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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1950

Page

12

Early Public Phones Use Coin Boxes in Industry Rise

In the early days of the industry public telephones were housed in a box opened by inserting a coin. The note reflects the era’s business practices and user access methods for payphones.

Friday Radio Schedule Highlights and Confusing Listings

Radio programs listed for Friday December 22 include news shows, music time, dramas, and comedy across networks NBE CBE CBS MBS and OBS. Notable items feature Nero Wolfe Duffy's Tavern Nightly News Life of Riley Rex Allen Show and various dance bands with sport and speaking segments throughout the evening.

Nbe-Cbe Abe-Mbs-Eaat Abe-Mba-West Nbe Cbs Cba Beulah Cba Eine Abe Mbs Jack Smith Obs Ee Crosby Cl Seetheast Nero Wolf Abe Ee USA Ee Orchestra Mysto Monty Wool Parol Abe Broadway Riley Rex Allen Obs-West

Evening TV Schedule Highlights Across WNEW Channel 4

A dense listing of prime time and late night programs across WNEW Channel 4 with varied shows including Footlight Theater News Kukla and Ollie Quiz Kids We the People and Jackie Gleason among others. The schedule extends into late night with Flicks and theater features and sport segments.

WNEW Channel 4 Kukla Fran Ollie Jackie Gleason Tony Wakeman Frontier Theater Bob Steele Brian Donlevy Flora Robson Leslie Banks Edwards

Ritchie recalls bitter Korean siege and escape

Sgt. Richard E. Ritchie of Harrisonburg, 26, recounts the Chosin Reservoir breakout with Co L 31st Infantry Regiment Seventh Division. He describes being cut off, ammo shortages, relentless Chinese attacks, and his escape through enemy lines to join Marines, ending with frostbite and hospital care in Japan.

O. K Richard E. Ritchie Co. L. 31Stantry Regiment Seventh Division Korea Manchuria Julius F. Ritchie Harrisonburg Rean Sgt. Ritchie Japan Chosin Reservoir Ritchie U.S

8:45 Crime 9:00 Charlie Wild 9:15 Private Detective

Schedule listing shows a block of classic radio titles from 8:45 to 11:45 including Crime and Charlie Wild with Private Detective and The Lone Ranger followed by Star of the Family Beat the Clock and News Sports.

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