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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1952

Page

2

South End Fire Company Holds Monthly Meeting

At a regular meeting Frank Loy announced that the Annual Fire Prevention Seals were mailed to Winchester citizens and funds will buy radio equipment for the city fire trucks. The department will display gear Saturday from 1 to 8 p.m. on Reuss Avenue during Fire Prevention week. John Boyd noted 900 coloring books were given to John Kerr and Virginia Avenue Schools for fire prevention. Two new members, Roxy Hockman and Richard Ebbeetz, joined. Rev. S. J. Good said memor services likely on Sunday, November 2.

South End Fire Company Frank Loy Winchester Reuss Avenue John Boyd John Kerr Virginia Avenue Roxy Hockman Richard Ebbeetz S. J. Good

Howard Lewis 86 Dies in Massillon Ohio

Howard Lewis 86 of Massillon Ohio died October 2 at May Day Nursing Home. Survived by two daughters Mrs Fred Ickes and Mrs William Bruch. two sons Harvey and Clarence Lewis. two sisters Mrs Emma Buncutter and Mrs Fannie Lamp. seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral held yesterday at Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev Paul Kiewitt officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Memorial Park. Attendees from Cedar Grove included Mrs James Lamp, Mrs W Jacob Hottel, Mr and Mrs Wilson Keller, Mrs Peter Georges, and Mrs Jessie Lewis.

Howard Lewis Massillon Ohio Cit Robert L Elizabeth Yeakley Lewis Frederick County Fred Ickes William Bruch Harvey Lewis Clarence Lewis Emma Buncutter Fannie Lamp Paul Kiewitt Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church Rose ‘Hill Memorial Park James Lamp W. Jacob Hottel Wilson Keller Peter Georges Jessie Lewis Cedar Grove

Trinity Lutheran Church Homecoming at Stephens City

The Rev. A. Hayne Boozer will lead Trinity Lutheran Church in its annual homecoming on the second Sunday in October. Services start with Sunday School at 9 45 a m and a sermon at 11 on What Makes Our Christianity Vital. Dinner follows at noon with women’s committee arranging the meals. Afternoon fellowship completes the day.

A. Hayne Boozer Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City

Ex Marine Seeks To Beat the Chair By Starvation

Ex Marine Luther Musselwhite, 32, awaits execution by electric chair on October 31 after being moved to a state mental hospital from a Columbia jail. A court ordered forced feedings to sustain him, while doctors advised the transfer not as a sign of sanity but for convenience. Musselwhite was convicted of beating Virgil Price to death.

Jackson Miss Luther Musselwhite Bebe Dale Musselwhite Columbia Dale Virgil Price

Chinese Invasion Presses Two Fronts Near Chorwon

Allied forces repelled a major Chinese assault on the White Horse Mountain and Arrowhead Ridge hills near Chorwon. The Red attack, aided by flooding the reservoir, left 800 to 900 killed at White Horse and 250 at Arrowhead Ridge as a Russian T34 tank was knocked out. Elsewhere, Reds seized a hill north of Korangpo and gained a foothold on Finger Ridge.

White Horse Mountain Arrowhead Ridge Chorwon White Horse Associated Press Milo Farnell Korangpo U. S Finger Ridge

DAILY CROSSWORD Fences hyphen variety of ruby spines it

Puzzle clues list across and down items including River FR, A turning mus, Anxious, Pitcher with a lid, Exist, Female sheep, Live, Leaves out, Spring month, Regulation, Arabian gazelles, Dri see and rain, Possess, Below naut, Robust, Enticed, and more. Several entries reference historical and linguistic terms along with unit measures and zodiac-like abbreviations.

Scouts to Lead Community Chest Publicity Drive

Scouts from Winchester and Frederick County organize a Chest publicity push with Girl Scout Troops 18 and 23 posting Chest stickers downtown and Boy Scouts distributing posters under Albert Grim. The Advance Gifts division leads a ten day drive toward a 41 225 goal as the general campaign opens next week with a Kick Off at the George Washington Hotel.

