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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1952
Page
5
A digest of Winchester area happenings from January to December 1952, noting weather records, births, civic milestones, sports results, public notices, officials, business developments, disasters, and cultural events. Highlights include the warmest Jan 1 in 19 years, the Julia baby Victoria Lynn Hottle, local government actions, flood and fire events, and community achievements.
The week reports a Halloween parade with $1,400 in prizes for children, a minor oil truck explosion on Berryville Pike, Eisenhower sweeping Winchester Frederick County, city finance changes, fatalities in a bank fire and a plant fire, football honors, and various civic notes including council reshuffles, deer kills, a display of fundraising, and a Turkey Day game result.
A December roundup lists municipal affairs and local happenings including crops and storage figures, debt cuts at James Wood School, property damages, Boy Scouts awards, a water system plan, road rerouting debates, theater theft, school events, new home openings, a health plant approval, basketball season start, church duties, a notable death, fluoride addition to water, and holiday notes.
February events include Winchester's 200th birthday and a series of local sports results such as Handley sweeping Martinsburg 61 41 and Clarke County's mayor for a day. Fire and crime notes report a Berryville cottage fire and multiple incidents.
March records show Clay Carr Jr Handley senior winner of the 7th District Oratorical contest in Harrisonburg. Other items include the death of H W Butler, three B 26 crewmen dead after wreckage found near Front Royal, and Winchester Park facilities surpassing national averages by three times.
April notices report State Police John Henry Smith Jr and Millard Harris Moore Jr assigned to Winchester. Gen Ike leads Taft in the Star poll as GOP support triples Democratic write ins. Betty Crocker to speak at Festival Distinguished Ladies Luncheon and Nina Warren named Festival Queen. Coendorves bid $21,615.32 for signal light project. Dr John T Thornton to join regret. Senator Harry F Byrd announces candidacy for re election.
Summaries include deaths of 77 year old C A Oates a lumberman and farmer, a permit request to fluoridate Winchester City water, a one way street poll showing general public approval, General Marshall luncheon on Citys 20th Anniversary, 115 graduates at James Wood High School, Richard Nail killed in a south of Bunker accident, a 75 mile per hour tornado striking Middletown, Garrard investigates Buckskin Lodge nudist colony, Berryville Chief Carl Day resigns to join U S Bureau of Mines, Joseph Massie elected president of Virginia State Exchange Clubs, Irvan T OConnell Jr delivers salutatory as 3000 receive degrees from Harvard, two armed convicts sought in Frederick County after escape, Winchester Little League opening with parade and ball game, temperature at 97 highest since Aug 14 1947, St Louis Cardinals hold first of two tryouts at Rouss Park.
Quiet Fourth with free movies and a ball game. Picks up with farm shipments from Butler Packing to Pittsburgh on a 64 bushel consign. Lionettes set national win record at 11 and 17 2. National Guardsmen finish two weeks training at A Hill. Minnie Sions 17 fatally injured in Rt 622 crash. Gen Byrd wins renomination in landslide. Col. Miller defeated. Home vote for senator 16 1. Benny Brown takes 1250 second on Ted Mack show. Cork St softball extends to 12 games. Joe Quess 6 hits for Cork, 8 6. Winchester Days a success. Apple Blossom head Schenck named for 1952-53. Temperature hits 101, hottest since Aug 1944. Northwest District baseball crown goes 6 8 over J V Arthur. Suaphone City contest, Lionettes beat Bott e Betw May
Reports from Community Blood Centers underline broad nationwide support for the National Blood Program. Nurses and volunteers describe a diverse, urgent response from veterans, businessmen, and families, all choosing to give blood for varied personal reasons.
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