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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1948
Page
5
At the December meeting the Boyce council voted to end the merchant license tax for 1949, saying the $300 annual revenue was not needed. A note explains a stone equals 14 pounds.
In Frankfurt, after three years of demilitarization and re education, residents were startled by a Neue Presse notice. A foreigner seeks to purchase a breastplate helmet and uniform for a seven year old boy, prompting surprise in the city.
Delicious team led by Jean Steele and June Lemonis captured the Mixed Doubles League first half by defeating Grimes Golden as Jonathan fell to Crab Apple. Northern Spy topped Friday action with a 470 game and 1301 set while Valley Airways dominated Evening Star Ladies League racing to a 1501 team set. A 14 lb 5 oz Alaskan bald eagle with a 7 1 2 ft wingspan is noted as a size record.
Hugh Connie Schwoegler of Madison won the national individual all star bowling championship in Chicago. He swept the final four games against Steve Nagy to secure $2000 and a 64 game average of 213 plus. Andy Varipapa rose to second, Nagy finished third, and Buddy Bomar placed fourth after defeating Joe Wilman.
Virginia’s Cavaliers entertain George Washington’s Colonials at Charlottesville tonight. The Old Dominion standings show Hampden Sydney atop the state with 2–0, William and Mary 7–0, and Washington and Lee crushed by Western Kentucky State 89–43, while Jay Handlan led UVa with 16 points.
Plans to coordinate U S military operations in Europe with the five power Western European union were developed in Germany after talks between General Lucius D. Clay and Britain’s Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery. Montgomery leads the western union forces Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Meteers are twice as numerous from July to January as from January to July, indicating seasonal population shifts across the year.
The four principal nut crops that Americans eat are almonds, filberts, walnuts, and pecans. This overview highlights the major nuts in national consumption and culinary use.
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