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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1952

Page

2

Lions Fun Festival Set for Nov 5 8 in Winchester

Winchester Lions Club announces its annual Fun Festival at the Winchester Armory from November 5 to 8. Charles Campbell chairs. Day Nursery and Lions sponsor committees led by Mrs V J Arthur and Barry with Warren Eddy. Profits aid the Day Nursery mortgage and local eye care efforts. Lions funded school clinics, eye operations, and support for the Virginia Workshop for the Blind. Joe Newlin serves on the Virginia Commission for the Blind. Two awards will be presented each evening.

Winchester Lions Club Winchester Armory Charles Campbell Winchester Day Nursery JV Arthur Campbell Robert Jasper William Battaile Sem Johnston Paul Anderson Fe Schenk Gus Cahill V. K. Sirbaugh Old Barry Warren Eddy Lions Winchester Ly Nursery Lions Share Winchirster Frederick County Virginia Workshop For Lion Joe Newlin Virginia Commission For the Blind

Arlington Tractor Rollover Reported No Injuries

Arlington authorities report a tractor rolled onto its top after striking a left rear wheel. No injuries were reported and damage estimates could not be obtained at the scene. the tractor itself appeared undamaged.

Scouts Organized At Capon Bridge Char tered Monday Night

Capon Bridge West Virginia will charter Troop 80 Boy Scouts of America under the sponsorship of the Presbyterian Church. The charter presentation is set for Monday at 7 pm with remarks by James E Duff and Rev John L Hottel.

Presbyterian Church of John L. Hottel Winchester Capon Bridge Presbyterian Church Hottel Albert A. Grim Shenandoah Capon Bridge High School Gatien Riley Richard Sirbauch Robert Peacemaker Robert Bruce Lovett Pree Crane Larry Fultz Douglas Whitacre Kenneth Miller J. Franklin Wade, Jr Duff Wade Mr. Hottel Harold Henderson E. H. Coberly M. Sane O. F E. Demorest W C. Muse

A. A. Milne Seriously Ill in Hospital After Stroke

English author A A Milne aged 70, famed for poems plays and stories, was reported seriously ill in a local hospital today after suffering a stroke. He is known for children’s books and theatrical work.

Fast Grinstead Eng A. A. Milne

Indictments allege false RFC statements by Freidus and Knohl

Two New York men, Jacob Freidus and Larry Knohl, were indicted for making false statements to the Reconstruction Finance Corp during attempts to buy Aircon Manufacturing in Kansas City. They offered $700,000 and were tied to a Caudle investigation. Freidus is in prison for tax fraud and Knohl previously bought a plane.

Washington Jacob Priedus Larry Knohl T. Lamar Caudle Reconstruction Finance Corp Friedus Knoc RFC Aircon Manufacturing Co Kansas City Kans Starrett Television Corp New York Freidus Knoh Aireon Ridents Congressional Caudle

Oct 18 Sales Directory listings across Maryland Virginia and West Virginia

Auction notices list multiple sales on Oct 18 including Pure bred Angus calves at Salisbury Md and furniture goods in Berryville Va along with tractors farm equipment and cattle in Elizabeth Town Pa and White Post Va Meade Memorial Church sale of livestock poultry canned goods and baked items at Gwynne Jones Farm Plus real estate and estate auctions in Winchester Gore and Leetown with several auctioneers and trustees noted.

Wicomico Salisbury Stanley Haworth Effie Moreland Virginia Ave Berryville Buddy Artrip, Jr W. T Thompson W. D. Orndorff G. K Wacner Elizabethtown Charles Duvall Roy Wheeler Realty Co Inverness Gordonaville Barton A. Cameron Buckland Hall Gainesville G. G Baker Fred County Courthouse Latane Street Winchester T Snider A.C. Oates Frederick County Court House Joseph Seal Leetown W. Va W. Va. Farm Machinery and Livestock A. B. Rolenberger W. E. Edwards U. S. Rt. 50 Gore Duvall

Plant to Extract Chlorophyll From Wheat Is Studied

Richmond reports an inquiry into building a Virginia chlorophyll plant from alfalfa the state's third largest hay crop. Parke C Brinkley says Remmie L Arnold approached firms and the Agriculture Department will cooperate. Need 600 800 acres of alfalfa per drum with four or five cuttings yearly and processing within two hours after cutting.

Richmond Virginia Parke C. Brinkley Petersburg Brinkley State Department of Agriculture Remmie L. Arnold

Air Training Units Hold Local Meeting

A regional meeting of Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron units was held at the American Legion Home led by Major James W. Kinca id. Attending flights from Winchester Frederick Martinsburg and Hagerstown heard Lt Col John B. McKean of Massanutten Military Academy discuss war principles and lessons from military history. Captain Silvio Dignazio from Baltimore outlined directives and activities for Air Reserve Units. Flight A of Winchester hosted a buffet supper after the proceedings.

Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron James W. Kincaid American Legion Winchester Clarence Hill Frederick Martinsburg W. Va Hagerstown John B. McKean PMS & T Massanutten Military Academy Woodstock McKean Silvio Dignazio Baltimore

Call 13 Jurymen For Clarke Court

Clarke Circuit Court in Berryville schedules trial dates October 22 and 24 for two damage suits. Deputy Sheriff John Slater summons 13 jurors to be narrowed to seven for each case. Names include Mrs Dorothy D Rodgers, Amos Tomblin, H C Barthe, and others. One suit seeks 15000 by William & Barker against five defendants. the other seeks 1311 by Alfred H Elder over a car collision.

Berryville John Slater Clarke Circuit Court Dorothy D Rodgers Amos Tomblin H. C Barthe Grace A. Kelley Oscar M. Kaye B. O'F. Randolph George Kern E. A. Lindsey J Wilmer Carpenter Bevern Whiting Robert Morgan Thomas Harper Paul Shearer William & Barker Alfred H. Elder

Grammer Testifies He Was Tired Signed Statement

George Edward Grammer testified he signed a statement linking him to his wife Dorothy May's death because he was tired and anxious to see his brother. He said he initiated every page and denied adding a longhand section, while the state contends the statements connect him to the killing so he could marry Mathilda Mizibrocky. The trial, held without a jury, heard from detectives and the defendant about the circumstances and timing of the signing as more testimony from Mizibrocky was expected.

Baltimore George Edward Grammer Grammer Baltimore City George Murphy Garmmer New York Dorothy May Mathilda Mizibrocky John F. Hettchen Herman M. Moser Anselm Sodaro Mizibrocky

Jack O Neal Henson Dies at 65 in Martinsburg

Prominent lawyer and banker Jack O Neal Henson, 65, member of the West Virginia Board of Law Examiners, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at City Hospital in Martinsburg.

Martinsburg W. Va Jack O'Neal Henson West Virginia Board of Law Examiners City Hospital

Deer Vanishing in Dismal Swamp Lake Mud

In Lake Drummond at the Dismal Swamp deer are sinking in thick mud shrinking the lake. The loss prompted talk of closing the swamp hunting season as Game Warden At Sprague survived a plane crash during a survey and a coast guard helicopter rescued him.

Portsmouth Lake Drummond Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries Sprague Coast Guard Davis A. Robertson Conpee

Miss Lula Lauck, Middletown, Dies at 79

Lula Lauck, aged 79, longtime Middletown correspondent for The Evening Star, died at her home at 11 p.m. She was born September 13, 1873, in Frederick County, daughter of Milton and Annie Pifer Lauck, and was a Grace Methodist Church member. Her sister Lillian Lauck survives. The body will be moved to her home Sunday morning for 1:30 p.m. services, followed by 3 p.m. services at Grace Methodist Church.

Lula Lauck Middletown Evening Star Frederick County Milton Annie Pifer Lauck Grace Methodis Church Lillian Lauck Grace Methodist Church

Quiz answers from York City mayor office page four

A list of quiz solutions including names and topics: Mike DiSalle as mayor, escalator, Asia, Great Lakes, Delaware, the sixtieth year of her reign, Hideout, England, and Herbert Hoover.

York City Mike DiSalle Asia Great Lakes North America The Delaware England Herbert Hoover

Burial Set For Rev. J B Peebles In Green Hill Cemetery

The Rev. J B Peebles will be buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Stephens City. The notice notes his funeral arrangements and final resting place.

Rev. J. 8. Peebles Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City

Meteorite sighting reported by pilots near New Orleans

Five airline pilots reported a meteorite exploding at a very high altitude over New Orleans around 4 10 am CST. The description comes from U S Department of Commerce air traffic control records and mentions a bright object seen by multiple crews.

New Orleans Airways Traffic Control Department of Commerce

Allied push on Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge intensifies

The Eighth Army reported U S troops have killed or wounded 3,750 Chinese since Tuesday on Triangle Hill. The battle at Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge is described as the largest Allied offensive since last November, with three days of heavy fighting around these two peaks.

Eighth Army U. S Triangle Hill Triangle Sniper Ridge

Crossword Clue Fragments: Side 18 Through 48 Down

A puzzle-style list presents partial clues and answers including terms like agreement hillside dugout and Christmas bong with scattered word fragments and numbering. The items mix nautical and cultural terms such as public vehicle nocturnal bird and citadel alongside obscure phrases.

Asalover Citadel Hillside

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