This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1950
Page
1
The White House said President Truman will recommend a broader tax program to finance rising defense costs. Officials expect tax proposals to be sent to Congress after January 3 with no exact date announced.
For sale a Persian lamb coat made to order by Henri Kessler Roanoke Virginia in excellent condition. Price asked is 175 dollars. Apply Apt 1 at m6 N Loudoun. Date 12-27-10.
Garbage for Monday January collection postponed due to holiday. pickup rescheduled for Thursday January 4. Wanted top price for good mixed loose or baled. phone after 6 PM 71906. Rouss Hall gathers every Wednesday night at 8 o'clock at Wesel ang.
Six true bills were returned by a Corporation Court grand jury led by foreman Eugene Branch. Defendants include Leo Vann Gore Shenandoah County Welba Whitacre Gore Jacob Mumman RFC Chambersburg Pa Henry Brown Berryville Cullen Whitlock Winchester and Benjamin Weaver Warren County. Vann pled guilty to forging a $6 check and received eight months plus six months to run concurrently. Whitacre pleads not guilty to rifle assault and will be tried Jan 12. Mumman pleads not guilty with jury trial set Jan 11 for check writing over $1,145.07. Brown pled guilty to theft of $560 and got a four-year penitentiary term with post sentence review. Whitlock Colleen found guilty of forging two checks and sentenced 12 months on each count to run consecutively with restitution and costs. Weaver also found guilty on two counts of passing forged checks with 12-month suspended sentences.
Lewis H. Hyde Jr a partner in Yount Hyde Co was elected president of the Winchester Exchange Club at a George Washington Hotel luncheon succeeding Dr Leon Slavin. New officers include James March vice president Carl Haines secretary Irvine Cather treasurer.
Winchester police handled standard Christmas issues as Montgomery Ward & Co. reported shoplifters stealing two auto radios. Mrs. Gertrude Castleman reported lights stolen from outdoor decorations at 421 Gray Ave. In the east, four youths in a car threw fire crackers while riding recklessly. Mary Fritts of 20 Purcell Ave. said her mailbox was shattered by a fire cracker.
The city of Winchester saw a 5 degree low about 7 30 this morning the coldest since February 10 1948 at the Winchester Research Laboratory. High reached 31 at noon with sleet yesterday causing hazardous driving conditions as roads were treated and cleaned overnight. The forecast calls for another very cold night with statewide lows between 5 and 15 degrees and windy conditions.
Frank Clevenger of 457 Gray Ave. receives permits to erect two one story cinder block houses at 417 and 419 Highland Ave costing 2500 dollars each. Zirkle Williams of 519 Virginia Ave. gets permission for a two car garage. Irvin Williams of Stephens City in Frederick County is issued a permit for a garage already erected costing 675 dollars.
The Army will order 7500 junior officers from National Guard and Organized Reserve to duty in March. Plan includes 100 women Army Corps lieutenants and captains and 890 medical officers plus 850 dental officers and 415 medical service corps officers reporting February 5 and March 15. Navy reserves plans revised. release timing unclear. Officers serve 21 months unless otherwise authorized.
The Associated Press reports a broad Arctic air mass over the eastern half of the United States with Florida spared. Sub-zero readings hit the Midwest and Great Lakes as colds spread south into the Gulf states. three Ohio deaths are linked to the cold. New York City sees 2.8 inches of snow amid winter conditions.
C L Shelton 25 Craggy was charged with murder in a shooting spree that killed his stepson Harold Shelton his mother in law Mrs Dora Pittman and Delmos Pittman 14 near Craggy. He wounded two relatives and shot himself in an apparent suicide attempt after the killings.
The Dun and Bradstreet Wholesale Food Price Index rose to 6.90, up 10 cents and the highest since September 14, 1948, marking a 20.6 percent year over year rise. The index tracks wholesale cost for 31 common foods, with gains in wheat, oats, hams, jellies, butter, cheese, cocoa, beans, peas, potatoes, steers, hogs, and lambs and declines in flour, rye, beef, cottonseed oil, and eggs.
Senate investigators probe charges of political influence at the Reconstruction Finance Corp as they review a personnel shakeup. The case centers on L. B. Glidden, former Dallas loan manager, who alleged political interference aided by a White House aide. The subcommittee may call Glidden as a witness before January 31 as they compile files on RFC personnel moves and cost-cutting shakeups.
William Cole Willingham 21 of 402 N Kent St received a four year sentence in the penitentiary for feloniously breaking and entering the residence of Joseph Gilbert near Stephens City and grand larceny of a piggy bank with over $50. Donald Bowen and Lewis Fletcher each got five year suspended terms for burglary involving theft of guns and clothing from Raymond Mints near Stephens City. Robert Junior Haines of Waynesboro Pa received a two year sentence for breaking and entering plus additional terms for larceny of chickens sweet corn and gasoline and was placed on three years probation.
Relman Morin reports from Asia that a rapid military win in Korea is unlikely due to numbers. American morale remains high and GI confidence stays intact, even as a slow retreat seems probable. Navy blockade and guerrilla resistance are considered parts of a broader plan as Koreans seek independence from China.
Hong Kong dispatches report Communist China could reach a fighting force of 12 million by year end 1951. Regular army 5 million plus 5 million irregulars under formation and a mobilization push adding about 2 million. student volunteers and recent graduates numbered in the tens of thousands as part of the war effort.
Widowed Mrs. Clara Smith plans a New Year weekend visit with her 20-year-old son Robert, disabled in all four limbs from frost bite suffered in the Korean War. Robert, a private first class, will be flown from California to Walter Reed Hospital after Defense Department confirmation of his condition. The Pennsylvania Legion Foundation authorized a $1,000 initial deposit to aid rehabilitation as public contributions are sought from Legion posts statewide.
Tokyo reported General MacArthur’s headquarters warned that more than 1.3 million Chinese and North Korean troops were poised for a major push into South Korea. Allied forces held some light attacks, while front lines spanned along the 38th parallel with the Eighth Army, British and South Korean units arrayed in rugged terrain.
Three West German barges carrying scrap metal from Berlin were held for inquiry by Russian authorities amid a sporadic canal clash between East and West. Allied officials said no reprisal, that Germans would not be allowed to cross interzonal lines, and that no serious delays were reported.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.