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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1959

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals for Mrs Mirtha Low Bean

Mrs. Mirtha Low Bean died Monday at her Fairfax home. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Mt. Hebron Cemetery with a 11 a.m. service at the Herndon funeral home. Rev. F B Oglesby officiates. Burial follows in Island Hill Cemetery near Slanesville West Virginia. She is survived by Andrew F Bean, a brother L Martin Lowe of Fairfax, a half sister Mrs Emma Cockerer of Houston, Texas, and 20 grandchildren. The Omps Funeral Home will host a Friday 2 p.m. service with burial there. Family requests no flowers. Friends may call.

Mt. Hebron Mirtha Low Bean Andrew F. Bean Fairfax F. B. Oglesby Braddock Street Methodist Church Herndon L.martin Lowe Emma. Cocker Houston Tex Omps Funeral Home Island Hill Cemetery Slanesville W.va

Clyde W. Loy Dies. Virginia Farmer Was 68

Clyde W. Loy, 68, of Route 3, died suddenly at 6:45 p.m. yesterday at his home from a heart attack. Born in Hampshire County, West Virginia, he farmed in Frederick and Hampshire Counties and lived on the Middle Road for 20 years. Surviving are his wife Caroline Whitacre, whom he married November 8, 1919. a son Phillip Loy of Phoenix, Arizona. seven daughters Alyn Fletcher, Carolyn Howard, Jacquelin March, Marie Chapman, Sarah Robertson, Mary Elizabeth Fleet, and Margaret Loy. a nephew Clark Loy. and a niece Mrs. Freda Fish.

Clyde W. Loy Route 3 Mr. Loy Forks of Capon Hampshire County Peter W Lula Zeiler Loy Frederick Hampshire Middle Road Caroline Whitacre Phillip Loy Phoenix Ariz Alyn Fletcher Roanoke Carolyn Howard Purcellville Jacquelin March Cumberland Marie Chapman Berryville Sar*ah Robertson Alexandria Mary Elizabeth Fleet

Funeral service for J Richardson Kremer held at Jones Funeral Home

The funeral for J Richardson Dick Kremer who died at home Monday night of a heart attack was conducted this afternoon by Rev John C Livingston at Jones Funeral Home. Pallbearers included Herbert W Harmer Louis Bachrach Cecil E Adams Samuel N Johnston Warren S Eddy and J William Hollis. Burial followed at Mt Hebron Cemetery.

J. Richardson Dick) Kremer Jones Funeral Home John C. Livingston Sunnyside

Walter Lee Hoover dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital

Walter Lee Hoover of Albin died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born February 5, 1871 in Frederick County, he was a retired farmer. Survived by widow Mary Frances Racey, two sons Roy and Theodore Hoover, daughters Lucy Owens and Annie Keckley, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral will be Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Hebron Cemetery.

Frederick County George H Ann Carpenter Hoover Mary Frances Racey Roy Hoover Theodore Hoover City Lucy Owens Stephenson Annie Keckley Brucetown Susie McFarland Clayborn Hoover Albin Ed Lee Hoover Battle Creek Mich Bessie Boyd Kernstown Jones Funeral Home John C. Livingston Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Mrs. William E. Goss dies visiting Fort Knox

Mrs. William E. Goss 64 of Winchester died Tuesday in Fort Knox Kentucky where she had been visiting her daughter. She was born in Kent County Maryland daughter of Thomas White and Rebecca Tolson White widow of William E. Goss. Survived by two daughters Mrs Ralph Vaught Fort Knox and Mrs Holmes Newcome Winchester, another daughter Mrs Philip Sewell Chestertown Maryland, a brother John White Baltimore Maryland and four grandchildren. Funeral at 1 30 p m Monday at Jones Funeral Home.

Merle J. Goss Winchester Fort Knox Goss Kent County Thomas White Rebecca Tolson White William E. Goss Centenary Reformed Church Daughters of the American Revolution Chestertown Ralph Vaught Holmes Newcome Philip Sewell John White Baltimore Jones Funeral Home

Burial details for Korinth and Flickinger announced

The remains of Rev. Henry W. Korinth and Dr. S. L. Flickinger will be removed from Fort Knox to the Jones Funeral Home for burial.

Henry W. Korinth S. L. Flickinger National Cemetery Reamins Fort Knox Jones Funeral Home

FBI lynching case stirs nationwide reaction and court plans

Reports detail an attempted jail raid in Poplarville as racial tensions flare over the Parker rape case. Officials discuss grand juries and FBI involvement while Parker’s body surface later in the Pearl River. Authorities dispute transit details and the scope of the FBI’s evidence.

Poplarville Sheriff's Office Parker Jackson Coleman Washington FBI New York National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People Chicago The Tribune Capitol “Hill New Orleans Wdsu-Tv Parl River

Multiple Estate and Auction Listings in Virginia and West Virginia

A sequence of estate and auction notices dated May 30 to June 7 details sales near Wardensville Romney Brucetown Winchester and Charles Town. Parcels of real estate household goods livestock and antiques are listed with auctioneers such as Ralph W. Haines W. D. Orndorff Dennis T. Cole Lewis Horner and E. Snider.

