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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1960

Page

2

Soviet U S Clash as UN Arms Debate Opens

At the United Nations General Assembly the United States and the Soviet Union clash as disarmament debate begins in the 99 nation political committee. The Soviets threaten a walkout while the United States insists on unity and concrete verification in arms reductions.

U.S United Nations N. Y U. N. General Assembly U. S Assembly Valerian Zorin United States James J. Wadsworth Wadsworth Khrushchev General Assembly U. N. Secretariat Security Council

Obituary Mrs May Wingfield 87 Widow of Harry Wingfield

Mrs May Wingfield 87 widow of Harry H Wingfield died at the Masonic Home in Richmond yesterday She was a former Charlottesville resident daughter of the late Joachim Foelger and Sarah Jane Foelger Her husband died January 15 1940 Survived by nephew B J Wingfield of Charlottesville Funeral service by Dr L S G Miller at the Ompsa Home tomorrow at 2 Burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers named Gilbert De Haven Taylor Simpson Harry Seabright J Lee Miller Herbert Harmer John H Fisher

May Wingfield Harry H. Wingfield Richmond Joachim Foelger Sarah Jane Marshall Foelger B. J. Wingfield Lottesville L S. G. Miller Ompsa Mt. Hebron

I Q Answers Quiz Round Key Items

The set lists ten quiz items with concise answers: 1 speed 2 Love's Old Sweet Song 3 second base 4 Russia 5 twelve dozen 6 Gen Dwight D Eisenhower 7 Nicholas II 8 Varsity 9 three days 10 The year.

Russia Dwight D. Eisenhower Nicholas II

Funeral services for Walter B Potts set Friday at 1 PM

Funeral services for Mr Walter B Potts scheduled Friday at 1 00 PM Eastern Standard Time at Mt Hebron Cemetery to be arranged by Jones Funeral Home Inc.

Walter B. Potts E.S.T. Mt. Hebron Cemetery Jones Funeral Home, Inc

March of Dimes Group Heads Introduced for Drive

P L Bartley named general chair at the organization meeting as Arch er Wilson and Vern Scheuman spoke. Scheuman announced this year’s theme Prevent Crippling Diseases Say Yes to the March of Dimes.

P. L Bob) Bartley Robert Newlin National Foundation Bartley Archer Wilson Charleston W. Va Vern Scheuman Washington Scheumann Bartly Richard K. Eddy Rebecca Whitlock James Wood Rebecca Kitchen Judy Hewitt Jerry Bennett Henry P. Kern, Jr Robert B. Hungate Charles Pipetsch William LaRue Agnes Shirley H. M. Carbaugh L. E. Helwick E. L. Scothorn Stephens City Roy Wisecarver Granville Snapp Robert Snapp Kernstown

Two City Crashes Involve Three Vehicles Each

Two Winchester traffic crashes involving three vehicles each occurred over the past two days. The latest, at 5 10 p m yesterday on Commercial Avenue, involved a 1948 Chevrolet driven by Lewis William Smith and a 1960 Chevrolet Corvair driven by Walter Franklin Staton Jr, struck by a 1950s Ford tractor driven by Jack Lee Corbin. Damages were 10 to the Chevrolet and 250 to the Corvair. A prior crash on Fairfax Lane at 1 25 p m Tuesday involved a 1956 Chevrolet pickup driven by Benjamin Ernest Dodson, who struck a parked 1960 Pontiac pushed into a 1956 Chevrolet owned by Tessie Shackelford. Damages totaled 175 476 and 50. The report cited driver distraction from a bicycle and a pedestrian as contributing factors. The article then notes Turkey merchant marines have risen to 801 200 tons from 442 692 in the past decade.

R. A. Geanious Lewis William Smith Walter Franklin Staton, Jr Jack Lee Corbin Romney W. Va Fairfax Lane Floyd A. Barley Benjamin Ernest Dodson Woodstock Lane Paul Edward Dicks Berryville Ave Tessie O. Shackelford Brandon Drive

Regional Auctions Offer Furniture Antiques and Livestock Listings

A dense schedule of local auctions lists Mrs. Julian Steele's sale on Main Street Stephens City and multiple events across Clarke Frederick Winchester Berryville and Martinsburg. Items include furniture antiques farm equipment cattle dairy cattle and real estate with auctioneers E T Snider W D Orndorff Lewis Noll Morrow and others.

