Benjamin F Koon Rites Held at Congregational Church
Funeral service for 72 year old Benjamin F Koon of 226 Pine Street was held today at 3 pm at the Congregational Christian Church with Rev. Robert A Whitten officiating. Interment followed at Mt Hebron cemetery with pallbearers Qecar A Eagle 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
Qecar A Eagle
Albert Spaid
Edgar Nelson
J. C. Shanholtz
Willard Conner
Ernest Pugh
Samuel W Park 83 Dies at Parks Valley Home
Samuel W Park aged 83 died suddenly yesterday at his home in Parks Valley near Capon Bridge He was born July 31 1874 in Hampshire County Va a son of the late William and Susan Brill Park He was a farmer and the last surviving member of his immediate family He is survived by a niece and nephews including Car Park of Broadway and three nieces of Broadway A funeral service will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel W. Park
Parks Valley
Capon Bridge
Hampshire County
William and
Susan Brill Park
Mr. Park
Broadway
Funeral service planned at Fairview Lutheran Church
The Rev. Rory Neff will officiate with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers include Brown Lovett G G Lovett William Moreland Omar Williamson John Wotring and John Haines. The body rests at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge until Sunday noon then lies in state an hour before the service at the church.
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
Child Undergoes Heart Surgery in San Francisco
Four year old Kathy Holt of Sunnyvale underwent a delicate three hour operation with a heart lung machine at Stanford Hospital to repair a ventricular septal defect. Dr Frank Gerbode reported the hole was sewn up and Kathy is in good condition and expected to resume a normal life once the heart returns to normal size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Kathy Holt
Kathy
Frank Gerbode
Stanford Hospital
Gerbode
Geraldine Holt
Sunnyvale
Calif
Cooler Weather Promised With Rain By Evening
The weatherman forecasts cooler conditions with a low in the 60s tonight and rain by evening tomorrow. A 0.6 inch rainfall was recorded in 24 hours to 8:30 am, bringing September total to 224 inches and year to 20.89 inches. A mid morning shower wetted city streets, with a high of 77 today after a 68 low.
In memory of Fred Inskip
Loving wife Minnie M Inskip mourns the loss of her husband Fred Inskip two years past on September 14 1955. She recalls sorrow yet cherishes memories while hoping to reunite beyond life’s gateway in a garden bright and fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Inskip
Biest
Minnie M. Inskip
Grass Fire From Burning Trash Threatened Homes
Sparks from burning trash started a three acre grass fire on the Fred Crisman property behind Winchester Animal Hospital. Fire companies Larbrook Shawnee responded around 2 50 p m and brought the blaze under control. No damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Crisman
Winchester Animal Hospital
Larbrook
Shawnee
Robinson
Loudoun St
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Hit and Run Mishap Investigation Reported
State police investigate a hit and run on Route 11 three miles south of Winchester at 12 10 am. Kenneth LaFollette in a 1957 Ford coupe reported sideswiped by an unknown car in the northbound lane. damage about $50. Another two vehicle crash on Cork Street at 7 45 pm yesterday caused over $200 damage. details list a 1952-53 Oldsmobile driven by Charles T Fortune and a 1954 Chevrolet truck driven by Charles R Wilfong with damage totals around $30 for the truck and more for the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 11
Winchester
J. W. Detrick
Kenneth LaFollette
Whitlock Ave
Cork St
Ira Nesselrodt
Granville M. Creel
Bloomery Start
Charles T. Fortune
Fairmont Ave
Brown Lovett
Braddock St
Charles R. Wilfong
Smithfield
Ave
Ext
Oldsmobile
Tome
Bell union faces possible strike over wage talks
The union, unpaid since Aug. 26, could halt 54,000 Bell employees if a strike occurs, threatening 200,000 other jobs due to picketing. Dial service would not be hit immediately, with about 3,000 Virginia workers, including in Richmond and nearby cities, potentially affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Beirne
Bell
Virginia
Richmond
Petersburg
Fredericksburg
Hopewell
Answers to quiz questions listed on page four
The page presents 10 quiz answers including values for Q1 higher than twice as high Q2 Tallulah Bankhead Q3 The Ten Commandments Q4 Congressional Record Q5 Maine Q6 Paris France Q7 Washington Jefferson Lincoln Roosevelt Q8 July 4 Q9 luxury implied by Luxuciant and Q10 Will Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah Bankhead
Congressional Record
Maine
Paris
France
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Luxuciant
Will Rogers
Police Told Kasper Hid Dynamite Prior To School Blast
Nashville police say an FBI informant reported segregationist John Kasper and Kasper associate hid dynamite three days before a blast at Hattie Cotton School. Charles Reed, who helped move the dynamite, said it was hidden in a vacant house and later disappeared. Six men remain in custody. rewards total $6,000 as the investigation continues.
