Deaths and Funerals in Front Royal and Capon Bridge area
Death notices for Mrs. Emily Cauthorn Shepherd 83 of Front Royal with services at Scott Funeral Home and Reliance Cemetery. Mrs. Lidia C Morgan funeral at Fairview Lutheran Church Capon Bridge cremation and burial. John David Himelright 74 of Capon Springs WV died at home with funeral at Herbon Lutheran Church. multiple survivors listed and burial details included.
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Emily Cauthorn Shepherd
Blue Ridge Ave
Front Royal
Warren Memorial Hospital
Shepherd
Reliance
Absolon Cauthorn
Caroline Duncan Cauthorn
Norman Shepherd
Edward C. Cauthorn
Richmond
Jesse Forsyth
Cairo
Lidia C. Morgan
Fairview
John David Himelright
Capon Springs
W. Va
Himelright
Paul Stine
Elwood H. Himelright
Winchester
Carroll H. Hemelright
Dorothy Walker
Wardensville
Virginia Spaid
Branson Himelright
Meredith H., Kight
Kernstown
Edna LaFollette
Zettie LaFollette
Herbon Lutheran Church
Walter Sig
Giffin Funeral Home
Capon Bridge
Funeral notices and obituaries from Winchester area
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Winchester and surrounding towns. Miss Carrie B Kellican of Baltimore dies. funeral tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home. Samuel B Grim 77 dies in Winchester Memorial Hospital. buried Mount Hebron. Samuel Hodgson of Detroit dies. service held at Memorial Episcopal Church and burial in White Chapel. Elizabeth Gant Kreamer of Brucetown dies. survived by son Edward, granddaughter Elizabeth Cook, great granddaughter Sharon Cook, and siblings.
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Carrie B. Kellican
Baltimore
Jones
William A. Lyons
Otha C
Via
Clay McCormack
Charles Town
W. Va
Harry Biller
Brunswick
Walter H. Bush
Frank Loy
Paul L. Massey
Franklin H, Patton
Holmes Newcome
James W. Good
Mount Hebron
Samuel B
Kate) Grim
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Grim
Winchester
Hugh
Kate T. Grim
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Benjamin K. Grim
Philadelphia
Bertie G. Hawkins
Ida G. Towns
Los Angeles
Calif
Maurice R. Trenary
Kurtz
S. Loudun St
Ward
Samuel M. Hodgson
Detroit
Mich
Hodgson
James B
Jennie Hodgson
Clarke County
Callwill Clay Denny
White Post
Marshall Denny
Catherine Weills
Robert
James
Frederick Hodgson
Orlando
Fla
Dorothy Schmidt
Miami, Fla
Harriet Tyler
Nellie LaBodie
Rebecca Hodgson
Memorial Episcopal Church
White Chapel Cemetery
Elizabeth Gant Kreamer
Brucetown
Petersburg
Harrison Gant
Judy Garland Rushed to Hong Kong Hospital in Critical Condition
AP dispatch from Hong Kong reports Judy Garland was rushed to Canossa Hospital unconscious in a storm wrecked hotel room. Doctors worked two hours after arrival. she remained critical though improving, while tour winds down and an actor Mark Herron aided her transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Americcan Broadcasting Co
Stanley Rich
Hong Kong
Rich
Garland
Canossa Hospital
Mark Herron
Herron
Miss Garland
British Laborites Seek Five Nation NATO Nuclear Policy Directorate
Labour foreign affairs spokesman Patrick Gordon Walker proposes a five nation NATO directorate with the United States Britain West Germany Italy and France to shape nuclear and political strategy. He says the US would be sole custodian of nuclear strike power if France opts out, and notes plans discussed before Wilson and Gordon Walker travel to Warsaw Moscow and Bucharest.
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NATO Directorate
London
Britain
British Labor Party
North Atlantic Alliance
Patrick Gordon Walker
Laber
West Germany
Italy
United States
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Gordon Walker
Labor
Gordon
Walker
Warsaw
Moscow
Bucharest
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Hague
Wilson
Johnson
Washington
Fire Devastates Three Piers and Vessels in Portsmouth
A waterfront fire in Portsmouth Virginia raged for over three hours destroying three piers owned by the Virginia State Ports Authority and damaging nine vessels including the Accomack. Coast Guard cutters fought the blaze with Portsmouth firefighters amid limited water supply. The Accomack valued around 300000 dollars and conversion plans to operate between Boston and Provincetown were halted. Piers built by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1900 were later leased to Diamond Construction Tolchester Lines and the Ports Authority.
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Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Elizabeth River
Clarence W. George
Chesapeake Bay
Accomack
Tolchester Lines Inc
Diamond Construction Co
George
Portsmouth Fire Department
Virginia State Ports Plant
G. T. Jones
Tolchester Lines
Sion
Jones
Boston
Provincetown
Mass
New York Harbor
Virginia State Ports Authority
Diamond Company
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Ports Authority
Diamond Construcction
Cars Entered and Goods Stolen From Two Overnight Guests
Two overnight guests at the Holiday Inn on Rt. 11 south had cars broken into last night. Photographic equipment and clothing worth 900 dollars were taken from Jerome R. Peskin of Cleveland. A golf bag and clubs worth 450 dollars were stolen from William Fraser of Richmond. Both cars were locked. Peskin’s glass was shattered and Fraser’s vent glass damaged. Peskin is with Ceramic Publications, Fraser is a salesman.
