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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1957

Page

2

Obituary of Lawrence D Price 53 at Millwood Ave home

Lawrence D Price 53 of 392 1 2 Millwood Ave died suddenly of a heart attack at 6 yesterday evening after checking antifreeze at the Chapman Motor Co garage. He was shop foreman for Chapman for sixteen years, a Macedonia Methodist Church member, and survived by his father, three sons Dennis Donald Lawrence Jr and one daughter Betty Nicholson and several grandchildren. Funeral services Thursday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Macedonia Cemetery.

Lawrence D. Price Millwood Ave Mr. Price Chapman Motor Co Roseawen St Dennis Price Mr Price Clarke County Charles D. Price Myrtle Dicks Price Ethel Robey Hagerstown Price Macedonia Methodist Church Chapman Motor Company Donald Price Holyoke

Funeral service set for Mrs Edith H DeHaven Gainesboro

The 63 year old Edith H DeHaven wife of Ursel DeHaven of Gainesboro died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital A funeral will be held tomorrow at 10 30 pm at Gainesboro Methodist Church with Rev J C Dugger and Rev Philip E Weeks officiating Interment will be at Shenandoah Memorial Park Pallbearers are No L Smith Virgil DeHaven Nathaniel Ritter Charles Loveless Rex Light and Lawrence Ruble The remains will rest at the Omps Funeral Home until tomorrow morning then move to the church from 9 30 am until the service

Edith H. DeHaven Ursel DeHaven Gainesboro Winchester Memorial Hospital Gainesboro Methodist Church J. C. Dugger Philip E. Weeks Shenandoah Memorial Park L. Smith Virgil DeHaven Nathaniel Ritter Charles Loveless Rex Light Lawrence Ruble Ompse Funeral Home

Death of Union Life official Drissel noted in Alexandria

Roger Roscoe Drissel manager of the district office for Union Life Insurance Co. died in an Alexandria hospital yesterday after living in the city for three years. He is survived by two daughters.

Roger Roscoe Drissel The Union Life Insurance Co Alexandria

Obituary: Drissel Family Mourns Loss in Washington DC

Mrs Joy Ellis of Norfolk and the late W Lyman Drissel are noted in this obituary. Surviving relatives include Roger and Mabel Drissel of Washington DC two sisters Kathryn Watts Bernice Lewis two brothers Lt Col V Homer Drissel and W Homer Drissel plus six grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 11 am DST at W W Deal Funeral Home Washington DC with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Joy Ellis Norfolk Roger Mabel Drissel Washington, D. C Kathryn Watts Bernice Lewis W. Lyman Drissel V. Homer Drissel W. W. Deal Georgia Ave. NW Cedar Hill Cemetery Washington

Pennsylvania Boy Wins Poultry Title

Pred Humbert Jr 20 of Fulton County Pa named the northeast s FFA Poultry Boy of the Year at the NEPP Council exposition in Harrisburg Pa He earned over 5000 in labor income in the past four years with on farm projects Donnie S Henshaw of Gore competed for the title among state winners.

Pred Humbert, Jr Fulton County FFA Northeastern Poultry Producers Council Neppco Harrisburg Donnie S. Henshaw Gore

Little Rock Crisis Echoes Reach National Stage

President Eisenhower aide Sherman Adams condemned the Little Rock actions at a birthday dinner. Rep. Brooks Hays called Little Rock an island in a sea of misunderstanding. A 16 year old student Sammie Dean Parker said she accepted the presence of Black students at Central High.

Faubus Little Rock Central High San Francisco Sherman Adams Eisenhower Liberty Justice Rochester N.Y Brooks Hays D-Ark Temple B'rith Kodesh Sammie Dean Parker

Oct listings preview farm real estate and auctions in Virginia and West Virginia

A multi item sales directory lists auctions and estate sales across Virginia and nearby areas. Ralph W Horst and Denny's Auction are among the buyers and sellers with times on Oct 16. Other events include furniture antiques household goods elect appliances and livestock at Winchester Culpeper Berryville and nearby routes with estates and cattle sales through Oct 30.

Ralph W. Horst Chambersburg Page Lee Berryville W. D Orndorff Denny's Commission Winchester Artrip & Cole Virginia Hereford Association Farmers Livestock Market G. B. Simmerman, Jr W. C Armstrong Richard N Brooke Presley J. Riley Nineveh Charles W. Webber Jordan Springs Road Charles Duvall A K. Doffplemyer DuPont Boyce W. D. Orndorff Dewey L. Speelman Whitacre B. W. Alabaugh Winchester Milling Corp N. Cameron St Virginia Livestock N. Kent St A. FP. Jenkins National Virginia Ab.erdeen - Angus Association Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises, Inc Culpeper P. T. Fitzhugh

Early Tests Show Flu Vaccine Falling Short of Predictions

Army medical researchers report Asian flu vaccine yields lower than hoped effectiveness. Only one test approached 79 percent. others fell below 50 percent, with several studies showing 0 to 65 percent on various programs.

