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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1952
Page
10
Washington District of Columbia terrain rises from sea level at the Potomac River to 420 feet with downtown around 25 feet and mean altitude about 150 feet. The Columbian Exposition half dollar commemorative coin had 950,000 minted in 1892 and 4,050,000 in 1893.
A historical TV guide lists daily time slots across four stations WNBN WTTG WMAL and WTOP with programs from The Big Payoff to Eisenhower Speech including news, entertainment, children’s shows and sports. Highlights feature Kukla F F, The Goldbergs, Captain Video, Space Cadet and Mr District Attorney among others with varied hour by hour programming.
The Empire State Building in New York has been struck by lightning 226 times in the past decade. Engineers J H Hagenguth and J G Anderson report the building draws strikes from up to 10 miles away and acts as a lightning rod. The record stroke lasted 1.5 seconds in 1937 with a peak current of 58 000 amperes capable of lighting 170 000 40 watt bulbs.
Sadie S. Hamrick assistant cashier at the Commercial and Savings Bank was elected to membership in the Association of Bank Women. The organization formed in 1921 in New York City now has over 1300 members from national state and savings banks and trust companies nationwide.
Hollywood column details the lives of Norman Lear and Ed Simmons writers for the Dean Martin Jerry Lewis radio show. Their personal pranks with Jerry Lewis, early show business breaks, and a seven year TV scripting contract are recounted along with a wedding anniversary gag that backfired comically.
The First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue will screen the 30 minute film Out of the Night at 8 PM Tuesday. Sponsored by Pacific Garden Mission the movie portrays a skid row drinker using real mission case histories filmed at Cavalcade Productions Park Ridge Illinois.
Evening schedule lists CBS ABC and mutual network programs from 6:00 to 11:00 with news broadcasts sitcoms dramas and musical programs featuring Beulah Jack Smith Bob Crosby and other named shows and performers across multiple networks.
Atlantic City N J AAVMA committee reports DDT losing favor for livestock parasite control. Chlordane and lindane are replacing DDT with strong results against cattle lice. Benzene hexachloride gains use for mange though it can be poisonous if misused.
Zasu Pitts collapsed yesterday while rehearsing at the Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. A Berkshire General Hospital physician said she is expected to recover in time for tonight’s opening though the illness was not disclosed.
Former U S ambassador to Russia Davies was reported ill in a New York hospital today. His family in the area did not reveal the illness’s nature but Mrs Davies said she was traveling to New York.
Washington reports a new policy requiring passengers to re confirm airline reservations at least six hours before departure. The rule, announced yesterday, will cancel any unconfirmed bookings starting July 1.
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