Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1950

Page

10

Flag of the President of the Republic of D. M. A. A.

The flag is described as having red and blue colors arranged in four rectangular fields. The source notes the design but provides limited further detail on exact layout or symbolism.

Damascus claim as oldest city debated by readers

Guest speaker L. E. Hill told Strasburg Lions Club about Winchester Forty and Eight Society amateur show. Damask question stirs notes on Damascus oldest city claim with Genesis reference and Abraham era town status.

L. E. Hill Strasburg Lions Club Winchester Forty and Eight Society Strasburg

Radio Program Schedule Highlights From Key Stations

A dense listing shows 7:00 Frank Sinatra Show and News Commentary on CBS, 7:16 News and Comment with Abe Smith, and multiple NBC ABC CBS programs across morning to late hour. Includes News Broadcasts, Mystery, Drama, Concerts, and Crime Fighters with various hosts and bands through the day.

Abe Cbs Frank Sinatra Abe Jah Cbs Ews Ack Smith Abe Ges Cbs One Ranger Mbs Eae Janer Es el Albby Benson Abe Sae Berer Nn Pma Salem Faltambes Buddy Weed Voorhees Abe Radio Theater Leighton Nobel Paul Lavalle Abe Rex Maupin Abe Crime Fighters Irma Cbs aLoribas Arts Orch

Classified ads and jail tale span Washington week end

A Washington Sunday paper features a 1947 model four dollar sedan ad priced at 145 dollars with a note it won’t last. The issue also shows many homes for sale as citizens fear a nuclear attack. In Huntington West Virginia a con man Palmer ends in the county jail after alleged car theft, intoxication and a prior candy concession in the jail.

Washington Cabel County Bastille Huntington West Virginia George Palmer Np'y Lawrence County Ohio Marshall O. C. Carson Proctorville Palmer McComas Edward H. Green Greene Carson J. L. Pinkerman Joe Spinner Spinner Ohio River Bridge Sixth Street

Indoor Track Meet Memories at Cornell and Yale Rails

The article recalls the big indoor track meet at Cornell with injuries including Meredith Gourdine who hit a rope during a qualifying sprint and broke his shoulder. It notes Yale pole vaulter Keith Brown’s late appearance in the 1930s with a famous sandwich finish after a date in New York. Quotes from Dr Skip Wallace and Pete Newell reflect on coach pressure and thinking under challenge.

Dartmouth Meredith Gourdine Madison Re Garden Gourdine Cornell Montgomery Keith Brown Yale Brown Keith New York Ithaca Skip Wallace Pete Newell U. of San Francisco Pete

Television Tonight Channel Lineup

Station schedule lists programs across channels from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM including Cactus Jim Muppet Shop Frontier Theater Cartoon Carnival Magic Cottage Lucky Pup Your Weatherman Earl Godwix Jim Simpson Captain Video Telenews Daily Comedy Carnival Sportsreel Feathers Fins Roberta Quinlan The Game Room Tailwaggers CBS News News Caravan Mystery Theater Snarky Herb Shriner Tele Theater Newsweek Views Silver Theater Voice of Firestone Al Morgan Show Arthur Godfrey with times and channel numbers.

Earl Godwix Jim Simpson Captain Video Telenews Daily Comedy Carnival T—Gibbons Roberta Quinlan the Game Room Tailwaggers CBS News News Caravan Mystery Theater Herb Shriner Newsweek Views Silver Theater Voice of Firestone Arthur Godfrey

Six Bands Invited to Parade for Bing Crosby Day

Six bands have accepted invitations to participate in the Bing Crosby Day parade on April 1 in Front Royal. Thirty one bands have been invited and will march at 11 a.m. from Mary Washington College Fredericksburg Appleland Charles Town MMA Woodstock Shenandoah County Warren County High School and other groups. The event also marks the final bids for Crosby's film Riding High which will be premiered later. Dignitaries including the governors of Virginia and West Virginia are expected to attend.

Bing Crosby Front Royal Tians Mary Washington College Band Fredericksburg Appleland Band Charles Town MMA Band Woodstock Shenandoah County High School RMA Warren County Crosby Virginia West Virginia

Lewis Services Set for Tomorrow

Funeral services for James Alfred Lewis who died in Winchester Hospital Saturday will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from Ebenezer Baptist Church White Post with Rev Ralph Laws officiating. The cortege will meet at Cartwright Funeral Home and go to the church for services. Interment will be in Ebenezer Cemetery.

James Alfred Lewis Winchester Hospital Ebenezer Baptist Church White Post Ralph Laws Cartwright Funeral Home Ezenezer Cemetery

Derby talk among 1920s contenders and Calumet nest

The excerpt traces Derby contenders from Maryland to Pennsylvania with Bed O Roses and Main Chance noted. Calumet’s five nominations include Whirlaway Pensive Citation and Ponder. The era recalls Regret as the sole filly Derby winner in 1915 and echoes ongoing speculation.

Maryland Alfred Vanderbilt Bed O’roses Regret Elizabeth Arden Kentucky Corum

Evening TV Schedule Fragment for Channel Lineup

A midday listing shows several channels with time slots including candid camera NBC opera and weather updates. Programs include Warner's Corner News Warren Hull Show weather and Dateline Tomorrow with varying start times.

NBC Opera Tera Senna Thea Warner’s Corner Warren Hull Dateline Tomorrow

Winchester Man Speaks At Holy Name Society Breakfast

Joseph Sarandria of Winchester was guest speaker at a Holy Name Society father son communion breakfast in Front Royal. He serves as sectional president and said western Richmond diocese societies will hold their Spring meeting at Front Royal on April 12. last meeting was at Berkeley Springs.

Joseph Sarandria Winchester Holy Name Society Front Royal Sarandria Richmond Front Bower Berkeley Springs

Wide up in several regions leaves him in a loop-hole

Wide up in several regions leaves him with a loop hole that could bloom before May creating potential surprises. The wording suggests unsettled political or administrative timing affecting upcoming events.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Loveoun Srases Damascus Syria Ares Hawerees Rouss Ave B. M. Sullivan Real Estate Geo. W. Kurtz Automobile Earl L. Mason General Insurance N. Loudoun St Hansbrough & Carter Henry T. Goode Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Lewis J. D. Huff Byrant & CO Msa AS Sao Toe Thi Nations Brewing Co Baltimore Valley Wholesale Corp Baker St Stephen Heatre Stephens City Sally Forrest K. Brasselee David Harum Hable Belle Starr Annie Oakley Lil George monToomeny X Lee Chicago Alan Ladd Glenn Ford Charles Coburn Glora DE Maven the Doctor and the Gir Warner Bros Rio Cane Powell Hern Barry Sullivan Carmen Miranda Louis Calhern Scotty Beckett J. W. Arthur OLD Star Building E. Boscawen St Selec Gray & Eddy Rodemat Ingstown Mullins Miller Anderson John Bowe Lupton Orchard Service
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication