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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1952
Page
3
A church yard sale event opens Friday night on the rear lawn featuring mystery boxes marked for men women or children. A pony ride for kids, aprons, homemade treats, and a refreshment stand are planned to boost the fundraiser.
President Truman attended a theater performance of Porgy and Bess last night at the National Theater during a 10 day visit. He was accompanied by Secretary Snyder and their son-in-law. Truman appeared to enjoy himself thoroughly.
A garbled English lesson fragment discusses misuse words and pronunciation notes. It references Minneapolis trip wording and emphasizes stressed syllables, enunciation, and the idea of overbearing tone. The fragment ends mid thought with a prompt to increase study.
4 H Club Camp in Powell's Fort Valley directed by John T Wolfe with Fred erick Agent assisting. Francis En eisco leads boys activities and Helen Rowe girls activities. Forty eight 4 H members from Frederick Clarke Fauquier counties attend, with Agnes Shirley Rosie Godsey Dorcas and others as instructors. The group includes 26 girls led by Jane Lee Bish and others. Camp closes Saturday after periods of recreation and crafts.
A five man group led by 27 year old Miller plans a crossing of the Mediterranean on a homemade raft this month. Don Kindler 26 from Jessups Tejada 26 now at Iona University is among the crew along with a nurse who described the trip as a holiday job search turning into a raft voyage.
George Churchill born August 6, 1889, in Yarmouth, is listed in today’s birthday notices. The item notes a past World War I service and mentions a vacation period.
A 71 year old Eastern State Hospital patient, Peter Michlick formerly of Warwick, was severely beaten by fellow patient Richard Matthews, 34, Monday night. Hospital superintendent Dr. Granville L. Jones said Michlick was in poor condition and not expected to live. A probe was to be conducted with Dr. Joseph E. Barrett Commissioner of Mental Hygiene and others involved.
In Saxony about 16 miles northwest of Dresden the process for making porcelain is said to have been invented. Johann Friedrich Boettger used nearby kaolin deposits in producing this china.
Edna from Richmond wins Miss Virginia title at Cape Charles pageant. She is 18 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 96-36-96 figure, and a model and painter who will represent Virginia in the Miss America contest in Atlantic City this September.
In a local pageant, Jane Harrison titled Miss Northampton with Eleanor Clark Miss Accomack Elizabeth Crockett of Roanoke and Barbara Ann Winfield Miss Norfolk also finalists. A quiz question cites Dr Charles Mayo valuing a complete natural set of 32 teeth at $32000 a figure mentioned in the sidebar.
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