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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1950
Page
2
At 2 o'clock this afternoon a blood drive aims to collect 100 pints. Appointments run from 11 a.m. to 5 15 p.m. tomorrow at the Presbyterian Church for county residents. Those unable to register in the evening or tomorrow at the Red Grass may still donate tomorrow.
Foreign ministers from Britain France and the United States will meet in London next month to discuss a possible meeting with Russia. The talks aim to coordinate positions and set the agenda for any future diplomacy.
The session continued into the night with 50 measures debated. The Boatwright bill would fund loans for market sites, Hite proposed allows screening for counties and cities, and Magruder pushed a limited local option rent control law.
Good crowds attended last night and this morning as Winchester Ministerium union services continued through March 17. Guest speaker Mary Welch of Henderson Texas spoke at 7:45 p.m. at Braddock Street Methodist Church and 10:30 a.m. at Congregational Christian Church. Dr William Archer Wright presided at the initial service. Rev Carl Hiser introduced the speaker. Braddock Street Choir provided special music.
Frederick County Superintendent R E Ayler appealed for clothing and shoes for needy children six months to 15 years to help keep youngsters in school. Donors can bring items to the Tuberculosis Association office at 105 N Loudoun St or arrange pickup by calling Mrs A W Wright.
A 51 year old man shot his crippled daughter and then killed himself with the same pistol in his Frankford home. Mrs Edna Shirley witnessed the tragedy as the daughter Faye, 21, was shot at point blank range, then the man turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.
Senate Judiciary Committee backed Mundts bill by 12 to 1 to compel Communist fronts to expose leaders and take steps against the American Communist Party. Mundt said Rep Nixon will introduce a identical measure in the House. The document notes Peiping China uses parachutes to dangle acrobats at court ceremonies.
Dr. Fosdick, daughter of minister Harry Emerson Fosdick, explains the State Department policy planning staff. She describes its long range aims to study military needs, coordinate planning, and advise the secretary, stressing foreign policy as a national crystallization rather than civil servants’ dictate.
President Truman will depart Sunday for a three-week vacation in Key West Florida. In science notes on low temperatures the National Bureau of Standards states the lowest achieved is 0.003 kelvin about 0.0054 Fahrenheit above absolute zero, and explains that not all energy vanishes at that point.
The source records a conclusion to a coal strike with both labor and management agreeing in principle on a new wage contract. The article also includes unrelated Q and A segments about beer ale differences and sundogs.
Firefighters battled several blazes near Cross Junction and Winchester. Nearby structures including a threshing machine and a Buick saw rig were damaged, with walnut timber lost. Cause undetermined, some youngsters in a field were noted. Residents kept safe as neighbors and volunteers fought the flames.
A sequence of sale notices dated March lists multiple auctions across Shepherdstown Winchester Stephens City and nearby areas. Items include livestock farm machinery household goods furniture real estate and tools with specified times and locations such as J G Pass near Shepherdstown and the estate sale of Fred L Mowery in Winchester. These notices provide buyers with auction times and addresses for livestock machinery and property across West Virginia and Virginia towns.
George H. Love, chief operator spokesman, says the agreement gives the industry its first real opportunity for stability in a decade. The settlement ends any chance for passage of the mine seizure bill, though a commission study of the industry could be pursued. Love argues the coal business is not sick and warns of a federal survey possibly met with industry balking. Public inconvenience noted. coal prices remain cheaper here than elsewhere. Industry expects a quick rebound to high January production levels, with benefits lasting months.
A compact listing of puzzle hints with entries 35 to 40 including Dexterous Elevations Cry of a dove and To the left Each clue hints at a word answer in the Saturday AL crossword.
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