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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1961
Page
2
Several obituaries list services for Mrs. Charles Hammack and Mrs. Mary Isabella Rowland with survivors including children and grandchildren. Other notices cover William Hargrave and Annie Herbert, detailing funeral times locations and burial sites in Berryville Winchester Millwood and related family names.
Richard Service Grace Herbst of 23 Peyton Street died Monday and was conducted at Omps Funeral Home by the Rev G R. Burial followed at Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were Carl Cather William Robinson Lee Cain Harry Ridgeway R G Lupton and E W Steele.
The funeral for Nelson Lorenzo Rickard of Boyce is set for tomorrow at 3 30 p m at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville not today as first announced.
Mr. William H. West Sr. is to be laid to rest Friday at 2:00 P.M. CST, with arrangements at Jones Funeral Home. Funeral home confirms services for the West family.
A tractor trailer of food and clothing leaves today for Richmond en route to Louisiana and Texas. Funds are sought to support the relief effort. War Memorial Building and Arlington depots host the drive. Red Cross appeals for funds to provide clean water vaccines and other necessities for refugees. Donations may be sent to the local Chapter House 20 S Cameron St.
United States accuses the Soviet Union of secretly preparing to resume nuclear tests while negotiating at Geneva for a test ban. The reply said President Kennedy was inevitably forced to resume tests because of the threat to U S and Free World security posed by the Soviet move.
The season for Red Delicious apples is underway in Southern Virginia with demand strong and supply tight. Cooler nights may boost color and supply. Jonathan and Golden Delicious sales are noted, with 4 lb bags averaging 39-42 cents for Red Delicious and 35-38 cents for Jonathans.
United Nations troops halted traffic on the Katanga route from Elisabethville toward the Northern Rhodesia border, preventing cars from entering or leaving Katanga. No confirmation on Katanga President Moise Tshombe’s location in Salisbury. Reports say Tshombe and interior minister Godefroid Munongo may have fled toward Northern Rhodesia.
Ford and Philco directors agreed in principle to a plan to take Philco as a wholly owned Ford subsidiary. Ford will acquire Philco assets and liabilities and issue Ford stock to Philco stockholders with ratios tied to market values. Completion target is November 30 subject to stockholder approval and tax conditions.
A dense list of auctions across Virginia and Maryland with dates from Sept. 15 to Oct. 4. Items include Holstein cattle dairy equipment farm machinery furniture real estate and livestock. auctioneers include John E. Barrett Sons Stan Haworth Auction Co Headleys Auction and more.
A King Sr. couple, Herman Lee Grant and Eleanor Lou Sloat Grant, were found shot dead in their Martinsburg living room. Coroner Dr. Frank Hamilton said Grant killed his wife then died by his own action using a 12 gauge shotgun. their son Douglas Lee, 16, discovered them. Funeral services set for a Rosemont Funeral Home chapel, with burial at Rosedale Cemetery.
Prices on the American Stock Exchange were mostly lower in active trading. U.S. government bonds were steady and corporates moved slightly higher.
AP data show hog slaughter at 6 500 head mostly steady with varied weights. Hogs 180 to 300 pounds mostly 17.5 to 18.6 per hundredweight. sow ranges 14.25 to 17.75. Cattle and calves: slaughter steers scarce with orders for 900 to 1 250 pounds at 22 to 24.25, heifers 21 to 23.5, cows 13.5 to 16.25, bulls 18 to 20.5. Dealers reported 22 to 25 in limited lots.
Robert K. Stickley, chairman of the Frederick ASC Committee, urges farmers to study the 1962 wheat program before planting. New rules allow any acreage up to the farm allotment if diverted to conservation use for price support, with a 10 percent diversion minimum. A 13.5 acre or prior year maximum exemption applies without penalty, replacing the former 15 acre limit. Farmers may grow up to 30 acres if all wheat is consumed on the farm and a Feed Wheat Agreement is signed. Call the ASCS county office to understand the changes.
The projected Rusk Gromyko talks in New York would mark the first high level contact. Western governments press to limit Berlin concessions as Rusk seeks clarity on Khrushchev's negotiable terms and what he means by after.
Forecast calls for cooler conditions with highs in the 70s and a cooler night Friday. Temperature today around 65 with a reading from yesterday at 350. Sunset at 6 23 p m. Moonset at 9 05 p m.
The record lists rainfall figures by month over the past 48 years with an annual average of 36.9 inches. Monthly values include January 241 inches, February 2.05, March 2.97, May 3.83, June 3.82, July 3.88, August 3.95, September 2.66, October 2.25, November 2.45, December 2.39, and overall totals for the period.
The piece notes a separate peace with the East and West Berlin access as a core issue, highlighting how Berlin supply routes through East German territory drive the crisis. The analysis emphasizes the Western guarantee of access and the political stakes involved.
Rome AP reports two Boston doctors say malnutrition from vitamin deficiency plagues much of the world but in the United States too much alcohol is the main cause of undernourishment.
A compact puzzle style item references Lincoln and Johnson among names and titles like Statue of Freedom and Grant. Other words include Philistine Simple Simon Florence New York Vermont Globe and True, suggesting a wordplay or quiz snippet in a newspaper box.
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