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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1950
Page
3
Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Smith visits a Marine graveyard on a northern plateau, where white crosses dot the hillside as a firing squad, chaplains, and a bugler honor fallen Marines in heavy mud and cold sunlight.
Ralph M. Rinard of Kernstown is named chairman of the Boy Scouts Emergency Service Corps for Shawnee District covering Frederick and Clarke Counties. Scout Executive Basil Starkey says the group will focus on self reliance and survival skills for Civil Defense and disaster readiness in the district.
W. H. Kline, manager of the Winchester Singer Sewing Center for two years, transfers to the larger Shirlington shop in Virginia. He stays a week to complete the local Moecal store transfer. John Powell, from Silver Springs Maryland, replaces him in Winchester. Powell, with 18 years at the Singer firm, will live with his family at 609 Watson Avenue.
Five more turkeys were given away last night at the Palace Theatre with the promotion resuming next Monday through Friday. Winners include Hugh Baker Paper Mill Road Frank Fields 1203 Valley Avenue Mrs Fenton Kerns Gainesboro Pike Juanita Murphy Martinsburg W Va and Lee Ratham 117 W Cor St.
Louise Ritter 62 of Gainesboro died at 845 p m yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after burns from an apron catching fire on a stove burner Her brother Earl Rinker had minor burns while fighting the flames Funeral services set for 1 pm Monday at Omps Funeral Home with Rev Grover C Jenkins officiating Burial in Gainesboro Methodist Cemetery She was born October 28 1888 in McCook Nebraska and moved to Gainesboro in childhood Survived by daughter Mrs B V Reynolds four grandchildren and several Rinker siblings Pallbearers named by the family
The editor highlights the Boys Home in Covington sponsored by the Episcopal Church. Of 78 residents only five are Episcopalian, under director Robert F. Burrowes and staff. The writer urges Christmas sharing to aid the boys in a hopeful future.
Washington reports Bruce K. Brown deputy administrator of the Petroleum Administration for Defense said no gasoline rationing is likely in the foreseeable future. He noted the mobilization program, an 84-group Air Force, has not altered prospects for ample supplies as the military uses less than five percent of the nation’s petroleum.
The Bethlehem Star stands on the south side of South Mountain in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. It features 280 bulbs illuminating the city during the Christmas season.
List of patients newly admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital includes Mrs. James E. Kain Route 1 A Mrs. B. Braithwaite 4228 Loudoun Street Mrs. Wycliffe T. Moreland 1501 Berryville Pike Mr. Arthur R. Sours Front Royal James Douglas Lee son of Mr and Mrs R M Sampson Middletown Earl W Loy Augusta W Va Mr Alfred E Reimers Clear Brook Julia Ann Warner daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Warner Stephenson Mrs Cleveland Jenkins Stephens City
Douglas School announces first basketball game for girls and boys on January 4 1950 against Leesburg High. A school dance and party for high school and elementary students is planned for December 20 1950. Coach Dendy hosted a Chicken Dinner for football players. Christmas holidays begin December 20 1950. Wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
In Redding California police found Charles L Martin 43 dead after grieving over his son Corporal Albert Martin killed in Korea. The floor bore the blooded message Get Stalin Our boys are dying this way. Martin smashed his nose with a hammer then used a coat hook to pull the trigger of a hunting rifle.
Mrs Mary Starr of 334 East 20th Street Baltimore died after a lengthy illness at Mercy Hospital. She was a cousin of Mrs William Ryan of Winchester and daughter of Mrs Bell McDonald now living in Baltimore. Funeral Monday in Baltimore, body to be brought to Winchester for burial.
A Clarke County breeder purchased three horses from Great Britain. The filly is the get of Signal Light out of Jerpoint, from Kentmere Farms owned by Mrs. Kenneth N. Gilpin Sr. The transaction occurred at Newmarket Sales. Two other Kentmere fillies, sired by Orestes, were bought by Mrs. Gilpin at the Ballsbridge Sales and are being trained in England by Brady Kerr before racing abroad then arriving in the United States.
Front Royal officers of a seven county district board met with U.S. Agriculture and Virginia Tech reps to seek land and four buildings at the Beef Cattle Research Station as a site for a proposed District Home for the Aged. Directors include J. A. Miller Rileyville James A. Payne Front Royal T. H. Brown Bentonville and B. S. McKay Eden.
Funeral services for Margaret Jane McKee 91 widow of Robert Franklin McKee are set for tomorrow at 1 p m at Giffins Funeral Home Capon Bridge W Va with the Rev Sewell J Goode officiating and interment in Fairview Cemetery Pallbearers listed by name and relation to the family.
The Soviet Union again urged the United States and Britain to try Emperor Hirohito and four Japanese generals by military court on charges of planning germ warfare in World War II. Washington dismissed the February note as a smokescreen while seeking clarity on Japanese detainees in Soviet territory.
The answer notes that Lincoln held a second copy, known as the healing copy, in his hand as he delivered the Gettysburg Address.
Market reports show salable hogs and cattle mixed with cornized gains and losses. New York quotes reflect strong demand for aircraft and war-related industries, with steel, textiles, rails and motors leading the market higher as defense firms and big producers rally.
Heavy buying pushed Chicago Board of Trade pits higher across grain and commodity markets. Opening quotes show Wheat Dec 2.39 3 4, Mar 2.43 1 2, May 2.44 43 1 2, Jly 2.37. Corn Dec 1.69 1 2, Mar 1.64 1 4, May 1.69 1 4 1 2, Jly 1.68 3 4-69. Soybeans Jan 3.05-06, Mar 3.06 1-207 1-4, May 3.06-08, Jly 3.05 7-8. Lard Dec 18.40-50, Jan 17.70-60, May 17.95, Jly 18.10-05.
The snippet lists stock averages with dates and changes and ends with a civil war trivia line about how many states were represented at Gettysburg. It cites Nicolay and Hay noting seventeen loyal states contributed citizen soldiery to the Union.
The first Welland Canal connecting Lake Ontario to Lake Erie opened in 1829 marking a major canal era achievement. It enabled ships to bypass the Niagara Falls obstruction and facilitated trade, transport, and regional development in Ontario.
Fragmentary text lists Sam Maxeh and Marchal among four eee lives with unclear context. No verifiable event, date, or organization is discernible.
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