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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1951
Page
7
Neighbors found George Sherman hanging from a clothesline in his Shark River cellar while family away. Police say a candle lit a noose as a rope-pulley trap triggered a dolly drop, leaving him strangled with a knife still on his wrist.
In Dayton a truck carrying 31,000 pounds of six inch Navy shells was escorted to the city limits by the Ya Mee to prevent its movement on a downtown street. The action followed the truck driver being told to leave the area.
President Truman will award the Medal of Honor to three soldiers in a White House ceremony. First Lt. Carl H. Dodd of Kentucky led a charge up a hill in Korea earning the honor for conspicuous gallantry. Sgt. John F. Pittman of Mississippi and Master Sgt. Ernest R. Kouma of Nebraska also receive the medal for acts during the Korean War.
Kenneth Tobey, 32, with striking red hair and a rugged look, moves from a life as a campus critic and aspiring lawyer to a major film career. His performance as an Army captain in The Thing stands out among his nineteen films and near 500 plays, fostered by early praise in San Francisco and a long Broadway run.
The Bell Telephone Company adds its 1,000,000th stockholder to its private ownership, with Mr. and Mrs. Brady Denton of Saginaw Michigan pictured. Virginia expansion since 1945 totals $98 million, boosting plant in service and telephone access. Winchester area gains include $12.25 million in investment and a 25 percent rise in telephones. W. H. Japnell cites stockholder capital as key to continued expansion and service improvement.
The text notes an appearance with Greg's theater group at La Jolla and mentions Ken alongside, followed by eight months living with the Pecks. It also notes occasional babysitting for the Pecks' three sons.
Searchers combed wooded hills about five miles from Paducah without finding any trace of a plane reported crashed. A meteor streak in Tennessee near Bowling Green was also reported, with an apparent bright explosion in the sky.
The page lists numbered across and down clues for a large themed crossword with entries ranging from biblical names to household items and geographical terms including Egyptian god and largest continent. Clues cover varied difficulty and include sections like Yesterday's Answer and multiple duplicates.
Dancer Jeanne Coyne 28 testified she gave up a home and children as her husband sought a nightlife with other women. She won a divorce from a film partner long associated with actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Gilbert painted portraits of John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe and John Quincy Adams in addition to Washington.
Farm boys from Clarke Fairfax Fauquier and nearby counties compete for 65 dollars in prize money at the Ninth Annual Winchester Tri Breed Show and Sale at the Farmers Livestock Exchange. Officials from the West Virginia Verona Hiehng an official judge. prizes include team and individual awards in Angus Hereford Short horn and other breeds. The event is part of Northern Virginia Livestock Breeders Association sales schedule with several future sales announced.
London host Walter 8. Gifford unveiled a memorial to Virginia settlers near the spot in London where the voyage to America began in 1606. Rev. J. W. C. Wand dedicated the tribute as flags were drawn back to reveal a bronze mermaid statue atop a centahe base, erected by the Port of London.
A severe magnetic storm from a large sunspot may disrupt radio communications over the next two to three days. The National Bureau of Standards cautions the Civil Aeronautics Administration the Army and Navy and commercial radio and other agencies.
The London Authority backs the East India Blackwall location, praised as nearby in 1038 by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
A Marine helicopter crashed into the Potomac River injuring pilot Petes back and another airman from Milton Massachusetts. Both were treated at a Washington hospital with facial injuries and are expected to be hospitalized for several months according to Quantico Marines Base spokesmen.
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