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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1949
Page
6
Davis California reports a Western farm injury rate of 40 accidents per 1000 farm people per year, according to Ralph Parks agriculture engineer at the University. The East trails with lower figures as stated in his assessment.
On October 7 in York the opening of a new motion factory in East Patterson New Jersey required ten cameras to cover the event. The coverage spanned indoors and outdoors, illustrating how large a television setup can be for special occasions.
Trust sale of John W Webster property in Gore Virginia to satisfy deed of trust from George Webster and Dorothy Webster dated 1945. Auction in front of Western Frederick Bank, six acres with a seven room house. possession in 30 days. terms one third cash day of sale, remainder in two equal annual payments with bonds. Herbert S. Larrick, Trustee.
Rep Burr Harrison told Shenandoaharden club in Woodville that nations must cede some sovereignty for a workable international peace system. He urged reexamining the UN charter to empower enforcement and include Russia, warning isolationism breeds war and civilization is at stake.
Brigadier General Raymond C. Scollins, retired after 23 years in the Marine Corps, enrolls at Loyola University Los Angeles in the College of Business Administration pursuing a degree in industrial relations. He joined the Marines at 14 and earned a Purple Heart at Okinawa after serving at Midway Guadalcanal and Guam.
Mrs. Kalwaic a Hazelton dentist wife was acquitted of killing her 15 month old son in a trial that ended after nearly four hours of deliberation. A neutral psychiatrist will assess her for safe discharge while her husband plans returning to Rustburg Virginia.
Singapore reports researchers at King Edward VII College of Medicine are testing how to tropicalize warships in Far Eastern waters. Surgeon Commander F P Ellis notes Admiralty concern over heat between decks during extended actions, with naval ratings volunteering for simulated conditions aboard ship compartments.
Weather summary shows 24 hour rainfall to 7 am October 16 1949 and year to date 34.64 inches. It lists 36 year monthly averages from 1913-1948 including January 2.47 inches February 1.92 March 2.91 April 3.07 May 3.68 June 3.88 July 3.81 August 3.82 September 2.58 October 3.34 November 2.50 December 2.43. Data courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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