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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
2
The text discusses B 29 strikes over Korea shifting from refineries to Najin a port town used for moving North Korean troops and matériel. It notes Russian awareness of Superfortress approaches and the risk of Soviet reaction as bombing focuses on strategic targets along the coast and inland supply lines.
A series of sales listings items include 48 bred gilts at the Maryland Asia Fair Swine Producers grounds in Frederick Maryland on August 16 at 1 p.m. Ralph W. Horst of Marion Pennsylvania offers tractors and farm equipment on August 16 at 11 a.m. The Estate of Florence Myers Barr sells real estate in front of the Frederick County Court House on August 19 at 11 a.m. The Estate of Joseph C. Miller lists real estate on Indian Hollow Road with sale on September 12 at noon.
Property damage totaling 175 dollars resulted from a two car crash Saturday at the Stewart and Boscawen intersection. Edsel Thomas of Scenery Hill Pennsylvania driving a 1940 Chrysler sedan failed to stop and struck a 1941 Ford convertible coupe owned by Mrs. Joseph Denny of 230 Wolfe Street and operated by Mrs. Mary Denny Molden of 820 National Avenue.
The new Activities Building added to Reliance Evangelical and United Brethren Church will be formally dedicated during Sunday services. Pastor is Rev. L. P. Tederick and longtime Sunday School superintendent W. Frank Shipe of Middletown.
Constantin Tsaldaris proposed that Western European governments begin immediate talks for a unified army and asked the European Council Consultative Assembly to task its President Paul-Henri Spaak with initial steps. Spaak endorsed the plan as Churchill urged rapid action against Soviet aggression.
A list of quiz answers includes: 1 He supports 2 gold found on Sutter's lands 3 False mammals 4 Four divisions 5 Social Security Act 6 Until we meet again 1 Tortoise 8 A ball point pen differs from an ordinary pen 9 world's largest operational flying boat 10 No
John W. Armel 82 retired farmer died at Winchester Memorial Hospital Saturday evening. Born May 14 1868 in Bedford County Pa moved to Frederick County at nine and lived in Clarke County since. Survived by widow Frances Cadwallader two sons Lawrence Sterling Va Floyd Boyce six grandchildren eight great grandchildren and a daughter Mrs Vergie C Hughes. Funeral services tomorrow at 11 am EST Macedonia Methodist Church Frederick County with burial in churchyard. Rev Dargin Lucas to officiate. Body resting at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville until 10 am tomorrow. Funeral cortege to Macedonia Church for 11 am rites. Pallbearers Caleb Armel William Armel Calvin Armel G D Gray C L Spillman Harry Pierce.
A composite Q A covers timing for station handoffs from New York to Tokyo about five seconds. It also asks for Kwan noi translation meaning a precious stone that fulfills desires, and notes Almighty as English rendering. Further Q A discuss early capital site proposals, Bell in Brantford conception of the telephone, Woodbine Willie author, and a Chinese legend on a sacred phenix scale with Ling Lun and twelve bamboo pipes.
The term firebreak describes a cleared strip to stop fire spread in forests or prairies. The Census Bureau estimates the Washington DC metropolitan area's population at 1,402,000.
Senator Connally accuses four Republican Foreign Relations members of pettifogging as they charge the Truman administration with inviting Moscow to grab China Korea and Formosa. The dispute splits the committee and signals upcoming campaign debates on Far Eastern policy.
Virginia growers processors and distributors are invited to a marketing clinic at 8 p.m. Friday in the Frederick County courthouse Winchester. The event is one of three in Virginia to discuss crop outlook processors needs pre packing of fruit and merchandising. J Kenneth Robinson of Winchester will moderate a panel after subject presentations.
The St Lawrence waterway development effort has drawn international scrutiny dating back to 1905 as researchers and nations assess its impact, legality, and long term maritime significance.
American members of the International Council of Christian Churches opposed appointing a representative to the Vatican. The statement warned such a move could harm Protestant missions and favor one religion over others during the Cold War era. Protestant leaders from 41 countries prepared for the council’s August congress in Geneva.
The McGuffey readers reached a monumental distribution milestone with sales surpassing 122 million copies, highlighting the widespread adoption of the instructional series across schools and households.
Crowds from multiple states converge near Necedah Wisconsin as Anna Van Hoof seeks a seventh vision of the Virgin Mary at a farm grove. Bishop Treacy bans services on the Catholic feast day amid warnings the event could dishonor devotion.
St Louis bus drivers and street car workers halted service for three days and returned to work unconditionally after Acting Mayor Albanese announced the end of the walkout. Gov. Forrest Smith had seized the transit system under the King Thompson law, and the union had demanded a seven cent-an-hour raise retroactive to January 1.
G. Mitchell Tederick, son of the Rev. L. P. Tederick and Mrs. Tederick, has been notified that he received a scholarship. The award recognizes his academic and community achievements within the Reliance Evangelical and United Brethren Charge.
The brief records that a student from the Blacksburg institute received an athletic award, marking recognition for four years of technical study and activity.
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