District of Columbia Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Maurice P. Hilleman Institute Department of Respiratory Diseases Hilleman California Public Health Service Ft. Dx Christian Gronbeck Walter Reed Division of Medicine Gronbeck

New Drug Chlorothiazide Promises Hypertension Relief

Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals doctors Dr. Robert W. Wilkins and Dr. William Holland er reveal chlorothiazide as a potential breakthrough for hard to treat high blood pressure. In trials with 51 patients the drug showed dramatic results, reducing body fluid and salt while lowering hypertension on its own. They estimate it could extend the life expectancy of about 20 million Americans by up to 20 years.

Boston Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals Robert W. Wilkins William Hollander Wilkins American Heart Assn

Weather snapshot for Virginia with clouds and mild rain

The forecast notes cloudy skies in Virginia with a low of 45 to 53 degrees tonight and a high near 70 tomorrow. Rain is expected late Wednesday night from the southwest as conditions stay mild and overcast.

Rainfall totals and averages across months listed

Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8:30 am shows none. October rainfall to date is 3.58 inches for 1957. Year to date values by month include January 243, February 2.00, March 2.97, April 3.08, May 3.86, June 3.86, July 3.79, August 4.00, September 2.66, October 3.24, November 2.54, December 2.47. Average annual rainfall over 44 years is 3399 inches. Monthly averages for 1912-46 are listed but not fully shown.

Couple Struck By Auto While Crossing Road

Thomas J. Lewis 86 and Mabel Lewis 71 of McKeesport Pennsylvania were hospitalized after being struck on Route 522 north of Winchester. He had scalp lacerations and a fractured pelvis. she cut her wrist. A 1955 Dodge driven by J Clyde Miller Jr caused the collision. both are listed in satisfactory condition. A separate crash on U.S. 50 near Winchester involved a 1959 Mercury driven by William K Fogieman.

Thomas J. Lewis Mabel Lewis McKeesport Winchester Smith William K. Fogieman Rt. 4

IKE Eyes Sky Spy Satellites and Far Side Rocket

Reports say the U S plans three 500 pound satellites to scan Earth for threats with criss cross orbits. The Far Side rocket aims to reach about 1 099 to 4 000 miles altitude, launched from a balloon at 100 000 feet, but bad weather has delayed the test in the Pacific.

Air Force Pacific

How's YOUR 1.9.7 Puzzle Answers Page 4

Answers to quis questions printed on page 4 list Argentina Brazil and Chile as the trio for Q1. Other items include a discus thrower, a feminine French word, Cairo and Washington as places, and notes on memory art and moderation.

Argentina Brazil Chile Bainte Cairo

1956 Mercury Pickup Collision Injures Pancake at Romney

A 1956 Mercury and a pickup collided with the Mercury driven by Joe A. Pancake of Romney. The Mercury sustained $259 in damage and the pickup $450. Pancake received facial lacerations.

Joe A. Pancake Romney Mercury

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Macedonia Cemetery Prienda Jones Funeral Home Mr. Lawrence D. Price DeHaven Service S. Loudoun St Southern States Winchester Cooperative Winchester, Va Your Southern States Cooperative Service Agency Pennsylvania Alger Smalts, Florist Ap) Armyo Mayo Loyde Middleton Huntington W. Va Interior Bolivia South America Winchester District Missionary Institute Strasburg Methodist Church J. Calvin Dugger Virginia Moonrise Lewis Eere Bs Kernstown C. Ll Brumback & Sons Denny’s Commission Auction Route New American Legion Ford Chevrolet Nash Jordan Spring Road Stephenson, Va Brick Church Underwood Todd National Cash Register Charles KR. Duvall Anderson & Daily Virginia Power CO Ike Pittsburg Lay Virtss Pittsburgh Paints Hill Sieht Abhi E Piccadilly St Order of the Golden Rule Boyce and Berryville, Va Westinghouse Philco Mrs A. K. Dofflemyer W. D. Orndorpfp E.S.T Winchester Milling Corporation North Cameron Street I. i H.P Nordyke Invincible Shorts Geo. Smith Nordyke & Marmon N&m Eureka Milling Richardson Fairbanks Ij. B. Hammermill Howes s—Kirk W Corporation Austin Harold G. Brown John L. Glaize J. Randolph Larrickinchester
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