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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1955
Page
7
Richmond state adjutant of the American Legion Charles Kessler will be guest speaker at the Lions Club weekly luncheon tomorrow at 12 15 p m at the George Washington Hotel. The U S pharmaceutical industry spends five cents of each sales dollar on research.
ASAE 5 by fene pattern for a princess jumper box jacket and blouse. The 6 blouse uses 1 yard 35-inch jumper and jacket fabric. 154 yards 54-inch fabric for the set. Includes illustrated instructions and fit testing. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents extra for 1st class mailing to Anne Adans in New York.
Miss Katherine Pannill of the Handley Art Department announces the first in a series of museum art exhibits at Handley High School. The display features 26 designs prints and paintings in a variety of mediums by leading American painters, sent by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Educational Service through sponsorship.
An advertisement warns that untreated coughs chest colds or acute bronchitis may lead to chronic bronchitis and promotes Creomulsion as a potent non narcotic remedy. It touts beechwood creosote based formula and a milder version for children in pink and blue packaging.
Funeral service for Walter S. Carter, who died Friday at Memorial Hospital, will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. from Cartwright Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Laws officiating. Burial in National Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers named. active pallbearers include Julian Baltimore and Luther Gravely.
The Winchester Branch hosts an AAUW exhibit open through December 12. Students visit by class during school hours, and the display is available to visitors daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The article notes the United States produces 70 percent of the world's passenger motor cars.
Comprehensive broadcast slate lists 5:00 to 11:30 prime time programs across multiple stations. Notable items include Pinky Lee Howdy Doody Wide Open Town Hopalong Cassidy Caesar's Hour Medic Robert Montgomery Presents Tonight With Steve Allen and Boxings at Madison Square Garden.
A Tuesday program slate lists multiple radio and TV offerings from 12:00 to 4:45 PM and beyond. Shows include Tennessee Ernie Ford, Feather Your Nest, People’s Playhouse, Inga, Star and Story, Matinee Theater, Modern Romances, Looney Tune Time, Cartoon Concert, Love of Life, Guiding Light, Jack Paar Show, Art Linkletter’s House Party, The Big Pay Off, and Outlaw Army.
Glenn L Martin aviation pioneer founder of the Glenn L Martin Co died in Baltimore after a cerebral hemorrhage at 69. He piloted the first powered aircraft in 1909 and his firm built early bombers airliners and space hardware. He resigned as president in 1949 and remained a director and major stockholder.
Ronnie Weitkamp 3 found in thicket near Crane Naval Ammunition Depot sixty yards north of the facility where 2,500 people searched for 30 hours. Coroner Dasler confirmed identification and autopsy planned to rule cause of death. Police investigator Captain Dillon said starvation and exposure appear likely, with no foul play evident thus far.
Scranton Transit Co reports 266 striking employees began returning to work ending an eight month citywide transit disruption. The item also notes Gertrude Stein coined the phrase lost generation, later popularized by Ernest Hemingway in The Sun Also Rises.
The passage explains that natural flower perfumes are costly to produce, citing two tons of rose petals yielding a pound of attar at about $35 per ounce. It notes difficulties in extracting oils from lilacs and violets while asserting chemists can cheaply create a wide range of odors.
A historical remark notes that while insanity might be treated, mental deficiency is described as impossible to enhance, reflecting dated views on intelligence and cure.
Police said a 25 year old man named Dillon abducted three men and two women in a stolen taxi after terrorizing a South Side saloon. He brandished a razor and slashed two men before taking victims on a westbound ride. One woman was raped. Dillon denied the assault. He is detained without formal charge.
Twenty states and Puerto Rico have placed some limitation upon night work for adult women. This reflects regulatory variation nationwide and highlights ongoing labor law debates.
Three states and the District of Columbia limit night work for workers aged 18 to 21. Night work for adult women is banned in certain industries or occupations in 13 states and Puerto Rico.
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