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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1952

Page

2

Two Accidents Within One Hour Leave Minor Injuries and $425 Damages

Yesterday in the city and county two crashes occurred within an hour. Emma Elizabeth Bender, 74, of Ashtabula, sustained a bruised forehead and possible back injury as a passenger in a 1951 Dodge driven by William Bender after a rear end collision with a 1947 Dodge Truck on Valley Ave near Willow Lawn Parking. Damage to the Bender car was about 125 dollars. the truck was unharmed. At 1:30 p.m. another collision at Braddock Street and North Avenue involved a 1951 Mercury driven by Frank Wilklow and a 1940 Plymouth on Braddock Street. Each car suffered about 150 dollars in damage. The total estimated damage for the two accidents was 425 dollars.

Emma Elizabeth Bender Ashtabula Ohio Valley Ave William Lewis Bender Omer Holmes McFarland Winchester Jasper Earl Vance Marlboro Willow Lawn Braddock Street North Avenue Maurice Lake Winchester Police Department Frank Wilklow Baton Rouge

Mrs Herbert Dies At Middletown

Mrs Claudia E Herbert 77 widow of Dr J E Herbert died yesterday at 1 30 p m at her Middletown home after four months ill health She was born February 18 1875 in Morgan County West Virginia and lived in Middletown since 1946 Surviving are son William B Herbert Martinsburg daughter Margaret F Herbert Middletown and niece Mrs Henry Gorrell Berkeley Springs Funeral at Omps Funeral Home Sunday 2 p m conducted by Rev John Duckwall Interment Greenway Cemetery Berkeley Springs WV body resting at the Omps Funeral Home

Claudia E. Herbert J. E. Herbert Middletown Morgan County W. Va Jesse and Margaret Smith Rice Ceda Clift Presbyterian Church Vaucluse U. D.C Martinsburg YMCA William B. Herbert Martinsborg Margaret F. Herbert Henry Gorrell Berkeley Springs Omps John Duckwall Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church Greenway Cemetery W V Omps Funeral Home

Market Street Methodist 4th Quarterly Conference Monday

The Market Street Methodist Church will hold its 4th Quarterly Conference on Monday at 7:30 p.m. Officers for the new conference year will be elected and attendance is requested. A brief Official Board meeting will follow.

Market Street Methodist Church

Largest feeder calf sale in Lynchburg history

Eight hundred twenty two feeder calves sold here yesterday for 105306. It was the largest sale ever held for feeder calves, though receipts were 151000 below the 1951 sale due to a price decline.

Lynchburg

Estate Auction Listings Chronicle Early October Sales

A dense sales directory lists numerous auctions in Frederick County and nearby areas. Items include real estate on Rosenberger Road and Latane Street, furniture, personal property, farm machinery, and livestock. Auctions feature Chas Duvall, Buddy Artrip, and Roy Backus with dates from October 4 to November 1. The listings span Winchester, Brucetown, Strasburg, Capon Bridge, and nearby towns, with multiple parcels and estates represented.

Laura V. Ashley Fred County Court House Highland Ave Winchester Chas. Duvall Lilly Barritt Sulphur Spring Rd Chas, Duvall Joseph A. Massie, Jr Joseph B. Newlin Frederick County Court House Rosenberger W. F. Artrip, Jr Lucy Good Sharp St Buddy Artrip G. K. Wagner Beverly Elzabethtown Katherine Solenberger Washington St Roy Duvall Katie G. Myerly Brucetown Luther N. Schaffenaker Capon Bridge W. Va Sandy Hollow Road Omar Pugh Effie Moreland Virginia Ave Buddy Artrip, Jr G. G. Baker Fred. County Courthouse Latane Street E. T. Snider A. B. Solenberger W. E. Edwards U.S. Rt. 50 Gore Duvall

Social notices from Cross Junction weekend visits

Weekend guests and dinner parties populate Cross Junction and Winchester area gatherings. Residents host relatives from Arlington Round Hill Sunnyside and Mexico City while locals entertain visitors from Fort Bragg Blacksburg Williamsport and Williamsport.

