Daniel E Pifer Rites Tomorrow
Daniel E Pifer, 90, retired farmer of near Relief, died Sunday at his daughter's home. He was born in Capon Road, son of Daniel and Sarah Chapman Pifer, joined Walnut Springs Christian church as a boy and remained a member. He and his wife celebrated 68 years of marriage in 1949 before her death earlier that year. Surviving are two daughters, five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. tomorrow at Jones funeral home with Rev. S J Goode. burial in Stephens City. Pallbearers listed.
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Daniel E. Pifer
Relief
Matthew Ebersole
S. Cameron St
Capon Road
Daniel
Sarah Chapman Pifer
Walnut Springs
Pifer
D. O. Massey
Loyce
Ebersole
Jones Funeral Home
Rev
S. J. Goode
Buria
Stephens City
George, Alfred, Floyd
Briscoe Snapp
William Boyd
Floya Ginn
125-foot Rivet Throw Championship Winners Named
Eddie Derr of Middletown and Clarence Price of Pittsburgh won the national rivet throwing title with a 125 foot heave. Derr pitched rivets to Price who caught them in a funnel from a four inch wide steel girder atop a metal tower. Event sponsored by Structural Iron Workers AFL Local 104.
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Harrisburg
Eddie Derr
Middletown
Clarence Price
Pittsburgh
Derr
Price
Structural Iron Workers
AFL
Lonely Hearts Pair To Face Murder Jury
Dover Delaware report notes Mrs Inez Brennan and her 16 year old son Robert face trial next Monday for the lonely hearts murder of an elderly Virginian. The dispatch also cites a separate item about two hundred thousand Ohio farms receiving electricity, the largest rural electrification effort in the nation.
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Dover
Del
Inez Brennan
Robert
Ohio
My Favorite Photo by Ray Milland
Ray Milland writes about his love of photography and a key family moment. He recalls his son Danny catching a five pound halibut off Balboa and how he documented it. Milland details camera gear from Brownie to Contax III and notes a Se dona Arizona setting for a Copper Canyon shoot with Plus X film.
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Ray Milland
AP Newsfeatures
Danny
Balboa
Calif
Sedona
Ariz
Copper Canyon
Sabath Denounces Deportation Jail Bill as Camp Analogy
Washington report says Rep. Sabath denounces a bill allowing jailing deportable aliens as a concentration camp measure. Rep. Hobbs predicts an early floor vote after Sept. 21 return. Eisler escape fuels drive. Sabath opposes, citing liberty, while Celler concerns shape committee paths.
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Washington
Sabath
D-Ill
House Rules Committee
Rep
Hobbs
D-Ala
Gerhart Eisler
Germany
Eisler
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
Rules Committee
House
Gunman rampage leaves multiple dead in River Road area
A gunman identified as Unruh opened fire along River Road in a spree that killed six people and wounded several others. He moved from a drug store to a barber shop and dry cleaning business before barricading in his room and finally being captured after a gunfight and tear gas. Victims include Morris Cohen and Clark Hoover, plus a young bride, with several children among the dead. Police pursued with machine guns as hospitals treated the injured.
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Morris Cohen
Cohen
Charles
Minnie Cohen
Unrah
Clark Hoover
River Road
Hoover
Thompson
Unruh
Morris Smith
Cooper Hospital
Camden
James J. Hutton
Westmont
N J
Alvin M. Day
Mantua
N. J
Meaning of the name Janice as a feminine given name
The feminine name Janice means God's gracious gift. The etymology describes Janice as a form linked to the idea of divine generosity.
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Janice
God
Rinard Samuel J. Rinard Dies at 64 in Winchester
Samuel J. Rinard aged 64 of Middle Road died at 5 30 am today in Winchester hospital. Born in Wardensville West Virginia he was a member of the Methodist church. Survived by widow Grace Dinges two sons Ralph and Alton Rinard three daughters Mrs Lewis McDonald Margaret Rinard and Anna Lee Rinard all of Winchester. Funeral 1 pm Thursday with cortege from Omps funeral home to Zion Methodist church near Maurertown for services on arrival. Interment in the cemetery there.
