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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1946
Page
6
Local radio listings preview tonight reveal Daly and Shirer joining Arch McDonalds as Moondia hosts with Dine Time scheduled. Details indicate program blocks and guest lineup for evening listening.
The General Platoff Don Cossack Chorus began as a fellowship for Russian exiles after World War I. Conductor Nicholas Kostrukoff, then a mining engineering student, formed a chorus with fellow students in Prague, singing homeland songs and church music. Public performances grew after an impresario encouraged them, leading to more concert engagements and a shift from student group to a recognized chorus.
The world famous General Platoff Don Cossacks chorus led by Kos trakoff will perform in the Handley High School auditorium on Thursday night January 17 under the Winchester Community Concert Association. The chorus history spans Prague to international tours and notes recent marriages and American citizenships among its members.
Miss Stelleda Hart of the Western Union Telegraph Company announces telegrams between major cities will move by radio beam within years, replacing thousands of poles. The first NY-Washington-Pittsburgh triangle will cut 2500 miles of pole lines, with later expansion to Columbus Cincinnati Chicago Toledo and Cleveland in 1946. Each high frequency beam will carry all telegraph traffic via relay towers 60 to 120 feet tall, using circular reflectors and tin can antennas to bend waves along the earth.
The mother of a World War II veteran may gain a pension if there is established actual dependency. There is no time limit for when dependency begins, so death compensation can be payable to eligible parents regardless of the veteran’s death date. Applications go through the Regional Office of the Veterans Administration.
An essay warns of electric fence dangers to children and livestock, stressing the need for approved controllers and safe practices. It covers injury risks, proper grounding, and cautions against home made controllers while advising adults to supervise children near fences and avoid wet ground areas.
Present and past rainfall data cover 24 hours to 7 am with none. January to date 0.52 inches and year to date 6.52 inches. Average annual rainfall over 33 years is 36.49 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1945 list precise values by month.
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