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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1951
Page
1
Hollywood fight leaves Franchot Tone hospitalised with a brain concussion and a shattered nose while Barbara Payton and Tom Neal see their engagement and wedding plans collapse. Neal says he delivered most blows in the clash. Payton disputes Tone starting the fight. Police investigate. no charges filed.
Office of Price Stabilization analysts Thomas A. Cafferty and Henry F Perlstein will host all day sessions at the Chamber of Commerce in the George Washington Hotel Building to hear businessmen’s gripes on price control. Conferences will move to Winchester Fredericksburg Culpeper Arlington and Alexandria with inquiries welcome from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eugene P. Saker and C. J. Ott coordinate local arrangements for the Retail Merchants Association and Chamber of Commerce.
Tokyo reports the Red China radio accuses United Nations of neutral zone violations at Kaesong near the suspended Korean armistice talks. A London Daily Worker correspondent claims South Korean troops invaded the zone three times, wearing American uniforms. Allied HQ denies violations beyond a navigational error strafing last Monday. The next move toward resuming talks rests with the Reds.
Willie Tucker, 39, of Evington, was found guilty of first degree murder for shooting his brother in law to death at the Teray home on June 17 and received a 25 year prison sentence. He also faces another trial on charges involving his sister, Mrs Arthur Teray.
John L. Lewis was in Winchester for a brief stop yesterday at the George Washington Hotel Barber Shop. He received a shave from Denver P. Spring and conversed little with Mr Lewis. It was unclear if he was bound for mine field duties or other travel.
A coalition of backers led by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and other eastern Republicans pushes Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for the GOP nomination. Kansas links anchor a campaign HQ while officials warn of a smear effort to cast doubt on his party affiliation and 1952 prospects.
A U S Fish and Wildlife Service research ship John N Cobb returns to Seattle after a student researcher John Slipp shoots an albatross despite crew protests. The incident disrupts the voyage as gear breaks and a crewman injures a rib. Slipp vows to stop albatross hunting.
Baseball doubleheader scheduled at Rouss Park in Winchester starting at 1 p.m. today. Local teams compete in a twin bill with weather and field conditions to be noted.
A Reconstruction Finance Corporation official testified that a $465,000 loan to a St. Louis printing firm in 1949 bypassed the agency’s normal review procedure. The hearing also tied involvement by Democratic figures to other RFC loans and noted a fired RFC official who admitted taking a vacation gift from a Lithford official.
Dr. John B McKee and associates with Dr. E C Stuart Jr win a $25 000 building permit for an office and laboratory at W Cork and Lee Streets opposite Winchester Memorial Hospital. Howard Shockey and Sons to erect a one story 40 by 57 foot brick block with three offices labs exam rooms and waiting areas.
A brisk fight is shaping up over Senate confirmation of Philip C Jessup as U S representative to the United Nations. Senator Hickenlooper says he has asked the Foreign Relations Committee to delay action on Jessup and on Chester Bowles for ambassador to India.
SEPI GNER, Ala. Seven of nineteen escapees were recaptured while a large-scale hunt continued for the others. Prison Director J M McCullough fired two tower guards for lapses. Three fugitives were caught in Selma within hours, two chased by hounds, one pulled from a train near the prison. Ringleader Frank Green, a convicted murderer, allegedly overpowered a guard at the front gate and sought to place papers on the warden’s desk.
The Senate passed a bill granting a minimum 400 annual pay raise for about 500000 postal workers. The measure would cost over 200 million dollars yearly and is retroactive to July 1. A House version is still pending.
Mrs Susie Avance 31-year-old Black mother at City Hospital Baltimore delivered quadruplets after 32 minutes of labor in six minutes from start to finish. The four infants—two boys and two girls—twin incubators, weighed 2 pounds 6 to 2 pounds 14 ounces. The family has two older children and grieving husband.
Secretary of State Acheson arrived in Ottawa for a North Atlantic Council session. The 12 nation NATO is expected to extend to Greece and Turkey amid debate. Attendees include Treasury Secretary Snyder and Deputy Defense Secretary Foster as talks focus on enlargement and peacetime endurance.
Allied troops using bayonets seized high ground northwest of Kumhwa after a 10 hour battle with Chinese forces. The fight saw three assaults, deep bunkers, and heavy western front casualties with an all out artillery barrage echoing across eastern Korea.
Mrs. Dorothy Oates was questioned by City Police this morning about a brutal beating in an alley near the Apple Blossom Restaurant the night of September 1. Commonwealth's Attorney Dabney W. Watts says she is insufficiently recovered to testify, delaying the preliminary hearing before Police Judge John W. Rice, possibly until next week. Louis Charles Tepper of 226 Loudoun Street remains free on cash bond, charged with assault and battery on the Bos cawen Street woman. Details of the affair have never been disclosed. Mrs. Oates lives with her parents on Loudoun Street with her four-year-old son. her estranged husband John Oates was working in a Pennsylvania steel mill during Labor Day weekend.
Reading Massachusetts Patrolman John R Condon with twenty years on the force was jailed on larceny charges after neighbors reported stolen copper piping and police found loot consistent with thousands of dollars in food and lumber from a construction site. Chief Thomas Wall said Condon admitted entering open stores to take items and noted a recent heroism record before his arrest.
Art Houtteman star pitcher last season for the Detroit Tigers was discharged from the Army today. He was given a medical discharge following service.
Lewis Pearson of 305 National Avenue celebrates his 85th birthday. A skilled cabinet maker, his hobby includes a miniatures collection with functioning parts, from a Fort Loudoun scale model to a Colonial living room. Born 1866 in Hastings England, he worked in Canada and the United States before settling in Atlantic City and Winchester.
Fifth Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Frank F. Everest and U S officials say massed Red jets in Manchuria could trigger lifting of air restrictions across the Yalu. They note political hurdles remain but expect allied retaliation if needed and plan dispersed air assets to reduce losses.
Two members of Boy Scout Troop No. 9 at Market Street Methodist Church earned Life Scout ranks at a Court of Honor. Jr. David Lewis and Donald Hayes advanced to First Class. George Dove and David Smallwood earned merit badges joining 23 total awards. Committeemen Wilbur R. Johnston Edward C. Jackson and A. C. Long presided before 75 attendees. New member Edward W. Truslow joined via Scoutmaster Harold Rowe who spoke on Alaska trip, while Paul E. Chamberlin outlined a Canadian trek for next summer with $500 saved. The troop will sponsor a curio show to fund the journey. stunts and slides from Camp Rock Enon were shown.
A strong offshore quake was detected in the sea north of the Dominican Republic and reported by the Boston College Seismograph Station. Details on location magnitude and local impact were not provided in the brief dispatch.
A Sunday family dinner event is advertised at the Metropolitan Restaurant with air time from 1 p.m. to 6 30 p.m. The listing notes the location and hours for dining during the weekend.
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