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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1948
Page
10
Observation notes that all 17 species of penguins reside in the southern hemisphere. The penguin bill is described as stout and covered by several separate horny plates, highlighting distinctive facial anatomy.
A light training plane crashed into a Groveton house after engine failure on takeoff. Mrs W F Conley was trapped inside the bathroom as the two fliers Thomas D Bond of Alexandria and Fred Larson of Arlington were seriously hurt. The crash occurred as the pilot tried to return to the field.
The notice explains that times are Eastern Standard. Central is one hour earlier, Mountain two hours earlier. Some stations adjust relay times to fit focal schedules. Last minute program changes are not included.
A dense list details radio time slots from 6:00 PM to midnight across networks NBE ABC CBS MBS and WEST. It lists Kiddies Hour music news and talk shows, sport and variety programs, concerts, dramas and quizzes with presenters like Lowell Thomas Gordon McRae and Gabriel Heatter.
Jack Hill district governor of Lions from Vienna Va will be guest speaker at the Winchester club meeting at Saran Zane hall at 1230 p m tomorrow Paul Anderson arranged the program.
The Atlantic Rural Exposition in Richmond drew about 250000 visitors last week excluding under 12 and was called the first to really pay its way by R M Hazelwood vice president and general manager.
Virginia education officials will hear Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall speak during the Virginia Education Association annual meeting in Richmond October 25 to 30. About 3500 teachers and administrators are expected to attend the gathering.
Special Commissioners under a Faulkner v Ferguson decree sell at public auction in front of the Winchester County Court House on October 22 1948 at noon. Parcels A B C front N Kent Street and Philpot Street with a D parcel in Billings Alley. Forty percent cash. balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. See office of Joseph B Newlin for plat and details.
Peter Seitz of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service scolded industry leaders for undermining arbitrators after unfavorable awards. He warned such behavior jeopardizes industrial peace and likened arbitration to an umpire's final call. ATA President Buhner noted Taft Hartley Act effects on trucking industry.
Rear Admiral M C Mumma of Berryville will attend the annual convention of the Rifle Association at the Shoreham hotel in Washington October 25 to 28. He will also witness the National Rifle and Pistol Championships at Quantico.
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