Boy Scouts Girl Scouts C. D. Whitfield Sloan Kuykendall Judy Cather Susan Chrisman Caroline Hughes Rosalyn Hughes Judy Nethers Sally Dunn Agnes Massie Jane Bosserman Jane Fisher Sally Madden Mathis Johnson Janie Kremer Susan Kuykendall Ann Sirbaugh Ellen Custer Betty Jo Johnson Albert Grim Prederick Clarke County Community Chest Winchester Prederick County Camp Rock Enon Gore Camp White Rock H. Delmer Robinson Chest Robinson George Washington Frank Armstrong Advance Gifts Division George Washington Hotel J. T. Kremer Mr. Armstrong Kremer Richard Ponts Armstrong Advance Gifts Ponts L. S& G Miller

Defense to Draft 460 Physicians and 204 Dentists in December

The Defense Department announced it will draft 460 physicians and 204 dentists in December.

Washington Defense Department

Get Out the Vote Committee Sets October 27 Meeting

Mr. Grubbs noted many new registrations in county precincts though totals were not yet known. The Get Out the Vote Committee will reconvene at the George Washington Hotel on October 27 at 11 a m.

Grubbs George Washington Hotel

Indiana Route 50 wreck damages Ford and pole

Wet roads caused a non collision crash on Route 50 nine miles west of town at 6 30 a m. Margaret L Delaviane of Indianapolis drove a 1950 Ford into a telephone pole breaking it in two places with $150 damage to the car and $100 to the pole. A separate one vehicle wreck on Route 11 two miles north of Middletown at 9 30 p m Saturday left no injuries with undetermined property damage. A Ford tractor trailer driven by George Moyer of Bloomsbury Pa ran off the highway into a cornfield and was held for observation. no damage total available.

H F. Will Margaret L. Delaviane Indianapolis Ind Moore George Moyer Bloonsbury Moyer Winchester Memorial Hospital

Historical Society Meeting Friday in Frederick County

The Historical Society holds a Friday 8 p.m. meeting at Frederick County Court House with speaker Irvan T. OConnell on Early Settlers in the Valley. A Sunday tour from City Hall plaza at 2 p.m. will visit old stone buildings Springdale Belle Grove Fort Bowman and Froman Fort with transportation on request.

the Historical Society Frederick County Court House Irvan T. O'Connell City Hall Plaza Springdale John Hite Belle Grove Col Isaac Hite Fort Bowman Froman Fort C. F. Staples Valley Distributors

Yankees Rally In Record Pace To Tie Series

The Yankees and Dodgers traded early runs with Rizzuto and Mantle delivering solid hits. Mantle belted a two run shot for his 16th of the series tying a team mark as Reynolds and Reese produced key RBIs and Woodling added a homer in the late innings.

Rizzuto Mantle Hodges Mike Cox Riasuto Robinson Berra Reese Woodling Noren Martin Reynolds McDougald Black Snider Seemoweese Riagato Yankees Mize Charley Dressen Preacher Roe Hank Bauer Bauer Lnier

Higher Insurance Rates for Young Drivers Debated

Virginia insurance firms push a new rate scale for drivers under 25 arguing rising youth accident losses. A. E. Sporke cited a 99.5 percent loss ratio over two years while wholesale premiums last year reached 19.33 million with claims and expenses over 11 million. If approved bodily injury up 10.4 percent, commercial rates up 5.5 percent, and property liability up 40 percent.

Richmond State Corporation Commission Virginia Corporation Commission A. E Sporke All-State Insurance Co

Regular Business Meet at Legion Post Tonight

The Conrad-Hoover Legion No. 21 will hold a regular business meeting at the post home 117 N. Cameron St. at 7:30 PM. After the session, refreshments will be served.

