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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1952
Page
1
A poll conducted this week asks which candidate, Eisenhower or Stevenson, will win the upcoming election. Most respondents expect a close race with Eisenhower favored, though one broad opinion noted Stevenson could prevail. The piece cites varied views on why voters favor their choice.
South Korean infantry clawed up shell blasted slopes of Triangle Hill as Allied air power blasted the Chinese held crest to curb fire. The fight for the Central Front peak followed yesterday’s mass sacrifices as troops retreated under dawn assault and held, with air strikes slowing enemy fire. Panmunjom and Triangle Sniper Ridge saw enemy assaults repulsed in hand to hand fighting as Chunchon began a large evacuation under joint orders.
Local firemen responded to a 9 a m call at the Labor Camp on Fairmont Ave ext to extinguish a blaze in a cabin. Investigators say the kerosene stove started the fire which was confined to one building and caused under 300 dollars in damage.
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin will broadcast a nationwide radio address on election eve via CBS at 9 30 p m from his headquarters. The appeal aims to mobilize support for Republican candidates.
John L. Lewis and hard coal employers reach a new contract raising anthracite miners wages by 1.90 dollars per day, effective November 16. The deal awaits Wage Stabilization Board approval and affects 65 000 workers with funds directed to the union welfare not fringe benefits. Negotiations ended near midnight.
Eighteen elderly patients perished as a three story Hillsboro nursing home burned last night. Most victims suffocated on the third floor while dozens were injured and hospitalized around St. Louis. Fire officials say the blaze began in a first floor men’s wash room and the main building was a total loss. An inquest was set for today.
Police set up road blocks on Route 527 north and Route 50 west after a car was seen stolen from Clinton Landacre at 903 Berryville Ave. The maroon 1948 Mercury four door sedan with Virginia plate 627-766 was traced to a filling station where it was fueled and left without payment. State police from Virginia and West Virginia joined the chase along Route 522 as officers pursued the thief and pursued the vehicle northward toward Indian Alley.
Adlai E. Stevenson, campaigning toward Ohio, attacked Dwight D. Eisenhower's foreign policy from a Stevenson train, calling Eisenhower's Korea pledge a promise without a program. He charged the Republican plan as old guard isolationist and urged Americans to demand concrete actions.
Diz ie Lee Crosby, wife of singer Bing Crosby, died in Beverly Hills after a lengthy illness at age 40. The death comes as the Crosby family mourns alongside friends and colleagues in the entertainment world.
Strikebound Alexandria Bacroft and Washington Transit Co. buses run with supervisory staff after drivers walkout at midnight. Gov. Battle orders state takeover to keep 25 of 65 buses running on Saturday while officials poll drivers on continuing service under Commonwealth management.
The eligible voter estimate for Tuesday’s election climbs to 75,579,785, about 700,000 higher than the two week earlier national forecast.
Five thousand people lined Loudoun Street for the grand Halloween Parade featuring costumed children siren fire engines and drum corps. After the march 4 000 attended the prize distribution on a car lot platform where 1400 in prizes was given away by Officer Ernest Dove and city officials.
Convicts set a prison afire in a six hour riot as General Eisenhower nears a presidential decision. The campaign leader pushes to a climax with a four day promise while pressuring for change and addressing Korea, communism, corruption and prosperity.
The Republican National Committee reports $5,000 spent in Virginia to back congressional bids ahead of next Tuesday's vote. Wampler, Broyhill, and Poff funded with $2,000, $2,000, and $1,000 respectively, while Byrd's team spent $950 on a statewide radio address. Other candidates show minimal activity.
Patrons at Harry's New York Bar in Paris cast a straw poll revealing Dwight D. Eisenhower with 155 votes and Adlai Stevenson with 150. The bar owner Harry recalled the poll's 1924 start and noted it has rarely misfired except on the last occasion.
A young mother, Mrs. George Peppin, 27, was struck by a toppled skyrocket during a Halloween display in Vancouver. Her 6 week old baby and her husband were nearby. the mother died, the baby and husband were injured. Police investigate the fireworks mishap.
Republican Rep. Byrnes accuses Secretary Snyder and other Democrats of hiding a multi million dollar movie industry tax case link. Snyder and Dunlap deny the charge while Seattle ceremonies mark new tax officials amid a bureau reorganization.
After 59 years of Democratic voting Uncle Billy Adams announces he will vote for Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower for president. He blasts Truman and Adlai Stevenson as his statement marks a party switch and leaves the district with six Stevenson and six Eisenhower supporters. South End Fire Co holds its November meeting with a Ladies Night at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5.
In Columbus last night a riot at the century old Ohio Penitentiary involved about 2000 inmates. Fire destroyed five buildings and damaged more as guards battled the uprising for six hours with submachine guns and tear gas. No inmates escaped and the assault fizzled as National Guard troops moved in.
Carolyn Segear of Pennsylvania won the National Apple Pan Dowdy Contest held yesterday in Washington. E. Blackburn Moore served as master of ceremonies. judges included Mary Swickard and Nellie Davidson. Contestants spanned Virginia Maryland New York North Carolina and West Virginia.
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