Church member. Survived by two daughters Ellis Haines and O H Braithwaite, a son N E Whitacre, six grandchildren, great grandchildren, and other relatives. Funeral Monday at 2 PM from Redland Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Moore officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. The body lies in state at the church one hour before the service and at Omps Funeral Home until noon Monday.

Florence Bell Whitacre Whitacre Wate Lemuel Pugh Whitacre Mary (Nixon) Whitacre Capon Bridge W. Va R.E.L. Whitacre Redland Ellis Haines Cacapon Bridge O. H. Braithwaite This City N. E. Whitacre McKeesport Sally Omps Winchester Gertrude Whitacre Baltimore William Keller Redland Methodist Church Robert Moore Woodlawn Omps Funeral Home

Vast US Families Reach Over Forty Five Million Milestone

More than 45 million families live in the United States, a rise of over six and a half million since a decade ago, highlighting shifting household sizes and demographic growth across the nation.

United States

Depreciation Tax Revisions Move Toward Final Approval

Treasury officials announced a planned liberalization of tax write offs to speed next year's savings. Officials said the revision will allow larger annual deductions for machinery, effective in the 1962 tax year, with applicability to existing and new equipment.

Business Council Roger M. Nae U.S. Steel Pe Kennedy Big Steel Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon Fowler Treasury

Liberalize Write-Offs in Tax Bill Attracts Business Support

The article notes that faster depreciation is used as a lure to gain business backing for the administration’s tax program, which centers on a credit for investments in modernization.

Three Named For Two Year Terms In Byrd Committee

Three persons were named for two year terms. They are John W. Landis of Lynchburg manager of the Babcock and Wilcox Co John E Ray III of Franklin vice president of Union Bab Camp Paper Co and Robert W H Duncan of Alexandria a realtor.

Clinchfield Coal Corp Stuart T. Saunders Roanoke Norfolk and Western Railroad John W. Landis Lynchburg Babcock and Wilcox Co John E. Ray III Franklin Union Bab - Camp Paper Co Robert W. H. Duncan Alexandria

Road naming in 1799 Stephensburg to Winchester noted

In 1799 the route from Stephensburg to Winchester differed from today’s Valley Pike since the Pike was not built until 1838. The federal means many things to many people, and convenience varies by individual.

Stephensburg Stephens City Winchester

Data backs Ranger 4 moon crash as Soviet dispute arises

U S scientists confirmed Ranger 4 struck the moon on April 26 at 4:49 a.m. PST with precise tracking data. Soviet Premier Khrushchev challenged the hit without evidence, claiming no U S rocket reached the moon while observers note the craft could not escape lunar gravity and did not return to Earth.

Khrushchev U.S Moon Nezvous Lunik Ranger JPL William Pickering Ranger 4 Goldstone Calif Space Signal Earth

Hunger Strikers Arrested in Lisbon University Crackdown

In a dawn raid, police arrested 87 student hunger strikers and more than 900 sympathizers at the University of Lisbon amid a campus crackdown. Demonstrators vowed to persist until Salazar yields, while guards surrounded campuses including Coimbra, as university leaders ceded control to the state.

Lisbon Portugal University of Lisbon Antonio de Oliveira Salazar Student Association Coimbra Fosters Goncalves Rodriguez University

Multiple Farm and Household Auctions Listed for May Dates

A dense list of forthcoming auctions across Winchester Virginia Charles Town West Virginia Martinsburg and Frederick County Maryland includes sales of furniture antiques electrical appliances dairy cattle farm equipment and real estate. Notable entries feature Bank of Charles Town executor sale at Citizens Fire Hall and numerous auctions led by Charles R. Duvall W. D. Orndorff and other local auctioneers with dates from May 12 to May 26 and locations in Winchester Gore Brucetown Frederick and surrounding areas.

W. H. Cochran Winchester Albin Willys Charles R. Duvall Farmers Livestock Exchange Stan Haworth Auction Co Edith R. Keeler Kent St W. D. Orndorff Bank of Charles Town William Travers Coe Citizens Fire Lewis & Morrow Court Manor Arena New Market Canning Land Co Willis F. Anderson Gore J. R. Whitacre Scully & Woltz Trustees Frederick County Court House S. Washington St B. L. Lewis Bufflick Road Alton P. Ashby Brucetown Clay Sales, Inc Rt. 40 Frederick Horst & Wagner Dabney W. Watts Stonewall Boyd G. Headley James E. Smith Lula C. Smith Corporation Court City of Virginia Washington Street West Wolfe Street County Court House Carl W. Boone Pauline Anderson Boone Circuit Court Frederick County Addie Davis Albert L. Fadely Fadely Fadely Lot Susan Tokes Jack Burke

Reservoir plan would affect towns and land use in region

Johnson outlined a Virginia project with 16 major and 418 headwater reservoirs affecting land and communities. Several sites near Bloomington Chambersburg and Staunton would bring social and economic impacts, while others like Licking Creek Mount Storm and Back Creek are slated for preservation or smaller effects. Five public hearings are scheduled May 28 to June 7 across Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania DC and Maryland to discuss the plan.

Johnson Virginia Brooks Gap Bloomington Chambersburg West Branch Licking Creek Mount Storm Town Creek North Mountain Savage Back Creek Tonoloway Staunton Six Bridge Winchester Bayard and Keyser W. Va Kitzmiller Page County Luray West Virginia Petersburg Pennsylvania District of Columbia Maryland Frederick Loudoun County Leesburg Hancock Martinsburg North Atlantic Division Board of Engineers For Army Chief of Engineers Congress

Clarke Dump Site Location Clarified Near Existing Facility

Berryville reports the proposed 15 acre land purchase for a county dump is not on Boom Road. The correct area is near the present dump, and the purchase is not definite yet.

Clarke Boom Rd Berryville Boom Road Star

Weekend Warmth Returns Amid Scattered Showers Forecast

Rain likely Saturday and again early next week with temperatures 2 to 7 degrees above normal. This weekend turns warmer and rainfall totals over the 24 hours show 1.47 for May to date and 1962 year-to-date 4.62. Uganda banana based drink Mwengle is noted.

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Cornwell Service Mrs. Whitacre Byrd Wrennacio CUB Cadet Newwood Withearenay Mene Martinsburg Pike Rt. 11 Mi. N Pasadena The Farm Bureau Winchester, Va Austin F. Johnson, Mer Associated Press Atlanta Albuquerque Boise Govester Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee St. Paul New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Ore Rapid City Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City C. J. Brumback Denny Robert L. DeHaven Angus Few Farm Canning Cattle Company South Washington Street Thomas G. Scully Robert K. Woltz Uganda Glidden Paints Pittsburgh Paints Bird National Gypsum Capitol Cement S&h N. Cameron St BRO Quality Winchester R. D. Keckley Mabel Keckley Bertha V. Cunningham Boyd G. Headley, Auctioneer
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