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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1959

Page

2

Widow Berryville Die In Win Memorial Hospital

Berryville widow of Paul Williams died early Friday at Win Memorial where she had been a patient. Born Summit Point May 13, 1897 she was daughter of Lewis and Nellie Berryville. Survived by sister Mrs. Millie Young Baltimore and brother Robert Thomas Dayton and stepdaughter Mrs. Maureter Parks in Pa. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Body rests at John H. Enders Funeral Home Berryville.

Berryville Paul Williams Win Memorial Chester Summit Point W. Va Lewis and Nellie Thomas Berryville Millie Young Baltimore Robert Thomas Dayton Ohio Maureter Parks Iia John H. Enders

Richmond mother fined for not notifying medical examiner

In Richmond Police Court a Black mother was fined 50 dollars for failing to notify the state medical examiner about her 14 month old son's death four months earlier. Police found the child buried in a woodshed on the property. The medical examiner ruled death was from natural causes.

Richmond Alease White Mayo

Berlin Settlement Won’t End Cold War Says Khrushchev

Premier Khrushchev told R K Karanjia in an interview that even a Berlin settlement cannot end the cold war. He said the conflict persists while some nations resist recognizing a new socialist order and only coexistence with Communist states offers a path to peace.

Berlin London Nikita Khrushchev Moscow Radio Today Khrushchev R. K. Karanjia Blitz of India Karanjia

Mrs. Truman Undergoing Routine Checkup in Kansas City

Mrs. Harry S. Truman, wife of the former president, is in Research Hospital Kansas City for a routine medical checkup. A hospital spokesman said she is not ill and she entered the hospital Thursday.

Kansas City, Mo Harry S. Truman

Families Die in Twin Missouri Home Fires

In Riverview near St Louis a family of five perished from smoke inhalation after their house burned. Nearby Neelyville saw four children die in a frame farm home fire. the Wrays survived with injuries after attempting to rescue Toni.

ST. Louis Neelyville St. Louis County Robert Bennett Sr Lawanda Dianne Robert Jr Sherry Riverview Mississippi River George Kieffler Charles L. Wray Tucson Ariz Michael Charles Margie Joyce

Copy Boy Sues After Norfolk Bank Theft Attempt Arrest

Daniel W. Dough Jr. 19, a newspaper copy boy, sues Bank of Virginia and teller Eileen Thomas for 200000 alleging false arrest after an April 17 bank robbery attempt. He alleges false testimony led to his arrest by the FBI, and says another man, James Anderson, confessed.

Norfolk (Ap Norfolk Daniel W. Dough Jr Bank of Virginia Boush Charlotte Streets Eileen Thomas Dough Thomas FBI James Edward Anderson Niagara Falls N. Y Anderson Eastern State Hospital Williamsburg

Car Crash Near Apple Pie Ridge Leaves Driver Uninjured

State Trooper G. T. Griffith Jr reports a 1956 Ford driven by James Swartz of 44 S. Cameron St. slid off a wet curve into a ditch at 3 20 this morning on Apple Pie Ridge. Swartz was not injured.

Apple Pie Ridge G. T. Griffith, Jr James Swartz S. Cameron St Swartz

Reds say U S trying to seize Indochina

Peiping Peoples Daily in Tokyo accuses the United States of stepping up radio campaigns and threatening Communist North Vietnam. The paper says Washington aims to circle Cambodia from three sides and turn Laos into a SEATO bloc country.

Tokyo China Peiping Peoples Daily United States Southeast Asia U.S Viet Nam Cambodia Laos Manila

Ervin to Speak at Richmond Battlefield Visitor Center

Senator Sam J. Ervin of North Carolina was set to give the keynote at the dedication of a new visitor center at Richmond National Battlefield Park. The center serves as the starting point for a 57 mile Civil War battlefield tour in the region.

Richmond Sam J. Ervin Richmond National Battlefield Park

Pageant supporters urge continuance for Winchester event

Community leaders and officials urged that the Pageant be continued citing its cultural value and benefits to children. Dr. Quarles noted the Pageant’s impact on schools and enrollment while a Citizens Committee was formed to work with the Board on a plan for ongoing staging.

H. A. Lowry Winchester-Frederick County William Battaile Chamber of Commerce Jaycees William Pryor American Association of University Women Ben Belchie Handley Live George Smith Stephenson Quarles Schenck F. L. Largent, Jr J. Pinckney Arthur Apple Frederick County

College Choir To Give Concert Here Tomorrow

The Shenandoah Concert Choir of Shenandoah Conservatory of Music will perform at Weakined Street Methodist Church tomorrow at 7 30 p m. The 45 voice mixed choir conducts traditional choral works including Bach Cantata Christ lay in the bonds of death and Haydn Lord Nelson Mass Gloria and Credo. The conservatory, now in Dayton, plans move to Winchester campus soon. Sopranos Patricia Conner, Braddock Street Church member, is a senior who will receive a Bachelor of Music Education degree.

