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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1950
Page
3
Martinsville seven Negroes condemned to death for raping a white woman seek a writ of certiorari. NAACP attorney Martin A. Martin said the U S Supreme Court will decide by term end in June whether to review federal-law aspects. Delays may push re sentencing to late May to exhaust remedies.
William A. Wright of Tappahannock receives endorsement from Col. Joseph E. Healy, president of the National Bank of Hampton State, in the four candidate field for the First District special May 2 election to fill the late Representative Bland.
Appomattox event marks official opening of the restored McLean House in which the Civil War ended. Gen A B Grant III of Washington and Robert E Lee IV of San Francisco, direct descendants of the two generals, will attend. Lee and Grant will lead two bands representing Confederate and Union forces in the dedication ceremony with Virginia Military Institute and Quantico Marine Band participating.
The Second Congressional District Democratic Committee votes to hold an August 1 primary for the party’s congressional nominee. Porter Hardy Jr. of Churchland is the sole announced candidate seeking a third term.
A 21 year old Navy aviation seaman is held on assault and attempted rape charges after a Icelandic war bride was beaten and hurled from a speeding car on Sewalls Point Road. The victim Mrs Sigga Alda Jordan reported three sailors including Homer Eugen Mills were involved with two other witnesses named Dooling and Pauling.
The State Milk Commission will hold three public hearings next week on milk prices. Two hearings set for April 19 in Petersburg cover the Blackstone Kenbridge Victoria Crewe Amelia area and the Petersburg Hopewell area. A third hearing on April 20 in Richmond covers the Lexington Buena Vista area.
First classmen at the U S Naval Academy will join an eight-week fleet cruise this summer aboard Atlantic Fleet ships marking the first since 1917. About 1 350 midshipmen and NROTC seniors sail in two six-week tours on battleship Missouri and eight destroyers, with second classmen in aviation ground school and a three week air cruise. Joint amphibious drills with Army cadets return as Operation Camid in Chesapeake Bay.
Thomas Terry, a Richmond jewelry store employee, learned that Junius C. Brown, a suspect in his brother Otha Terry’s 1939 death, was in Henrico County jail serving six months. The 11 year search began after Brown fled after an April 1939 assault-turned-fatality.
Richmond Detective Capt. Dan W. Duling located an 11 year old warrant and questioned Brown about a 11 year old beating case involving Otha Terry. Brown claimed another man pulled him off Terry during the incident.
Democratic primary fees paid by E. J. Robeson Jr. of Newport News in the First District Wat kins M. Abbitt in the Fourth District and Thomas B. Stanley in the Fifth District plus William A. Wright the state conservation director. Wright and Robeson qualified for the May 2 special election to fill the late S. Otis Bland's Newport News seat. Other candidates in the special election include Blake T. Newton of Westmoreland and Nile Etraughan of Fredericksburg.
Four Petersburg men likely saved a Woolworth Building floor by summoning firemen when smoke appeared on the twenty third floor. Waymer Callahan Charles O'Brien Charles McCaul and Alfred Pond notified responders as the fire began, confining damage to the level.
Petersburg officials receive an engineering report from Wiley and Wilson of Lynchburg confirming a proposed sewage disposal plant would cost about 1.5 million dollars. The study was submitted to the State Water Control Board.
Frank Capra faced a challenge on the Riding High set as a bantam rooster named Skeeter would not crow to trigger Bing Crosby's racehorse. Capra used a jealous hen, a mirror, and a distant crow record to coax Skeeter into crowing on cue, ending with dawn crowing on cue.
Firefighters reported the Big Butte Volunteer Fire Department’s only pumper was out of service after a backfire sparked flames. A 1917 vintage truck was parked nearby when wiring overheated and caught fire, halting operations temporarily.
A review of William O Douglas's memoir Literary Guidepost OF MEN AND MOUNTAINS notes its themes of strength from the hills. It highlights Douglas's boyhood in Waitine Washington, his ascent to the Supreme Court, and the book’s blend of mountain life, legends, and personal discipline.
A South End Fire Co unit with 32 men and 34 women trains for the Apple Blossom Festival parade on April 27 under Holmes Neéewcome and Eugene Grant. Practices run Tuesdays and Thursdays, color guard tryouts are in progress, and the group debuts in new uniforms at the festival. The company previously appeared in Mechanicsburg with last year's fete.
Britain announces creation of a national park around Loch Lomond after purchasing a 12 370 acre estate that includes Ben Lomond and 13 miles of the lake's shoreline for preservation and public enjoyment.
The Frederick County Pomona Grange will meet at 8 o clock on April 17 in Middletown. Mrs. D N Gruver will direct the literary program. Refreshments will be served by the Home Economic Committee of Middletown Grange. The April 12 meeting was postponed due to Cedar Grove church services.
The Prison Officers Association calls reviving bread and water punishment for reform school inmates who misbehave. The annual report argues the diet will deter rule breaking by youths in reform institutions.
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