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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1952
Page
2
EF Rhodes Huntsberry of Huntsberry's Shoe Store endorses the Community Chest as the best way to meet local needs. He says funds are directed by qualified leaders, reducing ongoing appeals and enabling efficient, economical giving.
American troops broke the last Chinese foothold on Triangle Hill in fierce Central Korean Front fighting. South Korean soldiers repelled three Chinese attacks on Sniper Ridge two miles east. Allied artillery and air strikes pummeled Red positions near Triangle and Sniper, with B 29s facing heavy anti aircraft fire in a late bombing run on Tosong.
Baltimore AP reports the murder trial of George Edward Grammer, accused of killing his wife to wed a Canadian United Nations secretary Mathilda Mizibrosky, was adjourned from Saturday to Monday. Witness Ernest Lamarre testified about Grammer reservations for a July 25 flight and Chicago hotel stay.
Working with TNT can cause mild skin problems and irritation such as skin staining, sneezing, sore throat, coughs, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Some workers develop blood and nervous system disorders, while a liver injury occurs in about 0.2 percent of those exposed to the chemical.
Edgar Daniel Combs 69 died at his Augusta West Virginia home after months of illness. Born in Kirby he served as Augusta postmaster for 36 years and was a longtime director of The Bank of Romney. He was a Church of the Brethren deacon and Sunday School superintendent. Survivors include his widow Sarah Elizabeth Rogers two sons Ralph R and R Combs three grandchildren two sisters and two brothers. Funeral at Tear Coat Church of the Brethren with burial in church cemetery.
Benson Warren Unger 81 of Gainesboro died suddenly yesterday evening at his home after a heart attack. Born December 18 1870 in Ungers Store Morgan County West Virginia he moved to Gainesboro in 1935 and farmed until death. Surviving are seven daughters two sons fourteen grandchildren and a former marriage with funeral Monday at Omps Funeral Home with interment at Chestnut Grove cemetery.
Oct 22 to Nov 1 sales across Virginia and West Virginia feature real estate and farm items. Auctions include Inverness near Gordonsville. Buckland Hall in Gainesville with 225 Aberdeen Anguss cattle. Calvin Garvin Farm Gore horses hay machinery. tools and shop items in Rest and Winchester. Latane Street real estate. Verona Livestock Pavilion cattle. Leetown farm machinery and livestock. and real estate along Rt. 50 near Gore. Auctioneers include D Ordworff W Orndorff and Duvall.
Mrs Mary E C Brown died early today at her home in Millwood. Born December 28 1870 she was the daughter of Charles and Emily Strange and wife of William Brown. Surviving are two sons Charles Campbell of Washington DC and Arthur T Campbell of Pittsburgh. a niece Cornelia Thornton. three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.
Senator Byrd spoke in his Berryville race and completed a 3600 word talk in longhand. Movietone crew, AP photographers, and Winchester Star staff captured images en route to Washington and national distribution via wirephoto networks. The New York Times published the full text.
A 37 year old man from 247 East Fairfax Lane, Charles Stewart, was injured on Route 522 when struck by a 1949 Mercury driven by HarryGray of Berkeley Springs. Stewart is in good condition with a fractured right leg. The second incident near Cross Junction involved a 1935 International pickup and a 1952 International tractor-trailer, with minor damage to the pickup estimated at 75 dollars.
Over two weeks 6445 chest X rays were given free in Winchester city and Frederick County. City total 4423 with 1923 last week and 430 at Virginia Woolen Company 66 at Douglas School 1994 at Presbyterian Church. County count 204? with 2032 X rays under county association. Grace B Kelly notes near goal of 5000 and satisfaction.
Funeral services for 74 year old Charles W. Loy were conducted Friday at 11 a m at Jones Funeral Home in Kernstown with Rev. Stanley McFarland officiating. Pallbearers included Carlton Hawkins Lemuel Clark Alton C Dunn Winifred Lupton Milton G Larrick and Maynard Larrick. Burial followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Funeral services for Lester C. Ware, 51, who died Tuesday at Winchester Memorial Hospital, were held Friday at 3 p m at Chestnut Grove Church. Rev. L C Messick and Rev. Donald Austin officiated. Pallbearers included Arthur Cather, Royal Nesmith, Calvin Stotler, Clifton Lewis, Joseph Shade and Talmage DeHaven. Interment followed at Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
The words come from a Scottish song from The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott. James Sanderson composed the tune for a dramatization and published around 1815 to 1820. The ceremonial form was set by Sir Henry Bishop, but records of its first use for a U.S. president are absent.
State police killed Robert Jensen 26 after a dawn gun battle at an Airport Road home. Officers PFC Alfred Kissinger 24 wounded chest and PFC John Flannery 26 arm, both in stable to serious condition. Capt. A. J. Oldham reported Jensen came from Columbus, Ohio to the area to flee.
A gray haired woman in her 60s robbed a California Bank branch, forcing teller Marguerite Everet to fill a bag with about $1,000. The grandmotherly suspect escaped into a crowd after displaying a pistol.
In Cor Corporation Court for Winchester Virginia, Saine P Roggles Warthur E Ruggles c/o Hess Shoe Berryville files suit to merge divorce decrees. Arthur E Ruggles, nonresident, must appear within ten days after publication to protect his interest. Deputy Clerk Corrine Barnett Riley notes dates.
In a Newark address, Eisenhower rebuts Republican suggestions while stressing personal responsibility for his ultimate decisions. He rejects any notion that isolationism could sustain a peaceful nation and asserts his authority to chart U S policy independently.
A speaker states unwavering faith in key American patriots, affirming no belief abandonment. He emphasizes George C Marshall among the notable figures in the group.
A quiz answer page lists Massachusetts William Cullen Bryant War With Mexico Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill Homestead Margaret Truman Diet of Worms Panama Canal and a traffic tolls proposal.
A list of numbered crossword clues with definitions including meanings such as booty to the right owing native of Scotland airfield part of an airfield erbium symbol thin in plate regret son of Odin fish capital Latvia decay fruit tardier ripped measure Heb spread grass to dry beast of burden and down clue capital Chile.
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