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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1947
Page
2
Mrs Belle Hall colored of 307 BE Piccadilly Street died this morning at her home after a lengthy illness. She was the widow of Charlie Hall, a well known barber, and the daughter of the late Adolphus and Sally Lampkins.
The board of trustees will meet at 8 30 p m Tuesday at the parsonage 313 S Kent St.
The union prayer service of Winchester’s colored churches will gather at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church at 8:30 pm. The service aims to unite congregations in a shared evening of devotion and fellowship.
July 31 sale at 1 30 p m Mrs Lilliah Rollings at Mrs Noah Yeakles home Stephens City aug 2 11 a m R E O Neal Attorney in Fact Front of Frederick County Court House real estate aug 2 1 p m Harry C Kern executor 686 N Cameron St Winchester Blacksmith shop and lot tools lumber coal etc aug 2 1 p m Estate of Oliver Elliott 1 mi west Hayfield on Rt 50 Furniture and tools aug 9 1 pm Mrs F W Pingley 4 mi west of Winchester on Rt 50 Household goods aug 16 Chas W Fries 378 National Ave Winchester Furniture and household goods mp
James Forrestal, slated as first U S defense secretary, calls unification of army and navy under one department the most decisive step in national military policy since the republic's founding. He notes a blueprint and charter exist but require capable personnel and decisions on office location.
The article notes the investigation continues with no clues unearthed. Friends describe the dead man as cautious and unlikely to have picked up a stranger.
Senate Meyer notified committee staff he will appear when the subcommittee wishes to hear him about the cargo plane contract. A photo plane contract awarded Hughes totalled about 40 million dollars. At a June 3 preliminary inquiry Meyer cited various expense accounts used to entertain high government officials.
Paris reports an unidentified Liberty ship loaded with nitrate exploded in Brest harbor causing heavy damage and severing Paris Brittany communications. France Soir names Ocean Liberty from New York, with no fatalities but many families evacuated amid fears of a Texas City like disaster.
The Federal Reserve Board will extend remaining consumer credit controls on installment buying of durable goods until November 1. Cash down payments of one third and full payment within 15 months apply to items including automobiles refrigerators washing machines and household furnishings.
Liberty Kentucky July 28 Amos Turpin a 37 year old tenant farmer moved his nine children to temporary homes. Seven were placed with adoptive families while two remained with the father as he awaits a court hearing on an alleged beating incident. Godparents arrived after newspaper reports of the adoption offer.
Floods covered Salem's entire business district with three to five feet of water after a cloudburst at 8 p.m. last night. Telephone service remained emergency only. A separate note explains forest age estimation by counting tree whorls, a non cutting method highlighted by the Forest Service.
A 16 year old colored boy escaped injury when he started a tractor, it toppled and damaged the machine at Barr Orchard and Supply on N Cameron St. A tourist notified police. the youth fled but was later apprehended by juvenile authorities after nearby inquiries.
A 12:15 p m collision on Paper Mill Rd 142 miles south of Winchester damaged two cars about 50 each No injuries reported State Trooper C A Seale identified drivers Charles William Shane of Winchester in a 1939 Ford and Clifton Eugene Copenhaver of Coshocton Ohio in a 1941 Chevrolet owned by his father
Senator Hughes faces questions over using private planes for trips. He published a Los Angeles Examiner letter insisting no profits from government dealings and that he paid taxes and salaries, while entertaining guests freely. The account notes Brewster and Bricker accompanied Hughes on flights to Morgantown and Columbus.
In Jerusalem, three condemned Irgun members await execution after their death sentences for the Acre prison attack that killed 15. Two British sergeants held as hostages were today put on trial by the group.
In the U.N. security council membership committee China opposed Outer Mongolia’s admission. China called it an armed invasion of China and vetoed the application while Russia warned against similar Far East moves.
Great Britain and its dominions Australia New Zealand Canada and South Africa display their own flags in addition to the Union Jack signifying imperial unity and separate national identities within the empire.
NC. E. Garber a Winchester ice team operator and long time resident announces he will run as an independent candidate for Shawnee district supervisor in November. He is a Page county native now living over 30 years here with wife Nora L. Spitzer and ten children. The August primary pits Democrat William Carpenter Rt. 1 incumbent against Ralph Marker of Opequon.
July 28 report notes wholesale tomato prices fell sharply in Richmond as truckloads flooded the market. Some tomatoes sold for as little as 1.25 dollars per bushel, down from last week's high of 9 dollars.
A note states that one pound of tea yields 250 cuns of the beverage. The unit cuns and the brewing yield are described without further details.
Two writing desks and several parlor suites with a large leather davenport and Chesterfield. Includes a piano Victrola bicycle high chair and stands. TERMS: Cash.
The McIiwee Municipal Band will hold weekly rehearsals each Monday at 8 p m at Rouss fire hall. A picnic is planned about Aug 24. The band president expects all former members and any other Winchester players to join.
CIO President Philip Murray told about 10,000 union members at a beach picnic that labor will be a stronger factor in the 1948 election. Labor aims to vote out all Congressmen who voted for the Taft Hartley labor law.
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