Obituary for Robert Atkins of Washington DC
Robert Atkins 28 of 1 N Street NW Washington DC died suddenly at Emergency Hospital. Born November 21 in Sperryville he was the son of the late Charlie B Atkins and Mrs Atkins. He was husband of Nellie Grove, married September 17 1946. A World War I veteran he is survived by wife, mother, son James Robert Atkins Jr, daughter Sheila Flaine Atkins, two brothers Dan K Atkins of Richmond and Lynnod Atkins, and two sisters Mrs Lula M Harding and Mrs Florence Pendlebury, both of Washington DC. Funeral service 1 pm Saturday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Joseph S Duckwall. Interment Sperryville. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.
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Robert Atkins
N. Street
N. W
Washington
DD. C
Sperryville
Charlies B. Atkins
Nellie Grove
Atkins
James Robert Atkins, Jr
Sheila Flaine Atkins
Dan K. Atkins
Richmond
Lynnod Atkins
This
Lula M. Harding
Florence Pendlebury
Washington, D. C
Jones Funeral Home
Joseph S. Duckwall
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Obituary for Mrs. William Ashby of Boyce Virginia
Mrs. Edna E. Ashby 76 of Boyce died Monday in a Charlottesville hospital. Widow of William C. Ashby who died in 1953 she was born August 1 1883 in Clarke County. Survived by son Powell Dearmont Ashby of Norfolk funeral service forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna E. Ashby
Boyce
Charlottesville
Willam C. Ashby
Ashby
Clarke County
Jake Elliott
Powell Dearmont Ashby
Norfolk
Funeral services for Berryville resident held at Enders
The service occurred at 2 p.m. at John H. Enders Funeral Home in Berryville with Rev Paul Reiter of Boyce Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed at Green Hill Cemetery in Berryville.
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John H. Enders
Berryville
Paul Reiter
Boyce Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Raymond L. Clevenger Dies at 73 in Memorial Hospital
Raymond Lee Clevenger, 73, of 441 North Braddock Street, died this morning at Memorial Hospital. He was born December 29, 1883, in Frederick County, son of Samuel and Ida Ritter Clevenger, married to Bertha Dicks who preceded him in death. He worked at Virginia Woolen Company and Solenbergers, and belonged to Braddock Street Methodist Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Survived by one son William F. Clevenger, two brothers Grover and James, two sisters Mrs. E. T. Swanson and Mrs. G. W. Clowser, and one granddaughter. Body at Jones Funeral Home. burial planned for Mt. Hebron Cemetery with arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Lee Clevenger
N. Braddock St
Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Samuel and
Ida Ritter Clevencer
Bertha Dicks
Clevenger
Virginia Woolen Company
Solenbergers
Braddock St
William F. Clevenger
Grover Clevenger
James Clevenger
E. T. Swanson
G. W. Clowser
Jones Funeral Home
Mt. Hebron
Berryville Council Proceedings Include Light Request and Sewer Study
Berryville council discussed adding two street lights for the Crow district and debated sewer and water service to a nearby lot. The County Board of Supervisors will pay half of a high school fire plug, with the town covering the rest. Bid acceptance favored Pancoast Atlantic Service for town gas and oil. Route 7 drainage plans require new storm sewers costing 1533 dollars with sidewalk work unaffected. The council authorized Enders to reply to the state highways engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Enders
Otleside
County Board of Supervisors
White Brothers
Pancoast Atlantic Service
Frank Esso
Pancoast
W. F. Smith
State Department of Highways
Meeting attendees listed city officials and counsel
Present at the meeting were Mayer Broadstater Recorder J Cain Town Manager J L Enders Attorney Edward McC Willams and Councilmen Lonnie Levi Andrew LaVelle Lewis E Hart and H l L Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer Broadstater
J. Cain
J. L. Enders
Edward McC Willams
Lonnie Levi
Andrew LaVelle
Lewis E Hart
H. l L. Maxwell
Council hears subdivision approval and city updates
Frederick County boards gave preliminary approval to the W. W. Hunt Quintoak subdivision on U S 11 and 661. August city parking receipts totaled 3918.45, up slightly from 1956. Four-week Kent Street meter collections reached 93.55 with 67 meters repaired. Lights were installed on Sheridan, Briarmont, Handley avenues with more on Handley Boulevard. Police logged 692 parking violations. Fire committee denied damages for a tractor trailer incident on August 23. Dr Douglass O Hill named to attend prisoners. Asphalt work completed on several streets and curbs progressed in Forest Hills Addition. The meeting opened with prayer.
