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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1946

Page

8

Life span of a female mosquito and brain weight of a man

A female mosquito lives from ten days to a month depending on species and weather. The average male adult brain weighs about 50 ounces.

Germany fate hinges on postwar economic unity and zones

The Paris Peace Conference opens as Washington and London announce merging German occupation zones into a single economic unit. France is expected to join. Russia likely rejects, risking a permanent East West split. Byrnes and Molotov clash over German centralization and disarmament. the conference will not settle Germany but will shape Europe’s future balance.

Paris Luxembourg Washington Germany Britain United States England Byrnes Reich Europe London France America Russia Charles de Gaulle Georges Bidault Italy Bulgaria Hungary Romania Finland Molotov

Piccard Plans Dive to Four Mile Bottom of Sea

Prof Auguste Piccard and Max Cosyns prepare a two person deep sea submarine in Brussels for a four mile dive early in 1947 in the Gulf of Guinea. The device weighs 40 metric tons and uses ballast and electromagnet gravity release to reach and rise from the sea bottom.

Brussels Auguste Piccard Piccard Belgian National Scientific Research Fund Gulf of Guinea Max Cosyns

Classified Advertisements Briefs and Notices

FOR SALE 100 bushels nice potatoes at 1.35 per bushel garden run Milk at dairy 60c per tal Call 4308 after 6 p m Stewart Perry FOR SALE Combination gas coal and wood range 317 National Ave WILL party who found glasses in a green box with McIntire Magee and Brown Co on box left on outside of window at Farmers Loan Assoc Water street contact 209 Sharp street STRAYED To my place six month old bull call Owner please call for and pay feed bill and for ad Howard W Conner Stephens City Va

Stewart Perry National Ave Will McIintires, Magee and Brown Co Farmers Loan Assoc Water Street Sharp Street Howard W. Conner Stephens City

Williams-Beau Jack talk stokes lightweight title bid

Ike Williams pursues a unification shot with Beau Jack but the challenger declines. Other notes include Paul Brown placing a 25 dollar fine on late Browns players, and Dooley dodging a wedding joke after a missed baserunning play.

Sid Feder Hugh Fullerton, Jr New York Ike Williams NBA Beau Jack Beau Paul Brown Cleveland Browns Texas King Ranch Yankees Johnny Hooper Harry Red Sox Hooper-Speaker-Lewis Capitola Calif

Mexican Ball Enthusiast Says U.S. Baseball Behind Times

Bernardo Pasquel of the Mexican League argues U S baseball is antiquated and sides with player contract reforms. He says American pennant races lack balance and asserts Mexican teams like Tampico could challenge all major leaguers. He challenges labeling U S champions as world champions without facing Mexico.

New York Bernardo Pasquel Boston St. Louis Chicago Brooklyn Bernardo Brooklyn Dodgers Tampico United States Mexico

Three Men Rob Gold Seal Corp In South Boston Hold Up

Three men entered the Gold Seal Corporation office in South Boston and fled with a $26,000 payroll. A company spokesman said two assailants wore white masks and grabbed the money while a third guarded the door. The payroll covered wages for more than 500 employees.

Gold Seal Corp Boston Gold Seal Corporation

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