Yule Seal Sale Progresses Well
Winchester residents have donated generously to the 1948 Christmas Seal Sale, with first week totals reaching 1623 dollars. Seal sale chairman Co. F. Schenck says the 5399 dollar quota should be met before December 25 to fund the tuberculosis association’s expanded 1949 program. A distant cousin of the domestic pig and the European wild boar is mentioned in the text.
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Winchester
Winchester Tuberculosis Assn
Co. F. Schenck
Seal Sale
Schenck
The
Tuberculosis Association
American Southwest
Missionaries Worry Over Burmese Immigration Law
American missionary leaders fear Burma's immigration rule limiting foreigners to three months without permission will hinder foreign missionary work. Forrest Smith, treasurer of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, notes current missionaries are those who were in Burma before the law and may not be allowed to stay past three months. Representations for change have been sent to the government.
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Rangoon
Forrest Smith
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
America
Smith
Burma
Virginia Hospital Service Assn Raises Blue Cross Rates Ten Percent
Richmond December 3 The State Corporation Commission approved a 10 percent increase in hospitalization contract rates for Virginia Hospital Service Assn effective January 1. Individual contracts rise to 1.10 dollars monthly wife and husband to 2.20 dollars and family to 2.75 dollars. The change affects over 90 000 blue cross contract holders. doctor bill contracts unchanged. The order aims to cover operating costs and rebuild reserves by about 100 000 dollars yearly.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia Hospital Service Assn
Commission
Blue Cross
Virginia
SCC
Association
Federal Deficit Grows As Expenses Exceed Income
In the last five months the government spent 1.43 billion dollars more than it took in. Expenditures through November reached 1.548 billion, while income was lower by that amount. The deficit appears 285.68 million on treasury books because 1.144 billion spent on the European Recovery Program is excluded per Congress.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
PARTIES AND GAMES booklet for holiday entertaining
The Winchester Star Information Bureau offers PARTIES AND GAMES a booklet with ideas for tree trimming house decorating gift distribution and children's parties to help hosts entertain through the holidays. Price 15 cents post paid. Mail to Washington DC with your name and address.
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Winchester Star Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Sweden Loses Millionaires in Postwar Shift
Stockholm reports a drop in Swedish wealth as 1947 ends with 809 millionaires down from 1,018 the prior year. Holdings of half and third million crowns also declined while smaller net worth groups from 20 000 to 300 000 crowns grew.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights Celebrity Lineup
A detailed 24 hour broadcast grid lists programs across ABC CBS NBC and regional networks. Notable segments include The Beulah Skit The Smoothies Lone Ranger Drama Jimmy Durante Show and Meet the Press with dance and music interludes throughout the night.
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Abc
Cbs Network
Abc-West
Cbs
Abe Lowell Thomas
Abe
Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs Daily
Abe Bob Crosby
Abe Henry J
Jimmy Durante
Abe Mr
Jane Ace
F.B.I
Hy Gardner
Eddie Cantor
Gabriel Heatter
Red Skelton
Abc News
Riley
Nbe
Playhouse
Boxing & Sports
Bill Stern
Abe Spike Jones
Abo-West
North Korea Rolls Out Mass Literacy Program
Tass reports from Pyongyang that the People’s Democratic government has launched universal education for all school age children. The education minister says 444000 people learned to read in 1947 and over 200000 more have been taught through 1948.
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Moscow
Tass
Korea
People’s Democratic Government
Pyongyang
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