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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1949
Page
9
The Metropolitan Museum of Art advises keeping oil paintings looking fresh by removing surface dust with light brushing using absorbent cotton. They caution against cleaning with soap water erasers raw potatoes or sliced onions as these may harm the painting in inexperienced hands.
A detailed survey shows rapid growth in pension plans since World War II, with 6,862 plans and 3,290,608 participating employees by 1946 and larger figures since. The steel board favors noncontributory plans citing stability and tax advantages, while coal operators and others argue for employer-controlled, contributory options amid ongoing disputes over funding and coverage.
The Ministry of Interior in France studies a camping code to regulate campers amid huge forest fires in the southwest that killed about a hundred people and caused extensive property damage. Officials suggest clubs to oversee member activities and require camping grounds with basic sanitation.
Front Royal town council awarded a $177 537 contract to Castle Construction Co of Grottos for a primary sewage treatment plant. Construction should finish in under a year on a site a quarter mile northeast of the municipal park, with a plan to add secondary treatment facilities later.
A performer known as ghostmaster, booked for two shows at the Capitol, sleeps tonight in a coffin at the George Washington hotel to stay in character. He is shown sitting up in the coffin reading a newspaper before lights out.
A Moscow report describes the Toths in eastern Siberia living on several score square kilometers. They are organized in collectives and reportedly building their own national culture along the Eastern Sayan spurs.
In Independence Missouri a defendant was charged with selling a cow for 150 dollars to a farmer, then stealing the animal from the buyer and reselling it to a packing house.
Stonewall High School meets Woodstock tonight at 7 30 under lights on Senseny Road field for the six man football opener. Stonewall aims to rebound after a third place finish last year with a strong lineup led by halfback Tommy DeHaven in the backfield.
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