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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1951
Page
12
The capital city Charlotte Amalie was named in honor of the princess consort of King Christian V of Denmark. The islands were a Danish possession at that time.
A ten week course in farm machinery and maintenance starts tonight at the Agricultural Shop James Wood High School under Howard Carlisle. Classes run three hours weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 7 o clock with no charge for instruction, only shop materials billed at cost as announced by James L Givens Vocational Agricultural Instructor.
A dense list of radio programs across networks includes News Broadcasts, Variety shows, dramas, comedies, and music features. Notable items span Bob Crosby Club Beulah’s Sketch and Jack Smith Show to Fibber Molley and Truth or Consequences with Mysterious Traveler and Bob Hope Comedy.
TV listings for WNEW Channel 6 show a dense evening lineup from 6:00 with Footlight Theater to 11:15 with Western Theater. Program blocks include News, Kukla Fran and Ollie, Texaco Star Theater, Fireside Theater, Amateur Hour, Broadway Open House, Captain Video, Court of Current Issues, J Hopkins Science Review, Cavalcade of Bands, and Star Time among others.
Funeral services for Samuel G Miller were held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Wm. Eis enberg of Grace Lutheran Church officiating. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Leslie Carper and others. honorary pallbearers were E. B. Estes and W. B Goode. Madison Lodge No. 6 I O O F attended, along with many Rebekah Lodge No. 21 members.
A. J. Cleveland Cady, a prominent architect of the day, designed the Metropolitan Opera House completed in 1883 after boasting he never designed a theatre or entered a playhouse.
Kentucky regains No. 1 in the AP basketball poll, narrowly ahead of LIU with 64 first place votes. Oklahoma A&M slips to third after its 16 game win streak ends, with LSU and Bradley also in the top ten as changes shuffle the rankings. LIU hits a western swing while Kentucky prepares to face Vanderbilt.
The four Bing Crosby sons Gary 17 Philip 16 Dennis 16 and Lindsay 13 are said to be worth about 200000 dollars each in an asset report. The four will receive a three cent royalty per disc from A Crosby Christmas under a court approved contract. Crosby began guardianships in 1942 with 53000 dollars for each, later adding more from radio earnings.
A Major League veteran notes radio stations have pressured to broadcast major games at the expense of local minors, harming local promotion and finances. He urges networks to require time for local games and predicts fewer minor leagues next season. The page also notes Kyle Rote’s draft outcome, George Mikan’s business venture, and other sports tidbits.
Judge Julius M. Kovachy grants divorce to Bobbie Lee Robinson age 16 on grounds of gross neglect of duty for living in her husband’s car from May to September. She later returned to her mother’s home.
Engineering plan enables five stations and three FM transmitters to share a common antenna atop the Empire State Building. First station to air around March 1 with others following. winter delays slowed progress from the 102 story tower. NBC started experiments in 1931 with WNBT. regular service began 1939.
A concise overview notes Argentina's five leading universities. It highlights La Plata, Universidad de Buenos Aires, National University of Córdoba, National University of the Litoral, and National University of Tucumán as top institutions shaping higher education in the country.
The article notes Governor Earl Warren of California is identified as a Baptist. It discusses transmission plans for seven New York area stations and the practical steps needed to multiplex two antennas on a single tower.
Snow looks white because many tiny crystal faces reflect sunlight or moonlight. Air spaces between the facets create numerous reflective surfaces, producing the dazzling whiteness observed in snow.
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