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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1947
Page
9
Chicago dispatch reports United Packinghouse Workers government claims that meat prices rose due to monopoly control by large packers. Helstein, union president, notes beef markup was 43 percent above farmers’ prices and 19 percent above retail prices in June compared with a year ago during controls and subsidies.
In Paterson New Jersey Charles Jackson was released from jail after his wife testified that life behind bars was easier. Judge Milton Schumach ordered his freedom as a punishment for non support and neglect, stating he should work to support his family. The remark about England rounds out the brief item.
Los Angeles reports the widow of comedian W. C. Fields has filed a claim seeking half of his estate. The proceeding centers on distributions and the exact share due to the surviving spouse.
Fields' estranged wife Mrs Heriet Fields seeks half of their community estate. She says the actor gave thousands from community holdings to eight women, totaling 482 450 pounds, claiming 241 225 pounds as her share of the marital property.
Philadelphia police picked up two year old Roneid Dove who had enjoyed being lost. The child was found safe last night and reunited with guardians.
A bystander scene describes Renald, a blond haired blue eyed boy about two years old, missing after a woman dashed from a house shouting that Renald is hers. The event unfolds with a loud speaker calling for the child. Local surroundings mention Western larch trees.
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