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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1952

Page

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Stevenson to visit Richmond for campaign swing Saturday

Governor Adlai Stevenson will campaign in Virginia with a Richmond stop next Saturday six days before Dwight Eisenhower’s Virginia appearance. A motorcade will greet Stevenson at Quantico Marine Base and escort him to Richmond for a full dress speech with Governor Battle introducing him.

Stevenson Richmond Ichmond Adial Veen Eisenhower Virginia T. Nelson Parker Jr Illinois Gove Pareer Quantico Marine Base Adlai, III Toichmond Quantico Battle Byrd Tuck Viroy Carolina Oereedercore

Minister Admits Masterminding $23000 Swindle Near Auburn

A California minister confessed to masterminding a $23,000 fruit stand swindle involving Joseph and Amelia Lemos near Auburn. He claimed he needed funds to pay a blackmailer of three years. The district attorney will investigate and the presbytery moderator was present.

Auburn Calif Setanta Joseph Amelia Lemos Loonis Breyer Riseville Sacramento Harry Roseville

Tigerettes Fainting At football game hospitalizes eight

A wave of fainting hit a 150 member Tigerettes cheering section at a Louisiana high school football game. An unidentified doctor cited mass hysteria while another blamed food poisoning. Five ambulances transported girls to the hospital and eight remained overnight.

Tigerettes Bert J. Heinburg Tigerette Jo Ann Heinburg

Loonel Trains Hobby Shop Ad broadcast

A garbled OCR snippet mentions a hobby shop named Loonel Trains and an advertisement with unclear pricing and product terms. Limited readable entities include a shop context and promotional wording.

xyenTony Loonel

Careless Handyman Uncovers a Murder

Washington police report a murder uncovered by a handyman who dropped a trunk revealing a sealed body. The victim, Moore, about 70, lived at a rooming house. Elmer F. Lord, caretaker, admits a fight and says he struck Moore once with a hatchet during a drinking bout.

Washington Nia Moore Elmer F. Lord

Condition of Polio Victim Remains Stable at Richmond Hospital

The family reports Mrs. John B. Vaughan remains in the same condition at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond where doctors said the paralytic polio case is not expected to be severe. Her mother Mrs. H. W. Butler Jr. and brother Joseph Butler have traveled to Richmond to be with her.

John B. Vaughan Medical College of Virginia Hospital Richmond H. W. Butler, Jr Joseph Butler

Prospects Brighten in Hard Coal Talks

Washington reports prospects for a hard coal contract agreement brighten as talks continue. Union leader L Lewis advocates a 20 cent boost to the 30 cent per ton royalty for the anthracite welfare fund, which funds pensions and benefits for hard coal miners. The fund is near broke and a strike could cut benefits entirely. Negotiations resume next Tuesday with a possible agreement before the Sept. 30 contract expiry.

Washington Pennsylvania Anthracite Welfare Fund Anthracite Fund

Wanger to be released from jail today

Walter Wanger, the film producer, is to be released from jail today after serving 102 days for shooting Jennings Lang, agent for his actress wife Joan Bennett. He arrived yesterday from the sheriff's honor farm at Castaic and gave no comment on his personal plans or reconciliation with Bennett.

Los Angeles Walter Wanger Jennings Lang Joan Bennett Wanger Miss Bennett Castaic

August building permits rise in city and decline in Frederick

City permits for August totaled 105 625 and 40 400 in Frederick County. Overall combined August permits reached 160 925 in 1952 up slightly from 1951 but well below 1950. Largest county permit was 18000 for a black Presbyterian church one mile north of Winchester.

City Frederick Frederick County Winchester Back Creek Gaimesboro Onequon Stonewall Raymond Womeldorf W. R Sunnyside Kenneth E Dorohy R. Whitacre Whitacres

Forces Take Control of GOP Executive Committee

Eisenhower forces seized a majority on the Republican National Committee executive panel in Washington. The 15 member group includes eight Eisenhower supporters and six Taft backers with one neutral, reflecting postconvention leadership changes. Summerfield framed the move as orderly and routine for a post convention reshuffle.

Washington Eisenhower Republican National Committee Robert Taft Arthur E Summerfield Taft Chicago Summerfield National Committee Executive Committee Clarence J. Brown Ohio Oeginia

Rep Hall Seeks Dewey Help in 1948 Campaign

In New York a report suggests Representative Hall urged Governor Dewey to play a larger role in the GOP campaign. Eisenhower aides were cool to the idea as Taft aides backed a broad public effort. Analysts note Dewey and Taft were considered possible national spokesmen.

