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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1961

Page

2

Obituary for Mite Strachca Hospital patient obituary note

The funeral services for Mite Strachca will be conducted Thursday at 3 30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home by Rev Mark W An burial will be in Mount He bron Pallbearers named Linden J McDonald J C Shanholtz Rod ney Keller Ernest Pugh Edgar Nelson and R Stine Friends and relatives may call at the Jones Funeral Home

Jones Mark W. An Mount Hebron Linden J. McDonald J. C. Shanholtz Rodney Keller Ernest Pugh Edgar Nelson R Stine Jones Funeral Home

Funeral service for E. Tr. Clark at Jones Funeral Home

Burial followed at Mt. Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers William’man, John Amick, Lée Dove, Robert Willis, Garland Harman and Lloyd Powell.

Clark Jones Funeral Home Mt. Hebron Cemetery William’ ‘Man John Amick Lée Dove Roert Willis Garland Harman Lloyd Powell

Clarke Ruritans Sponsor Circus Visit in Berryville

Clarke Ruritans Club will sponsor a circus Friday at the horse show grounds on Rt. 7 west Berryville with a 4 PM matinee and 8 PM show. Tickets priced via Ruritans or local businesses with circus posters to benefit local horse show development.

Berryville Ruritans Club Rt. 7 Ruritan

Lift Slab Method Used to Erect New Dormitories

Shenandoah College uses the lift slab method to raise concrete floor and roof slabs for two three story dormitories and a dining hall. The process speeds construction with 16 hydraulic jacks lifting 362 520 pound slabs. Fall opening set for Sept 25 with faculty Sept 20 22 freshmen Sept 24 orientation Sept 25 Oct 1 classes begin Oct 2.

Eee Cet Shenandoah College Conear le We Ee Re Eee Ay Ae Keith Williams and Virginia Richmond

Wife of Vice President

A compact quiz item corres ponding to questions about public figures and places reads as a mix of trivia prompts. This entry lists answers for items including a government official spouse and a noted locale, with others referencing social movements and a city.

Congress backs Kennedy on underground nuclear tests

Senators Mansfield Dirksen Symington and Aiken voiced support for the President resuming underground nuclear tests. They argued tests are necessary and not harmful to mankind, with Mansfield saying there was no choice but to proceed. Symington called the move sound, while Aiken warned against letting Khrushchev gain an advantage.

Coll Tet Renue Congress U.S Senate Mike Mansfield Montana Dirksen Kennedy Khrushchev Stuart Symington D-Mo George D. Aiken R-Vt United States

Tactical nuclear testing debates and Soviet pace rise

The article notes U S scientists tested underground devices up to 20000 tons and discusses calls in the Pentagon to resume testing. Soviet tests followed their moratorium, signaling a push to match U S missile capabilities. It also covers Kennedy era space testing limits on Nike Zeus and potential signaling by detonations for a Nike Zeus warhead test. A trivia answer about a man rising when his partner leaves the table is appended.

Pentagon United States U.S Soviet Union Kennedy

Two Hurt In Route 522 Wreck Near Bufflick Road

Four people were in a car that crashed just beyond the Route 522 Bufflick Road intersection. Rescue Squad took two injured persons to Memorial Hospital at 12:28 p.m. DST. Hospital spokesmen did not identify the victims.

Memorial Hospital Bufflick Road

Nkrumah Urges Khrushchev on Nuclear Test Moratorium

Radio Moscow dismisses Western denunciations of the moratorium proposal while Izvestia accuses France and warns Paris could be obliterated if a limited war over Germany begins. Britain is blamed for allowing West German troops to train on its soil and France faces scrutiny over Sahara nuclear tests.

Khrushchev Radio Moscow Britain France West Germany Izvestia Paris Germany Sahara Soviet Union

September auction listings span several Virginia and Maryland locales

A consolidated sales directory lists auctions from September 6 to 30 across Winchester Leesburg Bunker Hill Frederick County Berryville Monkton and surrounding areas. Items include furniture appliances cattle dairy equipment farm machinery antiques real estate and household goods with noted auctioneers Dennis Cole Orndorff Duvall Massie English Kerns and others.

