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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1950
Page
11
Prague reports accuse American planes of flying from Germany over Czechoslovakia July 1–4, violating international law and prompting protests. Wiesbaden says charges are utterly ridiculous and untrue amid Czech crop damage claims.
A sequence of monetary amounts listed as 2,921,897.67 1,783,375.00 289,946.86 175,000.00 56,479.51 621,617.74 60,140.24 118,250.57 34,245.52. The items appear as raw numbers without context or labels.
More than 100 diners continued dining as a robber slapped a note on cashier Janet Williams a 24 year old at a loop restaurant demanding cash. She handed over a bag containing 3022 dollars and the robber departed. The incident remains under police investigation.
A surge of applicants to military service hit New York City recruitment offices with Army and Air Force noting the highest enlistment since World War II. Similar rises occurred nationwide, tied to Korea war fears and draft resumption. In Atlanta Navy enlistments reportedly doubled and Boston also saw increased volunteers.
Crossword style puzzle listing across and down clues with numbers and brief definitions. Includes varied terms such as a heathen price coins Iran Arabic letter sacred song and several Greek letters with intersections and a Roman pound as a final clue.
The Secretary of Agriculture will not proclaim marketing quotas for the 1951 wheat crop. Acreage allotments will be issued later and enforced. New wheat farms must apply by September 1, 1950, to be considered for 1951 allotments, with up to 3 percent of county acreage reserved for such new farms.
Two more weeks will likely finish the citywide reassessment of Winchester real estate. Assessor Charles P. McVicar said only Cameron and Kent north from Cork and Piccadilly remain uncovered. Insecticides are most effective on sheep when sprayed while the wool is short.
R L Dunn state forester at Woodstock debunks rumors that oak wilt is attacking trees in the area. He notes no cases within 500 miles of Virginia and explains the disease spreads by root grafts about 50 miles per year. He urges woodlot owners to report signs of dying timber and offers private inspections on request.
Roger Laign of Braddock Sr. entered a three pound six ounce bass caught on a fly rod in the South Fork Shenandoah near Comp ton's Creek for a summer contest by Millers Hardware. Other notable catches include Douglas Smoke with a 4 1/4 pound bass near Mount Williams and Ralph Hovermale with a 4 1/2 pound bass near Berkeley Springs. River conditions report muddy Shenandoah forks and milky Cacapon.
Pravda alleges Western powers ordered immediate creation of a 30 000 man West German army to be mechanized with automatic weapons led by Hitlerite officers in Bonn. It also notes Bonn sought a 25 000 strong central police to counter East German 50 000 strong police and cites McCloy openness post Korean War.
Police court cases heard by Judge John Rice include Walter Fincham of Northwestern Grade charged with drunkenness and fined $14.75. Ray Kerns of Gore charged with drunkenness and fined $14.75 and Landon Kerns Jr of Gore charged with speeding fined $14.25. Roger Lynwood Braithwaite of 136 S Cameron Street charged with destroying property fined $15.25.
Clarke County cannery in Berryville opens for public inspection on Monday July 17 from 1 to 5 pm. In its first week this year 35 people processed about 1300 quarts of beets beans swiss chard beet tops apple sauce chicken and soup. staff include L H Leigh Robert Leach and H D Logan assisted by conversion to glass jars and tin with costs around 950 dollars. An average of half the 1300 quarts were in tins while tin cans cost 5 cents per pint and 6 cents per quart. Glass jars tops and sugar are also sold. cannery employs three full time workers Gladys Racer Page Rutherford and Bobby Moore.
It is believed that few wild animals die of old age. The most frequent causes of death are food shortage, accidental injuries, and natural enemies.
Lt Bascom B Boaz a 42 year old former paymaster of the Navy tanker Navasota received a five year sentence after pleading guilty to embezzling 19000 dollars from Navy funds. He described a six months binge through California Nevada and Utah with Pearl Carter 33 who was not charged. Boaz was arrested in Pomona after a search that began Thanksgiving Day when he rifled the ship's safe.
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