Deaths and Funerals for Whitacre Family in West Virginia
The service for Ira Whitacre, 67, of Charles Town, W Va, who died Friday at Charles Town General Hospital, was held yesterday at Coffman Funeral Home Martinsburg. Burial followed at Rose Hill Cemetery Martinsburg. Survivors include widow Katharine White five daughters Esther Fuller Berryville Eva Kirby Elsie Whitley Marie Frank Gladys Pringle Morgantown sister Edith Whitacre and brothers Edward Ellicott City Harry Martinsburg Whitacre Rantoul Ill William S Whitacre Martins Funeral services for a Mrs. Whitacre were held with burial at Milton Valley Cemetery and the body was taken to her home Wednesday at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Whitacre
Charles Town
W. Va
Charles Town General Hospital
Coffman Funeral Home
Martinsburg
Rose Hill Cemetery
Katharine White
Esther Fuller
Berryville
Eva Kirby
Elsie Whitley
Marie Frank
Gladys Pringle
Morgantown
Edith Whitacre
Edward Whitacre
Ellicott City
Mid
Harry Whitacre
This City
Whitacre
Rantoul, Ill
William S. Whitacre
Martins
Funeral service for Edward Pendleton in Berryville
The funeral for Edward Pendleton of Berryville who died Saturday will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at John Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev. Joseph Murray officiating. Burial will follow at Milton Valley Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Pendleton
Berryville
John [. Enders
Joseph Murray
Milton Valley Cemetery
Mrs. Roy Clevenger Rites Held in Wooster
Mrs. Rose Weaver Clevenger 67 of Wooster Ohio died Thursday in a Wooster hospital after an illness of two months. She is survived by her husband Rey Clevenger two daughters Ruth and Virginia Pocock two sisters and brothers. She was sister-in-law of Gertrude Sumption Ernest Clevenger Louise Shewbridge and Elnora Barr all of Winchester. Funeral services were conducted Saturday in Wooster by Dr. Robert S. Tuck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Weaver Clevenger
Wooster
Ohio
Thursin
Rey Clevenger
Iss Ruth Clevenger
Irginia Pocock
È le Clevenger
Gertrude Sumption
Philadelphia
Ernest Clevenger
Bline Ford
Louise
Shewbridge
Death Notice of Mrs. Robert Paige in Berryville
Mrs. Sarah Tracy Paige of Reed Street Berryville died Saturday evening at her home. She was the widow of Robert Paige and a longtime resident. Surviving children include Miss Fannie Tracy of Chicago Illinois William Tracy of Metuchen New Jersey Jonas Tracy of Baltimore Maryland and Bayliss Tracy of Round Hill plus several grandchildren great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Zion Baptist Church Berryville with service by a minister from the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Tracy Paige
Reed St
Berryville
UY Berryville
Robert Paige
Paige
Clieat Baptist Church
Fannie Tracy
Chicago
Inl
William Tracy
Metuchen
N.J
Jonas Tracy
Baltimore
Bayliss. Tracy
Round Hill
Zion Baptist Church
Frances Elizabeth Williams
E. Pall Mall St
Mary Frances Beavers
N. Cameron St
Williams
Paris
George E. Cooke
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Segcon
Anna B. Robinson
Winchester
Effie Taylor
Philadelphia
Mosell Rolls
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Lena Mae Preston
Roanoke
Saul
Edward Williams
South Hill
Richard Williams
Ill
Effie Cook
New York City
Oscar Cooke
John Henderson Cooke
M. W. Walker
J. Curtis Clark
Orrick
Cartwright Funeral Home
Soviet Sky Satellite Visible Across U S Early Wednesday
The new Soviet sky satellite will be visible without aid to the unaided eye in the early morning darkness Wednesday across a broad belt from Texas and California to the Northeast. It will not be visible south of northern Georgia and parts of Mississippi and Alabama as it moves southeast to northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Dallas
Tex
San Diego
Calif
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Khrushchev Won't Attend Conference Without Satisfaction
Khrushchev said the conference would not be attended as long as the United States fails to meet his demands. De Gaulle invited the session at Macmillan's suggestion while Khrushchev toured near Paris and refused to join the Big Three without a clear Sovet victory. Macmillan and Eisenhower arrived at the Elysee Palace as Khrushchev remained at the Soviet Embassy. St John Virgin Islands noted as bay leaf supplier for bay rum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
