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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1949
Page
10
Mary Lou Steele governor of the 19th district and Susanna y president lead Winchester Quotarians traveling 3261 miles across 12 states to attend the annual convention of the Service Club of Women executives in Texas. The trip highlights dedication to their organization and its activities.
The Quota Club International Inc awarded its sixth international fellowship to a Brazilian woman, Lydia Nobrega de Lemos of Rio de Janeiro, for study in the United States in agricultural education and home economics. About 450 delegates from U S Canada and Mexico attended. Imogen B. Emery of Cedar Rapids was elected president.
Evening radio schedule lists programs across networks abc mbs nbe cbs and nbc. Features news, music, dramas, talk shows, and serials with times from 6:15 pm to 12:00 am and extended late-night blocks.
Virginia state police records indicate 350 highway deaths in the first six months of 1949, a steady improvement since February when deaths were more than 70 percent above 1948. Col. C. W. Woodson Jr. notes May and June had about 10 percent fewer deaths than 1948, with traffic volumes roughly 13 percent higher than last year.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd announced a letter of thanks to Governor W. M. Tuck of Virginia for aid to the Iron Curtain Refugee Campaign. The program, run by the International Rescue Committee, seeks funds to buy CARE foods and relief items for refugees entering western Europe. Byrd chairs the sponsoring committee, which includes 24 American governors.
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A daylight saving oriented schedule lists programs across stations WTTG and WMAL including morning and evening blocks. Notable items include Meet the Press Nocturne and Washington vs Boston in a late game segment along with Newsreels and sports recap shows.
Geological Survey bulletin reports more than seven million tons of high grade manganese ore in Serra do Navio Brazil with about 50 percent purity. ore first noticed 1941 by Mario Cruz. transportation and port options, including trucks to Porto Grande and potential rail lines from Sant Ana, are discussed.
Funeral services for Romanus Orndorff aged 61 will be at 3 PM tomorrow at St James Lutheran Church near Star Tannery. He died yesterday after a five year illness. Rev E B Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. He was a World War I veteran and survived by his wife Maude Weis Orndorff and brothers Nathan, Harry, Luther, Savilla McIlwee, plus seven stepchildren including Mrs Glenn Hawkins and Gloria Weis, all of Star Tannery.
Hackley Prep students in Tarrytown fund two week vacations for 24 underprivileged boys. They raised nearly 1400 dollars through a vesper collection, a benefit concert, a track meet, concession stands, and Rotary support. Camp for the visitors opened on Hackley’s campus supervised by 10 student counselors.
Governor Tuck announced 30 day reprieves for seven Martinsville men condemned for raping a white woman. Attorneys sought 90 days for appeals to the Virginia Supreme Court. Four defendants faced execution July 15 and three on July 22, now postponed to August 12 and August 19 respectively.
Congressional leaders hope for an early adjournment aided by a sudden cold snap. In the House chamber serving during Capitol repairs, the rear caucus room stayed noticeably chillier as air from large ducts poured in from the back, cooling members more than those up front.
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