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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1949
Page
2
The Virginia Petroleum Industries committee presents a fire power safety show at 8 p m Monday in Sarah Zane Hall Winchester hosts the event the first Virginia showing outside Alexandra Norfolk Richmond and Roanoke aims and aims of WPIC explained district officers elected and program framed.
Ibert Mishne and Jerome Greet of Baltimore paid fines and costs totaling 55 dollars 50 cents for peddling without a Virginia license. The sheriff investigated after a county resident reported purchasing linoleum for a floor but finding insufficient coverage. DeHaven said the men settled the matter with the purchaser.
Mrs Loryn Crabill with Washington reports says her brother Lunsford 37 is expected to be released today from Casualty hospital after a gunshot wound to the right leg. Helen Welsh of Washington was arrested Wednesday charged with the shooting during a Tuesday incident in his car. Lunsford served in World War II and is living with a sister at 3037 Vista St NE Washington. Georgia ranks high in nut production with Alabama second.
Shrinking inventories across manufacturing wholesale and retail sectors gave cautious hope for a recovery. Economists note a potential rapid upturn once consumer buying resumes, though steel strike threats and broader austerity plans keep sentiment unsettled.
Reported ruling notes the case has lost its original importance as Cardinal Mindszenty and co defendants were not present for the decision. Unconfirmed German reports claim the cardinal was moved from a Hungarian prison to a mental hospital.
The page lists quiz answers: third Sunday in June nonspecific. change your clothes. increase. Boomerang. Genesis Exodus Lecificus. Ocarina. Walt Whitman. eight. Osmi. true.
Six vocational agriculture instructors from Frederick county attended the 32nd annual VPI conference with plans to help form the Associated Farmers of Virginia a young farmer organization expected to reach about 20 000 members. Frederick area teachers noted 100+ eligible, including veterans and former FFA participants, as the program outlined for 1949 50 promotes sound agricultural practices statewide.
A Loudoun County Virginia motorist A O Breneman 66 of Ryan died in a crash in New Castle Pennsylvania en route to Youngstown Ohio His daughter Carrie Morris 43 and grandson Joseph 19 were injured Mrs Morris broke her hip and was hospitalized Alvin Morris Jr eight months old was reportedly unhurt Witnesses said the car crossed the highway twice and struck guard rails as they were en route to visit Alvin Morris Sr in Youngstown.
The Rev. Lewis F. Havermale pastor of Market St. Methodist Church is convalescing after cataract removal at Winchester hospital. In July while he is away, Rev. Claude B. Larrick will lead morning services and speak on "The Lord's Plantation."
Trial Justice W Erle Edwards presided over three charges against Osborn Mills Jr including assault and battery. He received a 30 day suspended sentence on the condition of keeping the peace for 12 months and paying court costs. Mills is detained in the local jail and claims to be a private investigator. The incident began at his divorced wife’s home where she has custody of their children. Nevada ranks sixth in area but is smallest in population.
Junior Chamber of Commerce announces Herbert J. Duke as new chairman of the soap box derby committee succeeding William Ligon. Dr. Carrington Harison and Duke to chair, with new officers taking over at the meeting at the George Washington hotel. The JCC plans a December bloodmobile visit to Winchester and a quarterly board conference August 12 14 in Virginia. Shirley Blye elected president. William Hart joins Flowers School Equipment Co. as a new member.
The Middletown Fire Co won two Mt Jackson parade prizes including best appearing apparatus and largest best appearing company without a band. Capon Valley high school band of Wardensville placed first among musical groups and Wardensville fire company won by traveling the greatest distance.
Richmond July 9 The penitentiary today received a commitment order for Lee Scott 16 convicted and sentenced to 99 years for the church slaying of Dana Marie Weaver in Roanoke. He may not be brought to the penitentiary for another week.
A U S protest over the incident will be filed with Russian border officers once contact is made. The constabulary, an Army unit in Germany, handles combat and border patrol along the frontier. The piece notes Humboldts pivotal role in geography, referencing the German scholar born in 1769.
Friendship Fire Company plans to bring a new truck and an ambulance to the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association parade in Mechanicsburg on August 20. A marching unit will accompany the apparatus. The auxiliary invites donations of pies or cakes via President Mrs. Cora Robertson.
J. L. Teaford of Buchanan will head Botetourt county campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate John S Battle. Announcement came from Battle's state campaign headquarters in Richmond.
A partial divorce granted Helen Chapman Carroll from Joseph Carroll was merged into an absolute decree. Sole custody of their child was awarded to the mother.
Juror James says he urged acquittal and doubted Chambers testimony. An FBI tip connected Mrs James to stonewalling sympathy for Alger Hiss. Frederick Gaffney and others defend conviction. four jurors still reject the prosecution’s version.
Plans advance for the Stephens City fire company yard party on school grounds starting at 5 p m with President Howard Massie as general chairman. Event features include a cakewalk and auction and a large committee led by Massie with R E Aylor, P E Lineburg, Clarence Terault and G W Lemley among others.
Opening of new swimming classes has been postponed by a week according to a Red Cross report. Intermediate classes slated for Monday will not start until July 18, while beginners due July 25 shift to August 1. Sessions run at 8:30 a.m. at Willow Lawn pool.
Yankees and Pirates shine as Lombardi and Page star. American league games saw New York edge Washington and Boston beat Philadelphia. National league results include Brooklyn over New York and St Louis defeating Cincinnati.
Pirates win 2-1 in a game with six hits, scoring the winning run on a home at bat. Page allowed one hit in four relief innings and contributed a run driven in during the 12th. Yankees beat Washington 4-3, with rescue efforts by Yanks' bullpen. Schedule notes list AL and NL matchups for tomorrow.
Sales directory notes a calf sale July 13 at H J Dyche farm near Stephenson Virginia. July 16 at 10 am an auction of the estate of Charles B Henry at 7288 Loudoun Street features furniture and household goods.
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