Julian Steele Main St Stephens City Headley’s Auctions John F. Anderson J. Randolph Larrick Frederick County Court House Prederick County E. T. Snider J. G. Burch Burch Millwood W. D. Orndorff Charles A. Sibert Whitacre Martinsburg W. Va Showers Lane Lewis, Noll & Morrow Willis M. Bowman Mt. Jackson James A. Conrad Realty Co Denny’s . Commission Winchester Orndorff and Cole H.M. Spillman Greenspring Duvall and Bartlett Garland Williams Clarke County Court House Berryville Clarke County Farm Farmers Livestock Exchange N. Va Liveoe Producers Association Mary F. Triplett Markham Headleys Holly Hill Farm Cockeysville John B. Merryman John F. Himes S. Loudoun St Joseph B. Newlin EH. T. Snider

NAE denial of anti Kennedy campaign plans in reformation sermons

Dr George Ford head of the National Association of Evangelicals denies plans to wage a Kennedy opposition campaign from Protestant pulpits on Reformation Sunday October 30 Ford says the group has not urged members to vote for or against Kennedy and will spend about 20000 on guidance for churches while inviting scrutiny of its operations by the FCPC

Chicago John F. Kennedy George Ford National Association of Evangelicals NAE Bruce Felknor Fair Campaign Practices Committee FCPC Felknor Kennedy Ford Felkner Wheaton

Three Burned by Acid at Celanese Plant

Three men were burned when an unblocked acid line spilled acetic acid at the Celanese Corp of America plant in Narrows. Willis Shomo and Adrian Broyles were hospitalized in satisfactory and good condition respectively, while a third man was not hospitalized.

Liberty Bell Hidden in Allentown During Revolutionary War

Historical note describes the Liberty Bell being concealed in Allentown Pennsylvania to keep it safe from British forces during the occupation of Philadelphia in the Revolutionary War.

Allentown Philadelphia

144 donate blood at Red Cross clinic here

A total of 144 persons donated blood during the October Red Cross Bloodmobile visit in Winchester Frederick County. The drive aimed for 150 pints, raising the chapter’s total to 11 713 pints since 1948. Twenty first time donors brought total individual donors to 3 735.

Red Cross Winchester - Frederick County Robert F. Brady Claude Donald E. Garber Norton Shull Ernest Smith Charles C. Ward Mary M. Colvin Arthur Parrish Etha Willis Arthur Gilkey John Ebert Rachael Bayliss Maurice 0. Blosser Charles Toan Aaron Zuckeman Charles Zuckerman National Fruit Plumly Lumber Novick

Hamilton laid out Paterson as industrial city in 1791

Alexander Hamilton founded Paterson New Jersey in 1791 as a planned industrial city, shaping its early development and urban layout.

Alexander Hamilton Paterson, N.J

Weather notes frost warnings in western Virginia

Frost warnings cover the west and north portions with clearing and cooler conditions tonight. Lows reach the 30s in the west and 40s to 44 in the extreme east with a later cooling trend after sunset.

Winchester

Rainfall statistics update with monthly and yearly totals

Rainfall data shows 8:30 a.m. today readings for October at 65 and year to date 81 with 1960 total 30.83 inches. Average annual rainfall over 47 years is 36.86 inches and monthly averages list January 2.24, February 2.02, March 2.96, April 3.16, August 3.92, September 2.67, October 3.30, May 3.77, June 3.85, July 3.89, November 2.49, December 2.38 inches.

Marilyn Maxwell Separation Ends Seven-Year Marriage

Hollywood actress Marilyn Maxwell and her husband Jerry Davis a TV producer separate after seven years She plans to sue for divorce once a property settlement is finalized Their son Matthew age four is also mentioned Harold L Ickles longtime secretary of interior noted in the piece

Hollywood Marilyn Maxwell Jerry Davis Matthew

Officer Meets Kim Novak and Receives Autograph

Sherman Oaks California AP reports motorcycle officer Fred Hall met actress Kim Novak on Glen Boulevard near Knob Hill Drive. He obtained her autograph on a citation for following too closely and for not having a driver's license in her possession. New York City hosted 782 conventions in 1959.

Sherman Oaks Calif Fred Hall Kim Novak Hall Miss Novak Glen Boulevard Knob Hill Drive Los Angeles

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Zorin Soviet Union Harry Wingfield I. Q. Answers March of Dimes Nigeria West Africa H. L. Mills Rt. 11 South Turkey Denny’s Commission Rt. 7 H. K. Benham E. Piccadilly St Albany Atlanta Buffalo Clevend Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Juneau Los Anges Memphis Miami Milwaukee St. Paul New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Phoenix Pitt Port Portland Ore Rapid City St. Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Red Cross Clinic Johnson North Loudoun Sunoco W. Boscawen St Dave Fahnestock Bob Weaklem Hagerstown, Md Virginia Husband Harold L. Ickes Interior New York City Glaize & Bro N. Cameron St Main Street Crown Derby Strasburg Sheraton George Washington Mrs Denny’s Governor Winthrop Duncan Phyfe W. D. Orndorff, Auctioneer Denny’s Commission Auction
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