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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1951
Page
10
New York radio and television shift to fall schedules as summer programs end tonight. CBS brings back many shows between 7 and 11 with only the Godfrey Talent Scouts continuing from summer. The article notes a plea for safe driving amid the new season lineup.
Over Labor Day weekend NBC radio schedules a half hour program Are You About to Die featuring tape recordings of actual highway accidents reactions of involved persons and traffic police activity. Dennis James takes over Ted Mack roles on NBC TV and ABC radio. Bert Lytell handles Ted's Family Hour on ABC radio and TV. Mack travels overseas to MC amateur hour at military bases.
In Lincoln a smoke filled scene and a rare birth drew cheers as Smoky the fire department mascot helped deliver a puppy aboard the pumper. Fire crews and onlookers shared a moment of relief and amusement during the emergency.
Daylight saving listings include WNBW channel 4 with Footlight Theater and News rounds, followed by guest book shows, music programs and late-news blocks. WMAL and WTOP offer Frontier Theater, Hollywood features, Weather briefs, sports reels and Evening film lineups for viewers.
A scrambled OCR excerpt lists various radio and TV program fragments including news commentary skits dramas music segments and variety shows. It references CBS broadcasts with scattered times and program titles such as News Commentary Seance Concert Murder by Experts and Boston Pops.
Clarke County Republicans met in the Berryville courthouse and failed to select candidates to oppose the incumbent Democrats in November. No member volunteered for office. Chairman A. R. Dunning said another meeting would be held in two weeks. Committee members named were B B McKay Walter Hardesty Ed Lindsay and Robert Fowler.
In Moscow and across the Soviet Union Sunday is a day of rest with offices and most factories closed from Saturday afternoon to Monday morning while stores stay open. People stroll, attend museums, theaters, and cinemas, and participate in sports and outdoor leisure activities. Country and city residents mingle, with gatherings often accompanied by bayans and songs of courtship.
Officials estimate losses exceed 300000 after a fire gutted a four story downtown Luray building housing a grocery store and the Blue Bell Textile Company plant. The blaze began around 4 p.m. and was contained within two hours with aid from Elkton Stanley and Front Royal fire departments.
National and international livestock judges will preside at the 1951 Atlantic Rural Exposition in Richmond from Sept 28 to Oct 6. Dr. A. E. Darlow of Oklahoma A&M will judge Herefords and Shorthorns and has judged major beef shows and the Perth Show in Scotland. Other judges include Lee Leachman of Ankony Farms Rhinebeck NY for Aberdeen Angus, Carroll Staffner of Pennsylvania State College for the sheep department, Roscoe Whipp who coached Maryland 4-H teams, and John Morris of the University of Maryland, with ties to the ARE setup and the Maryland team that went to England.
Final divorce decrees issued in Winchester Corporation Court cover multiple cases. Names include Eugene Omega Rhodes and Frances Smith Rhodes for desertion, Norma Hoke from Stanley Hoke, Dorothy Kidwell from Charles Kidwell with alimony, Nancy James from Howard L. James, Donna Boyd from Harvey Boyd, Lola Lillis from Thomas Lillis, Mary Leach taking maiden name Renner from Edwin Leach, Garnett Lichliter from Charles Lichliter with child support and fees, and Raymond Boyd from Mildred Boyd with child custody by his mother. Additional cases include Louise DeHaven from Lionel DeHaven, Willetta Jenkins from Ernest Jenkins Jr. with attorney fees, Hazel Offutt from Howard Offutt Jr. with alimony and costs, Neida Sours from Roy Sours with support and expenses, and Frederick Fox granted annulment from Rosie Fox related to an undivorced spouse.
The British army in December 1776 on the American continent was 6,000 and upwards. Washington commanded American forces that did not exceed 2,500 troops.
Russell Patrick and family faced mishaps starting their holiday travel from Quill Lake. The car rolled into a garage window as they paused for last-minute needs, then they resumed toward Calgary. He later phoned from 30 miles out to warn others may bring fishing tackle, then at 40 miles more reported forgetting his wallet.
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