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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1950

Page

2

TV Shows Canceled Over Strike Across CBS Units

New York reports six Columbia System television shows canceled as about 400 technicians walk out amid AFL IBEW contract disputes. The stoppage affects The Goldbergs Studio One and four other programs with CBS offering substitutions while negotiations stall over wages and conditions.

New York Columbia System Hollywood AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers San Francisco Washington, D. C IBEW Goldbergs Studio One CBS

How Your I. Q. Answers Quiz Page 4

Answers to the printed I Q questions include details on directions the Thirtieth and questions about the Supreme Soviet of the USSR footwear and truth claims. Notable items reference the President's speech broadcast and historical figures James Buchanan and George Washington.

Supreme Soviet of the Ussr True James Buchanan George Washing

Estate sales list June 16 12 Noon auction note

Adjourned atty in fact Frederick County Court House real estate from June 2 Herbert 8 Larrick Valley Ave and June 17 1 p m estate of B LaFollete Berryville Va real estate and personal property auctions scheduled June 16 and 17 with locations and times provided.

Frederick County Court House Herbert Larrick 'N Valley Ave LaFollete Berryville

Rare Brady glass plate photos on display in Valley

A collection of enlarged photographs from original Brady glass plate negatives, once owned by Mathew Brady, is shown at the Valley Photo Center. George L. Andrews of Tioga County discovered the plates in an Owego barn wrapped in 1866 and 1874 Washington newspapers and sold them to a Binghamton firm.

Mathew B. Brady Valley Photo Center George L. Andrews Tioga County New York Owego Washington, D. C Binghamton N. Y Andrews Andrew Burgress Brady Washington

How much of Antarctica has been explored

Of the total land area of about 5.6 million square miles only 2 million has ever been seen by man. Nine tenths of this vast land area is an ice sheet.

Antarctica

Sheriff Sale of Store Goods at Winchester Auction

By levy in the Bun cutter v. Meade case, at Geo W Crowser warehouse 21 Clark Street Winchester Virginia on Friday June 23 1950 at 1 pm a lot of store goods including canned goods soft drinks cigarettes tobacco extracts show case motor oil automobile accessories kerosene grease guns emery grinder adding machine electric soft drink cooler heating stove feed Ferguson plow and other merchandize. Cash terms. Coleman Dunn Auctioneer Joe L Jolliffe Clerk.

Levy R. E. Buncutter Willard W. Meade Geo. W. Crowser Clark Street Winchester Virginia Ferguson

Weather tips for heat and healthy living in Winchester

In Winchester yesterday and today the weather was very warm. Practical advice from Successful Farming includes avoiding sun exposure, covering the head, wearing light loose clothes, choosing easily digested foods, limiting fats and meats, reducing tea coffee and tobacco, creating indoor breezes, drinking 8 to 15 glasses of water daily, adding salt to foods or water, using salt tablets if desired, avoiding overexertion, and ensuring rest and relaxation to cope with heat.

Berryville Town Election Sees 22 Voters in Early Hours

Berryville reports an uncontested town election with 22 people voting in the first eight hours. Incumbents seek reelection with no opposition. Polling place judges are G. C. Sponseller, Charles E. Locke, and D. Earl Brown. clerks are Mrs. J. W. O'cott and Mrs. Pam Murphy.

Berryville G. C. Sponseller Charles E. Locke D. Earl Brown J. W. O'cott Pam Murphy

Future Farmers To Attend State Convention Meet

Nineteen boys from four Frederick County chapters of Future Farmers of America will attend the 1950 Virginia Association State convention June 19 to 22 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg. Five county boys are named for the State Farmer's Degree Award Alfred Snapp Jr Gainesboro Bruce Whitacre Warren Thompson Walter Baker Wayne Miller. Livestock judging teams from Gore Gainesboro Stephens City and Middletown will compete with Alfred Snapp Jr Lee Gregory Lewis DeHaven Donald Lockhart Charles Courtney Cecil Artrip Carrol Dalton James Hammock Edward Rogers and Sidney Rogers Donald Taylor Lynn Wolfe participating. Morning events include livestock judging degree team and public speaking contests leadership schools. Afternoon activities feature a campus tour and recreation.

