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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1950

Page

2

Estate and Sales Directory Entries May June Winchester

A series of public auctions listed with dates from May 27 to June 10. Items include livestock machinery personal property and household goods. Estates of Mrs Lucy Scothorn Ray M Staples Obelia Lockhart W E Edwards and trust real estate on Rt 50 and in downtown Winchester are to be sold at various public auctions.

Harvey Hawkins Winchester Lucy Scothorn Kens City Ray M. Staples Stephens City Obelia Lockhart Frederick County Court House Loudoun St W. E. Edwards Court House West Middletown

Police Court cases heard by Judge John Rice

John Franklin Baker of Berryville faced reckless driving and public intoxication with $80 and costs. Massey Roberts of Route 650 West paid $10.25 for drunkenness. Robert Leonard Miller of Stephene was charged with drunk and disorderly conduct and fined $29.50. Alfred Bageant of 426 North Kent Street fined $29.75 for drunken and disorderly behavior.

John Rice John Franklin Baker Rt. 2 Berryville Massey Roberts West Robert Leonard Miller

Hay Day Planned by Local Dealers in Shenandoah County

Local farm equipment dealers in cooperation with VPI and county agents host a Hay Day in Shenandoah County on Friday May 26 at 10:00 am. The event will be held on the Ronalds farm two miles west of New Market on Timberville Road to show hay curing developments.

VPI Shenandoah County R. R. Ronalds New Market Timberville Road

Daredevils Leave Winchester with High-Riving Stunts

Daredevils at Winchester Airport Speedway staged a two hour show drawing near capacity, wrecking several cars while performing risky jumps and fire stunts. Jose Chitwood and Bill Allen wowed the crowd in Bridgeport bound act as clowns kept the pace.

Jose Chitwood Bridgeport Bill Allen Memphis Tenn Allen

Martinsburg Food Broker Elected Berkeley County Junior Board Chief

C. E. Campbell Beall of Martinsburg, a former Hedg esville mayor and Lions Club leader, was elected president of the Berkeley County Junior Board of Trade at the organization dinner at The Shenandoah. He has long been active in Martinsburg and Berkeley County civic affairs.

Martinsburg W. Va C. E. Campbell Beall Berkeley County Junior Board of Trade Shenandoah Beall Hedgesville Lions Club Berkeley County

Building permit issued for filling station and grocery on Route 522

Foster Milburn of 2018 Brad dock Street received a county building permit for a filling station and grocery store on the west side of Route 522 at Albin. Estimated building cost is 3000 dollars.

Foster Milburn Braddock St Albin

Senator accuses Lie of appeasing Russia

Senator Knowland of California accuses Trygve Lie secretary general of the United Nations of attempting to appease Russia in a public statement.

Washington Knowland Calif Trygve Lie The United Nations Russia

Bluefield City Attorney Luther Scott Dies at 69

Luther G. Scott longtime Bluefield city attorney since August 1 1937 died early today in a local hospital at age 69.

Bluefield Luther G. Scott

Queen Visit Sparks Fire Over Joker Garbage Man

Bebington council to discuss firing Sidney Cooper a 46 year old father of eight after he rode a bright orange garbage wagon during the Queens May 3 Royal Motorcade. Cooper argues others on the truck led the actions and only he is dismissed losing pension rights. coworkers were suspended.

Bebington Sidney Cooper Cooper Labor Party

Reorganization Plan Upheld by Senate

Washington The Senate voted 43 to 29 to uphold President Truman’s plan for reorganizing the Commerce Department. A move by Senator Wiley to kill the plan failed, while two other GSA related measures faced later votes. The 60 day deadline for action on Truman’s 21 plans was extended to tonight by an Easter recess.

Washington Senate Truman Commerce Department Wiley Rwis General Services Administration Capitol Hill Hoover

Permit Granted To Make Repairs

Mrs. Pearl Lewis of 410 N Kent St has been granted permission to enclose two back porches and perform other repairs to a brick house at 719 National Ave. Estimated cost 1000 dollars. L Zuckerman and Son had been granted permission to install platform scales on N Kent St at a cost of 500 dollars.

Pearl Lewis Kent St National Ave L. Zuckerman and Son N. Kent St

80 Delegates Arrive for Episcopal Diocese Session

About 80 delegates arrive in Covington for the opening session of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia meeting. The event marks the start of discussions among church leadership and lay representatives.

Covington Virginia

Questions and Answers on politics and Great Lakes navigation

The Q and A section covers who used the phrase sons of the wild jackass in a 1929 speech by Senator George Moses at a New England manufacturers dinner and explains the context. It also notes Great Lakes navigation opening dates for coal carriers and lists the total known chemical elements as 98 after California, a synthetic element, was discovered.

Wild Jackass George Moses Senate New England Washington, D. C Great Lakes U. S. Lake Survey Detroit- St. Clair Sault Ste. Marie Lake Erie Upper Lakes Toledo Detroit Lake Superior University of California Atomic Energy Commission

Munitions Disaster Under Scrutiny By Three Agencies

In South Amboy New Jersey a munitions disaster drew a Coast Guard inquiry an army scientific review and state orders for centralized munitions shipments. Capt Andrew G Shepard testified at the New York hearing that he refused to handle the cargo because it was a commercial shipment not a government order.

South Emboy N. J South Amboy Coast Guard Board of Inquiry New Jersey Coast Guard New York City Andrew G. Shepard Naval Ammunition Depot Earle

Senate to Vote on $625 Million Deficiency Bill Passed

Congress pressed for action as the House approved a to the Senate a deficiency appropriation totaling 625 million dollars to fund federal agencies through the current fiscal year ending June 30. The Veterans Administration would receive 246 million and the Post Office Department 99.4 million, the bill’s largest items.

Senate House Veterans Administration Post Office Department

Speed and mileage contrast for town and highway driving

A car at 20 mph on an open road uses more fuel than when driven 40 to 50 mph. The same car at 40 to 50 mph on the open road beats 15 to 20 mph in town for mileage because of fewer stops.

Cagac

Bigamy case details and forgery charges in Stephenson county

The report outlines that Jenking misrepresented his age in 1946 and 1950, with other charges tied to bigamy. Jenkins, defended by Scully and Woltz and Milton Harris, faces inquiries connected to multiple trucking firms. Capt. Funk testified about 500 checks printed for Haney's orders by a local printer, though Haney had no official link to the firms. Constance Gohen, already arraigned for forgery, received 12 months in jail from Judge Marshall.

Virginia Adams Orndoff Stephenson Jenking Robert Elwood Jenkins Jenkins Scully and Woltz Milton Harris Francis Funk Haney Commonwealth Brumback Claude Smalls

Quiz answers from Page 4 list key terms

The item presents ten quiz answers including Syria, the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Playwright, a device for measuring musical time, the phrase Oh Liberty, female descendants of colonial families, coal mining, reptiles saurians, King Farouk of Egypt, and the line I wish that he were here.

Syria American Society of Newspaper Editors Farouk Egypt

Cross Word Puzzle Clues and Answers

Yesterday's puzzle included definitions for across and down entries with clues like Molt Game of cards To wax Java tree Fascinate Meaning Predatory night bird Wild goat At home Music note S shaped molding Division of a play Good Arrange systematically Step Expressed Juice of apples Stagger Small raised cakes A little devil Very small amount Ahead Father Copper coins Rum Sash Jap A toast Scan Gem carved in relief Scottish Gaelic Dregs Observes Serf Foreboding Coin Bronze Rom.

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