Obituary and world news items from 1950s era
Obituary notes James Ernest Fowler 81 of Bluemont died Aug 1 1900 in Lestown widow Annie L Hummer survivor list includes three sons and six grandchildren. Funeral Aug 2 at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial at Green Hill Cemetery. Also mentions Eisenhower Khrushchev Macmillan state visit coverage and NATO council meeting amid Cold War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ernest Fowler
Annie L. Hummer
Lestown
Ernest Norman Fowler
Alexandria
Charles Edward Fowler
Berryville
Ammie P. Fowler
Whie Post
John H. Enders
Robert D. Goshorn
Burail
Green Hill
Enders Funeral Home
Khrushchev Regrets Summit Postponement Amid Booing
Khrushchev acknowledged the Moscow summit could not occur now, citing U2 tensions and U.S. opposition. He blamed Britain and the United States leaders for failing to sway Eisenhower. In Paris, he faced mixed reactions with applause and boos from 1,500 reporters at La Monnaie de Chaillot.
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Khrushchev
United States
Macmillan
Deee
Eisenner
Lais de Chaillot
Estern
Khrush
Court records show illegal cohabitation fines
Arthur Eugene Campbell and Anna Lee Jewell of 333% N Loudoun St face illegal cohabitation charges with fines of 33.75 and 31.25 dollars respectively reported by Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Eugene Campbell
N. Loudoun St
Anna Lee Jewell
Thurmond-backed union clash over assets in Local 371
A speech cites the International Union’s push for desegregation and its financial backing while warning that the International could seize Local 371 assets in Front Royal Virginia. The speaker urges court action and congressional legislation to restore local control and remove economic leverage.
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United States Supreme Court
The
International
International Union
Local 371
Front Royal
Congress
Winchester Budget Highlights City Projects and Salaries
The finance committee outlines a balanced budget funding park improvements city offices and library support. It covers street construction, storm sewer study, parking meters, police and fire salary scales, and continued support for the Handley Library and various civic organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
Whitlock Ave
Loudoun
Kent St
Quarles
Reaves
Barr Ave
Bellview Heights
S. Kent St
Southwerk St
Quarles School
Battle Ave
Patterson
Virginia Ave
Council
F.C.C
Winchester Society For Prevention of
Hollingsworth House
Chamber of Commerce
Civil War Centennial Commission
Retail Merchants Association
District Nurses Association
Winchester Day Nursery
Negro Day Nursery
Police
Fcre
Weather Today and Five Day Virginia Forecast
Forecast calls for fair and cooler tonight with lows from 48 to 55, mountain areas in the 40s. Thursday turns milder with showers or thunderstorm chances in extreme southwest in the afternoon. The five day outlook May 19 to 23 shows temperatures about 2 to 5 degrees above normal, with mild tomorrow and warmer Friday and Saturday, then cooler Sunday and Monday. Showers likely over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Rainfall figures and averages for the period
Rainfall data note the two percent hours ending 8:30 today with .06 inches. May rainfall to date .82 and 1960 to date .92. Average annual rainfall over 47 years is 36.85 inches. Monthly averages listed: January 2.42 February 2.02 March 2.98 April 3.16 May 3.77 June 3.85 July 3.89 August 3.92 September 2.67 October 7.9 November 2.49 December 2.38.
Old Foster Home Near Armel Burns to Ground
A six room frame house on the Old Foster farm near Armel was destroyed by fire shortly after 11 a.m. Properties owned by the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Third Order Regular of St. Francis, which plans a Roman Catholic Seminary on the farm for occupancy in Jan 1961, with a $400000 building permit issued in March. Stephens City Fire Company aided by Shawnee battled high winds as firemen fought the fully involved structure. nearby buildings were saved and no workers were at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Armel
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,Third Order Regular of
St. Francis
Stephens City Fire Company
Shawnee
She Needs a Lesson at a Baltimore Barber Shop
In Baltimore a woman met a supply salesman at a barber shop seeking a straight razor for a friend. After buying it she asked, in earnest, where the blades for the razor come from.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mosby Service Group Schedules Meeting Change
The Mosby Service Organization will meet tomorrow night at 8 p.m. at John S. Mosby Academy in Front Royal. The date was moved to avoid a conflict with the Warren County Educational Foundation meeting. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus is traveling by rail again after three seasons by truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Mosby Service Organization
John S. Mosby Academy
Warren County Educational Foundation
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
May 18 7 p.m Denny's Commission Auction Tally
Sales Directory listing shows a Denny's Commission Auction at one half mile east of Winchester on Route 7 handling furniture and electrical appliances. Orndorff and Cole serve as auctioneers with additional listings for May 19 12 30 p m and May 20 10 a m sales in nearby counties.
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Millbank
Winchester
Route
Berryville Pike
Opequon
Mollie Wood
E.S.T
Denny's Commission
Orndorff and Cole
T—Miller Bros
Cumberland
Pocahontas
Andy
Jim Hess
D.S.T
Ralph W. Horst
Marion
Pri
Denny’s
Rt. 7
Orndorff & Cole
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Thev
Konrad Adenauer
Eisenhower
Camp David
Notre Dame
Paris
Harold Macmillan
Lisbon
Portugal
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Britain
France
Klikens
By Snellings
Liang
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Commerce St
Thurmond
TLL
Ae Ee
Oticul Tiller
L Brumback
Cameron St
Bell
Finance Committee
Strother’s Lane
Ted
TWE
Mit
Seth Thomas
Hopewell
Imes - Miller’s Flower Shop
E. Piccadilly
Ekmietina
Martinsburg Pike
CO. Dhe
Mosby Service Group
North Carolina
Tileo
E. Piccadilly St
Netite
A Ee Ita
Wayne Morse
Del
W. Va
Glaize & Bro
Junior
Sis
N. Cameron St
Miller Bros
Meyersdale
Cumberland, Md
Pocahontas, Pa
Morgantown
Bill Ding
Gue
Aneling
Dee
Folco
Kent
Winchester VA
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