Panama Canal Records Toll Revenue Amid Loss in 1953
The canal operates at a loss despite a record toll collection in fiscal 1953. The higher revenue did not cover expenses, keeping the Panama Canal system unprofitable for the period.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1954
Page
11
The canal operates at a loss despite a record toll collection in fiscal 1953. The higher revenue did not cover expenses, keeping the Panama Canal system unprofitable for the period.
Rev S Franklin Mack says top Hollywood actors are eager to help church films. He cites Jane Russell Jimmy Stewart Glenn Ford Ruth Warwick Warner Anderson and Arthur Shields as participants in National Council of Churches projects. He notes actors are grateful to be asked and many attend church services.
A dense listing of 1940s broadcast time blocks across CBS NBC ABC and local stations detailing news reports, musical programs, soap operas and children's shows. Contains program names such as The Lone Ranger Dinah Shore Perry Como Ozzie and Harriet and Captain Video with station identifiers WNEW WMAL WMAL and others.
Lesson in English by W. L. Gordon discusses misused phrases mispronunciations and misspellings. It highlights common errors and offers daily vocabulary practice with the word doughty meaning valiant and a quiz about the longest railroad in North America, the Canadian National Railways.
Erroneous listings, if any, arise from last minute changes cancellations or insertions by broadcasting stations and networks after press time.
Field rep F C Carr of Davey Tree Expert Co advises grub proofing lawns to protect trees from the Japanese beetle and May beetle. He notes beetles attack roots and defoliate foliage, with the Japanese beetle thriving in a one year life cycle and the May beetle spanning three years, much of it underground.
A 18 month trial by eight Western states and Alaska measured road damage from eight concrete-loaded trucks on 2.5 miles of asphaltic pavement near Malad City Idaho. The Washo tests ended May 1954 under the Western Association of Highway Officials and national research bodies with U S Bureau of Public Roads participation. Honey comes in over 400 flavors, though about 50 are used commercially.
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