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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
10
Coast Guard inquiry into the Grandcamp disaster of 1947 found smoking aboard the vessel during loading. The blaze ignited cargo and sparked a massive blast that devastated the Texas City port area.
Reservations for Camp Enon and Camp Mock Enon open as Shenandoah Area council reports strong demand. Scout Executive Herb Wilkins notes boats repainted tents repaired and a new camping site cleared. First week space remains. weeks two and three already booked. A July 4 fireworks display anchors opening week under John Moore.
A decibel measures sound level with 100 decibels for a subway express train, 90 decibels for a lion’s roar, and 10 decibels for the rustle of leaves, illustrating a wide range in ordinary environments.
A detailed daily broadcast slate lists programs across networks from 6:00 pm to midnight. Shows include music, news, comedy, mysteries, dramas, and variety acts with recurring figures like Dinah Shore, The Green Hornet, and Studio One, plus dance bands and public affairs.
Andrew Delacourt, heir to charity, seeks independence in Branfield New England. He dines with Mrs Potts and her daughter Gloria, hosts Joan McClure at a church supper, and pursues a small farm as a self supporting life. A brisk local chat with gas station owner Merwell hints at a possible farm for sale.
Frederick Clarke Breeding Association approved in Frederick and Clarke counties with 300 cows planned to enroll. Infomants Mil ton and McHale named inseminators. July meeting to elect directors. Fees: service $7.50 initial, $2.50 for each additional service. membership details at Winchester or Berryville offices. Bulls offered are registered Holstein Guernsey or Jersey sires. program aims to begin before July if plans finalize.
Manila opens its first Far East supermarket as an American educated Chinese proprietor runs a store identical to U S examples. A wired grocery cart requires a Chinese boy to push for customers while an American elevator system remains in use by the Manila Overseas Press Club. A new postwar traffic light stands idle at the curb as a civic pride.
Coals suitable for making coke are located mostly in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama, highlighting regional coal resources and potential industrial use.
The Census reports California leading with a 43 percent rise from 1940 to 1947, followed by Oregon at 39 percent and Arizona at 31 percent.
The Supreme Court upheld by 5 to 4 a deportation order for Kurt G Lu d ecke former Nazi party member. He was arrested after Pearl Harbor and labeled a potentially dangerous enemy alien and fought a 1947 Supreme Court appeal from 1946 deportation order.
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