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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1955
Page
4
Fresh paint stains respond to turpentine. For old stains soak in turpentine for an hour then break up with a spoon and flush. Lay the fabric flat on absorbent material and apply carbon tetrachloride or lighter fluids, tamping perpendicular to drive particles into the absorbent. Repeat as needed.
Public sale on September 10 1955 at 12 noon on the premises at the corner of Valley Pike Route 11 and Washington Avenue Kernstown Virginia. Multiple lots and improved properties described with frontages depths and structures including 4 and 5 room apartments and bungalows to be sold separately or as a whole. Terms: one half cash and balance secured by deeds of trust or cash with full details provided by special commissioners Milton Harris and Joseph B Newlin.
Sam Snead from White Sulphur Springs West Virginia fired five under par 65 to lead the opening round of the Montreal Open. Mike Souchak from Grossinger New York connected with a complete game, matching par wrecking 18 holes to share the early lead.
B L Thompson of Norfolk led Virginia in the Grand American Preliminary Handicap at Dayton Ohio with a 92 of 100 from 19 yards after day one. Dr Courtney Grim shot 89 from 22 yards and Roy LaFollette for Winchester scored from 19 yards. only Al Suttle of Petersburg posted 90 from 21 yards.
After a two week layoff stock car racing returns to the Airport Speedway in Winchester with more than 30 cars lined up for Sundays program. Top drivers including Bob Welch and Tommy Irvin, plus Barbara Ballenger will attend as awards presenter. Regular start time is 2 30 p m.
Charles Ward of Leesburg, employee of the Frederick County Conservation Department, won first prize for a four pound four ounce largemouth bass caught at Solenberger's Pond with a Mepps spinner. Cletus H. Triplett took second for a four pound bass at the same pond using a jitterbug.
General Manager Branch Rickey, 73, says he retains John Galbreath’s confidence and will stay with the Pirates through the end of his five year term in November. He may stay on in an advisory role, with a door open to a return as general manager. Attendance is down and the club sits near the cellar after years of eighth place finishes. Rickey notes his $200,000 Pirate stock investment and hints at buying more if possible.
Each family must work out a budget based on its own pattern of living and use general percentage guides. A two earner household with a combined income over six thousand dollars should tailor spending to needs and priorities, including taxes and Social Security.
The passage breaks down a typical income allocation with 16 percent for security, 18 percent for food, 21 percent for housing, 9 percent for clothing, 10 percent for operating costs, 10 percent miscellaneous, and 16 percent for savings and insurance. It urges maximizing savings and banking the wife’s income to keep the family living standard stable if she stops working.
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