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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1951

Page

2

Subdued Convicts In Solitary Cells at Colorado Prison

Subdued convicts stirred in solitary cells after a bloody attempt to free 10 prisoners from Colorado State Prison in Canon City. Five attackers with hidden weapons fought guards. two were wounded, hostages held briefly, as tear gas ended the 45 minute uprising. Harold Hathaway of Pueblo was named as the planner. Chet Yeo, a guards captain, was shot in the back during the breakout.

Canon City Colo Colorado State Roy Best Harold Hathaway Pueblo Colo Chet Yeo Amon Murley

Johnston Bittner Sale Notice for Waynesboro Area

A sale listing for livestock and farm machinery occurs June 30 at 11:30 a.m. in Waynesboro. Johnston Bittner advertises the event in a local sales directory style.

Ant Ena South Wepveuaen Creek Johnston Bittner Waynesboro

May Force Nation To Gas Rationing Warns Chapman

Secretary of the Interior Chapman warned the nation could face gasoline rationing within eight to ten months if the oil industry’s steel needs are not met. He testified to a Senate Interior Committee on steel requirements for oil and gas sectors. Chairman Senator O Mahoney indicated defense steel shortages could trigger rationing.

Chapman Washington Senate Interior Committee O'Mahoney D-Wye

Poultry Field Day At Reymann Memorial Farms

The Winchester Poultry Improvement Council hosts a summer field day with the Poultry and Husbandry Field Day at Reymann Memorial Farms two miles north of Wardensville W Va on Friday at 10 a m. Prof W T B Clark of West Virginia University outlines tests on gross range fed pellets effects on egg production weight and mortality. An experiment shows correct floor space per broiler and drug control of coccidiosis with breeding stock selections also discussed.

Winchester Poultry Improvement Council Reymann Memorial Farms Wardensville W.a T. B. Clark Poultry Industry University West Virginia

Trapped convicts exchange fire during escape attempt

During a chaotic breakout, prisoners trapped inside the facility exchange gunfire with guards as a ricocheting bullet inflicts severe arm and leg wounds.

Trucker Kills Estranged Wife and Radio Announcer

In Bainbridge Georgia a truck operator shot his estranged wife Grave Fox and radio announcer Donald Bryan, then killed himself with a rifle. Police say George Fox 34 confronted Grave as she exited a taxi, fatally wounding her, then shot Bryan before shooting himself behind a nearby business. The couple married nine years and recently separated. Bryan worked for WMGR station, newly arrived from Lumberton North Carolina.

Bainbridge R. T. Humphrey George Fox Grave Donald Howard Bryan Fox Foxes D. M. Griffin Griffin Bryan WMGR Lumberton N.C

Presbyterian Picnic Planned by Winchester Church

The Winchester Presbyterian Church invites all to a family picnic tomorrow afternoon July 18 at Clearbrook Woolen Recreation Park Virginia. Meet at 2 p.m. in the church lot on Cameron Street and ride together. transport by car only this year. Supper at 6 p.m. with baskets brought by families. ice cream and beverages provided. Vesper service to follow with E W Button leading hymns and Dr. Wilson delivering the vesper message. If rain forces change, supper will move to the Assembly Room of the church.

Winchester Presbyterian Church Clearbrook Woolen Recreation Park Clearbrook Cameron Street E. W. Button Wilson Harry Newell Frank Perry Ryland Conner Orville Wine Tom Ae Harry Ridgeway Irvine The Presbyterian Church

James R. Mayhew Dies in Winchester Memorial Hospital

James Robert Mayhew 67 of Gainesboro died at 10 25 today in Winchester Memorial Hospital after illness. A fireman at Strasburg Lime Kiln, he was born in Hardy County West Virginia, son of Henry and Sarah Mayhew. Survived by wife Pearl Beeler and children Russell and Robert Mayhew, Charles Mayhew, James Mayhew, John Mayhew, Lena Davis, Mary Russell, all of Gainesboro, plus five grandchildren. Body at Jones Funeral Home. funeral arrangements incomplete.

James Robert Mayhew Gainesboro Winchester Memorial Henry Sarah Myers Mayhew Hardy County W. Va Strasburg Pearl Beeler Russell Mayhew Jacksonville Robert Mayhew Winchester Charles Mayhew Baltimore James Mayhew John Mayhew Lena Davis Mary Russell Jones Funeral Home

Reds Ordered to Jail For the Third Time

New York The thirteen indicted Communist leaders were ordered jailed for a third time after failing to post court approved bail. Judge Alexander Holtzoff issued the order as Sylvester Ryan disqualified the Civil Rights Congress Bail Fund from posting bonds and directed the defendants to seek bail from other sources. Eleven defendants appeared and did not apply for bail while one sought bond for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn through Grace Hutcheins.

New York Alexander Holtzoff Sylvester Ryan Civil Rights Congress Fron Holtzoff Izabeth Gurley Flynn Grace Mhutcheins

Fred Stine Named Boys State Mayor

Fred Stine Jr and son of County Agent I. Fred Stine of Winchester was elected mayor of a Boys State city on the Virginia Tech Blacksburg campus. Election of governor lieutenant governor and attorney general was under way with 430 boys and 343 girls attending the annual session.

