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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
5
A 1947 features syndicate piece explains influenza A and B as the mild current strains with flu outbreaks every two to five years. It notes vaccines can protect against one or both types, duration of protection, and possible injections after exposure.
An airforce C-47 cargo plane guided by radar crashed at Andrews Field Maryland last night. The co pilot second Lt C Curtis of California died in the flames. Pilot 1st Lt J C Martin of California was seriously injured. Five crewmen injured though remain stable. The plane, returning from Rome New York, struck a radar truck 1000 feet from the runway.
Mrs. Mary Alice Roberts president of the Virginia Conference of Social Work told about 165 attendees at a regional conference in Staunton that the State Department of Public Welfare could improve public relations. She described countless Virginians as in dire need.
The President's report on lend-lease shows final settlements with the Netherlands and South Africa and lists total lend-lease to all countries through March 31 as 50,377,618,339.74 dollars.
Funeral services were held at 2 p m today at Union chapel in Morgan County West Virginia for T K Dawson a long time merchant and post master at Ridge Survivors include a daughter Mrs Z W Bageant of Frederick County Maryland
Former resident 81, Mrs. J A Wisecarver, died Nov 30 in Fulton, N Y after years of illness. She taught in Erick county schools for 12 years and was born Emma Scrivner Back Creek. Survived by husband Joseph Addison Wisecarver daughter Loren LaBeef sister Laura Wisecarver and grandchildren.
The building once a Baptist church and used as such for over 15 years housed a theater from 1962 through 1965 but never again after the tragedy of Lincoln's assassination.
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