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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1959

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Hampshire County West Virginia

Deaths and funerals notice mentions Mrs Beall and Mr Ford with details of survivors and services. Mrs Beall a Wardensville church member. funeral Tuesday at Wardensville Methodist Church with Rev. Ellititz and Rev. Mikelsen. Mr Ford died after mule incident on Valley Pike. burial in Hershman Cemetery. Survivors include children and grandchildren. services at Jones Funeral Home available for viewing.

Hampshire County W. Va Joseph Lydia Boone Garrett Wardensville Howard Elliftitz Conrad Mikelson Hershman Cemetery Clifton Jenkins Ernie Hott Mansfield Jorden C. O. Doyle Roy Pilgrim H. L. Ducley Ray H. Duncan Herbert Jolley Curtis Money B. M. Sullivan Harry Maght J. Sloan Kuyken Douglass Hill Mr. Ford Valley Pike Frederick County B. J. Ford Annie Sier Ford Blanche Clevenger Winchester Ford Cork Street Christian Church Virginia Woolen Company Sylvia McDonald Stephens City Charles W. Moulden Clarence J. Ford Front Royal Road Harry A. Ford Robert W. Ford Moorehead Minn Douglas McDonald Jones

Funeral service for James Ford on Valley Pike

James M. Ford 59 died Saturday when thrown from a mule on his Valley Pike farm. The funeral will be tomorrow at 1 30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Rhodes M. Artz officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery.

James Ford Valley Pike Jones Funeral Home Rhodes M. Artz Mt. Hebron

Lichliter Rites Held for Local Resident William C Lichliter

The funeral service for William C Lichliter of 51 Pall Mall St died Friday at his home was held this afternoon at Jones Funeral Home. Rev. Carl W Hiser and Rev. For est B Oglesby officiated with pallbearers George F Miller Maynard L Boyd Fred W Rathman Harry M Carper L Marshall Kremer Amos B Schlack. Burial followed at Mt Hebron Cemetery.

William C. Lichliter W. Pall. Mall St Jones Funeral Home Carl W. Hiser Evangelical United Brethren Church Forrest B. Oglesby Braddock Street Methodist Church George F. Miller Maynard L. Boyd Fred W. Rathman Harry M. Carper L. Marshall Kremer Amos B. Schlack Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Feaster Service for Hannah Rebecca Feaster

The funeral service for Mrs. Hannah Rebecca Feaster 89 widow of Benjamin Statton Feaster was held. The obituary notes her passing and family details surrounding the service.

Hannah Rebecca Feaster Benjamin Statton Feaster

Damage reported after multiple crashes near Winchester and Gore

A series of traffic incidents yields at least 1400 dollars in damages. Henry E. Hawkins Jr. of Boyce loses control on Rt 644 near Winchester. Janet Murphy and Willis Anderson collide on Rt 50 near Gore. A three car crash at N Loudoun St. and Fairfax Lane causes 525 dollars in damage. Opal Garrett suffers a possible hip fracture at Jackson Restaurant. Police identify drivers and damages for each incident.

J. H. Smith, Jr Henry E. Hawkins, Jr Boyce Winchester Gore Rt. 50 Smith Janet C. Murphy New Brighton Willis F. Anderson Anderson N. Loudoun St Fairfax Lane Roger Lester Gregg Rt. 1 Stephenson Connell William Spaid Lehen W.va Ford Opal Garrett Jackson Memorial Hospital

Obituary Notice of Mrs. Van Meter Service at Omps

A funeral service for a woman who died Saturday morning at her daughter Mrs Lula Van Meter’s home on the Northwestern Grade was held today at 3 p.m. at Omps Funeral Home with Rev Carl W Hiser of the First EUB Church officiating. Pallbearers were Glen Alt Edgar Dove Sampson Goldizen Donald Goldizen Osa Goldizen and William White.

Lula van Meter Omps Carl W. Hiser EUB Mt. Hebron Glen Alt Edgar Dove Sampson Goldizen Donald Goldizen Osa Goldizen William White

Winchester Sales Directory Auctions May 27 to June 6

Estate listings and auctions around Winchester Virginia and Wardensville West Virginia outline sales of furniture antiques jewelry and appliances. Auctioneers include Charles R Duevall Orndorff Ralph W Haines Dennis T Cole and others with times from May 27 to June 6.

Grace E. and Inez Fries North Ave Winchester Charles R. Duevall Denny Ooute Orndorff John B. Frye Wardensville W. Va Ralph W. Haines Romney A. S. Robinson Clearbrook Brucetown Summit Point W. D. Orndorff Harry Loy Capon River Ernest C. Dove Fairview Ave Dennis T. Cole

School Meetings Set This Week In Front Royal

In Front Royal three meetings address county school issues. Tonight at 7:45 the elementary school hosts the PTA election of officers and a report on the Fun Festival. Thursday at 8 p.m. the Warren County Educational Foundation holds its annual meeting to decide if it should continue operating and to elect a new Board of Directors if approved. Friday at 3 p.m. the Board of Supervisors meets in the County Courthouse Law Library for a public hearing on the proposed budget and its reporting basis.

