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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1955

Page

7

Evening Radio Schedule Highlights From WINC

A detailed Thursday night lineup lists News programs Weather and Sports at 6:00 and 11:00, ABC and local shows throughout the evening including Quincy Howe Benson's Hideaway Platter Party True Story and Band Wagon, plus Kelloggs features Rural Roundup and Morning Melodies with multiple time slots and music programs.

Quincy Howe ABC Bill Stern Benson Agronsky John McVane Star Weather Report Paul Harvey Ted Malone Martin Block

Mustached Horse Proof Made By Illinois Woman

Mustached horse lore comes from Red Bud Illinois where Mrs. 0 Woodrey proves horses can have mustaches. Her father kept Old Dick a plow horse with a six inch handlebar that showed a full mustache in winter and only stubble in summer. A photograph of Old Dick with a mustache was mailed to Mrs. Bessie Myers of London who asked a newspaper to help verify the claim.

Oodbey Old Dick Bessie Myers London

AAA to Withdraw Sanction of Auto Racing in U S

The American Automobile Association will withdraw its sanction of auto racing in the United States after this year. The move follows two fatal crashes, including Bill Vukovich at Indianapolis and a Le Mans disaster in France. NASCAR may assume sanctioning, with drivers welcome if qualified, while SCCA is discussed for the Memorial Day race at Indianapolis. Anton Hulman Jr. confirms the 500 mile race on May 30 will proceed.

Washington American Automobile Assn United States National Assn. of Nascar AAA Daytona Beach Fla Bill France Sports Car Club of America Indianapolis Bill Vukovich Lemans France Andrew J. Sordoni Wilkes- Barre Anton Hulman Jr Indianapolis Speedway

Dope Troubles on Formosa Prompt Mass Addict Registry

Official figures show over 10 000 narcotics addicts on Formosa but only 295 registered by the deadline to face prison. The age span included a 76 year old woman as the oldest and an 18 year old as the youngest.

Taipei Formosa

Evening TV Guide Highlights by Network Listings

A dense listing of nightly and tomorrow television programs across channels WRC Channel 6 WTTG Channel 5 MAL Channel 7 WTOP Channel 4 WMAL Channel 1 detailing shows from 4:00 PM to 3:30 AM including Westerns dramas news variety and serials plus sports and weather segments. The schedule names programs such as Dragnet Lux Video Theater Ford Theater Tonight with Garroway and The Big Pay Off with multiple actors and hosts.

WRC Pinky Lee Wild Bill Hickok Groucho Marx WTTG Gene Autry Gal Foreman Cindy Lou Lamb Art Lamb Dee Norman Wisner Fulton Lewis Jr John Forsythe Joan Camden New York Pat O'Connor Antoine Leone Featurama Channel 4 Garroway Ludlam Sheilah Graham Arlene Francis Elsie Janis Inga, McGarry Archer Ted Mack D. van Dyke Billy Johnson Donna Mark Evans Garry Moore Jack Paar Robert Q. Lewis Bob Crosby

Macedonia W S C meets for evening devotions

The Macedonia W S C met Wednesday in the church recreation building with Martie Jo Sumption as devotional leader. Several members and guests were noted including Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Boyce traveling to Indiana for the 80th Division reunion and connections to families visiting from Washington D C Shenandoah and Miami.

Acre Lawrence Slonaker E. M. Grim Grimm Cpl Robert Paxton U. S. Army Korea Virgil Comer Comer J. N. Comer Shenandoah J. T. Funk Kenneth Boyce Jimmy Slonaker Winchester National Guard Indiantown Gap J. W. Sumption Martie Jo James Roy Ferguson

Read the Star on Your Vacation Offer

The notice invites readers to subscribe to the Star and have it mailed daily to a vacation address. It lists a contact phone number 3424 for the service and highlights convenient delivery during trips.

Northern Part of Nation to Be Hot in August

Weather Bureau forecasters predict a hot August for most of the northern two thirds of the nation with temperatures above seasonal normals. Central and Northern Plains will see unusually high readings while Pacific Northwest and northern New England may stay near normal. Gulf states and Southeast expected to be cooler than normal with below normal temps. Rainfall should be above normal along the Gulf Coast southeastern quadrant and the western intermountain region, with below normal in the Central and Northern Plains Great Lakes and Northeast.

Washington Weather Bureau Plains Pacific Northwest New England Gulf States Gulf Coast Inter-Mountain Northern Plains Great Lakes Region Northeast

Col Thomas Wood Jr Dies at Fort Eustis

Col Thomas Wood Jr commander of the summer ROTC camp at Fort Eustis and professor of military science at the University of Virginia died in the post hospital yesterday. Death was caused by a heart condition.

FT. Eustis Thomas Wood, Jr University of Virginia Post Hospital

Shop in Winchester the Valley's Busiest City

The feature presents Winchester as a busy shopping hub with bargains galore. It highlights a bustling retail scene, inviting shoppers to explore deals and variety in the city.

Winchester

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