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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1947
Page
8
San Francisco Bay is thought to be the sunken valley of an ancient river large enough for world fleets. Scientists discuss maintaining helium in liquid form by shielding it with liquid hydrogen and protecting that with liquid nitrogen.
Eastern standard times are used. subtract one hour for central, two for mountain. Some stations shift relay times to fit local schedules. Last minute changes cannot be included.
A dense listing of 1940s radio programs across networks CBS NBC and ABC with show times from 6:00 to 12:00, noting musical variety, dramas, comedies, news segments, and serials. Program names include News at 8:00, The Lone Ranger, and Gabriel Heatter Comment with multiple repeats and regional notes.
Movie star Jane Withers and producer William Moss of Odessa Texas announce plans to wed. Withers gained fame as a juvenile screen actress and the couple reportedly will marry in Chicago following plans previously announced for February nuptials in California.
Clarke county records show Battletown Transfer Berryville was granted a state charter for stock up to 15000 dollars with 25 dollar par value. The firm runs a general garage selling auto parts and may operate hired transport. Officers are David R. Donovan president treasurer Simon Newlin vice president and George P Greenhalgh Jr secretary assistant treasurer. Directors are the three officers.
Members of the Muntzing family of Frederick county attend the funeral of Emma Fout 76 at Mount Carmel U B Church near Petersburg West Virginia. Burial followed in the churchyard. She was sister of H E Muntzing of Stephenson and had stayed with Newton Feaster Lahmansville Grant county. She had visited Frederick county frequently. Surviving are a sister Mrs George Fout Oxford North Carolina a nephew D E Muntzing Middletown and two nieces Mrs Lemon Stotler Winchester and Mrs Wilda Bannister Oxford North Carolina minister’s wife.
Mrs Mary Anna Brown wife of Samuel Brown of Albin died Friday after an extended illness. Services were conducted by Rev E B Smith at Omp funeral home with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers named Guy Smith Daniel Greenwalt Zilor Bageant Milton Luttrell Ray Butler and L A Hudson.
Senator Harry F Byrd of Virginia was questioned by Washington police in Rock Creek Park while walking in old clothes. Officers asked about residence and livelihood, then recognized him and let him continue his walk.
Daniel S. Hubbard age 72 underwent an above elbow amputation of his right arm after an incident while driving with Hector B. Ritter. Police believe Hubbard’s arm was caught in the car door as Ritter pulled away from a parked vehicle on West Cork Street near Rustic Tavern and Braddock Street. The men recall leaving the berry outing and stopping at the tavern before the injury was reported.
Darrell Elwood Rogers, 16 months, died after a short illness. Funeral services were held at Geinesboro with pallbearers two grandfathers Harry Fout and Linden Rogers, who supported the family yesterday.
The RAF Lincoln bomber squadron on a goodwill tour of North America departed Gander Newfoundland at 10 a.m. for Washington, heading from the Newfoundland airfield.
The article notes that modern kangaroos weigh around 00 pounds, yet even the largest prehistoric kangaroos would be heavier, illustrating the dramatic size evolution within the macropod lineage.
French authorities report nearly 1000 of about 44 500 Jews aboard three British deportation ships near Marseille are ill or need care. Marseille hospitals prepared 600 beds while other nearby hospitals were notified. Those not ill were to be housed in the Malas camp.
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