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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1948
Page
6
Tokyo dispatch reports the Voice of the People warned against snipe snatching cigarette butts. Advice urges not to pick up lit butts or stand near throwers to avoid burns or damaged pockets. The broadcast calls the practice deplorable but notes there is no law against it.
An advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a remedy for pimples itching eczema and other skin irritations. It claims relief improves appearance and comfort with a 35 cent price at druggists and offers a money back guarantee.
Tokyo police hunt for a white haired, big nosed man posing as a public health doctor who poisoned 12 Teikoku bank employees at the Shiina branch. About 300000 yen was left on tables, suggesting little loot was taken before victims collapsed. An employee escaped to raise alarm.
In FRANKFURT Germany on January 28 the British and American military governments dismissed Dr Johannes Semmler from the post of executive director in Bizonia s economics department. He was charged with delivering a speech that showed malicious opposition to the occupying powers.
The report lists cases disposed in Police Court by Judge John Rice including Theodore Henry City Hotel drunk fined 14 dollars 75 cents Leroy Franklin Charles Town driving with revoked Virginia license two days 30 dollars 25 cents Roy Larrick Woodstock Lane drunk and disorderly 60 days suspended fine and costs 9 dollars 25 cents John Washington Winchester vagrancy six months suspended costs Harry Baker 218 Sharp Street disorderly conduct 15 dollars 25 cents Robert I Clark Orchard Avenue drunk and disorderly 15 dollars 75 cents Lee George Hayes Senseny dunk 10 dollars 25 cents Ada Locke Sunnyside drunk 14 dollars 25 cents.
STAMPS Ark Jan 28 Mrs Polly Knott a farm wife slipped on icy ground while feeding livestock and sprained her ankle. Her sister Mrs Mattie LeMay rushed to help and fractured her wrist. Game Warden Clint LeMay then slipped on the steps and broke his leg.
The advertisement touts a new line of trucks with a massive truck-like appearance and power-packed chassis. It claims job rated performance, economy, dependability, and long life, urging a visit to see them firsthand as the most advanced trucks on the market this year.
The report shows 24 hour rainfall ending at 7 am as none and January and year to date totals of 2.72 inches. It provides average annual rainfall for 35 years at 36.20 inches and monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 for each month.
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