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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1950
Page
2
Taipei dispatch reports Nationalist air forces say Russian planes shot down two Chinese fighters Sunday over Hangchow Bay off Cha, about 45 miles southwest of Shang. The clash left a Nationalist aircraft damaged and one pilot forced to bail out.
Henkel Lamp of Lamp Motor Co. Winchester topped bids at 18300 for the late Charles M. Lupton farm on 54 acres along Valley Pike. The property features a stone dwelling and large barn. Lamp plans to occupy after repairs and raise purebred cattle with his son Douglas. sale handled by Scully and Woltz, auctioneer Coleman Dunn.
The rodents compose the largest order of mammals embracing about 20 families and several thousand species worldwide. They range from the tiny mouse to the capybara and fossil rodents as large as an ox are known.
Winchester residents report sightings of flying saucers on long journeys, while national coverage notes possible US development of helicopter jet hybrids. U S News and World Report cites competent observers and a 1942 early model built by US engineers, now said to be advanced under Navy involvement.
The club hosts a capital area benefit featuring Mrs. Truman and diplomatic high society wives. Hundreds of officials’ spouses plan events with 200 volunteers and 48 states plus territories, aiming to raise money for the 26 year old clubhouse. State tables compete with keepsakes and a Dior fashion show.
A sideswipe collision at 8 30 p m Sunday on S Loudoun Street caused about 250 in damage. The Buick convertible driven by Cyril Loan of New Orleans Louisiana sustained the most damage at 200, while the 1939 Oldsmobile coupe driven by Reece T Pence Jr of Stephens City had minor damage. No injuries were reported.
The article credits Charles H. Zimmerman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics as designing the first U S saucer model. It describes an elliptical craft with two piston engines and top speed between 400 and 500 mph and a landing speed of 35 mph. The piece notes the Air Force dropped its saucer inquiry last December, suggesting officials know their origin and that reports show misinterpretation, mass hysteria, or hoaxes rather than real craft.
March 20 to May 1 is best for spring sowing when water and weed control are limited. Spring sowing can work on small watered plots, but fall seedings have higher success. The goal is thick turf to crowd out weeds, with light raking and rolling for a strong stand.
A New York bill to bar charging two admissions for split doubleheaders was called unconstitutional and discriminatory by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Pending signature by Governor Dewey, the measure targets Dodgers practice of selling two games a day, with a memo arguing no health safety or moral relation and face discrimination.
Answers to the Daily Quiz include names and topics such as National Assembly China Harry Truman Robert E Sherwood Air Transport Command Burl Donkey and related numbers. The readable fragment lists several quiz answers with minimal context.
April 7 at 10 a.m. George H elsley s Farm Grimes Va community sale. April 8 at 1 p.m. J L Sealock 3028 Kent St Winchester furniture and personal property. April 8 at 11 a.m. J Fred Lar Special Commissioner Frederick Court House real estate near April 12 at 1 p.m. Carlton F Dyke 8 north of Winchester Greenspring dairy cows hogs. April 15 10 a.m. Mrs C A Yancey Stephens City Va household goods and furniture.
The National Bureau of Standards says that a TV antenna placed inside an attic in a house with plumbing and a metal vent pipe through the roof would not ordinarily increase the hazard from lightning.
John Hoover, 4228 Cameron Street, a surgical patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital for several days, is reported slightly improved today. The family requests no visitors. Coal is mined in French Indo.
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