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A brief report notes seawater contains uranium in tiny amounts. The disclosure mentions a surface phenomenon that may help extract the metal more efficiently.
Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1949
Page
12
Virginia gown blocks radiation with lead glass fabric
University of Virginia researchers test a lead glass gown in the radiology department led by Dr. Vincent W. Archer. Owens Corning Fiberglas plans to market the protective fabric in early 1950, noting the gown is light, adjustable, washable, and suitable for lab workers and technicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Virginia Hospital
Vincent W. Archer
Owens ~Corning Corp
Doe
Radio Programs Broadcast On Key Stations
Radio schedule listing evening broadcasts on key stations for Tuesday October 25 includes Eve: Westra repeats, News and Comment, Jack Smith Show, Me and Janie, Life With Luigi, Fibber and Molly, Mysterious Traveler, We Care, Time for sense, Newsreel, People Are Funny, Let Freedom Ring, News & Variety, and dancing segments. Also Bob Hope Comedy and John Steele Drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nbe
Epes Westra
Mbs
Jack Smith
Ebe
Janie
Annective
Bob Hope
Abe Wery
John Steele
Fibber
Molly
Abe
Luigi
Cbs News
Abc
News & Variety
Cbs
Cbs Ews
Abe Newa
Abe West
Snow and sub-freezing weather hit length of Canadian border
A broad winter weather spell gripped the nation with rain snow and fog. Cold air stretched from Montana to New England with sub-freezing temperatures and a 23 above reading in Old Town Maine. Snow touched North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan while Maine and New York saw their first snowfall of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Kentucky
West Vic
Texas
San Antonio
Montana
Great Lakes
New England
Old Town
Canadian
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Maine
New York State
Pacific
Hammond Named Plant Engineer and Career Timeline
Plant Supervisor Harry M. Hammond, a former Winchester resident, advanced from distribution engineer in 1937 to technical engineer in Hagerstown by 1942. He served as plant engineer at Cumberland in 1943, then assistant plant superintendent in 1944, moved to the Riverton plant in 1948 during construction, and earlier studied at the University of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Hammond
Winchester
Hagerstown
Hammond
Cumberland Power Station
Big New
Riverton
Mr. Hammond
University of Virginia
European corn borer overruns Midwest corn belt
Midwest growers report a new alien pest, the European corn borer, attacking corn ears and reducing yields. A Plymouth County Iowa sample shows about a 20 percent drop, with wind spreading damage across Kansas Nebraska the Dakotas Iowa and Minnesota. Farmers plan spring spraying and breeding for borer resistant hybrids as the main countermeasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Washington News
Midwest
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Plymouth County
Sherry Takes Blame In Davis Divorce
William G. Sherry said he will do anything to salvage his divorce from Bette Davis and blamed his severe temper for the estrangement. He recounted a letter from his wife asking for a peaceful solution and said he sometimes breaks chairs or tables to find release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna Beach
Calif
William G. Sherry
Bette Davis
Sherry
Television Evening Programs on WNEW WMAL WOIC Listings
Readable schedule listing evening TV programs for WNEW WMET WMAL and WOIC with show titles including The Milton Berle Show Fireside Theater This Week in Sports and Entertainment anchors Roberta Quinlan Ruthie on the Telephone and Jim Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Quinlan
Milton Berle
Fireside Theater
WOIC
Channel
Sonny Kendis
Ruthie
We the People
Jim Simpson
Missouri Pacific Ends Longest Rail Strike With Texarkana Train
Trains rolled on Missouri Pacific lines after a 46 day strike. The first train left Texarkana Arkansas shortly before midnight, ending the nation’s longest railroad stoppage. Operations expected to normalize within two or three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Texarkana
Ark
SPCA Fights Medics Over Baltimore City Stray Dogs
Baltimore medical schools struggle for dogs for research as Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland labs push for access to stray dogs slated for death by the SPCA. Eight doctors urge a public hearing before renewing 1950 SPCA contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SPCA
Baltimore
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To
Johns Hopkins
University of Maryland
Board of Estimates
Sease and Stomach Ulcer Research Letter Response
A letter states that no dog would suffer in the study of sea and stomach ulcers. It notes a claim about atmospheric conditions at extreme altitude affecting sound transmission, mentioning Mary as a distant reference point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sease
Mary
First U.S. Mint Coinage Origin During Washington Era
The first coins were half dimes minted from household silver sent from Mount Vernon by President Washington and delivered to Martha Washington at a teahouse. the Mint’s first director oversaw the early issue, but these coins were not released into circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Mountaur
President Washington
Martha Washington
Teahouse
Mint
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