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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1948
Page
10
Australia official data shows only about 4 000 people claiming unemployment benefits despite a labor force of over 3 million, indicating a low uptake of welfare support during the period.
J Howard Riley died at his home in Charles Town aged 58. He owned Elite Cleaners and is survived by his wife Nellie Jacobs two daughters Elva and Nesbitt two brothers Robert Riley Berryville George Riley Summit Point and two sisters May Henry Berryville Daisy Henry Martinsburg Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Thursday at the Charles Town Methodist Church with burial there. Iraq's chief cities are Baghdad Basra and Mosul.
Kit Field travels to a Connecticut estate with chauffeur Cecil for the summer where her plan to start anew unfolds amid social teasing. Mike Saunders, a newspaperman and friend of her employer, helps her settle as cousins, guests, and lovers mingle at the Lanahan estate with Tracy, Tony Merryman, Anita, and Kirk Griswold shaping a web of affections.
Kit arrives at a spacious residence to work for Tracy Field within a glamorous circle. Tracy assigns tasks, outlines routines, and notes the need for discretion amid a lively, restless household. The scene contrasts Kit’s quiet clarity with the others’ bold energy as summer unfolds.
Virginia cities push to tax electric water gas and telephone bills alone or combined to boost revenue. Roanoke Richmond Norfolk already use merchants license taxes with others seeking authorization. Some towns also seek amusement tax powers for admissions to venues.
Morroe P. Adams 28 pleaded guilty to bigamy confessing two households six miles apart for three years. Judge George Patton gave a suspended five year sentence, fined $200 and costs, and ordered him to return to his first wife and two children in Gastonia.
Inflation in China has driven rice to 4 million yuan per 133 pounds despite rationing. A black market surge in US currency pushed prices to 400 000 yuan per dollar. US relief shipments began in six cities and will extend to interior areas to aid the poor.
Ancient Greeks and Romans viewed a sneeze as an omen unless countered by a protective formula. They said Jupiter preserve you in the sneeze’s presence, giving rise to the modern blessings God bless you or Gesundheit.
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Baltimore dispatch reports Johns Hopkins physicians tested polymyxin a new germ killer on a nine year old boy at Sydenham hospital. After failed streptomycin and penicillin, the drug cleared the skin eruption and the patient recovered in eight days. Doctors say polymyxin shows promise against bubonic plague and other infections. The drug will be sent to India for further trials.
The author argues rationing failed to curb rice prices or inflation and instead caused price increases across markets, noting that consumption shortages and market reactions followed the policy rather than stabilizing costs.
Williamsburg March 10 President Truman and Governor Tuck will receive honorary degrees from the College of William and Mary at a ceremony set for April 2. Modern political foes share the same honor in a unified academic recognition.
State marketing service officials report egg prices to producers have fallen six cents per dozen over the past two days due to higher supplies and weaker consumer demand. Iraq is somewhat larger than na.
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