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Samuel J. Rinard
Middle Road
Winchester Hospital
Wardensville
W. Va
Methodist Church
Grace Dinges
Ralph Rinard
Alton Rinard
Lewis McDonald
Margaret Rinard
Anna Lee Rinard
Winchester
Omps Funeral Home
Zion Methodist Church
Maurertown
Watermelon Fete Attracts 3000 To Miller Farm Ber ryville
About 3000 people attended the Sunday watermelon festival on the John A. Miller farm five miles southeast of Berryville. Melons weighed up to 60 pounds and 500 melons were eaten or taken home. A fiddler’s contest won by Ralph Lamp of the Grand Ole Opera troupe paid 100 dollars. second prize went to Sonny McCumbee.
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John A. Miller
Berryville
Miller
Trussell Rites Held for Delphia Bell Trussell
Last rites were conducted today at Providence near Shepherds Ford for Delphia Bell Trussell 78 widow of William H. Trussell who died Sunday. Rev Daigan Lucas officiated with interment in Boyce Baptist churchyard. Surviving are son Harvey T. Trussell daughter Margaretta Carroll and brother Reese Wiley.
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Providence
Clarke County
Delphia Bell Trussell
Shepherd's Ford
Daigan Lucas
Boyce Baptist Church
George Wiley
Margaretta Carroll
Spring Grove
Reese Wiley
Berrys Ferry
Summerville Reburial Set for National Cemetery Service
The body of T. Set. Joseph Summerville, who drowned in the Pacific on April 23, 1948, will be reinterred at 2 pm September 16 in the National Cemetery. Summerville once resided in Winchester and is survived by three sisters and a brother.
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T. Set. Joseph Summerville
Pacific
National Cemetery
Summerville
Winchester
Ludwig Rites Held For Conkville Merchant Luther A Ludwig
Luther A Ludwig 85 retired merchant and jeweler of Conkville died Sunday after a long illness. He was buried today at Zion cemetery west of Edinburg. He leaves seven children including Mrs Edith Dellinger of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Ashby Ludwig
Conkville
Zion Cemetery
Edinburg
Edith Dellinger
Middletown
Warrenton Stages Annual Horse Show
Five firsts and a second earned Reno Rose the conformation hunter championship at the Warrenton show. Highlander and Really Rugged won reserve and green hunter titles, while Kathline II led working hunters. Red War captured the jumper championship, Blue Blazes won pony honors, and Fair and War claimed the Virginia title with a Payne trophy moment. The 1803 ice refrigerator patent note closes the article.
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Warrenton
Reno Rose
Greenhill Farm
Tulsa
Okla
Melville Bearns Jr
Highlander
Emory Lawrence
Really Rugged
Gregory S. McIntosh
Waverly
Fair and War
Morton W. Smith
Middleburg
Kathline II
Ralph T. King
Gates Mills
Ohio
Herodite
Peggy Augustus
Willoughly
Emory S. Carhart
Shower Falls in Winchester City Center
A sharp shower in central Winchester yesterday evening drenched streets for about ten minutes and disrupted moviegoers and other events. Rain was not recorded at Winchester Research Laboratory Station, marking the first rainfall of the month for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Funeral services for David G Funk in Strasburg
David Greenberry Funk 79 retired Southern Railway employee died Sunday. Funeral services were held in Strasburg today. He was a brother of Mrs. A C Carper of Stephens City.
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Strasburg
David Greenberry Funk
Southern Railway
A. C. Carper
Stephens City
Lad of 5 Crushed Under Ice Truck
Barry Bachetti a five year old boy from Front Royal was killed when he fell beneath the wheels of an ice delivery truck after riding on its rear with another youth. The driver Donald Duke aged 24 backed up to deliver ice and the boy was crushed. Services were held this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry “ Bachetti
Floyd’ Bachetti
Front Royal
Barry
Donald Duke
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NAVY
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Huntington
Patrick J. Ryan
Washington, D. C
Walter Mooreman
Navy Board
Howard Mader
Edwin Hanna
Lloyd Straits
John Sparkman, Jr
James Pulliam
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International
U. S
D. G. Funk Funeral
John H. Snyder
N. Kent St
Owned & Operated
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