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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1952

Page

10

Headless Murder Victim Identified In Yukon Case

Oklahoma City reports Betty Jack Stevens, 21, a Dallas waitress, identified as the headless murder victim found in a Yukon dry creek bed. The nude torso bore the carved letters RAT, and police suspect gangland revenge amid Stevens' prior criminal record in Texas and Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City Asobac Betty Jack Stevens Dallas Yukon Okla Cord Texas Oklahoma

UN Troops Welcome Home in Japan Arrival

United Nations troops arriving in Japan are greeted at Yokohama by the 289th U.S. Army Band and a line of talented Japanese dancers in colorful summer kimonos, giving a homecoming atmosphere to the welcome.

Tokyo United Nations Japan Yokohama

Evening Radio Schedule Highlights From 6200 News

A list of radio and TV program slots including Silent Hr. Adventure dramas Crime Does Not Pay and The Lone Ranger. Featured hosts include Abe, Rex Maupinning, Steve Allen, and Win Elliot Quis. Broadcasting blocks cover news, commentary, concert and variety segments with multiple networks.

Abe Mbs Omblower Taylor Barlow Rex Maupinning Mabe de Coney Abeo Hiteman Eeenohe Paul Lavalle Nabe Steve Allen Cbs Ree Annertere Abe Win Elliot Quis Cbs News & Music Abo Mbs Reapers Abe Hestra Cbs 100—News & Variety al Nets

Operation Rattlesnake Plan in California Oil Areas

SCIENCE SERVICE outlines Operation Rattlesnake to locate rattlesnakes in California oil fields. Dr. B Cowles notes workers excepted and emphasizes snakes avoid humans. He says danger rises when a person surprises a snake in sparsely vegetated oil areas and hunters and fishermen move in.

California B. Cowles Cowles Nakes Sn. Cowles

Television Schedule for WNEW Channel 4 and Daylight Time

A dense listing of WNEW Channel 4 programming across daytime and prime slots. Includes The Big Payoff Johnny Dugan Matinee in New York Robin Chandler Hawkins Falls Gabby Hayes Howdy Doody Theater News Up to Paar Those Two News Quiz Kids Voice Lights Out Movietone News Nite Owl Theater Kinderga O Clock Theater Family Playhouse Rash Curtain Up Temple's Cowboy Playhouse The Late Show etc.

WNEW Channel 4 Johnny Dugan New York Robin Chandler Hawkins Falls Gabby Hayes

TV Experiment Suspended in Basel Cantonal Area

Basel Switzerland experimental television programs halted due to lack of public interest. The Basel cantonal government funded a public station that aired two hour programs three times weekly for two months with free viewing in various cantonal locations.

Basel Switzerland Broadcasting Corp Announ

Mystery Broadcasts Land Man in Jail

In Long Beach California Philip E Peterson is jailed over unlicensed broadcasts on the same frequency as WCBS. FCC agent Robert J Stratton says the mystery outlet first aired in January and used the call letters XERD claiming to be in Sonora Mexico.

Long Beach Calif Philip E. Peterson Saia WCBS New York Robert J. Stratton FCC Sonora Mexico

Local Social Notes From Grimes Area And White Hall

Community reports include visits from Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Crim, local hall mite activities, and social calls among residents. Notable items mention Mr. Jacob Shinholts’s recent party, illnesses, moves among tenants, and visits by neighbors from Baltimore, Winchester, and Brucetown. The column also notes a reader question about historical use of turnspit dogs in kitchens.

Rusel Penn Baltimore

Saturday Night Sports Lose Glamor With Passing Time

Rv Hal Boyle reflects on the vanished era of Saturday night sportsmen, barber shop camaraderie, and the faded glamour of corner dandies who once defined youth aspirations. He recalls their quick tips, sharp talk, and dreams of joining their timeless, elusive club.

Verne J. P. Morgan Theda Bara Lars Spot Cavaliers

Bell Labs unveils ultra sensitive lint weighing device

The Bell Telephone laboratories introduce a microbalance far surpassing prior gravity scales. The instrument detects weight changes as small as 250 millionths of a gram and can measure a fragment of lint floating in the air with extraordinary precision.

New York Bell Telephone Laboratories

Fizzle of Red Demonstration Puzzles West

West Berlin authorities puzzled by a failed planned FDJ peace and unity march. Only about 2000 Blueshirts gathered in scattered groups near sector borders, waving blue banners and singing Communist songs, with two minor incidents reported by police.

Propaganda Drives Effort Amid Low Turnout

The report notes heavy propaganda use and minimal public participation, describing a strategy to maximize impact despite a small voter turnout. It highlights efforts by organizers to sway opinion and mobilize supporters in a constrained political climate.

Mrs Lewis Dies At Middletown

Mrs Susan Lewis 87 widow of Marshall Lewis of Reynolds Store died at Mt Haven Nursing Home near Middletown after several months as a patient. Survived by one son E. co Lewis of Reynolds Store 8 and seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements handled by Omps Funeral Home.

Susan Lewis Marshall Lewis Reynolds Mt. Haven Middletown E. Co. Lewis Reynolds Store 8 Omps

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