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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1957

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals in Winchester Area Notices

James Spencer Ritter 318 Smithfield Avenue died suddenly yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral Wednesday 2:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Dr Edward T. Clark officiating. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery with Fraternal Order of Eagles aiding. Ernest Edward Davies Sr 59 Hayfield died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Service Thursday 3:00 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Rev L C Messick. Interment Mount Olive Hebron Cemetery. Mrs Hansy Burleson 65 of 117 West Cork Street died Sunday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Service today 2:30 p.m. Omps Funeral Home. Interment Grace Bible Fellowship Cemetery near Brucetown. Pallbearers listed for Ritter and Burleson services.

James Spencer Ritter Smithfield Avenue Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home Edward T. Clark First Baptist Church William Heckrotte Don Luttrell W. Hi. DeHaven Roy LaFollette Bergie Rickard Raymond L. Clevenger Mount Hebron Cemetery Order of Eagles, Aerie No Ernest Edward Davies Hayfield Tie St. Marysville Canada Fred Yvonne Davies Blma Cooper Davies Mount Olive Burleson Hansy Burleson Samuel Burleson W. Cork St Omps Funeral Craig Burleson Grace Bible Fellowship Brucetown Morris, Troyce Landon Elmer Luke Carl Burleson

Mrs Williams elected president of Winchester Jaycee-Ettes

Mrs. Roy Williams was elected president of the Winchester Jaycee-Ettes at the annual meeting held at the Lee Jackson Restaurant. Officers named include Mrs. Kenneth Lake as vice president, Aaron Zuckerman secretary, Richard Rhodes corresponding secretary, and Ross Knee treasurer. Board members for two years are Delmas Sewell and Frank Butsler. one year posts go to Richard Abott and J E McAbdey. New members Roy White and Robert Smallwood welcomed. Sewell won the prize.

Roy Williams Winchester Jaycee-ettes Lee- Jackson Lester Singhass Kenneth Lake Aaron Zuckerman Richard Rhodes Ross Knee Delmas Sewell Frank Butsler Richard Abott J. E. McAbdey Roy White Robert Smallwood Robert Bumgardner Jerome Votel Harry Woolf Sewell

Municipal Court Docket Shows Speeding and Drunk Driving Cases

Robert Jackson Manuel of Rt. 1 faced speeding charges via radar with a $14.25 fine. Cecil M. McCourt of Berryville admitted drunk driving, fined $15.75 and given 60 days suspended with one year probation. Liena Junior Mason of N Kent St. was fined $14.75 for drunk driving.

Robert Jackson Manuel Rt. 1 Cecil M. McCourt Berryville Liena Junior Mason N. Kent St

Tired Workers Find Coal Miner's Body

In Lyken s Pennsylvania rescue workers found David Snyder a 34 year old coal miner buried 400 feet underground after a Friday coal slide. He died of suffocation and was recovered from a water filled pit as rescuers labored for 82 hours. Snyder left a wife and three children as the region mourned South Mountain mining deaths.

Lykens David Snyder Pennsylvania Snyder LeRoy Mark Sponk Samuel E. Herrold Herrold Sedesse Carol Ann Michael Linda South Mountain

Clarke County Wins District Poultry Judging Title

Clarke County captured the Northern District 4 H Club Poultry Judging Contest at Timbersville with 2321 points. Frederick County placed fourth with 1959 points and Shenandoah County was second with 2084. Rennie Davis led Clarke County with 867 points. teammates included Billy Shepherd 745 and Carroll Shephard among others.

Clarke County Timbersville Frederick County Shenandoah County Rockingham County Rennie Davis Billy Shepherd Boyce Carroll Shepherd Larry Larrick White Post Freddie Grim James Sumption Richard Anderson

Local auctions listed for Winchester area May and June sales

A sequence of estate and real estate auctions across Winchester Frederick County Shirts Maryland? listings include May 24 25 and June 1 8 15 dates. Items cover furniture household goods farm equipment real estate and trucks with auctioneers E T Snider Dennis T Cole Chas R Duvall W D Ormndroff Boyd Headley Jr and others.

