Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1962

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals for Charles C Peterson and Others

Charles C Peterson 74 of 38 t St died at home. Born in Win and a World War I veteran his funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at House of Jacob Church with Elder Russell Mason officiating. Burial in National Cemetery. Friends may call Cartwright Funeral Home tomorrow 6 to 10 p.m. John Gidd Racer born June 28 1869 in Washington Virginia daughter of M. and M. Thornton survived by four children Willie Racer Alice Finchum Hugh Racer Robert Racer and 20 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete body lies at John H ra Funeral Home in Berryville.

Charles C. Peterson T St Peterson Win of Jacob Church Russell Mason National Cemetery Cartwright Funeral Home John Gidd Racer Washington, Va Thornton Willie Henry Racer Alice.Finchum Berryville Hugh Robert Racer John H. Ra Fupea

Osterman Infant Dies. Graveside Service Planned

Catherine Mary Osterman, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund J. Osterman of 313 Fox Drive, died Monday night at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was born September 3, 1962 in Winchester. Surviving are her parents, one sister Jo Anne, three brothers Mark Michael and Mathew, all at home, maternal grandmother Mrs Lamont Smalley, paternal grandmother Mrs Anne Osterman. Graveside service tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Cemetery conducted by Rev. P H Stragisher. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.

Catherine Mary Osterman Edmund J. Osterman Fox Drive Winchester Memorial Hospital Winchester Jo Anne Osterman Mark Osterman Michael Osterman Mathew Osterman Lamont Smalley Anne Osterman Sacred Heart P. H. Stragisher Jones Funeral Home

Mrs Racer 93 Dies in Berryville Hospital

Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Racer age 93 of Berryville died this morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of John G. Racer and leaves surviving family members in the Berryville area. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Annie Elizabeth Lizzie” Racer Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Racer

Officials Meet On Proposed Health Building

Winchester officials and a State Health Department representative discussed plans for a new public health building. A joint city county maintenance cost split will be set after finance data from the State Bureau is compiled. The project would be city funded for land and equipment with Hill Burton Funds covering 55 percent.

Winchester State Health Department Public Health Committee J. Douglas Butler Finance Committee Claude B. Smalts, Jr Garland Whitmer Bureau of Medical and Nursing Facilities State Department of Health Whitmer Butler Smalts Courteilman Maryin E. Gore Iaison Board of Supervisors Hill-Burton Commercial St

Cannery Open On Wednesdays In September

The Stephens City Community Cannery will operate each Wednesday in September starting at 3 p.m. Patrons should arrive by 3:00 p.m. to process their food.

Stephens City

Byrd Endorses Marsh for Seventh District Seat

In a continued editorial, Byrd praises Marsh as aligned with the Shenandoah Valley voters. He asserts Marsh has capacity vigor and dedication to maintain the long record of Democratic representation in Congress.

Seventh Shenandoah Valley Marsh

Boyce Plans Fire Protection Well Project

Mayor Lawrence Kephart announced a new well and pumps for fire protection in Boyce. George B. Thomas of Berryville will bore the well on the town reservoir lot, supplying water from the 28 000 gallon fire reservoir completed in 1956 for firefighting use.

Lawrence Kephart George B. Thomas Berryville Kephart

First Few Apples Shipments Seen in Winchester Martinsburg Area

The Federal State Market News Service says Jonathan apples will be generally shipped in the Winchester Martinsburg region by week’s end. Roanoke area leads supply with Red Delicious prices varying widely. rains slowed picking and selling, demand about equal to supply. Kennedy outlines Soviet aid to Cuba and calls for restraint while briefing Senate committees.

Winchester Martinsburg Federal Appalahian Roanoke Dept. of Agriculture Western Hemisphere Kennedy Cuba White House Dean Rusk Robert S. McNamara Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees Castro Kremlin Americas Iraq Indonesia U.S Bloc

Oil Firm Officials Die in Plane Crash

13 die as Ashland Oil executives perish in a plane crash. Joseph A. Collins, 64, manager of the oil burner division, is named among the dead. An Ashland Oil spokesman confirms four men from Allied Oil of Cleveland aboard, including Jay P. Alexander, 51, executive assistant to Allied Oil's president, and Robert Wulff, 37, among others.

Joseph A. Collins Ashland Oil Co Allied Oil of Cleveland Jay P. Alexander Allied Oil Robert Wulff

First Day Enrollments Rise Across Area Schools

Area districts report higher opening day enrollments with Frederick County totaling 5 146 students up 199 from last year Clarke County up 72 to 1 805 Warren County public schools at 2 188 and Rappahannock County 1 069 John Mosby Academy high school 495 and elementary 595 Beckoning shifts to Kline Round Hill and Gore schools as buses adjust. Gravel Springs Star Tannery closes for low enrollment.

