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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1951

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Telephone Directory Distribution Reaches 10 000 Drafts Areawide

The Winchester Telephone Company began distributing more than 10 000 copies of the 1951 Winchester Directory to subscribers in Berryville, Boyce, Stephens City, and Winchester with delivery to be completed by Saturday. The new book lists 77 353 names, notes street addresses for Berryville, and highlights changes such as updated first and last listings and new arrivals like Triangle Shoe Store manager Frank B. Zydelis.

Eugene Branch George Washington Winchester Thomas W. Kay T. W. Kay The Telephone Company Berryville Boyce Stephens City Kay Mr. Kay Frank B. Zydelis 313 Parkway New Triangle Shoe Louis Zuckerman Millers Smiths Grims Grimms Jones Pattons Robinson Dorman L. Affleck Oscar Adams Freda Zombro Earl A. Alger John E. Zombro William L. Aber A. M. Zirkle

Pensions Win House OK Over Truman's Veto

The House passed over President Truman's veto a bill granting $120 monthly pensions to certain veterans disabled from non service connected causes. Eligible veterans must have an attendant and receive this aid. current pensions range from $60 to $72. The vote was 318 to 45, well above the two thirds needed to override. Senate action required for final passage.

Washington House Truman Senate Trunan

Allies Meet Mild Red Resistance in East Korea Front

Allied patrols along East Korea ridges met mild Red resistance with only brief clashes elsewhere. Rain hindered air operations as U S Eighth Army Headquarters reports prompt service in engraving eye glass repairs and watch work by Hodgson and Brown.

U. S. 8Th Army Korea East Hodgson

For Sale Pipes From Snapp Foundry Inc

For sale a car load of black and galvanized pipes in various sizes from Snapp Foundry Inc. Also notices advertising the Metropolitan Restaurant, a job listing for a presser at Riteway Cleaners, and an announcement about Jane Greenawalt Adams returning as manager at Cinderella Beauty Nook with contact details. Damson picking week details from R and T Packing Co.

Snapp Foundry, Inc Metropolitan Riteway Cleaners N. Braddock St Winchester Cinderella Beauty Nook Jane Greenawalt Adams

Reds Prepare to Compromise in Korean Buffer Zone Deadlock

In Kaesong a four man subcommittee opened talks on the Korean buffer zone deadlock with indications the Communists may concede. The session was informal and closed to the press as UN and Communist delegates exchanged smiles and posed together after adjournment.

Munsan Korea United Nations Henry I. Hodges U. N Lee Sang Cho U. S Arleigh Burke Hsieh Fang Kaesong Peiping Radio 38Th Parallel Red China Nam Tokyo U. N. Command

Jailwarden prisoner runs county jail in own right

In Annapolis Maryland Sheriff Joseph W. Alton asks for parole for Blaine Decker 38 who has run the county jail for three years serving as cook menu planner banker and night guard earning two dollars a day due to an old law. Decker is pale from overwork and expects to remain until a replacement is found.

Annapolis Joseph W. Alton Blaine Decker Decker Alton

Alaska Pilot Missing Near Dead Man Mountain

An Alaska bush pilot, Glen Hudson, did not return from a flight to a lake near Dead Man Mountain about 170 miles northeast of Anchorage. The search included a 10 year old boy among the passengers. names were not learned.

Anchorage Alaska Glen Hudson Dead Man Mountain

Three Government Money Bills Get Final House Okay

The House approved three government appropriation bills totaling 4.086 billion dollars with a 90 percent payroll cut plan as the target. Next week another bill for 1.677 billion dollars funds miscellaneous agencies including Civil Defense, Atomic Energy, and Defense Production, with cuts to civil defense and medical supplies.

Washington House Senate Labor Department Federal Security Agency Agriculture Department Interior Department Civil Defense Administration Atomic Energy Commission Defense Production Agency House Appropriations Committee Truman Congress Commerce Department

Drive Launched To Enforce Cattle Price Ceilings

Washington officials launched a nationwide drive to enforce cattle price ceilings amid signs of a black market. OPS head Michael V. DiSalle promised immediate action and outlined plans to target sellers and purchasers and to set ceilings on individual animals.

Washington Michael V. DiSalle Office of Price Stabilization DiSalle Beef Slaughter Industry Advisory Committee OPS Congress

Killer Captured Without a Fight

Chicago police nabbed Harry Williams on a street car after he fled Cook County Jail. The 20 year old slayer, wearing plain clothes, surrendered when confronted by four officers. Williams claimed a false name as fingerprinting confirmed his identity. He had escaped less than 47 hours earlier by removing a steel plate from his death row cell.