Etta I. Edmonds Weems Lane Pineville Winchester E. T. Snider Ralph Hounshell Strasburg Road Front Royal Dennis T. Cole Wilmer Carpenter Senseng Road Charles R. Duvall Dora Orr S. Cameron St W. D. Ormndroff Richard L. Hawkins John W. Hockman Paper Mill Chas. R. Duvall J. Randolph Larrick Frederick County Court House E. T Snider Dabney W. Watts Turstee Stephens City Boyd G. Headley, Jr Robert E. O'Neal U.S. 11 Middletown Etta IL Edmonds Shawnee District Chas, R. Duvall

Virginia Weather Today Forecast Update

Mostly cloudy tonight with lows ranging from 48 to 54 in the north and in the 50s south. Wednesday looks partly cloudy with showers and warmer temperatures across the region.

Monthly and 24 hour rainfall report summary

Reported rainfall for the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. is .04 inches. Year to date rainfall totals are 12.43 inches, with May totaling 1.39 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 44 years (1912 to 1956) is listed for each month from January through December with values ranging from 1.39 to 4.00 inches.

Grimes Notes from Galilee Church Circle Meeting

Grimes area neighbors attend the Women’s Friend Circle of the Galilee Church at Mrs. Harry Mason’s home near Woodbine. Residents from Grimes heard of Mrs. Moulden’s funeral in Brucetown and many locals visited relatives, with several serving or visiting across nearby towns. The report lists residents visiting hospitals, military assignments near Seoul, and weekend trips to New York City as well as May 12 gatherings and Mother’s Day services at Greenspring’s Old Stone Church.

Grimes Women's Friendship Circle of the Galilee Church Harry Mason Woodbine William Moulden Brucetown Everett Stotler Unger W. Va Isaac Kerns University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville Roy Randall Martinsburg Harry Leight Glenn Seabright Winchester Donald Kerns Seoul Korea Homer Leatherman Dessie Hensell Ida Orndorff Leslie Hensell Kernstown Winchester Memorial Hospital Hunter Strowbridge Welltown New York City Alva Kerns Robert Opequon Bertha Butler Keyser Jimmie Mills Fort Knox Fairfax Shewbridge Old Stone Greenspring

Four James Wood 4-H Teams Headed to State Short Course

Robert Davis notes that all members of the James Wood High School 4-H Club comprise four teams set to compete at the 4-H Club Short Course in June at W.PF.J. The event will send these teams to the state competition.

Robert Davis James Wood High School W. PF. J

Death Toll Rises In Virginia Bus Crash

The Richmond hospital reported that 4 year old Peggy Jo Crutchfield died, raising the death toll from Saturday's bus car collision near Colonial Heights to four. The fatally injured were all members of the Earl J. Crutchfield family of Lutherville Maryland.

Richmond Colonial Heights Peggy Jo Crutchfield U.S. 1 Earl J. Crutchfield Lutherville Crutchfield Nanna Virginia Patricia

Hayfield Community Notes From Winchester Visits

Mrs Charlotte Paugh and daughters Linda and Sherry of Winchester spent a day with Mrs Myrtie Clowser and were joined back to Winchester by Robert Campbell. Various visits on May 12 included Adolf Venskoske and others from Mt Falls and Winchester. Ernest Davies has been ill. Phoebe White returned home after visiting Lloyd and Mrs Michael of Winchester.

Lynn Wolfe Texas Sloan Wolfe Michael David Marjorie Gouchenour Hazel White Ann Wolfe Madison College R. A. Chapin Missouri Hayfield Douglas Wiley Billy Winchester John Elliott Lohiing Anderson Ernest Davies Phoebe White Lloyd Michael

Two Fishermen Rescued From James River Island

In the James River north of Buchanan near Arcadia two fishermen were rescued after stranded on a small island as water rose. Hubert L. Bane of Buchanan and Sim Luck near Montvale in Bedford County were saved by rescue squads after several hours.

Roanoke James River Buchanan Arcadia Hubert L. Bane Sim Luck Montvale Bedford County Bane

Goodwin to Speak at Kiwanis Luncheon Tomorrow

John Goodwin will be guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club weekly luncheon at 12:15 p.m. tomorrow in the George Washington Hotel. His topic is The Problem of the Uninsured Motorist.

John Goodwin Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel

Answers to Quiz Questions From Page 4

The list provides the quiz solutions: 1 The Mississippi 2 Real 3 No 4 Aquarius 5 Summer 6 Apples 7 No he died by his own action 8 New York City 9 Yes 10 Laugh.

I.Q The Mississippi B.C New York City

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