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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1952
Page
12
A dense schedule of programs across WMAL and WNEW channels shows afternoon to late night lineups. News, variety shows, dramas, cartoons, films, sports, and special topics fill the daily grid, with episodes featuring hosts guests and themed segments.
An explosion and fire at a rest au ran t and garage near here caused about 80 000 dollars in damage and injured three people. Fire Chief Lee Smith said a gas pocket in the storeroom of the Central Motor Company's temporary garage triggered the blast. Walls buckled a section of the roof collapsed and a 20 foot hole appeared in the storeroom roof. No injuries required hospitalization.
A dense radio programming snippet shows a sequence of shows and hosts across a night schedule. Notable items include Jack Smith Show, Eagle Drama with Gavriel Heatter, Life With Luigi, Fibber and Molly, The Mysterious Traveler, and The Lineup.
Seven permits value 47000 announced for Winchester city and Frederick County. James Gearing adds room for 500 dollars at 407 W Cecil. Norman Sirbaugh builds frame garage at 16 E Hart St for 600. Shenvalley Corp Arlington constructs concrete block warehouse on Kern St for 25000. Paul B DeHaven builds brick house on Berryville Ave for 10000. Denzil Bolen builds frame house on Opequon Ave for 500. Lehring and Helen Anderson build six room brick veneer house on Route 50 west of Winchester for 6500. W E Artrip Sr builds mild block business building on Pront Royal Rd south of Winchester for 6400. Hawaii tax comparison notes from J McBsom state Hawaii paid more income taxes in 1950 than nine states.
Memorials in memory of Miss Mary Tevault were presented at Stephens City Methodist Church during the morning service. The Weslyan Service Guild gave flower vases and the Methodist Youth Fellowship contributed flower stands. Mrs. Douglas Hayness and Donald Marks presented the gifts, with Arthur Crim accepting for the congregation. The service included a rededication at the altar as part of the Week of Dedication.
William Robert Heltzel a 67 year old farmer from the Wardensville area died at his home seven miles southwest of town. He was born May 21 1884 in McCauley West Virginia and was a son of the late Paul and Mahalia Heltzel. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM tomorrow at St Peter s Lutheran Church Wardensville with burial in Wardensville Cemetery. The body rests at his home.
Virginia Delegate Robert Whitehead addressed the Spotsylvania County Woman’s Club in Fredericksburg denouncing the 1952 General Assembly for failing to redistrict fairly and for insufficient funding of mental hospitals and unemployment benefits. He criticized high salary increases for officials and a proposed cap on federal income taxes, while praising school funding and social security access.
Hollywood reports Aly Khan failed to woo Rita Hayworth as she announced plans to proceed with a Reno divorce. His emissary, attorney Charles Torem, held weekend conferences that did not alter Hayworths resolve.
An Associated Press poll shows Nebraskans favor Sen. Robert A. Taft for President as the leading choice among 66 Republican delegates for Nebraska's 18 convention seats.
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