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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1952
Page
14
Chicago reports Gene Schroeder Virginia end and former Bears rookie star has signed a 19$2 pro football contract with the team. Schroeder, who lives in Washington DC, caught 24 passes for Chicago last season.
In Burbank California Tony Bove found a falcon in his pigeon aviary. The bird killed one squab before Bove wrestled it free suffering painful hand injuries. He believed the falcon belonged to someone as it had hands on its legs.
Radio listings show a schedule of 15 minute newscasts and programs across stations with items such as News & Comment, One Man's Family, Evening News, Silent Man, Big Town Drama, Boxing matches, and The Late Show. Notable names include Jack Smith, Guy Ambram, Skelton, Crosby, Parker, and Charles Laughton with various time slots through the evening.
Local stations WNEW Channel 4 WTTG Channel 5 WMAL Channel 7 and WTOP Channel 9 list a dense lineup of daytime and evening programs. The schedule features news, variety shows, dramas, kid’s programs, sports, film features, and special guests including Kate Smith Ted Collins Gabby Hayes and Leo Genn along with broadcasts from Washington teams and entertainment segments.
Fred M. Saigh of the St. Louis Cardinals and associate of the late Ro bert E. Hannegan is named in a federal indictment accusing tax evasion of $49,620. He allegedly evaded taxes on $108,823 of unreported income for 1946 to 1949, facing up to 25 years and $50,000 in fines if convicted.
Robert F. Kennon of Minden is elected Louisiana governor after a landslide over Harrison Bagwell, with C. E. Barham winning the lieutenant governor post. The GOP faced little opposition in statewide races, while New Orleans provided the sole strong GOP showing in a predominantly Democratic state.
Election notes state Kennon will be inaugurated May 13. No state wide tally exists though Orleans parish result is representative with Kennon 44508 and Bagwell 2184.
In preparing his Dictionary of Americanisms and Historical Principles Prof. Mitford Matthews recorded 50 000 strictly American words.
Straw-reed thatch lasts 35 to 40 years under normal conditions. The ridge should be renewed every 10 to 12 years. Thatched roofs remain popular in England and Europe with residents claiming better winter warmth and summer coolness compared with other roof types.
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