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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1952
Page
13
Market quotes cover apples and potatoes with small gains for various sizes, poultry demand weak with cheaper fryer prices, cattle and hogs uneven with limited sales. In Baltimore cattle and hogs show mixed trends while Chicago notes steady to firm cattle and hogs with sparse calves and veal prices.
The First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue presents the Christian sound film That Kid Buck Friday at 7 30 pm. Produced by C O Baptista the story follows a wayward boy redirected by a devout adult. The film is sponsored by the church youth group and open to the public with an offering collected.
The stock market opened fast then moved in a narrow range with many leaders unchanged. A late profit take erased hopes for a six day rise while boosts came from Federal credit suspensions lifting shares such as Dow Chemical and U S Steel along with Chrysler.
Grains on the Chicago Board of Trade opened slightly down as a brisk rally from the prior session faded. May wheat at 2.41 1 2, July 2.37, May corn 1.82 1 4, soybeans May 2.98 1 4 with other contract quotes listed.
The Sugar Research Foundation reports a synthetic product created from bagasse sugar cane fibers that resembles tobacco in appearance and aroma. Patented by Dr. Jean A. Koree, the process includes beating washing and screening cane fibers then processing them in a paper making machine and adding tobacco taste and smell compounds for cigars cigarettes or pipes.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower visits Copenhagen and Oslo as part of a Nordic tour before leaving his NATO post. He cautions that reasonable cuts in U. S. foreign aid would not endanger Western Europe's defense while signaling a possible presidential bid. He meets Norway's Prime Minister Oscar Torp and defense officials as NATO bases in Finnmark loom strategically.
Police court records list Roy Benton Sears 30 of 216 S Cameron Street jailed 12 months with 30 days to serve and 9.25 balance suspended. Charles H Patton 21 of Stephenson cited for reckless driving 1475. Ernest C Kerns 39 of Whitacre jailed pending fines 14.25. Paul F Sears 30 of 6308 Cameron Street charged with drunk 14.25.
Allied and Red clashes across Korea and the Yalu front warp the day with multiple air strikes. American fighter bombers hit rail lines near the Yalu while Navy and Marine pilots report destroying bridges, rail cars, trucks, and gun positions in western Korea.
Ralph Y. Grubbs announces the annual initiation for Voiture 1078 of the 40 and 8 at 6 p m tomorrow at the Farmers Market. About 15 candidates will be initiated by a degree team from Alexandria. Nearly 100 visitors from across the state are expected.
The Stonewall Jackson Chapter of the American Institute of Banking will hold its sixth annual banquet tomorrow evening at the George Washington Hotel. A 6 p.m. reception and 7 p.m. dinner precede Hartwell F. Taylor’s guest speech. Taylor is executive director of the Consumer Bankers Association of Washington and a former national AIB president.
It was estimated years ago that about 2,700 persons reach age 65 every day in the United States. This marks the common retirement age, though the exact choice of that age is not known.
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Winchester and King Smith Studios present local soprano Peggy Haymaker in a May 16 concert at 8 p m in Handley Library auditorium. Accompanist Eugenia Evans and the Washington Artists Trio open with a Foote piece. Admission is free for all music lovers.
A half hour television film directed by Hugh G. Peters will air at 9 on CBS. The show depicts how police and reporters cooperated to solve a murder in Richmond. Claude Dean of the Richmond Times Dispatch received the Pall Mall Award for journalism for his investigative help. Peters also produced Industry On Parade.
A television feature on NBC Channel 4 at 10:30 am Sunday covers the O Sullivan Rubber Corporation of Winchester and its operations. The program highlights the plant's processes and community impact.
In a letter to Robert Morris, Paul Jones states he hoisted the American flag first as senior lieutenant, claiming the feat of raising the Flag of America at sea before others. The note frames Jones as recognizing his role in a pivotal display of national symbol.
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