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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1951
Page
10
Butterfield notes CBS marks twenty years since its experimental 60 line system began. The era started with the flying spot mechanical receiver and the W2XAB tests in 1931. Regular CBS programming resumed in 1940 after RCA progress pushed electronic TV forward.
Television schedules show WNBW WTTG WMAL and others with daytime and prime time lineups. Programs include Meet the Press Fireside Theater News and various dramas comedies and sports segments across channels 4 5 7 and 9 during DST.
Dorothy Roe reports a trend toward deeper femininity as rustling taffeta petticoats return in fall fashion. Designers showcase full skirts and swish silhouettes requiring multiple petticoats, while experts warn of rising costs and renewed ankle etiquette.
State Trooper A. D. Carwile investigated a crash on the Middle Road five miles west of Winchester involving a car and a truck. Alan Martin Rogers, 20, Route 1-A Winchester, was charged with reckless driving. Helen Campbell Bailey, 21, of 3 West Monmouth Street, was hospitalized with minor injuries for evaluation.
Ernest Rector of Marshall, aged 50, died at 1 45 yesterday morning in Winchester Hospital from Rocky Mountain spotted fever after a brief illness of a few days. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p m in the B F Herrell Funeral Chapel, Marshall with interment in Marshall Cemetery.
Winchester is among 32 Virginia localities asked to organize four member radiological monitoring teams. Hampden-Sydney College physics professor Dr. Thomas E. Gilmer is hired as special instructor by the Office of Civilian Defense. State Coordinator Joseph H. Wyse notes teams will include a leader, assistant, messenger, and a radio-equipped driver.
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