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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1948
Page
3
The Avisco nine hosts the Quantico Marine nine in Front Royal on Saturday and Sunday. The traveling professional Troll Clowns also visit for matchups this weekend.
New York June reports President Dewey claiming a lead and foreseeing the first presidential slot will mirror current votes with over 300 for Dewey Taft around 250 and Stassen about 150 in early counts.
Rocky Graziano meets Tony Zale in a rubber match for the world middleweight crown. Graziano won the title from Zale July 16, 1947, in Chicago, after a previous knockout for Zale in 1946. Both fights were bloody and likely to end before 15 rounds.
Salida, June 9. Lloyd Martinez a 19 year old boxer died last night during an AAU boxing tournament. He rose for the third round against Lute Quintana then collapsed unconscious after earlier being knocked down.
In the American League Detroit beat Philadelphia 2 to 1 while Washington defeated St. Louis 6 to 5 Cleveland won 2 to 0 over Boston and New York triumphed 3 to 2 against Chicago. In the National League Boston routed Chicago 11 to 1 Brooklyn edged Cincinnati 6 to 5 St Louis 7 Philadelphia 5 and New York vs Pittsburgh was rain postponed.
Batting Bobby Brown and Yanks beat Chicago 3-2 in 12 innings as Larry Berra scores from second on a two out single in the bottom half. Pitcher Gene Bearden allows five hits as Indians shut out Boston 2-0.
A compact crossword puzzle list with clues for across and down entries. Includes definitions such as pulpy fruit weather cocks halfems and many more, plus references to Roman money and nautical rope terms. The puzzle blends general knowledge and wordplay across multiple lengths.
The 1948 tax cut changes estimated payments due by June 15 for about seven million filers. Some may owe no further payments while others pay less, depending on withheld tax and income. The back of form 1040 ES explains adjustments, deductions, and options for separate or joint returns under the new law.
The article explains new personal exemptions for 1948: single taxpayers $600 for themselves and $600 for each dependent, with higher totals for age 65 or older. Couples both 65 years old obtain $2400 in exemptions, while blind taxpayers gain an additional $600, with extra for a blind wife.
Richard Petrie has secured a building permit for a one story dwelling at 252 Opequon Ave costing about 4850 dollars. L. L. Loy is approved to construct a frame shop with an estimated cost of 500 dollars.
An advertisement for a Modern Letter Writing booklet with nearly a hundred model forms. It promotes correct addressing and various letter types. The notice provides ordering details and a sample order from The Weachester Star Information Bureau with a twenty cent payment and address fields for the reader.
The size of women’s feet appears to be increasing. Twenty years ago the so called sample models was size 4 B. In 1947, it was raised to 7 1 2 B.
William Louthan and Robert Baker have been nominated for commander of the Conrad-Hoover American Legion post. Other candidates for office, nominated at the June meeting and to be voted upon July 6, include W. A. Sirbaugh, Charles Zuckerman, Robert Manuel for vice commanders, Kenneth Patton and Jack Blackburn for finance officer, Bernard Grove and Roy Wicks for adjutant, Bob Berry for sergeant at arms, Arthur Spaid as historian, and Rev. James Roe with Rev. William Hadden Jr. as chaplain. New officers assume duties in September. M. B. Clowe Jr. remains commander.
Twenty four lots fronting on Salem Road off Route 11 two miles north of Stephens City sold for a total of 3020 dollars at public auction. Purchasers included Garland Legge Fred Clem B D Bur cham Roy A Lee Hugh Racey Robert Conner R R Triplett Joseph Rowe William H Malone H W Conner and J M Cadwaller. The lots came from land belonging to E R Conner and were part of the late Will O Neal farm owned by S D O Neal.
Union and management officials opened talks on a 25 cent hourly wage rise for 21 800 American Viscose Corp workers. An official noted the average rate was 1 26 dollars per hour and that meetings follow a wage reopenings clause. One plant is at Front Royal.
Estates appraised in Winchester list Wood W Baker at 13452.79 by John Clayton I Hawkins and William H Herrell. Hutch DeHaven 3305.50 by R L Barney Earl Kell and Earl Bailey. Isaiah C Roe 284.56 by H D Whitacre R P Anderson and Luther Paggon. Barbara E Gardner 590.79 by Holmes Carper Ralph Brown and John Carper.
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