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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1956

Page

7

Winchester Council Adopts Final Reading Of Tax and Zoning Edicts

The Winchester city council completed third readings approving license taxes for municipal purposes and enforcements, adjusting a film tax to 25 cents per $100, and affirming a 44 foot set back on Amherst Street. Amendments aligned with state law, with planning commission oversight for subdivisions.

J. M. Steck, Jr Steck Winchester Virginia Amherst St Pennsylvania Railroad Allen Planning Commission Council

Kerns Service At Bloomery West Virginia

Funeral service for Mrs. Emma E. Kerns who died Monday night at 896 Fairmont Avenue will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church Bloomery West Virginia. Interment follows in Bloomery Cemetery. Remains rest at Jones Funeral Home.

Emma ‘E. Kerns Fairmont Avenue Presbyterian Church Bloomery W. Va Jones Funeral Home

Censors Revise 1930 Movie Code in Major Update

New York reports the Motion Picture Association has unveiled the first revision of the 1930 film code. MPAA president Eric Johnston announced about 20 changes, balancing new allowances for abortion kidnapping narcotics topics with prohibitions on mercy killing blasphemy and double meanings. Open-mouth kissing remains banned under sex rules.

New York Motion Picture Assn. of America Eric Johnston MPAA Hollywood

Funeral service set for Leslie G Polhamus

A funeral service for Leslie G Polhamus of 324 E Piccadilly St will be held Thursday at 3 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home Winchester Memorial Hospital reported the death in the early morning a pallbearers listed include Harry H Hottel Paul L Ayers Robert W Snapp George L Madigan Henry L Bush and Alfred D Shryock Interment will follow at Mount Hebron Cemetery with Dr William E Eisenberg of Grace Lutheran Church officiating.

Leslie G Polhamus E. Piccadilly St Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home William E. Eisenberg Grace Lutheran Church Harry H Hottel Paul L. Ayers Robert W. Snapp George L. Madigan Henry L. Bush Alfred D. Shryock

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