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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1946

Page

6

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Four Human Hands Found By Dog In Pittsburgh Suburb

Pittsburgh residents awoke to a grim mystery as four severed hands wrapped in paper were found by a dog in Kilbuck Township. Joanne Ward, 13, and two companions witnessed the dog drop the bundle at their feet. Police say the wrists were cleanly cut and the flesh remained intact. County Detective Sam Graham identifies the hands as belonging to two men.

Pittsuburgh Joanne Ward Conrad Becker Kilbuck Sam Graham

Safety Council Emerges From Winchester Hotel Meeting

Eastern representative John Cuthbert of the National Safety Council spoke at a George Washington Hotel gathering of civic and industrial leaders aimed at organizing a Safety Council for Winchester and Frederick County. Wendell Barney and Paul Ayers outlined plans, funding, and the need for a full time organizer plus director, with a January follow up meeting and a steering committee formed to advance the proposal.

John 8. Cuthbert National Safety Council George Washington Hotel Winchester Frederick County Wendell Barney Chamber of Commerce Barney Paul Ayers Ayers E’s Cuthbert Virginia America George Jones Robert Dechert Andrew Babb Thomas Kremer Henry T. Hardenburg

Winchester Couple Hosted Sunday Afternoon Visit

The text notes a social visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Andy Whitacre in Winchester on Sunday afternoon.

Ters Winchester Andy Whitacre

Illness in Washington hospital noted for J H Bean kin

Bloom relatives and friends report Mr. J H Bean has been very ill for three weeks in a Washington hospital. Mr and Mrs Bean visit their farm locally and I saw Mr and family on Thursday. 4 H Club plans a Christmas program at Friendly Grove on December 20. The St Johns Sunday School will present its annual Christmas program on Christmas Eve. Roy Richard left this week for a trip to Florida.

J. H. Bean Kii Washington

Fellowship Service at Woodbine Tabernacle Tonight

Rev. George Raines announces a fellowship service at Woodbine Full Gospel Tabernacle in Grimes tonight at 8 with special music and Rev. Pearl Benny as speaker. The note includes a separate question about mistletoe biology, answered by J.D. B. A. that mistletoe is a parasite feeding on host trees.

George Raines Woodbine Full Gospel Tabernacle Grimes Pearl Benny J.D. B

Officer's Car Robbed Near George Washington Hotel

Navy Medical Corps officer Ladislaus Adamkiewicz reported a break in his car Sunday night at the George Washington Hotel. Valued at about 100 dollars, items missing include suits shirts candy trousers and a small electric iron. The article also notes the Capitol’s floor space is 14 acres.

Ladislaus Adamkiewicz United States Navy Medical Corps George Washington Hotel Adamkiewicz Manhattan Raleigh, Ga

Monthly rainfall by month from Winchester Research Lab data

Rainfall records show present and past totals with none for the 24 hours to 7 a.m. and for December to date. Average annual rainfall over 33 years is 36.49 inches. Monthly averages for 1913 45 are listed with January 2.49 inches through December 3.87 inches, per Winchester Research Laboratory.

Weekend Visits and Community Event Noted in Clarke County

Mrs Catherine Heiskell of Washing ton spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Catherine Heiskell. The Clarke County Junior Woman's Club sponsored a community card party Friday night in Berryville at the Community Building. Doris Adams visited Martinsburg relatives for Thanksgiving. Selma Hensell of Grimes spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Leslie Hensell. Ella Miller of Winchester called on her cousin Miss Belle C Jobe. Mr and Mrs William Hunt and Mrs Plornece Kern and daughter were also mentioned in the local updates.

Maurice Heiskell Catherine Washington Catherine Heiskell Fred A. Cochran Swimley O. M. Swimley Clarke County Ella Miller Winchester Belle C. Jobe William Hunt Plornece Kern Daugh

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