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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1950
Page
11
A 21 year old Bronx native corporal described North Koreans forcing three American prisoners to lie prone under a tree and machinegun them. He escaped after fighters frightened the attackers. The man, wounded in the shoulder, reported five U S tanks met 800 guerrillas seven miles north of Yongdong.
Berryville Burks announces sale of his Ben Franklin 5 10 Cent Store started in 1949. M J Casey of Lee Massachusetts to take over August — store redecorated with new counters and department rearrangement by Butler Brothers of Baltimore. Casey based in Connecticut as district superintendent.
The Canadian Navy announced that one or more submarines of unknown origin have likely been in the eastern Canadian waters over the past month. Russia, Navy officials say, is the only power capable of sending the vessels.
Senator Thomas page 1 continues with Oklahoma’s tight governor contest where Johnston Murray and William O. Coe trailed by small margins and guards guarded ballot boxes amid a possible recount. South Carolina sees former representatives Down of Greenwood and Riley of Sumter win the party nomination.
Pfc. Carol Edwin Neal of Charleston, 18, said the pistol discharged by accident while he showed it to 29 year old Virginia Billy Frazier at his home. State police and Charleston detectives reported the fatal shot to the left temple occurred just before dawn. Neal was arrested hours after the body was discovered along the highway near South Charleston headquarters of the State Police.
Congressional leaders expected to send a bill to President Truman to expand old age pensions. The plan would add 10 million workers to the system, raise future benefits by about 100 percent, increase current beneficiaries by about 77 percent, and lift family maximums from 85 to 150 dollars monthly starting October 1. Payroll taxes would rise from 2.5 billion this year to about 6 billion by 1970 to fund the expansion.
The AFL CIO Unity Committee held its second meeting in Washington with a pledge to unite the labor movement. It tentatively set August 4 in Chicago for the next gathering and named Charles MacGowan and Alan Haywood to draft a working schedule as Philip Murray and William Green were not present but expected to join later.
Rayon yarn prices were advanced by Celanese Corporation of America by ten to six percent today. The action affects textile producers and retailers dependent on rayon supplies.
The Army announced that women Army Corps reserve officers holding captain rank or below are being asked to volunteer for active duty. The notice specifies WAC officers may be called to serve in active roles as needed.
House Speaker Rayburn endorses President Truman's plan for a $5 billion quickie tax increase to curb Communist aggression. The endorsement signals strong bipartisan support for wartime style tax funding during the Cold War era.
The Lions Club luncheon reviewed the Lions International Convention held in Chicago. Delegates reporting included President E N Johnston J Thomas Boyd Lee Miller C F Schenck Lester Elliott and L Jackson. Jack Hill urged Lions to back Virginia travel promotion with chambers of commerce and other agencies.
John A. Miller harvests 20 acres of sweet corn five miles south of Berryville on the Shenandoah River as local prices fall from 70 to 65 cents per dozen cars. The crop travels to Martinsburg and Hagerstown while a Watermelon Festival is planned for Sunday August 27 with a dozen acres of melons ripening by mid next month.
The State Highway Department invites bids for a new bridge and approaches at Narrow Passage Creek on U.S. 11 near Woodstock, to replace a narrow wooden structure. Additional bids in Loudoun County cover 6.72 miles of hard surfacing on Secondary Route 602 between Aldie and Airmont and 2.43 miles on Route 287 between Wheatfield and Brunswick Bridge. A total of 22 projects will have bids opened August 17.
President Truman's fall campaign plans remain undecided with Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross saying no plans have been made or canceled. He had intended to campaign before the Korean crisis but has not commented since tensions rose.
Reports describe stabilizing lines around Teegens and a claimed new American strength including an Army and a Marine Division en route. Contrasting accounts note space constraints for UN forces, with Maoist advances toward Hadong Hamyang and Kumchon, while Namwon is reportedly retaken by South Korean forces amid night marches and air sorties.
AP correspondent Don Whitehead reports a night attack on Yongdong with heavy tank assault forcing a retreat of about three miles. Maj. William O. Witherspoon says North Koreans used civilians as shielding to advance tanks, prompting halted American fire and a revised defense plan.
Winchester Memorial Hospital officials said Ronald Eugene Ratchford five year old son of Mr and Mrs Douglas Ratchford of Marlboro Route who suffered a head injury Monday night is now semi conscious and somewhat improved.
The National Fruit Product Company employees from Winchester and Martinsburg plants plan an all day picnic at Jordan Springs on Saturday August 19. Activities include sports swimming and a picnic lunch. The section notes a separate line about the Hawaiian Islands forming from volcanic activity.
Advert says over a million dollars yearly are spent on pile remedies. It endorses Peterson's Ointment, claiming fast relief from itching in minutes with a 40c box or 70c tube, and offers a money back guarantee.
Hotel brochure-style notice touts The Admiral in Cape May New Jersey as a luxury seaside resort offering ocean pool tennis bowling golf fishing bicycling riding theaters shops and other amenities for a complete vacation experience.
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