Frederick County Clarke County Warren County Rappahannock County John Movate Front Royal Frederick Tok Pont Ate Mes James Wood Aioe City Kline Stonewall Gainesboro Middletown Round Hill Bryarly Kernstown Miller White Hall Highview Armel Gravel Springs Star Tannery Gibson Ayler George Burton Boyce Johnson-Williams School Burton Clarke County High School Berryville John S. Mosby Academy

Weather outlook cooler and wetter with scattered showers

Partly cloudy and warmer across east and central areas with scattered showers mainly in the southeast. Highest temperatures near 80, cooler tonight in the 60s to upper 50s northwest. Thursday turns cooler with highs in the 70s, rain likely this weekend and five day period averaging 2 to 6 degrees below normal.

Russians agree to British sector crossing to ease Berlin guard route

In a Tuesday night concession, Soviet forces allowed use of a British sector crossing to shorten guard routes and reduce traffic disruption in West Berlin. Earlier, Communist MIG fighters scouted Western airliners, prompting new Allied protests over MIG escort in vital corridors from West Germany.

Allied fuel oil team members listed for flight trip

The group from Ashland includes Wayne T. Wiggins 37 manager of retail fuel oil sales and W H Parr fuel oil sales representatives for Allied at Ashtabula Ohio. From home company John W Drennan administrative assistant for marketing. James Goff 34 Ashland accountant believed in the group with chief pilot Blaine Berkstresser aboard and copilot Ronald Roberts of Ashland scheduled to fly.

Wayne T. Wiggins W. H. Parr Allied Ashtabula Ohio John W. Drennan Ashland James Goff Blaine Berkstresser Ronald Roberts

September Rainfall Totals Surpass August Drought Relief

Rainfall for September reaches 1.16 inches doubling August 0.53 inches. As of yesterday morning total was 0.96 inches with 0.20 inches more on the day. Cooler tonight with upper 50s low and cloudy conditions tomorrow. five day outlook shows temperatures two to six degrees below normal.

U2 Flight Over Soviet Territory Sparks Global Interest

The incident centers on a U2 aircraft and its reconnaissance over Soviet territory. The U2 program has a four year history of surveying Soviet military developments after initial denials and later acknowledgment.

U.S United States Soviet Union Francis Gary Powers

Weather Elsewhere Puzzle Clues Include Central I Q Answers

The prompt presents a fragmentary weather and questions section listing items such as Central and Patrick Henry with a note of five hours. The readable content hints at a quiz-like feature and a time duration but provides no full events, locations, or outcomes to report.

I. Q Central Patrick Henry

September auctions list for Clarke and surrounding counties

A series of sale notices list multiple auctions from September 5 to September 22 across Clarke Frederick and surrounding counties. Items include furniture, household goods, Holstein cattle and dairy equipment, real estate, restaurant equipment, and farm property with auctioneers Orndorff Cole Ownby Duvall and others. Events occur at Frederick County and Clarke County courthouses, Berryville Winchester Jeffersonton Herndon Chantilly and Charles Town locations.

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole H. Floyd Smith Port Republic Hugh Ownby F. L. Largent, JR Frederick County Court House Frederick County Improvements Corp Charles R. Duvall Harry Lee Boxwell Walnut St Berryville W. D. Orndorff W. R. Thompson Clarke County Court House Clarke County Real Estate Washington St Charles Town W.va Paul Miller, Jr F. L. Largent Parkins Mill Road Charles R Duvall Burton & Son Jeffersonton Hugh Ownby Auction Co Henry H. Whiting Middletown Fri Jenkins Piney Branch Farm Herndon Margie Ann Dick Ned Sutphin Flatlick Farm Chantilly

Also Mentioned on This Page

Catherine Osterman John G. Racer John C. Derflinger Sacred Heart Cemetery Jones Funeral Home, Inc Ngo A Ie the Order OF the Golden Rule Ambulance Service Byrd John W. Rosenberger & CO Commerce St JFK Gore Virginia Woodland Ave Henry H. Whiting, Esq Rouss Avenue Winchester, Virginia Associated Press Albany Atlanta Bismarck Boise Buffalo Denver Fener Des Moines Detroit Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Memphis Miami Catone Milwaukee St. Paul New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Iowa Utah Jack Sharkey Actor EL Cajon, Calif Ta S. Neumann Tor van Johnson Savin’ Sane Cedar Line Glaize N. Cameron St Winche Circuit Court Oda Bonnie Graw Linda Lee Graw Will Rerain Main Street Lee N. Whitacre Brumback William R. Thompson White Post Court House E.S.T Norfolk and Western Railway White Post Supply Company Green and Earle Thomas C Josephine Jackson Norfolk & Western Railway Bellevue Thomas White Messmer Georgia P. Thompson Anna B. C. Denny Minnie W. Thompson A. Garland Williams W.R. Thompson
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication