23 Aug 1952
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1952
Page
1
A major Bakersfield earthquake kills two and injures 32 crashing buildings and ceilings. A Los Angeles tremor follows, with aftershocks and a declared disaster, as districts brace for further damage and emergency measures.
Virginia Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr ruled that local profits from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board must be based on the latest official U S census. The decision follows a request from Henry Byrd and Strasburg officials who sought using a 1950 census basis with a possible correction from a Strasburg April special census.
Bickers Motor Co announces opening of Minor Motor Co Inc to operate Oldsmobile and Ford tractors at the Old Fair Grounds in Winchester starting Monday August 25.
The United States, Britain and France rejected Soviet claims that Western powers sought to curb trade between East and West Germany. Walter J. Donnelly cited two working trade agreements and warned Soviet authorities that interference with Berlin traffic harmed cross zone commerce.
New York filed three civil suits seeking 67 million dollars against four mass oil companies and six subsidiaries. Prosecutors say the firms overcharged foreign aid shipments to Europe via a two price system, violating federal law and hindering European recovery.
A father and son, Fred Butler and William Butler, were knocked unconscious on a farm near Martinsburg, West Virginia, as a lightning bolt struck during a rainstorm. One cow was killed and about a dozen others felled. the elder Butler required hospital treatment. The Butlers had a prior lightning strike on a barn years earlier.
A yard party at Greenway E U B Church is set for Saturday August 30 at 6 PM featuring sandwiches soup and homemade ice cream. Proceeds or additional details are not specified in the readable text.
The Wayside Inn on Route 11 in Middletown Virginia was sold by Dr Frank A Shattuck to Gertrude Jeannero of Pittsburgh who will run it as an inn The colonial clapboard structure built in 1797 has been modernized while preserving old atmosphere including wrought iron hardware and mantels The inn sits on 32 acres with 230 feet frontage on Route 11 and carries Duncan Hines and American Automobile Association recommendations.
Earl Lambeau, famed coach of the Chicago Cardinals and Green Bay Packers, is appointed head of the Washington Red. The move places Lambeau in charge as the team seeks direction and success in the upcoming season.
U S Fifth Air Force reports that in the first 22 days of August UN Sabre pilots shot down 26 Russian built jets over North Korea with only one allied plane lost. Six Communist jets damaged and total MIGs crippled reach 29 for August. Two Sabres and four other UN planes failed to return.
One person was hospitalized after a 1941 Ford sedan left Route 50’s N and W overpass near Lone Oak Clarke County. Driver Harry Ritter and a female passenger were injured in the crash as the car went through the guard rail and plunged below. No charges have been filed and cause remains undetermined.
School officials announced the complete abolition of segregation and the hiring of the first Black teacher to be placed on a regular New Mexico faculty.
President hopeful Dwight Eisenhower faced sharp criticism from Democrats over his pledge to back Senator Joseph McCarthy. Rep. Michael J. Kirwan of Ohio charged party responsibility colored by the stance. The dispute coincided with a clash between Senators Mike Monroney and Karl Mundt on campaign leadership. Eisenhower and running mate Richard Nixon said in separate statements they would back McCarthy if nominated, though Nixon warned against endorsing anyone who uses un American methods.
J. W. Phipps Jr., a noted local business figure, is named vice president in charge of traffic for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, effective September 1, succeeding Howard E. Simpson who becomes executive vice president. Phipps, long tied to the apple industry, has attended Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festivals for 20 years and has been with the B and O since 1914.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue reports that the wagering tax law enacted last November has not yielded expected revenue or curbed gambling. Tax take remains low, large bookmaking declined, but lottery and pool betting stay untaxed. Court rulings hinder prosecutions as states like Washington lead registrations and Louisiana tops payments.
Roanoke AP reports Virginia Republicans plan to tilt the state toward the GOP in November for the first time in 24 years with a meeting of the Virginia GOP Central Committee. The agenda includes organizational items and whether to oppose Democratic U S Senator Harry F Byrd. The expected stance on Byrd was anticipated to be negative.
Representative Hugh D. Scott Jr. says Ike Eisenhower will not make a flying trip in Virginia. He notes that plans remain for appearances in the state, with a Roanoke stop possibly included.
Virginia Republicans planned elections for four vice presidents two men and two women a secretary treasurer and party finance chairman. Walter Hoffman of Norfolk and H B McCormac Jr of Winchester were named prominent male vice president contenders with Floyd Landreth of Galax also mentioned. Charles P Gillespie of Tazewell eyed treasurer if Fred W McWane of Lynchburg retires.
In Syracuse New York a busy street looked quiet as police set up timers. Patrolman Nicholas Margiasso broke the pattern by speeding around the block and tagging two gamblers with a sign reading Slow down. Business opportunity ads follow.
Blue caps dot the sidewalks as 100000 Legionnaires and families descend on New York for the annual convention. A Fourth Street parade will march up Fifth Avenue, potentially taking 16 hours, as mass meetings fill Madison Square and surrounding areas. The region hosts 2,275,000 regular members plus 104,000 Forty and Eight, a million women auxiliary members, and 20,000 Eight and Forty members, with veterans from World War II outnumbering those from the first war by about two to one.
The Agriculture Department says the 1952 turkey crop will be 13 percent larger than 1951, with holiday market supplies up about 3.5 percent. Most growth comes from Beltsville white turkeys bred for year round demand, weighing lighter than traditional festive birds. The crop is estimated at 568.956 million pounds, up from 52.252 million the prior year, while prices hover around 3.4 cents per pound below last year’s 35.3 cents.
About 120000 spectators filled Winchester as the Grand Firemen's Parade closed a three day Cumberland Valley gathering. Motorized units, bands, and fire crews stretched along a mile long route. Officials warned against fire risks from careless smoking and fireworks as volunteers and dignitaries from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia attended.
A Bland County boy, 13 year old Joe Muney, died when the tractor he was driving on his mother's farm flipped over three times. The accident occurred yesterday near Bland. Sam's Spot announces hours and August service changes noted in the clipping.
Stanley Tretick of United Press News Pictures sues the Republican National Committee for 250000 alleging physical pain and mental suffering after a scuffle on the floor of the Chicago GOP convention. He claims a sergeant-at-arms seized him while attempting to photograph the Republican headquarters.
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