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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1960
Page
2
Pallbearers were Alvin Hooke Oliver McDonald William D Orn dorff Percy S Hershman Leonard W Snapp and Oren D Snapp. Burial was in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
David B Coulson of 204 East St died Friday morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The service was conducted yesterday afternoon at Jones Funeral Home by Rev. Ronald Clark. Pallbearers were William Armel Roy Ferguson John Holler C B Lee William Thompson and R S Armel. Burial followed at Macedonia Cemetery.
Graveside rites for Edith H Alkire who died Sunday in Washington will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Mt Hebron Cemetery. A Washington funeral service will follow tomorrow morning conducted by Dr. Graham Lacy of Central Presbyterian Church.
The State Corporation Commission issued a sharter to a Richmond firm that will construct and sell nuclear protection shelters.
Augusta County agents report no orchard damage though hail noted in Frederick Shenandoah and Warren Counties. Farmers described hail as large with some golf ball size stones but orchards largely spared. Other counties Hampshire Jefferson and Berkeley also saw limited crop impact with potatoes and cabbage recommended as economical meal options.
The seventh grade commencement for the Elementary School for Negroes is moved to John Mann Methodist Church on East Cork Street Friday at 8 p.m. Principal Melton Wright and Supt. Robert Ayler will speak and award diplomas. Weather delays at Gibson School prompted the move. open house is postponed to fall.
In Lee County Sunday shooting spree, Mrs. Ross Jennings, 32, died from abdomen wounds at a Pennington Gap hospital. Her mother and sister remained seriously wounded, a son was lightly hurt, and Ross Jennings, 52, held on four counts of malicious wounding with murder charges expected. He reportedly told a reporter he planned the act.
The Handley high school graduation program on June 8 at 8 p m in the school auditorium features music by the Handley Glee Club directed by Miss Gwendolyn Haynes with accompanist Miss Charlotte DeHart. Sally Bruce Scully delivers the salutat ory and Larry Boppe presents the class gift to the school accepted by Edith Huntsberry. The senior authority is transferred from John Merriner to George Glass with Polly Sue Beanill delivering the valedictory and Dr Garland R Quarles presenting diplomas and awards. The service includes invoc ation and benediction.
The Senate by unanimous vote confirmed Oren R. Lewis of Arlington to be U S District Judge for Eastern Virginia. Lewis will replace Judge Sterling Hutcheson who retired after 15 years on the federal bench. He has GOP backing and a background as campaign manager and county party chair.
The Danville Library Foundation a private nonprofit group received a charter from the State Corporation Commission to provide library services in Danville where the public library closed after a desegregation dispute. Initial directors include Wheatley Brook Farley Speer Henderson Carter. A federal ruling had required opening the library to all patrons, with the facility closed during appeal.
The annual graveside decoration program led by Dr. George D. Jackson will take place next Tuesday morning at Mt Hebron Cemetery. It marks the last day of the school term.
MOSCOW AP Boris Pasternak 70 renowned Nobel prize author of Doctor Zhivago died Monday night in his sleep at his Peredelkino villa after a long illness. Heart ailment lung trouble and stomach bleeding preceded a coma in final days. He faced Soviet criticism after Nobel Prize award with Khrushchev denouncing him and writers calling him a traitor.
Morgan B. Brainard Jr., 54, senior vice president treasurer and director of Aetna Life affiliated companies, died Monday after a brief illness in Hartford Connecticut.
Fresh yeast cakes perform best when used within a few days of purchase. Store in the refrigerator and keep sealed to preserve rising power and flavor.
Clear tonight with lows in the 50s and near 60 on the coast. Wednesday brings sunny warm conditions. Sunset today 7:32 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 4:48 a.m. Moonset 11:53 p.m. First Quarter Thursday.
Rainfall data covers 24 hours to 8:30 a.m. May totals for 1960 show 6.28 inches with year to date 16.59. The 47 year average annual rainfall is 36.85 inches and monthly means are listed, including May 3.77 and June 3.85 inches.
Courts wrestle with whether Gulf states own submerged lands beyond three miles or the federal government retains control. The 1953 Submerged Lands Act set seaward lines at state admission, while states argue historic boundaries extend further. Justices weigh implications as royalties await final division.
Regional weather update from the Associated Press notes variable conditions across areas outside the main region. Forecast details mention winds temperatures and potential rain but no specific city data are provided in the readable text.
June sales directory lists Denny's Commission Auction 0.5 miles east of Winchester on Route 7 and multiple estate sales. Items include furniture household goods appliances vehicles like a 1956 Mercury hardtop, farm equipment cattle and livestock, real estate in Frederick County, and farm implements with various auctioneers such as Orn Dorff Cole Snider Brumback Headley Jr. and E T Snider. Specific addresses include 683 National Ave and 928 Franklin St Winchester Virginia with dates June 1 through June 11 and times 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. plus 10 a.m. starts.
Treadwell Lodge 213 AF and AM in Berryville will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. A master Mason degree will be conferred by the Past Masters of Treadwell Lodge.
A list presents a mix of geographic names individuals and works. Items include North and Animal, boxer Jim Braddock, The Declaration of Independence, Arctic re 6, No 50, Natal Cathedral in Washington, Gertrude Ederle, the term epithet, and Melita Acts 28 1.
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