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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1961

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals in Winchester Area

Obituaries list Olive Elizabeth Wise of White Post and several local residents. Details cover service times, burial sites, pallbearers, and surviving relatives across multiple churches and funeral homes.

Olive Elizabeth Wise White Post Melvon Brandt Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City Robert Sandy Harry Lineburger Harry White Darrell Grim James E. Cornwell Harry Malone

Agricultural shifts boost Frederick County growth outlook

Day projects continued farm productivity gains with dairy and fruit farming expanding while farm numbers shrink. Huntsberry notes retail strain but anticipates urbanization, and Shockey foresees more classrooms, stores, and shopping centers as Winchester Frederick County grow toward 1970s.

Day Davis Frederick County E. Rhodes Huntsberry, Jr Winchester-Frederick County Winchester

Guardsmen Donate Blood for Injured Maj Castles

Forty six members of Headquar local Natal d Units gave blood at the Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic at Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall to aid Maj John G Castles of Fredericksburg who was injured in a car train crash near Charlottesville Aug 30. The 128 bottles collected fall short of the 150 quota. Castles, operations and training officer to the Second Battle Group 116th Infantry Virginia National Guard, is a patient at University Hospital Charlottesville where more than 30 pints had been given. The University Hospital will accept pint for pint donations to replace blood used for Castles. The Charlottesville unit also plans to donate blood for him.

Headquar Red Cross Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall John G. Castles Fredericksburg Charlottesville University Hospital Maj. Castles 116Th Infantry Virginia National Guard M. B. Clowe, Jr Winchester Winchester - Frederick County ABC 16Th Infantry Maj Castles

Clarke class seeks more adults for evening sessions

Clarke County High School invites adults to join evening home economics classes, with topics including hovering, drapery making, mosaic tile work, canning and sewing. If interest is insufficient the classes may be canceled. next meeting is 7:30 p.m. at the home economics department.

Berryville Clarke County High School Joseph Cepelka John Gerken

Maris Faces 62nd Home Run Benchmark in 1962 Season

The piece notes Roger Maris focus on salary amid criticism of his pace toward 60 homers in 154 games. It discusses media pressure and photographer moments near the batting cage as he weighs public perception and his place in baseball history. The story hints at Ford Frick era season implications and a possible 162 game schedule record.

Maris Ruth Ford Frick

Northern Virginia Power Forum Sees Growth Ahead

Phillip Hunter of Northern Virginia Power Company moderated a forum on regional prospects. Harold G. Brown, bank president, presided over the meeting held in the Winchester-Frederick County area as officials discussed a decade of strong growth.

Northern Virginia Winchester - Frederick County Phillip Hunter Northern Virginia Power Company Harold G. Brown

Missing Youth From Martinsburg May Be In Area

Kenneth Kerns Jr a 17 year old from Martinsburg West Virginia is reported missing and may be in the Winchester area He has blond hair is five feet tall wears glasses green pants a dark green sweatshirt with white stripes He is the son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kerns of 314 E Burke St Martinsburg reported missing to authorities.

Oscar David Coffelt S. Kent St Mr. Coffelt Shenandoah County George F Virginia Nester Coffelt Ida May Coffelt Cumberland Coffelt Union Forge Methodist Church Madge Peer Glenn Kenneth Kerns, Jr Martinsburg W. Va Winchester Kenneth Kerns E. Burke St

GM UAW strike ends as three year deal approved

General Motors and the United Auto Workers reach a three year contract covering GM's 350 000 hourly workers after a 27 hour bargaining marathon. Settlement comes after months of local plant actions with full production expected by early next week.

Detroit General Motors United Auto Workers Union National General Motors Council UAW

Antiques and Auctions Across Northern Virginia Listings

A dense sales directory lists multiple auctions across Virginia and nearby towns from Sept 21 to Oct 7. Items include antiques furniture livestock cattle real estate and farm equipment plus bank stock and assorted household goods. Auctioneers include Charles R Duvall W D Orndorff and Archie Jones with locations in Winchester Berryville Boyce and Bartonsville.

