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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1952
Page
11
Virginia junior women's clubs join Jamestown Corp to sponsor nine weeks of The Common Glory at Lake Matoaka amphitheater. Fifty four performances start July 1 with over 100 cast, crew, and a drama about democracy's early history directed by Howard Scammon.
Six charges of issuing bad checks against J T Stonebraker of Gore were heard by Trial Justice R S Wright Jr in Woodstock. Jail terms of 30 days on each count were suspended 20 days if all checks are good and costs paid and behavior remains for one year. Charles Rice of Winchester Rt 2 was fined 100 dollars and costs for DUI and five dollars more for driving without a permit. Other traffic violations included Kirby Hepner Jr of Winchester for speeding, 25 dollars and costs.
Saturday is the final registration day for Girl Scouts from Winchester Clarke and Warren counties to enroll in Camp White Rock from 10 a.m. to noon at the Girl Scout office. There are 31 vacancies for the two sessions June 29 to July 12 and July 13 to 26.
Members of the American Baptist Convention and the International Convention of Disciples of Christ held a joint prayer and hymn service in Chicago attended by more than 15 000 people. Leaders say no plans for union. another service is set for tonight with a joint communion Thursday evening.
The Virginia Department of Highways calls for sealed bids by 10:00 A M on June 5 1952 at Room 400 Richmond VA for supplying and delivering 85 116 tons of bituminous plant mix material 6056 tons of asphalt cement 109 270 gallons of prime bituminous material and related items Bids require qualifying papers and a bid bond or certified check The department may reject all proposals and waive technicalities.
Lt Henry E York son of Rev and Mrs Charles A York of Stephens City is 6th in a class of 79 at the Signal Corps Officer Candidate School Fort Monmouth New Jersey He has been recommended for regular Army service Lt York is Randolph Macon College 1950 graduate inducted from Rockingham County 18 months ago Basic training at Fort Meade and OCS in January Also noted Pvt Terry L Marshall nephew of Mrs Isabelle Stansberry completed Army basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky Emmart J Lewis Jr of S Cameron St recently completed basic training with the 5th Infantry Division at Fort Indian Town Gap Pa Charles W Brill Jr of Bloomery Route assigned to Co M 60th Inf Regt 9th Inf Div Fort Dix N J for basic training The piece covers multiple service members and locations with emphasis on training and assignments.
Word reaches here that John R. Boyd son of Mr and Mrs John Boyd National Ave has been promoted to sergeant He is stationed at the Army Air Base in Columbus Ga Mr and Mrs Boyd and their wife are now residing in Columbus at 1715 11th St under the name Sgt and Mrs John R Boyd.
The State Corporation Commission assigned the Fauquier Telephone Company territory to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company after C&P announced completion of buying Fauquier's physical assets. Fauquier served about 175 customers in a Fauquier County section.
The Air Force says twelve of fourteen reserve air officers who refused to fly are being dismissed under honorable conditions without court martial. The remaining two were convicted by court martial.
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