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole Charles J. Carver Dennis T. Cole John L. Swartz Bunker Hill W. Va W. D Orndorff Thelma Holcomb Mary Ann Leesburg William English, Jr Virginia Smith Grim Long Green Headleys Auctions Joseph A. Massie, Jr Frederick County Court House Frederick County Gainebsoro Charles R. Duvall William A. Smith Woodstock Edward J. Wojciechowski Rt. 45 York Road Sparks Station Carroll Road Monkton Maryland Merryman Co Belle F. Stokes Leicester St Clarence Kerns McCormick Farm Berryville W. D. Orndorff Sarah Warner Edgar Warner

Dallas School Integration Begins Without Incident

Dallas halted segregation with first graders entering 18 white and integrated schools amid 750 police presence. Eight Negro children were assigned. four transfer requests were denied for birth certificate, sibling, or area reasons.

Dallas Tex W. T.white Amelia Earhart Ben Milam City Park Longfellow Roger Q. Mills Stephen F. Austin Thomas A. Edison William E. Travis U.S Memphis Tenn

Dublin High Student Killed No Noted Bus Fatality Noted

School bus accident on a mountain slope carried children after the driver struck two trees. Several pupils were hospitalized at Pulaski and Radford with injuries including cerebral concussions and fractures. The driver, a senior at Dublin High, was a first day full-time substitute previously.

Hill Dublin Hi School Radford Hospital Allison Pulaski Hospital Reba Stafford Elizabeth Stafford Geraldine Robinson Vivian Lindsay Roger Dale Harrell Betty Stafford James Hash Lois Hash Robert Stephens Carol Robinson Sue Mooney

Deer Struck by Car East of Boyce Causes Damage

A deer was killed when it darted in front of a 1986 Chevrolet driven by Barbara Virginia of Rt. 2 Bluemont on Rt. 723, about 3.4 miles east of Boyce. State Trooper P. W. Foster reported damage to the automobile at $150.

Inder Boyce P. W. Foster Barbara Virginia Rt. 2 Bluemont Woodstock Virginia Davis Magisterial District Shenandoah County Eleanor V. Shipp Leonard A. Shipp Eleanor V Shipp Archie B. Vance Circuit Court William A Smith George W. Coleman

U.S. Will Resume Nuclear Tests After Soviet Explosions

The United States announces a resumption of nuclear testing after the Soviet Union conducted a third atomic explosion in central Asia. President Kennedy and officials justify the move as necessary for security and deterrence, citing reasons from press briefings and an analysis of international pressure and propaganda gains.

Lapient U. S Salinger Kennedy United States Soviet Union Moscow Berlin America United Nations U.S Washington Khrushchev

Driver Treated After Neck Injury in Crash

A driver sustained neck injuries in a crash, was treated at the scene and released. No other injuries reported and authorities continued investigation.

Weather Update and Five Day Outlook for Virginia

The weather today is fair with temperatures around the 70s and partly cloudy skies. The extended forecast for September 7 to 11 shows cooler conditions over the weekend with chances of more cooling. Yesterday’s high was 90 and low 69, with a year ago reading of 81 and 67.

Pentty Virgi L.tures Winchester

Rainfall figures for months and year 1961

Report shows rainfall totals for the period to date in 1961 and averages. The season totals include 29.67 inches for the year to date and 1.36 inches for August, with monthly averages listed for Aug through Dec.

$50 000 suit scheduled to be heard tomorrow

A $50,000 damage suit arising from a traffic accident is set for hearing in Corporation Court tomorrow. Plaintiff Joseph H. Weller of 214 N. Washington claims injury and financial loss from a car driven by Mrs. Crawford of Bellevue Ave. Attorney Joseph A. Nannie represents the plaintiff, while Mrs. Crawford is defended by Henry Whiting.

Joseph H Aer Washington Crawford Bellevue Ave Weller

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