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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1962
Page
2
Obituaries recount deaths of Miss Virginia Wood era figures with details on marriages, church memberships, military service, and survivors. It notes services at Jones Funeral Home and burials at Mount Hebron and Edgehill Cemeteries, with family relations and pallbearers listed.
Charles Maurice McDonald of Stephens City died at 12 10 this morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital. The body is at Stovers Funeral Home in Strasburg.
William S. Wysong, 72, of Head Spring Pony Farm, Charles Town, West Virginia, died at Winchester Memorial Hospital on a Sunday. Plans for funeral services and burial are to be announced by the family.
Leo C Lamp of 46 Hamilton St Northwest Washington died yesterday at Sibley Hospital. He is survived by wife Erva Lamp two daughters Norma Lee Wines and Mary Ella Biggs and two grandchildren. Funeral at S H Hines Co Funeral Home 2901 14th St NW Thursday 11 a.m. DST followed by graveside at Mount Hebron Cemetery 1 p.m. EST.
Mrs. C E Haines 75 wife of Charles Edward Haines died Sunday in St. Lambert Canada where she had lived for years. Survived by husband son Julius Haines Closter NJ daughter Mrs Larry Broaderice S Lambert sister Mrs Thomas M Barr Greensboro NC. Family to meet at Kurtz Funeral Home noon Thursday. Funeral 4 PM Kurtz with burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Reverend John Kinzie Calvary Baptist Church officiating.
Exhibits arrived today at Winchester Armory for the 15th annual Frederick County Agriculture Fair. Entries are accepted 3:30 to 9 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow, with judging 1 to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Entry and show schedules include crop livestock home entries along with farm machinery and commercial displays. An English horse show is set for tomorrow night followed by Western horse show Thursday and a pony class Friday. Rides open last night and run 6 p.m. daily through Saturday.
Edwin M. Lillis of 23 W. Monmouth St. is named driver for the South End Fire Co. He replaces Lee Hollar who will join Dulles International Airport as a fireman. Lillis, in training, has years of service and attended the 1961 state fire school. Officers will visit Columbus, Ohio in October to inspect a new fire truck due mid next month. Ernest Strosnider elected secretary after Mike Hart resigned to return to VPI.
A fuel tank fell from a truck on Rt 7 about a half mile east of Berryville and was struck by a car driven by James Huff of Winchester. The 250 gallon tank was ruined and damage occurred to Huff’s car. A separate incident on Millwood Ave near 9 pm ruptured a gas tank when a shaft dropped from a car. the driver’s name was not available.
The Soviet Union resumes atmospheric tests in 1961 and accuses the United States of endangering astronauts. The U S reports 10 Russian shots in its latest series and 26 Pacific drops. Johnston Island trials fail while a July high altitude shot succeeds 210 miles up.
The Front Royal council voted to inform Mayor Blanton that it will meet with the planning commission before the next regular session. Local businessman Paul Rudisill announced a potential industry locating on 40 acres near John Marshall Highway and required zoning assurances. Councilors Stokes and Zuckerman debated timing before proceeding, with unanimous passage to arrange the meeting.
In New Hampshire the four way GOP senatorial contest headlines a wide primary day across nine states with 39 House seats eight Senate seats and six governorships on ballots. Front runners include Bass and Mrs Bridges. Powell faces John Pillsbury while Utah Arizona Wisconsin and Minnesota also see key battles.
Berryville will seat three new council members Kenneth C. Levi Thomas G Howell and Dr Ralph B Snapp at a 7 30 p m meeting joining Roy Potts Jr and recorder Joe Cain. Mayor Leland Broadstater will administer oaths after the session. An earlier Planning Commission open meeting will discuss rezoning East Main Street area from residential to apartment use.
Soblen died after a prolonged illness and an overdose alleged to have been smuggled to him. Scotland Yard detectives investigated the source, Brixton Prison Hospital reported no stock of the drug, and an inquest was set for 10 a.m. Thursday with details to follow.
Labor spokesmen charged police hampered the pickets at Old Virginia by being overly friendly with management. They cited a trucker escorted through lines by police. Chief Menefee would not comment and has stayed silent. The union has been on strike since Aug. 14.
Firefighters halted two small grass fires today. In Boyce sparks from a trash barrel at Dr. Erick Myer’s home sparked a 15 by 25 foot area and briefly threatened nearby buildings before the booster line stopped the blaze. The Round Hill Community Fire Co. also doused a minor fire behind the Modernaire Motel on Route 522, reported at 10 a.m. and extinguished in about 20 minutes.
Senators Mansfield Lausche Morse and Tower discuss the Cuban crisis with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro. They warn of missiles near the United States, Monroe Doctrine violations, and the danger of a Soviet beachhead in Cuba. Morse notes a Senate subcommittee meeting with Edward M. Martin on Latin American affairs.
Peiping reports celebrate downing a U2 as U.S. reconnaissance flights prompt warnings from Washington. The United States acknowledged a U2 may have crossed near Sakhalin and vowed precautions while denying halting overflight activity.
Fragmentary notes mention Methuselah five iron Mexico makes barrels false Helena much larger Socialist Party six Southeast Asia with no coherent event or context identified.
A dense sales directory lists auctions from Sept 12 to Sept 29 across Charles Town Winchester Chambersburg Marion Jeffersonton Middletown Chantilly and Greenmount. Items include farm machinery furniture antiques holstein cattle dairy equipment and real estate with various auctioneers and venues.
The forecast for Virginia shows clear and cooler tonight with valley fog. Wednesday will be sunny and pleasant with highs around 70 to 78. Thursday looks fair and warmer.
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 30 a.m. is .01 inch. Year to date rainfall for 1962 totals 29.86 inches and the 49 year average is 36.86 inches. Monthly averages for the 49 year period are listed from January 2.42 inches to August 3.90 inches with September 2.67 October 3.22 and other months included.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors learned the State Highway Dept has formally accepted Beechcroft Road in the Cedarmeade area into the state system. Resident Engineer T H Goulden confirmed it meets state specifications. The board also approved final plat of section four of the subdivision, pending state approval.
The Soviet government stated ships were delivering not only munitions but machinery and agricultural equipment to Cuba to help its development. It claimed the affair is between the Soviet Union and Cuba and warned outsiders to stop meddling. The statement denied a Cuban base and argued Soviet nuclear capabilities allow aid directly from the USSR. It said Cuba asked for armaments and military specialists, noting Cuba lacks such experts.
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