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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1951
Page
14
In New Salem Abe Lincoln, while clerking at Denton Offut’s Store, overcharged a woman by 6 1 4 cents for dry goods. That night he walked six miles to repay the amount and settle the debt. The scene highlights Lincoln’s honesty during his early career in the town.
The Wine Institute says no grapes are pressed by human feet in U S commercial winemaking. Mechanical equipment handles crushing and pressing here. In some European countries, grapes may sometimes be pressed by human feet.
A garbled listing outlines December 18 evening radio programming with show names like Jack Smith Show and News Broadcast segments. It references various news, commentary, theater features, and a few incomplete program titles, though many items are unreadable.
Television listings show WNEW Channel 4 curating a late afternoon to night lineup with Kate Smith Hawkins Falls Footlight Theater Kukla Fran and Ollie Santa Claus Dinah Shore News Caravan Texaco Star Theater Milton Berle and late movie hours. WTOP Channel 9 features Mark Evans News Stork Club Frank Sinatra and syndicated crime programming plus Playhouse Nine at 11:18.
Dorothy Roe notes the rise of novelty Christmas cards about a billion mailed in the U S with sequenced surprises. Card etiquette tips from Alvin Barker urge proper ordering of names and signatures and advise mail early to avoid late or lost deliveries.
While repairing a telephone line near Williamsburg a man named Hile spotted a deer beside his truck. He struck the animal with a hammer, killing a four point buck. He held a valid hunting license and big game stamp with no legal trouble reported.
Curtis Lennander a 33 year old railroad worker was sentenced to 14 to 60 years for two counts of third degree murder in the whipping deaths of his wife Ardith 35 and Anna Halvorson 64. Judge Parks ordered consecutive terms of seven to 30 years at Stillwater Prison. Lennander admitted leading a “whipping cult” act claiming satanic fury. A sanity commission later ruled him sane.
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