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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1955
Page
6
Washington reports the U S Department of Agriculture warns of a possible large scale grasshopper invasion in 1956. The alert comes from the Science Service noting potential damage to crops and urging monitoring and control efforts.
USDA survey predicts next year's grasshopper population at more than three times 1955 levels across 16 states. About 20 million rangeland acres in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming are expected to harbor insects in 1956. In 1955 roughly 1.65 million acres in 11 states were treated with insecticides to control the pests. Final 1956 control plans will rely on re surveys of tall predators parasites diseases and weather through spring.
A dense list of programs covers Christmas themed shows and holiday cinema. Notable entries include A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim, Christmas Eve services, and The Perry Como Show along with Lawrence Welk and Ozark Jubilee. Several religious and variety programs anchor the late evening lineup.
A detailed Sunday programming list from noon to 11:30 pm features Captain Hartz Newsreel Christmas Carols American Forum Frontiers of Faith Zoo Parade His Way Assignment India Captain Gallant Meet the Press Roy Rogers It's a Great Life Frontier Variety Hour Alcoa Hour Loretta Young Justice News Sports Movie Channel This Is the Life Movie Commercial Film Snicker Flickers Commercial Film This Day We Celebrate Hand to Heaven Georgetown UI Forum Movie Movie The Unexpected The Pendulum Secret File U S A Featurame This Day We Celebrate Celebrity Parade This We Believe Dean Pike College Press Conference Super Circus Science Fiction Theater Beulah You Asked for It Famous Film Festival Chance of a Lifetime Ted Mack Life Begins at Eighty All Star Theater Weather Sports Big Picture Winky Dink You Orient Express China Smith Boston Blackie Lets Take a Trip Omnibus You Are There Lassie Private Secretary Ed Sullivan G E Theater Alfred Hitchcock Appointment with Adventure Whats My Line Sports Police Call
A dense listing of Channel 4 programming with time slots across the day and night. Multiple shows span from Tennessee Ernie to Tonight Show with various news, sports, dramas, comedies, and specials. The schedule includes theme nights, weather updates, and late-night features.
In Pulaski, Mrs. Della Owen 50, a sandwich shop employee, was charged with murdering Emmett Quesenberry 49, found shot in an outhouse behind her home. Police noted bullets recovered, discrepancies with a babysitter’s account, and that Owen claimed the gun discharged during a struggle over marriage. Owen remains jailed.
Surveyors collect soil and plant samples to count grasshopper egg pods in a measured area. Counts drive next year's infestation ratings and generate maps and estimates of potential outbreaks for planning.
Fixings for canapes offered with simple steps and toppings. Suggestions include cheese on crackers, eggs with cucumbers on rye, olives on buttered bread, mushrooms with olives, anchovy crab cream, celery with Roquefort, pastry turnovers, chicken almond spread on rye, liver pate on rounds, and pineapple with blue grape garnish.
The notice urges residents to provide food for birds facing harsh weather. It emphasizes birds’ reliance on human assistance for sustenance during freezing conditions.
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