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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1949
Page
11
The Czechoslovak National Bank in Prague advertises bargains in hard currency goods, accepting dollars or gold and offering favorable exchange rates. A shirt costs about 5 dollars in the hard currency shop versus 40 dollars in the free market, and the dollar trades at 50 crowns.
Story notes that a large amount of foreign currency enters the country through personal mail. Recipients who stash the funds may be visited by a treasury agent who questions when the money will be turned into the national bank.
Firemen were summoned to 662 North Loudoun Street this morning where a lumber pile burned. A sofa cushion caused the blaze after a cigarette started it anew, and the fire caused about 50 dollars in damage.
The Joint Committee for the American Merchant Marine names the top ten nations by ships and dead weight tons: United Kingdom United States Norway Panama Netherlands France Italy Sweden USSR Greece.
Public auction to the highest bidder will be held at eleven o clock a m on Saturday June 11 1949 in front of the Court House Berryville Clarke County Virginia for a half acre lot with modern frame stucco dwelling and two car garage adjacent to Millwood Turnpike. Terms offer one third cash and balance by purchaser bonds due one two years after date secured by deed of trust and fire policy. purchaser may pay full price day of sale. Thomas B Byrd Trustee. Coleman Dunn Auctioneer.
Marie Badecker of Teaneck New Jersey chosen color girl for Naval Academy June week. Midshipman George M. Benas Jr of Utica New York earned the right to pick the queen after his company was rated best. Marie will present colors at the June 1 parade. the couple plans to marry in Teaneck June 4 after his ensign commission.
Washington county Md pursues a Sunday racing ban centered on the Conococheague auto speedway. Sheriff Joseph Baker has warned the track to stop Sunday events while speedway officials pledge to defy the order as part of blue law enforcement in the county. Earlier the sheriff arrested a drive-in theatre operator and two employees for Sunday opening. He will not move against Sunday baseball.
American League games feature St. Louis vs Washington, Detroit vs Philadelphia with listed win totals, while National League has Brooklyn at St. Louis and Boston at Pittsburgh. Tomorrow includes another St. Louis game.
Washington plays Philadelphia with Philadelphia, Detroit at Chicago, Cleveland at Boston. National League games include Boston at Philadelphia, Chicago at Brooklyn, and St Louis visiting.
On March 22, 1919, Caruso celebrated the 25th year of his operatic career. He performed in Act III of L Elisir d Amore and Act I of I Pagliacci, completing the program with the expected arias from each work.
Colgate W. Darden Jr. president of the University of Virginia and former governor will open the Virginia conference of United World Federalists in Charlottesville tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. The event ends with a 6:30 banquet, where UWF vice-president Robert Lee Humber will speak.
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