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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1948

Page

8

No Crime Prostitution Sled Closed in Reno War Stockade

Nevada courts ruled the Reno stockade for prostitution had ended as Judge Mervyn Lynch overturned a July 4 arrest conviction for prostitution and found no public offense. Reno Ministerial Assn plans to ask city council to ban prostitution next week. The stockade housed 20 to 30 girls under guard near the Truckee River during wartime.

ENO Nev Reno Mervynown Charles J. Cohn Reno Ministerial Assn Cohn Heno Truckee River

Market crosses marked fair dealing in European towns

Crosses stood in market places to remind traders to act Christ-like toward customers. Most English and Scottish market towns had crosses and many still survive today.

H.C.W. A England Scotland

Radio Schedule Notice for Eastern Local Time

Public notice lists network program times with time zone guidance. It explains subtract one hour for central and two hours for mountain zones and notes last minute changes cannot be included. It emphasizes local stations adjust relays to fit schedules and advises checking official listings.

Evening Radio Schedule Shows Wide Mix of Music News

A detailed broadcast list outlines 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM programs across networks including Abe, CBS, ABC, and MBS. Notable entries include Supper Club, Van Damme Quintet, Cavalcade of America, Inner Sanctum, The Falcon Adventure, Gregory Hood Drama, Vaughn Monroe Show, and Dance Band segments with various news, commentaries, and games.

Abe Cbs Network Abc-West Mbs-East Mbs-West Cbs Cbs-East Abe Lowell Thomas Abe Basic the Lewis Cbs News Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr Van_Damme Abe Jerry Wayne Abe Henry J Warnew Howard Barlow Abe Cabin Rex Maupin Abe Gregory Hood Billy Rose Voorhees Cbs Margo Abc News News Abc Abc West

State Doing All Possible to Check Polio Outbreak

CHAPEL HILL N C July 12 North Carolinians fear the rising polio cases and are assured that everything humanly possible is being done to meet the emergency The attack is the most concerted in state history said Philip S Randolph National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis representative Some communities push polio preventive projects with questionable value In November 25 126 feathers were counted on a whistling swan

Chapel Hill N. C Philip S. Randolph National Foundation For

Love and Neighbors in a New Field

Andrew enjoys a warm welcome in Branfield as neighbors gather at a party and a new friend hints at practical gardening tips. A stranger visits, eyes the view, and Andrew considers improving soil with a stone screening method before continuing to settle into his new life.

Ralph Estabrook Eph George Andrew Ephc Cecile Helen Priest Bigelow Gloria Ellery Mr. Paul Biggy Joe Mr. Woodford Joan Branfield Big Boy Paulson

Sheriff’s Posse Hunts Slayer-rapist Pair in Louisiana

A massive hunt near Melville, Louisiana, targets two masked assailants who killed retired naval officer Albert B. Couvillion and repeatedly raped his 21 year old companion after forcing them off a desert road. 300 to 500 searchers scoured St. Landry Parish in the scene of the brutal crime.

Opelousas Clayton Guilbeau St. Landry Parish Melville Here Guibeau Albert B. Couvillion Couvillion

Rail Timetable of 1883 Reveals Harpers Ferry Line Service

M R Cather of 322 Highland Ave a Winchester Woolen Co sample weaver owns a Baltimore and Ohio timetable from 1883 found in the Godfrey Miller estate Bible. It lists arrivals and departures for the Harpers Ferry and Valley Branch with trains to Staunton Stephenson Middletown and Strasburg including No 220 4 20 pm arrival 9 12 pm and No 210 7 15 am to 4 45 pm.

M. R. Cather Highland Ave Winchester Woolen Co Baltimore and Ohio RR Godfrey Miller Harpers Ferry Valley Baltimore and Ohio Baltimore Winchester Staunton Maryland City Taunton

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