Shenandoah Shenandoah Conservatory of Music Aunt Walle Weakined Street Methodist Church Richmond McCluer Conservatory Christ Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music Dayton Winchester Patricia Conner Braddock Street

Milk Price Scale Under Review by Virginia Commission

The Virginia State Milk Commission opened a three day public hearing on a proposed uniform price scale for retail milk. Proponents and critics aired views with strong opposition from Norfolk Roanoke and Fredericksburg groups who warned the plan could bankrupt the industry.

Richmond State Milk Commission Virginia Norfolk Roanoke Fredericksburg Commission

Striking Workers Clash With Police in Buenos Aires

In Buenos Aires on Friday night striking bank workers clashed with police amid escalating anger at President Frondizi. The one day antigovernment strike shut down almost all heavy industry, led by leftist and Peronist unions.

Buenos Aires Argentina Arturo Frondizi

Gromyko Seeks Split Tactics in Western Plan Replies

Western officials report Soviet diplomat Gromyko aims to dissect the Western package plan. He rejects the package as a whole and may press for separate talks on issues such as Berlin and East West German reunification, proposing a two Germany peace treaty and then let each side decide on reunification.

Kremlin Gromyko Berlin East Berlin Germany

Vernon Eddy Improves After Illness At Home

Handley librarian C. Vernon Eddy, who fell ill at his Fairmont Avenue home yesterday morning, was reported a little better today by a Memorial Hospital spokesman.

C. Vernon Eddy Handley Fairmont Ave Memorial Hospital

President Eisenhower Tours Rocky Mountain School

President Eisenhower tours a school on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains. Accompanying him are Air Force Secretary James H. Douglas and Gen. James D. White, with the president’s son and daughter-in-law and their four children. The party then flies to Denver to visit Mrs. Eisenhower’s mother, Mrs. John S. Doud.

Rocky Mountains Washington Air Force James H. Douglas James D. White Army John Eisenhower Eisenhower Academy Denver John S.doud Doud

Regional Auctions This May in Virginia and Maryland

Farm machinery antiques furniture and household goods go on sale this month at multiple locations. Listings include Marion Pennsylvania Berryville Winchester Frederick and nearby towns with auctioneers D B T Ralph Horst and Dennis T Cole. Sales cover farm equipment antiques furniture and appliances across May 20 to June 6.

Marion A. R. Arnette Berryville W. Va W. D. Orndorff George W. Clowser Clark St Winchester E. T. Snider Clay Sales, Inc Frederick Grace E. Fries North Ave Charles R. Duvall Ralph W. Horst HAMN Paper Mill Road Dennis T. Cole Ernest C. Dove Fairview Ave

Weather Today Clear and cool tonight across regions

The forecast calls for a clear and cool night with scattered frost in central and western areas. Lows range from 32 to 40 in the west and 40 to 45 in the east. Sunday will be fair with gradually rising temperatures.

Rainfall Totals and Averages Reported

The record shows 0.03 inches of rain in the past 24 hours ending 8 30 today and a May total of 1.58 inches. Yearly rainfall to date is 10.47 inches, with 46 year averages listed for monthly totals from January to December.

Capon Bridge Baccalaureate Service Tomorrow

The Capon Bridge High School baccalaureate sermon will be delivered tomorrow at 8 pm in the high school by the Rev. Ralph McCork of Romney Methodist Church. The invocation will be offered by Rev. Ralph Cook of Capon Bridge Methodist Church. The Capon Bridge High School chorus directed by George K. Shahan. Miss Karen Line will be the pianist. Graduation exercises will be Thursday at 8 pm.

Capon Bridge High School Ralph McCork Romney Methodist Church Ralph Cook Capon Bridge Methodist Church George K. Shahan Hampshire County Karen Line

Virginia lawyers and ABA chief discuss legal demand and crowding

Virginia attorneys claim overcrowding in the profession does not exist today. The ABA president notes only 57 of every million Americans enter law versus 81 in 1930, yet legal services have expanded. He voices concern about the quality and quantity of applicants seeking admission to the bar.

Virginia Malone ABA

False statements and curious quiz items headline

A shuffled list includes claims about elements and names such as hydrogen and oxygen, Mercury, bituminous, Warren G. Harding, and the nickname Tommies with varied truth values.

Warren G. Harding

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