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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1951
Page
10
A Wichita Kansas house fire on Christmas night killed Maybelle Todd six Mary Lee Todd five and Emma Lee Todd three. Eight relatives were injured and three other children escaped with minor injuries.
Mrs. Todd told officers she carried two children from a blazing home but was burned as she tried to re-enter. She lamented she could not take them all.
December 26 radio guide lists 6 00 pm news blocks and a varied lineup including sports time Jack Smith Show and Beulah skit. Evening features drama comedy science fiction and TV interludes across networks Abe MBS CBS NBC and more.
Researchers report saliva contains cholesterol in amounts equal to blood and may replace blood samples for certain tests. Dr Frances Krasnow and colleagues presented findings at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Philadelphia.
Police chase L Wilson Via, about 25, sought on three charges including attempted murder after fleeing in a car and wrecking near Morriston Community in Augusta County. He allegedly fired at a service iron customer and exchanged gunfire with officers as he vanished across a field. His brother Arnold Via, 26, was arrested on related evading charges.
A 1921 Allied commission ordered Germany to pay about 30 billion dollars in damages, partly in cash and partly in goods. Few installments were paid before the global financial panic. An international conference at Lausanne in 1932 paused all reparations until Germany’s economy improved.
A dense listing of afternoon and evening programs across stations WTTG and WTOP features varied shows from dramas and talk segments to children’s cartoons and news. Notable items include Return of a Stranger, Gabby Hayes, Howdy Doody, Space Cadet, Captain Video, and boxing events.
A 28-year-old railroad mechanic pleaded guilty to first degree murder for the Christmas Eve slaying of his father John 62 and mother Ethel 64 at their Laramie home. He cited his ill father and not wanting his mother alone. He was held for district court without bond.
Steve Allen born December 26 1921 in New York to vaudeville performers. He became a radio actor in high school and by 1942 worked at KOY Phoenix as an announcer. He rose to a network DJ and comedian and wrote many popular songs.
Film producer Walter Wanger spent Christmas Day with wife Joan Bennett and their two daughters before facing arraignment in Santa Monica on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and a prior indictment over a parking lot shooting that wounded Jennings Lang.
Patti Andrews, bride of musical director Walter Weschler, wed yesterday in a civil ceremony beside sisters La Verne and Maxine Andrews. The trio plans a Las Vegas honeymoon as their engagement opens there, continuing their musical partnership. Patti was previously married to Marty Melcher and Weschler’s first wife was singer Sue Weschler.
The glittering ornaments may trace to ancient tree worship while the candles echo the Hebrew Feast of Lights.
New York reports Ben Henry Cabot Lodge leads the American Women's Institute 1951 list of ten best dressed men after a vote of 100000 women fashion leaders. Also named are Dean Acheson Ruby Newman Henry Ford II Lou Boudreau Ezio Pingare MacArthur Charles Wilson and others for various style looks.
A: How many electronic lators are in use by business firms. B: To date only one, in a St. Louis firm.
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