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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1950
Page
2
Mr. Bachrach and Mrs. James Gressett traveled 225 miles to attend a show at Hable's. Louis Bachrach advised friends that the film was playing in Winchester and he used 4 000 postal cards to promote the movie which has been drawing crowds.
Dr. A. T. Hawthorne will be the guest speaker at the Junior Chamber of Commerce luncheon tomorrow at 12 15 in the George Washington Hotel.
The provided responses include quiz items for 2. Peerie and 2. Virginia, plus the quote she was away for a minute, 3. Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederate States, 4. Old Josity Shop New Orleans, dates 1793 to 1857, and 10. Abraham Lincoln.
A listing of upcoming auctions includes buyers and locations such as White Livestock farm in White, the County Court House front in Winchester, estates of Samuel J ver and Mrs Clint in Berryville, T. C. Larrick farm near Middletown, O M on Old Charles Town Pike, and Bessie M. Ffier estate north of Winchester. Items range from livestock and farm machinery to household goods and antiques with auction times from noon to 1 p.m. on various September dates.
Virginia Tech dairy expert R G Connelly told the State Milk Commission that the cost to produce 100 pounds of grade A milk in Virginia rose about 44 percent from June 1949 to August 1950. He based figures on efficient Virginia herds and cited a gradual upward trend in costs during a two day hearing on milk prices.
Five trailer loads of Kaiser Frazer automobiles were brought into Winchester yesterday afternoon and left overnight on Millwood Pike near Orndorff's Shell Service Station until 8 a m today. The arrival occurred around 4 p m with vehicles parked closely together along the street awaiting distribution.
Scientists describe collecting uncommon plant specimens from a Geneva station for study. Field notes demand marking the source tree or vine and sending a postcard with brief fruit description and grower details. They explain true apple sports may be larger and blunter, while grapes can double in size due to chromosome variation.
Kiwanians report President Truman asked for stronger legal weapons against saboteurs and spies. The McCarran bill grants registration of Communist and front groups, war time internment power, and broader deportation options for suspected subversives. The House version mirrors Communist registration and Truman worries the provisions may threaten loyal Americans rights.
Sic is a Latin adverb meaning thus or so. It is placed in brackets after a quoted passage to signal that the quoted wording is exactly as in the original, including any errors or unusual phrasing, indicating the writer is not editing the quotation.
Walter attends the Jade Chamber scene as the Dowager, two aged courtmen, and Chang Wu challenge an envoy. The chair of audience and a diamond on the jade throne frame tense exchanges and a sudden decision to depart. Walter exits under imperial scrutiny into a maze of tree lined passages away from the court housing.
Walter confronts a prophecy as Chang Wu reveals he and Tris, captive in a torture cage, are key players in a political drama. Tris is freed and cared for, while Lu Chung’s treachery edges toward punishment. The scene sets up further revelations in Costain’s unfolding tale.
Raymond Zehner, an Illinois gas station operator, was struck by a stray bullet while cleaning a car windshield in Effingham. Dr. E L Damron, city health officer, rushed to treat a forehead wound and provide prompt medical attention.
Pedestrians saw a large outdoor thermometer rail from 120 degrees to zero and back in seconds. Officials said a jammed switch caused the readout not the weather.
The Common Council of Winchester Virginia amends Section 2 Chapter 29 to exempt North Cork Street between Stewart and Lee Streets and South Cork Street between Stewart and Latane Streets from Area A residential restrictions. The amendment, after notice and a public hearing August 8 1950, redefines Areas A B C D and preserves all other provisions.
The House votes 225 to 106 to receive and act on proposals for a multimillion tax on corporate profits. Rep Eberharter of Pennsylvania prepares a motion to instruct conferees to add a 6 billion dollar profits levy to the 4.508 billion general tax measure.
Rain keeps many from the annual Corn Hybrid Field Day but farms remain open for demonstrations. Visitors can inspect exhibits at Harry LaFollette Gainesboro E W Adams and Son Welltown Pike Murl Hannum Merriman's Lane Ridgely White Harmon Brumback Opequon and J Herbert Brumback Middletown. UN flag history notes unofficial 1947 origin for border-violation commission and General Assembly adoption in autumn 1947.
Mrs J A Duckwall president of Winchester Women of the Church and Mrs J A Hotinger will attend the 46th annual Presbyterian Church meeting at Hopewell Sept 20 and 21 with an executive board gathering Sept 19. Winchester presiders include Mrs Frank B Tavenner Jr Woodstock vice president Mrs Vernon Dyer Petersburg and Miss Pattie Chrisman Moorefield. Pastor Rev William E B Hill Jr led revival at the local chapel years ago.
The Rev. Ronald Wilson of Loudoun Street Presbyterian and the Rev. Joseph Duckwall of Highland Avenue Presbyterian plus delegate J A Hotinger will attend the fall Winchester Presbytery meeting at Strasburg Church starting Tuesday at 11 am. Everett Kline is an alternate. The session ends Wednesday after the 1 pm afternoon session.
Researchers at Temple University announce finding tritium in water describing it as essential to hydrogen bombs. The element is extremely scarce and valuable with potential production tied to atomic reactors by DuPont using heavy water.
Legion W R Barney chairman of the Winchester Frederick County Savings Bond Committee presented Commander Charles Zuckerman of the Conrad Hoover American Legion Post with a United States Treasury Department Award of Merit for the Post outstanding effort in the recent Independence Bond Drive.
Washington reports say Secretary Louis Johnson’s Pentagon staff faces departures after cabinet reshuffle. Assistant Defense Secretary Paul H Griffith, long associated with Johnson, is among likely first to resign as a larger Pentagon shift unfolds. Six presidential appointees in the group may follow after Senate confirmation.
Richard O. Green a 17 year old Arlington Negro attending Washington-Lee High School described a threatening telephone call to his home. Police declined comment on the incident as Green returns to the auto mechanic course at the school. The federal court order required Arlington to provide equal facilities for white and Negro students and sponges from luffa gourd fibre are common.
Singapore report notes British hotel owners in Shanghai forfeiting their properties rather than seeking fresh capital. Foreign residents face living difficulties in the Red city as business slackens and a single 15 floor hotel remains amid heavy payments to the Communist government.
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