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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1955

Page

5

City eases meter violation fines with yellow envelopes

The city council cuts parking meter violation fees from 50 to 25 cents and replaces tickets with yellow envelopes for payment in boxes around town. After 36 hours a reminder is sent if fines remain unpaid.

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Double Duty in Sayre as twins born two days apart

SAYRE Pa two sisters Mrs Orlando Alexander and Mrs Michael Antonetti shared a hospital room while their sons were born two days apart in the same facility. The coincidence highlighted a busy period for local maternity services.

Sayre, Pa Orlando Alexander Michael Antonetti

Tomorrow's Toys That Come Alive

Violet Moore Higgins profiles upcoming toy trends and innovations for AP News, highlighting interactive figures and animatronics shaping playtime. The feature previews standout products, industry shifts, and what parents should know about latest releases.

Violet Moore Higgins AP News

Three Years with Grant A War Correspondent’s View

Sylvanus Cadwallader’s Civil War notes, suppressed for years, reveal Grant’s near invincible access and a trusted pass that let Cadwallader relay dispatches and resources. The edited manuscript, found in Illinois history archives, presents a vivid portrait of Grant under pressure and in quiet moments of decision.

Sylvanus Cadwallader Benjamin P. Thomas Knopf Cadwallader Chicago Times New York Tribune U.S. Grant Grant Washington New York Cad Wallacer Cadwalader Illinois State Historical Library Lloyd Lewis Thomas

Chief Whitmore Retires from Navy After 24 Years

Woodrow Wilson Whitmore GMC chief recruiter since 1952 retires after 24 years in the Navy. A Crewe native and Richmond enlistment in 1931, he served on the Northampton Wharton and Roosevelt among others, including WWII Pacific duty and gold and invasion money transports. He lives at 1610 Henry Ave with wife and daughter. Bruce Comer to succeed him as head recruiter, Edward Kirstin to follow.

Navy Woodrow Wilson Whitmore GMC Chief Whitmore Henry Ave Crewe Richmond Norfolk Northampton Chicago Herbert Borie Ranger Wharton Pearl Harbour San Francisco Ni” P Pacific Hawaii United States New Zealand Washington Bainbridge Naval Training Station Maryland China Japan Everett F. Larson Whitmore Roosevelt Great Lakes Naval Training Station Mississippi Bruce B. Comer BMC USN Chief Comer Edward Kirstin CSC Usn

Booming Building Surge in Taipei Amid Housing Shortage

In Taiwan capital Taipei, a rapid construction boom lifts property values as confidence grows that Communists cannot seize Formosa and that the U.S. Seventh Fleet will deter attacks. Yet housing remains scarce for a city of about 700 000 since 1945.

Taipei Formosa U. S Tth Japan

Lonely prisoner seeks marriage in jail in Madisonville

Robert D. Foster, held on forgery illegal whisky distilling and obtaining property under false pretenses, writes to the local press proposing to marry a jailmate or any lonely girl willing to hook up with a jail bird. He sends a flirtatious appeal from his cell.

Gulliver Jonathan Swift Lilliput England Madisonville Robert D. Foster

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