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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1952
Page
7
In a landslide vote 185 to 15 the NCAA approved the 1952 football television program. The plan, announced June 3, calls for one major college game nationally each Saturday from Sept 20 to Nov 29 with telecasts on Thanksgiving Day and Friday nights.
The NCAA executive director Walter Byers announced the rail referendum favoring the plan by 92 percent. The 1962 program removes blackouts and cross-sectional telecasts while local stations televise small college games on as many Sundays as practical. Negotiations for a sponsor will follow.
The 10th Annual Lily Show of the Garden Club of Virginia will be held at Warren County High School in Front Royal on June 19 and 20. Judges in the Horticultural section are Dr J B Horton Hyattsville Maryland Dr Edwin C Powell Silver Spring Maryland and Dr How ard A Houser Silver Spring. In the Arrangement Section the judges are Mrs F W Long Kensington Maryland Mrs E O Barr Washington District of Columbia and Mrs J Paul Bowker Bethesda Maryland. All cups and awards will be displayed in the school gymnasium on the first day. On the final day lilies not claimed will be given to Front Royal churches under Mrs Richard Almy supervision.
The text notes Lichtenburg is mythical in the musical Call Me Madam. It explains the name resembles parts of Lichtenstein and Luxembourg and contrasts it with the United States of America. The joke is that Lichtenburg is not a real nation.
Braddock Street Nine routed the Presbyterians 25 to 3 in the church league game. The losers chased starter Stickley who yielded 18 walks and 13 hits as Cleveland earned the win with strong relief. Blue Sing Hass and Cleveland homered and doubled for the victors.
In Buffalo two patrolmen equip their 1950 sedan with a white spot light that casts a 50 foot beam to identify speeders, a red spotlight for targeting the back window, plus a first aid kit and rope. They describe catching 22 speeders in one day.
Culiacan is the capital of Sinaloa state in Mexico located about 37 miles east of the Pacific at over 1000 feet elevation. The climate is hot and semiarid. Founded by Spaniards in 1530 the city is noted for clean streets modern schools and a large cathedral completed in 1855. It connects to Mexico City and the United States by air rail and highway.
Al Brosch led after a 68 as 162 players faced scorching 94 degree heat at Northwood. Ben Hogan shot 69 while Sam Snead Horton Smith and Dick Metz posted 70s amid a crowded leaderboard in the 62nd National Open opening round.
Milk of magnesia is a milk white suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water. It is used in medicine as an antacid to relieve heartburn and sour stomach in small doses and as a laxative in larger doses.
Deane Hill 22 of Melrose Mass spent five hours atop a 140 foot Connecticut water tower then leaped from a ferryboat and drowned in New York harbor. He dodged a lifeboat and offered no lifeline. body not recovered. Hill trained at Avery Point Gunner’s Mate School and was being moved from Groton Coast Guard Station to Staten Island.
Newport News report says the damaged propeller on the S S United States will be repaired this week without delaying its schedule. The 51 500 ton liner, after drydock work, is slated to depart June 22 for New York and begin its first trans Atlantic voyage on July 23 to carry passengers and mail.
Los Angeles Rams acquire Les Richter from the Dallas Texans in a blockbuster deal sending 11 players south. Only two Rams assets, Dick Hoerner and Tome Keane, are likely solid. others are uncertain prospects. Texans confirm three players and a substantial cash component exchanged for Richter.
Gayle Talbot reports the Chicago Cubs under Phil Cavarretta push to restore professional spring training standards, as the team battles the Dodgers and Giants. A Mesa Arizona visit featured discussion with Cavarretta and his coaches about the season and expectations.
The article recalls Phil Cavarretta's vague remarks about fitness and running, noting he offered no firm stance on challenging the Dodgers or Giants for the flag. The writer doubts any real admission of aggression and suggests readers judge the stance themselves.
May 5 1942 marked the start of use for the first ration stamps in Book One allowing purchase of one pound of sugar during World War II.
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