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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1961

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals William H. West

William H. West owned property in Pa was son of the late Joseph H. and Ada Hargrave West He married Jean Kelley West in 1916 at Latrobe Pa He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a thirty second degree Mason in Pittsburgh Surviving with his wife are one son William H. West Jr of Millwood one brother Kenneth West of Clearwater Fla and three grandchildren Funeral service at 2 pm DST at Jones Funeral Home with pallbearers including Fred L Glaize Jr Stewart Bell J Thomas Kremer Wilbur Feltner Beverly Wright J Pinckney Arthur J H Yost Sr and C Ridgely White Also pallbearers Lean Braxton Brod Gultand Brown Dannie Younl and Robert McDonald Honorary pallbearers Robert D Baker Rafael Brown Leonard Levi Snowden Levi Marvin Longerbeam Forrest Rickard and John E Stickley.

Owned Joseph H Ada Hargrave West Jean Kelley West Latrobe West First Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh William H. West, Jr Millwood Kenneth West Clearwater Fla Ee D. Jacks G. Raymond Omeldorf Jones Funeral Home Fred L. Glaize, Jr Stewart Bell J. Thomas Kremer Wilbur Feltner Beverly Wright J. Pinckney Arthur J. H. Yost, Sr C. Ridgely White Memcorie Boyce Volunteer Fire Lean Braxton Brod Gultand Brown Dannie Younl Robert McDonald Robert D. Baker Rafael Brown Leonard 0. Levi Snowden Levi Marvin Longerbeam Forrest Rickard John E. Stickley

Funeral service for Mrs Marion P Russell at Berryville

Funeral service for Mrs Marion P Russell of 8 Loudoun Street, who died yesterday, will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. DST at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville by Rev W Holt Louder. Burial in Shenandoah Memorial Park. Survivors include Milton R Lee of Stephens City and Wanda Lee Della asa of Wheaton Maryland, plus a brother Bill Lee of Berryville.

Marion P. Russell Loudoun St John H. Enders Berryville W. Holt Louder Christ Episcopal Church Shenandoah Memorial Park Aantan Willes Milton R. Lee Stephens Ore Wanda Lee Della €Asa Wheat

Funeral service for Lorenzo Rickard in Berryville

Lorenzo Rickard of Boyce died yesterday. Funeral will be tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at the John H. Enders Funeral Home in Berryville. The service will be conducted by Rev. South Jr and Rev. Paul Reiter. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery.

Lorenzo Rickard Boyce John H. Enders Berryville South, Jr Paul Reiter Green

Funeral Services for William H West Sr Friday

Funeral services are set for William H West Sr Friday at 2 00 PM CST at Jones Funeral Home Inc. The arrangement details are provided by Jones Funeral Home.

William H. West, Sr Jones Funeral Home

Death of Culpeper native Newton Steele Ritter at 78

Newton Steele Ritter 78 of Culpeper died at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. A native of Clarke County and former U S Commerce Department employee, he is survived by two sons James Sidney Ritter of Culpeper and Col Newton S Ritter Jr of Washington D C. Graveside service tomorrow at 3 30 p m at Old Chapel Millwood.

Newton Steele Ritter Culpeper Culpeper Memorial Hospital Clarke County U.S. Department of Commerce Ora Vowell James Sidney Ritter Newton S. Ritter Washington, D.C Millwood

Rt 50 Wreck Near Winchester Causes $135 in Damage

State Trooper P. W. Foster reports a rear end crash two miles east of Winchester on Rt 50 at 2 30 p m. Ann Rogers of Washington DC swerved to avoid a bucket dropped from a truck and was struck by a Packard driven by Walter Edward Miller of Rt 2 Winchester. Front damage to the Packard listed at 95 dollars and rear damage to the Ford at 100 dollars.

Winchester Rt. 50 P. W. Foster Ann Rogers Washgton D. C Walter Edward Miller Rt. 2 Ford

UN Chief Reports Katanga Crisis Deepens After Clash

Prime Minister Adoula said Tshombe’s forces arrested three ministers led by Godefroid Munongo and fled to Leopoldville. He described U N relief troops surrounded near Jadotville as Katanga shelled a U N garage and fired on responders, with a Katanga tank targeting a U N vehicle near the post office.

Katanga Orly Leopoldville Adoula Tshombe Godefroid Munongo Munongo U.N Jadotville Elisabethville U. N

Webster Joins Stephens City Town Council

Jennings Webster was sworn in to fill the unexpired term of the late Norman Bean at Stephens City council. Arthur Martin resigned after moving from town. replacement pending. Plans for the proposed sewage lagoons were canceled due to ongoing litigation. Shenandoah Gas Co represented relocation of the Winchester substation to an underground vault on state right of way.

Stephens Jennings Webster Norman Bean Shenandoah Gas Co Winchester Stephens City Albert W. Loring Keys Kidwell Washington, D.C

Judge keeps Warren County pupil in desegregated high school

Federal Judge John Paul continued an injunction preventing the Warren County school board from barring John Kilby, an 18 year old Negro youth charged in a rock throwing incident, from the desegregated high school. Kilby’s juvenile court case was postponed as his brother James Kilby, 19, is out of state.

Front Royal Warren County School Board John Paul John Kilby E. E. Shiner Kilby James Menefee Kilby Commonwealth Atty Paul Diel Board

Civil Defense gains momentum in Winchester council

Winchester council debates Civil Defense reorganization to the Office of Emergency Planning with Mayor Smalts and Council backing immediate action. Discussion covers a paid coordinator, public shelters, demonstration shelter plans, and potential 50 percent federal funding for a coordinator. Local projects include parking upgrades, crosswalk signs, and a new four inch ammonia line approval.

