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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1955
Page
3
Norris Retires From Virginia Legislature After 44 Years
State Senator Robert O. Norris Jr of Lancaster announces retirement after 44 years in Virginia politics. A respected elder statesman and longtime Finance Committee member, Norris has worked with colleagues including Harry F. Byrd Jr. with wit and fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert O. Norris, Jr
Virginia
Norris
General Assembly
Neck
House of Delegates
Senate
Bob Norris
Winchester
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Finance Committee
Privileges and Elections Committee
Virginia Senate
Lancaster
Commonwealth
West Germany Rearming Seen Straining Economy
Military experts warn that rearming West Germany will stress the economy of the splinter nation amid a current boom. The country, once fully disarmed, must start from scratch with an estimated 5 billion dollars yearly cost for three years, likely funded by higher taxes and public bonds after a history of anti-government sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Germany
Germany Faces Postwar Housing and Labor Strains
West Germany, after absorbing 11 million refugees from the Soviet zone, records 460000 unemployed amid a 4 million housing shortage. With 150000 men slated for military service and wartime housing needs ongoing, the nation aims to balance industry needs with citizen housing and reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Zone
West Germany
Germany
The Big Moments and Small Steps in Life
A contemporary review reflects on a playwright's idea that greatness comes from building on small moments. It argues that most lives yield few large moments and that steady, patient effort shapes meaningful achievement. The piece emphasizes perseverance over spurts of inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Nine Inches of Snow Cover Clarke County
A year ago the city and county were blanketed by nine inches of snow. Notices include births and engagements such as Ernest and Peggy Fletcher Welcoming a son, Edwin B Clevenger returning from Florida, and Patricia Lucille Dunham engaged to Frederick Slick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Fletcher
Fletcher
Peggy Wirts
Edwin B. Clevenger
H.jewell
Tampa
Fla
FE Blackburn Moore
Winchester
Virginia
House of Delegates
W. F Dunham
Patricia Lucille
Frederick L. Slick
F. L. Slick
Hagerstown
Wilson Sirbaugh
Florida
Exemptions for Yourself and Dependents in 1954 Tax Rules
Tax tips explain personal and dependent exemptions for 1954. One personal exemption saves $600 off taxable income, with increases for age or blindness. Dependents may qualify for $600 each if under criteria including income limits, support, joint filing status, citizenship, and residence or family relation. New rules allow a $600 care deduction for dependents while the breadwinner works, with limits based on joint income.
Rainfall totals and averages from 1912 to 1954
Past 24 hours rainfall ends at 7 a.m. shows .15 inches. Year to date rainfall stands at .26 inches for 1955 with .26 inches. Average rainfall over 42 years 36.94 inches. Monthly average figures for 1912-1954 list January 2.50 inches February 1.94 March 2.95 April 3.11 May 3.92 June 3.89 July 3.73 August 2.82 September 2.66 October 3.24 November 2.59 December 2.51.
Pernicious Anemia Develops Slowly and Treated by Liver Extracts
A medical feature explains pernicious anemia, its gradual onset, symptoms such as weakness, breathlessness, and lemon colored skin, and outlines treatment with liver extract or vitamin B, including injections, frequency, and lifelong follow up. It notes most patients are between 40 and 70, with possible nervous system effects and diagnostic aims to restore red cells and stabilize the nervous system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Britain
France
Saigon
Dulles
Eden
Mendes-France
America
SEATO
Indochina
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
The Light and Faith in a Faithful Nation
A speaker laments dwindling religious influence in the United States and Canada. He argues for belief in the light of faith to preserve church life, warns that neglect could leave society barren and unbelieving, and contrasts spending on crime and liquor with support for religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
United Times
Three storms of 1954 trigger record insurance payouts
Estimates place insured property damage from hurricanes Carol and Edina up to $138 million with about 745000 claims. Hazel near that figure. preliminary totals suggest the three destructive storms will mark the highest insurance payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol
Idina
Hazel
How's Your I Q Based on 100 Questions
A reader prompts self assessment on IQ using a 100 question daily test over 10 days. Scoring bands label memory genius to good based on daily correct counts and direct readers to page 4 for answers. The quiz includes true false items on White House shelter and Dulles, plus questions on Gone with the Wind, Dale Carnegie, Hermit Kingdom land, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Dulles
Dale Carnegie
Egypt
Hannibal
Hawks Watch Ends With Meeting In Quiet Valley
A narrator follows a cam era laden day on rural lanes seeking a falcon on Metcalf's place. A farmer exchanges weathered talk as the guy in the Jaguar weighs whether to press the investigation and cameras. A late return encounter with L Yoke Gairdner ends the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Hill Mountain
Anson Metcalf
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