Funeral service for Asbury Farmer in Gainesboro
The funeral for Asbury Farmer of Gainesboro who died Monday will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. DST at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Arthur Benton. Burial follows at Mount Olive Cemetery in Hayfield with grandsons serving as pallbearers. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.
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Asbury Farmer
Gainesboro
Arthur Benton
Jones Funeral Home
Mount Olive Cemetery
Hayfield
Jones
One Robber Is Killed and Another Caught in Holdup
In North St. Louis a liquor store holdup ended with one robber killed and another captured after a gunfight with two officers. The captured youth, Lloyd Anderson, 18, admitted involvement in two recent holdup murders and that the dead man, Clewiston Jones, 19, participated. Jones' wife Doris, 18, was questioned but said she knew nothing of the crimes.
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St.louis
Lloyd Anderson
Clewiston Jones
Jones
Doris
Anderson
North St. Louis
Tree Surgeon Injured Near Albin
George Whitacre of 538 York Ave Kernstown was treated and released from Memorial Hospital after a backing truck and a brush chipper injured him this morning. He suffered a sprain and contusion to the knee, picked up by Rescue Squad shortly after 10 am near Albin. Henry Fonda focuses on still lifes between acting jobs as he reviews his painting amid varied assignments.
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George Whitacre
York Ave
Kernstown
Memorial Hospital
Whitacre
Albin
New York
Henry Fonda
Broadway
Mr. Asbury Farmer Wednesday at 11 00 a.m
Funeral arrangements for Mr. Asbury Farmer are scheduled for Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home. A service and burial will follow, with visitation at the home prior to services.
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Mr. Asbury Farmer
Spectacular Khrushchev Proposals Hinted For Vienna Meeting
American officials and Soviet sources speculate Khrushchev may offer sweeping ideas at the Kennedy talks in Vienna. Observers note Moscow aims to address Berlin and the German question, signaling broader progress beyond a simple acquaintance.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Vienna
U.N. General Assembly
Moscow
Khrushchev
U.S
Berlin
Hole Ripped In Side Of Freighter Island Mail
The freighter Island Mail bound for Yokohama from Seattle struck an unknown object near Whidbey Island leaving a 30 by 2 to 3 foot hole in the west side. Grounded two miles west of Anacortes the ship carried 50 crew and four passengers all unharmed as Coast Guard stood by. Captain Dewey Soriano of the Pacific Coast Baseball League led the vessel loaded with scrap piling military goods and lumber en route to Bellingham then Yokohama.
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Seattle
Wash
Island Mail
Whidbey Island
Port Pownseng
Anacortes
Coast Guard
Dewey Soriano
Pacific Coast Baseball League
Puget Sound Pilots Association
Bellingham
Yokohama
Realty Transfers in Winchester On Fremont and Nearby Streets
Real estate transfers recorded in Winchester include Roy Linden Line and wife to Blanche C Moten for a property on Fremont Street, Giffin to Minor for 225 Boyd Avenue, Mumpower to Reginald Wilson for 513 Spruce Street, Jacksons to Mary Virginia Jackson half interest on Cork Street, Trimble to Mary Frances Trimble on Woodland Avenue 743, Scully to Robert Glass on Roszel Road Academy Heights, Bolen to William Lenton on Tennyson Avenue, and Handley Board of Trustees to William Way for a lot on (truncated).
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Roy Linden
Roy Linden Hawkins
Blanche C. Moten
Fremont St
Charles K. Giffin
William C. Minor
Boyd Ave
Arthur W. Mumpower
Reginald B. Wilson
Spruce St
L. Dilwin Jackson
Mary Virginia Jackson
W. Cork St
Ruth V. Trimble
Mary Frances Trimble
Woodland Ave
Thomas G. Scully
Robert McC. Glass
Academy Heights
Roszel Road
Denzil C. Bolen
William B. Lenton
Tennyson Ave
Handley Board of Trustees
William G. Way
Teenagers Kill 76 Year Old Man in $3 Robbery
In New York City on Monday night three to four teenage robbers beat 76 year old Harry Heisler and shot him to death in a lower East Side self service elevator. Police say the assailants were Spanish speaking boys aged approximately 14 to 19 and fled with Heisler’s wallet containing $3. Heisler lived with his wife.