Macmillan
Sezanne
Paris
Khrushchev
Moscow
de Gaille
Elysee Palace
Eisenhower
Rue de Grenelle
College Students Die In W Va Auto Crash
State Police report two college students killed in a Saturday morning crash on Route 9 near Martinsburg. Patricia Ann Sinnett 24 of 218 South Kentucky Avenue drove the car that skidded on a curve and hit a utility pole. William Talbert Butler 23 of 644 South Queen Street was the other victim. Sinnett, a native of Spence, would have graduated May 30 from Shepherd College. Butler, born in Winchester, was the son of Clarence W. and Freida M. Armel Butler. he served in the Navy until February 1959. A sister, Mrs. William Albright of Martinsburg, is the only immediate survivor. The Berkeley County toll rises to five fatal crashes this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Talbert Butler
S. Queen St
Patricia Ann Sinnett
S. Kentucky Ave
Sinnett
Rt. 9
Martinsburg
Spence
Denver L
Marie McKown Sinnett
Shepherd
Butler
Winchester
Clarence W
Freida M. Armel Butler
Navy
William Albright
Martinsubrg
Berekely County
Shifflett Case Endures With Multiple Sentences
Court records show 12 month suspended terms and three year probation for Aikens and Brendle for thefts. Boaz Pleaded guilty to shooting Mowery. Numerous defendants received concurrent or consecutive sentences for breaking and entering and larceny in the same term.
March 8 Court actions and sentences in Luttrell case
On March 8 PBR AAS received a sentence of one year in penitentiary plus a consecutive term for breaking and entering at the Luttrell property and a 12 month term for stealing a copper kettle. William Clinehinst was arraigned and found not guilty of grand larceny of a rifle and ammunition from E E Bayliss on Sept 27. A tentative May 27 trial date was set before a felony jury. Several appeals were scheduled for May 18 including Elmo Lloyd Bloom W Melvin McKee and Charles Markwood Braithwaite. Judge John D Burzner Jr presided in Judge Elliott Marshall’s absence. Grand jury members listed include Mary Bond Anderson J L Carpenter Home V Hack Marvin Kline C J Owens Robert Russell and Eldridge Lemley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Aikens
Ford
L. C. Ellis
McKee
Harold Chambers
Adrian Wayne Moats
Chevrolet
Miller Auto Sales
West Virginia
George Washington Brendle
Harry F. Mason
Sampson, Bowley, Aikens
Brendle
Claude Raymond Boaz
Billie G. Mowery
C. Carter, Jr
Harry S. Ritenour
Rumsey Crouse
Eldon Luttrell
Josephine Koblanz
Robert Groh
Malcolm Bayliss
B. C. Watkins
Franklin Markwith
Simpson
Richard Crous
Groh
PBR Aas
Yening
Luttrell
Mr. Simpson
William Clinehinst
E. E. Bayliss
Home V. Hack
Marvin Kline
C. J. Owens
Robert Russell
Eldridge Lemley
Powers of Lockheed U2 Mission Captured in the Soviet Union
Former Air Force pilot and Lockheed U2 crew member Francis Gary Powers was shot down during a reconnaissance mission over the Soviet Union near Sverdlovsk and captured. The State Department confirmed the mission. Powers stated he was collecting intelligence as instructed, while his wife and family in Virginia and Alabama awaited updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milligan
Air Force
Korea
Powers
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Adana
Turkey
Barbara Moore
Albany
Sverdlovsk
Soviet Union
State Department
Russia
U.S. S.R
Great Atlantic and Spring Sale at Culpeper Grounds
A sales directory item notes a Great Atlantic and Spring Sale at Culpeper Grounds just south of Culpeper Virginia with 400 head of cattle. Dave Canning is listed as sale manager and the event occurs Wednesday May 18 at 10 a.m. Auctioneers James and Charles Conrad are handling the James M Kavaugh estate sale at the New National Hotel Harrisonburg Virginia at 2 p.m. Wednesday May 18 with real estate. Denny's Commission Auction at 7 p.m. is noted mile east of Winchester Route 7 furniture and appliances. Additional listings include operations near Cumberland Maryland Pocahontas Pennsylvania and surrounding areas with logging cider and apple butter factory machinery and furniture. Andy and Jim Hess are listed as auctioneers.
