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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1928
Page
2
A brief note highlights sizable sums reached by fires within one year, mentioning a period set aside by the National Board of Un. The fragment references substantial financial impact and the focus on fire losses during a defined time.
Derwriters and authorities urge intensive public education on fire costs. Ignorance and carelessness cause fires that destroy lives and property, wasting time and resources. Careless acts from desks, streets, and homes ignite blazes, while neglected chimneys and matches endanger many.
The piece notes rising fire losses due to carelessness. It cites matches and smoking as causing over 30 million dollars in annual losses, faulty wiring over 18 million, defective chimneys about 23 million, and ashes and rubbish about 6.5 million, urging weekly cleanup.
Virgil Maxwell Poling 85 longtime Hampshire County Circuit Court clerk died at his Romney home after a brief illness. He retired January 1 1917 passing duties to grandson John A. Snarr. Romney native Poling served Civil War era Confederate forces and reenlisted three times. Three daughters and four sons survive. Burial was held yesterday.
Mrs. Clarence J. Miller wife of the Rappahannock County commissioner of revenue died suddenly at her Washington home. She was from a prominent Virginia family daughter of the late Judge Strother and is survived by a daughter and a son. Funeral services were held at the residence officiated by Rev Brent of Fredericksburg. Burial followed in Culpeper.
A list of sentence prompts tests proper word use in grammar, including who vs whom, me vs I, and similar pairs. It covers subjects, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and prepositions, with references to sentences about battleships and daily activities.
The National Safety Council reports a yearly loss of 5 billion dollars to American industry from preventable accidents, noting only 2 percent are unavoidable. An expert adds that 88 percent of incidents are due to human error or unsafe practices.
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