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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1949
Page
2
In Richlands a baby named Donald Lester perished in a house fire that left a miner’s family, the Lesters of Doran, in shock. Neighbors restrained Mrs. Lester from entering the burning home as the child, alone in a crib, burned after she had left to a sister’s house. The alarm and cries drew others to the yard as flames enveloped the scene.
Virginia Senator Robertson spoke after a two month European tour about the Marshall Plan. He praised civilian and industrial recovery and credited aid with halting communism’s advance, while urging stronger spiritual leadership from European leaders.
Miss Fidelia Mae LaRue, 83, of Summit Point West Virginia, died last night at Kline Nursing Home in Middletown. Born in Clarke County, she was daughter of the late William Augusta Major LaRue and Eliza C. Grantham. Ivors is a nephew J Warren LaRue and great nephew James Corbinue, both of Summit Point. Funeral services will be held at 1 Kings Hopson Nelson Parish. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
A blast rocked the home of Michael A. Shore Peoria county's attorney last night shattering windows and blowing a wall hole. Shore and a male occupant were unhurt and the attorney suspects retaliation for his crackdown on lawlessness in the county.
A blazing hawk or eagle was blamed for starting a 40 acre grass fire at the Caspar VenJohn farm 18 miles east of Garden City Kansas as eight men battled the flames. Art Jones reported the incident noting the bird lit on a high power line and its feathers burst into flames.
A youth died in a crash last night while two others were injured. Curtis was killed instantly and a 14 year old from Snell was seriously injured.
Hindus of the 3rd and 4th Den recognized the diamond is the bentout of all substances.
Soekarno was sworn in at a palace ceremony in Jogjakarta becoming the first president of the United States of Indonesia. He was elected by representatives of 16 states forming the new nation, which is set to gain sovereignty on December 27 and join in a Netherlands-Indonesian union.
An Air Force jet fighter piloted by First Lieut. M. B. Henry flew from Kitty Hawk North Carolina to Dayton Ohio in 71 minutes. The jet carried a commemorative letter for the 46th birthday of the airplane. Dayton celebrated the aircraft birth with its own local event alongside Kitty Hawk.
H Raymond L Reynolds, 24, was convicted on 17 charges of fraudulent conversion, conspiracy and embezzlement in the Reynolds Construction Co housing fraud. About 160 customers paid nearly a quarter-million dollars for homes they did not receive. The elder Reynolds headed the firm and is under indictment. he disappeared when buyers filed complaints 18 months ago.
New York officials hailed Friday as a water holiday after eight million New Yorkers cut taps to save about 11 gallons per person totaling 90 million gallons. Officials called it a huge success and urged continued restraint to avoid a binge.
State Treasurer R. E. Talbott died in Charleston today from a heart attack. He was 17 years old according to the report.
Hubert Victor Brumback a 15 year old retired carpenter died December 10 at his Jefferson City Missouri home. He lived there since 1929 and was a member of the Primitive Baptist church. Survivors include his wife, a Middletown brother, a son five daughters and three brothers.
Funeral services were held this week in New Matamoras Ohio for Mrs. Precia Rebecca Walker 12 wife of Anthony Walker longtime Stephens City resident who died December 9 at the home of her son Raymond Walker in Union New Jersey Burial was in Rinards Mill Ohio cemetery
Crossword clues listed for a daily puzzle with Italian city reference and several terms. Answers include a tree cornering and a kingdom in Southeast Asia, a Brazilian coin and musical note.
Real estate transfers from Winchester and surrounding districts show multiple parcel sales, including Laura V. Baker to Fred Madagan for Highland and Ave improvements, and Roy R. Boyce to Charles G. McKee for land on Fairmont Avenue. Transactions involve farms near Timber Ridge, Millwood Avenue plots, and several parcels in Frederick and Back Creek Districts with sums and descriptions noted.
The German U-21 submarine became the first to sink an enemy vessel on the open ocean. The action marked a historic early use of submarine warfare in naval conflict.
Dewey Anderson, head of the Affairs Institute, quits the Citizens Committee for the Hoover report calling Hoover’s ideas out of date. He says no American liberal should join and warns Hoover’s plan could limit government, end social programs, and cap public expenditures, risking roads and social security.
A Federal jury in Rome Georgia failed to reach a verdict on the flogging of seven Negroes by ten white men. Foreman Herman D Casey reported no change in ballots at 11 30 a m Judge Frank A Hooper reminded jurors they may convict or acquit any defendant and sent them back to deliberate.
Bible classes will meet in Braddock St church auditorium tomorrow at 9 45 a m Mrs Paul Anderson will lead devotions and Mrs F H Way will present the lesson in charge from the Comrade and Margaret Collins Denny Bible classes.
Mrs. M K Walls who lived in Silver Spring for eight years and belonged to Berryville Baptist will be buried after services at 2 30 p m Monday in Mt Hebron cemetery. Survivors include husband H Frank Walls and three children from a prior marriage Randolph P Shackleford Ralph B Shackleford and Louise S Pearson. Services at Enders funeral home Berryville with Rev Arthur Brown officiating. friends may call after noon Monday.
Daily quiz answers list the creatures zeroing in on a mouseless night. It covers terms for acts of kissing and origins of language and place names. Included are Indiana, tuberculosis, Balthasar, German, the North Pole, Herod, and a Christmas poem by Clement Clarke Moore.
Estate of John W. Reed sale at Freder ik Pyote Court House closes at noon December 31. Jan 2 auction at Patton's Warehouse 425 N Cameron features antiques and household goods. Jan 7 11 am Reardon Trustee sale at Frederick County Court House offers two western Frederick County lots.
The item mentions a quartet set for Stephens City with no clear event details. The accompanying note references the U S Navy and the first submarine described as stubby and cigar shaped, implying historical naval trivia.
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