Chicago Harry Williams Cook County Williams Billy Lilly

Bechet Marries Elizabeth Zeigler in Riviera Nuptials

Antibes on the French Riviera hosted Sidney Bechet's wedding to Elizabeth Zeigler. The ceremony at city hall drew thousands as a jazz band led a horse drawn procession to Juan-les-Pins. Bechet and Zeigler, both with complex histories, were amid a festive, music filled celebration with doves, champagne, and crowds.

Antibes France Sidney Bechet French Riviera Old Bech Elizabeth Zeigler Beck New Orleans Errol Flynn Pat Wymore Monte Carlo Rita Hayworth Aly Khan Riviera Rexahan Germany Frankfurt Algiers Marie-Louise Crawford Jacques Leonetti Juan-Les- Pins

Terrorists attack police during Iran anti-British protest

Knife-wielding militants wounded six Iranian policemen as they tried to disperse an anti-British demonstration in Tehran. The attackers caused clashes amid the security operation.

Tehran Iran

Harrison Enters Morgan Remains Debate With Letter

Rep. Burr Harrison of Virginia responds to Rep. Bryson of South Carolina on moving General Daniel Morgan’s remains from Winchester to Cowpens. He rejects the idea, cites respect for Morgan’s final resting place, and facetiously references South Carolina’s delegation and legal advice as his commentary.

Burr P. Harrison Virginia Joseph R. Bryson South Carolina Daniel Morgan Winchester Cowpens D. C Wade Hampton Bull Run Chancellorsville Carolina J. Manning Poliakoff Harrison Mr. Bryson House of Representatives Washington Waring Supreme Court Morgan General Morgan Mount Hebron

Gunman Among 11 Indicted In Basketball Fix

A grand jury indicted 11 people including three Bradley University players Eugene Melchiorre William Mann and George Chianakas and six fixers led by Joseph Benintende on charges tied to fixing college basketball games Investigators say Benintende a gunman traveled nationwide to bribe players with wagers as high as 50000 on a Bradley vs Bowling Green game played March 19 1949 at Madison Square Garden in New York and six indictments were returned for various bribery schemes

New York Bradley University Bradley General Sessions Eugene Melchiorre Wiliam K. Mann George M. Chianakas Frank S. Hogan Joseph Benintende Benintende Hogan Joseph Granza Peter Tiberiano Grand Bowling Green College of Ohio Madison Square Garden Bowling Green

Love Crazed Suitor Kills Two Women in Lakewood

Police say Pawel Yaszewicz shot and killed his girlfriend and her mother, then set a fire and wounded a third woman before killing himself. A fourth woman survived to testify. the incident followed an argument over affection at a Lakewood pine-belt resort home.

Lakewood N. J Paul Kimball Hospital Ocean County George Westervelt Anna Tulpan Hillside N. J Kuzanna Kaczmasz Alexandria Prunkoff Grove St Passaic Kaczmasz Pawel Yaszewicz New York Westervelt Yasiewicz Pine Belt Vineland Camden New Jersey Nadine Sarakash Harry Justus Yasiwcz

Five Day Weather Outlook for Virginia

Weather outlook for Virginia shows showers likely Sunday and probably Wednesday totaling one quarter to one half inch. Warmer by Sunday with little change thereafter. Temperature will average normal to three degrees above normal.

Richmond Virginia Wamer

Russian jets fly low over West Berlin again

About 70 armed Russian fighters staged a low level parade over the American sector. It marked a second violation of the Four Power Air Safety Agreements forbidding formation flights over Berlin. Nine jets buzzed the American base at Templehof, provoking a protest via the Four Power Air Safety Center.

Berlin Templehof Air Safety Center E. W. Armstrong Company E. Piccadilly St Winchester Gore Ball Field

Senate Panel Votes Against Formal MacArthur Report

The Senate inquiry committee rejected issuing a formal report on its May to June hearings into General MacArthur. Chairman Russell said such a document would revive bitter controversy during Korean peace talks. Individual members may file views to join in a later hearing record.

Washington Senate MacArthur Inquiry Committee Russell D-Ga Douglas MacArthur Saltonstall Rmass Truman Far East Yalta Cain R-Wash MacArthur Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees Korea China Foremosa Acheson Joint Chiefs of Staff Russell Kaesong San Francisco

Storms Kill Two In New England and Texas Heat Remains

Storms swept through New York State and New England with thunder hail and wind while Texas endured extreme heat with 100 to 108 degree days. Heat deaths reached at least 29 as pastures dried and cattle were sold. In New York hail sized baseballs appeared in Chenango Valley and ping pong balls in Auburn. Schenectady recorded heavy rain. Two New England deaths reported Massachusetts lightning hit a five year old girl in Palmer and a pedestrian fatality noted.

Associated Press Texas New York State New England Mississippi Valley Midwest Chenango Valley Auburn N. Y Schnectady Massachusetts Palmer Mass Relief Church

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