Record Low Executions Reported in 22-Year Span
The bureau notes 105 executions as the smallest total in 22 years of national tabulations. For 1930 to 1950 the average was 144 executions per year.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1952
Page
3
The bureau notes 105 executions as the smallest total in 22 years of national tabulations. For 1930 to 1950 the average was 144 executions per year.
New York stocks held a steady base after a four day advance. American Telephone traded around 153 3 8 on a block of 2 500 shares. Other active names included Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Bunker Oil American Airlines Westinghouse Electric and Dow Jones components.
Market steady for apples and potatoes with scattered notes on quality and size. Poultry and eggs show mixed demand with slow clearance for light hens. ducks and turkeys priced around established ranges. cattle and hogs demand steady with multiple weight brackets and price differentials noted.
A British mathematician argues in a technical journal that the economics of mass killing via atomic bombs would exhaust available human material long before bombs run out. The discussion frames the bomb as an act of cheap extermination in World War II terms.
The Special Grand Jury was recalled to meet Friday at City Hall. Members listed include W. E. Jaide, B. Keen, and Mrs. Ruth J.日讯
Chicago grains rise and fall with futures listed for March May July and December contracts. Soybeans trade around 3.02 to 3.04 for November January May and July while fats and utility cattle prices show lard values and dairy and beef categories with latest quotes.
Funeral services for Walter Shiner will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Kurts Funeral Home 218 Loudoun Street with Dr L Flick Vicar officiating. Burial follows in the Hebron family lot at Mt Cemetery. obituary note adds widow Margaret Hines Shiner.
Richmond reports that C P company is allowed an increased annual gross revenue of over five million dollars, with the ruling stating the amount will yield a just and reasonable rate of return on the company’s investment.
The Rev Franklin G Senger II was installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Windber Pennsylvania on September 23 at 730 p m Seven fellow clergymen from Blairs ville Presbytery participated including the moderator and executive A reception followed where greetings were offered by the Windber Ministerium president The Sengers have a son Franklin G Senger II who is pastor of Mt Calvary Lutheran Church at Mt Jackson
Governor Dennis J. Roberts secured renomination in the Rhode Island Democratic primary as the key statewide contest. The result confirms Roberts’s hold on the party and signals continued leadership for Providence and the area.
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