Legion Post Conrad—Hoover

Lions Conference In Session Here in Winchester

The Winchester Lions Club hosts the District 24-C Lions Fall Conference at the George Washington Motel. Activities begin at 9:30 a.m. with registration and Cabinet meeting, lunches at 12:15, and a 6:30 p.m. banquet with International Vice-President S. A. Dodge as main speaker. A Winchester history tour, a James Wood High School Choral Club concert, Benny Brown Jr. dancing, and a 10 p.m. dance with Lee Arnold's Orchestra round out the day.

Winchester Lions Club George Washington S. A. Dodge Detroit Walter C. Flory Clarke County Peggy Haymaker Mad Ine Riley Winchester Winchester Lion Ben Belchie Robert Jasper Allen T. Hawthorne Dodge James Wood High School Choral Club Jean Alles Davis Benny Brown Kenneth Wincle Lee Arnold

Committees Named For Antique Show And Sale At St Marys

Mrs Robert Yerby and Mrs Hugh Peters announce committees for the St Marys Guild Antique Show and Sale at Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall October 15 16 17 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Proceeds fund mission work and Parish House improvements with two daily prizes and a plant sale by Winchester Clarke Garden Club.

Robert Yerby Hugh Peters St. Mary’s Guild of Christ Episcopal Church W. Boscawen &J H. K. McCleary Aorane Bow Irvan T O'Connell J. M. Steck, Jr St. Mary’s Guild Mission Field Winchester- Clarke Garden Club

Murder Charged After Fatal Stabbing in Tokyo

Mrs Dorothy Smith wife of Col Aubrey D Smith daughter of Gen Walter Krueger is charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of her husband at Gen Mark Clark's headquarters in Tokyo. She is held in a Tokyo Army hospital under cri ses.

Tokyo Dorothy Smith Walter Krueger Aubrey D Smith Mark Clark Tokyo Army

Quiz answers printed on Page 4

The list provides answers to ten quiz questions including Manx, Statue of Liberty, World War II, Yes with danger, Hydrogen, Charles Hamilton Prank Kennedy Rhett Butler, Paul Revere ride, Oklahoma, Cup of tea, and We trade with the corner drug store.

Manx Charles Hamilton Kennedy Rhett Butler Paul Revere Oklahoma

November 1 Auction Notices Range from Real Estate to Livestock

A long list of October through November auction events in Northern Virginia and Frederick County includes livestock sales by the Va Livestock Producers Assn at the Livestock Exchange and Va Livestock Market, real estate auctions in front of the Frederick County Court House, and personal property sales. Auctioneers include Charles Duvall, Katie G. Myerly, Omar Pugh, Buddy Artrip Jr., W. D. Orndorff, Ez. T. Snider, and others with venues in Winchester, Berryville, Gore, Salisbury, and Latane Street, with Calves, cattle, furniture, farm machinery, Angus calves, and various properties up for bidding.

Farmom Livestock Exchange Maude Walker Frederick County Court House Chas. Duvall Aue Katherine Solenberger Washington St Roy Duvall Katie G. Myerly Brucetown Luther N. Schaffenaker Ca Bridge W. Va Sandy Ho Road Omar Pugh Aberdeen-Angus Assn Wicomico Salisbury Stanley Haworth Effie Moreland Virginia Ave Winchester Buddy Artrip, Jr W. T. Thompson Berryville W. D. Orndorff Latane Street Ez. T. Snider A. B. Solenberger W. E. Edwards U. S. Rt. 50 Gore Duvall

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South End Firemen Massilon, Ohio Cali Jones John W. Rosenberger ExMarine Daily Crossword Ansser Ainic Lis Ise Lety Indiana Yanks Dodgers Campanella Casey Stengel Lopat Allie Reynolds Shuba Purillo N. VA Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc Hereford T. B Virginia Division of Markets A‘s'n Lions National Invita Onesome Loudoun ST Roo Utky Ae Betton Fomgen Tan N. Cameron St C. I. Brumback & Sons Cameron St Aberdeen Angus Bull A. Head Sale Wicomico Farmers Cooperative South Division Russ West Aberdeen- Angus Association York Rd Ka Solenberger Jno Solenberger Washington Street Cecil Street Handley Shhon DAVIS Barr’s and Bank Barr
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