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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1952
Page
2
Senator Hayden of Arizona faces a direct inquiry from Téssie L. Biffle secretary of the Senate and congressional inaugural committee about the size of the forthcoming inauguration ceremony. The exchange focuses on how grand the event will be and who attends.
A dense list of estate auctions from August to September across Frederick County and Winchester. Entries note auctioneers Duvall, Strong Lewis, and Tavenner Jr. with properties including real estate, orchards, dairy herd, machinery, and farm goods. Locations include Kernstown, Middletown, and the Frederick County Court House.
Gov. Battle and Sen. Byrd declined to state their preference for the Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson as Virginia’s 64 politics linger. The Second District Democratic committee endorsed Stevenson while Battle and Byrd avoided comment on national party strategy and loyalty pledges.
A divorce case features sharp accusations from Saheinen against her estranged husband Thorny Battle Roses Teems With Sarcasm. The parties discuss alimony and marital assets including a Beekman townhouse, a Mt. Kisco shack, and jewelry valued with hundreds of carats of diamonds.
The page lists solutions to ten questions. It identifies the seventh answer as seventh question, eight as the answer to the second and seventh questions, age 65 for question three, impeachment for question four, Philadelphia Pennsylvania for question five, Latin America for question six, the Pussy Cat for question eight, New York for question nine, and the statement He doesn't approve of their policy for question ten.
New York astronomer Robert R. Coles of the Hayden Planetarium predicts nightly meteor showers through Aug. 13. He notes a likely surge of flying saucer reports around Aug. 12 due to the Perseid meteor shower, though the particles disintegrate into harmless dust.
Federal state raids across Monroe Clark Washington and Mobile Counties net 64 arrests since dawn on Wednesday. Among those taken in are two veteran Mobile city detectives accused of shielding a liquor violator and a nightclub owner charged with conspiracy. The rest face possession of illegal whiskey charges. All arrests made on federal warrants.
Plymouth Club Coupe from 1951 offered with low mileage in A-1 condition by Chapman Motor Co.
Dr Willard F Libby of the University of Chicago asks for water aged five to twenty years to test a new tritium dating method. He needs at least 30 gallons from recirculating hot water systems or similar sources to calibrate a scale for dating water with the same precision as carbon 14 dating.
London reports on a Ministry of Supply article by Sir Harry Garner for the Defense Advisory Board detailing new nerve gases. The piece notes rapid absorption via inhalation skin or ingestion and says a drop in the eye or brief exposure can cause incapacity or death in seconds.
Richmond Virginia Beach is the strongest contender for the 1952 Virginia Legion convention with Winchester as the only other city candidate besides Virginia Beach. The executive committee rejected Norfolk for inadequate facilities and will choose the site at a meeting as the department winds up activities.
In Huntington West Virginia a carnival worker, Virgil E. Burkhart 25, died after a so called contest to stay longest on tracks as a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train approached. Coroner Robert Barrett said Burkhart was knocked more than 100 feet. A second worker was injured. Burkhart had joined the show last month at Washington Pennsylvania.
In Redwood City California 14 year old Barbara McClain married 16 year old James V Griffin with a license issued yesterday. The couple planned vows at Assembly of God Church in Paradise Valley near South San Francisco with families nearby.
Memorial service for the Disabled American Veterans 31st national convention in Boston will recite a prayer in the name of Capt. Frank B. Tucker USA of Winchester. The event honors Winchester area servicemen who died and includes a memorial wreath with clergy from Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish faiths.
Police in Chicago questioned five pallbearers linked to Theodore Roe a Negro gambling king after his murder as officers pursue Capone era figures Jack Guzik and Tony Accardo for possible ties to Roe s policy rackets.
The Defense Department released casualty list No. 624 naming 160 service members. Among them 30 were killed in action, 105 wounded or missing in action, and eight listed as missing in action.
Bradford Washburn states Mt McKinley in Alaska is at least 60 feet taller than the 20270 foot figure from the 1924 government survey. He and a five year museum study team report a tentative south peak altitude of 20320 feet based on preliminary calculations.
Representatives of the Farm Bureau Insurance Companies prepare to meet at the Natural Bridge State Park complex. The convention location and host hotel address are listed as the event hub for the gathering.
Tirza, a platinum blonde in a Coney Island girlie show closed by authorities, told Supreme Court Justice Anthony DiGiovanna the act is educational and historical citing a 200 B C Athens setting. The judge reserved decision. The piece also notes a separate question about flea locomotion, affirming fleas can both walk and jump.
A Daily Crossword item from a group two feature centers on a classic messenger of the gods. The puzzle uses mythic names and clues to guide solvers through a compact brain teaser.
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