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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1957
Page
2
Obituary notices record the deaths of Carrie Virginia Bennett and Mary Baker and George McDonald Baker, plus multiple family survivors. Services are set at Omps and Enders Funeral Homes with interment at Mt Hebron and Green Hill cemeteries. Other family obituaries include Lineweaver and Jordan relatives. services scheduled in Woodstock and Edinburg.
Jacob Franklin Locke 57 of Boyce died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after months earlier suffering a partial stroke. Born July 19 1900, he served on the Berry Ville police force for several years and later worked for the Doubleday Company for over a year. He was a member of the Boyce Methodist Church.
Elise K Lineweaver six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Lineweaver of near Edinburg died at her parents home early Tuesday after years of ill health following a prior operation. She was born January 20 1951 in Brucetown Frederick County and is survived by her parents a maternal step grandmother Mrs Amy Russell of Brucetown a sister Mrs Kather.
Bryan W Duncan died in his sleep at home near Cederville aged 49. He was born in Riverton the son of the late George William Duncan and Hattie Pritts Duncan and lived in Warren County. He married Margaret Cross of Winchester and is survived by four sons and two daughters and four grandchildren, a brother Julian and a foster son Eddie Morgan. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. from Scott Funeral Home with burial at Prospect Hill.
A funeral service for Mrs Sarah M Feltner of 118 Orchard Ave was held at 3 pm at John Henders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev Julian Orrell of the Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed in Green Hill Cemetery with pallbearers William Baker Seward E Alien Harry B Nicodemus Austin Nicodemus Albert Nicodemus and Jack Wile.
O Sullivan Rubber Corporation reports a net income of 87313 for the first nine months of 1957. Treasurer Grimm cites net sales of 4759000 in the period, comparing with net sales of 4642000 and a net loss of 73379 for the same span in 1956.
A dense listing of livestock and real estate auctions across Virginia and Maryland includes Partners Livestock Exchange in Winchester with Aberdeen Angus sales, Whetzell and Moore auctions near Berryville Staunton and Warrenton, plus Hereford sales through the Virginia Hereford Association and Spring Valley Hereford Farms Poolesville Maryland. Individual auctioneers include E T Snider W D Orndorff B O Brumback G B Simmerman Jr and W L Jenks. Events span November 2 to November 18 with cattle dairy horses farm equipment and personal property offered at multiple locations.
Virginia candidates exchanged fierce rhetoric at Woodstock as Gov. race contenders Ted Dalton and J Lindsay Almond Jr led separate campaigns. Senator Harry Byrd assailed desegregation and federal enforcement while others campaigned across the state in Roanoke Halifax Richmond Petersburg and Norfolk with plans for upcoming rallies and debates.
Brooks argues Ike used federal troops. wants old state militia back. He says governors lack constitutional backing, only Congress can authorize action. He condemns federal overreach, defends states rights, and predicts the Democratic massive resistance to integration will fail. He warns school closures hurt all in the state.
President Eisenhower commented on the budget and rising living costs. He noted a 2 to 6 percent increase over five years in office, calling it a flattening trend though not complete success. He warned that in a complex economy, fluctuations are inevitable.
A Leg horn hen named Mega Day in Flemington New Jersey reportedly laid 262 eggs in a year totaling 365 days. The unusual record drew local interest and admiration for the hen and farm.
Cloudy with occasional rain tonight and mild conditions on Thursday. The five day outlook to November 4 shows temperatures about three to six degrees above normal, rising into Saturday then cooler Sunday, with rainfall totaling one to three tenths of an inch on Thursday and Saturday.
Rainfall data shows today ending 8:30 p m with no rain in last 24 hours. October rainfall to date 4.45 inches and 1957 total 26.81 inches. Average annual rainfall over 44 years 33.99 inches and monthly averages by month are listed from January 2.43 through December 2.47 inches. Also notes quiz answer 1 Brandy.
Edwin Thomas, serving time for second degree assault and rape in King County, was identified as a ringleader after guards said inmates seized control of a building. Hutchings walked in alone and presented to patients while Heyns praised a presentation. Guards reported 154 inmates in the facility during the disturbance. the most dangerous were isolated on the third floor and did not participate.
Khrushchev Bulganin and Anastas Mikoyan joined a public event, continuing a pattern of not dodging crowds during tense times. The officials met with citizens in a ceremonial setting, reinforcing visibility amid ongoing political drama.
Soviet commander Ivan Bagramian spoke at length praising Iran Turkey and the Soviet Union as part of the WWII alliance against Hitler. He hailed the Soviet earth satellite as a symbol of peace and urged opposition to war while condemning those who seek it. He also commented on Middle East tensions improving amid U.S. Turkey war-attack claims on Syria.
Noah and Betty McDonald appear in a fragmentary list alongside items Fruit clean Owl 9 and Arctic Ocean. The text lacks coherent context or a clear event.
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