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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1955

Page

6

Survey finds men outnumber women in hospital patients

Chicago report of a Bureau of Medical Economics finding shows 1953 to 1962 hospital patient data with 642156 men and 564 women per thousand, a 171?720 difference. men outnumber women in all age groups and in Veterans Administration hospitals.

Chicago Bureau of Medical Economic Search American Medical Assn Frank G Dickinson Bureau Veterans Administration AMA Journal

Standard Oil to gift stock for Ohio newborns

Standard Oil Co. of Ohio marks its 85th birthday by offering parents of every baby born in Ohio on Monday a check to buy one share of its common stock. About 600 babies are expected. parents may accept the stock if they wish. Sohio, formed in 1870, now has refineries in Cleveland Lima Toledo and Latonia Ky with a single Cleveland refinery operating continuously since 1870.

Cleveland Standard Oil Co. of Ohio Ohio Sohio Common Standard Oil Co Standard Oil of Ohio Lima Toledo Latonia

Fragmented Crossword Puzzle Clues From OCR Clip

A list of crossword style clues and fragments appears in an OCR clipping. Items include definitions for bread related terms, flora, animals, and place names with scattered numbers and references to vowels and foreign words. The jumble mentions Eskimo dwelling island and a founder of the Pennsylvania colony among other scattered terms.

Aegean Sea Pennsylvania Colony

Noel and Herta Field Vanish Again From Hungary

U S officials disclose Noel and Herta Field have again vanished from American sight in Communist Hungary after being freed in 1961. Budapest legation followers report no current location, with Ravndal pressed for information. The case mirrors prior disappearances linked to the Fields and Erika Wallach, their foster daughter, once in a Soviet prison camp.

Washington U. S Noel Herta Field Hungary Budapest Unayaiing Christian M. Ravndal Foreign Office Ravndal Field Hermann Poland Switzeland State Department Erika Glaser Wallach Noel Fields Herta United States

Cigar Smoking Tyke Too Young To Attend School

Boston juvenile court case notes a boy seen smoking a large black cigar in a doorway. Judge John J. Connelly recalls asking why he is not in school and the boy replies he is too young for school.

Boston John J. Connelly

Mystery sniper wounds Roy Rogers yacht crew in California

In Balboa Bay California a mystery sniper fired from a stolen cabin cruiser Backus injuring Ernest Cantu 20 and Phil Kilmer 19 as they rode a dinghy. Kilmer suffered serious injuries after shots hit him in the hip while Rogers and Bogart were nearby.

Newport Beach Calif Roy Rogers Balboa Bay Ernest Cantu Phil Kilmer Kilmer

Civilian teachers eyed for Air Force Academy

The Department of Defense says the Air Force Academy will eventually hire civilian teachers after the permanent site is ready. Occupancy is planned for fall 1957. Civilians may apply using Standard Form 57 on Air Force Form 37, obtainable at any post office or USAF base.

Air Force Academy Department of Defense Air Force USAF

William and Mary Fraternity Lodges Closed Over Liquor Law

William and Mary students and the Intrafraternity Council closed 11 social fraternity lodges this weekend to consider a warning from the administration on Virginia liquor laws. President Alvin Dyke Chandler said under 21 drinking is illegal and lodges must conform to state ABC regulations.

Williamsburg William and Mary Virginia Alvin Dyke Chandler Chandler J. Wilfred Lambert Interfraternity Council Virginia Abc

Man’s Frozen Toes Blamed on His Dog in Fairbanks

Phillip Gleason a 35 year old carpenter in Fairbanks Alaska was hospitalized with severely frozen toes after his dog pushed open his cabin door on a night where temperatures fell to 42 degrees below zero. His toes were frozen by the time he woke and surgeons fear amputation may be necessary.

Fairbanks Alaska Phillip Gleason

Misses Pattern 4572 Anne Adams Slipover Sheath

Sewing pattern brief for Misses sizes 10 to 18 offers two sleeve options short and three quarter length. Pattern 4572 fabric needs and easy instructions. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents extra for mailing to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept New York.

Maen Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

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