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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
12
The last of the Wehrmacht fallen are laid to rest in Deggen Germany. Soldiers had been buried in temporary graves hastily dug during the desperate early 1945 battles as retreating forces withdrew.
The German War Dead Cemetery Organization relocated Allied dead to new cemeteries in the Rhineland. The Huertgen Forest site hosts the largest military cemetery in western Germany with 3,000 German interments, many unknown. A solemn dedication is planned for late August.
The listing compiles daytime and evening programming for WNEW Channel 4 WTTG Channel 5 and WTOP Channel 9. It includes news talk shows children’s programs variety features sports wrestling films and late-night dramas with specific times and show titles.
Five divorces have been granted in the city with final decrees for adultery or desertion and one marriage annulment in Frederick County. Edith M. Riffey and Ferman L. Riffey end in adultery with Edith to receive the child. Anita P. Glover from Charles L. Glover receives three children and $20 weekly. Mary J. Dasch from John E. Dasch deserts. Albert Smith Keeler from Marion B. Keeler in a final decree. Dorothy Jenkins and Boyd E. Jenkins annul their marriage with she to get the child.
Barter Theatre in Abingdon Virginia hosts the world premiere of The Kilgo Run a comedy by Arnold Sundgaard opening Monday June 30 for a week Sundgaard directs Richard Carlyle and Brooke Flen star with a long reel of Sundgaard credits noted including Virginia Overture and Down in The Valley and Spirochette none of which will be repeated on stage.
The profile notes Raphael Lemkin born June 24 1901 on a Polish farm near Bez wodene. It highlights his work as a law professor and his key role in shaping the term genocide and its outlawing by the United Nations. The piece references his studies in philology and law across Lwow and Heidelberg and his multilingual abilities.
A detailed listing of 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM broadcast slots across multiple networks. Programs include News Broadcasts, Sports segments, Talk and Variety shows, dramas, and music features with notes on hosts and affiliations.
A power outage in Du Quoin Illinois blacked out Grand Theater for nearly two hours on a Saturday night. About 300 moviegoers waited in darkness to see how Viva Zapata would end after power returned.
The Tokyo Yokohama earthquake ranked among the severest in Japan and world history. It caused tidal waves and major fires, transforming the land. Nearly half the populations of Tokyo and Yokohama were homeless and about 143,000 people were killed.
The 1952 traffic toll rose to 402 with three Warwick County men and two York County residents killed when their car crashed into a rear of a stalled truck on State Route 168 twelve miles north of Newport News. Frank D Metzesta suffered minor injuries. Robert Lee Smith was treated for face lacerations. All victims were returning from work at Camp Peary.
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