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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1951
Page
12
Christy Mathewson pitched three World Series games in 1905 for the New York Giants and won all three as shutouts. The text notes bats are made from ash hackberry or hickory with ash favored for resiliency.
A fragmented listing shows a 6:00 to 11:00 pm daily broadcast lineup across networks with news programs, music time, discussions, dramas, and variety shows. Entries include Beulahs Sketch, Jack Smith Show, Truth, Groucho Marx Quiz, and The Bing Crosby Show among others.
Channel guides show WNBW 4 with Footlight Theatre at 8 and News Caravan at 1 45, plus Ed Wyn Jack Carter Teresa Brewer and more. WTTG 5 features Shadows of the Cloak and Home of Secrets, WMAL 7 lists Death Valley Rangers and Educating Your Child, while WMAL 9 covers boxing and late news listings.
CHARLOTTESVILLE The Albemarle County fruit crop looks strong says county agent T O Scott with many peaches on trees signaling a heavy crop. Minimal frost damage confined to some low spots as buds begin to open.
Bruno Werner author of The Slave draws on his escape from Hitler’s Reich to depict how ordinary people endure courage and suffering. The former drama critic at Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung turned editor for Wag underground in 1944 and later arts editor for Neue Zeitung Munich. He spent two months in the United States on a government tour and began the novel in Berlin in 1948 despite air raids.
Mathews County Virginia the smallest in the state will host a four day Spring Festival June 14 to 17 sponsored by the Mathews County Junior Woman's Club The event promises tours fish fries crab steams cruises pageant industrial visits and a homecoming as dignitaries are invited to attend and spotlight the county on the Chesapeake Bay shores.
Clarke County Agent Hugh Henderson urges every farmer who received a Department of Agriculture card this week to fill it out and return it. The survey provides data on spring pig crop milk production lambs saved and poultry raised. Individual reports are confidential and only county and state totals are published.
The Department of Defense reports a pilot in a prone position withstood 12 Gs for 18 to 20 seconds during experiments. Additional tests show a pilot tolerating 16 Gs for about 0.2 seconds. One G equals normal gravity.
New York coverage announces heavyweight championship between Ezzard Charles and Joey Maxim broadcast on CBS radio at 10 p.m. EDT and telecast on NBC-TV. Radio repeats for EST timing. Milton Berle hosts marathon Damon Runyon Cancer Fund special on NBC-TV from noon to 10 p.m. EDT with many stars, interrupting regular programs.
The robin's song is often heard before a rain in the morning and evening and during nesting season at almost any hour of the day.
Agent Hugh Henderson cautions that warfarin rat and mouse killers can poison dogs and cats if placed in exposed areas. He notes it is among the safer poisons but requires multiple feedings to kill and urges prompt disposal of dead rodents. A warfarin leaflet is available from his office or the Extension Service in Blacksburg.
Mr. G. C. Jones, ill with pneumonia, is reported much better and has returned to work. Mrs. Artie English of Lorton visited her parents the Godloves with sister-in-law Cleve English. Lyle Jones shared Sunday evening with the Russells at Nain. Mrs. T. G. Adams visited her Fox kin on Tuesday. Ralph Triplett spent the weekend at home. Grover Stevens and his daughters Vernie Hyla and grandson Larry Jones spent time with the Jones family.
Castor oil is identified as an important raw material in the production of paints, varnishes, lubricants, and nylon, highlighting its industrial value and diverse uses in manufacturing.
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