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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1950
Page
2
New admissions include Mrs Russell Shell 124 BE Cecil Mrs J W Grubbs White Fest Mr Russell Carron Front Arthur J Derflinger Al Mrs William Thompson Dela plane.
Answers list mixed with names and locations including Mt. Carmel Baptist Church 423 S Braddock St and St Paul A M E Church 128 N Loudoun St. Mentions Wayman A s Church Berryville and preacher Mitchell at St Paul s Berryville 3:00 pm.
The Evening Star invites campus readers to subscribe for a daily student edition. Send your student a copy each weekday by calling the campus office at the given phone number.
Mrs Lucy R Driver 75 of Stephens City widow of Henry L Driver died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She lived in Shenandoah Valley most of her life and was a Gold Star Mother. survived by five sons and four daughters. Funeral Monday at Jones Funeral Home then Fairview Brethren Church Rockingham County with burial there.
Robert Dailey of the Production Marketing Administration spoke to members of the Stephens City Chapter Associated Farmers of Virginia. The session in the Agriculture building was presided by Marshall Golliday with twenty five members in attendance.
A sequence of scheduled auctions across Frederick and Berkeley counties includes October 28 sales of nine parcels in Winchester and surrounding districts, livestock and household items near Berkeley Springs, and more estates near Bunker Hill and Winchester. November listings cover Shenandoah Avenue lots in Winchester and farms east of Rt. 11 at Bunker Hill with livestock and machinery.
Middletown Grange postpones the Amateur Show set for November 2 at the Lee Theater due to conflicting dates. A new date is being planned but not yet decided. Interested entrants may apply by calling William L. Aber in Stephens City.
The Journal of the Rev. Alex Balmain by Everard Kidder Meade highlights Volume IX of Proceedings of Clarke County Historical Association. Balmain served as chaplain to Muhlenberg’s Continental Brigade and lived in Winchester from 1782 as minister at Frederick Parish. Also noted is Miss Lucy Allen of Clifton diary (1830–1908) covering events from age 33.
Mr and Mrs Charles Lake of Mountain Falls Route welcome a son born October 17 at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Lake is the former Miss Lucille Perry. The parents’ address was previously listed as 1178 Cameron Street.
Police court cases heard by Judge John Rice list Samuel R. Jackson at 816 8 Loudoun St with a $14.25 fine Delmar Keeler of Winchester charged with drunk with a $9.25 fine Edward Sherman Nicholson of 1 Winchester cited for speeding fined $24 Walter Fincham of Berryville charged with drunk fined $9.75 Silas Luttrell of Cross Junction charged with drunk fined $9.2
A reader quiz notes flat tires as the most common automobile trouble, with estimates that by year end 1949 American drivers faced about 10 million flats, 4 million dead batteries, and 3.5 million ignition failures.
Frederick County poultryman C Irvine Cather will preside at a session of the Virginia State Poultry Federation Convention to be held next Thursday and Friday at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke. Attendees from here should contact County Agent I Fred Stine to join the two day meeting and banquet addressed by Gov. John S Battle.
The Winchester area cooled to 36 at the Winchester Laboratory last night, then rose to 70 by noon for the fourth straight day. Rain failed to materialize as forecast, with a low around 50 tonight and a pleasant weekend ahead. Motorists planned weekend travel as cloudiness and mild warmth return.
A weather summary notes scattered rain and snow with most areas enjoying fair conditions. Temperatures ran above normal in many regions while northern Montana saw higher elevation snow and cold air pushed into Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The 67 day old daughter of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip was christened Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise of Edinburgh today by the Archbishop of York. The article defines teraphim as household idols varying in size from small portable images to large representations, noting archaeology finds no large teraphim.
Nine scouts earned Second Class awards at Troop 2 inspection at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Presbyterian Church. Scoutmaster Bob Sutton awarded One Year pins to 12, Two Year pins to four, and a Three Year pin to one. Merit badges went to Harry Ridgeway Harley Welch Jr Granville Sydnor and Richard Adams. Community Service awards went to Richard Adams Alvin Johnson Billy Casilear Granville Sydnor Billy Locke and Stewart DeHaven. The 100 percent Boy s Life Banner was given to Scoutmaster Sutton by Alson A Hott Neighborhood Commissioner for Shawnee District. Six of 29 scouts present scored 100 percent in the uniform inspection.
Baltimore Senator Milard Tydings demanded air time to respond to Fulton Lewis Jr. after his Thursday broadcast was cut short by alleged technical problems. Tydings, campaigning for reelection, argued the interruption hid facts about Communist investigations in government. Lewis denounced the senate inquiry as a whitewash and suggested political exposure was catching up with Tydings.
Rome papers banner the escape of Bruno Pontecorvo the Italian born British atom scientist who reportedly left behind the Iron Curtain. Reports say he visited Stockholm and Finland last month then flew toward Poland with a Polish passport leaving his Milanite father hopeful he will return to England in January.
Dr Raine Hildebrandt described as the man the Reds fear most in Germany spoke to New York reporters. He claimed concentrations camps in the Eastern Zone remain in use by the Russians despite their January claim to have closed 13 camps.
Dr Edmund Horgan will attend the American College of Surgeons meeting in Boston Massachusetts from Monday through Friday.
Health officer outlines rules to avoid fatigue and illness, keep clean, protect food, and rest. He warns against crowded settings, postpones certain dental procedures during exposure, and urges adults to take precautions as cases rise.
Mrs William H Logan announces Idaho's Mrs Gilford Mayes will speak at the Fall Conference Luncheon of the Virginia Council of Republican Women at Hotel Roanoke October 27 and 28. Mayes, Idaho RNC Committeewoman and Assistant Chairman of the National Committee, has long promoted party and auxiliary activities.
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