Parent-Teachers Association Warren County Educational Foundation Board of Supervisors Law Library

President's tribute to Dulles after death

Eisenhower penned a memorial statement on yellow paper after learning John Foster Dulles had died. He then signed a nationwide mourning proclamation, praising Dulles as brave in living and dying and urging citizens to hold fast to shared verities.

Snyder Dulles Eisenhower White House John Foster Dulles

Gunman in rear residence prompts tears and gas attack

Mrs Daughter, 23, fled gasping after a gunman entered a residence from the rear. She cried out asking for her darlings as three children were taken to a neighbor's home for safety.

Rio man killed in West Virginia crash

Melvin Teets, 42, of Rio, West Virginia, died yesterday when his 1954 55 Ford left Rt. 11 near Augusta and rolled after losing control. Passenger Leroy Helmick, 25, also of Rio, survived with severe facial lacerations and abrasions and was later reported in good condition. Skid marks measured 604 feet. Teets was thrown about 63 feet.

Rio W. Va Melvin Teets Here Leroy Helmick Winchester Memorial Hospital West Virginia William Stefflick Teets

Storm ends with break in window and police raid

A storm prompted warnings near a Winchester window where glass broke. Rescue crews removed the rest of the glass and plywood covered the hole as repairs began. Rain total for May reached 2.03 inches at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. An off duty patrolman and two sergeants stormed a house, battered a door, and fired at a man armed with a .38 revolver a .22 rifle and a gas mask after he faced them with his back to the wall.

Winchester Volunteer Rescue Sound Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory Jerry Hill Dallas Times-Herald C. W. Brown T. T. Dean W. G. Jennings Dean Jennings Hill Brown

Weather outlook for Virginia shows warm trend

Today's forecast calls for fair conditions in the east and cloudy skies in the west with highs around 80 to 85. The five day outlook May 26 to 30 expects temperatures 3 to 4 degrees above normal, warmer Tuesday to Thursday, with a cooler break likely by Saturday and a chance of showers Thursday.

Virginia Fair Virginia

Rainfall Averages and Recent Totals Reported

The report covers rainfall over 48 hours to 8 30 a m on May 21 with a tally of 2 03 inches for the period and 10 93 inches year to date This includes monthly averages for the past 46 years with values for each month from January to December The list also notes a swan a six year period James Fenimore Cooper and Notre Dame in the context of the data.

A Swan James Fenimore Cooper Notre Dame

Two Men Escape From Jail At Charles Town

Jeffer son County Jail in Charles Town reports two inmates escaped last night after threatening the jailor with a chain. Suspects are Johnny Hostler twenty one of Harpers Ferry and Donald Howard McDaniel twenty two of Mt Mission Virginia both 58 inches tall with varied builds. They are serving one to ten year terms for breaking and entering and awaiting transfer to Moundsville State Penitentiary.

Jefferson County Charles Town Johnny Hostler Harpers Ferry Donald Howard McDaniel Mt. Mission State Moundsville W. Va

Answers to quiz items listed in sequence

The text shows a numbered quiz with six items. Item one asks for a number or count and the answer is three. Item two provides the number 3634. Item three is squid. Item four confirms true. Item five mentions a half cent stamp. Item six gives the number 21.

Citizens to vote in Strasburg on sewage bond

A $200000 bond issue to finance a sewage disposal plant will be voted on in Strasburg tomorrow. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Public hearings explained the bond details and expected increases in water and sewage rates. Election judges are Grover Funk Nina Womack and Virginia Miller.

Strasburg Grover Funk, Nina Womack Virginia Miller

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Elijah Rudolph James M. Ford Jones Funeral Home, Inc St At Snellings, Florist N. Braddock St Lichliter Service Loudoun Street U.S. Pat CBS Network Featuring Billy Budd DuPont Lucite John W. Rosenberger & CO Commerce Street E. Piccadilly St of Valuable West Va. Real Estate Moore’s Run Conservation Commission James E. Ansell Ralph W. Haines Romney Moorefield Grace Morris Singer Supreme Kelvinator Electrolux Elgin Bulova Helen B. Lutz Grace E. Fries Shenandoah Valley Nat’l. Bank Inez C. Fries Charles R. Duvall First E. U. B. Church Glaize & Bro N. Cameron St Winchester F. H. A Giaise & Bro B&o Baltimore Washington Martinsburg Cincinnati Louisville ST. Louis National Limited Baltimore Washington Martinsburg St. Louis T Reed National Saltimore & Ohio Railroad
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