Frederick County Future Farmers of America Virginia Association VPI Blacksburg FFA State Alfred Snapp, Jr Stephens City Bruce Whitacre Warren Thompson Walter Baker Wayne Miller Gainesboro James Givens Gainesboro-Gore James Gordon Stephens City- Middletown Gore Tommy Biggert Harry Hodgson Lewis Hodgson Sidney Rogers Donald Taylor Lynn Wolfe Alfred Snapp Jr Lee Gregory Lewis DeHaven

Senator Button to Address Northern Virginia VPI Alumni

Senator Button of Culpeper will speak at the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association spring meeting at Tokes Inn at 7:30 Thursday night. The group includes VPI alumni from Winchester, Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah, Loudoun, Fauquier, Page and Warren counties. Button, a Fauquier, Loudoun and Culpeper representative, is a lawyer and farmer and serves on Finance and General Laws.

Robert Y. Button Culpeper Northern Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute Tokes Inn John Hardesty VPI Winchester Frederick Clarke Shenandoah Loudoun Fauquier Page Warren Button Virginia Senate Finance General Laws

Memorial Services Set for Sunday at Gainesboro Church

Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Gainesboro Methodist Church with Dr. William Archer Wright of Braddock St. Methodist Church as principal speaker. Mrs. Hattie Larrick and Mrs. Goldie McIlwee will lead music. The service ends with closing devotions at the cemetery.

Gainesboro Methodist Church William Archer Wright Braddock St. Methodist Church Hattie Larrick Goldie MclIlwee

New York Sun Misses Edition Over Strike

The World Telegram and Sun missed its first edition as AFL printers refused to cross CIO American Newspaper Guild picket lines. The guild called the strike completely effective after three months of deadlocked talks.

New York The World- Telegram and Sun AFL CIO American Newspaper Guild Lee B. Wood N. S. MacNeish World-Telegram Ard Sun New York Times

Swift Passage Forecast On Rent Control Bill

Democratic leaders predicted swift passage of a compromise rent control bill on a local option basis after the Senate approved the measure 36 to 28. The vote followed a heated debate over extending federal controls and giving localities power to set terms.

Washington Senate

IV Official To Speak Here

G Emerson Markham television director for the National Association of Broadcasts will speak at the Kiwanis Club luncheon tomorrow at 12 30 p m at the George Washington Hotel. Markham a veteran broadcaster joined WGY in 1925 and later managed GE station WGFM and TV. He has served on the Television Broadcasters Assn board since 1946 and is in his second term as vice president. Guests may attend after the luncheon to hear the talk expected to start about 1 p.m.

G. Emerson Markham National Association of Broadcasts Kiwanis Club George Washington Markham WGY Schenectady WGFM Television Broadcasters Assn

Senate Drops Contempt Charges Against Editor and Publisher

The Louisiana Senate voted 30 to 2 with seven abstentions to drop contempt proceedings over a June 5 editorial in the New Orleans Item that likened some senators to trained seals and lackeys of Gov. Earl Long.

Baton Rouge Louisiana Senate Earl Long Senate New Orleans

Truman to reveal vast gambling crime data to Senate panel

President Truman indicated he would disclose a large repository of information to a Senate committee probing major gambling networks and organized crime. The move aims to aid an investigation into widespread corruption and illicit activity affecting national security and public welfare.

Washington Truman Senate

Virginia Voters Face Wide Council Contests Across Towns

War II veterans lead races in many Virginia towns with free council seats and multi candidate fields. Staunton Newport News Hamp ton Roanoke Harrisonburg see contests while Harrisonburg lacks Republican candidates. Iceland’s Althing oldest European assembly first convened in 930 A.D.

Vinton Salen Staunton Newport News Harry Reyner Reyner Hampton Roanoke Harrisonburg Virginia Beach Norfolk Iceland Althing

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