Insurance costs rise in New York City driving woes
Costly automobile liability insurance in New York City now stands at 98.50 a year after a 15 percent rate increase. Rates depend on accident claims paid, and urban traffic remains chaotic with parking facilities inadequate. The piece notes rising costs, heavy congestion, and unclear solutions in a metropolitan life centered on driving.
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Winchester
C—O
Erin
W Va
New York City
Gotham
Ford
Weather expert warns warming trend may reshape world
U. S. Weather Bureau chief Ivan Tannehill says evidence suggests a century long warming trend with a three to four degree rise. Researchers note a longer growing season, but warn melting Greenland and polar ice could flood Holland, Washington, and many ports as seas rise.
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Ivan R. Tannehill
U.S. Weather Bureau
Iowa
Greenland
Holland
Washington
Weathering a Warmer Era and a Wet World
The passage notes a prophet’s warning that Ice Greenland’s melt would eventually total half its past extent, with the remaining half fading in 15,000 years if temperatures rise. It foresees humanity adapting to a wetter world within that long timespan despite advancing technologies.
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Greenland
Kansas City Rampant Racketeering Exposed By Grand Jury
The Time piece details a Kansas City political machine tied to mob activity. It names the Binaggio Gargotta gang, vast gambling profits, and officials implicated, including Jackson County figures and a police board appointee.
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Time Magazine
Washington
Kansas City
Harry Truman
U. S
Charles Gargotta
Gargotta
Federal Grand Jury
Charles Binaggio
Truman Road
Grand Jury
Binaggio-Gargotta Gang
Jackson County
Binaggio- Gargotta
Robert S. Greene
Sam Hayden
George Clark
Binaggio
Missouri
Forrest Smith
Virginia wins first in Southern traffic engineering
Virginia has earned first place among Southern States for outstanding traffic engineering in 1949, as awarded by the National Institute of Traffic Engineers. The recognition highlights Virginia's high standing in highway engineering, reflector lights, and widely copied highway signs, with experts noting superior marking.
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Portsmouth Star
Virginia
National Institute of Traffic Engineers
Commonwealth
Michigan
Multiple Local Notices From The Star Yearbook
Five year old Sherry Kerchevel treated after dog bite. Rebecca Lodge to wed Alexander Crockett in White Hall. Birth of a boy to Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson of Gore. Pfc Steward freed from German prison camp. Richard Phillips named Palace Theatre manager. Helen Jepson delighted Winchester Concert Association audience. Douglas Lamp wins Virginia Avenue marble title. Ernest L Rodman entries lead at Middleburg Morse Show.
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Sherry Lynne Kerchevel
Charles Kerchevel
Woodstock Lane
Manchester
J. Bruce Lodge
White Hall
Rebecca
Alexander Thorne Crockett
A. Graham Crockett
Wytheville
William Steward
Mary Lee Grimm
Pfc. Steward
Richard Phillips
St. Louis
Missouri
Palace Theatre
Helen Jepson
Metropolitan Opera
Winchester Concert Association
Douglas Lamp
Hinkle Lamp
Smithfield Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Ernest L. Rodman
Middleburg
Mrs Roosevelt Draws Attention at Local Filling Station
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt stopped at a filling station on her way to Morgan Town West Virginia where a motorist recognized the first lady. Stephens City planned to graduate a record.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Morgantown
West Virginia
Stephens City
Handley pupils stage operetta songs at Empire Theatre
W. W. Glass impersonated Emperor Cicero in a Handley Latin program. Miss Harrett Pearson and a chorus presented songs from In Arcadia. The Handley Orchestra, directed by Prof. McIlwee, performed at the Empire Theatre. Major R T Barton of this city spoke at Middletown High School commencement.
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W. W. Glass
Cicero
Handley Latin
Harrett Pearson
Handley School
Arcadia
Handley Orchestra
Prof. McIlwee
Empire Theatre
R.T. Barton
Middletown High School
Fifty Years Ago Farm Thefts and Tollgate Apps
Clarke County saw ongoing chicken thefts forcing authorities to work around the clock as farmers reported repeated fowl thefts. N A Cooper advertised Columbia Bicycles in The Star. Tollgate operators warned travelers from Winchester they'd face prosecution for toll evasion.
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Clarke County
N. A. Cooper
the Star
Columbia
Winchester
White House backs review of McCarthy charges inquiry
Washington reports that the Tydings Committee will challenge Senator McCarthy’s claims of communists in federal agencies. A public, nonpartisan commission may be named to restore trust in government, especially the State Department, with possible members including Hoover and Dewey.
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Washington
Tydings Committee
Joe” McCarthy
Truman
State Department
McCarthy
Tydings
Mr. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
Vannevar Bush
Cardinal Spellman
James A. Farley
How to Give the Newborn Baby a Good Start in Life
Guidance on promoting and improving breast feeding, addressing common difficulties and solutions. Highlights include patient supervision, nipple inversion, cracking, and managing engorgement. Also mentions hand expression, temporary withholding, and stilbestrol as an aid.
Rainfall statistics for Winchester region for 37 years
Rainfall data show 24 hour and year to date totals ending May 7 with 0.07 inches for the day, 4.78 inches for 1950 to date, and 13.27 inches year to date. Average monthly rainfall over 1912 to 1949 is 2.50 inches in January to 3.93 in August, with overall 36.56 inches annual average. courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Doughton-George plan aims for tax relief with minimal upheaval
The proposal seeks to trim tax cuts to about 700 million dollars and raise roughly 300 million through small changes, delaying major reform until the next Congress. It aims to please wary buyers and avoid angering key figures, while some White House advisers push a presidential veto to frame Republican voters against Congress in fall elections.
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Doughton-George
White House
Trumman
Congress
How's Your I Q Memory Genius Test Questions
An old quiz item lists ten questions and two extra queries about the North Pole proximity a violinist pianist or saxophonist Iturbi a correction of a sentence about time a melancholy Dane the states ending in Y the Dneiper River bulb planting depth the meaning of a Columbarium and soaking greens plus a true false prompt about Geneva and a flea powder recipe for dogs and cats with naphthalene and additives
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United States
North Pole
Jose Iturbi
Dane
Dneiper
The Outsider Chapter Fourteen Break at the Notch
John Streeter drives toward Kingston weighed by debt and doubt over Marilyn and marriage. He pauses at a dead end of the road and seeks counsel with Chris Cameron at the Notch camp, seeking quiet and a hard, practical talk away from family tensions.
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John Streeter
Lyn
Kingston
Stella
Jeanne
Marilyn
John
Italy
England
Fire Island
Africa
Sicily
Kensington
Copyright. S
Casey
Sorrento
Man and Faith Face Inner Struggle In Winter Car Scene
John Streeter and Chris, an ex minister, share coffee and bread while discussing despair and the urge to end it all. Chris reveals he once was an ordained minister and urges integrity and self respect as a saving instinct. The dialogue hints at hidden burdens and possible friendship.
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Sonal
John
Chris
Smead
John Streeter
Italy
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