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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1952
Page
3
Blacksburg Virginia hog industry forecasts show narrow profit margins for 1952. Herring, VPI animal husbandry expert, notes early market hog volume may depress prices. Feed costs account for 75 to 80 percent of production. a larger corn crop later could improve conditions by fall.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia an order of publication directs Margarete Mader Mahler and numerous named defendants to appear within ten days. The suit seeks construction of the decedent Carrie D Graichen will and trust, accountability of the executor and trustee, and determination of rightful distribution and tenancy of realty and income pending court guidance. It also notes unknown heirs may exist and that notice will run weekly in the Winchester Evening Star.
The Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is sponsoring an essay contest for seventh graders and older in public and private schools. Seniors and juniors compete for 10 5 and a book with topics on The Civil War era and Jackson at Chancellorsville, while seventh and eighth graders write Home Life in the South During the War. Rules require minimum word counts, bibliography, typing, and disguising names. prizes announced in June 1952 and essays become property of the Virginia Division UDC.
Funeral services for Floyd Ro manus Parkinson 74 of White Hall were held yesterday at 1 p m at Jones Funeral Home and Littl Mountain Methodist Church with Rev Charles Burkett officiating. Pallbearers included Paul Nethers Harry Nethers Hugh McCarty Jerry Bennett Luther Hart and Charles Brown. Burial followed in Littl Mountain Cemetery.
Gore Firemen meet at Stanley Bieiert home to discuss tentative by-laws for a new fire company. Attendees include James Sawyer fire chief and Joseph A. Massie will finalize by-laws Friday. Fire house near completion and truck due early February serving Gore and nearby communities.
A 13 year old in Tomita Village says his Plymouth Rock hen laid 73 eggs in 40 days with two days producing a dozen eggs. The boy brought the bird to school to prove the claim, but the teacher and Kyodo News doubt the tale. The hen’s age and egg details were not disclosed.
Listening In The Silence cites Roger Babon on decisions made in noisy offices and the link to bad governance. It argues the modern age breeds tension from rapid tempo, urges quiet reflection, and quotes Dean Inge on religion born of solitude as God’s messages to awaiting souls.
A New York State Supreme Court Justice upheld a controversial weight distance tax on large trucks in Albany. The ruling supports the tax aimed at charging based on vehicle weight and miles traveled, affecting trucking firms and freight costs statewide.
Maj. Gen. Edgar Erskine Hume former chief surgeon of the Far East Command died today in Washington. The veteran medical officer served in major wartime postings and led medical services in the theater.
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