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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1955
Page
9
Reports from Jakarta say a rebel group seized two European nationals in Central Celebes Island and transported them to a jungle retreat. The incident underscores volatile conditions in the region as authorities seek their whereabouts.
New York report notes a shift to credit in household budgeting as daily life adopts installment plans and mortgages. Bankers see a durable trend with higher living standards and incomes, while 7 to 10 million families stay cash buyers and most owe little to none on installment debt.
Hampshire County West Virginia will send both high school bands to the Cumberland parade tomorrow at 7 p.m. Daylight Saving Time. Capon Bridge and Romney High bands with directors, advisors, and parent groups will make the trip.
Arthur Dietz of C I T Financial and Theodore Silbert of Standard Factors warn that mass production needs mass sales and mass credit. Delinquencies are down from a year ago among most of the 57 executives at a Consumer Credit Management meeting at Columbia University. The era of easy credit worries Washington, but officials say current terms reflect prudent borrowing as the consumer maintains a booming economy.
Ruth T. Shade, 77, wife of Walker C. Shade, died yesterday at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She is survived by three children, three sisters, and a brother. Funeral services set for Sunday at Parks Funeral Home Paw Paw with burial in Bethel Church yard.
On March 4 1862 President Lincoln appointed Andrew Johnson as Military Governor of Tennessee with the rank of Brigadier General of Volunteers.
The Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department will host the Frederick County Volunteer Firemen's Association meeting at 8 p.m. Monday at the Brakeblok plant. A special film will be shown and the public is welcome. The August meeting announced a building committee will meet Tuesday night to plan work on a new fire hall.
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