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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1952
Page
13
An event that drew wide attention occurred on August 21, 1908, when a baseball was hurled from the Washington Monument and caught by Gabby Street, a colorful Washington Senators player and catcher.
A misread letter at a South Africa firm’s address spurred a project to fit Eric Schultz of Johannesburg with new arms and legs. He will arrive in Los Angeles January 9 for fittings at UCLA and training, then proceed to San Francisco for leg fitting. An international service club covers his airfare.
In Seattle delegates urged elimination of wage and price controls and a curb on federal electric power sales. They approved a 72 page Resolutions Committee report calling for flexible farm price supports and returning tidelands control to coastal states. A separate labor report warned of a trend toward labor monopoly.
Wendell L. Seldon administrative assistant to Winchester City Manager Lee Grant and Ha. and Hq. Co., 3rd Bn., 116th Reg., 29th Division, National Guard, was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on Wednesday evening. He completed the Ft. Riley Ten Series correspondence course and appeared before a three officer board including Lt. Col. Mifflin B. Clowe Jr., Maj. Van T. Barfoot, and Maj. Robert F. Manuel.
At least nine Winchester men hunted during the West Virginia season which closed last Saturday and one Frederick County resident also bagged a deer. Paul Boyer of Middletown took a 51 pound spiked buck. Other Winchester hunters listed include Raymond Santimier Perry Funk William Cornwell O L Garber Arthur G Smith M G Larrick G E Tillot T R Smith Russell Haymaker and Elmore Norris with various spike and buck outcomes.
YSPORTSN ROUNDUP surveys Sugar Ray Robinson's one man show as an entertainer and forecasts on coaching moves at North Carolina Arkansas and TCU. Army is tipped to be a top ten program next year as Red Blaik's recovery advances. Gene Sarazen's stance on Texas golf draws critique amid a year of rhubarbs. Rose Bowl expects Southern California to beat Wisconsin, while Tennessee faces Texas, Alabama meets Syracuse, and Mississippi may upset Georgia Tech in New Orleans.
In Denver 30 Protestant church leaders reaffirmed church state separation and urged 35 million members to live by Christian principles. They called for religious education and opposed government aid to parochial schools while opposing discrimination. They urged members to seek political office to curb corruption and supported freedom as a path to lasting peace.
A Carroll County businessman was fined 10 000 dollars after a conviction for income tax evasion. Federal Judge Sterling Hutchenson sentenced J E Ray of Hillsville for dodging 36000 dollars in income taxes during 1946 47 48. Ray paid the fine by check after the sentence.
Gov Stevenson told Hampden-Sydney College during June commencement that if Eisenhower won the Republican nomination, “nobody will beat him.” Dr Edgar G Gammon of Hampden-Sydney recalls Stevenson’s remark, made before he became the Democratic nominee to face Eisenhower in November in Roanoke Virginia.
Howard Holland of Shenandoah Valley National Bank presided at a VBA Zone C dinner in Berryville with 100 members from Clarke Frederick Warren Shenandoah and Page counties. William Early urged banks to unite pool resources and engage with schools and farm agents to aid rural communities.
The Winchester store announces a year-end bonus for J C Penney employees nationwide. Full-time staff receive two weeks pay for 1952, with proportionate amounts for part-time and new workers. Management staff are excluded. Bonus paid December 15 at each rate.
The local Selective Service office will close from December 20, 1952, to January 4, 1953. Men born between December 20, 1934, and January 4, 1935, must report to register on January.
The statement notes that on January 5, 1953 the office will reopen and conduct business as usual. No other details are provided in the readable text.
Mrs. William B. Watkins Jr. announces Clarke County tuberculosis Christmas Seal sale has netted 1022.60 so far. A TB Association spokesman urges residents to buy seals now, noting the sale funds local work and annual support for the organization.
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