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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1947

Page

2

Ice Pick Surgery and Delusion Cases Reported

A report notes nine schizophrenia patients, seven women and two men, who underwent trans orbital lobotomy with little observed benefit others were discharged. Dr L Durkin says selection required psychosis under six months and prior failed electroshock. Andrei Gromyko born 1909 is named as UN diplomat.

Tates Georgetown University Kale Arge Dr . L Hospital Keller L. S. Durkin Freeman

Sales Directory Aug 30 Listings in Winchester area

Aug 30 10 am Jo Anderson 18 Morningside Winchester household goods and antiques. Aug 30 1 pm Leslie N Pries 510 N Loudoun Winchester furniture household items. Sept 13 9 pm Philip Kaplan 6 mi east of Steph Summit Point Road cuckoo and furniture. Sept 17 10 8 am W F Lone 4 mi west of Middletown Road 627 livestock farming equipment household articles.

Anderson Morningside Winchester Leslie N. Pries Loudoun St Hilip Kaplan Steph Summit Point Road F. Lone Middletown

Unsure Auxiliary President Candidate Lee William Hutton

Mrs Lee William Hutton of Excelsior Minnesota an unopposed candidate for president of the American Legion Auxiliary posed for a press photo in New York City She will succeed Mrs Norton H Pearl of Detroit Michigan.

New York City Lee William Hutton Excelsior, Minn American Legion Auxiliary Norton H. Pearl Detroit Mich International

Northern Virginia Home Ec Teachers Open Three Day Conference

Thirty-eight home economics teachers from northern Virginia enrolled for a three day teacher's conference at the George Washington Hotel. Four Future Homemakers of America members spoke after the opening session at 10 a.m. with remarks by Leslie D. Kline and welcome by Archie Robertson.

Thiry Northern Virginia George Washington Homemakers of America Mary Virginia Steele Middletown Mary Ellen Tavenner Boyce Leslie D. Kline Archie Robertson Berryville W. R. Legge Winchester Grace Jenkins Leesburg Helen Ward Richmond Rosa Loving Robert E. Ayler Stephens City High School Warrenton Eliza Trainham Marshall

Farmers to Survey Clarke County Hybrid Corn Plots

Clarke county farms will host a survey of 10 hybrid corn varieties on six farms. Assistant agronomist P B Douglas of WPI attends, announced county agent J W Olcott. Demonstrations begin at 10 a m at Wickliffe church area, with sessions at Gaylord Berryville Wadesville White Post and nearby routes. The event aims to test adaptability of Clarke county fields. The text also notes a wartime oil output figure from 1945.

Clarke County P. B. Douglas WPI Atendance J. W. Olcott H. N. Wonkoop U .S Wickliffe Church Col E. J. Ristedt Gaylord H. A. Clevenger Herman Foltz Wadesville Berryville William McIntosh Holmes Hardesty Arthur Buckley White Post

County to host hybrid corn field meetings next Wednesday

County agent I. Fred Stine announced a series of corn hybrid field meetings for next Wednesday at four farms near Brucetown Cedar Grove Mt. Falls and River farm Middletown with VPI agronomist W. W. Lewis staying about an hour at each site to compare hybrids and discuss advantages and disadvantages Farmers in the area are invited to attend and transport will be provided from the county agent's office at 9 am.

I. Fred Stine Omer T. Webb Brucetown C. D. Dyé Cedar Grove E. E. Fawcett Mt. Falls J. L. Hershman R. B. Fisher River Farm Middletown W. W. Lewis VPI Agronomist Virginia

Bible One Book on Talking Disks for Blind Read By Tim

The Bible has been recorded as a Talking Book for the blind. The King James Version spans 169 double sided disks and the total reading time is 84 12 hours.

Answers to the Daily Quiz from Lexington Virginia

The page lists correct quiz answers: 1 Lexington Virginia 2 Life With Father 3 Did not 4 Dr C Percy Powell 5 Department of the Army 6 Eve Arden 7 Yes passed the House 8 Africa 9 Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces 10 President Truman.

Lexington C. Percy Powell Department of the Army Eve Arden House of Representatives Africa Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces President Truman

Campbell Buys Children's Shop in Winchester

C S Campbell purchases The Children's Shop at 33 S Loudoun St and renames it Campbell's. Campbell, formerly manager of Ward stores in Winchester and Rome, Ga, plans to bring finest quality merchandise to the area and will operate the shop with his three children joining soon.