Office of Emergency Planning Collins Goveror Council Winchester Washington Claude B. Smalts, Jr William M. Battaile Stewart Bell, Jr Gerald Goodman Eugene F. Dearing, Sr John Apgar Civil Defense Committee Junior Chamber of Commerce JCC War Memorial Jaycees Smalts Recreation Commission Arlie Wong

Destructive Galveston Bay Hurricane Hits Texas Coast

The hurricane left at least two dozen homes ruined and many missing as Texas City and Freeport faced severe flooding and power loss. About 2,000 people were rescued from Texas City shelters amid rationing while Dow Chemical plants and Haskins Mound endured debris filled areas. In Edna and Port O’Connor the damage was extensive with long repairs ahead and residents recalling historic storms.

Texas City Freeport Galveston Texas Associated Press Charles Green Galveston-Texas City-Freeport Green Dow Chemical Co Hoskins Mound Brad Messer The Galveston News Edna Ronnie Thompson Lavaca Bay Matagord Bay Victoria Port Lavaca Port O'Connor Mustang Island Carla Edgar A.munsch Port O’connor Munsch

Berryville Reverts to Slow Time September 24

Berryville town offices switch to standard time at 12 01 a.m. September 24 as announced after a Town Council meeting. A flat 10 hookup fee replaces the prior 10 percent of installation costs. Andrew LaVelle proposed the change, Oscar Kaye seconded. Discussion covered road speed limit on Boom Road and a 28 mile request, with Moore Dorsey and Smalley Package Co. involved.

Berryville Cil Andrew LaVelle Oscar Kaye James Jester Moore and Dorsey Smalley Package Co

Mercury 7 Aims Orbit Test After Cape Launch

The Mercury program aims to place the capsule in orbit and return it automatically. NASA seeks to evaluate tracking and data systems and test capsule equipment in orbital flight. Reentry heat may reach 2 000 degrees and eight g forces are expected during recovery. Astronauts Shepard Gris som and two Soviet cosmonauts Gagarin Titov have completed suborbital flights. two Soviet cosmonauts remain in orbit and two US spacemen are grounded, with no further suborbital launches planned.

Cape Caaveral Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin Gherman Titov United States Alan RB. Shepard Jr Virgil I. Grissom National Aeronautica and Space Administration Mercury

Sale Directory Listing Auctions in Virginia Maryland

A Friday and Saturday sale notice listing auctions across Virginia and Maryland. John Barrett Sons, John J. Wanner, Dr R R Hottel and T T Smallwood, N Va Auction Co and others hold sales of dairy cattle dairy equipment farm machinery furniture and real estate at various rural locations including Purcellville Winchester and Frederick with times from 10 a m to 1 p m on Sept 15 16.

John E. Barrett & Sons Manassas Stan Haworth Auction Co John J. Wanner Long Green Rt. 522 Headleys Auction Clay Sales, Inc Frederick R. J. Horner Winchester Ridgeway Harry Horner, Jr

Weather Summary and Five Day Virginia Forecast

Scattered thundershowers in extreme southwest this evening with a low around 70. Thursday includes showers and warm temperatures followed by cooler interior nights. The five day forecast for Virginia, Sept 14-18, shows temperatures 2 to 3 degrees below normal with warm, then cooler days and a rise again Monday.

Virginia

Groundhog Described As Heavy Bodied Wetland Marmoth

The passage characterizes a ground hog as a heavy bodied, grizzled, white-mowed species of marmoth found in open wetlands in North America.

America

County Fair Schedule and Auctions Outline

Over 2,000 entries plus livestock shows drew crowds as gates opened at 1 p.m. The fair runs daily hours from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., with auctions of horticultural produce at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Rides, refreshment stands, and English and Western horse shows are slated for today and tomorrow evenings, with exhibits to be removed Saturday.

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William H. West Russell Service Rickard Service Jones Funeral Home, Inc United F.H.A. Loans John W. Rosenberger & CO Commerce Webster Pauline Outright MR. Webster Stepp Woodstock Winchester Creamery Rose Marie Rudolph Kernstown Jeffrey Lynn Arthur Martin Warren Manassas, Va Ste Cass Airy A. B.S Curtis Candy Warrenton, Va Cuncilman H. W. Butler, Jr Public Safety Committee Piccadilly Cork St Butler Winchster Millwood Ave Police Department Commissioner of Revenue Taylor L. Barr City Hall Lee Grant Glendale Circle Wilkins Drive Green Acres Senseny Road Frederick County Bee Ave Aes Drive Y Boulevard Grant Handley Ave Toan and Yost Baltimore & Aio Railroad Mcadilly St Battaile Tire Committee William N. Gochenour Dearing Robinson Cold Storage N. Cameron L. M. Allen Public and Local Improvement Committee Allen Dabney Watts Virginia Beach Carroll H Henkel Allen Drive Malden Drive Eastview Mr. Grant Marvin E. Gore, Jr George B. Masters Ivy St Gore Water and Sewer Committee Charles M. Zuckerman MTS E. Piccadilly St Private Investigation Uniformed Guards & Patrol Service Michael Green Associates I. Q. Answers Amazons Yellowstone St. Helena Banbury Japan Rae Fresco Glaize & Bro N. Cameron St Stuart M. Perry Berryville, Va Scotts Turf Scotts Miller’s Hardware N. Loudoun Perry Engineering Co., Inc
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