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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1950
Page
2
Governor Bat tle authorizes the State Department of Welfare and Institutions to accept a $631,147 bid from Conquest Moncure Dunn of Richmond for building a cell block and dormitory at the State Farm in Powhatan County.
A violent windstorm last night demolished several homes near Rhinelander Wisconsin. Two people drowned and at least a dozen were injured as rescue crews searched the area for survivors.
July 1 sales notices include A M Nicodemus on West Main St Boyce Va selling grocery store building and equipment at 1 p m Edward He Loy 320 E Piccadilly St Winchester selling furniture and household goods at 10 30 a m John A Burgess on J B White farm Middleway Va selling livestock farm equipment and harness at 1 p m Mrs C M Barrett off Rt 50 opposite James Wood High School selling ture and household goods Mary Peters 2 mi east of Winchester Florence Myers Barr front of Frederick County courthouse in Winchester real estate on Peyton St Trustee Larrick in front of Gainesboro court House in Winchester
The 27th annual five day Virginia 4-H Short Course begins tonight in Blacksburg with Extension Service Director L B Dietrich giving the main address. A series of lectures and discussions starts tomorrow morning and the program concludes Friday.
Peggy Sargent of Bunker Hill won first prize in the Palace Theater Amateur Show. Jeanette Lester and Patricia Dunn took second and third respectively. Other performers listed include Helen Lakis, Sarah Catherine Wynkoop, Cia Morris, Deno Morris, George Sardelis, Patricia Braithwaite, Franklin Brill, Ramona Smith, Aloma Haun, Beckie Green, Zelda Breedon, Colleen Sargent, Velma DeHaven, and Bennie Sargent as guest performer.
Four men from Winchester and Martinsburg were hospitalized after a weekend car crash when their vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, jumped a sidewalk and sideswiped a telephone pole before overturning multiple times at Newton D. Baker Hospital.
An Irish gardener, Gerald O Brien, 26, was charged with robbery attempt and assault after breaking into Marlborough House. Housekeeper Alice Knight, 66, suffered seven knife wounds while helper Mrs. Winifred Ralph, 49, sustained facial injuries. Queen Mary slept nearby. no entry to her private rooms. Scotland Yard held emergency talks over security gaps as no art or valuables appeared taken.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nan nie Ethel Forbes will be held at 3 p m tomorrow at Bliley's Funeral Home in Richmond. Interment follows at Forest Lawn Cemetery. She is survived by husband John A Forbes three sons Earl G of Washington James L of Lynchburg and John A Forbes Jr of Hagerstown two daughters Thelma M of Raleigh and Mable G Forbes of Richmond plus Mrs Kinter and four grandchildren. Flowers requested not to be sent.
Funeral services for John William Triplett who died June 22 in Webber Hospital Biddeford Me will be held Tuesday at 2 30 PM at Mt Carmel Baptist Church with Rev Chester M Comer officiating He was born in Winchester son of William and Mary Triplett and lived there all his life He is survived by widow Adeline Triplett a son Montgomery John Triplett two daughters Mrs Alfred F Togans and Mrs Joseph N Cooke a grandson Joseph N Cooke Jr a great niece Mary Frances Anthony and nephew William Strange Interment Orrick Cemetery The body will be at the residence until time of services
The Rev William Archer Wright of Braddock Street Methodist receives a cable confirming the family of a Winchester Church supported missionary in Korea has been safely evacuated. Carl W Judy reports his wife Margaret and children are evacuated. The cable came from Seoul as Judy led districts in Taejun Province.
Jeannette Lautrelle a mezzo soprano from Hollywood arrived in Winchester this weekend and will appear in a concert at Handley High School Auditorium at 8 p m Wednesday. The event benefits VFW Auxiliary relief efforts with ticket sales at Miles Music Store Pifers Printing Shop and Cleveners Filling Station.