Mrs Kerns Dies In Hospital Here

Mrs Hattie Dailey Kerns 69 wife of Charles D Kerns died yesterday at 4 15 p m in Winchester Memorial Hospital after two weeks as a patient Born in Frederick County June 19 1883 she lived in McKeesport Pa 37 years and moved to Winchester in April for health reasons She had lived with a niece Mrs Pearl Lewis Interment Mt Hebron Cemetery Rev John E Oliver officiated Pallbearers were nephews Cecil Adams Edward Lewis Melvin Lewis Howard Nagley Max Nagley Michael Nagley immediate survivor is her husband Their son Hermann Kerns was killed in World War II.

Hattie Dailey Kerns Charles D. Kerns Winchester Memorial Hospital Frederick County John and Rhoda Mason Dailey McKeesport Winchester Pearl Lewis National Ave City United Brethren Church Shockeysville Herman Kerns Omps John E. Oliver Mt. Hebron Cecil Adams Edward Lewis Melvin Lewis Howard Nagley Max Nagley Michael Nagley

How's Your LQ Quiz Answers

Correct answers printed on Page 4 include: an Apache chief, Syria, Frances and Richard Locridge, Veal, Harold, Federal Communications Commission, North, six years, Paul, television.

Syria Frances Richard Lockridge Veal Harold Federal Communications Commission North Paul

Scully to Address UDC State Meeting

Thomas G. Scully Winchester attorney to deliver principal address on The Valley Campaign and General Stonewall Jackson at Historical Evening during the Virginia Division meeting at the Chamberlin Hotel Old Point Comfort next Tuesday. Mrs. John B. Goldsmith presides as historian and conven tion highlights include crosses of military service and chapter awards.

Evening Star Photo Campbell Fisher Elsie Hortenstine Thomas Mill VFW John W. Jones Fire Convention Committee John Boyd Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart John Kerr Lola Moore Sparky Valley Shoe Salon Leggetts Department Store Shoecenter Kurtz Furniture Turner Ashby United Daughters of the Confederacy Thomas G. Scully Winchester Virginia Chamberliin Hotel Old Point Comfort John 8. Goldsmith Exmore

Estate Executors Named By Court In Winchester Court

In Winchester Corporation Court the last will of Harry A. Schmidt was admitted to probate with widow Elizabeth M. Schmidt named executrix and bonds set at 240000. Appraisers named: J. kh. Yost J. D. McFadden H. H. Hamman Robert S. Bell and G. Frank Gear ing. The unsigned will of Mary L. Schneider was admitted to probate on witness testimony. Henry Schneider named executor under 4500 bonds. Appraisers: Ralph Shockey Claude B. Smalls Jr. James D Shockey Clarence O. Grimm Arthur Shaney Car] G. Brown named executor of J. A. Kiger estate with 15000 bond. Ap praisers: H. W. Copenhaver Sadie S. Hamman Roscoe Bowers Harold R. Edwards Pearl I. Brown. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company won a judgment for 1382.11 plus 6 percent interest from Sept 22 against Winchester Plate Glass Company.

Winchester Corporation Court Harry A. Schmidt Elizabeth M. Schmidt J. Kh. Yost J. D. McFadden H. H. Hamman Robert S. Bell G. Frank Gearing Mary L. Schneider Henry Schneider Ralph Shockey Claude B. Smalls, Jr James D Shockey Clarence O. Grimm Arthur Shaney G. Brown J. A. Kiger H. W. Copenhaver Sadie S. Hamman Roscoe Bowers Harold R. Edwards Pearl I. Brown Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Pennsylvania Winchester Plate Glass Company

Mrs. Ethel Watson Dies at Middletown

Mrs. Ethel Watson, 70, died suddenly at her Middletown home at 5 a m She was widow of Joseph R Watson daughter of Peter Senseney and Mary Wright, descendant of historian Samuel Kercheval Survived by daughter Kathryn Watson She was active in Middletown Methodist Church Burial in Mt Carmel Cemetery Middletown with services by Rev J S Peebles

