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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1949
Page
10
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg is in the University of Michigan hospital for examination. Doctors say the nature of his illness is not definitively known and whether an operation is needed will depend on findings during several days of tests.
A broadcast listing for September 27 sketches evening programs from CBS NBC and MBS with shows like News Newsreel Fibber and Molly and Bob Hope. A closing line notes a large octopus may be as much as 28 feet across.
The commission adopts an opening quail date of November 20 and a closing date of December 5 for counties west of the Blue Ridge and within the National Forest in Amherst Bedford and Nelson, with Russell County closing December 5. regulation effective November 1, 1949. Special Commissioner announces public sale of a Front Royal cold storage plant and related buildings, including packing and distillery facilities, with terms: one third cash, balance over two years by bonds secured by deed of trust and fire insurance, sale set for October 1, 1949.
The listing details a daytime to evening broadcast grid with shows from 7:45 to 10:15 including 7:45 News Caravan 8:00 Milton Berle Show 9:00 Fireside Theater 9:45 Harness Racing and 11:00 Washington Newsreel plus sports and film shorts.
President Truman and Mrs. Truman attended an intermission visit backstage to Sarah Churchill in The Philadelphia Story at Olney Theatre Maryland. He greeted the actress with a question about her father Winston Churchill and learned he was feeling fine. The visit covered a 26 mile drive from Washington.
The source notes that before 1001 Swedish rulers were known as Kings of Upsala. This reflects early Nordic numbering and the use of Upsala as a royal title before formalizing Swedish kingship.
World Communion Sunday will be observed Oct 2 at Ebenezer with C R Line pastor presiding. Bible school meets 10 am and worship with communion at 11 am. former members and friends invited. Landon Whitacre leads Bible school.
Services for Ella Ritter Kern widow of George Kern were held Saturday afternoon at Jones funeral home with Dr E T Clark and Rev Paul Dick officiating. Interment at Mt Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers were Howard Brill John Hansford Sam Dillard Marion Baylis Charles Rollis and Charles Lynn. Relatives attending included Mr and Mrs Oscar Lindblom and their sons Daniel and Roland and Mr Robert Ritter who motored from Beloit Wisconsin. A nephew Mr Ritter lived with the late Mrs Kern's parents in the Armel vicinity in his boyhood. Floral tributes showed high esteem.
Ancient societies including Egypt Greece and Rome used ice to preserve perishables. Mesopotamia refers to the region in Iraq between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
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