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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1952

Page

2

Third Polio Case Reported Here in Frederick Area

A third polio case was reported to the Frederick Winchester Health Department. Mrs. John Vaughn, 22, formerly Miss Anna Butler of W Clifford Street, is hospitalized in Richmond at the Medical College of Virginia with paralytic polio. She had been living in Bel Air Maryland while her husband served in the Army at Aberdeen. Local doctors ordered her to Richmond after suspicion of polio. Authorities say her condition is as good as could be expected and not likely to be severe.

Frederick- Winchester John Vaughn Anna Butler H. W. Butler W. Clifford St Medical College of Virginia Richmond Vaughn Bel Air Army Aberdeen Lillie East

Local Auction Listings Readied for September Dates

A sales directory lists auctions across September beginning September 13 at 11 am for Lan don Kackley near Ber fees oene, September 13 at 1 pm for Leonard tending on Puraiture Avenue, and September 13 at 10 30 am for Horace Maottest near Buren McKay with cows and farm equipment. Additional items include Shenan sur Mauasieid efteohal te eertk uestern Bt See oral oars and Verlis nS household goods on September 20 at 2 pm. October 1 features Landon Rackley near Winchester off Berryville Pike with livestock farm gear bees and household goods as auctioned by Charles Duvall.

Landon Kackley Berfees Oene Sart Leonard Puraiture Avenue Artrigy Svenes Horace ‘Maottest Buren McKay Feshal Dgoeh Vale Shenan‘sur Mauasieid Efteohal Orndorff Verlis Ns Oy Duvall Auceer Walker H. P. Pugh Landon Rackley Winchester Berryville Pike Charles Duvall

Trans-Atlantic Call Haunts Poet In Memphis Hospital

In Memphis a patient at a Veterans Hospital read a self written poem to Herbert Robert Service via a trans Atlantic telephone call costing 36 dollars. Service in France said the poem was not his. The incident left Ezell confused as hospital officials searched for him overnight.

Memphis Tenn Veterans Hospital John E. Ezell American Legion Bell Robert W. Service Service Yukon Dan McGrew France Ezell Legion Post

How's Your IQ Answers Revealed From Page Four

The page lists correct quiz answers: Salt, The Time of Your Life, the 17th century, Actor, Denmark, General Zachary Taylor, from the Scandinavian word north, The Mormons, Six, Avocado.

Denmark Zachery Taylor The

Gal Truck Driver From Six-Shooter Junction Retiring

Lillie Drennan, a 55 year old gal from Six-Shooter Junction, retires from Drenan Truck Line after 24 years. She sells her freight line to a larger firm and swaps truck life for apron strings and frills. The Houston Freight Carriers Association honored her with a luncheon as she departs the industry.

Houston Tex Junction Lillie Drennan Drenan Lilie Houstor Freight Carriers Association Navy Lillie

Cataract Drug Shots Show Vision Gains Without Surgery

Doctors at the Cataract Institute report injections using material from fish eye lenses produced practical vision restoration in 26 patients with cataracts. Over six to thirty injections given weekly, 14 initially improved and several later achieved near normal sight, with no allergic reactions observed. Fifty more patients are under test.

Alton L. Blakeslee New York R. F. Shropshire Jacob R. Ginsberg Mendel Jacobi Cataract Institute South Kortright

Barter Players Launch Road Tour With The Curious Savage

Robert Porterfield and the Barter Players begin their road itinerary next week starting in Harlan Kentucky on September 22 with John Patrick's The Curious Savage celebrating the theatre companys 20th anniversary. The troupe includes Dorothy La Vera Owen Phillips Alma Lofness Cleo Holladay and others and will also present The Late Christopher Bean and Merchants of Venice with Wytheville Virginia launching September 29. The Virginian is planned for the road after year’s start with Broadway prospects mentioned by Walter Winchell.

Robert Porterfield Harlan, Ky John Patrick Sidney Howard Christopher Bean Wytheville West Playhouse Walter Winchell Broadway

Beards Worn by Capuchin Monks in U S

The Capuchin order of monks in the United States wears beards. The practice reflects a broader clerical tradition where Latin church clergy traditionally shaved, while some foreign missionaries and certain priests retain facial hair.

United States

Bankrupt Steve George Spanes sale set by court order

An order from the Western District of Virginia directs the sale of assets in the Steve George Spanes bankruptcy. The sale will take place at 12:00 noon on Saturday September 13 1952 in front of the Frederick County Courthouse Winchester Virginia for cash.

District Court of the United States Western District of Virginia Steve George Spanes Frederick County Winchester Virginia Court House Virginia Woolen Company Frederick County Court House Corporation Court of City of Fannie E. Patterson Frances W. Taylor Loudoun Street H. W. Brent Milton Thomp Otte Oste Cal Nee Seidid Samuel Trenary Janeen H Es Seomany Martinsbure Martinsburg Turnpike Saral Cc Armistead Senthea Gan Market Street J. Frederick Larrick

Television operation cost and pearl comparison Q and A

The Q and A discuss monthly operating cost for a TV set in the East averaging about one dollar, varying by electric rates and set size. The second Q and A explains cultured pearls are nearly identical to natural ones, with a very slight lower specific gravity detectable only on precise scales.

R.I.B. A

100 001st Railroad Car To Visit Winchester This Winter

The 100 001st freight car built for eastern railroads since World War II will tour 77 communities in 17 eastern states and will visit Winchester this winter. It will feature interior displays highlighting railroad progress since government control began in 1887. a spokesman for the Eastern Railroads Presidents Conference noted that many railroad laws complicate the effort.

Eastern Railroads Winchester New York Eastern Railroads Presidents Conference

Othe Wee Tour Extends From Maine to Virginia

A touring route stretches from Maine to Virginia with stops near Appo ma and Newport. The pathway aims to cover coastal regions and inland towns as it grows.

Othe Wee Newport Maine Virginia West

Divorcee's 10,000 Mile Tour With Neighbor's Son

A divorced woman undertook a long travel tour spanning 10,000 miles accompanied by a 17-year-old boy who lived across the street from her. The arrangement drew attention as the pair toured various locations and encountered social scrutiny.

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