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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1952
Page
2
Fragile clipping notes workers plan to resume canning operations at the local national fruit plant after a pause. Details are incomplete but outline upcoming Piang activities and workforce rotations.
An auction entry lists sale 1 mile north of Mt Falls on Route 608. It covers all store stock and personal property with Chas. Duvall as auctioneer on August 15 at 11 a.m. Also noted are 100 head dairy cattle and farm machinery at H. G. Lake near Charlies Town West Virginia with Chas. Duvall as auctioneer.
Miss Adelaide Nelson, granddaughter of William N. Nelson of Linden, named Miss Mary Page at Sa. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Carter hosted dinner with Miss Page, Adelaide Nelson of Baltimore, Mrs. Charlies Lee of Richmond, and Miss Lucy Lee of Washington. Gilpin family trips to New York and Maine noted with arrivals from Europe. The British Minister and wife Empson visit as Mrs. New York, New York social roundups of River Thomas family guests and Edgswood residents.
Comedian Jack Carson and actress Lola Albright announce plans to marry Friday at the Little Brown Church in San Fernando. Both are prominent figures in entertainment and their wedding details have been released by their representatives.
The article lists Cow Creek's July high averages at 117 degrees with a 103.5 overall monthly average and notes record highs of 126 and a 132 in 1931. It details nearby Emigrant Pass readings and mentions Furnace Creek Inn and Pacific Coast Borax.
Clarke County Board unanimously approved the Clarke Road budget for the fiscal year July 1 1962 to June 30 1953 presented by R A Bowman acting state highway engineer and Bayliss of the Luray office. The three fold plan lists $90 071 regular funds with $18 946 federal aid and totals 195 93 miles. Allocation includes 950 000 for maintenance 13 900 for maintenance replacements and 26 171 for construction.
The Eisenhower group kicks off strategy meetings Friday to discuss efforts to win Congress from Democrats in November. Summerfield and vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon, of California, will travel from a Ragusa convention in Columbus to address the conclave.
The St. Petersburg paper today endorses General Dwight D Eisenhower and Senator Richard M Nixon in the presidential race asserting their leadership and governing fitness for the era.
In Terre Haute Indiana the AFL union pledged to refrain from breaking a CIO picket line to access the Allis Chalmers parts plant amid a $10 million project. Governor Schricker and State Labor Commissioner Hutson urged the restraint to avert martial law.
O Sullivan Rubber boosts sales for the first six months of 1952 to $57,451 slightly above the June 1951 level. Net income after deductions yields 12 cents per common share versus 33 cents per share a year earlier, with earnings linked to regulatory adjustments.
Funeral services for Austin County resident Austin Cooper were held in Washington county on July 25 following his death on July 22. Burial took place in Wash. A real estate dealer, he retired ten years ago and was active in ant and work g. He served as secretary of the Board of Directors of the Central Union Mission, was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Sunday School teacher in the Lutheran church.
The governor states Virginia must maintain 24 hour alert at Ground Observer Posts and expand air defense capacity. He emphasizes a fully manned Corps operating on a two hour basis and urges use of existing bomb resources to defend cities. He expresses confidence in securing public support for readiness and mobilization.
An officer reports observing a saucer in the sky and provides an explanation following the sighting. Details remain brief with no corroborating witnesses or locations given.
A terse list mixes numbers with items on subjects such as a South African union, a crow or owl, and the War of 1812. The fragmented entries read like a trivia prompt or puzzle segment from a past period.
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