Fred Stine, Jr Fred Stine Winchester Maginary American Legion Virginia Tech Blacksburg Geeral Tech Battle

Four Delegates and City Officials Named for Meeting

The list includes four delegates and four councilmen along with Commonwealth Attorney, City Treasurer, Commissioner of Revenue, and City Sergeant. The arrangement implies a formal delegation lineup for a municipal or regional proceeding.

Quiz Answers Revealed On Page Four Inquiries

The page lists 10 quiz answers including The Golden Gate and Commodore George Dewey at Manila Bay. Notable entries include James Fenimore Cooper Ernest Hemingway and Secretary of State Acheson with the closing line That job is done.

The Golden Gate Commodore George Dewey Manila Bay James Fenimore Cooper Ernest Hemingway State Acheson

Global motion picture theaters count report

On January 1 this year there were about 99 617 theaters worldwide. The United States had 19 797 and the Soviet Union 12 614, the two highest totals among nations.

United States Soviet Union

Allcard Completes Second Atlantic Crossing in Tiny 34-Foot Yawl

Edward Allcard, 35, a London naval architect, sailed the Temptress alone from New York to Plymouth after an 11 month voyage. A 23 year old Portuguese poetess stowed away between the Azores and Lisbon but was left at Lisbon. He arrived exhausted with minimal provisions and hints of a forthcoming book.

Plymouth Eng Edward Allcard Atlantic Azores Lisbon Allcard London New York Gibraltar Otilio Frayao England Alleard Casblanca

Berryville Area Man Held on Alleged Child Assault Charge

Clarke County sheriff identified Sealock as the girl’s attacker after she described the incident on July 8 near Frogtown. He was arrested in Maryland the next day and denied bail at $5,000 after a closed hearing led by Trial Justice Potts.

Clarke County Berryville Providence Church Sealock Paris Morgan’s Mill Mount Weather Smallwood Frogtown John Slater McDonald's Maryland Baltimore Slater A. P. Osborne Winchester Memorial Hospital Commonwealth Edward McC. Williams Potts Harry R. Kern, Jr

Communists Seek Panic Run Against U S Savings Bonds

Richmond area delegates from Virginia clubs gather at the Hotel John Marshall as Thomas Husselton of the Treasury Federal Savings Bond Division warns of a planned communist campaign to destroy confidence in defense bonds. He compares potential effects to the 1930s bank panic as the first postwar bond drive is outlined.

Richmond United States Savings Federal Savings Bond Division Thomas Husselton National Organization Treasury Department John Marshall Virginia National Communist Party Husselton

Murder charge filed in stepdaughter slaying near Newhall

Frank W. Kristy faces a murder charge in the death of his 20 year old step daughter Betty Jean Hansen whose body was found in a ravine near Newhall California after a week’s disappearance. Hansen was shot in the temple authorities say Kristy remains missing.

Los Angeles Frank W. Kristy Betty Jean Hansen Miss Hansen Newhall Calif Kristy

House defeats price control compromise on beef rollback

The House rejected a Republican sponsored measure that would extend the 10 percent beef price rollback while banning all further price backs.

Washington House

Communists Call UN Defeat Over Korea Cease Fire Talks

The American Communist Party declares that the Korea cease fire negotiations spell a defeat for United Nations forces, framing the talks as a setback in the war.

U. N New York American Communist Party United Nations

Destructive Kansas City Fire Ravages 24 Firms

Fire Chief Harvey Baldwin called the blaze the most destructive Kansas City fire in over 30 years. The event damaged or destroyed 24 major firms with preliminary losses over 1 million dollars. Oil and gasoline floating on flood waters fed flames as waters receded leaving desolate scenes and collapsed structures.

Harvey Baldwin Kansas City

Officials Decline To Discuss Sherman Subject in Spain

Washington officials avoided naming the topic of Admiral Forest P. Sherman's Madrid talks while noting his tour of Madrid France Italy and Great Britain and his meeting with Generalísimo Franco. They suggested a possible U S military understanding with Spain despite opposition from Britain and France.

Sherman Spain Washington Forest P. Sherman Madrid U. S U.S

AFL Air votes to oust president and pay life salary

The AFL Air votes to remove President David L. Behnecke and then approves paying his current salary of 15,000 dollars per year for life.

Chicago AFL Air David L. Behnecke

McCarthy Says Only Acheson Can Suspend State Dept Staff

Hiram Bingham III told Senator McCarthy that only Secretary of State Acheson has authority to suspend State Department employees. He stated the Loyalty Review Board has no jurisdiction in a letter responding to McCarthy’s demand about 26 named officials and pending hearings.

Washington Hiram Bingham Civil Service Loyalty Review Board McCarthy Acheson State Department Bingham Wisconsin Republican Philip Jessup John Carter Vincent Department

Mont. House Reconsiders Bill Regulating Ad Rates

In Montgomery Alabama the State House of Representatives revisited earlier action and passed a bill by 61 to 11 to regulate political advertising rates charged by newspapers and radio stations.

Montgomery Ala State House of Representatives

Perfumed horse room busted in Atlantic City

Police say they smoked out a perfume horse room yesterday in Atlantic City New Jersey. Mrs Elizabeth Palmer aged 44 was charged with taking bets in her home. Her clients were almost exclusively women, police added.

Atlantic City N. J Elizabeth Palmer

Bow Measure of es Bib Depend Bog Cover

A compact index style item listing clues or word fragments such as Bow, Measure of es bib, Depend, Bog, Cover. No coherent article context or named entities appears.

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