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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1950
Page
7
Berryville residents host and travel guests fill social pages. A christening at Rippon Episcopal draws Berryville attendees. many residents visit relatives in Charles Town, Washington, and Alexandria. Local clubs and Red Cross party volunteers are noted along with hospital stays and church duties.
Weekend visitors to Villa Larue include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson and son of Arlington and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poisal and daughter of Pikesville Md. Master Sgt. A L Paolilli joins the Morgan family for the summer. In 1948 Protestant denominations ranked Baptist 17 million, Methodist 10 million, Lutheran 6 million, Presbyterian 2 million, Episcopal 2 million, while Roman Catholic membership was 26,718,343 in the United States Hawaii and Alaska.
In Plentywood Montana Roald Lutness is saved after a baseball strike to the throat paralyzes breathing. His brother Bernard cuts a slit in the windpipe and inserts a rubber tube, aided by wife trained as a nurse, then drives Roald 25 miles to hospital.
Emery W. Allison, backed by President Truman, clung to a faint hope of beating Thomas C. Hennings Jr. for Missouri Democratic senator nomination as 36 precincts remained un tabulated. Hennings appeared virtually certain. Allison noted absentee ballots could still swing the result.
The Charles W Morgan rankes as the last whaling ship, famed for covering more miles and harvesting more whales than any other vessel of its era. Built in 1841, it carried a storied career as a premier whaleship.
Defense Department plans an interim deferment policy for reservists and National Guard called to federal duty. A Commerce Department list of essential industries and Labor Department critical occupations will guide status. The military will emphasize that the policy excludes selective service.
The lists do not guarantee exemption from military service. They note the Armed Forces will use men at their highest skills in military or essential civilian roles and aim to prevent manpower drain on vital industries. The current population of the Ryukyu Islands is about 1.0 million, with over half on Okinawa.
Fremont Clark, 61, of Wadena, Ia., described as one of the best gardeners, has been totally blind for many years. The brief item notes Clark's standing among blind gardeners in Des Moines and mentions coffee as an antidote to opium and alcohol poisoning.
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