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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1948
Page
11
In Paris on December 17 Israel’s bid for United Nations membership did not receive Security Council approval. Five nations voted to admit Israel, five abstained, and one voted against. An affirmative seven votes were required. Syria opposed the move.
The Christmas program at Montague Ave Methodist Church features a pageant by the youth with special music and recitations by Mrs. Harry E. Carper's class. Mary is played by Mrs. Evelyn Bayliss, Joseph by Warren Kines, and the Angel of Announce ment by Anna Dellinger. Other roles include Randolph Seal, Kenneth Seal, Luther Lowery, and several others. Junior choir provides the special music.
The United States, Russia, the Soviet Union, Argentina and Colombia voted for Israel while Britain, China, France, Canada and Belgium abstained. The text notes a split among nations reflecting diplomatic alignments and neutrality in the decision.
The 600 pound Wright Flyer is officially welcomed home in Smithsonian’s north hall after 45 years since the first flight at Kitty Hawk. Milton Wright accepted the artifact for the Wright estate. Chief Justice Vinson presided as the craft hung from cables at the arts exhibit building.
J Fred Larrick, Special Commissioner in Chancery, Winchester Virginia, sets February 3 1949 at 10 AM at 33 East Boscawen Street Winchester for inquiries and accounts regarding the Farmers and Merchants National Bank as Special Receiver in the Samuel Laren II estate. Creditors must appear with proof of still outstanding claims and evidence of debts.
Shepherd College will award A B degrees to senior students Roy Franklin Unger of Winchester and Donald Grover Cooley of Berryville at the close of the first semester on January 27. Unger, a 1943 Handley High graduate, served in the Air Corps as a student bombardier and is majoring in mathematics with a commerce minor. Cooley, Berryville High School alumnus, is majoring in social studies with an English minor and was elected to Who's Who among American Colleges and Universities. he served as a captain in the Army Signal Corps from 1941 to 1946.
Hong Kong dispatch reports a Communist spokesman saying Fu Tso yi governor of Suiyuan province pursues influence from Peiping guarding Peiping while not destroying it. Li Chi shen says a Nanking emissary seeks Chiang Kai shek replacement and hints at a democratic coalition provisional government with safeguards for personnel and stability.
In Itasca State Park Minnesota the inscription notes that the river begins 1475 feet above the ocean and flows 2552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. The item is part of a Q and A collection detailing trivia across geography and history.
Clarke County Izaak Walton League directors met at Admiral Mumma's Berryville home to plan a 2000 acre quail preserve near Gaylord. A nominating committee was formed to select officers, and landowner permission was sought to post land against shooting. The meeting also noted Shenandoah River pollution fixes by Viscose Co. and quail restoration efforts.
Beverley Byrd of Berryville acted as host at a testimonial dinner in Roanoke on Wednesday honoring Everett Bonham, president of the Virginia State Horticultural Society. Attendees included State Senator John S. Battle of Charlottesville and other society officials such as John Watson and E Blackburn Moore, with managers and delegates from Berryville, Staunton, Charlestown, and Richmond.
A terse note asks if something can be sent through the mail with initials D EB. The fragment provides minimal context and no clear event or entities.
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