S. Loudoun St Mary Molden Campbell Campbell’s Winchester Montgomery Ward and Co Pennsylvania Ward Rome New York

Rankin Announces Bid for Bilbo Senate Seat

Rep. John E. Rankin of Mississippi declares candidacy for the U S Senate seat long eyed by Theo Bilbo. He joins Tom Ellis and John Stennis as the three announced contenders for the November 4 election in the First District state.

Tupelo Miss John E. Rankin D-Miss Mississippi United States Senate Theo. G. Bilbo Rankin Bilbo South Tom Q. Ellis Jackson John Stennis de Kalb

Covenanters Plan Capon Hillside Labor Day Fete

Highland Presbyterian Covenanters schedule a Labor Day picnic at Capon Hillside in West Virginia. They will stay as campers for the week with parents and friends expected to visit. Kenneth Lake serves as group president.

Highland Presbyterian Coventers Capon Hillside West Virginia Kenneth Lake

Twenty Livestock Probers Join Shen-Valley Assn

At a Shen-Valley Meat Packers campaign meeting in Winchester the membership committee reported twenty farming members pledged in Frederick County. E. Clay Rogers announced the drive would continue two weeks with a $32,000 county quota and $100 stock units. each $10,000 raised earns a board seat.

Shen-Valley Meat Packers, Inc Winchester E. Clay Rogers Mr. Rogers Boyd Unger Nelson Carpenter Walker McC, Bond Landon B. Whitacre J. T. Snapp C. D. Dye B. O. Brumback Mervil Adams Walter Anderson J. L. Hershman C. E. Staples Ashby Brumback Frederick County

Board to Discuss Sites for Clinics

RICHMOND Aug. 28 The State board of agriculture will hold a public hearing Sept. 10 in the Senate chamber at the capitol to gather information to determine the location of two proposed regional animal and poultry diagnostic clinics in Virginia. L. M. Walker Jr commissioner of agriculture announced the hearing and said he planned to notify communities that have shown interest in the diagnostic laboratory.

Richmond State Board of Agriculture Senate Capitol Virginia L. M. Walker, Jr Commission of Agriculture

Maximos Named Premier Again For Greece

Demetrios Maximos was chosen premier and will return to the post he vacated last Saturday. Constantin Tsaldaris is expected to become foreign minister with Generalissimo Alexander Papagos likely minister of war. Papagos, a hero of the 1941 Greek-Italian fighting, now serves as court chamberlain.

Ghee Demetrios Maximos Constantin Tsaldaris Maximos

Biggest Bombers To Maintain Winter Flights Overseas

The United States will keep its largest bombers shuttling between home bases and bases in Germany and Japan through the winter and year round. Experimental operations in summer showed promise, and officials indicate the program will continue as a permanent part of the Air Forces defensive strategy.

Washington United States Germany Japan Army Air Forces AAF Wers

Quake Detected by Fordham Seismology Station

A New York report notes two quakes recorded at 2 02 30 and 2 12 32 a m by Fordham University seismological station about 6800 miles away in what was probably Japan.

New York Fordham Univesity Japan

War Talk Sparks Debate Over U S Peace Policy

Louis A. Johnson, former national commander, criticized calls for new war and warned against the notion that democracy cannot endure without fighting Russia. He urged restraint and warned America will not hesitate to use force when necessary to defend its policies.

Louis A. Johnson Johnson Russia Amrica

Virginia Legion Convention Highlights Delegation Roles

Virginians present W Glenn Ejliot A L L Virginia department adjutant and convention chairman reported on sessions. John A Blakemore of Abingdon newly elected crew and E L Klingstein of Harrisonburg serve on the permanent organization and rules committees respectively.

W. Glenn Ejliot The American Legion Virginia John A. Blakemore Abingdon Virginia Department E. L. Klingstein Harrisonburg

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Andrei Gromyko U.ss.r Security Council United Nations United Na Mrs. Lee William Hutton Sifexport Rosenberger S. Braddock St Morningside Drive Westinghouse Coleman Dunn John E. Anderson Winchester, VA Seiberling Battery Anca Parking In Cammer Tire CO Handley East River Drive Monroe Spodek Covenanters Shen-Valley Assn Bath Tommy D. Lockhart Southern States Winchester Service Sait Cameron Street Greece Truman Carter John V. Miller Goruam Price Show Co Clear White Pine Glaize & Bro. ‘Siz Bayliss & Patterson Contractors & Dealers N. Cameron Fairplay Market Dacpeman Omps Funeral Home Order of the Golden Rule B. Smalts Son National Avenue Eo Pine Motor Braddock Ecu Adams Esso Loudoun Sts Sterling Gorham Gorham Greenbrier Gorham Sterling Collection Clowe Jewelry N. Loudoun St
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