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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
12
An early report notes helium inflation for practical airship work. It states that to inflate a typical airship, more than two million cubic feet of air must be processed, indicating scale and industry challenge.
Conrad Hoover American Legion post baseball team will practice at Park Diamond 5 p.m. today. The Legionnaires will entertain VFW Post 609 from Alexandria, reportedly one of the strongest semi-pro outfits in Northern Virginia, 3 p.m. Sunday.
The United States relies almost entirely on natural gas from Texas and Oklahoma as the chief source of commercial helium, creating a virtual monopoly in the market.
The Indians and Braves launch extended road trips seeking first pennants in years. Indians excel on the road at 25-8 and .158 road percentage, Braves 24-13 on the road for .649, while Athletics also strong away from home. Yankees lead at home, Pirates strong at home, with notes on road records. Also notes designation change of the British king title to George VI Defender of the Faith.
Mrs Bettie E Royston 72 wife of Edward R Royston died at her Berryville home at 345 pm yesterday after a heart ailment. She had been ill about a year. Born in Clarke county she was a daughter of the late H F and Mary Wilson Hough. Survived by husband four children two daughters two sons two sisters and six brothers. Funeral services 3 pm EST tomorrow at Berryville Baptist church Rev E T Clark officiating. Interment Green Hill cemetery.
A motion to set aside a $6000 damage verdict in Velma C. Smith administratrix of the Smith estate versus W B Stuart Co will be heard in Clarke County circuit court on September 17 by Judge Elliott Marshall. The seven member jury awarded the sum after a truck ran off the road on June 5 1946 in Loudoun county. The case involved a Stuart Co concrete culvert and awarded $1000 to the widow $2000 to David Eugene Smith and $3000 to Douglas M Smith.
Rosenberger captured first place in the City softball League with a 13 3 win over Virginia Woolen in a rain affected game. Larrick limited Woolen to four hits while Hart Pingley and Keller sparked the Lumbermen with power and timely hits as Burch and Clevenger worked for the losers.
The list shows Team Wie Fet Rosenberger 11 9 17, Virginiia Woolen 10 2 0.833, Royal Crown 11 3 0.786, Red Wing 48 0.333, O'Sullivan, Ward's Grocery 39 0.250, Winchester News 31 0.231. A Q and G section asks why the International Date Line sits in the Pacific mid region to minimize disruption to daily life.
Eastern Local Time guidance explains subtracting one hour for central and two hours for mountain. It notes some stations shift relay times to fit local schedules and that last minute program changes cannot be included.
A detailed July 15 broadcast slate lists time slots for abc cbs mbs and nbe networks. Programs include News Ropers Music Time The Lewis Show Van Damme Quintet Jerry Wayne Show and Armed Service Revue with a late night News and Dance Band block and Dancing Continued on the west feed.
Rome reports a back to work movement cracking the general strike by Communist labor after the attempted assassination of Palmiro Togliatti. Togliatti, Italy’s top communist and ally of the Soviet Union, was treated for injuries and remains central to the crisis.
A Sicilian law student shot him three times in the chamber of deputies yesterday. Disturbances sparked by a general strike left six dead and hundreds injured. Violence continued but diminished as workers began returning to jobs, signaling possible hardening of Premier De Gasperi against Communist demands.
The CGIL demands Scelba quit as a condition for ending the strike while the liberal party and DeGasperi's Christian Democrats back the government and denounce the strike as openly revolutionary. Also noted is guidance on safe rat poison use recommending red squill and cautions to protect children and animals.
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