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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1952
Page
7
The Hopewell News an independent daily in Hopewell Virginia endorses Gen Dwight D Eisenhower for president citing proven ability and real leadership in an editorial. The endorsement signals support for Ike as the nation's leadership choice.
The watch industry employs one in ten Swiss industrial workers, underscoring its central role in the nation’s economy and manufacturing sector. The sector supports precision engineering, export strength, and global prestige for Switzerland.
Lead poisoning in children stems from habitual nibbling of lead-based paint, typically in older housing with layers of paint. Symptoms progress from irritability and loss of appetite to constipation cramps vomiting and pale anemia. severe exposure can cause brain irritation and a gum line discoloration. Diagnosis involves blood smear examination and no simple cure exists though some cases improve with treatment. the piece also includes guidance on poison ivy prevention and care.
Pearisburg Va. Former Republican Congressman Calvin D. Johnson told a Ninth District Republican rally that President Truman is making wild and erratic charges that help Gen. Eisenhower. He added Truman sounds like a man who avoids his books being audited and praised Virginia Senator Harry Byrd as a pure Jeffersonian Democrat.
Washington state stage holds a bitter U S Senate race as Henry Jackson seeks the seat held by Harry Cain since 1946. National figures from both parties campaign in support, with Eisenhower backing Cain and McCarthy slated to appear for Cain while McCarthy will broadcast from Everett for the Jackson campaign.
The Police Department says a small size girl’s bicycle is at the station and owners may claim it with a description. Chief Boyd announces a bicycle safety campaign focusing on rear taillights, riding the correct way, and bicycle licenses costing a quarter and transferable.
The Eastern half of the country faced cold and clear skies as a Canadian air mass moved southward. Temperatures fell 10 to 20 degrees from the Central Plains to the Atlantic Coast, while the West saw some warming and the rest of the region stayed near seasonal norms.
In Grundy Virginia 14 000 union miners across about 70 mines stayed away over a Wage Stabilization Board decision causing non union mines to boost output. Norfolk and Western Railway planned lay offs for around 300 coal train workers if mines remain idle. All 39 railroad served mines closed. Virginia Coal Operators Association reported 27 mines inactive.
A concise note recalls Herodotus born in Halicarnassus in 485 B C and traveling through former Persian Empire lands. His travels sparked the idea to write a history of Persia, which became his life work. he died in 428 B C.
Roanoke physician Dr. Linwood D. Keyser who died last week left nearly his entire estate about 300000 to church hospitals medical societies and schools. He willed 100000 to the Episcopal boys home at Covington. Much of the remainder is in government bonds and cash. Half the boys home portion will go to buildings or other improvements.
A split plan creates an endowment fund to educate deserving children while the other half finances a separate initiative. The proposal emphasizes targeted support and long term impact without detailing recipients or amounts.
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