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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
2
Yesterday morning at 6 45 a 1938 Chevrolet sedan driven by Ethelyn Flmo Riggleman of Winchester was struck by a 194% Chevrolet sedan driven by Earl Edwin Compton of 218 Sharp Street as both vehicles were pre-
A series of estate and farming auctions scheduled from June 25 to July 19 across Frederick and Shenandoah counties. Listings include real estate on Front Royal Road and East Germain Street Winchester, cattle and dairy stock, household goods, ponies, and orchard equipment with named auctioneers such as W F Artrip Jr and W Strong Lewis.
Doris Jean Mock of New Paris Indiana traveling west on Boscawen Street and turning onto Kent Street was struck on the left side by a 1951 Pontiac driven by Joseph S. Lakis of Brooklyn New York. Mock sustained a minor neck injury and both vehicles incurred about $275 in damages.
Frederick County Sheriff Robert DeHaven will travel to Charlottesville for the Local Government Officials Conference at the University of Virginia from June 25 to 28. The program serves as a school for sheriffs and city sergeants on civil and criminal procedures and jail operations. Sessions begin Wednesday with registration and a general af ternoon session featuring University President Colgate W. Darden Jr.
Correct answers printed on Page 4 include Italy Jacques Cartier Police blotter Malaya Tyndale and the six wives of Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard Catherine Parr Caribbean Sea French Francisco Pizarro and Woman suffrage.
The Defense Department says it has rationed some ammunition in Korea but no soldiers lack shells. Shortages arose as artillery units are allowed to fire at faster rates than in World War II, in a normal military situation.
Mrs. J. Walter Larrick, market master for the Farmers' Curb Market, says the market will continue at Kent and Boscawen Streets on Wednesdays and Saturdays for now. The Board of Supervisors granted temporary use of the old Bailey Store Building, but labor and expense to prepare it deter the merchants. A clash between the Board and City Council over leasing the Bailey site for a gasoline service station adds to uncertainty.
George C. Davis, past president of the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers, will discuss the FCC order unfreezing television at the Virginia Association of Broadcasters meeting. The event runs Thursday and ends Friday with speakers Rosel Hyde of the FCC and Harold E. Fellows of the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters.
Independent Chinese press reports say more than 20 crewmen and soldiers were killed when a Communist gunboat blew up and sank in the Pearl River Estuary on Friday.
The chief of police and two Cicero officers were fined a total of 2500 dollars after riots last July erupted when a Black family sought to move into the all white suburb.
Phoenix report says Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia urged government seizure of the strike bound steel industry under authority of the 1940 Selective Service Act during a Democratic presidential nomination bid.
The FBI announced that more than 19 000 potential inductees have been identified since the peacetime selective service law took effect four years ago.
The Atomic Energy Commission plans a new atomic plant likely in the Ohio Valley with an estimated cost of 1,197,350 dollars. The project signals a major expansion in atomic development and regional energy capacity.
A strike for Chicago news writers and technicians at NBC and ABC was authorized for July 1 by the CIO National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians. The walkout could halt TV and radio production at WENR WENR TV ABC and NBC outlets in Chicago. Working conditions are the main issue with wages also contested as senior writers seek $562 monthly while networks offer $530.
Brazilian troops and police converted Parati into an armed fortress after 300 prisoners fled from Anchieta Island prison. Skirmishes near Chacara and Pedra Branca left one marine and one convict dead. Police chased 57 fugitives as food shortages hit the town.
The court handed suspended sentences to two men for forgery after acknowledging guilt and providing restitution. Joseph R. Cather Jr. and another offender were ordered to repay stolen funds and gain employment. James Francis Lee faced a separate plea and was referred to probation for a June sentencing continuation.
Fred Finley died Sunday morning in New York City where he had lived for years. He was son of the late Matthew and Hester Finley of Winchester. Survived by three sisters Mrs Ella Willams of Philadelphia Mrs Ida Magruder and Mrs Lucvy Lavender of Winchester and two brothers Harry Finley of Harrisburg and Leslie Finley of Winchester. Body to return to Winchester Wednesday morning and lay in state at Cartwright Funeral Home until 2 30 p m Wednesday for funeral. Interment in Orrick Cemetery.
Leonard H. Schick of Du Pont Company Wilmington Del will address the Kiwanis Club at 12 15 pm tomorrow at the George Washington Hotel The talk titled The Progress Of Man Made Fibres will emphasize nylon and orlon uses.
Five individuals face fines for traffic and public safety violations. Anthony Shockey of Washington DC cited for drunken panhandling at 9.25 dollars. John Ward of Baltimore charged with improper muffler steering and no inspection totaling 24.25 dollars. Clarence Thomas of Knoxville Tennessee cited for drunken disorderly conduct 14.25 dollars. Mary Cook at Loudoun Street fined 5.25 dollars for an unlicensed male dog. Richard Owens of Highland Avenue fined 14.25 dollars plus 7.25 for reckless driving and no inspection. Robert Rutherford of Loudoun Street cited for drunkenness 10.25 dollars.
The court sentenced Tann to eight years with no suspension after a prior hearing. Richard Leo Haines of Gore faced charges of forging four checks drawn on J. W. Larrick at the Western Frederick Bank. He arrived late for the grand jury, and a grand jury hearing will be scheduled next. The grand jury returned eight indictments as foreman W. R. Armel led peers.
Harry T. Cook of this city a past president of the Virginia Veterans of the Spanish American War attends the annual convention in Richmond. The meeting opened yesterday and will close this evening. Rufus W. Tuck of Richmond is expected to be elected department commander with Louis N. Shank of Norfolk senior vice president and Andrew J. Mills Jr. of Roanoke junior commander. Cora Hutchinson of Colonial Heights is nominated for president of the women's auxiliary. The group endorsed a resolution to seek navy pensions for merchant mariners pressed into service in 1898.
Funeral services for Elmer H. Whitacre 62 a former Whitacre resident who died Friday afternoon at his Charleston West Virginia home were held yesterday at 2 30 pm at the Redland Methodist Church Whitacre with Rev Grover Jenkins officiating Pallbearers included Frank George Landon Fred Whitacre Wilson Keiter and Edwin Keiter Interment followed at Woodlawn Cemetery Whitacre
Wayne B. Omps announces Roy S. Giffin has joined the Omps Funeral Home staff. Giffin, Capon Bridge native, is a Cincinnati College of Embalming 1950 graduate and Virginia licensed embalmer. He served as a Naval Medical Corpsman in World War II and with the First Marine Division in Korea.
A five room bungalow with a bath and oil furnace is offered on Highway 522, located 63 miles from town. The lot measures 75 by 300 feet.
The midweek prayer service at Market Street Church will be led by the pastor on Wednesday evening at 7 30 PM. The theme is The Fatherhood of God with major emphasis to follow.
The Trinity service will end the midweek prayer series for the summer. After the service a meeting of the mic committee will be held with Dr. R. R. Sarielle presiding.
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