Deaths and Funerals in Martinsburg and Area
Funeral services were held for D Lafay ette Clark at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg following a heart attack. He is survived by his wife Edith Grove and several children and nieces. Interment was in Rosedale Cemetery. Also noted is the death of Josephine Marie Milburn in Charlottesville Virginia born April 7 1929 with services set for Omps Funeral Home. She leaves a sister and grandmother and a nephew. Interment will be in Pine Grace Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Marif Milburn
Josephine Marie Milburn
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Frederick County
Essa Crisman Milburn
Foster Milburn
Pine Grove Methodist Church
Frank Courtney
Albin
Laura Whitacre
White Hall
Clark Courtney
Pine Grace Cemetery
Omps Funeral Home
Death notice for Combs Chrobot of Woodbine Maryland
Word has been received of the death of Combs Chrobot 68 of Woodbine Md on August 21. He is survived by two sons Lonnie J. Chrobot and Walter W. Chrobot and one daughter Shirley Jane. Mrs Chrobot and her daughter visited the former's nieces Mrs Katie Grubbs and Mrs Nannie Pope on the Valley Pike Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combs Chrobot
Woodbine
Elsie Swartz
Winchester
Lonnie J. Chrobot
Walter W. Chrobot
Shirley Jane
Chrobot
Katie Grubbs
Nannie Pope
Valley Pike
Janet Marker 14 dies after long illness in Baltimore
Janet Diane Marker 14 of Cedar Creek Grade died yesterday at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after a long illness. Born February 1 1943 in Winchester she was daughter of J Ralph Marker and Ada Marker Ruble. Surviving besides her mother are brother John Ralph Marker stepfather James B Ruble aunt Fay Marker Miller and maternal grandfather Maynard Bailiss. She belonged to Second Opequon Presbyterian Church and studied at Stephens City High School and planned to attend James Wood High School this year. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Market Home with Rev Robert C Bradford officiating burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Diane Marker
Cedar Creek
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Winchester
J. Ralph Marker
Ada Marker Ruble
John Ralph Marker
James B. Ruble
Fay Marker Miller
Maynard Bayliss
Opequon
Four Brush Fires Reported in Area Across Town
Four separate brush fires were reported yesterday. A serious blaze at the city dump burned three hours, with Round Hill Shawnee and forest warden Rosenberger assisting and water shuttled from Abram's Creek. Other fires near Oak Grove Restaurant and Weems Lane caused minor pasture and grass damage. A silent alarm noted a sawdust pile flare at the Pennsylvania Railroad Yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Hill
South End
Tom Rosenberger
Abram’‘s Creek
Clearbrook Fire Company
Oak Grove
Clearbrook
Boyce Place
Shawnee Vfd
Molden
Weems Lane
Iad
Ralph Sargent
Pennsylvania Railroad
Garland Rabbi Garland to Speak at Braddock Street Church
Rabbi Jerome Garland will address the eleven o clock service at Braddock Street Methodist Church in Garland. He leads Eth-el Congregation and studies at Hebrew Union College Cincinnati. Special guests will be Beth-el Congregation members. He will discuss Survival of Religious Revival. The Sanctuary Choir will sing Lo A Voice To Heaven Sounding. The pastor is Reverend Forrest B Oglesby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Jerome Garland
Eth-el
Beth-el
Rabbi Garland
New York City
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Ohio
Garland
Bortniansky
Forrest B. Oglesby
City Schools Enrollment Figures by School
Yesterday and last year enrollment figures are listed for Virginia Avenue 502 (477) Kerr 333 (371) Quarles 379 (344) Douglas Colored 263 (286) with the continuation note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Avenue School
Kerr School
Quarles School
Douglas Colored School
Sales Directory for Winchester Berryville Gore Warrenton Auctions
Sat Sept 7 12 noon Jos EPH B Newlin trustee in front of County Court House Winchester real estate auction by E T Snider. Sat Sept 7 10 30 Alice V Payne House goods furniture store equipment by W D Orndorff. Sat Sept 7 1 Land E Pugh Old Picnic Grounds Gore livestock farm machinery by Charles R Duvall. Sat Sept 7 1 RG Feely Town House Restaurant equipment by Dennis T Cole. Mon Tue Sept 9 10 LeBaron Farms Warren ton complete dispersal 340 head Aberdeen Angus Dave Canning Staunton sale manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Newlin
County Court House
Winchester
E. T. Snider
Alice V. Payne
W. Main St
Berryville
W. D. Orndorff
Roland E. Pugh
Gore
Charles R. Duvall
RG Feely
Town House
Dennis T. Cole
Mon
LeBaron Farms
Warrenton
Aberdeen Angus
Dave Canning
Staunton
Foot Bay
le Baron Farms
Eileenmere
Shadow Isle
Prince Eric
Black Knight
Warren Green
Virginia
Mgr
Canning Land & Cattle Co
P. O
Dave Sutherland
Lebaron Epponians
Escaped Convict Surrenders Under Protest in Hawaii
