Funeral service for Benjamin F. Koon at Congregational Church
Benjamin F. Koon 72 of 226 Pine Street died Thursday evening at his home. A service was held today at 3 pm at the Congregational Christian Church with Rev. Robert A. Whitten officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Hebron cemetery with pallbearers Oscar A Bazle Albert Spaid Edgar Nelson J. C. Shanholtz Willard Conner and Ernest Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Koon
Pine Street
Congregational Christian Church
Robert A. Whitten
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Oscar A Bazle
Albert Spaid
Edgar Nelson
J. C. Shanholtz
Willard Conner
Ernest Pugh
Samuel W Park 83 dies at home in Parks Valley
Samuel W. Park aged 83 of Parks Valley near Capon Bridge died suddenly yesterday at his home. He was born July 31, 1874 in Hampshire County West Virginia, a farmer and the last surviving member of his immediate family. He is survived by nieces and nephews including Carl Park of Broadway and three Broadway nieces. Funeral service set for Sunday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel W. Park
Parks Valley
Capon Bridge
Hampshire County
William and
Susan Brill Park
Mr. Park
Carl Park
Broadway
Funeral service set for Capon Bridge man
The Rev. Rory Neff of Capon Bridge Methodist Church will officiate a funeral at Fairview Lutheran Church at o clock. Burial follows at Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers listed include Brown Lovett G G Lovett William Moreland Omar Williamson John Wotring and John Haines. The body rests at Giffin Funeral Home in Capon Bridge until noon Sunday, then lies in state for one hour before the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Lutheran Church
Rory Neff
Capon Bridge Methodist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Brown Lovett
G. G. Lovett
William Moreland
Omar Williamson
John Wotring
John Haines
Giffin
Capon Bridge
Heart operation seals hole in Kathy Holt’s heart
Four year old Kathy Holt of Sunnyvale Calif had a delicate 3 1/2 hour operation at Stanford Hospital to sew shut a hole between the ventricles with heart lung machine support. Dr Frank Gerbode reported the child is in good condition and hopes the heart will return to normal size for a normal life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Kathy Holt
Kathy
Frank Gerbode
Stanford Hospital
Gerbode
Geraldine Holt
Sunnyvale
Calif
Cooler Weather Promised Area
The weatherman forecasts cooler weather with a low in the 60s tonight and cloudy skies tomorrow with rain possible by evening. The area recorded 0.6 inches of rain in the last 24 hours, totaling 20.89 inches for the year and 234 inches for September. Today’s high was 77 after a 68 low, with a mid morning shower and continued cloud cover into the afternoon.
Inmemoriam for Fred Inskip by Minnie M Inskip
A widow reflects on the anniversary of Fred Inskip’s death noting memories, enduring grief, and lasting love. She recalls a broken circle and vacant chair, hopes for reunion in a peaceful afterlife, and signs her tribute as his wife Minnie M Inskip dated 9 14 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hfe
Minnie M. Inskip
Grass fire sparked by burning trash near Route 11
Sparks from burning trash ignited a grass fire of about three acres on the Fred Crisman property behind Winchester Animal Hospital. Fire companies from Clearbrook and Shawnee fought the blaze, which spread through honeysuckle and threatened nearby homes before being controlled. No damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Crisman
Winchester Animal Hospital
Clearbrook
Shawnee
Robinson
Loudoun St
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Hit and Run Mishap Investigated Near Winchester Turmoil
State police report two recent mishaps in the area. At 12 10 am on Rt 11 a 1957 Ford coupe driven by Kenneth LaFollette sideswiped by an unidentified car. damage about 50 dollars. Earlier on Cork Street a 1952 53 Oldsmobile was struck by a 1954 Chevrolet truck with 175 dollars damage to the Olds and 30 dollars to the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 11
Winchester
J. W. Detrick
Kenneth LaFollette
Whitlock Ave
Cork St
Lia Nesselrodt
Granville M. Creel
Bloomery Start
Charles T. Fortune
Fairmont Ave
Brown Lovett
Braddock St
Charles R. Wilfong
Smithfield
Ave
Ext
Bell Telephone Strike Looms Over Northeast Workers
A potential Bell strike could directly affect 54,000 workers with 200,000 more kept from jobs due to picketing. Dial service would not be immediate, while about 3,000 Virginia employees in Richmond Petersburg Fredericksburg and Hopewell could be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Beirne
Bell
Virginia
Richmond
Petersburg
Fredericksburg
Hopewell
How's Your LQ Answers Revealed In Page Four Quiz
Answers list shows quiz results with items: Higher, Tallulah Bankhead, The Ten Commandments, Congressional Record, Maine, Paris France, four presidents, July 4, Luxuriant meaning rich growth, Will Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah Bankhead
Congressional Record
Maine
Paris
France
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Will Rogers
Kasper Hid Dynamite Before School Blast, Police Say
Nashville police cite an FBI informant account that segregationist John Kasper and Kasper associate Charles Reed hid dynamite three days before the Hattie Cotton School blast. Investigators pursue those who planned and executed the bombing as six men remain in custody and rewards total six thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Douglas Hosse
FBI
John Kasper
Hosse
Charles Reed
Kasper
Reed
Hesse
KKK
Hattie Cotton School
Car Hits Pole In Berryville As Lights Fail
Ira Brodsky driving a 1957 Chevrolet north on Route 340 had his lights go out and struck a utility pole. He suffered leg lacerations, a hand cut, and a bruise. police issued a summons for reckless driving and he must appear next Friday at 2 pm. The pole remained unreplaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Ira Brodsky
Northern Virginia Power Company
Robert Willingham
Brodsky
James R. York
Willingham
Mr. Brodsky
Local Sales Directory Highlights Multiple Auctions
A newspaper listing runs through September to October detailing auction events across Virginia and Maryland. Entries include farms, cattle, household goods, antiques, real estate, and estates with various auctioneers and locations from Chambersburg to Winchester and Berryville.
