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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1957
Page
3
The ordinance amends chapter 26 section 3 of the Winchestor city code of 1947 to require subdivision plats be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval before council final action. Passed January 8, 1957 by the Common Council. Mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr.
Local government filing notes R. 8. Barbour serving as clerk of the Common Council. Remaining duties and responsibilities outlined in municipal records. Official actions reflect ongoing city administration.
The City of Winchester Virginia adopts by reference NFPA pamphlets 52 and 8 for liquefied petroleum gas piping and appliances, with amendments. The ordinance requires permits, outlines inspections, defines terms, and sets penalties, effective sixty days after council approval in January 1957.
The city outlines decades of budget changes and tax shifts from 1940 to 1957, detailing valuations, revenue sources, and expenditures. It highlights major projects like the North Fork Shenandoah water system and a modern sewage plant, plus street, building, and recreation improvements, and notes planning needs for zoning, land-use mapping, and further facilities.
Livestock sale results show hogs priced by weight with barrows and gilts 180 to 225 lbs at 18.65. heavy butchers 230 to 300 lbs 16.00 to 18.30. light butchers 150 to 175 lbs 16.50 to 17.75. sow/feeder ranges listed. Veal across several weight classes from 20s to 34, lambs at 21.60 to 22.50, slaughter cattle with steers 15.50 to 20.75 and cows 7.50 to 14.75, bulls at 13.00 to 17.00, and stocker feeder yearlings 12.00 to 19.00.
Quotations courtesy White, Weld & Company Winchester lists bids for American Furniture Bank of Clarke County Commonwealth Nat Gas Farmers & Merchants Natl George Washington Hotel Green Chemical Investors Loan Com Life Insurance of Pine Garlic National Flour Product O Sullivan Rubber O Sullivan com Potomac Edison Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Shenandoah Valley Nat Winchester Storage Victor Products Virginia Storage with bids or par values where shown.
A list of numbered clues covers across and down entries including references to body parts actions objects and titles. The text reads as a jumble of cryptic crossword style prompts with partial spellings and misprints typical of OCR from a historical newspaper page.
James John Stone, a professional Australian cello player, worked as a freighter fireman to reach Halifax. He entertained the crew during the voyage and soon became a member of the Halifax Symphony Orchestra after arrival.
Warner Lovett Pugh of Hayfield faced speeding charges in municipal court and was fined 14.25 dollars.
Pupils at Padroni School asked teachers what they would do if they met Naromujock now hus unk tank shunk, a name that turns out to be a small brook near Sherman Connecticut. Some would plant it, call it Elvis Presley, or wash feet in it.
In 1837 a 40acre farm with a cabin and rail fence could be built for about $250. The remark appears in Illinois in 1837, a book published by S. August.
The American Peace Crusade was formally described as a Communist front in a SACB report. Thomas Herbert recommended the board order registration with the Justice Department under the 1950 internal security law after hearings before his resignation.
A historical note records Mitchell being presented to the Southern Tiliots University library, noting the transfer as a scholarly artifact.
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