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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1950

Page

2

Virginia crash injures three pilots and airmen

An early morning plane crash six miles southeast of here left pilot Harry Luumsden and two crew members injured. Eyewitnesses moved the occupants from the wreckage before the craft burned shortly after. Set Eugene Vance of Richlands and Howard were treated for cuts and burns. Vance was on furlough from Langley Air Force Base.

V. B.tes Here G. H. McAllister McAllister Mill _ Harmon Gladys Christian Harry Luumsden Jack Howard Set Eugene Vance Richlands Ance Langley Air Force Base Lumsden

Sales Directory listing and sale details

Listings with multiple auctions and sales from May dates. Items include antiques furniture personal property and real estate. Notable locations: 327 N Braddock St Winchester 1607 Valley Ave Win chester 6268 Loudoun St Winchester Paper Mill Rd Kens City area. Times: May 12 to May 31 with 1 p.m. and 10 a.m. starts.

Clay Manuel Valley Ave Winchester Shen Valley Farmers Livestock Exchange Lockhart Loudoun &J Fred Smith Paper Mill Eee Scothorn Imi Kens City

Bonnie Sue Ritenour service at Stephens City Methodist Church

Bonnie Sue Ritenour to be laid to rest at 1 P.M. Wednesday at Stephens City Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements are with Jones Funeral Home.

Bonnie Sue Ritenour Stephens City Methodist Church Jones Funeral Home

Annual JCC Meet at Virginia Beach Highlights

The eleventh annual Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Virginia Beach features keynote speaker C William Gilchrist U S Junior Chamber at lunch and Herman Steinkraus U S Chamber at the banquet. New officers will be elected, awards handed, and the Jaycees economy oratorial contest finals held alongside project awards and a Virginia forestry youth award.

Virginia Beach Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce C. William Gilchrist U. S Jaycees Virginia Farm

Virginia Music Festival Opens With 2200 Performers

The four day Virginia Music Festival begins Thursday in Charlottesville featuring symphony folk singing and dancing plus a band competition. More than 2200 performers including Virginians join the event headlined by radio personality Sunshine Sue.

Charlottesville Virginia Music Festival Sunshine Sue

Real Security in God Says Scientist

Noted atomic scientist Dr. E. M. McCrady Jr of Oak Ridge Tennessee says real security the world seeks lies not in a constitution but in grace. He emphasizes the church's growing importance as more decisions hinge on moral guidance during the atomic era.

Bonaoke E. M. McCrady, Jr Oak Ridge, Tenn

New York Stocks and Commodity Prices Report

Trading in New York stocks showed cautious, mixed moves with Chrysler gaining on heavy volume and a 7 000 share block, while General Motors faced strike hints. Oil shares edged higher. rails varied. the market logged a year high, with notable moves by Youngstown Sheet & Tube Sears Roebuck and Du Pont among gainers.

New York Chrysler General Motors Radio New Youngstown Sheet & Tube Sears Roebuck J. I. Case Commonwealth Edison Anaconda Copper Dome Mines Allied Checimal du Pont Southern Railway Standard Oil (Nj Gulf Oil Celotex U. S. Steel Goodrich Douglas Aircraft Philco Radio Radio Corp

Autograph Forgeries Highlighted by Collectors in DC

At Library of Congress, the National Society of Autograph Collectors showcased genuine letters and forged pieces. Members discussed mistaken identities among famous signatures and formed a committee to verify authentic items while noting high value for skilled forgeries.

Washington Garden of Eden Library of Congress National Society of Goring George Washington David Mearns Congress Joseph E. Fields Joliet, IL John Hancock Benedict Arnold Daniel Carroll Oscar Wilde Rudyard Kipling George V Daniel Webster Warren Harding Napoleon Bonaparte Sir Walter Scott Shelley Mary Baker Eddy Robert Howe Howe Benjamin Franklin Mr. Strahan M.P B. Franklin

Man bites dog in kitchen prompts mental exam in Washington

A 23 year old man was taken to a hospital for mental evaluation after neighbors found him biting his own dog in his home kitchen. He defended the act as justifiable if he owns the dog. The incident remains under investigation.

