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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
3
New York report notes bank officers lawyers and judges are repeatedly surprised by the large number of people who die intestate. It cites higher costs and delays in settling estates and urges readers to consider making a will to avoid court intervention and confusion.
Diary column sketches various readers tips including cookie cutouts producing state shaped cookies, preserving keepsakes with plastic, steam release ideas for pots, a long plastic tube to clean hard to reach areas, repurposing a wheelbarrow as a barbecue pit, and simple kitchen hacks. The piece also mentions a updated will scenario illustrated by a broker who died without updating his will.
The article advises consulting a lawyer when making a will and updating it. It outlines gathering detailed information on bequests, keeping the will safely, and avoiding bank safe deposits. It notes that banks may hold wills and highlights a public trust update from Irving Trust Company on state rules for intestate cases.
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce says unordered merchandise shipments need not be returned or paid for unless used. FTC statements and National Better Business Bureau notes state recipients have no obligation to keep or pay for unsolicited goods. A NY law treats such gifts. FTC warns businesses of risks and cites recent actions. A Powhatan rescue squad recovered 11 year old Dempsey Hoover Harper Jr from a water filled quarry after drowning.
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