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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1956
Page
2
City Frederick Clarke is reported dead in a 1955 accident. The brief item notes deaths and incidents involving alcohol and gas, with ages and locations given in the condensed OCR readout.
Sales listings for August and September show auctions in Charles Town Winchester and Berryville. Items span antique furniture household goods dairy cattle farming equipment and livestock with auctioneers Paul E Miller G E Vickers W D Orndorff and others. Proceeds include real estate on Martinsburg Pike and N Braddock Street with timed starts and venue details.
At Fort Devens Massachusetts Col Walter C Heinel 54 was sentenced by a general court martial to dismissal from the service and forfeiture of all pay and allowances for eight counts of conduct unbecoming an officer Heinel commanded the Boston base and sought to induce a married woman to leave her husband The sentence requires approval review by Army officials which could take months Heinel born in Chicago entered service at 40 and had six months to pension before the current term Heinel wept after the verdict in an eight member board decision reached after nearly nine hours of deliberation.
Maryland and Virginia units of the 29th National Guard Infantry Division moved into the field at Indiantown Gap Pa for three days of maneuvers. The 175th Infantry Regiment of Baltimore and the 116th Infantry Regiment of Virginia postponed field start due to rain. Other division members trained on the installation 20 miles from Harrisburg with firing range practice as they complete the second week of a two week encampment.
Chicago report says Adlai E Stevenson plans to pick a vice president who acts as the President’s regional and national rep in Congress and in foreign affairs. He eyes Humphrey and Wagner as possibilities while Kefauver and Johnson are also discussed.
The Virginia Health Department confirms two additional polio cases, raising the year total to 61. A 30 year old Wise County man has paralytic polio and a 14 year old Campbell County boy has non paralytic polio. The adult had not received Salk vaccine while the boy had two doses.
Kefauver headquarters in Chicago buzzes as Estes Kefauver renounces the 1956 Democratic nomination yet eyes 1960 and 1964. Aides say space is kept ready at the Conrad Hilton, with 20 rooms for supporters while some backers push for Adlai Stevenson and others gear up for a potential vice presidential role.
Pvt. Paul E. Gunn, 21, a Negro soldier from Birmingham Alabama, was sentenced by a general court martial in Frankfurt to 20 years at hard labor for assault with a dangerous weapon and attempted rape. Gunn pleaded guilty and gave no mitigation. The incident arose from a June 20 altercation with a 34 year old German prostitute in Hanau. Sentence subject to review by higher authorities.
Albert Woolson, Civil War drummer at 109, is laid to rest as 200 marching soldiers lead the procession from the cemetery in Duluth Minnesota. Sons of Union Veterans conduct services at the graveside with hymns and a wreath. About 2000 attendees join the burial and a 1500 crowd hear the armory service.
Argentina's ex dictator Juan D Peron plans to relocate again with his girlfriend Maria Estela Martinez. His aide Isaac Giloberte sailed with the former president via Amerigo Vespucci to La Guaira Venezuela. Reports say the pair will fly to Caracas later this week. Martinez, 25, has been his companion for three months. Potential later European travel discussed.
Answers to the Quiz questions printed on page 4 are listed: 1 Clipper ships 2 Final abolition of the Bank of United States 3 Nimrod 4 Haggis 5 Yes 6 Nevada 7 Plant life.
An astronomer reflects on Jerusalem as a foundation of peace while a humorous jab at a blockhead adds a lighter note. The piece weaves science and faith with a local tone.
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