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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1950
Page
3
The event begins tomorrow with a parade and luncheon followed by formal opening. Participants include Governor Battle Chief Justice Edward W Hudgins of the State Supreme Court of Appeals Representative Watking M Abbitt and Lieutenant-Governor L Prest on Collins.
State dignitaries will attend Wednesday for the formal dedication of the new Virginia Fisheries Laboratory in Gloucester along with a demonstration program highlighting the facility's research and outreach capabilities.
A government briefing notes the presence of a representative of Governor Battle and Former Governor William M. Tuck at a fisheries commission event. It lists officials including the Commissioner of Fisheries and outlines the schedule for the gathering.
Virginia's chain of defense offices completed staffing to prepare the Old Dominion for emergencies in case of attack. State Defense Coordinator J. H. Wyse announced the staff and named John J. Howard of Richmond as assistant coordinator, with others to advise city and county officials on local defense plans.
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upheld Myrtle Stoots Orange of Pulaski County for second degree murder, sentencing her to 15 years. The case, part of a September term at Staunton, involves the killing of 53 year old Charles Lewis McFall whose body was found Feb 13, 1949, with a throat cut.
Charles Wesley Matthews, 102, a Bluefield resident and Confederate Army enlistee at 16, died after a heavy cold. Born May 22, 1848 in Hillsville, Carroll County, he leaves Virginia’s last Confederate veteran John Salling, 101, in Scott County.
The narrative notes that he enlisted, sixteen years later serving in the Confederate Army as part of Company A, 29th Infantry Regiment, Pic kett Division. His last public appearance was June 26 at the Taze well County Sesquicentennial event.
Samuel L. Newberry, 32, faces a fifth attempt to secure a 23 member jury in Bland County Circuit Court for the murder and beheading of Kathryn Newberry, wife of Ralph A. Newberry. Ralph Newberry, convicted of first degree murder, awaits Virginia Supreme Court review.
About 600 soldiers from the 43rd Infantry Division, recently reactivated in New England, spent 35 hour passes at home after an improvised airlift from Richmond's Byrd Airport. Special flights carried veterans to Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont for a weekend visit before returning to base. General Mark Clark will inspect the unit, now training at CAMP PICKETT.
The 103rd annual meeting of the Medical Society of Virginia opened in Roanoke with plans for talks by U. S. Senator Harry F. Byrd and Col. William L. Wilson. A closed House of Delegates session occurred last night and the Virginia Diabetes Association heard five technical papers.
Roanoke event list shows Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond Jr as the banquet speaker. The notice lacks full details of time or venue. no further participants are listed in the readable text.
The annual convention of the Virginia Independent Food Dealers Association will run October 15 through 17. The program features industry speakers including Carl Dipman editor of Progressive Grocer Mrs R M Kiefer secretary manager of the National Association Gere heee George N director of quality Bakers of America.
Governor Battle told Virginia Young Democrats that the state will spend more than 144.6 million dollars from the general fund on education over the next two years. He praised improvements in mental hospitals health conservation public welfare and higher learning and touted a government responsive to needs without deficit spending.
In Martinsville the U N Information Center chief Arthur Sweetser says Korea marks a new era as nations fight together under one flag under a formal decision. He notes the conflict is unlike any before and honors Martinsville and Henry County servicemen killed wounded or missing in the Korean area.
Harold Russell, the handless veteran known for The Best Years of Our Lives, lost both hands in an accident at Camp Mackall. He was featured in the Army training film Diary of a Sergeant shown to amputees in Army hospitals as inspiration.
The column laments constant weather chatter while detailing a drenching rain of 1.84 inches over 24 hours. The writer cites a nose cold and a fever diet of buffet supper at the York Inn, noting a craving for comfort food and a dry moment.
The letter lauds Mr and Mrs Alfred de Mazon for creating a social venue in Winchester with good food and space to chat on Sundays. The writers applaud the recent face lift and express hope for stronger community ties and continued support, while noting uncertainty about future togetherness. The note ends with a Coast Guard fact about Alaska patrols and assets.
Clarence B Lovejoy, publisher of a college guide, notes scholarships funded by university staff and others. University of Bridgeport maintenance workers contribute 25 cent weekly deductions toward a 225 dollar half tuition scholarship. West Virginia pharmacists establish a loan fund with 4 percent interest after graduation, repayable within three years. Chick Evans Scholarships aid 78 former golf caddies this fall to attend colleges.
The first bachelor degrees were granted at Harvard University in September 1642.
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