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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1952

Page

3

Free Chicks Giveaway At Local Feed Store

A.C Miller of Larro Feeds and Frank Mazura organized a free 100 pound chick giveaway for next week at a North Virginia Panhandle feed store. Larro has given away over a million chicks this year. Marshall Drury and Richard Stover assisted, as lines formed despite the shop closing early Saturday.

Guesser A.C Miller Larro Feeds General Mills Northern Virginia Panhandle Frank Mazura Winchester Milling Mar Shall Drury Broadway Richard Stover Harrisonburg Larro Miller

Britain’s Veto Power on US Atomic Bomb Use Revealed

The Private Papers of Senator Vandenberg show Britain once held veto over U S atomic deployment during World War II and after, until the US UK Canada atomic partnership ended it. President Truman reportedly considered sharing all U S weapon secrets with Britain and Canada, provoking Republican objections.

Britain U.S Washington United States Canada Truman Congressional U. S Senator Vandenberg Senate Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr Pearl Harbor San Francisco U. N Vandenberg Sen Om Connalw D-Tex White House Berlin Stalin Fred Vinson Moscow George Marshall Vinson

Albert McCormick Last Rites Today

Funeral services for Edward McCormick of Martinsburg were held at 2 PM at the First E U B Church. Burial followed at Green Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Alice Widmyer, his mother Mrs Lee McCormick, a brother Albert McCormick of this city, and a half brother John Braithwaite of Frederick County.

Edward McCormick Martinsburg Green Hill Cemetery Alice Widmyer Lee McCormick Albert McCormick John Braithwaite Frederick County

Daily Crossword Clues Mixed From Puzzle Page

A compiled set of crossword hints covering definitions for across and down entries. Includes terms from astronomy to anatomy with clues like sky blue asterisk and debatable spellings. The list appears jumbled with numbering and incomplete hints across many common crossword themes.

Television reshapes national fashion tastes for average viewers

AP women's editor notes television now drives U.S. fashion, replacing Hollywood as the style oracle. TV coordinators Helen Weiss and Corinne Schwab select budget friendly, tasteful outfits for daytime and game shows, aiming for relatable looks and nationwide distribution.

Hollywood Lana Turner Elizabeth Taylor Helen Weiss Miss Weiss U.S Corinne Schwab

Aged Woman dies in Stephens City

Annie Laurie Williams age ninety widow of Daniel Webster Williams died at the home of Charlie Staples in Stephens City on Saturday night. Born October 7 1881 in Stephens City she was a lifelong Methodist. Survived by many nieces and nephews, service by Rev C A York will be at Stephens City Methodist Church with burial at Green Hill Cemetery.

Annie Laurie Williams Daniel Webster Williams Charlie Staples Stephens City Andrew McCarty Methodist Church Staples Bessie Williams Stover Strasburg C. A. York C. O. Watson George Ritenour T. A. Grim M. §. Barley J. D. Steele O G. Massie Green Hil Cemetery

Court Reverses Death Penalty and Orders New Trial

The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial the death penalty conviction of Eugene S. Thompson of near Pearisburg for first degree murder. Justices Spratley and Eagleston dissented. Thompson was tried in Giles County for a February 1951 murder.

Richmond Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Eugene S. Thompson Pearisburg C. Vernon Spratley John W. Eagleston Thompson Giles County Clarence Jack Sarver Albert Jackson Jr Charlottesville Lena Houchens State Gladys Blankenship Narrows Blenkenship Joseph G. Lewis Arlington

Court Finds Jackson Conviction For Rape Justified

The high court ruled that Jackson’s Charlottesville conviction for rape on May 5 1951 stands. It rejected defense claims that the May 5 incident was a mercenary transaction and noted police testimony that the woman said Give me my 5 dollars while Jackson testified he offered five dollars.

Jackson Charlottesville High Court Wom

Court Opinion Describes Beating Injuries and Blood Covering

A court opinion notes a woman had been beaten and was covered with blood. The fragment confirms access to the record and the court’s consideration of the injuries described.

East Germany Mine Blast Kills 13 Miners

A coal mine blast in East Germany killed 13 workers and injured 27 with several miners missing. The explosion occurred Saturday in a hard coal mine near Zwichka iy in Southern Saxony, a region closed to Westerners.

East Germany Berlin Zwichka Iy Saxony

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