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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1957

Page

5

Specialist Hopes to Save Sight Of Student Burned in Lye Attack

A Brooklyn high school student, David Ozersky, 16, is partially sighted after a bottle of lye was hurled into a Thomas Jefferson High School classroom. The assailant, Maurice Kessler, 17, faces arraignment on felonious assault charges as the attack is described as revenge. Ozersky remains under care at St. Clare's Hospital with doctors optimistic about sight restoration, though full damage assessment will take days.

Lye New York David Ozersky Brooklyn Ozersky Maurice Kessler St. Clare's Hospital Loren P. Guy Guy Kessler Thomas Jefferson High School

Hudson River Named In 1674 After Earlier Names

The Hudson River received its current name in 1674 after earlier designations including the San Antonio River and the Mauritius River. This reflects a transition in nomenclature as exploration and mapping progressed.

Hudson River San Antonio River Mauritius River

County Court Fines and Costs Top $4 700 in Frederick

Fines and costs from Frederick County Court convictions totaled 4776.52 with 74 trucking violations costing 3619.70 mostly for overweight loads and 31 traffic cases adding 1156.82. Notable fines include Justin Junior Smith for DUI and six months, Robert Arnold for improper muffler, Virgil Sager for no registration and no inspection, and Phillip Palmer for reckless driving with appeal noted to Frederick County Circuit Court. Larry Smith Omps, Harold Omps, and Robert Cadwallader appear in listed offenses with related penalties.

Frederick Justin Junior Smith Rt. 2 Robert Allen Arnold Met. Box Green Spring Virgil Marion Sager Rt. 3 Marvin Trail Massie Rt 1 Robert Ezra Cadwallader P.O Stephens City Frederick County Phillip William Palmer Cameron St Larry Russell Smith Conway St Harold Jennings Omps Whitacre Virginia Robert Lee Lockhart Gore Vernon Eugene Dean Martins

T. L. Stuart Named Statistician in Charge of Virginia Crop Service

Thomas L. Stuart, longtime associate in the Virginia Crop Reporting Service, will succeed Henry M. Taylor as Statistician in charge upon Taylor's retirement September 30. The appointment, effective October 1, was announced by Parke C. Brinkley and S. R. Newell. Stuart, born in Alamance County, N C, earned degrees from North Carolina State College and has a lengthy service record in state and federal crop reporting. He is married with one child.

White House F. D. Roosevelt Columbia Broadcasting Company Harry Butcher Columbia Washington, D. C Wells Church Roosevelt Butcher Steve Early Gata Sweden Baltic Sea Thomas L. Stuart Virginia Corp Reporting Service Henry M. Taylor Taylor Ing Virginia Parke C. Brinkley S. R. Newell United States Department of Agriculture Stuart Voluntary Corp Alamance County N. C North Carolina State College North Carolina Corp Reporting Service Unti United States Corp Reporting Board Washington US Corp of Engineers Alabama Corp Virginia Service Richmond Agricultural Grange Virginia Horticultural Society Virginia Acadecy of Science American Farm Economic Association St Giles Presbyterian Church Mary Dempsey Wilmington

Local court fines list for traffic and public order offenses

A compiled docket shows multiple defendants with charges from improper mufflers and reckless driving to speeding and vagrancy. Fines range from 9.25 to 109.25 with several 30 day suspensions or jail time partially suspended. Defendants include Wilbur Henry Malone Rogers Moore Mudd Lena Davis Roger Mahoney Kenneth Bowen James Garrett Elllis Wines Elwood Barrett Maxwell Butler Melvin Miller Russell Copeland George DeHaven and others in towns such as Stephenson Middletown White Post Bunker Hill Fairfax and Mt Falls.

Russell William Shell E. Cecil St Linwood Buster Brown Millwood Warner Keith Carder Rt. 3 Robert Gilbert Dodson Rt. 1 Stephenson George Arthur Doakes Kent St Genevieve Virginia Kenneth Allen Bowen W. Germain St James Frederick Garrett Middletown Ellis Wines Sunnyside Robert Allen Arnold Bunker Hill W. Va Elwood Eugene Barrett Fairfax Maxwell Raymond Butler N. Loudoun St Melvin Dinges Miller, Jr Rt 5 White Post Russell Guy Copeland Stephens City

Snake Charmers and Cowboy Movies Wow Colonbo Audiences

Snake charmers and cowboy films captivate crowds in Colonbo the capital of Ceylon drawing steady theatre attendance and local curiosity about traditional acts and Western cinema.

Colonbo Ceylon

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