George Leroy Page a 28 year old South Carolina convict who escaped in 1954 returned to Honolulu and surrendered under protest after his attorney challenged sanctuary rights. The City of Refuge dated to Kaahumanu era and the 1955 park system addition. Page faces extradition with no court date set yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
George Leroy Page
South Carolina
Hawaii
Refuge
Page
Farrant L. Turner
William F. Quinn
Cameron, S. C
Port Huron
Mich
San Mateo
Calif
Islands
Arkansas Governor Faubus Maintains Broad Support
A Wednesday morning aide said the governor’s whereabouts were unknown but released a statement saying he has near unanimous support across Arkansas. President Eisenhower responded to Faubus denying any federal plan to arrest him or tap the mansion lines and urged cooperation with the U S District Court. Faubus had earlier ignored a school board’s petition for a postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Eisenhower
Faubus
Guard
United States District Court
Schoo Board
Weather forecast for Winchester Virginia weekend update
Cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Saturday. Lows near 50s in the mountains and 60s elsewhere. Temperatures to run 3 to 6 degrees below normal for the five days into Wednesday with a few showers on Tuesday yielding about a quarter inch. Sunrise 5 46 a m. sunset 5 36 p m. Moonrise 8 05 p m. moonset 4 31 a m Saturday. Harvest moon visible Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Typhoon Bess Strikes Japan Hits Kyushu and Tokyo Area
Typhoon Bess, with 90 mph winds and heavy rain, slammed southern Japan damaging 250 homes and halting trains buses and air travel. Two people were missing and 1250 were left homeless in Kyushu as rice crops suffer. Emergency headquarters opened in Kagoshima Kumamoto Oita and Miyazaki to coordinate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
Tokyo-Yokohama
U.S
Honshu
Shikoku
Hokkaido
Kagoshima
Kumamoto
Oita
Miyazaki
Faubus Responds to Little Rock Mayor Over Violence Claims
Governor Faubus criticized Mayor Woodrow Mann for calling his violence warnings a hoax. He noted voters repudiated Mann by more than 3 to 1 and said the city will switch to a city manager form later this year. Faubus claimed broad national support and offered help from citizens across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Woodrow Mann
Faubus
35 000 Cases of Asian Flu Estimated in U S
A Public Health Service spokesman said there have been at least 35 000 cases of Asian flu in the United States, up 5 000 from last week. The figure follows the release of 1 028 770 additional doses of vaccine, bringing total doses available to 3 705 770.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
One-Car Crash on Rt 22 Near Winchester
A Chevrolet owned by Daniel Dearmont Wines of 9 E. Clifton Street damaged $800 after a one car mishap on U S Rt 22 about 6 miles north of Winchester at 11 50 p m. The driver Dale Boehmke of Cleveland Ohio said a rear tire failed causing loss of control and a bank strike. The Oldsmobile was a total loss with $700 to $800 damage and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Daniel Dearmont Wines
E. Clifford St
Ford
U. S. Rt
Winchester
Taylor
Dale Boehmke
Cleveland
Ohio
Rainstorm Deluges Martinsville with High Winds and Lightning
Martinsville was soaked by two and a half inches of rain early today. Winds reached 55 mph and a brilliant display of lightning accompanied the downpour. The Roanoke weather bureau linked the storm to the clash of a southbound cold front and a northbound warm front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Roanoke Weather Bureau
Answers to the 1.2.2 quiz questions
A reader’s page notes provide the quiz answers. Harrison served March 4 to April 4, 1841. Amundsen is named. responses include Yes and No. Tin is the material. Oklahoma is mentioned. Soviet Russia, Chicago Illinois appear in the set. one item states a man’s name. final answer is West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Harrison
Roald Amundsen
Oklahoma
Soviet Russia
Chicago, Illinois
West
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Jesse L. Jace
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
For All
Alf Choice
Domino Sigth
Stuart M. Perry
R. L. Dennison
Hayfield
W & W Coal CO
Westernport
Mad
Northern Virginia
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Yearling Steer
Hereford
Southern States
Winchester Cooperative
Your Southern States Cooperative Service Agency
F. Piccadilly St
Kernstown Tractor Sales & Service
Loy
Order of the Golden Rule
Alcalta
Herbert Bryant. Inc
Coal Order
COAL
W. B. Snider Sons
N. Cameron St
Murphy's
Harry Murphy & Brother
Mapha Frances Lichliter
Circuit Court
Stephens City
F. T. Snidle
Brumback & Sons
Pittsburgh Paints
le Baron
Warrenton, Virginia
Winchester Milling Corporation
J. Edward Thomas
E.S.T
North Cameron Street
R. Gray Williams
Corporation Court
Alexander M Winchester
Baker
J. Edward Thoma
Fast Boscawen Street
I. T. Snider
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