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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1949
Page
9
The World Bank plans a pilot $10 million bond issue in Belgium to lure hoarded American dollars into its loan funds for foreign economic recovery. If Belgium approves tax and asset protections, the program may continue in the Netherlands and other European countries this summer.
A safety note warns drivers that risky driving endangers lives and emphasizes the consequences of reckless behavior on roadways. The message urges adherence to traffic laws and responsible decision making behind the wheel.
Manila reports a 36 member Filipino delegation including government officials and business leaders sees Japan regaining economic lead in Asia within years. They note weekly Manila Tokyo flights by Philippine Air Lines as key to trade, while Manila stresses ongoing industrial plans and seeks reparations and tools to rebuild after wartime destruction.
Nine year old Laverne Finnerty raced into a flame scarred farmhouse and passed three brothers to safety through a first floor window. He could not reach another brother and sister who perished in the blaze. Nine children and three adults were asleep when fire of unknown origin broke out before dawn. Gordon Finnerty, the uncle, awakened by smoke, roused his wife. Barefoot downstairs they escaped with a 10 month old in her arms. the baby was unhurt though Mrs. Finnerty was badly burned.
A house fire traps several children while rescuers push others to safety. George Finnerty wakes, helps Laverne and siblings escape through a front door, then returns to pull Gordon Parker Marshall and another child through a window. Janet is saved by an aunt, but Larry and Eleanor die after being recovered hours later. The mother had just given birth at Troy hospital nearby.
London January 31 Myrna Loy the Hollywood star known as the perfect wife was operated on for appendicitis at a London clinic. Doctors reported the procedure was very successful and she is in good condition.
Washington January 31 The Patterson will contest has been settled with a lump sum payment of between 400000 and 500000 to Mrs Felicia The settlement gives Mrs Gizycka no voice or interest in her late mother s newspaper The Times Herald Details of the agreement will be made public in District court February 9 previously the trial date
The Cantabile choir led by Jay H. Lowden seeks a large chorus for Lenten music. Interested persons may contact Mr. Lowden. Rehearsals are at 8 p m Mondays at 35 West Boscawen Street, his home.
Preston Blake Jr. of Norfolk executive secretary of World Federalists of Virginia will be guest speaker at the Lions luncheon at the George Washington hotel tomorrow at 12 15 p m He will be introduced by Mrs Ronald Wilson and will discuss Prospects for Peace Today.
The American Legion seeks a new convention site after rescinding a Roanoke choice to hold the August meeting in Alexandria. Virginia Department Commander J Westwood Smithers of Richmond named a nine member committee to pick a city.
About 70 bodies were found when workers scrapped a German U boat at Kiel. The submarine had sunk in Eckernfoerde bay late in the war. Remains of the crew and skeletal remains of women and children were uncovered during cutting up.
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