Weather outlook for Virginia and Winchester
Fair today with 60s low temps. Sunday turns cooler and mostly cloudy with rain by evening. Today’s highs around 77 and lows near 68, close to year ago readings. Winchester forecast shows sunrise at 5:54 a.m. and last quarter on Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Rainfall figures for 1957 and averages across 44 years
Record shows rainfall in the past day at .06 inches with September totaling 2.34 inches and year to date 20.03 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 44 years from 1912 to 1956 lists Jan 2.44, Feb 2.00, Mar 2.97, Apr 3.08, May 3.86, Jun 3.66, Jul 3.79, Aug 4.00, Sep 3.24, Oct 3.24, Nov 2.54, Dec 2.47 inches.
Dr Grady Dies Of Heart Attack Aboard liner Wilson
Dr Henry F Grady former president of American President Lines and first American ambassador to independent India died of a heart attack aboard the Pres ident Wilson while sailing from Hong Kong toward Kobe at age 75. He and his wife Lucretia were on a Pacific cruise leaving San Francisco August 22. He previously suffered a major heart attack in December in San Francisco and recovered after long hospital confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Henry F. Grady
American President Lines
India
President Wilson
Hong Kong
Kobe
Grady
Lucretia
University of California
College of Commerce
Cordell Hull
Turkey Silent On Bulganin Charge About Border Mobilization
Ankara refused to comment on Nikolai Bulganin's charge that Turkish troops massed on the Syria border. Bulganin warned in a letter to Adnan Menderes that an attack on Syria could trigger world conflict. Meantime Milliyet says two Soviet embassy attaches were arrested in Istanbul for spying after accepting fake documents from a Turkish agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Nikolai Bulganin
Syria
Bulganin
Adnan Menderes
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Istanbul
Milliyet
City Officials Head to State Municipalities Convention
A group of city leaders leaves tomorrow for the 52nd annual League of Virginia Municipalities convention in Richmond. Attending are Mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr, Vice Mayor Dorothy G. Allen, Councilman Charles M. Zuckerman, City Manager Lee Grant, and their wives. Building inspector Marvin B. Milam will join to speak on municipal building department problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Virginia
Richmond
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Dorothy G. Allen
Charles M. Zuckerman
Lee Grant
Smalts
Zuckerman
Grant
Marvin B. Milam
Building, Plumbing and Electrical Officials’ Conference of
Virginia
Milam
League of Municipalities
Robert Kennedy
Senate Rackets Investigation Committee
John 8. Battle
Charlottesville
Building and Plumbing Group
W. G. Holland
Virginia Beach
Building, Plumbing and Electrical Organization
M. L. Clement
Southern Building Code Congress
Clay Easterly
Martinsville
W. Va. Wreck Victim In Hospital Here
Orlando Duncan, 86, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was hospitalized here with a cut eyebrow and contusions after a traffic mishap on Route 50 in nearby West Virginia. A Memorial Hospital spokesman said Duncan had a good night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando Duncan
Buckhannon
W. Va
Rt. 50
Memorial Hospital
Duncan
Phone Dispute Does Not Involve Local C P Company
Robert E. Heltzel of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company stated that a dispute between Western Electric and the Communications Workers of America does not involve C P employees. He said staff remain under a contract lasting until November 25 and the company will ensure continuous service, even by supervisory personnel if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Heltzel
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Western Electric Company
Communications Workers of America
Virginia
CWA
Heltzel
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Koon Service
Ida May Coffelt
Union Forge
Edinburg
Jones Funeral Home
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
C.tbrumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
N. G. O’roark
Plumbing & Heating
Stephens City
James A. Conrad
Harrisonburg
Memoriam
Fred Inskip
Order of the Golden Rule
Clearbrook Fire Company
Best Methodist
Gewite Davis
N. Cameron
Tues
Ralph W. Horst
Chambersburg, Pa
Moss Neck Manor
U.S
Canter Lonas
E. Piccadilly St
E. T. Snider
Wayne H. Wisecarver
Gore Va
Byron O. Brumback
James Conrad Realty CO
U. S. Rt
Howard Lee Rools
Albert J. Jewell
Peffer
W. D Orndorff
Oscar Ramsburg
Ramsbore
W. D. Orndorff
William Woodward, Jr
Belair Park
Prince Georges County
A. A. Weschler
E. B Kimmell
Dennis T, Cole
Clark McDonald
Dr. Grady
Stragee Bosporus Straits
Westinghouse
Norge
Russell L. Brown
Exec
Kernstown
Loy
Chambersburg
Marion, Pa
D.S.T
John Deere
Allis Chalmers
W.D
Massey Harris
Case
Rosenthal
New Idea
New Holland
New 66
Franklin
Marion
Donald Edward Pullman
Lola Mae Pullman
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Star Tannery
Orndorff Store
W. E. Edwards
T. Snider
Ana
South Church Street
Mrs. Howard Lee
W. D. Orndorfyf
R. E. Moreland
Mrs. Earl Sealock
Gore
Rhinehart Road
Church Run
Kenneth Wisecarver
Wayne H, Wisecarver
Kensington ST
Arlington, VA
Thelma B. Wisecarver
Byron Brumback
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