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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1948
Page
2
Handley eyes a key district contest as the Cougars face a top threat in a bid for a tie or win. Coach Maddox keeps the same lineup from a 26 0 Clifton Forge victory with Boxwell at fullback, as the schedule narrows to Staunton and Warren County remaining.
The text outlines corn grading rules for purchase agreements: requirement is No. 3 or better or No. 4 by test weight, shelled corn. The price basis uses U S standards with a basis date corn grade No 3 or No 4 test weight set at $1.61 per bushel, plus premiums of one to one and a half cents for No 1 or No 2 grades and a two cent discount for mixed grades.
Los Angeles news reports the estate of Charles W. Nash pioneer auto builder appraised at 43 183 624 dollars making it one of the largest probated here. Assets include two savings accounts totaling 12 771 193 62 500 Nash Kelvinator common stock worth 1 155 787 and bonds in street railways and housing projects nationwide.
The piece lists federal limits for campaigns, notes no cap on certain expenses, and details top spenders in House and Senate races. Republicans dominate the high-cost list with figures for Schwaabe Javits Lovre Foote Hoff man Angell and Murray Ball Revercomb Porter Brooks Wilkinson among others.
Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin demanded explanations at a Far Eastern Commission meeting amid Stalin’s blast at the West. Washington officials link both moves to Moscow's so called peace offensive and deny any plan to convert Yokosuka into a U S naval base in the Far East.
Old Point Comfort Virginia delegates urged Gov. Tuck to call a special session of the General Assembly to enact a sales tax for new public educational institutions. The league endorsed the resolution with no dissent and asked 100 county supervisors to meet and report findings. Seventy-three of the 100 divisions have asked for the session. A second resolution urged cutting the $300 per mile street allotment to cities over 3500 population to match secondary road funds.
Dewey notes a 49 to 47 Senate margin could grow with gains from candidates like Hurley in New Mexico and Davis in Montana but expects no upset against Johnson in Colorado or Green in Rhode Island. He campaigns in Providence and Westerly for Hazard, then in Boston warns against rolling back Social Security and urges broader coverage.
The Hoover Kern Bible class annual memorial service will be at 11 a m Sunday November 14 at Market Street Methodist Church speaker Major Carriker a Washington state native and DePauw and Boston University educated minister who served in the army air forces in 1942 and 26 months in Europe now leading Air Force chaplains personnel. Robert Womeldorph is Hoover Kern class president.
Results of Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce directors meet postponed to early next week. Secretary Gene Sakers said absent elected officers require confirmation.
Paris police jailed 700 people in a 25 day coal strike crackdown with 626 arrests this week including 180 North Africans and 85 foreigners. Troops moved to occupy northern coal fields while dockers and stevedores resisted strike actions at eight ports.
Winchester recreation councils adopt a new constitution and set committee chairs for the coming year. Highlights include plans for outdoor lighting improvements, fall activities, and indoor facilities for a community basketball program with art classes and youth programs under way.
A broadcast says government troops suffered heavy losses at Hulatao and surrounding areas, with 12 divisions reportedly wiped out though counts were not released. The setback threatens Taiyuan and Su chaw fronts, risking halt of reinforcements toward Nanking and north central China.
A sequence of estate and farm sale notices lists dates from October 30 to November 24. Items include real estate, livestock, machinery, household goods, and farm equipment across Clarke and Frederick counties near Berryville Winchester and Waverly Farm.
Graveside rites for Dr. Horace G. Smithy Jr. will be held at noon Saturday at Grace Episcopal burial grounds. The Charleston surgeon died of pneumonia complicated by rheumatic heart disease. He planned a heart operation this fall and had helped develop a new technique. His body will travel from Charleston to Berryville, mother’s home. He leaves a widow and two daughters.
The Festival of the Reformation will be celebrated at Bethel Lutheran Church at 7 30 p m Sunday. Rev Roy L Sloop of Newport News son of the late Rev H E H Sloop former Bethel pastor will deliver the sermon He has served congregations in Hargerstown Baltimore and Washington
Answers to Daily Quiz list correct responses for questions on Page 4. The note shows the director of the National Bureau of Standards and an item about six feet, with formatting indicating quiz key solutions.
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