John B. Frye Wardensville W. Va Ralph W. Haines Romney A. S. Robinson Clearbrook Brucetown Summit Point W. D. Orndorff Winchester Paper Mill Road Dennis T. Cole DS. T Lorenzo F. Price Bunker Hill DeHavens Mill Lewis & Horner Frank N. McCormick S. Loudoun St E. T. Snider Fairview Ave T. Ray xX Fifth Ave Charles Town Loudoun Street Virginia Cannon Ball House

Clarke Agent Schedules Week in Berryville

Berryville Miss Phyllis Hockman county home agent releases the coming week schedule. May 28 office and home visits. May 28 training at Northernview Power Co Winchester. Rural Life Sunday at Berryville Presbyterian Church. Green Clover 4H at Boyce Baptist Church Monday. Dizzy Damsel 4H at 105 N Church Berryville Tuesday. Radio broadcast over WINC Thursday 12 15 p m. Pagebrook Home Demonstration Club meets with Mrs Huff 7 30 p m on topics dried flower arrangements.

Berryville Phyllis Hockman Ngon Laument Northernview Power Co Winchester Dizzy Damsel Berryville Presbyterian Church Green Clover Boyce Baptist Church Dizzy Damsel 4H N. Church St WINC Pagebrook Home Demonstration Club B. T. Huff

No Loss in Fire at Shenandoah Brick Plant

No damage reported in a fire at the Shenandoah Brick and Tile Company's plant on Smith Field Ave at 10 45 a m today. Friendship and Sarah Zane answered the alarm. Firemen said an oil line in a kiln had apparently broken. Workmen at the plant had the fire out when the fire trucks arrived.

Shenandoah Brick and Tile Company Smithfield Ave Friendship Sarah Zane

Dulles Funeral Held Amid Esteemed Honor Guard

The funeral for former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles proceeded with a Presbyteri an service at Bethlehem chapel and moved to Arlington National Cemetery. Notables including Vice President Richard Nixon President Eisenhower and their parties attended as the Army conducted a 19 gun salute rifle volleys and taps.

Germany Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko Dulles Bethlehem Roswell P. Barnes World Council of Churches Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard M. Nixon Eisenhower Memorial Gate Arlington National Cemetry Potomac River

Tornadic damage and widespread storms sweep regions

Tornadic towed a grain and storage shed near Eau Claire. Heavy rains raked the storm belt with thunderstorms in the Gulf Coast to Tennessee. Cool air from Canada spread south through the Dakotas toward the Great Lakes. Showers covered the Great Lakes Ohio Valley and Atlantic Coast while the South saw rain from eastern Texas to the southern Atlantic Coast.

Eau Claire Gulf Coast Tennessee Alabama Canada Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska Great Lakes Ohio Valley Atlantic Coast Texas Gulf Coast States

McWilliams Honored By Clarke FFA

Floyd McWilliams received the Honorary Chapter Farmer Degree a gold pin and a certificate at Clarke County High School during the annual Father-Son Barbecue of the Future Farmers of America. 110 boys and fathers attended and ate 144 chicken halves.

Berryville Floyd McWilliams Future Farmers of America Clarke County Fairfield Farm John Richardson McWilliams Bank of William Milleson F.F.A J. C. Huffman

Western leaders discuss Geneva talks during Washington visit

IKE Lloyd and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville traveled to Washington as Andrew Berding joined them. They reviewed prospects for pressuring the Soviet Union toward concessions at Geneva to secure a German settlement while Khrushchev’s Albania stance looms.

Lloyd Maurice Couve de Murville Herter Geneva United States Washington John Foster Dulles Couve de Murville France de Murville Soviet Union Andrew Berding Berding Air Force Gromyko Nikita Khrushchev Albania

Beatty Marker Dedicated By DAR

A Revolutionary War soldier marker for Col Henry Beatty was dedicated at Mt Hebron Cemetery on Saturday by Mollie Pitcher Chapter DAR. Delegations from Washington DC and descendants from Leesburg Berryville and Pennsylvania attended.

Col Henry Beatty Mt. Hebron Mollie Pitcher Daughters of the American Revoluion Washington, D. C Col. Beatty Leesburg Berryville Pennsylvania Marie Chesley Col.Beatty Emma Ridgeway Winchester Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution Virginia Congress

Castro Leaders Rivalry and Raul Castro Rank in Cuba

Raul Castro has long acted as his brother Fidel's closest collaborator in the July 26 1953 revolt that toppled Batista. Fidel named Raul to succeed him as commander in chief and to lead the revolution if needed. Fidel warns Raul to slow the program, avoiding overly rapid violence.

Raul Fulgencio Batista Fidel

Weather and dates for Virginia period May 28 to June 1

Fair today with some drizzle in the southwest. Temperatures around 84 today and 58 tonight with variations. For May through June, Virginia expects four degrees above normal and a warm humid spell likely to continue. Also included are rainfall totals, sun times, and a recipe tip for leftover meat salads.

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