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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1956
Page
4
Local notices include brief items from Winchester and surrounding areas with generic notices and public announcements. The page lists subscription details and mailing options for readers and notes Associated Press content rights.
Oklahoma City educators test educational television as a classroom supplement noting five courses successful with 100 students and results comparable to traditional teaching. They say TV cannot replace teachers but enhances demonstrations and learning, with broad potential for future adoption.
Dave Grote, NL publicity chief, cites this change as he notes an average NL first baseman now stands 6 feet 1% inches and weighs 208 pounds. The shift makes him three inches taller and 24 pounds heavier than the NL first sacker of two decades ago. The trend mirrors across other positions.
The article notes modern players are larger across positions from third base to catchers. It cites 1986 catchers as beefier but still smaller than today’s heavyweights. Outfield and infield players average more weight, while speed and old inside baseball fade as power dominates. Shortstops even reach 40 homers.
A Louisville Courier-Journal piece mocks beauty pageant rituals noting how winners faint after being told they are the prettiest. It jokes about rival contestants reactions and speculates on stage drama and fanfare. The tone is satirical and lampoons contestants and judges alike.
Poem fragment recalls Ponytail's romance refrain and dreamboat ideal. The speaker notes restraint and discretion, avoiding gossip while questioning the most and a half future suitor. The verse hints at youthful flirtation and maturation themes.
The Star notes half of Virginia 1955 apples and nearly two thirds of peaches come from Frederick and Clarke counties. USDA estimates peach crop at 2 838 000 bushels with Virginia contributing 1 980 00 bushels. Local social and civilian items follow.
A retrospective marks Gone With the Wind as a publishing and film phenomenon. Margaret Mitchell’s Civil War saga reached about eight million English copies, inspired translations, record film grosses, and enduring critical acclaim since its 1936 debut.
Steeplechase originated as an open country race where horses jumped hedges and ditches to reach a finish line. The finish point was often a church steeple, a prominent landmark easily spotted by riders during the chase.
Report shows past 24 hour rainfall to 8:30 am Day 46 of July and year to date totals 6.70 inches in 1956 and 22.42 inches overall. It lists average annual rainfall over 43 years at 3.95 inches and monthly averages from 1912 to 1955 with values for each month.
Quiz describes scoring over 10 days with daily bands from Memory Genius to Good. Provides ten sample items across oddity Bible science nature and more, including terms like chalcedony bloodstone mass density ship hold and poker word origins.
The word incarnate describes God dwelling in a human body in Jesus Christ. God sent Jesus to reveal true teachings through a human life, and through his death forgiveness is offered to all, bringing inner relief and power to believers.
A commercial process injects chemicals into subsurface water-bearing soils to convert them into a solid mass with native sandstone like load-bearing value. It can be used before or after construction to stabilize foundations.
Prime time schedules show programs across four channels from Traffic Court and 4 Corners on Channel 4 to The Late Show on Channel 9. Highlights include Julius LaRosa and People Are Funny on Channel 4, Washington vs Chicago baseball and Tenth Inning on Channel 5, Grand Ole Opry and Ozark Jubilee on Channel 7, and Gunsmoke and The Honeymooners on Channel 9 with late night sign offs.
A detailed listing of daytime and evening programs from 12 noon to 11:15 pm including talk shows, dramas, sports, news, and movies across multiple channels and time slots. Highlights feature Roy Rogers, Steve Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, Ed Sullivan, G.E. Theater, and various public affairs programs.
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