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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1949
Page
6
A 1950s dietary note tracks shifts in American eating, noting ready-to-eat cakes, puds, muffins, soups, and frozen foods as a lasting trend. It discusses the rise of nutrition science, changing potato and milk use, and the move toward diverse vegetables and convenient meals amid evolving dining habits.
The National Board of Review selects a postwar Italian film as Best Picture of 1949. Vittorio De Sica earns Best Director for The Bicycle Thief. Other top films include The Quiet One Intruder in the Dust The Heiress Devil in the Flesh Germany Year Zero and Letter to Three Wives. Ralph Richardson is named Best Actor for The Heiress and Fallen Idol. Cod liver oil note appears unrelated.
Eight people die when a Belgian Sabena Airlines twin engined plane crashes into a cottage near Le Bourget airport missing a crowded movie theater by a few hundred yards. The American passenger identified is Foster White, 31, of Hartford, Conn., an executive of United Aircraft Export Corp. A. The article also notes school staff distributions for 1947-48 and defines meteor science terms.
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