Washington

Layman’s League of Episcopal Church elects new president

Dr. McCrady was principal speaker at the Layman's League annual meeting in the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. New president chosen is John P. Fishwick of Salem, with details of the event noted.

McCrady

How's Your IQ Answers From Page Four

Answers to the page four IQ quiz list items: Portrait of Queen Victoria. No. False about ice color. Economic Cooperation Administration. a quoted sentence about a new automobile. Austria. Aesop's Fables. Sicily. The Butcher the Baker the Candlestick Maker. Order of the Bath.

Queen Victoria Economic Cooperation Administration Austria Sicily Order of the Bath

Leather craft inferred from 2000 B C carved granite scene

Unearthed granite carvings show leather working dating to around 2000 B C. The depictions feature leather dressers and suggest early craft techniques in ancient times.

Local Market Prices From The Star

Local markets list daily corrected prices for flour corn meal and grain. Includes corn meal bags five and ten pounds, old yellow corn at 1.55 per unit, No 2 barley at 1.15, and wholesale butterfat at 59.1. Also notes egg mash at 4.30 and broiler mash at 4.50 with cracked corn at 3.05 per 100 lb bag.

Agriculture Dept Egg and Poultry Prices Reported

Prices paid for eggs and live poultry in the Winchester area are listed by grade and size. Grade A extra large eggs at 29 cents, Grade A large 27, Grade A medium 24, Grade B large 24. Live poultry prices include Leghorn hens 36, Leghorn broilers up to 3 pounds 23, and young guineas 25 per lb or per unit, with various other broiler and turkey figures.

E Fox Michigan Baltimore Bu Bas & Hamp Usiis N. J USDA U. S U.S Winchester Rock & Cross

Chicago Grain Open Mixed With Firm Tone On Board

Chicago market opened with soybeans rising and grains holding a firm tone across the pit. Trading showed broad activity with May wheat at 2.34 plus, July 2.24, and corn May 1.47 with oats around 85. Rye and soybeans posted varied quotes while lard traded in the 12.7s to 12.9s for September and October.

Chicago Board of Trade Jly

Cancer Prevention Center Opens in Charlottesville

The Bessie Dunn Miller Center for Cancer Prevention in Charlottesville opened February 5, 1945. It offers a nominal fee physical exam for detection of cancer and precancerous conditions to residents of Virginia, with a complete history, physician exam, urinalysis, blood tests, and a chest film. Applicants must be referred by a doctor or have permission to be examined and pledge follow up examinations at six months or a year. No treatments are provided at the center.

Pfc Daniel N. Stoecker Phillips Wisconsin Tokyo Tokyo General Hospital Col. N. W. Anderson Stoecker Pvt Robert K. Smith Smith Bessie Dunn Miller Center For Cancer Prevention Charlottesville Albemarle County Virginia

Mrs Irene Holliday Dies Suddenly at Round Hill

Irene Clowser Holliday died early today at her Round Hill home after seven weeks in hospital. Born May 17 1926 she was the daughter of Walter and Fay Clowser and survived by three children and siblings. The cortege will meet at the parents home at 2 pm Wednesday for services at Round Hill Presbyterian Church at 2 30 pm conducted by Rev E B Sm Interment in Mt Hebron Cemetery. The body rests at Omps Funeral Home.

Irene Clowser Holliday Melford Holliday Round Hill Walter Clowser Fay Luttrell Clowser Presbyterian Church Robert Stephens Roger Lee Linda Fay Holliday John W. Clowser Edward D. Clowser Mary Webb Brucetown Round Hill Presbyterian Church E. B. Sm Mt. Hebron Co Omps Funeral Home

Radium Energy Compared With Coal Output

A science Q and A note explains radium emits about 1,000,000 times the energy of burning coal over its life. The text mentions a gram of radium equaling about 3,000 pounds of coal energy. It also references iron mine output in Japan totaling 870 00 tons, up 38 percent from the prior year.

Japan

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