Adleys Long Green Headleys Winchester Farmers Livestock Exchange Boyce N. Va A. W Archie) Jones Shawnee Ave W. D. Orndorff West Virginia Demonstrationai Blue Ridge Livestock Sales, Inc Charles Town W. Va Smith Ponttac Gerrard St Vatley Ave A. Garland Williams Clarke County Court House Berryville Sarah Warner Edgar Warner Orndorff S. L. Shackelford Bartonsville Charles R. Duvall Garvin J. Walters N. Cameron St

Three-Secretary Rule Favored by Gromyko

Gromyko stated the Soviet Union would not support a single secretary-general even on an interim basis. He cited Khrushchev’s plan and urged a trio of secretaries-general as the solution. A separate Iowa bus encounter noted a girl replying she would pay full fare and withhold her age for statistics.

Gromyko Khrushchev General Assembly Des Moines, Iowa

Weather summary for Virginia shows rain ending tonight

Rain ending tonight with a low in the lower sixties gives way to clearing and warmer conditions. The extended forecast for Virginia from September 21 to 25 calls for temperatures 2 to 7 degrees above normal with rain possible early next week. Rain totals include 2.56 inches to date and 30.87 inches for 1961 through November.

Virginia

United States and Soviet Union Face Diplomatic Clash Over UN Reform

The telegrams discuss a possible U S counter-offensive linked to a three headed United Nations secretariat and a new peace organization. A firm U S stand behind the UN could pressure the Kremlin while neutral nations urge clearer American policy.

Telegraph United States Kremlin United Nations Lin Secretariat Nna

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Wise Service McCeney Little Chapel Fort Lincoln Cemetery Washington, D.C William R. Thompson Russell Snyder Elbert Snyder Wayne Strother Edwin Simpson Roy Lambert Albert A. Sine N. Lowdoun St Cold Stream Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Sine Hampshire County William and Nannie Whitacre Sine Robert L. Sine Hayfield Woodrow Sine Whitacre Ethel Wolford Capon Bridge Nora Deaver Grace Fletcher Ruth Sine Walter C. Hook Fairview Jones Funeral Home Harry Ridings Middletown Stover Chapel Josian Andrew Mt. Carmel Ridings Mary Baker Ridings Kenneth Ridings Elizabeth City N.C Warner Ridings Baltimore Roland Ridings Front Royal Eloise Beall Pearl Ambrose Ridings Sarah Frances Ridings Floyd Ridings Toms Brook Noah Ridgings Strasburg Paul Ridings Grace Rickard Elsie Crabill Ruth Crabill Mr. Ridings Fishers Hill Andrew Jackson Mary Catherine Hockman Ridings Mt. Hebron Emmett Perry Roy Ambrose Jack Crabill Robert Wisecarver John Crabill William Rickard Stover Funeral Home Oscar D. Coffelt Felt Lloyd M. Coffelt Irene Orndorff Woodbine N. J Floyd M. Cofflet Hagerstown Blance Joseph Kensington Heights Angie Easter Washington, D. C Mr. Day James D. Shockey Washington Loudoun County Frederick Shockey Robert H. Weller Super Service Motor Freight Dulles International George Olmsted Financial General Shenandoah Valley National Bank Julia Mills Carter Jones Albert A Frairview Lutheran Church Snellings N. Braddock ST Guneral Home F.H.A John W Rosenberger & Co., Inc Commerce St. MO Private Investigation Uniformed Guards & Patrol Service Michael Green Associates Pattons Warehouse Clark Street J. Lawrence Garver Mark Wine G. G. Baker City of Charles R Duvall TRE E. Piccadilly St Guardsmen Columbus, Ohio Columbus Esther NEW York Associated Press du Pont Wall Street Ford Chrysler Studebaker-Packard Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Westinghouse Electric Tunisian Peanut—Run OF Mine RT. 135 Westernport Fleetwood W & W Coal CO Soviet J.D. Fraley’s Ridgeway Capitol I. Q. Answers Farmers and Merchants National Bank Mary E. Crisman Lovett Dorothy M. Huebner Charles Duvall G. C. Lloyd Park Road Alexandria Boyce Fire Hall Boyce, Virginia D.S.T R.C.A Dumont Johnson Bros. Rose Chintz Roger Bros Russell B. Lloyd, Admr Northern Virginia Auction Co Ladies Aux. B.v.f.co Perry Engineering Co., Inc Winchester, VA
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