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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1948
Page
3
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder announced that the government will replace maturing short term issues with new ones at a slightly higher rate. On September 15 and October 1, 10,500,000,000 in government issues fall due and will be replaced. Treasury certificates at 11 8 percent will yield 11 4 percent.
Cincinnati interests urge the Federal Power Commission to block new gas markets to protect the city’s supply after a severe shortage last winter. The Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. seeks to safeguard its Columbia Gas Transmission supply while four applicants propose about 164 million dollar facilities. A joint Atlantic Seaboard Virginia Gas line would run 268 miles from Clendenin West Virginia to Rockville Maryland touching Winchester and Front Royal.
The Little Garden club meeting planned for August 13 at Mrs. Frank Armstrongs is postponed to 3 30 p m August 20 at Mrs Armstrongs home.
Pee Wee Reese hit a three run homer in the first inning to lead the Dodgers to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Dave Koslo pitched four scoreless innings in relief to earn the Giants a 6-5 victory over the Braves, recording his second win over them since 1941. Inflation drops dollar value to 58 cents versus 1940 per Labor Department data.
Tonight features Detroit at Chicago and Washington at Philadelphia with times 8 3 and 7 45. Yesterday Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 5 2 and New York defeated Boston 6 5 in the National League. Detroit trimmed Cleveland 7 3 and Washington topped Philadelphia 8 2 with St Louis 3 Chicago 1 and Boston 9 New York 6 in the American League. Tomorrow Brooklyn visits Boston and St Louis hosts Pittsburgh in the NL while Boston plays New York and Cleveland meets St Louis in the AL.
Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond Jr. said the commonwealth broke even in costs for mob violence trials at Grundy. Under a circuit court order 168 coal miner defendants paid court costs totaling $2100, while the commonwealth’s expenses excluding trooper maintenance ran $2080 including $80 for the attorney-general and $2000 for extra counsels.
Sheriff said a 26 year old woman and her husband admitted chaining two of their four children to a bed. State humane officer found Richard Blackman age six and Larry five with neck chains padlocked to bedsprings. The couple allegedly chained the boys while they operated a bingo game. the other two children Tommy nine and Hazel eight were taken with them.
United States reasserts demand Russia grant Trieste to Italy. Philip C. Jessup spoke to the UN Security Council noting the March 20 proposal by the U S France and Britain for the Free Territory to Italy. He said Tito still hopes to attach the territory to Yugoslavia.
Richmond Virginia Attorney General Lindsay Almond ruled printed registration forms for voters are unlawful. He noted prior similar rulings and said the law requires applicants to register in their own longhand without aid, making blank forms an impermissible aid.
The article notes that across the United States, 28 distinct grounds for divorce are recognized under various state statutes. It emphasizes the variety of legal bases including fault and no fault approaches and outlines how different jurisdictions codify these grounds.
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