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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1952
Page
14
Carl Henry Leeman, 20, Navy airman, died after an unexplained wound at the Naval Air Station. A court of inquiry opened as he returned to his barracks from downtown, went out again, and later staggered into the master-at-arms office with his throat cut. He died at the dispensary.
Brief notice lists a discussion series titled Pro and Con and a variety program at 10:48 with three networks involved. The fragment mentions Abe atb constants and Lanza Show as part of the schedule.
Listings show WNEW Channel 4 with Hawkins Falls and Footlight Theater at night, WTTG Channel 5 offering multiple News and Disc Jockey blocks and late titles, WMAL and WTOP compile programs from 3:00 to 11:16 with dramas, talk, and a late Newsreel, while a quiz asks How many license plates were issued automobile owners last year.
The Winchester area will see Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance payments rise starting with September checks due around October 3. Increases vary by beneficiary from about $2 to $5 for some and an average about $66 for retired workers, with higher rises for spouses and dependents in most cases.
Morris Cather, a Winchester native and Handley High School 1942 graduate with honors from the University of Richmond 1949, served three years in the army and was ordained in June 1951. He officiated at the First Baptist Church of Wingings and assisted in various services in the area.
Al Nelson, longtime Shenandoah Apple Blossom Network broadcaster, will cover the 131st Virginia Jousting Tournament at Mt Solon hosted by the Mt Ken VFW. Performances run at 2 and 8 pm with radio and press press crews from national magazines and newsreel outfits expected to attend. Dawn Adams of M G M Pictures will fly to Virginia to crown the queen in the Love and Beauty event.
A 16 year old boy, Thomas William West, died when a car collided with a truck on U S Route 220 at Baneville in Botetourt County. Four other youths and a 36 year old mother of one of them were injured in the wreck about 7 30 a m.
The Winchester Presbyterian Church invites worshipers this Sunday to hear guest minister the Rev. Robert F. Clayman of the First Presbyterian Church of Kennett Missouri. A Bristol Virginia native, he studied at King College Columbia Theological Seminary and has served congregations in the Ken- synod.
Reports from Indo China honor Sergeant Le Sung of the Vo Thanh regiment who, outnumbered, ordered his men to retreat to save lives. He died after exhausting ammo and was killed as Viet Minh forces overran the post on July 22.
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