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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1952
Page
2
The Kiwanis Club will view Yours Is The Land, a soil conservation film, at the regular lunch meeting tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. F Koontz of the Conservation Office will present the program.
A compilation of upcoming sales across Virginia and nearby areas lists ranch and farm auctions including registered Angus cattle, horses, hay, farm machinery, real estate, and plumbing equipment. Notable events span October through November with multiple auctioneers and venues such as Staunton Verona Winchester Gore and Leetown. Roles include sale managers like Cave and Duvall auctioneers and trustees overseeing real estate transfers.
Marian Lewis stars as Agatha Reed in Goodbye, My Fancy at James Wood School on November 20. She has long ties to Winchester, with a husband owning the local radio station, and past leadership roles in Winchester branches of the AAUW and the Women's Civic League.
Death announced of Renus E. Oates 68 in a Baltimore hospital after several weeks illness. Born in this city to the late Mr. and Mrs. James M. Oates. Survived by widow Lottie Jenkins of Baltimore and two sisters Miss O H Lewis and Mrs Addie Godlove, both of this city. Funeral plans pending.
The Singer Sewing Machine Company unveils a new convertible cabinet model with slanted needle viewing, aluminum construction, and portable design. It features an enclosed mechanism, foldable sides, and a table top option for desk use when not in operation.
William E. Dodd Jr., 47, a former New Dealer candidate for congress from Virginia, died Saturday in San Francisco after a cancer battle. He earlier opposed Rep Howard Smith in 1938, was dropped from federal payroll in 1943 for alleged subversive ties, and later worked as a news monitor for the FCC before moving west. He studied at Chicago, Harvard, and Berlin, taught at several universities, and is survived by his wife and two sons.
George Townsend Hill died at his North Kennebunkport home on October 17. Born in Kennebunkport on December 23, 1862, he lived there all his life. He is survived by his widow Lizzie Dolios, two daughters Mrs. Philip Pearson and Mrs. John Hockman, three grandchildren including Allyn Houston, and three great grandchildren including Donald Houston. Funeral services were held in Kennebunkport with burial in Arundel Cemetery.
Columnist Earl Wilson reports in the New York Post that Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner have separated following a heated quarrel in Palm Springs. Police were summoned after Ava Gardner Lana Turner and others were said to be present, and Sinatra allegedly moved in with Jimmy Van Heusen.
Howard Hart of 31 West Bend Street explains his support for the Community Chest which funds the Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Salvation Army Winchester Day Nursery Negro Day Nursery Children s Home Society of Virginia and Sacred Heart Boys Club. Hart, a Virginia Woolen Co. spinner with 22 years at the firm, says the organizations perform important work and his two sons benefited from Scouting. He has contributed to every Chest campaign.
The annual Womans Civic League tea for nurses and teachers will be held Thursday from 4 to 6 pm at Thornhill the home of Dr and Mrs Monford Custer Jr 4078 Washington St. This is the seventh Civic League tea with guests including Memorial Hospital nurses Handley Virginia Avenue John Kerr and James Wood Schools teachers.
In Richmond Senator Harry F Byrd declines to back Adlai Stevenson prompting Rep Tom B Fugate of Virginia Ninth District to say I am not a Harry Byrd Democrat He has not stated his presidential vote yet as Eisenhower and Stevenson campaigns intensify Virginia speakers include Vice President Barkley and ex Gov William Tuck with a likely Eisenhower endorsement anticipated.
Answers list includes Maryland False 15th Century Great Britain Chicago Il James H Doolittle Charles Darwin Twisting the lion s tail Yes and We shall attend provided it doesn t rain.
The text notes Herodotus born in Halicarnassus in 485 B C and inspired to write a history of Persia after traveling through regions once part of the Persian Empire. It also mentions salt storage basics and its chemical stability under proper conditions.
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