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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1957

Page

3

Treasury Agent Jobs Open Across Five States

The Civil Service Commission announced an exam for Treasury Enforcement Agent positions paying $4525 yearly. Openings span the Treasury Department agencies including ATTD IRS BN U S Secret Service and Bureau of Customs in Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia. Written test, experience and education used for rating. Applications accepted until needs are met.

United States Civil Service Commission Treasury Enforcement Treasury Department of Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Division Internal Revenue Service Bureau of Narcotics U. S. Secret Service Bureau of Customs Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia Virginia

Seal Blocks Traffic On Highway 101 In California

A seal wandered onto the busy Highway 101 in San Clemente, halting traffic for about thirty minutes. Police, a city street cleaning crew, and passersby eventually corralled the animal and returned it to the ocean.

San Clemente Calif Poice

Soil Conservation Trainee Jobs Open

Applications are invited for Student Trainee positions in the Soil Conservation Service of the U S Department of Agriculture. Open to high school seniors and undergraduates in twelve northeastern states with roles as Soil Conservationist Soil Scientist Civil and Agricultural Engineer and Geologist. Pay ranges from 960 to 3415 a year. Obtain details from the Executive Secretary at 6816 Market Street Upper Darby Pennsylvania.

Soil Conservation Service U. S. Department of Agriculture Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners Market Street Upper Darby Pennsylvania

Hartford secretary denied unemployment over lunch hour jokes

A Hartford factory secretary quit after coworkers told off color jokes at lunch. The unemployment compensation commissioner ruled the jokes did not create intolerable working conditions and she need not join the lunch.

Hartford, Conn Hartford Harold Stauch

Payne to Speak at Kiwanis Luncheon in Front Royal

James Payne former lieutenant governor of the 9th Division Kiwanis and Front Royal Club member will address the weekly Kiwanis luncheon tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. He will speak on Kiwanis 42nd anniversary.

James Payne Kiwanis Club Front Royal Club George Washington Hotel Payne Kiwanis

St George Bermuda Named for Sir George Somers

The town of St George in Bermuda derives its name from Sir George Somers who was shipwrecked there in 1609 while en route to the infant Virginia colony.

St. George Bermuda Sir George Somers Colony Virginia

Basketball origins traced to 1891 by Dr James Naismith

A note places the invention of basketball in 1891 by Dr James Naismith in Springfield Massachusetts detailing the creation of the sport.

James Naismith Springfield, Maas

Buddhist Memorial Rites Held for 9 American Airmen

Buddhist memorial services were held on a hilltop near Tokyo for nine U S airmen and a Japanese farmer killed when a U S Air Force weather reconnaissance plane crashed December 28. The temple priest led the observance noting equality of death in Buddha’s eyes. One American, S Sgt William A Taylor of Charlotte Court House Virginia, was among the victims.

Tokyo U. S S-Set William A. Taylor Charlotte Court House

Skunk Invasion Hits Stillwater Town

Cold weather reducing food supplies brings more skunks to Stillwater Oklahoma A&M College area. Zoologist Dr. Roy W. Jones says skunks are natural scavengers and find more in town during winter.

Stillwater Okla Roy W. Jones Oklahoma A&m College Zoology Department

Judge Overrules Rose Drinking Test in DUI Case

Miami judge upholds police drunkometer reading of .246 after William Rose drank 20 shots in court. Judge Sobiesky sets February 14 for a hearing and notes a higher intake could yield the .246 result. The drunkometer measures blood alcohol content and police use readings like .150 as a threshold.

Miami, Fla William Rose Pranets A. Sobiesky Rose Sobiesky

Rose Disputes Drink Gauge in Liquor Influence Case

An indication of impairment is contested as Rose argues the drunko meter misreads effects on a man of his capacity. The dispute centers on measuring liquor impact and reliability of the gauge.

Rose

Virgin Islands History and Size Facts

The Virgin Islands were ceded by Denmark to the United States in 1916 for 25 million dollars and were formerly known as the Danish West Indies. They comprise 100 islands with a total land area of about 132 square miles.

Virgin Islands Denmark United States Danish West Indies

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