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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1955

Page

11

Television Schedule Highlights Local Daylight Time

Daylight saving Friday listings across WRC WMAL WTTG WMAL channels feature Hawkins Falls First Love and Classic theater blocks, with news weather sports and variety programs including Annie Oakley, Playhouse of Stars, and Captain Midnight. Local schedules emphasize serials, cartoons, and feature films.

WRC Hawkins Falls Phoebe Hollywood Steve Allen WMAL Stallion Canyon Ken Curtis Rash Rendell Jim Gibbons John Daly

Night Radio Schedule Highlights From W INC Programs

Friday lineup shows News Weather and a mix of music programs. ABC personalities like Quincy Howe Martin Agronsky and John Miller appear in the evening schedule with rotating music and talk segments across the day.

Quincy Howe ABC Ben Beichie Stern Martin Agronsky Melody Magic Sam Moss Vernon Staub Hayfield Assembly New School Today John Miller Church of God

SHOP in WINCHESTER The Valley's Business City

The Valley's business hub in Winchester features bargains and shopping options with the slogan Where Bargains Abound. Local merchants promote deals and community events to attract shoppers.

Winchester

Radio Schedule Highlights Key Stations and Programs

A detailed listing of daily time slots and programs across CBS and other networks. It includes news segments, sports, commentary, and entertainment shows from early morning through late evening, with titles such as News & Commentary, Dinah Shore, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Amos and Andy, and boxing broadcasts.

Cbs Variety Mbs Abe Cbs Sports Cbs News Strange Abe News Mbe One Man's Family Obs Dinah Shore Abe Godfrey Cbs Jack Gregson Perry Como Cbs Serenade Bing Crosby Amos Andy Cbe Abe London News & Varieties

Proper Records Aid Poultrymen Better Production

Lee W. Herrick of Virginia Tech cites farm records from 13 flocks in three counties showing pullet costs averaging 1.90 dollars to six months, with feed use at 31.6 pounds per pullet and mortality averaging six percent. The study highlights grain storage, chick costs, and efficient record keeping to improve profitability.

Blacksburg (P Lee W. Herrick VPI Virginia Herrick

How Yiddish Language Formed from Hebrew German Slavic

Jews leaving Germany in the Middle Ages for Bohemia Poland Galicia and Lithuania spoke Hebrew and Middle High German. Over time Hebrew Aramaic and Slavic words entered common use, German sounds altered, and by the 16th century a well defined dialect emerged as Yiddish. It did not become a literary language until the 19th century.

Germany Bohemia Poland Galicia Lithuania

Market Quotations From Local Markets in Rockingham County

Daily market quotations list mixed feed prices and grain costs. No. 2 Yellow Corn prices range near 1.45 per bushel while barley sits around 0.75. Butter and wholesale butter figures appear, with wheat No. 2 Red Winter at about 1.90 to 2.10 per unit.

Harrisonburg Rockingham Co Rockingham

Baltimore Apples and Potatoes Market Report

Livestock and produce market notes from Baltimore and Chicago USDA reports. Apples and potatoes show varied prices by variety and size with regional differences. Poultry quotes indicate steady to firmer demand for large fryers, lighter weights slower, and hens bringing lower returns. Cattle, hogs, sheep futures appear quiet pre-holiday with limited inquiry and mixed price ranges across packers and markets.

Baltimore USDA Chicago

Agricultural Market Report Shows Steady Demand and Poultry Scarcity

The Agriculture Department notes steady market with fair demand. Heavy chickens remain scarce while farm prices stay strong over the past 24 hours. Live poultry prices list broilers over three pounds at 23 to 24 cents, under three pounds at 24 to 25 cents, with turkey fryer and heavy toms also priced. Egg markets show U.S. Grade A and B prices by region, including large white and large brown at 43 cents and various grades at 33 to 25 cents. Winchester and Harrisonburg markets present mixed egg prices across grades.

Ocls Harrisonburg U. S Suewaee Haa Way

Grains Open Steady as Soybeans and Lard Ease

Chicago Board of Trade opens with steady grain prices. Wheat and corn futures show marginal declines or advances while soybeans and lard ease from session highs. Markets reflect mixed demand and planning for nearby and deferred contracts.

Chicago Board of Trade

Governor backs William and Mary board over student complaints

Gov. Stanley declared full support for the William and Mary Board of Visitors amid student grievances about President Alvin Duke Chandler. He declined to order an outside investigation, noting board policies on student conduct have broad backing among parents and Virginians.

Richmond Stanley William and Mary Board of Visitors Williamsburg General Assembly Alvin Duke Chandler Chandler William and Mary James Robertson Norfolk

Speeding Woman Claimed Ignorance of Speed in City

Norma V. Vanausdall, 23, told officers after a stop for speeding in a 30 mph zone that she did not realize she was going fast. The officers said they clocked her at 70 mph.

Indianapolis Norma V. Vanausdall

Acronyms Origin in WWI to New Deal Alphabet Soup

The piece traces the rise of acronyms from World War I era Britain with ANZAC and DORA through 1930s American speech, noting the explosion of "alphabet soup" produced by New Deal agencies. It cites EIDE BOEWABEW as a long example, detailing its meaning and origin.

Britain Eideboewabew Economic Intelligence Division Economy Branch Office of Economic Warefare Analyses Board of Economic Warfare

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