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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1960

Page

2

Obituary for James H Butler of Front Royal Virginia

James Harold Butler of Front Royal died en route to Warren County from his Morgantown home at 3 30 p m He was a son of Mrs Hester Miles and the late James H Butler A Mt Vernon Baptist Church member and Mason he is survived by his widow Katherine Butler of Front Royal his mother three sisters Eliza Mary Rosa and Juanita Jackson four grandchildren a brother Joseph E Bourgeois an aunt Eva Symon and an uncle William H Miles The funeral 1 p m Wednesday at Mt Vernon Baptist Church with viewing Tuesday 7 8 p m and 11 a m to 1 p m Wednesday Burial in National Cemetery Winchester

James Harold Butler Front Royal Warren County Morgantown Hester Miles James H. Butler Butler Mt. Vernon Baptist Church St. Luke Lodge No Cavaliers Club Katherine Butler Eliza Mary Butler All Beavers Charles Baltimore Matthew Pines Charles Dean James Travis Early Baltimore John Johnson National Cemetery Winchester

Funeral for Daniel Agnew of Burling ton West Virginia

Mr Daniel Agnew of Burlington West Virginia died Sunday at his home He was the father of the Rev Daniel Agnew pastor of the Western Frederick Evangelical United Brethren Charge The service is slated for 1 p m tomorrow at Pro tract Chambers in Keyser West Virginia.

Daniel Agnew Burlington W. Va Western Frederick

Dr Herman T Briscoe Dies at 66 in Indianapolis

Dr Herman T Briscoe 66 retired vice president and dean of faculties at Indiana University died Sunday after ongoing treatment for a heart attack suffered September 30. He was born in Schoals Indiana.

H. T. Briscoe Indianapolis Herman T. Briscoe Indiana University Schoals Ind

Service Set For Victor Combs Victim Of Fall

Funeral for Victor Robert Combs 38 a former Lynchburg resident who died from injuries after a scaffold fall will be held tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home. Burial in Shenandoah Memorial Park. Survived by wife Janette three children parents and siblings. Combs a construction superintendent with English Construction died at Lynchburg General Hospital.

Victor Robert Combs Lynchburg General Hospital Jones Funeral Home Earl C. Day Emmett Dettra Combs Lynchburg English Construction Co

Three Found Semi-Conscious at Fairmont Avenue Labor Camp

Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad found three people in a semi conscious state at the Fairmont Avenue labor camp. David Manago 45 Lucille Manago 40 and Andy Manago 4 were identified. They received oxygen and were not hospitalized. The cause remains unclear. The group was found in a closed cabin with a coal stove. call came at 7 25 a.m. after adults missed bus to the orchard.

Fairmont Ave Winchester David Manago Lucille Manago Andy Manago

Police Raid Pig Farm Nab Gamblers

New Jersey state police raided a pig farm in Williamstown and charged proprietor Floyd Merline with maintaining a gambling resort. Eight participants in a dice game were charged with disorderly conduct, and Merline’s brother Gabriel Merline of Egg Harbor was booked on a gambling charge.

Williamstown N. J New Jersey Floyd Merline Merline Gabriel Egg Harbor

Philadelphia boy charged in shocking assault on 5 year old girl

A 14 year old boy led police to a basement where he allegedly assaulted Sally Ann Hayard a 5 year old girl. She remains in critical condition after a five hour operation with injuries to chest abdomen and face. The suspect Leo Reilly Jr. was charged with multiple counts including assault and aggravated battery by knife.

Philadelphia Sally Ann Hayard Leo Reilly Jr Sally Ann Reilly Sally Doris Hayward Francis Knoll

Harrison to Address Winchester Frederick History Group

Burr P. Harrison representative from the Seventh District will speak to the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society on Thursday at 7 45 pm. The topic Old Time Politics in Winchester and Frederick County will be presented in a nonpartisan manner at the George Washington Hotel.

Burr P. Harrison Congress Winchester

Arrest Made on Kidnap Charge in Graeme Thorne Case

Colombo police arrest Hungarian-born Stephen Leslie Bradley on a warrant charging kidnap murder in the Graeme Thorne case. Bradley was taken from the British liner Himalaya and will await extradition to Australia. Thorne vanished July 7, his father had won 100 000 pounds in a lottery, a ransom was demanded but not paid, and the boy's body was found August 26.

Colombo Ceylon Stephen Leslie Bradley Graeme Thorne Sydney Australia Bradley Himalaya

Briscoe Breaks Ice in Page Jackson Versus Berryville Clash

Johnson Williams edged Berryville 39 to 7 as Page Jackson halfback William Briscoe scored the opening TD on a 30 yard drive. Fullback Stacy Clay added the extra point and Berryville showed late fight with a second period comeback before JC extended lead.

Page Jackson William Briscoe Johnson Williams Stacy Clay

Market Quotions Show Uneven Trading In Early Afternoons

Market activity is uneven and calm with minor gains and losses across key stocks. The AP averages inch down while the Dow Jones index edges up. bonds move mixed as sectors like steels tobaccos aircrafts and drugs show slight strength and rails weaken. The piece also notes USDA cattle hogs and grain prices across multiple cities and regions with a later note on about 900 new shopping centers planned in 1960.

