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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1949
Page
10
County Agent H. C. Willey reports a drop in planted area in Morgan county with around 700 acres to produce canning tomatoes this year due to uncertain industry conditions. Weather hindered field work and prices may fall from 90 cents to about 1.70 dollars per bushel. many canners already hold last year’s packed supply.
Daylight saving time lineup includes Judy Splinters Mary Kay and Johnny Morton Downey News Caravan On Broadway The Clock Vie and Sade Three Flames Meet The Press DC Newsreel Television Amateurs The Game Room Doorway Game Armed Services Theater News-Thornton Fighting Marines Sports Reel On Trial Film Shorts Science Circus Tail Waggers Bill Brundige Claude Mahoney CBS News Television Shopper Petticoat Parade Diane Lucas Cooking It Pays to be Ignorant Preview Tex and Jinx Sports Recap
Abner I. Johnson and Halford H. Baker of the Winchester Express Co. receive safe driving certificates from Police Chief J. Thomas Boyd. Johnson has 12 years of safe driving and over 20 years with the company, partly in horse drawn service. Baker earns credit for 3 years of safe driving and five years with Express, with prior Army service including Camp Croft and the 274th Infantry in Europe. Manager J. W. Morrow notes strict safety rules and praise Winchester drivers for a spotless safety record, listing several other drivers such as Luther Gore and John T. Noonan.
In loving memory of my dear father Emanuel Thomas Byrd who died four years ago July 18 1945. My thoughts wander to the grave and the quiet hillside where you rest. I long to meet you when my life is o er and I cross the river to the golden shore. By His Daughter 1-18-11.
State Senator John S. Battle disclosed two letters he wrote to Lynchburg CIO official James C. Crist as evidence of his campaign outreach. He accused Francis Miller and outside labor leaders, including Petrillo of the AFM, of trying to steer voters toward Miller. Battle said he seeks support from Crist and Virginians alike.
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A dense listing of radio times and program lineups across networks NBC ABC CBS MBS TBS and more detailing news music drama talk and variety shows from 6:00 PM through midnight with multiple repeats and hour long blocks featuring news broadcasts concerts plays and entertainment. The schedule emphasizes daily repeats and network variety across stations.
The notice promotes a 20 cent booklet titled Modern Manners, a compact guide to proper form for all occasions. Readers are urged to order via a coupon from the Information Bureau in Washington DC, enclosing 20 cents and providing name address and city details.
Purebred rams to be sold next Monday at Farmers’ Livestock Exchange Inc one mile west of Winchester on Route 50. Sale manager Pred Stine says 2 Dorsets 25 Hampshires 3 Southdowns and 8 Shropshires go under the auctioneer’s hammer starting 1 p m with the show in the morning. Consigners include Lunsford farm Monterey 3 Hamp shires J C Reynolds Maurertown 3 Hamp shires Virginia L Hinkins Strasburg 2 Dorsets and James F Garrett Middletown 2 Shropshires and Byron Brumback of Mid.
Twelve area livestock producers have consigned a total of 38 animals for a Monday purebred ram sale. The event features purebred rams and midwest auction activity expected to draw buyers from regional farms.
A list of farm stock owners and animals shows numerous Hampshire and Shropshire entries. Names include C. C. Funkhouser White Post W. Lodge Bowles Boyce Owen Thomas Jr Round Hill R. J. McCray Leesburg Robert W. Sharp Plains Aspendale Farm Sam McClure Spottswood.
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