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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1961

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals

Death notices for Homer Alston Leatherman 61 of Romney W Va and Gertrude B Desrosiers 44 of Kinzel Drive detail births in Romney and Fall River Mass, marriages, survivors, funeral arrangements at High View Christian Church and Notre Dame cemeteries, with pallbearers named. Local obituaries note service times and burial plans.

Homer Alston Leatherman Yestered Matting Gertrude B. Desrosiers Kinzel Drive Desrosiers Win Fall River Mages Em Berube Alfred Joseph L.ers Aprils Ers Jones Funeral Home St Auclair River Notre

Funeral service for Mrs Bunner of Bloomery

Funeral service for Mrs Fie Jane Bunner of Bloomery was conducted Friday morning at Fairview Lutheran Church by Charles Phil and John Deinker. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery.

Mark Andes Fairview Comery Otis Macomber John P. Bell Woodrow Line Leslie Fletcher Otis Sirbaugh Edgar Kerns F Ie Jane Bunner Bloomery Fairview Luas Church Charles Phiul John Deinker Fairview Ceme

Stephens City Council Meeting To Decide Land Boundaries

Stephens City Council will meet tomorrow night to decide whether to appeal a district court ruling. Judge Elliott Mar ruled land in Stephens outside town boundaries, upholding citizens who brought suit led by 14 residents. Mrs. Lee S. Lovett represented the town in the suit.

Stephens City Frederek County Cir Elliott

Winchester Retail Merchants Meet to Elect Officers

The Winchester Retail Merchants Association will hold a meeting October 23 at 7 30 p m at the George Washington Hotel to elect officers and directors. Indiana University mourns the death of Dr Wendell W Wright 68 former vice president and dean of the education school.

Winchester Reail Merchants Assn George Washington Hotel Indianapolis Wendell W. Wright Indiana University

Postcard Row Sparks Nigerian Campus Protests

An American Peace Corps trainee in Ibadan faced campus uproar after a postcard depicted Nigeria negatively. Students denounced her remarks as damaging, while authorities noted no action on her resignation offer.

Lumumba Lagos Congo Patrice Lumumba Katanga Ibadan University College Students’ Union Michelmore Massachusetts’ Electronics Company Peace Corps Nts Shriver Miss Michelmore

Gift Shop Robbery at Oates Shop Valued at $140

The Oates Gift Shop at the intersection of Routes 50 and 600 west of Winchester was entered last night with goods valued at about $140 stolen. Items include six hunting knives 16 boxes of 11 pieces of jewelry and a green transistor radio. Winchester Police reported a pop machine broken into at Rosenberger Lumber Yard over the weekend with the front pried off and change stolen. Entry appeared gained by climbing the fence.

Oates Rts Winchester Deerick County Sheriff's Office Rosenberger

Chest Officials Set Midpoint Chest Drive Meeting

Officers and key workers of the iCommunity Chest will meet tomorrow at 6:36 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel to review progress and plan the drive to complete the campaign. The chest has reached 25628 dollars toward its goal, with campaign director and vice presidents including Mrs Marshall Boyd and others attending.

iCommunity Chest George Washington Chest Senate Marshall Boyd Robert C. Burkholder Thomas V. Monahan G. P. Duane, Jr

District Methodists Plan Meeting

The Winchester District prepares for a planning meeting led by Virginia Methodists to raise seven million dollars for a new Virginia Wesleyan College in the Norfolk area and support existing Methodist schools. The crusade funds will total 1.75 million for the new college and the remainder for current institutions, over three years.

Virginia Methodists Randolph - Macon Academy Front Royal Winchester Virginia Wesleyan College Norfolk

Bloodmobile collects 89 pints in Clarke county drive

In Berryville the Red Cross Bloodmobile drew 89 pints of blood on Friday. Of 103 donors, 14 were rejected. Mrs. Beverly Whiting received an electric heater from Clark's Electric as thanks for participation.

Bloodmobile Clarke Berryville Red Cross Beverly Whiting Clark's Electric

Earle Warren True Backward Fish Lockjaw Boxing

A fragmented quiz style snippet presents true false choices and brief prompts. It mentions individuals and topics including Earle Warren and boxing, with scattered terms like backward fish lockjaw and destruction of a race or people.

Earle Warren

Winchester area auction listings Sept-Oct sale schedule

A dense list of upcoming sales and auctions across Virginia and nearby areas. It covers multiple auctions including household goods furniture farm machinery livestock dairy cattle real estate and sporting goods. Auctions feature buyers such as Charles R Duvall W E English Jr N Va Auction Co and Henry H Whiting with locations in Winchester Martinsburg and Charlottsville among others.

Ralph W. Horst Marion Charles E. Barney Martinsburg Pikeside English, Jr H. H. Bartlett Howard Dawkins Mack Ward Loudoun Center Hamilton N. Va Anne H John R. Dudley Middleburg American Legion W. D. Orndorff Grace Mowfry Winchester Brucetown Charles R. Duvall Farmers Livestock Exchange Hereford & Shorthorn Assoc., Inc Stine Mon A. W.hines Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises Culpeper Herfords Herford Assoc Owen Thomas Iti H Wright Front Royal Happy Creek Alton W. Mathews James B. Kemp Court House Charles Town W. Va Paul E. Miller, Jr Virginia Hereford Association Pantops Farms Charlottesville Owen Thomas Denny’s Commission Rt. 7 Orndorff and Cole Old Smith Pontiac Vailey Avenue Gerrard Street Sel Towit Stromburg Westinghouse Remington Milton Harris Luther M. W. Bolton Martha B. Bolton City of Earl C. Loy L. M. W. Bolton Ee Court Donald L. Bayliss Margaret L. Hodgson American Finance Corporation of Winchester Martha B Henry Whiting Winchester Corporation G. G. Baker

Six Mightenod Boys Crown Slante Weekender Disaster

In Pangasinan Province eight youths were aboard a motorized canoe crossing a river when the motor failed and the craft was swept into Lingayen Gulf and capsized near the South China Sea. Local authorities reported the incident and searched for survivors.

Manila Pangasinan Province Lingayen Gulf South China Sea

Series of Winchester weekend car crashes injure several

A span of Winchester accidents left multiple injuries and property damage. Involving Edgar Smoke, Juanita Massey, and others, crashes occurred at intersections on Berryville Avenue, S Loudoun Street, Whitlock Avenue, and U S 522, with injuries ranging from sprains to possible fractures and one DUI charge.

Norman Roth Pontiac Winchester L. S. Dunn Woodland Aves Edgar Smoke 1618 Valley Road Juanita Massey Anderson Ave Taylor Ford Chevrolet Christian Jacobs Pittsburgh U. S Hugh Price Frederick County Chrysler Alfred Hardtmayer Daytona Beach Fla Benjamin Southern Greensboro

Weather Outlook for Virginia Temperatures Average Rainfall Figures

The forecast for Virginia calls for clear tonight with lows 38 to 45 and sunny, warmer conditions Tuesday reaching 68 to 76. The five day outlook Oct 17 to 21 shows temperatures about one degree above average with rainfall data through 8:30 am showing Oct totals around 28 inches year to date.

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