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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1949
Page
3
M Daniel attends the surgical technician procedure course at the Medical Field Service school Fort Sam Houston Texas. Graduates are to become skilled technicians in the medical field with emphasis on procedures and standards.
The Federal Power Commission orders gas hearings to resume October 24 after a recess in the Virginia gas case. An examiner had recessed the hearing until December 5, drawing protests from Virginia cities over further delays in securing natural gas.
Junior Evening Star Five schools took part in a Handley softball display with Harrisonburg, Warren County, Covington, Leehigh, and Handley. Covington won first place and Handley was second after a morning round robin and afternoon final playoff.
Each year the procedure begins with a bell and students report to the dental clinic for teeth checks before proceeding to the auditorium for class pictures. The sessions are conducted by Mr. Lemley, noted for his patient care.
The Winchester Education Association hosts its annual picnic as faculty members gather in festive attire to mingle with colleagues new and old. Mrs Kernan prepared the food, adding to the gala event.
Pupils welcome a modern bulletin board with small fluorescent lights in the cross corridor. It will display notices that do not require immediate reading, making access easier for students and staff alike.
The Honor Court of the General Organization consists of nine members in grades nine through twelve. It aims to curb cheating and theft within the school and to try violators of General Organization rules including those who break the honor pledge. Members for this year include Bobby Anderson Sue Sowers Freddy Glaize Diane Hunt Phil More Green Alan Oates Sonny Cather Ann Arthur and Ann Weatherholt serving as secretary.
Students organize a chapel program held Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Two home rooms have sung hymns so far Miss Gorhams Junior girls and Mrs Garrabrantss Senior girls. Additional groups are expected to participate.
Handley defeated Lexington 8 to 6 in the fourth football game of the season with one touchback and a Manuel Sempeles touchdown. Students were excused after third period and left Friday morning. Former Handley students Bobby Hall and Dick Kremer from Washington and Lee University cheered from the sidelines.
The parasitic fig known as Strangler Fig, distributed in southern Florida, belongs to genus Ficus and species aurea. Its seed lodges on a tree limb, sends roots to the ground, and these roots wrap the host trunk eventually killing the tree or stunting its growth.
Medical article outlines hazards for infants born to diabetic mothers including risk of hypoglycemia and organ swelling. It recommends four hour glucose checks in first 24 hours, sugar administration if needed, oxygen incubator care for 24 hours, throat suction and positional changes to prevent atelectasis, and delaying feeding for 24 to 48 hours until tissue fluid clears.
Paris October 11 Jules Moch Socialist party leader was asked by President Vincent Auriol to form a new government and become premier to replace Henri Queuille who resigned amid a coalition split. Moch seeks coalition support and wage relief proposals including bonuses and lifting the wage freeze to resume collective bargaining.
Five typhoid cases in Shenandoah county likely traced to a human carrier. All incidences occurred in the Macanies area along Orkney Grade west of Mt. Jackson. A typhoid date is being held in the nearby school. The United States area of commercial forests is estimated at 461 million acres.
Margaret M. St. Claire guardian of Mary D. St. Claire and M. Elizabeth St. Claire of the District of Columbia will apply to Winchester Virginia Corporation Court on October 27 1949 for an order authorizing transfer of approximately $10000 from Virginia to the District of Columbia. Funds belong to Mary D. St. Claire and M. Elizabeth St. Claire as legatees under Elizabeth Y Bryarly deceased. James P. Reardon executor of Bryarly estate holds the funds.
Martinsburg aims to rebound after a 32 6 loss to Fort Hill of Cumberland as it hosts Charles Town high Friday night. The Bulldogs led 6 0 early but faded in the first period, seeking a return to the win column.
The late W C Adams left a lifetime interest to his widow Jessie R Adams in a will dated Aug 1947 witnessed by Mrs Virginia Ritter and W Erle. At Jessie’s death the estate reverts to five children. Two daughters Virginia Brumbeck and Heath Combs qualified as executrices under a $5000 bond. Appraisers proposed include G E Lemley and B F Bilbert.
Joseph B Punk Robert K Stick ley and Harry McCann appear in a fragment about edible oysters and naming lore. The text notes oysters are edible when gathered but warns about which varieties to eat based on letters in their names, hinting at medieval associations.
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