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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1948
Page
12
Central stations may shift relay times by one hour earlier or later to fit local schedules. Some outlets adjust for daylight or regional needs. last minute program changes are not reflected in the listed times.
A detailed listing of daily radio and television programming across networks NBC CBS ABC and MBS including time slots from 6:15 to 12:00 with shows such as The Beulah Skit The Smoothies The Jack Carson Show The Smoothies and The Friday Theater plus sports and news segments across stations and repeats noted for silent hours and specific host lines
Adolph Rupp, Kentucky coach, was involved when Kentucky’s NCAA champions beat Holy Cross 51-48 at Madison Square Garden. A spectator struck Wah Wah Jones with a rolled paper bag and Rupp defended the player before police halted the disturbance.
A question and answer pair discusses absolute zero as the coldest possible temperature. It states absolute zero equals minus 459 degrees Fahrenheit or minus 273 degrees Celsius, noting the scientific origin of the concept.
Handley Judges host War ren Wildcats tonight in Front Royal with Jayvees on prior. Wildcats return few from last year and Handley tipped to capitalize. Home openers also feature Boyce vs Toms Brook and Stonewall at Strasburg with first jumpers DeHaven OConnell Gillespie among likely players.
Entomologist J. O. Rowell from the Virginia agricultural extension service advises fall lice control for cattle before winter quarters. One thorough spray of 50 percent wettable DDT powder, applied to all body parts, will eradicate lice and prevent winter outbreaks at a cost of one and a half to two quarts per animal. Temperature above freezing recommended for spraying.
Virginia officials discussed placing young doctors in state mental hospitals for training and staff support. Dr. J. E. Barrett noted interns, graduates, and senior medical students could serve, while Dr. L. J. Roper proposed a full time public health medicine professor at Charlottesville and Richmond medical schools.
The Nurses' Examining Board says there is no uniform rule for black stripes on caps. In some schools a narrow band indicates one year completed, two stripes mark two years, and a wider stripe signals four years completed.
Mrs. Ada Graves won a $20 prize in Huntsberrys oldest shoes contest at the 70 year Winchester store. She purchased lace high top shoes in 1908 from founder C. E. Huntsberry. her husband Ashby is a retired farmer.
Prague reports money and machinery from Russia after Western denial. The agreement aims to supply Czechoslovakia with cash and goods in exchange for crown alternatives. World Bank aid was reduced from 300 million to 55 million, with only about 6 million granted last autumn. Czechoslovakia also seeks roughly 17 million worth of U S equipment blocked by export controls.
In Richmond on December 17 Washington and Lee defeated Washington University 53 to soars into the State and Southern Conference title chase. Virginia edged Maryland 53 to 47 while William and Mary overwhelmed Norfolk Naval Base 75 to 46 and Catholic University beat Roanoke College 55 to 45.
Carnegie Tech faces a setback as 90 ton cyclotron coils built by the Navy cannot be moved over Pennsylvania roads. The State highway department cites danger of bridge collapse and sewer damage, forcing shipping by sea. Tech warns the ruling delays completion of the Saxonburg synchro cyclotron and notes alternative routes considered.
Virginia Tech roster lists L. Slonaker of Winchester, age 20, a sophomore, as a member of the 1948 swimming team.
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