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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1952
Page
12
Cascade Locks Oregon reports that Mrs. Billie Burke has become a trained weather observer. She calls in six times daily from her home near the airstrip to fill in weather reports after the Stevenson Washington service closure across the river.
New PE boss Ymond Hackett has been named assistant superintendent of the Riverton Virginia Power Station of Northern Virginia Power Company. He takes over the post formerly held by Richard Lashley, who was recently promoted to Plant superintendent.
Radio and television listings for May 6 show a mix of news programs sports commentary dramas comedies and variety shows across networks. Notable items include Jack Smith Show News Broadcast Peay Lee Show and The Warworks with various hosts and times throughout the evening.
State Senator A. H. Harrison Jr of Lawrenceville will run Harry F. Byrd’s bid for re election to the U S Senate. Harrison vows active outreach in every county and precinct with a clear choice between the Truman era tax and spending policy and Byrd’s constitutional government with a balanced budget. Harrison is a three term Virginia senator, UVa graduate, former Brunswick County commonwealth’s attorney, and WWII Navy officer. His campaign team includes Sen Thomas H. Blanton and Ben D. Lacy. Bolling Lambeth leads Miller’s slate.
The West Frederick Home Demonstration Club will gather at 7 30 next Tuesday at Mrs Ada Boyce's home. Oil painting will be the class focus while others can continue stool seating projects.
A dense listing of daytime and evening programming across WNEW Channel 4 WTTG Channel 5 WMAL Channel 7 and other stations includes quiz shows variety programs dramas news sports and children's fare. Featured names include Dinah Shore Willis Conover Bishop Fulton J Sheen Milton Berle and Ed Sullivan era acts.
Arnold Turpin, 26, a Radford foundry worker, leaves murder charge after Montgomery County Trial Justice Court grants dismissal at the prosecutor’s request. Police renew a search for Turpin’s wife’s killer as discolored earth near an abandoned Radford railway trestle is linked to the case.
Thieves struck Douglas Fairbanks in London for the fourth time in under a year, stealing about 4200 pounds value of jewelry and cash. Police say the burglars knew the house habits and avoided occupied rooms. no arrests yet. Fairbanks, with wife and three children, is in London filming for TV.
The Arctic Ocean remains less salty than other seas due to numerous rivers from the United States and Asia delivering large freshwater inflows.
More than 2000 travel directors across the nation were targeted by 37 Virginians on three promotional tours organized by the Virginia Travel Council and the State Commission on Conservation and Development. The efforts included mass meetings in 14 cities and visits to 41 others, featuring information on Virginia and state-made gifts. The campaign aims to yield the largest rise in Virginia travel in state history. The New York Automobile Association group of 21 directors visited Virginia for seven days.
A Bible box is a box made especially to hold a family Bible. These boxes, sometimes beautifully decorated, were popular in the 19th century.
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