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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1951
Page
2
Market quotations show cattle and hog prices steady to higher across categories. Prices include High-choice steers 36.25 to 37.50 and hogs with barrows 24.50 to 24.75 for 170 to 230 pounds, while calves and sheep also reflect gains and varying weights.
Evening notices advertise auctions by Mrs Ruby Keffer near Whitacre Virginia five miles east of Capon Bridge for valuable real estate and personal property on Aug 4 at 10 am. A second auction on Aug 11 at 1 pm lists the Estate of Frank H Clark 342 miles east of Winchester Route 50 with farming implements household furniture and antiques plus Ida Anderson half a mile east of Front Royal for valuable real estate and personal property.
Agricultural Dept reports tomorrow prices from Frederick County Farm Bureau for various fowl and eggs. Leghorn hens 18¢, rock and cross broilers 28c, leghorn broilers 21 to 21b 20¢, heavy cocks and stag at 4B, white broiler turkeys 36c, U S Grade A extra large 60c, large and medium 48c, Grade B large 48c, smalls 58c. In Winchester area No 1 fowl grower farm prices: heavy breed hens 26¢, white No 1 breeder hens 35c, white No 1 breeder toms 27c, young guineas 25c, old guineas each.
Justice John W. Rice presided over recent Police Court sessions listing fines for reckless driving $14.25 Charles Swearingen of Fishersville. improper muffler $10.25 Benjamin Maxer of Rocky Mount. speeding $14.25 Charles E Layman Jr of Stephens City. disorderly conduct $15.25 Helen C Boone of 21 W Monmouth St. Raymond J Hollar speeding $14.25 Route 8. Willaim C Warden Moorefield WV Meeding $15.25. Raymond Dudley Senseny Road drunk and disorderly $14.25. resisting arrest 30 days and costs $1.25. Stewart Yeakley disorderly conduct dismissed.
The page lists ten quiz answers: 1 Tennessee 2 Ambidextrous 3 Edwin Markham 4 Czar Peter the Great 5 Florida 6 Chantey 7 Slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for crime 8 In the turkey wood 9 Cain 10 Ichabod Crane.
Two five year old twins from Winchester, John and George Miller, are brightening the Medical College of Virginia polio ward with play and chatter. They arrived July 9 with bulbar polio and are the ward’s first twins treated there. Their father is James Miller.
A 1929 Ford sedan owned by Preston Harmon of Ft. Seybert W Va and driven by William E Kuykendall of 106 South Cameron Street left the road on Route 522 at Armel veered and overturned. Kuykendall was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital and released. Wayne Harmon of Ft. Seybert was uninjured. The car was valued at OBS total.
The Rev Lawrence M Helsley of Woodstock will lead a two week evangelistic revival at the Jubilee Church of the Brethren on Front Royal Road. Evening services start tomorrow at 7 30 PM and run nightly through Sunday night August 19.
Joseph L Hodges Jr appoints Robert S Baker past commander of Conrad Hoover Post 21 to lead the Seventh District drive for Salvation Army Evangeline Booth Home and Hospital for Unwed Mothers. State goal is 50000 with Colarad Hoover Post 21 quota 700. Drive runs toward Roanoke convention August 13 14 15. Governor Battle honorary chairman Brig Gen John A Gutchins state chairman.
Washington government imposes a freeze on new construction starting restrictions to limit steel copper and aluminum use. Major projects like factories offices and schools are barred until Oct 1 though minor builds and some amusements may proceed if metal is already on hand or allocated as essential.
U S Eighth Army reports stubborn Red resistance on Korea western front west of Yonchon supported by mortar and artillery fire. On the central front UN forces repulsed an attack that began last night after heavy artillery exchanges. Patrol activity limited elsewhere across the peninsula.
Both drivers were at fault in a two car crash at the James and Loudoun Streets intersection at 12 25 this morning. Marvin W. Link of Route 3 ran the intersection without stopping and struck a 1937 Ford coupe driven by Bobbie D. Morehead of Middletown who was speeding unlawfully. Damage was about 150 to Links car and 50 to Morehead.
Senator Robertson says the West Point cheating scandal and 90 cadet dismissals show a general lowering of moral and ethical standards in the honor system. He compares it to broader implications for public officials and trust positions, recalling his VMI Visitors Board experience.
The Army will extend its Korea rotation policy to the entire Far East Commander effective Sept 1. Combat time earns four months credit per month served, allowing faster rotation. unmarried service members in Japan and Korea gain time toward rotation, with various rules for married personnel and family status.
A tropical storm tracked north and curved away from Bermuda, passing about 225 miles east. Forecasters expected a northeast swing and mid Atlantic disappearance as speed rose to 20 mph and winds near 50 mph. Miami Weather Bureau's Allen Marshall said the storm was nearly finished.
Notice that on August 10, 1951 at 1 00 P M at 1055 Orchard Avenue Winchester Virginia a public auction will sell a 1939 Dodge truck plus household items to satisfy a 285 dollar judgment against C L Glover in the Civil and Police Justice Court for the City of Winchester with costs and attorney fees. The sale is conducted by Sergeant G G Baker City of Winchester. Principal amount plus interest from January 30, 1951.
Detroit report on 1951 models introduces high power engines and future 1952 developments. Notable V-8s include Oldsmobile Rocket Cadillac Commander and Chrysler Firepower with 180 horsepower. General Motors highlights Le Spectre with 300 horsepower, while engineers pursue V-8 growth and possible V-6 experimentation for economy and compactness.
Police sealed off a Chicago address at 5825 W Washington Blvd as nine men and captives were retaken after a basement standoff. Victims included Mrs Bacher and baby, while Mrs Wolfner escaped to a basement bathroom. Names identified include Rene Bergman 40 Michael Spans 38 James Abbott 49 all of Chicago.
An investigating committee probes claims that nurses and orderlies at two London suburban hospitals take bets for patients, placing wagers with bookmakers.
On the tenth day of August 195, at 1:00 PM at 1055 Orchard Avenue Winchester Virginia the property listed will be sold for cash to satisfy a judgment in the Corporation Court for the City of Winchester against C L Glover for 340.40 with interest from February 17 1951 and costs. Items include a 1939 Dodge truck several furnishings a Norge refrigerator an electric stove and a deep freeze. The sale is conducted by a sergeant of the City of Winchester Virginia.
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