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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1950
Page
12
The exchange rate for ordinary purposes was 360 francs to the dollar. This rate indicates the amount of French currency required to equal one United States dollar.
Singapore officials file a petition to the King requesting elevation from town to city status due to its size and importance. The petition will be sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for consideration.
A dense, era style radio grid lists programs from News at 6 through 11, with many show titles and sponsor cues. Entries include News Broadcasts, dramatic plays Count of Monte Cristo, Dragon Show, Mrs North, Fibber Molly, Truth or Consequences, and variety slots with Music Time, Fine Arts Quartet, and People Are Funny.
Sports writer Hugh Fullerton Jr notes historic blown plays by Aaron Robinson Jack Chesbro Fred Markle Fred Snodgrass Mickey Owen and others shaping baseball lore. He then mentions the Phillies pennant chase in the World Series context and a Notre Dame report on Dave Flood a Pittsburg halfback. He questions White Sox GM Frank Lane clubhouse access and recalls Penn State decoys and Osisek with Papit in upcoming Saturday action.
The Winchester Park Tennis Tournament moves toward its final rounds as cold weather has little effect. 2019 champion Jack Knode reached the lower bracket final by defeating Howard Holland 6 1 6 4. Remaining matches include upper bracket clashes to determine the singles title and upcoming mixed and doubles pairings featuring local players such as the Levis, Anderson, Baldridge, Dreger, and others.
A detailed listing of prime time programs across stations WNEW Channel 4 WTTG Channel 5 WMAL Channel 7 and WYOP Channel 9. Features include Footlight Theatre Kukla Fran Ollie Texaco Star Theatre Captain Video Fire side Theatre and more with news and sports segments across the evening.
The article lists standings for multiple teams with win loss records and percentages, plus today's and tomorrow's game schedules across New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. It ends with an unrelated line noting there are 500000 Korean Christians.
A double feature tonight with Terry Moore and Ben Johnson presenting Mighty Joe Young. A speaker for every car is provided, priced at four dollars per vehicle plus tax. Moonlight and rain may affect drive-in attendance.
National League leaders Philadelphia and Brooklyn sit atop standings with mixed remaining schedules. American League teams New York Boston Detroit lead, showing bold pennant chase figures and upcoming home and away games.
New York science note reports Robert Pugh technical director at David E Kennedy Inc finds that wax and water do not dissolve into each other until broken into particles about three millionths of an inch in diameter. Electron microscope needed to view the emulsion.
In Wasungen court offices a dusty volume turned out to be the Sachsensspiegel or Saxon Mirror the oldest German law book printed in 1582.
W R Castell head of the Calgary Public Library complained to the city clerk about off duty calls from radio quiz program fans and similar inquiries to his staff. He noted excessive interruptions during library hours and after hours.
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