Ethe Watson Middletown Joseph Robert Watson Peter Senseney Mary Maude Wright Samuel Kercheval Ketcheval Kathryn Watson Middletown Methodist Church Mt. Carml Cemetery Rev. J. 8. Peebles

Assassin Requena Shot Dead In New York Tenement

Andres Requena 44 year old co publisher of De Patria Spanish language paper opposed to Dominican Republic's Trujillo government was killed in a dim tenement hallway after a mysterious call. Cab driver Sol Tazitsky led him to the address and waited five minutes before five shots. Police found the publisher's body with four bullet wounds. suspect believed to have waited in shadows near the staircase.

New York Dominican Republic Andres Requana Aequena de Patria Hector Trujillo Sol Tazitsky Requena Tazitsky

Virginia man admits starting five fires at plant and nearby sites

In Bassett Virginia Henry W. Stevens 27 confessed to starting five fires in recent days including three at his workplace a cafe and a blaze damaging ships and offices He was arrested Thursday while setting fire to a stack of chairs on an upper floor of the furniture plant.

Bassett Henry County Henry W. Stevens Stevens

Parade to climax Portsmouth bi centennial fete

Portsmouth marks 200th founding birthday with a parade featuring ox carts antique autos floats servicemen a calliope and bands climaxing the city celebration tomorrow during a weeklong observance of the town's bicentennial.

Portsmouth

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clarence L. Whitacre Jones Ron John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc Braddock St Market St Court House Highland Avenue Chas. R. Duvall, Auctioneer Mrs. Maude Walker Douglas Butler E. W. Argenbright Margaret Clowe Fred C. Braithwaite H. W Morris Round Hill Frank Whitacre Maurice Luttrell Ed Lizer Merle Eaton Whitacre Luttrell Mr Eaton George Hyde E. W. Braithwaite William Baker Walter Nancy G. C. Baker Henry Hallatt Juan Tosetti Augusto Convoi Mexico City Lee Whitacre Lawilda Kerns Charles Dick Carol Sunnyside Edgar Largent J. S. Braithwaite Gerald Braithwaite Carolyn Shirley Breakneck Frank Braithwaite Kenneth Taylor Fort Bragg N. C A. W. Tayor Donald Taylor Blacksburg V. P Edgar Larzent Colleen Arthur Kishner Floyd Luttrell Harley Adams Delbert Sibert Chris Spanos Kenneth Lewis Henry Halat Augusto Canovi Max Braithwaite Paul Braithwaite Sadie Finkelstein Ray Flowers C. W Edwards Albin C. G. Baker A T. Braithwaite John Sunn Baker Minne Stebbins Harry Stebbins Washington E. W Braithwaite Ed Uver Williamsport, Ma Mr. Lizer Scully UDC Valley Campaign Stonewall Jackson Ethel Watson C. 1. Brumback & Sons N. Cameron St Mrs. Lucy Good Black Hawk Ray S. Koontz T. B Bedford Rainsburg Cumberland PENNA Bedford, Pa R. Austin Backus Sales Mgr Mexico N.Y Jne S. Solenberger Washington Street Cecil Street Orick Dandiey Virginian FORD Frederick Motors Charles Heatvole Motor Co DeSote - Plymouth Ellerslie Farm Ave. jon—Ellerslie Farm Charlottesville Dave Sale Mgr Willis F. Smelser Circuit Court Willis Smelser Joseph C. Geracietz Trustees Rosenberger Mills Wardensville Grade John H. Lamp William H. Smith Lewis A. Lamp George W. Ward John A Lamp Lewis A Lamp John Whisson Wardensville Parcelle John Lamp A. Massie, Jr Geraldine B. Newlin Beated Carpenter Marianna Carpenter Gray Madalee Carpenter Maliery F.artrip, Jr
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