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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
5
Fort Worth, Texas reports Earle Meadows, former Olympic pole vault champion, back in headlines at age 11 years after his 1936 glory. He cleared 14 feet 3 inches, just under his Olympic mark, signaling another Olympic bid.
F W Bailey manager of the Winchester office announced Miss Geraldine Fay Cather daughter of James B Cather of 303 Amherst St has joined local personnel as a senior onographer. The office will use duty assignments to boost efficiency and speed placement, inviting employers to submit job orders at 21 W Piccadilly St or by calling 6655.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon McDonald welcomed son Jimmie and visited H. H. McDonald’s home. William Lafolette, son of Mrs. Lilly Lafolette, graduated from Strasburg High. Norval Gore of Winchester stayed with J. O. Pingley family. Ned Carter and son from Berryville visited relatives. Guy Knicely of Star Tannery called on locals. Mrs. G. A. Orndorff died at home. W. H. Bowers and F. A. Bowers attended business in Strasburg. Lois Himelright of Orange was guest of Mary Keller.
Elaine Hicks Chamberlain and Warren S. Chamberlain reached a partial divorce for desertion. The judge, Ellott Marshall, converted it into an absolute decree.
Nanking reports Chinese protests to Soviet and Outer Mongolian governments over alleged border violations in Sinkiang. Chang Yuan Chang says the action holds the Soviets responsible for an attack by Mongolians aided by Soviet-marked planes. Fighting reportedly rages with casualties on both sides after a Mongolian cavalry advance into China.
London report says 72 year old former prime minister Churchill underwent hernia operation this morning. His condition is satisfactory and he will be absent from duties as opposition leader in the House of Commons for at least a month.
Reynolds Store Brucetown notes the birth of Patricia Ann on June 3 at Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Russell J Swimley. Patricia Ann’s mother is formerly Ann Louise Mattingly of Evansville Indiana. The item also mentions local visits and a baccalaureate service at Stonewall High School with residents attending.
Tyrone Power says studios no longer dictate to the public and must cut movie budgets as costs rise. He notes consumers become choosy after wartime price spikes and cites declining ad hype and overcolored films as factors shaping postwar cinema and stars.
A CIO sponsored parade marched through Manhattan during rush hour and ended at Madison Square Garden where CIO president Philip Murray denounced the bill as a threat of fascism. Police estimated about 60 000 participants. Mayor William O Dwyer backed Murray in criticizing the measure as provocatively dangerous to free labor.
Livingstone Montana reports ex Marine Joe M Pentley opened a restaurant after surviving POW hunger in Japan following Wake Island. The note contrasts that memory with medical history mentioning Robert Koch and a quiz defining an oyster drill as a snail that bores a hole in oyster shells to feed.
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