New York Associated Press Dow Jones U.S

Chicago Grain Market Opens Mixed As Trade Reports Pulse In

Chicago grain prices start mixed with soybeans steady amid harvest activity. Wheat opens unchanged to seven cents lower, corn up to four cents, oats steady to lower, and soybeans flat to modest gains for November futures.

Richmond (Ap Richmond Area Grain Chicago Board of Trade

Prehistoric Neanderthal Skeletons Found by Dr Solecki

Dr Ralph Solecki of Columbia University reports seven Neanderthal skeletons found in a Iraqi cave near Shanidar, 250 miles north of Baghdad. Six remains are in Iraq, one at the Smithsonian. The 45,000 year old skeleton shows a rib puncture and possible below elbow amputation.

Ralph Solecki Columbia University Charles Solecki Miller Heights Iraqui Solecki Iraq Smithsonian Institute Washington Shanidar Baghdad

Broadcasters Elect Collins President of NAB

Washington AP reports Governor Leroy Collins of Florida elected president of the National Association of Broadcasters. He will earn 75000 dollars annually and assume the role in January after the NAB board of directors filled the vacancy left by Harold Fellows. The election concludes a nine year tenure by Fellows.

Washington Leroy Collins Florida National Association of Broadcasters NAB Harold E. Fellows Collins

Mud Thrown in Newly Painted Warren School

Mud threw on Otter Burn School walls during remodeling delays reopening planned for next month. Sheriff Francis Slaughter’s office investigates the incident and Deputy E L Merchant estimates $250 in damage from mud from a freshly drilled well.

Warren Otterburn Francis Slaughter E. L. Merchant Q. D. Gasque

October Farm Auctions Listed Across Winchester Area

A sales directory lists multiple auctions from Oct 12 to Oct 29 in Virginia and West Virginia. Items include dairy cattle, horses, furniture, antiques, machinery, farm equipment, and household goods, led by named auctioneers and locations such as Winchester, Stephens City, Berryville, and Martinsburg.

Denny's Commission Winchester Orndorff and Cole Blue Ridge Livestock Sales, Inc Charles Town W. Va N. Clark Farr Asa Moore Janney Purcellville Northern Walter I. Cooper Cameron St Headley’s Auctions Laura O. Brown N. Loudoun St Charles R. Duvall John G. Corboy Sudley Mill Farm Stonehouse N. Va Harry S. Williams Carter Hall Farm Stephens City Dewey Bohrer Pine Grove Church Dehaven Floyd Dunham W. D. Orndorff Julian Steele Main St Headley’s H. K. Benham Clarke County Court House Berryville E. T. Snider John F. Anderson J. Randolph Larrick Frederick County Court House Frederick County Charles A. Sibert Whitacre Martinsburg Showers Lane Lewis, Noll & Morrow H. M. Spillman Greenspring Road Duvall and Bartlett

Weather Forecast for Virginia and Rain Totals

The forecast calls for a clear cool night with a low around 45 to 52 degrees. Tomorrow should be sunny and warmer, with a broader outlook for Oct 11 to 15 showing near or slightly above normal temperatures and shifting warmth Tue and Wed followed by cooler Thu and Fri. Rain totals note 0.16 inch on Oct 12 and 30.18 year to date, with long term averages listed for each month.

Virginia

True facts from scattered quiz items

A scrambled set lists items such as Slow danger to yourself maps jumping tennis and a few proper nouns including Lady Be Good Indianapolis Gamal Abdel Nasser and House of Representatives with numbers like 120 yards. The fragment references a quiz style mix of topics and names without cohesive context.

Indianapolis Gamal Abdel Nasser House of Representatives

Also Mentioned on This Page

Victor R. Combs Carson P Jones Funeral Home, Inc Snellings John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc Commerce St Shenandoah Memorial Park Edward Nicholson, Jr Vernon White Claude Ritenour Franklin Anderson Welton Wilkins Woodrow Whetzel Mr. Combs Needmore, W. V Lonnie and Elsie Miller Combs Janette Emschler Salem Church of the Brethren Linda Jean Diane Patricia Combs Lonnie Combs, Jr Blair Combs Eugene Combs Bentendorf Iowa Richard Dick Harrison Local Historical Assn Miller’s Flower Shop E. Piccadilly St Loudoun IM Street Briscoe Johnson-Williams Lois Douglas Lucy Simms Harrisonburg Clay West Virginians Baltimore Livestock Baltimore USDA Chicago Livestock The International Council of Shopping Centers Chicago Grain Shade Equipment CO Martinsburg Pike Ence Glaize & Bro House of Quality N. Cameron St Faun Inwood, W. Va Fieldman C. H. Musselman CO Inwood Capitol Charles Town, W.va Electrical Service SER Samy Sullivan Peven Graves
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