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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1950
Page
10
A historian note credits Paul Nipkow with inventing the scanning disc in 1883 shaping views on the origin of television. The piece also mentions Lawrence Washington, a brother of Gen. George Washington, as an officer in one of the regiments recruited in 1740.
A dense listing of radio programs across networks CBS ABC and mbs from early evening into late night. Shows include Frank Sinatra Gordon MacRae Ethel Bobby Benson Ramon Concert Buddy Weed Trio Paul Lavalle Band and Brian Donlevy Dram with news broadcasts and dance band segments.
A dense TV grid lists channel by channel programs from 6:00 to 11:20 including cartoons, talk shows, news, opera, and variety acts. Entries mention WTTG Channel 8 WTOP Channel 9 and several program titles such as Mystery Theater Candid Camera News Caravan and Dateline Tomorrow with a mix of CBS NBC and local fare.
At a one night dinner for underprivileged women, Dan A. Kimball marks his 54th birthday with a tie party. Navy and other brass attended while newswomen were honored, noting exclusions from the White House Correspondents Association dinner and a playful political flare. The event featured speeches, wine, and decorations in red and gold tones with Spanish dishes and guests including Jose Felix Lequerica.
The text notes Mrs Breuster wearing a red lace gown in national colors and a corsage of yellow orchids with red fluting, describing her attire at a dinner event.
Mrs. Curtis Funkhouser spends time with her mother Mrs. C. G. Baker who has a badly injured hand. Edith Thompson and daughter-in-law visited Mrs. Arthur Taylor. Numerous neighbors including the Braithwaite and Sutherland families visited Mrs. G. C. Baker. Floyd Fletcher and Ella Carpenter hosted quilting sessions with James Grove. Roy Stotler of Martinsburg visited Floyd Luttrell. A three pound chicken is described as weighing less than usual after dressing.
Hayfield area residents report the biggest snow of the winter as Mr Walter Miller and family and Miss Wilda Gene Adams spend last Sunday with relatives in Cumberland. Eugene Baker recovers from flu at home. Visitors at the Cooper home included Norwood Dusing Luther Larrick John Coughnour Paul Jefferies and Scott White's guests. Other recent guests at the Baker and Loy households featured Reverend Austin Silas Palmer and families.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing states the word one appears sixteen times across the dollar bill’s face and back. A separate question notes that climbing from the first to the 102nd floor requires 1 860 steps.
A Chicago Art Institute cafeteria crowd watched a small girl cry after losing an expensive dental brace she had removed to eat. Staff members searched through wrappings and debris as the restaurant feeds about 3,000 daily.
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