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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1948
Page
3
Detroit reports one day shutdowns for Ford Motor Company plants while General Motors gears up for a weeklong layoff affecting about 230000 production workers nationwide. Packard Motor Car Co raises wages by 13 cents and adds 75 to 200 dollars to car prices as steel shortages from the coal strike hit production.
Front Royal Avisco line, twice defeated last weekend by Quan tico Marines 8 to 7 and 5 to 1. They routed Detroit Clowns Wednesday night 15 to 5 and host Carlisle Indian team this Sunday.
In this revised edition the book explains facts about U S presidents including terms served and ages at inauguration. It lists double and quadruple elected leaders, unexpired terms, and lifespans, with portraits of presidents and White House hostesses. Twenty five cents postpaid to Winchester Star.
Paul Andrew Delacourt faces a drastic turn as his grandfather's 1943 will splits the estate into charity shares, leaving only five thousand dollars to the heir. Read about his lonely college years, looming obligations, and the shock of reduced wealth awaiting him.
Philadelphia officials report a room surplus for the June 21 Republican convention. Housing workers say 10 000 rooms have been secured, including about 50 70 rooms in private homes with few takers, a shift from February shortages as officials aimed to house delegates, press, and GOP officials.
The State highway department launched a statewide survey to identify local streets that may qualify for annual payments of $300 per mile from state road funds. The effort targets streets with adequate pavement width and right-of-way, with the largest benefits to cities over 3500 residents, potentially covering about 2700 miles.
In Winchester Virginia Bryn Mawr Smokers Novelty Co sues G G Lewis trading as Shenandoah Wholesalers and L E Hill trading as Winchester News Co to attach Lewis property held by Hill to satisfy a debt of 537.60 plus interest from February 19 1947. An affidavit states Lewis is a nonresident with last known address in Washington DC and cannot be served in state. The order requires Lewis to appear within ten days after publication for four weeks in the Winchester Evening Star and to mail a copy to Lewis at the stated address.
The law restricts aid payments to streets with at least 40 feet right of way and 20 feet hard surfaced width. Payments are quarterly and the $300 figure will adjust annually with highway fund changes for 1947-48. Bogota lies within 10 000 foot mountain rings complicating land access like Lhasa.
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