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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1949
Page
10
Thousands of mine detectors from World War II are sold to jails and prisons to detect metals smuggled into inmates. The text notes a curiosity about the word truck and its French origin troquer meaning to barter.
TV listings show WNEW Channel 4 and WTTG Channel 5 with a mix of children's programs, variety shows, news, theater and cooking segments. Notable entries include Kukla Fran and Ollie, Eleanor Steber, Quiz Kids, Studio One and early game and news programs.
War saw September 19 Republican gubernatorial candidate Walter Johnson argued Virginia is governed by appointees with limited voter choice and hush hush budget hearings. He likened current government to colonial rule under Great Britain and criticized federal and state aid and the present budget tour.
The listing compiles a full day of radio programming across networks including abc east mbs eas and cbs with news hour kiddies shows music time talk segments dramas and concert programs. Notable items include Kate Smith calls murder by experts Secret Missions Paul Lavalle Band Radio City Playhouse Newsreel Concert and Dancing Continued into midnight.
President Truman moves to extend tariff cutting powers while negotiations in Annecy France finalize recommendations with Denmark Finland Italy Greece Sweden the Republic of Ireland Haiti Liberia Uruguay and Nicaragua. Approval expected early October expanding trade scope and impact.
The Salton Sea is an inland lake in northern Imperial Valley California. It expanded after a 1905 Colorado River flood lasting two years, increasing area to 515 square miles. Present area is about 287 square miles with water surface at 244 feet below sea level and highly saline.
Charlottesville report says Governor Tuck and advisers discussed near 4 million more in appropriations for Blue Ridge sanatorium University of Virginia and University hospital for the next biennium. Total asked 15,791,301 up by 3,961,329 with UVA requesting 10,716,354 of which 1,202,000 may come from non state funds.
The Winchester area Southern States Co op will elect board members at the annual membership meeting at 7 30 p m on October 12 in the Sarah Zane fire hall. D K Russell serves as president of the local board. Australia spans nearly three million square miles with over one million in tropical regions.
The phrase originated as American slang and spread to Britain, linked to the third degree in Freemasonry. The term is thought to derive from the ceremonial conferment of the third Masonic degree.
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