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Quintoak
U. S. Rt. 11
W. W. Hunt
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Health Department
City Planning Commission
H. W. Butler, Jr
Public Safety Committee
Butler
Kent St
Orville C.vine
Sheridan Ave
Brairmont Drive
Handley Ave
Handley Blvd
Douglass O. Hill
B RB Dutton
William F. Schenck
Grant
Boscawen St
Braddock
Stewart St
Piccadilly St
Loudoun
Braddock St
Freemont
Race
Smithfield Ave
Strike Closes Paris Bakeries
Paris faced widespread bakery closures as bakers conducted a 48 hour strike to protest price controls. Officials estimated about 85 percent effectiveness and authorities invoked decree powers to force opening for essential services such as hospitals and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Zoning Change Opposed By Residents In Wilkins Committee
Dorothy G Allen chaired both groups as William Bauserman and L G Sempeles presented a petition with about 26 signatures opposing any zoning change on W Amherst St. The planning commission and public and improvements committees urged denial until the master zoning plan is adopted. Council debated delaying action and ultimately did not accept the recommendations. H W Butler Jr voted no. Attorney Henry Whiting urged a public hearing and submitted a zoning ordinance draft, but no action followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy G. Allen
Wilkins
William Bauserman
Academy Circle
L. G. Sempeles
W. Amherst St
Allen
H. W. Butler, Jr
Henry Whiting
Wikins
No Sale San Francisco Gun Attempt Ends With Arrest
In San Francisco Bill Lutz, 30, asked bartender James McGranhan for money, claiming his loaded gun was needed. Officer James Ward disarmed Lutz and booked him on attempted robbery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Bill Lutz
James MecGranhan
McGranhan
Lutz
James Ward
Winchester area auction listings sweep Sept sales
Sales directory lists auctions Sept 12 to Oct 5 across Virginia Maryland and West Virginia. Includes furniture vehicles livestock antiques real estate and farm equipment with dates times and auctioneers such as E T Snider Latham Flanagan King Bowlus J B Triplett and J Edward Thoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Baker
Patton’s
N. Cameron St
Winchester
E. T. Snider
David Walrath & Son
Hagerstown
King & Bowlus
Buddy” Artrip
Nooon J B. Triplett
Frederick County Court House
County Real Estate
Winchester Milling Corp
N. Cameron 8&T
Charles R. Duvall
J. Edward Thoma
Winchester Milling Corporation
Ralph W. Horst
Chambersburg
Moss Neck Manor
Fredericksburg
U.S
Weather Summary Of Rainfall Totals For The Period
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 3 30 a m was 31 inches. September rainfall to date 1.42 inches, 1957 year to date 19.97 inches. Average annual rainfall over 44 years is 360 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1956 list January 24 percent, February 2.00 inches, March 2.97, April 3.08, May 3.86, June 3.86, July 3.79, August 4.00, September 3.24, October 3.24, November 2.54, December 2.47 inches.
Virginia Forecast Shows Warm 5 to 10 Degrees Above Normal
Fair this evening with fog overnight and lows from 56 to 64 in western Virginia and around 60s in the east. Thursday brings more cloudiness and warmth. September 12-16 temperatures stay 5 to 10 degrees above normal with cooler turns late Sunday or Monday. Widely scattered thundershowers become more general, precipitation total one half to one inch, locally heavy.
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Virginia
Arlington case seeks fall ruling on school segregation
Federal Judge Walter E Hoffman ruled the Pupil Placement Act unconstitutional on its face. The Arlington suit named Negro students Turner Turner Hamm Jr Johnson Nelson Eldridge and others denied admission to white schools last week. Brown sought to add Johnson Nelson Eldridge and others as plaintiffs, arguing the act prevents desegregation and lacks an administrative remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis G. Turner
Melvin H. Turner
E. Leslie Hamm Jr
Rita and
Harolyn Johnson
George T. Nelson
Robert A. Eldridge III
Nelson
Walter E. Hoffman
Norfolk
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Newport News
Supreme Court
Arlington
General Assembly
Brown
Eldridge
Joyce Bailey
Gary Boswell
Man Dies After Drinking Carbon Tetrachloride
LURAY Virginia Leonard Vogt a 46 year old baker died after drinking carbon tetrachloride in an apparent accident Dr F Thomas Amiss Page County medical examiner said Vogt believed to have drank the liquid from a soft drink bottle He was taken to a local hospital for emergency treatment but died during transfer to Harrisonburg hospital
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Luray. Va
Luray Baker
F. Thomas Amiss
Page County
Leonard Vogt
Vogt
Harrisonburg
How's Your I Q Answers Revealed
Answers to the quiz printed on page 4 are listed with items including locations Cambridge Massachusetts Canaan and Arizona Phoenix, pairs March September and two, and a corrected sentence about a person leaving earlier. The final answer notes the word her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tran
Cambridge
Mass
Canaan
Direct
Arizona
Phoenix
Eight Applicants Denied Admission at White Schools
Among eight applicants presenting themselves at white schools, admission was denied. The incident highlights ongoing barriers in access to education based on racial segregation.
Birmingham tensions flare as Rose Shuttlesworth attacked at school
Steps by the Human Rights group prompt Birmingham Negroes to ease further attempts to enroll in white schools. An angry white crowd beat Shuttlesworth Monday as he attempted to enroll four Negro children at Phillips High School. White crowds gathered at Phillips Woodlawn and Grayson Elementary before classes, with police present to maintain order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Human Rights
Birmingham
Shuttlesworth
Phillips High School
Phillips
Woodlawn High
Graymont
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E. Cork St. Winchester
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Wayne H. Wisecarver
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Brumback
Howard Lee Rools
Albert J. Jewell
Peffer
W. D Orndorff
Oscar Ramsburg
Ramsbore
W. D. Orndorff
William Woodward, Jr
Belair Farm
Prince Georges County
A. A. Weschler
Star Tannery
F. T. Snider
Ambuance Service
Order of the Golden Rule
E. Piccadilly St
Kernstown Tractor Sales & Service
Loy
I.Q
Patton
N. Cameron Street
Shenandoah Gas Company
James Stewart
Angus Cattle
Latham Flanagan
Alexandria
Ben
Leetown
W. Va
S. Washington St
Lewis & Horner
WM. Hensell
Tal
FIR Lumber
Winchester Armory
C. J. Brumback & Sons
I. Ie
Valley Ave
Charles E. Murnan
Knollwood
Leesburg
Day Brass
Napoleon
Adams
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