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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1950

Page

12

Proportion of the population overweight estimated

The text notes that about one fifth of the population is overweight. It defines overweight as 10 to 15 percent above the ideal weight for sex height and body build.

Evening radio lineup October 6 lists programs across networks

The page catalogs Friday evening broadcasts with times and show titles such as News Commentary, Dimension X, Confidentially Yours, Rex Allen Show, and boxing bouts. It notes CBS Dumont and NBC networks, with multiple drama music and variety segments across the schedule.

Abe East Cbs Nbe Owe Vemreeanener Abe Ews Mentary Abe Jacks Cba Pang Entary Mbs Abe Fee Fares Rons Stendstand USA Abe F.B.I Hestra Music Dimension X Abe Vincent Lopes Cbs East Rex Allen Cbs West Nbeo All Nets

Television Evening Lineup On NYC Station WNEW Channel 4

A dense schedule lists six blocks of programs from 6:00 to 11:15 PM across multiple shows. Highlights include Footlight Theater Kukla Fran and Ollie Quiz Kids Cavalcade of Sports and news segments plus entertainment features like The Clock and Greatest Fights.

WNEW Channel 4 Kukla Fran Ollie Jackie Gleason Tony Wakeman Dick Noel Frontier Theater Linkletter

Railroad Flyer Hits Oil Tank Car In Erie Fire

A New York Central Railroad flyer collided with a derailed freight oil tank car in midtown Erie causing a large explosion. No fatalities occurred though 40 to 50 people were injured, none fatally, as flames engulfed the tanker and reached nearby cars on the westbound New England states express.

Erie PA New York Central Railroad Erie

Fort Peck Damclaimed World Largest EarthFill Structure

Montana project Fort Peck Dam is described as the world's largest earth-fill dam, noted for its massive size and storage capacity. The feature highlights its engineering scale and regional significance in Montana.

Fort Peck Dam Montana

Arthur Kennedy Faces Romance Roles In New Movie Range

Hollywood column details Arthur Kennedy's film work from The Window to The Glass Menagerie and Lights Out. It notes his handsome screen image, wartime roles, two romance angles, and his offscreen life with wife and two children. Kennedy explains his blind-eye prop and acting approach.

Gene Handsaker Hollywoood Arthur Kennedy Arthur Bobby Driscoll Kennedy Betty Adams Peggy Dow Boomrang High Sierra Worcester Mass Carnegie Tech Westport Conn

Mysterious Flying Object Sighted Over California

Pilot Cecil Hardin reported seeing a mysterious flying object with eight bright lights flashing at 4,500 feet between San Fernando and Van Nuys near Los Angeles. He said the object appeared to have no fuselage and flashed beneath his plane at terrific speed before vanishing. No official explanation was provided.

Oakland Calif California Central Cecil Hardin San Fernando van Nuys Los Angeles Hardin

Show Cause Order in Estate of Lizzie Blosser Haines

Corporation Court in Winchester Virginia orders creditors and interested parties to show cause by November 27 1950 why the estate of Lizzie Blosser Haines should not be paid to Ruth T. Haines and J. A. Haines with required refunding bonds. Judge Elliott Marshall presiding. Clerk P J Marshall.

Wincheser Virginia Commonwealth Elliott Marshall Lizzie Blosser Haines Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester Winchester Ruth T. Haines J. A. Haines Elliot Marshall

Scout Awards Portable Radio At Court Of Honor

A Troop 9 Court of Honor at Market Street Methodist Church awarded a portable radio to Sonny Walters who advanced from Second Class to Star Scout since June. First Class awards went to John Lewis and several Second Class awards to Jim Scott Tommy Wolfe David Sisler Donald Hayes Sammy Long and David Lewis. Members transferring into the Post included Lawrence Burke Allen Bame Jackie Frye and Charles Robinson. New officers installed include John Lewis senior patrol leader Tommy Wolfe Jim Scott Sonny Walters patrol leaders, Sammy Long scribe and John Hollis quartermaster.

Market Street Methodist Church Sonny Walters Garvin Walters E. Piccadilly B. F. Goodrich Company Bob Carpenter Walters John Lewis Jim Scott Tommy Wolfe David Sisler Donald Hayes Sammy Long David Lewis Lawrence Burke Allen Bame Jackie Frye Charles Robinson

Duke Freshman Coach Horace Hendrickson in 1931

Horace Hendrickson in his second year as head freshman football coach at Duke led Wallace Wade's Duke grid team during the 1931 season.

Horace Hendrickson Duke Wallace Wade

Nations to Ask For Aid to Asia

Eleven nations led by Britain will ask the United States to finance a 5 billion dollar program to raise living standards in Southeast Asia. A communique says fulfillment depends on financial support from international agencies and countries outside the area. Commonwealth countries expect to raise about 2.2 billion for development projects in seven Asian territories, with the remaining 2.8 billion from agencies like the International Bank and the U S Point Four program.

London Britain United States International Bank Pos

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