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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1948
Page
9
In Pocahontas Virginia a 75 year old woman Mrs D Sellers re entered her burning home to search for her dog and perished. Her husband aged 98 died earlier the same day in a local home for the aged as neighbors battled the fire.
Palm Springs residents dismissed the rolling tremor as familiar. Dr. Charles Richter of Caltech timed the quake at 9 12 46 a m PDT describing it as good sized. It followed yesterday’s aftershock and preceded further tremors that week. The police called it a nice rolling quake lasting about 25 seconds.
In Frederick Virginia a special commissioner is appointed to devise a distribution scheme for funds held by Farmers & Merchants National Bank as Special Receiver. He will verify creditor claims and determine payments since the prior report, settle the bank accounts, and notify interested parties to appear for accountings on February 3, 1949 at 10 a.m. in Winchester.
Police warn of a gang loosening safes in multiple cities. In Newport News two motor companies were robbed to yield $200 each after the combination was knocked out and a punch used to trip tumblers. In Fredericksburg five places were broken into with one safe producing $2000. other safes resisted. The pattern mirrors prior breaks at Ebert's garage and Front Royal.
The United States and Britain agreed to drop any mention of partition or the Bernadotte report in the UN plan for Palestine peace. At the Paris General Assembly the chairmen and delegations debated revisions with Dulles supporting a revised resolution and Britain’s Hector McNeil noting a shift away from conciliation.
More than 1000 children filled the Capitol theatre for the Fellowship Club show. Forty five food baskets were collected for admissions and loaded to a truck donated by George Clowser by Boy Scouts under W. R. Legge. The baskets were taken to Fellowship headquarters on Piccadilly and Loudounst. Tomorrow the JB T will hold a bundle drive from 2 to 5 p.m. in the city.
Thomas E. Donnelly aged 62 a Baltimore and Ohio railroad conductor was crushed to death today between two cars of a freight train in Paw Paw West Virginia authorities reported.
Clearbrook Fire Company battled a woods fire on the John Anderson farm near Brucetown last night. Earlier Winchester firemen responded to Pall Mall Street where a chimney blaze was extinguished.
The text explains the Blair House name origin. Dr. Joseph Lovell built Blair House in Washington between 1824 and 1827. After his death in 1836 Francis Preston Blair bought it, later enlarging it, and it was owned by his son Montgomery Blair.
NY dispatch reports production strong across heavy industry while food prices fall. Eggs and butter hit year lows, meat prices drop, boosting consumer relief but worrying retailers with high inventories. Officials note retail demand softer than prewar year while layoffs widen slightly in midwestern manufacturing.
In Hong Kong a Kuomintang allied committee leader warned that U S Marines landing in Shanghai would provoke antagonistic sentiment and actions against Americans in China. Admiral Badger announced Marines would move into Shanghai in an emergency to protect American lives.
London December 11 Charles Taylor a Conservative MP had his gas powered car converted to electric power to cope with Britain's gas line rationing. The car travels about 40 miles on a battery charge and can reach 30 miles per hour. British drivers are limited to 90 miles of pleasure driving per month.
A review notes diverse rodent lifestyles with some species living in trees and others in aquatic or semi aquatic environments. The discussion highlights adaptability and habitat variety among rodents.
Macon Georgia December 11 1930 Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon Dr Samuel Green Atlanta leads 300 new initiates in a meeting at the city auditorium In a tense scene two fiery crosses burn near a Negro store and a whiteowned garage Investigators find only smoldering rags Green says the Klan is the greatest Christian organization and offers white supremacy without hate while inviting public viewing of rites
Pravda announced a Finnish Soviet border treaty defining boundary lines and border rules signed in Moscow. Under the 1944 armistice Finland ceded Petsamo to Russia and granted a 50 year lease on Porkkala headland for a military base.
Harry Stuhldreher resigned today as the University of Wisconsin head football coach. The board of regents accepted the resignation while keeping him as athletic director with unchanged salary. Stuhldreher led the program for 13 seasons after a 2 7 record last year.
Handley high school opened with a 75 to 8 victory at home over Strasburg. Coach Hunter Maddox used his entire squad and Handley prepares for a Tuesday game at Berkeley Springs.
Question on presidential electors binding to the popular vote. Answer notes that in a few states electors are legally bound, but morally they are expected to vote for the chosen candidate.
Frankfurt Germany December 11 The U S Army announced the arrest of Jaroslav Zajicek a self confessed Czechoslovakian intelligence agent sent to spy on Czech refugees in the American zone He gave a comprehensive story about Czech intelligence activities and revealed a similar network operating in Austria Zajicek born in Russia entered the American zone last February posing as a refugee his arrest follows the earlier disclosure of a Czech spy ring with 20 agents 19 Germans involved.
Pravda urges Soviet schools and universities to devote more time to scientific research and to improve the ideological political education of scientists. The paper announces thousands of teaching citations for long service, with Moscow reporting over 4000 teachers honored and more than 900 receiving the Order of Lenin.
Chinese communists retreat as government forces from the Sixth Army Group push from Pengpu toward Nanking plus coastal rail repairs restore lines. North China fighting continues with trapped armies and high morale among government troops, while Peiping issues emergency preparations amid the encirclement.
The record notes that as many as 8,000 people visited the Statue of Liberty on a single summer Sunday. A disclaimer follows: not responsible for debts other than those of the signer, Russell L. Lineberg, dated December 10, 1931.
The note records that in 1908 he started his professional life as a commissioned naval officer, marking the beginning of a longstanding maritime career.
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