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New York
Harry Heisler
Heisler
Lower East Side
Plan to Trade Jewish Lives a Gestapo Scheme
In Jerusalem the Eichmann trial revealed a Nazi plan to swap Jewish lives for war material to be used against the Russians. Eichmann proposed releasing 1 million Jews for 10,000 trucks, prompting a London meeting with Anthony Eden. Eden warned that Allies could not negotiate with the enemy and coordination with the Russians was required. The plan faced rejection as Allied policy remained unforgiving and wartime considerations prevailed.
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Jerusalem
Gestapo
Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann
Hungary
Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Auschwitz
Palestine
British Colonial Office
British Trawler Boarded by Danish Navy Off Faroe Islands
A British 274 ton trawler Red Crusader from Aberdeen was boarded by three Danish sailors for fishing in restricted waters near the Faroe Islands. The ship fled north across the North Atlantic after warning shots were fired and several hits were scored, with Danish forces remaining nearby.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Faroe Islands
North Atlantic
Aberdeen
Scotland
Thorshavn
Admiralty
Niels Ebbessen
Niels Ebbesen
Virginia Toll Stands at 12 For Holiday Weekend
Virginia’s holiday toll totals 12 deaths by midnight end of the long weekend with 10 in road crashes, one drowning, and one house fire fatality. For the year the toll is 276, 11 fewer than a year ago. New fatalities include Hattie Bell of Augusta County after a train collision near Crimora and James Bell injured. and John Howard Unger 20 of Mineral after a crash on Virginia 22 near Mineral.
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Virginia
Crimora
Augusta County
Grottoes
Hattie Bell
U.S. 340
Virginia 22
Mineral
Louisa County
Bessie Hubbard Rackley
South African Police Protect Strike Defiers
Police were deployed in Johannesburg and other cities to protect nonwhite workers going to jobs during a strike led by Nelson Mandela. Sporadic violence occurred with pickets attacking nonstrikers, buses were stoned, and in Port Elizabeth two nonwhites died with 24 hospitalized amid clashes surrounding the protest.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
South African Republic
Pretoria
Durban
Cato Manor Negro
Port Elizabeth
Florida Schools Require Six-Week Americanism Course
A new Florida law mandates all public high schools offer a six week thirty hour course titled Americanism versus communism. The bill passed the legislature with little opposition and was signed by Governor Farris Bryant on Monday.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Farris Bryant
Woman and six children die in Jersey City fire
A 28 year old woman and six of her nine children suffocated in a top floor apartment of a three story frame tenement in Jersey City. Fourteen people including a fireman were treated for injuries or smoke inhalation as others leaped from windows to escape. The dead include Vivian Latti more and three of her children Carney age 6 Bessie 3 Alfonso 10 months Marie 13 Vivian 5 Dorothy Ann 4.
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Jersey City
N.J
Jersey City Medical Center
Vivian Lattimore
Carney
Bessie
Alfonso
Marie
Vivian
Dorothy Ann
Fire at Santa Rosa sugar mill in Havana blamed on saboteurs
Havana radio reports a $300,000 blaze at the Santa Rosa sugar mill in Las Villas Province. Authorities say saboteurs started the fire as Cuba faces a surge of sabotage with 42 injured, including 27 children, amid revolutionary justice threats.
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Key West
Fla
Santa Rosa
Las Villas
Havana Radio
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Castro
Riesgo
Palayo Fernandez Rubio
Havana Revolutionary Tribunal
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Manuel Ray
Ray
Miami
Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Fire Blamed On Lightning At Hallsboro Plant
A fire destroyed the pan at Hallsboro Manufacturing in Midlothian, estimated at 40 000 to 50 000. Discovered about 11 p m by neighbor G Holland, the roof was already engulfed when owner W H Baker arrived. Another blaze damaged Howard Johnson's Restaurant in Chesterfield County, about 1 300, confined to the kitchen, says manager William Weaver.
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Midlothian
Hallsboro
G. Holland
W. H. Baker
Chesterfield County
William T. Weaver
Betty Davis to star in The Night of the Iguana on Broadway
Betty Davis signs for the principal role in Tennessee Williams The Night of the Iguana for Broadway. Co stars and opening details have not been announced.