Funeral services for Walter Scott Amos discoverer of Skyline Caverns were held at 2 30 pm Saturday at Kurtz Funeral Home with Rev Dr Ronald Wilson and Dr L Flickinger officiating. Interment followed in Mt Hebron Cemetery near Winchester.
The Virginia State Corporation Commission heard requests to abolish a 15 cent toll on calls between Luray and Shenandoah. Opponents from Page County included former delegate C. C. Louderback and Luray Chamber of Commerce president E. J. Gernt. The hearing weighs whether temporary rates set last July 1 should become permanent.
Mrs. Lou Bertie Jackson 80 of Mt Jackson was killed instantly when struck by a hired run driver around 9 45 PM Saturday. Her body lay in the southbound lane just north of Mt Jackson city limits. Orcie Steele Cash 31 of Route 1 Staunton was also among four Virginians killed in weekend highway accidents.
Vatican radio said nearly 1,000 priests, monks and nuns were rounded up in Budapest on June 9 and sent to concentration points as police raided monasteries and convents. Authorities arrested 322 clergy and 600 nuns, climbing walls and smashing doors while limiting personal possessions to ten pounds per person.
The House votes to overrule President Truman and grant pay raises to World War II veterans in the postal service, proceeding amid partisan contention and policy impact concerns.
President William Green declares the American Federation of Labor will oppose Republican Senator Robert A Taft and push for repeal of the Taft Hartley Act.
General Omar Bradley urged the closest possible cooperation between nations military men and diplomats amid ongoing global tensions, stressing unity in handling world affairs.
The page lists ten quiz answers including Field Marshall Earl Wavell, the Bible, William Howard Taft, cetacean, a list of European and Balkan states, Yes, temporary duty, Bong composer, June, and the line Jones exchanged his old hat for a new one.
The Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scout Camp at Rock Enon officially opened under Basil F. Starkey with William Baylor Jr. as assistant director. The camp will run at capacity for the first four weeks and reserve the final week for colored scouts, with staff listing numerous local leaders and cooks from Randolph Macon Academy and area towns.
Wright Jones a Red Cross field representative visited Winchester to aid planning for the Learn to Swim program now underway at Willow Lawn Pool. Jane Barry and Elizabeth Lichliter joined the instructors staff as enrollment grows. beginners class split into boys 7:45 to 8:45 and girls 9 to 10 a.m with new report times for girls at 8:45 a.m.
Federal Judge Albert L Reeves refused to grant Judith Coplon a new trial. The 29 year old former government employee, convicted twice of spying for Russia, remains under 40 months to 10 years sentence and is appealing. She is free on a 40000 dollar bond after marriage to a defense attorney.
The Rev. and Mrs. Paul Dowdy missionaries to Argentina will speak at a missionary service tonight at First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue. Dowdy will show moving pictures about South American work. Service starts at 8 p.m. and the public is invited.
Washington Representative Burr P Harrison included in the Congressional Record an Evening Star editorial titled Half Wish to Leave England. The piece cites a British Institute of Public Opinion survey showing 48 percent of under 30s would relocate abroad and questions whether socialism has muted liberty and initiative in England after five years in power.
Two ships carrying 700 dependents of Americans left Ichon under U S naval and air escort. A Norwegian and a Panamanian vessel head for Pukuoka Kyushu with expected arrival tomorrow night. Women and children were ferried from the docks to the freighters by lighters.
Mrs L Lyle Bentz who bought the Wolfore property at 667 Winchester Ave Martinsburg has leased it to Mrs Vesta Oden Zentz for use as the citys largest and most modern nursing home. The brick building fronts 60 feet on Winchester Ave and runs back 269 feet with ten large rooms fully remodeled for this purpose and room to expand if needed.
Obituary note reports the death of three month old Margaret Burd Stimpson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry F Stimpson Jr, granddaughter of Thomas Byrd. The brief item records the family’s loss and immediate relation.
Anthony Eden told Parliament the Labour government risks playing into the Soviet Union's hands by delaying the Paris discussions on the Schuman Plan.
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