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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1948
Page
10
Senator Ball of Minnesota denounces the Treasury allowing income tax deductions for eight groups the attorney general labels subversive. He calls all eight Communist fronts and questions the policy.
Henry A Wallaces Wallace for President Committee forms with Elmer Benson of Minnesota as chairman and Rexford Tugwell Jo Davidson and Pawk Robesong as co chairs Angu s Cameron named national treasurer The York Pa convention advances a Wallace backed third party in Pennsylvania with a labor backed statement warning of control by financial giants and military interests The earliest known marine insurance contract dates to 1583 in England.
Ernest Wingfield Singhass 72, retired farmer, died 4 20 p m yesterday at his Berryville home after years of ill health. Born in Frederick County to Amos and Mary Louise Eddie Singhass, he leaves widow Beryl Alger Singhass, two children Neil and Mrs. William Wingfield, plus 10 children from his first wife Betty Willingham Singhass. Funeral 2 p m tomorrow at John H Enders funeral home with interment at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
Robert E. ONeal, attorney, was appointed police justice in Middletown. He qualified January 19 before County Clerk Lee A Whitacre by sworn oath and bond. The Middletown council made the appointment, noted by Mayor C L Wright as a first for the town.
The Gainesboro high school newspaper The Fact Finder earned a distinguished rating in the 1947 Virginia High School League publication contest, the top mark except for the winner Fincastle. Other distinguished schools included Botetourt Gloucester Lincoln and Bridgewater. The Fact Finder began in 1946 47, with no typing or mimeographing courses and an enrollment of 70 pupils.
Commissioner of revenue C. P. McVicar warned that Saturday is the deadline for renewing business and other city licenses without penalty. City offices will stay open until 6 p.m. for last minute purchases. a 10 percent penalty becomes automatic Feb. 1.
About 8000 Japanese printers employed by a government agency walked out demanding higher wages in yen. It marked the first strike of its kind against a government facility. The text notes use of drawn window shades as insulation against cold and heat.
Take notice that on February 2, 1948 at 1 00 PM in front of the County Court House in Winchester Virginia public auction will occur for cash by virtue of a Power of Attorney by James Robert Walker. Items include a 1932 Chevrolet Standard Coupe in running condition and a 1934 Chevrolet Truck 1 14 tons in running condition. FLOURNOY L LARGENT is attorney in fact.
The WSCS Mission Study class on evangelism will be conducted by Mrs. R. G. Pullen.
Mrs Pullen, promotion secretary of the Virginia Conference WSCS, leads mission training sessions at Braddock Street and Market Street Methodist churches on Feb 4 5 18 and 19 at 230 pm and 730 pm. She trained at Lynchburg and Lake Junaluska and has taught at Hinton Avenue Church where her husband is pastor. The text used is Committed Unto Us by Willis Lamott.
The lecture notes state New York City's exports run about 4 billion dollars annually and imports around 2.39 billion. It also notes US gross output in 1944 was roughly twice 1940 with real physical volume estimated more than 50 percent higher.
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