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J. W. Detrick
Jereome R. Peskin
Euclid Ave
Cleveland
William Fraser
Richmond
Detrick
Mr. Fraser
Holiday Inn
Rt. 11 South
Peskin
Ceramic Publications, Inc
Fraser
Living Costs Rise Slightly in April
The Labor Department reports a tenth of a percent April rise in consumer prices, with recreation, rent, and medical costs driving the increase while food costs held stable. The CPI stands at 107.8, meaning $10.78 to buy items costing $10 in the 1957 59 base. Medical costs up 0.3 percent from March. food prices 1.3 percent higher year over year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tobacco fortune drives colonial streets to market
Trade in Colonial Virginia's sweet scented tobacco grew so profitable that settlers planted it in unpaved streets and market places. The practice highlights the value of tobacco as a cash crop and its cultural impact on early colonial commerce.
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Virginia
Meade Scholarships Awarded to 11 Virginia Seniors
In Richmond AP report Granville P Meade scholarships of 500 dollars each were awarded to 11 Virginia high school seniors for study at state colleges and universities. The will restricts eligibility to white males born in Virginia and provides up to 1700 dollars total in aid with three annual renewals. Winners include Charles Douglas Corder Jr The Plains Ronald Chester Covington Buena Vista Samuel Leonard Healy Montross James Roy Hopkins Fieldale James Alexander Moore Chuckatuck Ronald Carl Mur ray Chilhowie and Ronald Lee Smallwood Orange.
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Richmond
Memorial Park To Honor Vets On Saturday
Shenandoah Memorial Park will honor veterans buried there with services this Saturday at noon for Memorial Day. Rev. John Kinzie from Calvary Baptist Church will speak, with Post 2123 VFW color guard and firing squad participating. An Avenue of Flags will display 14 foot poles bearing each veteran’s name. Public invited to attend.
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Shenandoah Memorial Park
John Kinzie
Calvary Baptist Church
Local Resident Grand Master of Odd Fellows Named
Winchester resident Richard Madigan was elected grand master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia IOOF at Roanoke during the annual convention. He succeeds Cobbs Creek's Stanley Armistead. Judge W. Earle Edwards led installation for Madigan and Alexandria's Rachel Deavers, new IOOF Rebekah Assembly president.
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Winchester
Richard Madigan
Grand Lodge of Virginia
Internatonal Order of Odd Fellows
IOOF
Roanoke
Madigan
Stanley Armistead
Cobbs Creek
Frederick County
W. Earle Edwards
Rachel Deavers
Alexandria
Rebekah Assembly
Nine New Cars Lost in Fire at Hammack Rand Motors
BLACKSTONE Virginia AP A large automobile sales and service center owned by Hammack Rand Motors Inc was destroyed by fire early today James Rand president said the plant was a total loss The franchise dealer for Chrysler cars and trucks reported nine new cars 16 customer cars and the paint and body shop burned in the blaze.
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Blackstone
Hammack Rand Motors Inc
James Rand
Hammack-Rand
Chrysler Corp
Rand
Boyd Drug Store Slough Sale Noted
Fragmentary notes mention Boyd Drug Store with a sale or listing in a dated notice context. Details are unreadable but indicate a local business record or advertisement in the period.
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Ftara
Boyd Drug Store
FDA to action over misbranding vegetable oil claims
The FDA warned producers to drop health claims that vegetable oil products are polyunsaturated and can treat or prevent heart disease. Commissioner George P. Larrick announced at the Public Service Committee meeting that legal steps will follow if labeling remains misleading, based on a consumer survey. Rwanda notes no known mineral resources no railroad and less than a mile of paved road.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
George P. Larrick
FDA
Public Service Committee
Larrick
Rwanda
Fire Rages for an Hour At Five A.M. Blaze
A fire started around five o clock in the morning and burned fiercely for about an hour. The loss amount is not yet determined and investigators have not yet determined the cause of the blaze.
Weather Outlook for Virginia Affected by Rain
Occasional rain tonight with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Tomorrow will clear gradually and cool with highs in the 70s. Saturday outlook is fair and cool.
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Virginia
Direct Distance Dialing to Begin in Winchester Aug 16
DD service will allow direct station to station calls for about 70 million phones in the U S and Canada starting August 16 in Winchester. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co manager Robert E Hetzel announced the program which will reach roughly 14 500 area telephones with a 1.1 million investment including a central office expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
U.S
Canada
Robert E. Heltzel
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Hetzel
Winchester Central
Rainfall Totals and Averages Across the Year
The report totals last 24 hours ending 8 30 a m shows zero rainfall. May rainfall to date is .62 inches with 1964 year to date at 14 35 inches. 51 year averages list yearly 36 85 inches and monthly averages by month from January to December.
Connecticut judge adjusts sentence after guilty plea
In Bridgeport Connecticut Circuit Court Judge John J Sullivan Jr. revises a sentence for Michael Gunn 78 who pleaded guilty to intoxication after Gunn requested more time saying he did not feel well and could not walk. The judge granted a longer delay of sixty days instead of thirty.
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Conn
Circuit Court
John J. Sullivan Jr
Michael Gunn
Gunn
Scotland and the Tube Windstorm on the Moon
A fragment notes Scotland and the tube along with a windstorm on the moon lacking atmosphere. The text hints at science fiction or speculative discussion without clear dates or events.
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C. Shepherd
Morgan Service
David Himelright
Kellican Service
Jones Funeral Home
Samuel B. Grim
Samuel Hodgson
Elizabeth Kreamer
Jones Funeral Home Inc
Buel
Judy Garland
Barry. Goldwater
Ealer
Brumback
Cameron St
Mr. Meade
Clifford K. Grim
Hansbrough and Carter
Grim
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Shirley Carter
Memorial Park
Odd Fellow
Glaize
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Denver
Des Moines
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
Okla City
Omaha
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Spain
Andrew Johnson
Denmark
Scotland
Mills Gasoline Station
Valley Ave
Cuerents
Ant
Muuversal
Fleer
South Winchester
O., Inc
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