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Culpeperterprise
Culpeper
Dave Canning
James M. Kavanaugh
New National Hotel
N. Main St
Harrisonburg
James & Charles Conrad
Denny’s Commission
Winchester
Orndorff and Cole
Cumberland
Pocahontas
Andy
Jim Hess
Weather Today in Virginia Partly Cloudy and Warm
Partly cloudy and warm weather in Virginia with scattered thundershowers in the extreme southeast, scattered showers in the morning, partial clearing in the afternoon elsewhere. Not as warm Wednesday. Temperatures show a high near 80 and low around 45. Sunset 7 21 p m. sunrise 4 57 a m. Moonrise 1 15 a m. Last Quarter 2 55 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Rainfall totals and averages for the year by month
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ended 8 30 am today is trace. May rainfall to date is .76 inches. Year to date rainfall is 13.66 inches. Average annual rainfall over 47 years is 36.85 inches, with monthly averages listed for each month from January to December.
Company K to Convene Reawakened Civil War Unit
The reactivated Civil War unit Company K will meet tomorrow at the Armory at 7 30 p.m. with members assembling for a routine gathering and drill.
Khrushchev faces domestic pressure after peace talks vote
The Soviet leader seeks a peaceful world posture while demobilizing 250,000 officers and shifting them to farm and industrial work. Western experts note domestic opposition grows as Khrushchev aims to limit U.S. aerial intelligence and preserve Soviet influence. He risks a setback on the world stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Krushchev
West
Eisenhower
Jo Yornase
U.S
Knoxville Composer of We Like Ike Dies at 50
Mrs. Lawson Starmer, 50, of San Diego California, composer of the song We Like Ike, died Monday of cancer at a Knoxville hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville, Tenn
Lawson Starmer
San Diego
Calif
Ike
Knoxville
Squirrel Bites Lead to Animal Control Notice in Park
A park incident reports a tame seeming squirrel biting two girls during a picnic. Leader Mrs. Virginia Lockhart and caretaker Mr. Cleveland moved the animal to the Animal Hospital where it died Saturday afternoon. Health officials warn wild park animals still bite when provoked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lockhart
Mr. Cleveland
Cleveland
Workmen Bren Brush Start Woods Fire Near Shawneeland
A brush clearing fire by road workers near Shawneeland at 2 20 p m burned about five acres in woods. Round Hill and Gore fire companies responded and reported no damage. they left their halls about 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawneeland
Round Hill
Gore
Rear End Collision on Rt 11 Causes $400 Damages
No injuries reported after a rear end crash two miles north of Middletown. Harold Peters of Baltimore drove a 1951 Ford that stopped for a school bus and was struck from behind by Lois B. Carper of Strasburg in a 1959 Ford convertible. Convertible damage $300, other car $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 11
R. L. Bruce
Middletown
Harold Peters
Baltimore
Lois B. Carper
Strasburg
Leis Tokyo Grapes and the Interstate Commerce Commission note
Leis in Tokyo and the South Polar region appear alongside grapes in a cryptic reference, with the Interstate Commerce Commission cited. The fragmentary text hints at a cross‑regional or regulatory theme without a clear event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leis
Tokyo
South Polar Region
Grapes
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Isham Williams
Pendleton Service
Mrs
Roy Clevenger
Mr. Alton
Dunn
Jones Funeral Home
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Smalts, Florists, Inc
Frances Williams
St. John
Virgin Islands
Shifflett
Allen H. Deschon
Allen
Centenary United Church of Christ
Optimist Club
Nancy
National Avenue
Funeral Home, Inc
Londoun St
Winchester, Va
United States
George V .Allen
U. S. Information Agency
Pound
Domenico Scarlatti
Winchester Savings 9d Loan Association
Hansbrough & Carter Bldg
Court House
N. Loudoun St
Pittsburgh
Feins
Mey
Pittsburgh Paints
BRO
the Golden
Prince
Yes
Jefferson
Massachusetts
Miller Bros
Meyersdale
Cumberland, Md
Cletrac
Patahontas, Pa
Chambersburg, Pa
Marion, Pa
D.S.T
Ralph W. Horst
Franklin
Marion
Bill Ding
Uae
American Legion
Motorola T.V
David Bradley
Studebaker
Pontiac
Orndorff & Cole
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