14 Aug 1952
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1952
Page
1
Democratic rally at the Illinois State Fair features Stevenson warning against centralized power in Washington. He urges states to reclaim functions of government and stop a tide toward the capital, praising the administration while noting Washington overreach. Vice President Alben Barkley introduces the main speaker.
Witnesses report two masked men in a car robbed a bank on Kenil Ave N E, using a revolver to threaten the teller and smashing a window with a shotgun butt. A bystander saw the license plate as the car fled. police chase underway. Officials say the bank conducts weekly cash withdrawals and suspects plan to repeat the scheme.
Average earnings per family in Winchester reached 4862 dollars in 1951, up from 4849 the previous year, while total city income climbed to 21 392 000 dollars. Local retail sales surged to 29 405 000 dollars, with out of town spending lifting total commerce beyond expectations. The city quality of market index stood at 134, 34 percent above the national average.
Washington officials announced that the wonder drug Chloromycetin remains on the market with a clear warning on its use. The government says it should continue to be prescribed by physicians for serious cases, under careful professional judgment and safeguards.
Mark Sullivan, a West Comeres, Pennsylvania columnist and farm owner, died of a heart attack at Chester County Hospital. He had written two weekly columns syndicated nationally by the New York Herald Tribune and lived in the family farmhouse built by his father.
President Truman refused to raise tariffs on imported watches despite the watch industry’s long demand. He contested the claim that domestic watch makers were seriously harmed by imports, noting the commission did not establish clear injury.
July saw 339 marriage licenses issued in the city and Frederick County, up 57 from June. Foreign brides from Germany, Switzerland, Italy and other nations accounted for several of the licenses with the bulk going to Pennsylvania couples.
The report notes completed sewer mains for Anderson Avenue and excavations on Malden Drive. Water and street work proceeded on Van Fossen Street while prior purchases were returned to the factory for overhaul. The city supplied four springs’ water at 899.078 million gallons in six months at 1.44 cents per gallon. garbage and ashes collection totaled 6, EE a.
A 250 000 bushel peach crop is forecast for Frederick County with expected harvest in the second and third weeks of August. Estimated production for Brunswick Mecklenburg Halifax Prince Edward and Nottoway and Buckingham counties ranges from 30 to 40 thousand bushels.
Virginia news notes State Democratic Chairman William M. Tuck called a central committee meeting for August 28 in Richmond at the Hotel Richmond. The body will decide whether to reconvene the Democratic convention if the national ticket issues are unacceptable to the Virginia party.
General Electric released details of wage increases and benefits for about 200000 employees after two union wanes presented a majority of workers with the proposal.
Contract negotiations between the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company and its union employees recessed early today without an agreement.
In Western Korea the Allied battalion repelled third and fourth Red attempts to retake Bunker Hill four miles from Panmunjom. A UN briefing officer reported heavy Communist casualties with bodies seen on the scarred slope as Maj. Gen. Sohn Selden of the US First Marine Division called the fighting the biggest since the war began.
The new party chairman Stephen A. Mitchell spent 25 minutes in a confidential meeting with the President. The discussion focused on practical steps for the party’s leadership and strategy.
In Staunton the city milk board approved a bid for a higher price and will recommend the raise to the state. Waynesboro board plans to request a public hearing after reviewing concerns about an eight cent per quart increase. Milk costs 31 cents a quart in Staunton and 20 in Waynesboro.
London reports that Anthony Eden, Britain's foreign minister, married his boss Winston Churchill's niece Clarissa Churchill in a brief civil ceremony at Caxton Hall. Eden’s second marriage followed a divorce two years earlier, drawing a large crowd and traffic jam outside the venue.
Staunton Virginia April 1943 State mental hygiene director Barrett outlined a plan to hire conscientious objectors to work in Virginia six mental hospitals. He noted that during World War II 100 to 200 objectors were kept in separate facilities at $15 a month. The board planned a formal recommendation at its Western State Hospital session.
The body of Karl Tanzler von Cosel age 83 was found in his Flagler Street shack in Key West. Deputy Sheriff Gene Rossi said he had been dead about three weeks and death was from natural causes. Von Cosel gained fame in 1940 for keeping Elena Mes a body in a vault and dressing her in bridal finery.
The AFL plans to invite Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai E. Stevenson to address its national meeting opening Sept. 15 in New York. President Truman may also be asked to speak. The council may endorse a candidate after the speeches, a move not seen since 1924.
Several hundred ex servicemen, veterans of Blinded Veterans Association members, meet in San Francisco to launch a world wide peace campaign. They represent 1800 blinded veterans, and the convention agenda centers on realigning efforts to establish world peace, with committees drafting plans to ease global tension.
Eisenhower sharply criticizes the move claiming it shows the administration will limit his freedom to discuss or analyze foreign programs. He notes Truman and aides conferred with Stevenson before inviting the general and after his public criticism of Stevenson’s circle. Nixon joins in denouncing the Stevenson meeting with Truman and officials. Eisenhower urges a peace program including the right of captive nations in Europe and Asia to determine their future governments.
Alan Robert Grant, 19, and Paul Brikoff, 20, were struck by lightning atop Mt. Stuart in the Cascades. Brikoff was killed. Grant survived after spending three days on the mountain and calling it the luckiest day of his life.
A local notice advertises the sale of all stock of Ng eg a eee. Details unclear in the fragment. Proceeding to public sale as listed in the readable portion.
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