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New York
Betty Davis
Tennessee Williams
Mismanagement Probe Pushed At Warrenton
Warrenton councilmen push further inquiry into charges against town manager Ancell sparked by candidate Bruce Noland. Garrett questions savings and seeks more answers while sewer committee chair Lineweaver says Noland's questions at last Friday hearing remain only partly answered. Del. Tom Frost unavailable for comment.
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Warrenton (Ap
Warrenton
Ac Ae
Ancell
Burce Noland
House of Delegates
J. Willard Lineweaver
Noland
Del
Tom Frost
Indianapolis
Indictment Returns Major Coughlin In Payoff Probe
Kansas City Missouri AP Maj Charles Coughlin 41 former head of the police vice squad is indicted on perjury charges by a county grand jury over alleged payoff schemes with gambling venues He posted 5000 bond and awaits arraignment Coughlin claims immunity offers and denies involvement saying he will be vindicated later
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Kansas City, Mo
Charles Coughlin
Kansas City
Coughlin
Bernard C. Brannon
Don Bishop
John J. Harvey
Underworld
Brannon
Department
Tolstoy Letters Bought by Soviet Union at Auction
In London Sotheby’s sold 13 Tolstoy letters to an emissary from the Soviet Embassy for 620 pounds. The letters addressed Christian and socialist topics written to J. C. Kenworthy between 1874 and 1896. The sale also included a signed letter by Peter Kropotkin, bought for 26 pounds.
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London
Soviet Union
Leo Tolstoy
Sotheby’s
V. Safronchuk F
J. C. Kenworthy
Peter Kropotkin
Weather Today Clear and Cool Then Warmer
Forecast calls for a clear and cool night with lows around 50 near the coast and in the 40s inland, dipping to the 30s in mountain valleys with scattered frost possible. Wednesday sees sunny skies and warmer temperatures with highs mainly in the 70s.
Rainfall Totals and Averages for May 1961
Rainfall in the past 24 hours measured at Jane Mount 8:30 am today shows May rainfall to date at 2.78 inches and year to date at 12.64 inches. Average annual rainfall over 48 years is 36.9 inches with monthly averages listed for each month.
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Jane Mount
Apel
Junta in Legal Muddle Over South Korea's Constitution
South Korea's ruling junta faced a widening legal muddle as plans to suspend the present constitution and establish a new supreme law encountered setbacks. The planning committee, led by Lt. Gen. Ham Pyung sun, includes about 100 civilian experts. Yu Chin oh of Korea University was named supreme adviser. U S officials, including Marshall Green, discussed constitutional questions with foreign minister Kim Hong il amid UN backing concerns. The existing constitution remains unable to tolerate suspension.
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Seoul
South Korea
Supreme Council
Yu Chin-oh
Korea University
Korea
Chang Do-young
Junta Council
Junta
Ham Pyungsun
U.S
Marshall Green
Kim Hong-il
Green
United Nations
Rural Carrier Job Opening At Local Post Office
An examination for a Rural Carrier position at the post office will accept applications until June 20. Applicants must pass a written test and have resided within the delivery area for one year before the closing date. Must be at least 18 by the closing date. no maximum age, but over 70 may be considered only for temporary one year renewables. Obtain complete requirements and filing instructions at the post office.
Quiz Answers Snapshot From Novice History Round
A compact list presents ten quiz items with concise answers. It covers periods from two years to specific places like Alaska and Maine, plus topics on fuels, tribes, and notable historical figures including Aaron Burr.
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Alaska
Aaron Burr
Maine
Denny's Commission Auction and Area Sale Listings
Sales Directory listing multiple auctions with dates and locations near Winchester Virginia. Items include furniture electrical appliances machinery trucks tools twine and household goods with auctioneers Orndorff Cole Clay Sales Mrs Nora Holtsclaw estate Duvall auctioneers and Henry L Brown estate details.
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DST
Denny’s Commission
Winchester
Orndorff & Cole
Clay Sales, Inc
Rt. 40
Frederick
Nora Holtsclaw
Pidgeon Hill
Berryville
Boyce
D. Orndorff
J. C. Horn
W. North Ave
Charles Duvall
Henry L. Brown
Albin
Charles R. Duvall
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