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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1954
Page
7
This birthday tribute notes Ludwig Bemelmans born April 27 1898 in Meran Tirol son of a Belgian painter. It recalls his early hotel apprenticeship his 1914 attack on a head waiter and his move to America then NY hotel work and child book writing with self illustration.
The tiny batteries used in these watches last for a year.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia filed with the State Corporation Commission on April 15, 1954 new schedules proposing rate changes. The commission suspended the effective date to July 1, 1954 and set a hearing for May 25, 1954 at 10:00 A.M. in Richmond to collect data and hear public input.
Music makers Kline vocalist Charles Anderson Joan Anderson and Kenneth Windle perform at Festival Square dances. Tickets are on sale at Festival Ticket Sales in Malden Electric Co store 48 S Loudoun St. For inquiries call 8498.
Winchester Frederick County drive for the 1954 Cancer Fund has reached over 66 percent of its $2700 goal. Rotary Club sponsors provide speakers and films for local education on cancer. Committee members span publicity education headquarters special donors professional group business industry and county groups with many local names listed.
A recent survey by the American Newspaper Publishers Association found two 2 cent dailies in Pennsylvania the Hanover Sun and the Susquehanna Transcript. It lists 22 newspapers selling for 3 cents.
Judge Q C Davis extended contempt proceedings against the South Norfolk city council to May 10 and warned they could face Portsmouth City Jail for failing to provide legally required court equipment. He ordered a clock installed and charged to the court.
Official policy states Good Friday is not a holiday for the armed forces but exemptions are allowed so personnel may attend church services where possible.
Rita Hayworth, with help from two former husbands, regained custody and is living in a New York hotel suite with her two girls and current husband. Judge George W. Smyth called her “a loving and devoted mother” as the neglect charges were settled in White Plains after a three hour private conference with the Westchester County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children present.
An ad touts Mrs Filbert's Ligur Mayonnaise as light and foamy with egg yolks and whites, soft spices, gentle vinegar, and real lemon juice. The piece links to a separate case noting Rita Haymes and family matters with Prince Aly Khan and Orson Welles sending lawyers to support Rita as a mother during neglect proceedings.
An advertisement touts T-4-L as a strong keratolytic fungicide that sloughs off tainted outer skin to expose and kill buried fungi. It promises a 40 cent refund if not pleased within one hour and notes availability at Boyd's Drug Store.
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