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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1950
Page
7
The Plymouth Special DeLuxe four-door sedan debuts as one of nine new models with styling changes and safety and comfort improvements. It features a longer lower silhouette and high compression engine for lively economical performance, on display at Pine Motor Co Chapman Motor Co and Heatwole Motor Co.
In Honolulu on January 11 USC quarterback Jim Powers threw three touchdowns helping the college all stars to a 20 to 6 win over the professional Hawaii team reinforced by Chicago Bear Johnny Lujack. The game drew 16 000 spectators and featured Lujack in the opening TD drive. Powers connected on a 64 yard fourth quarter strike to Gordon Soltau.
Detroit January reports Plymouth new 1950 models displaying longer lower profiles with wider bumpers and massive grilles to match mid price cars. Chrysler group notes price unchanged from 1949 despite higher steel costs as industry output rebounds toward 140000 weekly vehicles.
Garland R. Quarles announces Winchester will host a series of 10 hour adult classes through the State Department of Distributive Education. Courses include a supervision course for managers and a selling course, both leading to state certificates and a diploma after eight classes plus a project. Miss Mary McKinney will teach, bringing broad training from Virginia, UNC, NYU, and other institutions.
The Quartermaster Corps was created in 1775 by the Continental Congress to supply the Colonial Militia. Earlier, European quartermasters are noted in 1447 as harbingers who rode ahead to locate lodgings for troops.
Philadelphia report describes a Merion suburb robbery where a thug demanded money from Mrs. Jane Carey. She laughed saying she had only 50 cents, provoking the robber to fire but miss, and he grumbled about luck catching a woman with no money.
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