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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1952

Page

2

Belmont Stakes Field Set With Eight Top 3-Year-Olds

New York reports eight of the nation's leading three-year-olds entered for tomorrow's Belmont Stakes run over 1 1/2 miles. Blue Man from Arthur Abbott's White Oak stable heads a field that includes King Jolie Imageddon Master Fiddle Golden Gloves and Fleet. The winner's purse is 84 400 with total prizes reaching 120 500, a Belmont record.

New York Arthur Abbott White Oak Stable King Jolie Imageddon Master Fiddle Golden Gloves Fieet

How's Your I Q Answers

Below are the answers to the quiz questions printed on Page 4: 1 Women 2 Suimmer 3 Olympia 4 French Morocco 5 The Spanish American War Repeating isle 7 Grains & Benito Mussolini 9 Nearer My God to Thee 10 Judah.

Suimmer Olympia French Morocco Grains Benito Mussolini God Judah

Auction Listings Show July Dates For Virginia Properties

Sale notices include Albert C. Lacy in Mt Williams for grocery stock and real estate, Ward Shade in Winchester for furniture, Affleck's Market stock and store equipment, John Strickler near Roanoke for a meat packing plant, E H Woore near Clearbrook for pecaspe property, and Cary Neville Anderson estate at Fredrick? heading. Auctioneer Chas R Duvall featured on several items.

Albert C. Lacy Mt. Williams Chas. R. Duvall Ward Shade E. North Ave Winchester Affleck’s Market Berryville Ave John Strickler Roanoke E. H. Woore Clearbrook Cary Neville Anderson Fred

Ted Williams Seen Through Friendly Debate on His Clutch Hitting

In New York a sports roundtable discusses Ted Williams. A skeptic questions Williams clutch performance while a supporter praises his off field generosity and willingness to help others. The exchange hints at enduring debates about Williams amid Williams’s late service return.

Ted

Printing a Billion One-Dollar Bills Requires 5939640 Hours

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing estimates that printing one billion one-dollar bills would require 5,939,640 man hours, equating to about 2,935 man years. The study breaks down labor needs by operations and shift coverage to project the full production effort.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Word Puzzle Clues From A Mexican Crossword

A fragment lists numbered clues including Mex items 40 golf mound and 41 varying weight, Ind 24 31 thrice mus 33 Germanic character 34 river Afr 36 cereal. The OCR reads as a set of crossword hints with missing answers.

French Workers Learn How To Fight The Reds

French workers in COMPIEGNE attend two week courses funded by the ICFTU to counter Communist unions. Miners transport and metal workers study collective bargaining methods and negotiations, with Victor Reuther highlighting cross Atlantic labor alignment.

Compeigne France International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Force Ouvriere Worker’s Force Italy Victor G. Reuther CIO Atlantic Reuther General Labor Confederation

Rites Tomorrow For Loy C Hook

Funeral services for Loy C Hook who died Wednesday at his Millwood Road home will begin with a 2 p m gathering at the residence then move to Timber Ridge Congregational Christian Church for 3 p m services led by Rev R A Whitten and Rev Dan Spaid. He is survived by his wife Kathleen Sherman Hook and a son Lester B Hook and two daughters Mrs Lille Virginia Johnson and Mrs Margaret Ross Spielman from his first wife. Pallbearers are Leyburn Brill Henry Selden Walton Brill Percy Sheetz Herbert Pope and J C Shanholtz. Burial is at Timber Ridge Cemetery. The body arrives from Giffen Funeral Home Ca pon Bridge to the Hook home this afternoon.

Loy C. Hook Millwood Road Timber Ridge Congregational Kathleen Sherman Hook Lester B. Hook Hayfield Lille Virginia Johnson Winchester Margaret Ross Speilman Leyburn Brill Henry Selden Walton Brill Percy Sheetz Herbert Pope J. C. Shanholtz Timber Ridge Giffen Capon Bridge Hook

Maple Syrup Production Drops in Michigan 1952

Michigan officials report 1952 maple syrup output at 92 000 gallons, five percent below last year. Producers yielded 6 000 pounds of sugar this season, down from 16 000 pounds the previous year.

Lansing Mich Michigan Federal-State

Sergeant's Sale Notice in Winchester Virginia

Notice of sale to satisfy a judgment on attachment in Winchester City Civil Court. A Ford pickup truck with Motor No YTHC178097 will be sold at public auction for cash on June 7, 1952, at noon in front of the Frederick County Courthouse Winchester. The action in favor of Lygia Leake against Calvin J. Bowers amounts to $254.25 plus interest and costs. G. G. Baker, Sergeant.

Frederick County Winchester Virginia Civil and Police Justice Court Lygia Leake Calvin J. Bowers

Baseball News Roundup From Major Leagues

National League batting leaders include Sauer of Chicago with 341 runs, 42 hits, and 12 home runs. Lockman of New York adds 40 RBIs, while Adams of Cincinnati and Sauer share 59 doubles. Pitching leads with Roe of Brooklyn at 40 strikeouts and Shea of Washington on 30.

Sauer Chicago Lockman New York Adams Cincinnati William Musial St. Louis Thomson Reese Brooklyn Roe Rush DiMaggio Boston Avila Cleveland Rosen Fox Priddy Detroit Simpson Cleveland Mullin Delsing

Kid of the Year Visits White House

Jimmy Carrick a 13 year old from Pittsburgh visited the White House as Kid of the Year born from a contest by the S S Junior Chamber of Commerce and Kids and Company. President Truman declined to donate blood citing doctors. Carrick has spinal tuberculosis and has collected 9000 pints for the Red Cross as he tours coast to coast for more blood.

