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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1949

Page

10

VMI cadets named for January graduation exercises

Four cadets from this area are candidates for degrees at the Virginia Military Institute graduation exercises on January 29. Bachelor of science in civil engineering candidates listed include Robert Bristow Harrisonburg Richard Hill Leesburg Waldo B Marshall 2d Front Royal and Kavanaugh V Thrift Culpeper.

VMI Robert Bristow Harrisonburg Richard Hill Leesburg Waldo B. Marshall 2d Front Royal Kavanaugh V. Thrift Cul- Peper

Evening 6 to 12 News and Shows Schedule

Television grid lists 6 PM to midnight programs across CBS ABC and NBC. Notable items include Vic Damone Show, Gene Autry and Kay Starr, Truth or Consequences, Philip Marlowe, Gangbusters, Judy Canova, Grand Ole Opry, and Dance Hour. Broadcasts feature music, dramas, comedies, and variety acts with multiple network slots.

Nbe Abe Cbs San Nec Symphony Ismer M' Rue Or Or Falee Cbs Cbs Treasu Sails Music Hawaii Mbs Vic Damone Abe Vaughn Monroe Cba Mel Allen Hollywood Theater Abe Gene Autry Kay Starr Abe Philip Marlowe cbs _ecoas Abc Sinatra Little Herman Judy Canova Chicago Theater Abe Hayloft Steka Abe Cbe Abc Dance Bands Abc West

City And County Realty Transfers

City of Winchester real estate transfers include Harry M Lupton to John M Hepfer a Shenandoah Avenue lot Cons Elwood J Kern and wife to Jack R Ireland a lot and improvements at 43312 North Loudoun Street Howard Ashby and wife to Joseph N McCarty and wife a lot and improvements at 211 Millwood Avenue.

City OF Winchester Harry M. Lupton John M. Hepfer Shenandoah Ave Elwood J. Kern Jack R. Ireland Loudoun St

Property Deed Transfers Around Winchester Cross Junction and Stephens City

Frederick County transfers include Bertha Calvert to Godfrey Glass Carper for Lot 1 mile southwest of Winchester in Hill Crest subdivision. J S Braithwaite to Purcell T Braithwaite and wife for 89 acres and improvements about 1 mile east of Cross Junction. Wardine R Lee and wife to F L Lee and wife for 18 acres near Stephens City.

Frederick County Bertha Calvert Godfrey Glass Carper Winchester Hill Crest J. S. Braithwaite Purcell T. Braithwaite Cross Junction Wardine R. Lee F. L. Lee Stephens City

Federal Government nursing training for high school graduates?

The cadet purse training conducted during the war has been discontinued. No assistance is being given to schools of nursing by the Federal Government at present.

D.W. A

South Progresses With Trees Its Number 1 Crop

South grows fast in the paper and pulp industry with pine forests expanding across the region. Georgetown South Carolina hosts a plant capable of producing over 1430 tons of board daily as southern mills multiply to about 100 producing 20000 tons daily.

Mobile Ala South New Maryland Texas Germany Orange Tex Kraft Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Lufkin Childersburg Southeastern Newspapers International Paper Company Southern Kraft Natchez Miss Nattchez Fernandina Fla Canada Pacific Northwest

Gainesboro High Students Feature in 1949 Poetry Anthology

The annual anthology includes Betty Blue McIllwee Wilda Jean Adams and Warren Thompson from Gainesboro high. McIllwee repeats for the third year Adams returns for the second year with a Cinquain and Thompson earns special mention for The Little Stream his first appearance.

Gainesboro High School Betty Blue McIllwee Wilda Jean Adams Warren Thompson Miss McIillwee Miss Adams Thompson

Atomic Radiation Looms as Tool for Crop Experiments

Washington January 22 Scientists plan to use atomic and related tools to breed crops and livestock for higher yields disease resistance and faster production David E Lilienthal head of the Atomic Energy Commission outlines two main paths breeding to enhance traits and using radioactivity to create new plant and animal lines some results may appear for the 1949 season with corn peanuts and potatoes among the tested crops and cattle efforts spanning years

Washington David E. Lilienthal The Atomic Energy Commission Lilienthal

Burlee Elected President of Virginia Dairymen's Assn

W F Burlee of Richmond is the new president of the Virginia State Dairymen's Assn. He was elected at a Roanoke meeting yesterday. E C Norman of Purcellville was named vice president and R G Connelly of Blacksburg secretary.

Roanoke W. F. Burlee Richmond Virginia State Dairymen’s Assn Burlee E. C. Norman Purcellville R. G. Connelly Blacksburg

When were the days of the week given names

It is not possible to say when the days of the week were named. The concept of a seven day week came into the Roman Empire in the first or second century in Christian times, influenced by Egyptian practice where days already bore names. Romans used names based on a planetary scheme including the sun moon and five known planets: Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn.

Egypt Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn

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