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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1955
Page
5
Builders issued 158 new home permits in Rockingham and 48 in Harrisonburg in the first half of the year. Residential construction accounted for about 80 percent of the county city total, with $1,437,438 in residential work out of $1,791,587 overall.
Health officials say Boston polio may have peaked as 12 new cases raise the yearly total to 32. Haynes Memorial Hospital administrator Edward J. Dailey notes only 2 of 26 recent admissions are Boston residents and the illness seems to be spreading outside the city. Two deaths, an 8 month old girl and a 39 year old wife from Wayland, lift the toll to 24.
To reach 4 physicians in an emergency call 3670. The directive lists a single contact number for urgent medical assistance.
Mrs. John O'Donnell and son from New York were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Garver. John O'Donnell Jr. stayed with the Garvers and his grandmother Mrs. Minnie Sipe. Other visitors include Miss Jane White with Falls Church hosts and Mr. Arthur Galloway planning a trip to Ocean City Maryland.
Florence Gibson announced the Boyce Methodist Church Bible School closed Friday with a picnic on the church lawn marking the end of the term.
Virginia farmers relied chiefly on local banks for credit in 1954. R M Ware of the First National Bank of Berryville reports Virginia banks had 1955 farm loans totaling 74.84 million, far above insurance companies at 18.745 million, plus 6.189 million in CCC loans. Repayment remained rapid and farm assets near record levels.
Virginia bank loans underpin agriculture with new equipment and modern methods. In 1954 banks held about three quarters of production credit, totaling $38.37 million in non real estate loans, while Production Credit Associations held $7.964 million and Farmers Home Administration $3.771 million. Virginia insured banks served farming with loans in 1954 across 291 of 316 banks.
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