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 lights fail causing a crash into a utility pole. The car landed on its top across from the Northern Virginia Power office with Brodsky sustaining leg lacerations a hand cut and a head bruise. Reckless driving summons set for next Friday at 2 pm. The pole had not yet been replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Ira Brodsky
Northern Virginia Power Company
Robert Willingham
Brodsky
James R
York
Willingham
Mr. Brodsky
Regional Sales Directory Listings for Sept 17 to Oct 12
Auction notices across multiple counties list sales near Chambersburg Fredericksburg Winchester Berryville Stephens City Gore and Prince George s Md. Goods range from farm equipment cattle antiques household goods and real estate with various dates from Sept 21 to Oct 12 and auctioneers including E T Snider Byron Brumback W Orndorff Dennis Cole and A A Weschler.
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Moss Neck Manor
Fredericksburg
U.S
Canter Lonas
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester
E. T. Snider
Wayne H. Wisecarver
Gore
Byron O. Brumback
Howard Lee Rools
Albert J. Jewell
Peffer
Berryville
W. D Orndorff
Oscar Ramsburg
Ramsburg
W. D. Orndorff
William Woodward, Jr
Belair Farm
Prince Georges County
A. A.weschler & Sons
WE Edwards
Frederick County Court House
Star Tannery
E. Brimmell
Dennis T. Cole
Clark McDonald
Westinghouse
Norge
Weather Today Virginia Forecast and Winchester Conditions
Fair conditions across Virginia with a high of 77 and low of 68. Tonight and Sunday expect cooler skies, mostly cloudy, with rain possible by evening. Winchester notes sunrise 6 54 a m and moonrise 9 18 p m with last quarter on Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Local Weather Data
The report shows rainfall in the past 24 hours at .06 inches and September totals at 2.34 inches, with year to date 20.03 inches. Average annual rainfall over 44 years is 3.09 inches per month averages: January 2.4, February 2.00, March 2.97, April 3.08, May 3.86, June 3.86, July 3.79, August 4.00, September 2.66, October 3.24, November 2.54, December 2.47 inches.
Dr Henry F Grady Dies Aboard Pacific Cruise
Dr Henry F Grady former APL president and first US ambassador to independent India died of a heart attack aboard the President Wilson liner. Stricken 12 hours from Hong Kong en route to Kobe at age 75 he had left San Francisco Aug 22 with wife Lucretia. He previously headed UC Berkeley business school and served as assistant secretary of state under Cordell Hull in 1939.
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 of troop buildup
Ankara did not respond to Soviet Premier Bulganin's charge that Turkish forces massed on the Syria border. Gromyko had warned of possible world conflict, while Turkish officials called the claim propaganda and said maneuvers were routine. Milliyet said two Soviet attaches were arrested for spying near Istanbul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Nikolai Bulganin
Syria
Bulganin
Adnan Menderes
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Istanbul
Milliyet
Stragee Bosporus Straits
City Officials Prepare for Virginia Municipalities Convention
A group of city officials depart 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, with their wives. Building inspector Marvin B Milam will join to speak on general problems in small building departments.
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
Johns. Battle
Charlottesville
Building and Plumbing Group
League of Municipaliies
W. G. Holland
Virginia Beach
Building, Plumbing and Electrical Organization
M L. Clement
Southern Building Code Congress
Clay Easterly
Martinsville
W Va Vehicle Crash Victim Hospitalized Here
Orlando Duncan 86 of Buckhannon W Va was hospitalized here after a Rt 50 crash in nearby West Virginia with a cut eyebrow and multiple contusions and lacerations. A Memorial Hospital spokesman said he had a good night and was in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando Duncan
Buckhannon
W. Va
Rt. 50
Memorial Hospital
Duncan
Phone Dispute Not Affect Local C and P Telephone Firm
Robert FE. Heltzel, local manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, said the Western Electric Company and Communications Workers of America dispute does not involve C and P employees. He stated current contract runs to November 25 and will be upheld. The company will ensure continued service, using supervisory staff if needed to operate switchboards and maintain operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert FE. Heltzel
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Western Electric Company
Communications Workers of America
Virginia
CWA
Heltzel
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Ida May Coffelt
Union Forge
Edinburg
Jones Funeral Home
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
C.1
Brumback « Sons
N. Cameron St
N. G. O'Roark
Plumbing & Heating
Choice
Stephens City
James A. Conrad
Harrisonburg
Memoriam
Order of the Crolden
Clearbrook
Geuive Davis
Winchester and Farm
N. Cameron
Tues
Ralph W. Horst
Chambersburg, Pa
James Conrad Realty CO
U. S. Rt
Dr. Grady
Russell L. Brown
Easy Terms
Kernstown Tractor Sales & Service
Loy
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
Orndorff Store
W. E. Edwards
F. T. Snider
Ienc2
South Church Street
RCA
Mrs. Howard Lee
W. D. Orndorfyf
R. E. Moreland
Mrs. Earl Sealock
Rhinehart Road
Church Run
Kenneth Wisecarver
Kensington ST
Arlington, VA
Thelma B. Wisecarver
Byron Brumback
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