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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1948
Page
5
Storm of marked intensity raged across the middlewest with winds up to 73 mph at Springfield Illinois and four inches of snow in Kansas and Nebraska. Forecaster J E Hovde said the gales were fading as the system moved northeast over Lake Superior.
L. Zuckerman and sons local scrap iron dealers and machine shop operator receive a state charter. Louis Zuckerman serves as president with Joseph as vice president and Irvin as secretary treasurer. Directors include Charles Aaron and Samuel Zuckerman in addition to the officers.
The court approved appointments of W L Walker and T W Sperry as trustees of Grace Methodist Church Middle Town to fill vacancies from the deaths of E L Humston and G R Clark.
Denier measures the weight of the nylon yarn in hosiery. higher denier means heavier, thicker fabric. Gauge indicates stitch fineness. higher gauge yields a finer knit, creating a sheerer, smoother feel.
Charles H Harper of 115 Peyton Street is granted a building permit for a one and a half story dwelling at 431 Fairmount Avenue. Construction cost estimated at 10000 dollars. Joe Miller may erect a frame garage on North Kent Street at a cost of 150 dollars. Earl Evans of 11 West Hart Street receives a permit to glass in a back porch and remodel a store into an apartment costing 400 dollars.
The estate tax is charged on the total value of a deceased person’s estate. The inheritance tax applies to the portion passing to a specific heir or beneficiary. The federal government imposes an estate tax but not an inheritance tax.
Richmond dispatch reports two of four Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls in Virginia over the weekend. Delegate Robert Whitehead backs Col. Francis Pickens Miller and Miller names campaign managers Minetree Folkes Jr and Beecher Stallard. Remmie L. Arnold speaks at Newport News Elks lodge event.
A U S Public Health Service official praised Virginia for its new health agency pilot program in alcoholism treatment. Dr. Robert H. Felix said Virginia may develop plans for other states as the Bur eau of Alcoholic Studies and Rehabilitation undertakes its pioneering work. He emphasized alcoholism as a disease rooted in maladjustment and emotional disturbances. Virginia leads as the first state to treat alcoholism through a dedicated health agency.
Heavy rainfall in Rockingham County surpasses Winchester totals for the period, with Harrisonburg station showing 161 rain days and 48.12 inches this year. The 1901 figure was 56.28 inches, and the peak 1886 record stood at 68.31 inches.
Mt Pleasant appoints Carlton Sager as a trustee of the Mt Pleasant EUB church. Social insects are those living in communities with differentiated castes such as bees wasps ants and termites.
The Democratic field for governor includes Horace H. Edwards former mayor of Richmond and State Senator John B. Battle of Charlottesville joining the primary contest alongside other candidates.
Specialists in radiology and roentgenology top physician incomes, averaging $30,319 annually. Pediatricians earn the least among specialists at about $11,902 per year, while general practitioners average $9,541.
A Magellan voyage item notes one sailor exclaimed I see a hill in 1520 upon sighting the hill at the future Montevideo. The phrase in Spanish Porto Montevideo emerged from that moment.
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