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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1947
Page
9
In 1829 British India officially forbidden the Hindu custom of widow self immolation at funeral rites, marking a legal shift against the practice. The move reflects colonial reform efforts and changing social norms affecting widows.
Hollywood July 15. Walt Disney explains animation profits are long term with reissues. He cites budgets of about 3.5 million and multi year timelines from idea to profit while noting aging audiences and selective appeal. Disney stresses patience and continued reissues for cartoon success.
Senate subcommittee on July 15 plans a 19th session to examine Philip B Perlman for solicitor general after failing to finish hearings. Chairman Ferguson seeks full records of Perlman’s retainers from the Automatic Voting Machine Co. The transcript notes 9,586 vessel transits through the Panama Canal in 1946, a record.
A compact grid list of across and down crossword clues includes definitions such as go by for across one, volcanic rock for five, keel-billed cuckoos for ten, and various others covering animals metals and places. The puzzle mentions cues like ancient Hindu instrument and Leaning Tower location as well as end terms for architecture and tree species.
The Winchester Evening Star moved its office and plant equipment to a new building over a weekend with all Linotypes braced on a dolly and rolled through the street. Linotype News praises the smooth transition and features an engraving of the Star’s new home. The paper adds a tubular press and Blue Streak Linotypes on order. Editor Harry F. Byrd Jr. and business manager Ralph S. Fansler are named.
House Republican leaders promised an independent congressional survey of military and economic needs before passing sweeping foreign legislation for 1948. A special committee appointed by Speaker Martin will conduct studies in the United States and abroad to obtain first hand information for Congress next January.
Following a special sermon by district superintendent Rev. F. B. Wine at Mountain View Methodist Church the Wardensville charge will hold its fourth quarterly conference. The note mentions horses trained to move freight cars on British railways being more efficient and cheaper than locomotives.
Washington July 15 government will publish a booklet titled Fascism in Action prepared by Library of Congress staff. The House approved after fiery debate and Rep. Patman urged public release as a companion to Communism in Action. The study outlines tenets of fascist rule and aims to explain how dictatorships control life.
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