Rep. Hall Dewey New York GOF Hall Dwight Eisenhower Taft Frank Carlson Kansas Ralph Cake Oregon Chicago

Winchester Bicentennial events close Nov 11 plans

November 11 marks the closing day of Winchester’s year long bicentennial celebration with a full day of patriotic events led by local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars units. Bicentennial executive members include Dr. W P McGuire and William Schenck, with Baker and Schenck among attendees. An early detailed plan release is expected as citizens are urged to support the final city birthday celebration.

Winchester Commission W. P. McGuire American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Woodhull Baker Vo. F. W McGuire Exnere Winches

Allies Arm 2 Million Men Across Europe Says Report

A 60 page defense booklet cites 2 million armed allies in Western Europe and Russia’s force including 175 front line divisions with 100 in Soviet occupied Europe. It notes arms balance as a key challenge for North Atlantic powers given industrial and financial limits.

John M. Hightower Washington Congress Europe Yugoslavia Spain Russia America Soviet Progress Compet

Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival honored at Lodi Grape Festival

Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival will be saluted during the Lodi Grape Festival and National Wine Show in September 1921. Clarence S. Jackson announces the 15th anniversary stage program honoring the Shenandoah Apple, with 15 fairs chosen for special narration before about 10 000 spectators at Lodi Grepe.

Lodi Calif Shenandoah Clarence S. Jackson Jackson Idaho Tennessee Georgia Lodi Grepe

DC3 Crashes Near Linden Airport in Carteret NJ

A DC3 described as a three engine plane crashed south of Linden Airport near Carteret today. Fire units from Linden and Carteret responded after reports the craft headed toward Newark Airport with one engine on fire. no injuries were reported by New York police.

Carteret N. J Linden American Oil Company Newark Airport LaGuardia Field New York

Russell Says Stevenson Leftward Shift Costs Votes in South

Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia warned here that Adlai Stevenson’s shift to the left could cost him presidential votes in the South. Russell, who supported Stevenson in the Democratic nominating race, said conservative Democrats fear the trend driven by ADA and the CIO PAC. He will vote for Stevenson but will not campaign until after a planned trip to Venezuela.

New Orleans Stevenson South Richard B. Russell Dga Illinois Russell ADA PAC Americans For Democratic Action CIO Political Action Committee Atlanta Venezuela

Stevenson Ends Western Tour Travels Through the West

Adlai Stevenson wrapped his first Western campaign drive vowing stern action by federal agencies if elected. He argued the GOP split between Taft and Eisenhower favors his nomination and mocked the Taft victory claim amid a 5,200 crowd at a high school arena.

Albuquerque Adlai Robert A. Taft Ohio Dwight Eisenhower New York Taft A Er Ner Stevenson Sen. Taft Sateen

AFL Urges Members to Vote for Labor in November

New York. AFL President William Green appeals to about eight million AFL members to cast the maximum vote for labor in November 194? He argues this will yield changes away from Taft Hartley mentalities dominating Congress.

New York William Green American Federation of Labor AFL Ones of Labor National Congress

Suffolk Mayor backs Eisenhower for president

Suffolk Democratic Mayor R L Woodward Jr. today endorsed General Dwight D. Eisenhower for president in a public statement citing stability and leadership.

Suffolk R. L. Woodward Jr Eisenhower

Fiery Object Sparks Flying Saucer Talk Across Four States

Reports from Maryland to Tennessee described a bright greenish white fireball crossing the night sky. Weather and military observers attributed the sighting to a meteor, with multiple states reporting similar visuals and no airspace disruption.

Baltimore Maryland Tennessee Weather Bureau Frederick Hagerstown Cumberland Mad Charleston Wheeling Parkersburg W. Va Washington Naval Observatory Pentagon Virginia Kingsport Tenn

U S Superforts Hammer Communists Power Plant

U S Superforts bombers from Navy carriers attacked a partly repaired Suiho power plant in Korea early today. Reports say the raid aimed to disrupt communist energy facilities as airstrikes continued near North Korea with follow up attacks and defensive returns.

U.S Suiho Korea Eure Stern Bon Homme Rich

Two italized, comes $3,000 In County Accidents

Two accidents were reported near the county today. At 11:30 p m yesterday a Buick sedan driven by Cecil P Beaudette of Detroit with six occupants caused injuries to Burkhart and Houser and minor injuries to Oliver Clifford Lodge. Damages were about $1800 with the car a total loss. A second crash on Route 50 seven miles west of town involved a 1960 Ford driven by James B Glass and a 1947 Ford driven by Nora V Deaver. a 1946 Rio tractor trailer driven by Roy S Hulty struck the rear of the 1947 Ford, pushing the 1950 Ford into a telephone pole. no injuries but the 1950 Ford was a total loss with about $1000 damage.

Smith Vestige Cecil P. Beaudette Detroit Burkhart Houser Oliver Clifford Lodge U8mc Norfolk James EB. Glass Cumberland Nora V. Deaver Cold Spring W. Va Roy Sylvester Hulty Augusta

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