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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1950
Page
2
A UDC official said Virginia electors will meet in the near future to decide Stonewall Jackson's possible induction into the New York University Hall of Fame. Miss Anne V. Mann, director of the committee behind the proposal, stated present indications point to success.
Mecklenburg County opened its 39th annual fair with a tribute to rural citizens by Governor Battle who called them the salvation of America. Lt. Governor Collins and Rep. Abbitt attended as state dignitaries, while Battle urged that only in big cities can subversive elements flourish.
Readable entries show estates and real estate listings with addresses at 716 E Cork St and 320 S Kent St. Properties involve Mrs Mason estate, personal property, and county court notices. items pertain to Win garish furniture and household goods. time noted 9 a.m.
Roanoke AP reports Dr. C Lydon Harrell urged Negro doctors be admitted to local and state medical societies to pave way for American Medical Association eligibility. He noted no local bylaws exclude them, but the state constitution restricts to whites. The society invited Negro doctors to attend scientific sessions. full voting fell five votes short of two thirds to allow full participation.
Governor Battle and Senators Byrd and Robertson are set to speak at the fourth annual Virginia highway conference at VMI. Expected attendance reaches about 700 highway engineers and public officials. Gen Philip B Fleming will address safety on the highways, with remarks by Gen Richard J Marshall and State Highway Commissioner James A Anderson plus Joseph Barnett of the U S Bureau of Public Roads.
Robert Dotson, 25, son of Deputy Sheriff Charles Dotson, was found shot to death on a mountain road near Stacy. Authorities say formal murder charges will be filed against Spencer, who is jailed in Grundy. Dotson was found lying in a blood pool with a revolver beneath him, shot twice in the stomach in the Knox Creek area of Buchanan.
Thebes Illinois mayor Bob Storm a 35 year old high school junior on the GI Bill studies at night while holding a full time job and serving his small town. He is one of eleven children married four years, and since 1949 has led the 750 resident community while working on a water plant project and repairing streets.
A bettor at Bowie bought a $10 ticket for the wrong race but the right number. He wagered on Mary Nymph as a place bet and Rocky Play was the intended horse in a different race. Mary Nymph paid $371.80 for each $2 place and $126 for $2 to show, totaling about $1,849 net profit.
Lambert states Dotson was killed after he and another man met on a seldom traveled road in separate cars. Each man stepped from his vehicle with a gun in hand. Authorities report both guns were surrendered to law officers.
Judge Kennon C. Whittle ordered November 17 for four inmates Joe Henry Hampton Frank Hairston Jr Bokoer Milner all 21 and Howard Lee Hairston 20. November 20 followed for John Clabon Taylor James Luther Hairston 21 and Francis Desales Grayson 38.
Scientists identify a huge prehistoric lake covering the central United States and Canada, later named Lake Agassiz in honor of the geologist who deduced its existence.
French forces push a road repair operation 40 miles north of a major Indochina city as Vietminh guerrillas flank and block the border route. Rocks and mud slow rolling equipment while 1,000 villagers assist with filling ruts. Army units begin building 30 brick fortresses in newly held territory.
The Northern Virginia Feeder Calf sale opens Friday at 1 p.m. at the Farmers Live stock Exchange with 60 consignors from Frederick, Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, and Shenandoah counties offering 1,426 steer and heifer calves. First load arrives 7 a.m. with 25 calves consigned by Hugh Brill. final load 33 head by Gordon Douglas. Auct. W. Hugh Ownby. Last year gross exceeded $133,000. this year expected to top it with 300 more head and firmer prices.
A Defense Department spokesman told reporters at the Pentagon that the war in Korea remains far from over with substantial fighting ahead. Dispatches from Korea note Communist forces resisting Allied advances toward Pyongyang. Maj. Gen. Hobart R. Gay of the First Cavalry Division said the enemy is not beaten, signaling continued hard fighting.
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States will undoubtedly need to send food to Yugoslavia due to a severe drought that has reduced crop yields.
The list provides ten quiz answers including tobacco manufacture, Daughters of the American Revolution, Senator Burq of Virginia, card playing, false, North polar region, the stroke of mercy the finishing stroke, The road ended in the town, Vatican City, and whales.
A mixed Q A excerpt covers Rand gold mines birth weights elephants Nesselrode pudding and German expressions. It notes Rand's extent along a 70 mile stretch and Witwatersrand origin and mentions Mao Tse tung Cod Eying and hermetically sealed etymology with brief factual snippets.
A. G. McVay manager of the American Viscose Corporation plant at Front Royal will speak tomorrow at the Winchester Rotary Club lunch at the George Washington Hotel. His topic is The History of Synthetic Fibers and the Industry’s importance to Virginia and this area. Virginia leads rayon production in the nation accounting for about one third of output.
The Club Frisco floor show features Edmonds Haymaker Windle Lews and others with a minstrel finale in Dixie. Howard Holland as Mr Interlocutor leads end men Ritter Lakers Wallace Hershman Fretwell Conner. Tickets 1.00 adults 0.50 students at door. Proceeds benefit Winchester Kiwanis underprivileged children fund.
The 1950 polio toll in Virginia rose to 934 cases with six new infections reported yesterday by the State Health Department. Two cases came from Petersburg, two from Henrico County, and one each from Norfolk and Chesterfield County.
The Community Chest Women’s Division plans a meeting on Monday. Teams 64 65 and 66 led by captains Mrs J Sloan Kuy kendall, Mrs Leonard Sir baugh, and Miss Tussell feature numerous participants including Mrs Lewis Hyde Jr, Mrs Stanley Mattern, Mrs Harold Brown, Mrs Roy Boyce, Mrs George Sanders, Mrs Vergil Strader, Mrs Dailey Slonaker, Mrs Paul Anderson, Mrs John Rice, Mrs Charles Dick, Mrs Pred Negley, Mrs C F Schenck, Mrs C D Whitfield, Mrs Herbert Solenberger, Mrs Rhodes Huntsberry, Mrs Milton Radcliffe, Mrs Charles P Marks, and Mrs Allen Grey.
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