Washington Truman Kids of America Blood Bank Korea Jimmy Carrick Pittsburgh Young Carrick White House S.S

Miss Pugh Dies In Homer Ohio

Maude Pugh 87 a former Capon Bridge resident died yesterday at the home of her sister Mrs Artie Schaeffer in Homer Ohio She was a retired schoolteacher and wrote two books on Capon Bridge early settlers The body will arrive at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge Saturday Funeral services are Sunday at 9 am at Capon Bridge Presbyterian Church Rev John Hottle officiating Burial will be in Indian Mound Cemetery Romney WV

Maude Pugh Capon Bridge Artie Schaeffer Homer Ohio Giffin Capon Bridge Presbyterian Church John Hottle Indian Mound Romney W. Va

Vicksburg Visit by 106-Year-Old Confederate Veterans

Two 106-year-old Confederate veterans from Louisiana and Georgia visit Vicksburg during the SCV convention in Jackson. Townsend, once a 17 year old runaway, was wounded defending the city in the Civil War. The visit highlights Vicksburg’s role as a Confederate stronghold and nerve center. Beard of New Jersey is re-elected SCV commander-in-chief.

Vicksburg Miss William Townsend Olla William Bush Fitzgerald Townsend Sons of Confederate Veterans Jackson SCV William H. Beard Westfield

North Mountain Hosts Clarke County in AV League Clash

North Mountain will host Clarke County All-Stars at Rouss Park Sunday at 3 p.m. A 3 1 record puts North Mountain near first place while Clarke targets fourth. Bailey pitches for North Mountain with Reardon catching while Hornshell starts for Clarke with Brown catching.

North Mountain Rouss Park Clarke County All-Stars Clarke Bailey Reardon Clarke County Hornshell Brown

60 Year Sentence for Killing in Virginia

James F.E. Thompson, 23, Avalon Negro, received a 60 year penitentiary term after being found guilty of first degree murder in the fatal beating of Wilson A. Smith, 48, near Walnut Point. An all male jury in Northumberland County Circuit Court returned the verdict after a three day trial amid defense claims of self defense. Smith’s body was found four days after the Oct 26 1951 incident in a wooded area. the state contended Thompson killed for a watch a ring and at least $40 on the victim.

Heathsville James FE. Thompson Avalon Negro Wilson A. Smith Northumberland County Thompson E. Hugh Smith Walnut Point Smith

Worker dies in tractor fire on campus after rollover

Frederickstown was the scene yesterday when 18 year old Raymond Washington was burned to death while a fellow worker attempted to pull him free from beneath an overturned tractor. Washington had been hauling sand for a road with an hydraulic shovel when the tractor tipped onto an embankment in a ravine on the Mary Washington College campus.

Fredericksburg Raymond Washington Washington Mary Washington College

Omer Showalter Rites Held at First Baptist Church

Funeral services for Omer J. Showalter age 73 were conducted yesterday at 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church by Dr. T. Clark. Interment followed at Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Out of town attendees included Marviin Beatty of Youngstown Ohio and several Carpers from Washington D C.

Omer J. Showalter Highland Ve First Baptist Church T. Clark Jones Funeral Home Marviin Beatty Youngstown Ohio Robert Combs Robert Eddy Geneva Wilmington Del Carroll Carper Monroe Carper Conny Washington, D. C Mt. Hebron Cemetery Ralph Cather James Wood Archie Jenkins Harry Devers Charles Clark Elwood Carper

Frank Fries Funeral Services Set for Floral Park Resident

Funeral services for D. Frank Fries of Floral Park New York and formerly of Frederick County will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Omps Funeral Home with Dr. William Eisenberg officiating. Pallbearers include Carlton Hawkins Edward Loy Bruce Sheard Charles Brown Holmes Lewis and Ralph Snapp. Burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

D. Frank Fries Floral Park N. Y Frederick County Omps William Eisenberg Carlton Hawkins Edward Loy Bruce Sheard Charles Brown Holmes Lewis Ralph Snapp Mount Hebron Cemetery

German Scouts Form First Boy Scout Troop in Kitchener

German speaking boys forming a Boy Scout troop in Kitchener held their first meeting with six attendees. All are recent European immigrants and will become the nucleus of a potentially larger troop as they begin learning English.

Kitchner Canada Europe

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I.Q Raymond Luttrell Grimes Gayle Talbot Ted Williams Boston Red Sox Fenway Park Williams Ferguson Continoes Barr Daily Crossword Nash Dow Accumu Zm Ai BY Godfrey Anderson G. G. Baker City of Winchester Mae Sascue The Associated Press Rizzuto Shea Shantz Philadelphia Miss Pugh N. Mountain Frederick Motors Martinsburg Pike Middletown, Va S. E. Baker Byron Brumback Affleck's Market Hussmann Toledo Globe National Itemizer Norge Richfield Omer Showalter C. I. Brumback & Sons N. Cameron St Clarke County Cancer Fund Tyree Dillard Cuiau Aan Omn DU Pont John V. Rosenberger & CO Ine S. Braddock St P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp Kent St Phene Owedie Pepules DU Pont Dulux Mert
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