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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1961

Page

2

Obituaries and stock market roundup in Berryville and Washington

Obituary notices for Mrs yctomorro at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville and Charles Hammack of Washington with services at Metropolitan Methodist Church and Mt Carmel Cemetery Middle town. Pallbearers listed. Also notes Friends may visit Stover Funeral Home Strasburg. Stock market: Dow Jones industrials at 715.00, mixed gains and losses for firms including Texas Instruments Boeing Philco Xerox and others.

Charles Hammack Washington Metropolitan Methodist Church Mr. Latch Mt. Carmel Cemetery Middletown Josiah Andrew Grace Methodist Church Julian Everly Wilson Borden Alonzo Stickley Kenneth Rice Linwood Everly Hunter Gaunt Dow Jones Texas Instruments Sperry Rand Boeing Ate Radio Corp Zenith Ned Philco Xerox Motors Studebaker-Packard Ford General Motors Texaco East Texas Jersey Standard American Phelps Dodge Kennecott du Pont Allied Chemical Union Carbide

Apple Prices and Plant Openings Shift in History

Prices for apples and cider were discussed with growers as negotiations note a drop from last year. National Fruit and Appalachian Apple Service details show varied quotes while Winchester Martinsburg and other plants begin shifts for production.

Robinson Ieee Ian Apple Service U.S National Fruit Product Co Winchester National Fruit Martinsburg W. Va Atiows Timville Appalachian Apple Service National Shenandoah Apple Corp C. H. Musselman Co Inwood Aereat

Two Get 1 Year Sentences In Clarke

Berryville lumber plant and Clarke County Locker cases led to one year terms for two men after guilty pleas before Circuit Court Judge Elliott D. Marshall Cortez. Antonio Lairth received six months on three forging counts of Alvin Dohme checks for 37.50 drawn on Shenandoah Valley National Bank.

Berryville Berryville Lumber Co Clarke County Elliott D. Marshall Cortez Antonio Lairth Alvin Dohme Shenandoah Valley National Bank Charles McDonald Paul Montague Thomas McDonald

Gideons Meet for Worship and Testimonies at Winchester

The Winchester Gideons gather with J M Hepsher presiding and Henry Lotrester welcoming. Sermons and guest testimonies are led by Spencer Dick Henton with Hilton Jones introducing guests. Auxiliary report by Pauline Cutright. Breakfast at George Washington Hotel at 7 a m with devotions at 8 a m led by Dr E T Clark. Members report back at 12 45 p m. Dr L Oakey Wilburn invokes and Rev A J Moreau gives benediction. 1960s era Gideons camp founded 1959. They have distributed 6065 Bibles and Testaments to various institutions and groups.

J. M. Hepsher Winchester Henry A. Lo Spencer Gideon A. R. Marks Paul Dick A. W. Henton Hilton R. Jones Pauline Cutright Gideons George Washington Hotel E. T. Clark Mr. Lowry L. Oakey Wilburn A. J. Moreau J. C Shank Gideen Camp

Strasburg Man Breaks Pelvis In Fall Here

A 22 year old Strasburg man, Charles Washington Stricks of Rt. 2, Strasburg, fractured his pelvis after falling from a scaffold yesterday afternoon at the C. L. Robinson warehouse across from Zeropack. A hospital spokesman said his condition is good today. Howard Shockey & Co. reported Mr Barricks was installing insulation when the fall occurred shortly before 2 p.m.

Strasburg Charles Washington Stricks Rt. 2 Howard Shockey

Local Auction Listings for Winchester and Vicinity

A dense schedule of sales across Virginia and Maryland lists auctions for furniture household goods farm machinery cattle real estate and livestock. Notable entries include 315 W Leicester St Winchester VA 315 W Leicester St and 225 Shawnee Ave Winchester VA with auctioneers W D Orndorff Charles R Duvall and others.

Belle FP. Stokes Leicester St Winchester Charles Br, Duvall Clay Sales, Inc Rt. 40 Prederick R. J. Horner Ridgeway Harry Horner, Jr Boyce Fire Hall Ralph W. Horst Marion Clarence Kerns McCormick Berryville W. D. Orndorff Farmers Livestock Exchange N. Va West Virginia Blue Ridge Livestock Sales, Inc Charles Town W. Va A. Garland Williams Clarke County Court House Sarah Warner Edgar Warner L. Shackelford Bartonsville Charlen R. Duvall A.m.garvin J. Walters N. Cameron St Charles R. Duvall

Soviet Nuclear Tests Trigger New Global Alarm

The Soviet Union claims a 10th nuclear blast and a new rocket flight reaching 7,400 miles into the Central Pacific. Tass reports a successful launch near an undisclosed site with a predicted Nevada US test within two weeks. US officials maintain lead in high power weapons despite growing fallout concerns.

Central Pacific Tass Arctic United States Nevada Hawaii Cape Canaveral Fla Africa Glenn T. Seaborg Atomic Energy Commission Seal Senate House Atomic Energy Committee Space Chet Holifield D-Calif Joint Committee Weather Bureau Public Health Service Salt Lake City Utah Boise Idaho

Fall Festival Set for Sacred Heart Academy

Parochial school women and men plan a rain or shine festival at Sacred Heart Academy opening 11 a.m. with a dinner at 5 p.m. and an auction at 8 p.m. Clyde Smith and Mrs Harris lead the Catholic Church fund raising event while workers meet on Rt 50 West to finalize plans. A country store fish pond snack bar cake table and sulky rides are planned for youngsters.

Sacred Heart Academy Clyde Smith Les Harris Rt. 50 West

Answers to a Quick Quiz on General Knowledge

The list provides concise responses for ten prompts: 1 Cassava 2 Pointed 3 Mexico 4 Sixes and sevens 5 Alexander Pope 6 No 7 Majority party 8 Jack Dempsey 9 Six 10 Photograph of clouds

Mexico Alexander Pope Jack Dempsey

Cool Weekend Weather Then Warmer Early Next Week

Virginia forecast calls for fair and cool conditions tonight with lows in the 40s and Saturday sun and dry skies. The pattern shows a cool weekend followed by a return to warmth Tuesday and Wednesday with little rainfall. Temperatures from today through Wednesday average 5 to 8 degrees below normal, with seasonal rainfall figures noted.

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