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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1949
Page
10
Foreign Ministers Hall Is Now Movie Theatre in Moscow
The hall once used by the Council of Foreign Ministers has been converted into Moscow’s premier motion picture house. The building’s history links it to the ministers’ sessions and, before the revolution, to the famed Moscow Restaurant Russian War. Since then it served as the Club of Workers of the Aviation Industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Council of Foreign Ministers
Club of Workers
Meter Installations Delayed by Rain
Weather delays parking meter work on Cameron Street between Boscawen and Piccadilly Streets. Crews postponed installation of 62 meters until rain subsides as Officer Robert Boyce notes. An unrelated remark compares nationwide bus and streetcar parity to a line from New York to Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron St
Boscawen and
Piccadilly Sts
Robert Boyce
America
New York
Cincinnati
Housing Construction Drops Bloom in High priced Market
Washington officials note the postwar housing boom has ended for now as builders shift from high priced homes to meet demand among lower income buyers. Analysts say rising down payments higher interest rates and veteran loan issues curb new starts with 1949 starts projected at about 875000. The aim is to focus on low and low middle income housing to reduce the long standing deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
Commerce and Labor Departments
U. S
Veterans’ Administration
Public Health Service
Senate
Housing chiefs predict 1950s boom with low priced homes
They expect builders to profit from low priced housing only with government subsidies. The next housing surge won’t begin before 1950, driven by public housing, slum clearance bills, the 1948 Housing Act, and industry changes lowering construction costs.
Moscow Revives Gudonov Opera at Bolshoi
A new rendition of Boris Gudonov by Modeste Mussorgsky premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. The finale includes the Kremlin uprising scene omitted in the previous version two years ago. Early notices praise preserving Mussorgsky concept focusing on the Russian people as principal actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Modeste Moussorgsky
Boris Gudonov
Bolshoi Theatre
Moussorgsky
Kremlin
Segregation ruling at airport not Virginia concern
In Alexandria on January 5, Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond Jr observed that federal court denial to review the Civil Aeronautics Board order on segregation at National airport ends Virginia's involvement. Almond said the state has no authority over aviation segregation matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleandria
Civil Aeronautics Administration
National Airport
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Albert W.ryan
Local Radio Schedule Note Updates Not Included
Network programs operate on Eastern Standard Time. Central and Mountain zones adjust by one and two hours respectively. Stations may alter relay times to fit local schedules. No last minute changes are reflected.
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights and Network Lineup
A detailed, back-to-back listing of 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM programs across networks including CBS ABC MBS and NBC. It covers news, dramas, comedies, variety shows, sport commentaries and special features with hosts such as Lowell Thomas Fulton Lewis Jr Jack Smith and Bing Crosby throughout the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nbe
Cbs Network
Mbs-West
Lowell Thomas
Cbs
Abe
Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis
Manhattan Playhouse
Meredith Willson
Cbs News & Dancing
News
Abc
Abc-West
Cocaine Leaves Used by Medicine Men to Locate Lost Property
Local medicine men in South America use coca leaf divination to locate lost or stolen goods. They cast leaves on smooth ground or flat stones and interpret the fall pattern to reveal the property’s location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
World's smallest piloted plane makes maiden flight
On November 20, 1948 a midget aircraft claimed as the world’s smallest piloted airplane completed its first flight. It spans 15 feet in wings and 13 feet in length weighing 150 pounds. The pilot lies prone on top of the fuselage and reaches the controls via two armholes.
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Foreign Ministers Hall
H. C. Sheetz & Son
South Braddock & Wolfe Sts
Seus
Earl L. Mason
N. Loudoun St
Hansbrough & Carter
Albany
N. Y
International Soundphoto
Labor Department
Clark Gable
Jeanette Macdonall
Spencer
Jock Holt
Jessie Ralph
Ted Healy
Dana Andrews
Lilli Palmer
Louis Jourdan
Lupton Orchard Service
Winchester
Lewis M. Allen
B. Beverley Byrd
Lee O. Dick
John D. Glover
Gulf Oil Corporation
Paul M. Haldeman Parmer
Jos. L. Kalbach
J. Thomas Kremer Continental Oil Co
Ray Robinson, Jr
F. Grove White M. J. Grove Lime Co
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
J. W. Arthur
General Insurance
OLD Star Building
E. Bescawen St
Letz Mills
Towner
Ottawa
Lupton Orchard Service, Inc
Gudonov
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Pacific Coast
Jayson
Gray & Eddy
Lee
Theatre Middletown
Sjack Armstrong
Jane Powell
George Brent
Frances Gifford
The
Sierras
S. Loudoun
George E. Pulley
Henry T. Goode
Rouss Ave
Frick
Flaw Mills
Martinsburg Pike
Saehe Crete
Continental Oil Company
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