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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1948
Page
10
Woodrow Wilson Pomeroy of Front Royal was fined $100 and costs by Judge Joan Rice on drunken driving charges arising from a crash with a parked car owned by James Hickerson at 413 S Kent St. The impact caused about $50 in damage and Pomeroy received a 30 day suspended jail sentence.
Robert Whitacre of 103 S Brad dock St faces reckless driving charges after a collision at the top of Fishers Hill south of Strasburg. He will appear at Woodstock Sept 27. Whitacre’s Chevrolet hit a Ford driven by Marines Wayne Ritenour and Jack Miller, with passengers Betty McFarland Darle McCaw and Dick Orndorff. The two girls were hospitalized but not seriously hurt. Both cars were badly damaged.
We thank friends and neighbors for sympathy and kindness in person and by cards after the loss of our loved one. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Good and Brother Philip Good.
DES MOINES Iowa September 21 Government officials warn the bumper corn crop will overwhelm storage capacity with about 650 million bushels to be carried over next September and existing bins and commercial facilities near capacity. Farmers may protect prices by loans or purchase agreements tied to government storage. Dem onstrations planned to teach storage crib construction using materials on hand or affordable alternatives.
Richard Strieby an 18 year old freshman in McMinnville Oregon works as a male baby sitter to fund Linfield College. He began last January and adapted his approach after advertising as a male sitter. He stays busy by games reading and even letting a child snap his suspenders.
A list of cases from Medford Wisconsin to Petersburg West Virginia shows multiple defendants punished for drunkenness and reckless driving. Notable names include Elmer W. Shepard Douglas Henkle Lamp Howard Moulden James Wymer Melvin Whitlock Samuel Feaster Virgie Ellis Clarence Ford Ernest Carroll Leonard Mills Wm Emerson Stanley with fines ranging from 9.75 to 21. Court notes 30 days for vagrancy.
Trial Justice W Erle Edwards disposes two cases. Jesse Day Phelps of Hayfield pays a solid fine of 9.25 dollars for a traffic offense. Melvin Russell Messick of Stephenson is fined 25.75 dollars for reckless driving and license violation.
Two goats named Satan and Adolph survived the Bikini Atoll atomic tests and appeared in good health at a Chicago medical meeting. Exposed to neutrons and radiation after July 1 1946 tests, they received transfusions antibiotics and care for months, yet produced offspring and remained fertile.
The Department of Agriculture says weed killers are regulated only through licensing of spraying planes by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Herbicides target thin leaved crops like wheat and corn, sprayed from tractors, trucks, or low-flying planes. Warnings arise over 2 4 D dust drift and possible harm to humans, though no concrete controls are planned without evidence of harm.
The Virginia State milk commission will hear a complaint in Richmond at a meeting tomorrow about milk quality in Shenandoah. Mayor Henry A. Fix of Shenandoah sent the complaint, noting the town council passed a resolution condemning milk from a Luray creamery.
Virginia Feed Mills on North Cameron Street awarded a building permit to construct a corn shelling pit and cob bin with an estimated cost of 150 dollars. P. W. Lockhart of 626 South Lou doun authorized to add an exterior stairway to his dwelling. Bryant Harper received permit to replace a frame porch with a concrete one on Fairmont Avenue.
Gov. Tuck is progressing well at South Boston hospital after influenza. Temperature normal, doctors expect discharge tomorrow as he recovers from illness.
Eastern Local Time details note subtractions for central and mountain zones and acknowledge local stations may shift relay times to fit schedules. Last minute program changes are not included.
Some Asiatic fish survive dry seasons by burying themselves in mud and living long periods in a torpid state.
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