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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1950
Page
12
In 1817 Francois Hugene Vidoca, a reforming French thief, is credited with establishing what is believed to be the world’s first official detective bureau in Paris. The claim ties to early policing efforts and a notable figure in crime history.
Listings show Rupert 15 Min and Music Time segments followed by various programs from 7 to 11 pm including Crosby Club Ranger Dram Gavriel Heatter News Communaent and Lawrence Welk Show. Additional items include Detour Drama Science Fiction Attorney Q Lewis Show Family Theater and News & Variety hours.
A radar of channel lineups shows WNEW WTTG WMAL and other stations airing variety programs from Footlight Theater to News Caravan and Nature of Things. Highlights include sports coverage with Redskins vs Packers and notable talk and drama shows throughout the evening.
The state rested its case in Jonesville as prosecutors seek execution for a 24 year old Kentucky man charged with armed robbery. Dolly Mink and H H Mink testified that Robinson and co defendant Ayres beat them, tied them, and seized 7.27 dollars in cash and 975 in bonds. Police and a cab driver placed the suspects near the crime scene and later back in Kentucky.
Paul G. Hoffman resigns as administrator of the Economic Cooperation Administration after two and a half years at the helm. President Truman names William C. Foster to succeed him, while Hoffman states the agency’s usefulness may lie ahead.
Judge John Rice presided over recent court cases includingcharges of drunkenness, disorderly conduct and reckless driving. Defendants such as Robert Nelson Poreman Donald Bowen James Johnson Woodrow Kerns Amos Taylor Mathew Roberts and others received fines ranging from 9.25 to 104.25 with several suspended sentences.
New admits to Winchester Memorial Hospital include Mrs Grove C Foltz Route 2 Mrs Wendell DeHaven 37 Southwerk St Allen M Stine son of Mr and Mrs Marshall A Stine 328 12 Fairview Ave Mrs Harold Starliper 517 N Cameron St Mrs Eugene Cooper Capon Springs WV Miss Shirley A Jernigan Flint Mrs Luther Barron Marshall Mrs William D Luttrell Middletown St George Robertson Middlewn Mrs George Robertson Middleburg Mrs Cleveland Jenkins Stephens City Mr Cecil L Yowell Marshall Mrs Thomas M Harrison Front.
The head covering worn by Arab men is known as the keffiyeh or shemagh, often folded and secured with an agal. It serves practical purposes in desert environments and carries cultural significance across regions.
A sudden torrential downpour in Segion mountains caused flash floods along the Aggai River killing about 100 people. Authorities estimate damages near 2 million dollars as bridges homes and roads were destroyed.
Dorsey C. Hottle, Head Camp Auditor, attended the Woodmen of the World session in Burkville. Officers decided to hold the Head Camp convention in Winchester in mid April 1951 and the planning committee meeting under Hottle’s chairmanship will convene in Harrisonburg on October 1 at 2 p.m.
The text details a large square kercheff of cotton often woven with silk stripes bound around the head with an agal and a wool filet spun with gold or silver.
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