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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1962

Page

2

Charles Loring Hook Funeral in Gore

Funeral service for Charles Loring Hook of Gore will be conducted Friday at 1 30 p m by Rev George K Hoover and Rev Virgil Hudson at Jones Funeral Home Burial will be in the National Cemetery Palbearers include Leslie C Lucas Russell R Cooper David Link Sr Cletus L Sirbaugh Delvin G Parish and Roy R Hook

Charles Loring Hook Gore George K. Hoover Virgil Hudson Jones Funeral Home National Cemetery Leslie C. Lucas Russell R. Cooper David Link, Sr Cletus L. Sirbaugh Delvin G. Parish Roy R. Hook

Young Ronald Shingleton Dies in Romney

Ronald Gale Shingleton, 11, of West Virginia, died on arrival at Hampshire Memorial Hospital Romney. Son of Richard Shines Augusta and Mary Orndorff, he lived with grandparents Jess and Mrs Shingleton in Augusta. Body at McKee Funeral Home Augusta, to be moved to Augusta Methodist Church at 2 p.m. DST for a 3 p.m. service led by Rev. Sherrill Fritts and Rev. S. F. Look. Burial at Ebenezer Cemetery near Romney.

Ronald Gale Shingleton W. Va Hampshire Memorial Hospital Romney Richard Shines Augusta Mary Orndorff Jess Shingleton McKee Augusta Methodist Church Sherrill Fritts S. F. Look Ebenezer Cemetery

Thurman Giffin dies at 65 in Pennsylvania

Thurman Giffin, 65, of Elizabeth town Pennsylvania died Wednesday morning. Born in Trone Virginia he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Charles Filmore Giffin. Survivors include two daughters Marie Smith and Corrine Heiser of Elizabeth town one son Thurman Giffin Jr of Harrisburg four sisters and a funeral service is set at Miller Funeral Home at 2 p.m. with burial in Mt Tunnel Cemetery Elizabeth town.

Thurman Giffin Trone Charles Filmore Giffin Marie Smith Corrine Heiser Elizabethetown Thurman Giffin, Jr Harrisburg Charles Poole Gore Mary Good This City

Mann and Woman Exit Bus Etiquette

The guidance says a man should exit first when possible without excessive jostling, then assist the woman. It frames the act as courteous and practical in crowded conditions.

Prince Edward Slashes Tax Levy to All-Time Low

The Prince Edward County board cut the local tax rate from 3.50 to 1.00 per 100 value and halved the merchants capital tax as a plan to balance the books. A projected June 30 balance near 600000 plus over 300000 in unspent tuition grants funded part of the move, with a June 15 public hearing set to discuss the levy.

Farmville Prince Edward U.S Oren R. Lewis Prince Edward County

Massive hailstorm wounds Clarke County homes and farms

The storm battered Clarke County with hail up to tennis ball size and larger, ripping roofs, breaking windows, and killing a hundred blackbirds in Hailstones filled yards and toppled trees. Roofs and barns suffered extensive damage as cars, gardens, and orchards faced destruction. Fire chief Lanham reported hail at least three inches deep in front of the fire hall.

Lanham Boyce Winchester Insurance Berryville Clarke County Mr. Carr Carr Henry Devers Rt. 50 Waterloo Leo. Ashby White Post Gilbert Royston Springsburgy Road Stephens City Middletown Marlboro Douglas J. O’connel Clearbrook

Pleasant Grove News Briefs Domestic Social Roundup

Weekend guests at the John H Coryell Sr home included Mrs Laura Grant and family. Churchgoers from Pleasant Grove attended services in Fairview. A surprise birthday cookout honored Mr Coryell Sr with relatives and friends present. Weather official Fred Matson reported cloud seeding underway with no Clarke County participation and described spring weather as poor.

Pleasant Grove John H. Coryell Laura Grant John H. Co Jr Cindy Sandy Tammy Pleasant Grove Church Fairview Mervin Knotts Jo Ann Swisher Junior Carpenter Tommy Buck Howard Lambert Bobby Virgie McKee John Martin Ruth Carpenter Charles Lee Janie Kathy Maynard Alderman Rachel Sarah Fultz Winchester Memorial Hospital Ira Nessélrodt Clayton Dailey Thurman Clark Norman Clark Leonard Winnifred Kump Newton D. Baker Hospital Martinsburg John H. Coryell, Jr Hyattsville Coryell George Brown Sue Hugh Donnely John Coryell Ray Lee Crane Storm Russell Pugh Lillie Hammack Dan Gano Raymond Omps Jerry Crouse Floyd Spellman Northern Virginia Power Co Miss Flickinger Blaine Grant Robert Linda Susan Mary Anne William John Peter Sallie Oates Fred Matson W. Va Blue Ridge Weather Modification Association Frederick County Clarke County Matson The Weather Modification Co California

Estes Declares Bankrupt Amid Asset Liabilities Gap

Estes reports assets of 20 793 154 and liabilities of 38 378. The filing shows a large deficit and indicates bankruptcy action.

Estes

Weather Today Virginia Thundershowers Clearing This Evening

Scattered thundershowers over the east and south portions tonight followed by clearing. Lows in the 50s in the mountains. Friday brings fair skies, cooler and less humid conditions. Temperatures Today High 61 Low 7? Year Ago 76 44.

Winchester

Rainfall totals by month and year report

Rainfall figures show totals for the year and months through May and into June. The data lists daily and monthly rainfall across periods in 1962 and prior, with numbers such as May totals and year to date amounts across several months.

Rival Rose Bowl rivals to meet again in East Lansing

Michigan State and UCLA, longtime Rose Bowl rivals from 1954 and 1956, are set to clash in 1965 at East Lansing, renewing a historic cross country series.

Michigan State UCLA East Lansing

Nuclear Physicist Hart Snyder Dies in California

Hartland S. Snyder a leading nuclear physicist died Tuesday after a brief heart illness at 49. He recently left Brookhaven Laboratory to work at the University of California in Berkeley where he had been on leave. Born in Salt Lake City.

Berkeley Calif Hartland S. Snyder Snyder Brookhaven Laboratory Long Island N.Y University of California Salt Lake City

Salan Found Extenuated For General Revolt Role

The courtroom, packed with sympathizers of Salan and the Secret Army, erupted as court president Charles Bornet announced the tribunal had found extenuating circumstances for Salan concerning his leading role in the abortive revolt in Algiers in April 1961 and his leadership of the Secret Army terrorists.

Salan Secret Army Charles Bornet Algiers

Saddle Horse and Farm Auction Listings May 25–June 16

Local sales directory lists multiple auctions across Virginia and West Virginia. Items range from real estate and farm equipment to antiques and personal property with dates from May 25 to June 16. Auctioneers include H H Bartlett W D Orndorff and Stan Haworth, various towns along Rt. 50 Rt. 7 and in Romney Slanesville Middletown Summit Point Winchester and Gore.

Saddle Horse & Pony Farmers Livestock West H. H. Bartlett Davis Salvage Denny's Commission W. D. Orndorff A. L. Pur Tlebaugh Gore W. H. Dehaven Charles R. ‘Duvall Harrison P. Whitacre Finley Sargent Slanesville W.va W. Va Vernon Whitacre Floyd Sulser Fountain Inn Romney George G. Levi Julian Glascock Summit Point Enos Mary E. Carnes Middletown Stan Haworth Auction Co Hobson C McGehee Long Green Rt. 522 Winchester Boyd G. Headley, Jr Herbert Carr Valley Ave West Virginia West Va Hampshire County E.S.T Harrison Whitacre Capon Bridge

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