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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1948
Page
10
Advance agent for Hant Brothers circus rode into Winchester yesterday to wrap up arrangements for a show at Garber Grounds on August 24.
A one day showing is planned for August 24 at the Garber grounds on Front Royal pike. The circus travels from Waynesboro Pa Hagerstown Martinsburg then leaves Winchester for Leesburg and Warrenton.
A detailed rundown of radio programs and hosts across networks from 6:00 PM to midnight including music shows, news casts, dramatic features, quizzes, and dance hours. Notable items include Lowell Thomas repeats, The Lewis Show, Paul Lavelle Band, The Sheriff drama, Paige’s Musicomedy, Meet the Press, and Dick Jurgens Revue with Tex Beneke Band.
Kiwanis will move back to the George Washington hotel for weekly luncheon meetings starting Aug. 18. Robert Younts of High Point North Carolina, trustee for the Key Club, a Kiwanis junior group for high school boys, was guest speaker at this week’s meeting introduced by Laurens Jones.
Saint Bernard dogs derive their name from the Swiss Alps near the Churfirsten region where the breed originated. The dogs were historically used to rescue travelers lost in snow in the surrounding alpine passes.
James Marlow reports that U S congressional probes of wartime spy rings draw fire for public hearings and name certain suspects, unlike Canada 1946 private inquiry that led to convictions. Critics say innocent people suffer, while officials say better oversight is needed though grand juries found no indictments.
Howard G. Whitacre son of Mr and Mrs T J Whitacre of Whitacre Virginia arrived Yokohama in June and is serving as a clerk typist in the public information office at Johnson Air Force Base. He expects to return home in November 1949 after service in the Pacific theater and Navy prior to rejoining the Air Forces. The piece also notes the Northern Lights result from electrical discharge in very low pressure air at 50 to 500 feet.
A trancontinental railroad extending to Lima Peru climbs to 15 000 feet above sea level at a notable section. The route traverses western South America showcasing extreme altitude.
The earliest known bird is believed to be an archaeopteryx, a peculiar creature that lived about 125 million years ago.
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