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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1951

Page

2

Two Motorists Fined $100 Lose Permits

Two motorists charged with driving while intoxicated were fined $100 and costs each and their driving permits revoked for one year when they appeared before Trial Justice John Rice. Thirty day jail terms were suspended in each case. Other entries include fines for reckless driving and speeding on various street arrests.

John Rice Howard Fauver Terminal Tavern S. Braddock Street Ray Daniel Whitaker Route 3 S. Cameron Street Clyde Leonard Grubb National Avenue James Street Kenneth Pugh E. Boscawen Street N. Market Street Deverle B. Souder Berryville Ray Louis Monke Mt Olive Ill Millwood Avenue Ray Edgar Filed III Round Hill Water and Cameron Streets

Estate and property sale notices for January events

Estate of El mer Peer offers personal property sale at five miles south of Rid Chapel church on January 10 at 1 p.m. January 12 at noon lists Earl Fiddler James Va livestock farm machinery and household goods. January 20 at 1 p.m. J Randolph rrick, special commissioner, handles sale of timberland on North Mountain for Western Frederick Bank Gore Va.

Elmer Peer Rid- Chapel Church Earl Fiddler James J. Randolph Rrick UN Nt Western Frederick Bank Gore North Mountain

Rotary Talks Set On Day Nursery

The Rotary Club of Winchester will meet at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the George Washington Hotel with speakers from Winchester Day Nursery Inc. Mrs. Edward Barr and Mrs. J. Victor Arthur will discuss pupil case histories and the nursery’s operations, and the need for a new building at Woodstock Lane and Lincoln Street.

Rotary Club of Winchester George Washington Hotel Winchester Day Nursery, Inc Edward P. Browning Edward Barr J. Victor Arthur Nursery Rotary Front Royal Royal Hotel Browning

Pittsburgh Fire Guts Freight Station On South Side

A spectacular blaze badly damaged the Pennsylvania Railroad freight station on Pittsburgh's south side. Fire Chief William H. Davis estimated damage around 30000 dollars. A railroad worker who fought the flames was burned and hospitalized. Fire crews from eight departments, aided by rain, controlled the fire in about an hour, as flames swept along the two story tin and frame building.

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Railroad William H. Davis

Judge Rice Report Approved by Auditor

Among the accounts of trial Justices for the year ended June 30 1950 the report of Civil and Police Justice John W Rice of Winchester was approved by State Auditor J Gordon Bennett and was among nine reports approved by the auditor's office.

J. Gordon Bennett John W. Rice Winchester

How's Your L Q Answers News Quiz

Answers to the Page 4 quiz reveal Julius Caesar Pope Gregory XIII Calends and other items. The list spans calendar systems from the Gregorian calendar to the French revolutionary calendar and Hebrew calendar insertions.

Julius Caesar Gregory XIII France

55 Percent Skin Graft Aids Susan Latonick Recovery

In Binghamton New York eight year old Susan Latonick received a five hour operation grafting 288 square inches of skin covering 55 percent of her burned body. Donated by six volunteers including her mother and others from diverse backgrounds. Doctors say she can live a normal life with more plastic surgery after danger passes.

Binghamton Susan Latonick Nils Nordstorm, Jr Susan Texas

Red Cross to Study Fire Victims Needs

Local Red Cross officials survey families affected by New Year’s Day fire to assess needs for rehabilitation assistance. Immediate needs were met by relatives neighbors and Red Cross. families not yet in contact urged to report in require help.

Red Cross Ye Yan The

Rhee And Cabinet Flee As Chinese Attack Rises

AP reporting from Korea describes a Chinese assault forcing the withdrawal of United Nations forces as American units report heavy centerline casualties. Air power and naval support press the retreat, with estimated 1,200 enemy killed and mass Communist movements south of 38th parallel.

Waugh Uijongbu Eighth Army Seoul Swinton Task Forge 77 Air Force United Nations U. S. Eighth Army U.N Korea South Korea Jack MacBeth MacBeth North Korea Manchuria

Berryville Boy Held for Jury In Dad's Killing

The Berryville boy Tommy Everhart was held for the grand jury on a murder charge under Virginia law for a felony likely to bring death or long imprisonment if charged against an adult. His mother Beulah Everhart said the father was drunk and abusive, and Tommy later shot him with a 12 gauge shotgun. Tommy asked to attend his father’s funeral with family.

