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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1948
Page
10
The Koran is said to have been communicated to Muhammad by an angel, sometimes the Spirit or the Holy Spirit, and later Gabriel. It was written in Arabic and compiled from the Prophet's lips during his life in Mecca and Medina.
Eastern standard times are listed. Central subtract one hour, mountain subtract two hours. Local stations may adjust relay schedules. Last minute changes are not included.
A dense list of broadcast times and programs across CBS NBC and ABC outlets. Includes dramas comedies news and music shows from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. with titles such as Truth or Consequences Hollywood Theater and Grand Ole Opry along with host and act mentions.
Washington and Lee Generals begin a three day southwestern tour with a game against Western Kentucky State Teachers in Louisville after a strong showing vs George Washington University. William and Mary faces Wake Forest in Norfolk while Richmond Spiders move to 2 1 in Southern Conference with a 47 45 win over Clemson and VMI loses 71 45 to George Washington.
North Carolina State beat Pitt 77 to 42 as several teams led college basketball headlines. Yale topped Cornell 64 to 57 and Michigan edged Colorado 47 to 38 with Utah narrowly beating USC 58 to 43 for a third straight win. Baylor defeated Missouri 49 to 42 and Duke beat Davidson 58 to 41.
Stonewall cagemen won their first game 44 29 over Strasburg at Toms Brook. High scorer Tommy DeHaven with 20 points led Stonewall as they outscored Strasburg 20 1 in the fourth quarter after trailing by four entering that period. Stonewall girls fell to Strasburg 40 20. Next game at home against Washington Virginia on January 5.
Remmie L Arnold a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful denounces the Wagner Murray Dingell national health insurance bill as an assault on free enterprise saying doctors and dentists would become political pawns. He spoke before the Richmond Dental Association gathering. Currant cultivation banned in some areas due to white pine blister rust risk.
The All-American Soap Box Derby, in its twelfth year, is run nationally by the Chevrot Motor Division of General Motors. The headquarters are A 227 General Motors Building, Detroit 2, Michigan.
Rustic Tavern leads with 25 wins 14 losses followed by Garber Ice Cream 24 15 Kern Motor 15 24 and Piccadilly Soda Shop 14 25 Individual high scorers Dr Allen Hawthorne 159 Charles Renner 154 Ed Clevenger 141 in a 411 389 388 series. Team high game Piccadilly 611 Garber 589 Kern 581 Team series Garber 1749 Piccadilly 1736 Kern 1673
Braddock St Methodist and Market St Methodist lead in five sets and team totals. Ind district games feature El Keller with high scores, Joe Knight and Bobby Lee strong in set play. Team totals list Braddock St Meth and Market St Methodist near the top with Lutheran and Baptist close behind.
The Netherlands issues a royal decree for a transitional regime in the Dutch East Indies forming an interim United States of Indonesia without the Indonesian Republic. The aim is a government representing all Indonesia while negotiations with the Republic remain unsettled. Observers see the move as a partial negotiation tactic rather than a final split.
A flat plate electric ironer fetched 146000 in auction dough at Capital theatre last night. Buyers included Dorothy Fleming and Joe O Leary, with other bidders Michael Collins, Duane Bean, and Eugene Cochran purchasing a table broiler, a hand iron, and an apartment size washer respectively.
J Kenneth Robinson of Winchester was elected a director at a closed Virginia Horticultural Society meeting in Roanoke. The new president is R S Graves of Syria Madison County, succeeding E B Bonham of Chilhowie. Phosphorus was discovered in 1670.
London dispatch reports that Dutch officials will announce a new military operation in Indonesia to restore order. The move signals a renewed Dutch drive amid ongoing regional unrest and potential clashes with Indonesian forces.
A fire destroyed Cobb Memorial school in Caswell County North Carolina last night after about four hundred nativity scene attendees left the auditorium in orderly fashion. The loss is eight eighteen? 150000 dollars. The story notes a physics fact about speed of travel at 60 mph.
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