Beulah Everhart Academy Street Tommy Doris Frances Everhart Clifton Lee

New Congress Opens Amid Ceremony and Party Lines

The new Congress begins in solemn session with all new members sworn in. Sam Rayburn, a Texas Democrat, is elected speaker while Joseph Martin of Massachusetts leads the Republican floor. A roll call reveals strict party division as Rep. Dingell of Michigan experiences confusion.

Congress House Senate Sam Rayburn Joseph W. Martin, Jr Massachusetts Dingell Rep Michigan

Committee Abandons Truce Talks in Korea Crisis

The committee halted truce negotiations and rejected formal contact with the cease-fire panel. Soviet Delegate Malik accused U S policy of seeking continued fighting. He cited Truman and Acheson speeches, emergency decree, Brussels talks, and the Red China blockade as proofs of intent for war. He urged withdrawal of foreign troops and Red China’s UN membership.

Rau Jacob A. Malik U.N United States Korea U. S Malik Truman Acheson Brussels Red China Formosa

Flight of South Korean Government Report Halted in Seoul

AP writer William J. Waugh filed a dispatch from Tokyo on the escape of Seoul’s government. The telephone line failed and Tokyo contacts could not be reestablished. AP's William Barnard later reported no further calls would reach Seoul from U.S. Eighth Army HQ, halting the story.

Tokyo Associated Press William J. Waugh Seoul Waugh William Barnard Eighth Army Waughn

Republicans assert push for reassessment of foreign policy

In a post election mood Republicans signal a shift to reevaluate American relations and military commitments abroad. Senator Taft warns the new Congress will focus on Korea policy, military appropriations, taxes and draft changes, with limited moves on health and welfare measures.

Martin Rayburn Taft Ohio GOP Congress Korea

Truman Signs 3.3 Billion Tax Bill for Corporations

The law sets 25 percent tax on small firms, 47 percent on profit over 25 000, and 77 percent on excess profits with a 62 percent cap on total net earnings. An alternate excess profits method uses invested capital, easing firms with weak earnings from 1946 to 1949. Expires July 1, 1953 unless renewed.

Congress

Sergeant Offered Sparrow Dinner

Tokyo reports Staff Sgt. Jules H Schultz a chicken fancier in Blacksburg Virginia who cooked sparrows sent by locals near the airfield after his houseboy Chong returned with ten sparrows as tribute.

Tokyo Jules H Schultz Blacksburg Chong

Berryville approves 1950-51 budget with balanced funds

Berryville town council gave final approval to the 1950-51 budget after the public hearing with total revenue projected at 48,300 for the year ending August 31, 1951. Expenditures total 37,729 with a 6,188 estimated balance for capital outlay.

Berryville

Giant squid linked to sea serpent legends

The writhing tentacles of the giant squid, often reaching 30 feet, are believed to fuel certain sea serpent stories.

Car Bargains Highlight Studebaker and Plymouth Sedans

Top car bargains include a 1946 Studebaker four door sedan and a 1939 Plymouth two door sedan. Prices not listed but advertised as value buys in a local auto sale.

Hobert Addresses Woodstock Lions

Berryville figure A. C. Hobert former District Governor 24-C of Lions International spoke to Woodstock Lions Club at Hotel Woodstock on Monday night. He discussed Melvin Jones, founder of Lions International.

Woodstock C. A. Hobert Berryville Lions International Lions Club Hobert Melvin Jones

Los Alamos County Established in New Mexico

The federal atomic research reservation at Los Alamos New Mexico became a full county of the state in a landmark administrative change highlighting its shift from federal facility to local governance.

Federal Atomic Research Reservation Los Alamos New Mexico

Cliff Dwellings Show Ancient Indian Occupation Post Span ish Contact

Archaeologists note that New Mexico cliff dwellings were inhabited by Indians until roughly 350 years ago, about six decades after the first Spanish explorers arrived in the area.

New Mexico

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