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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1946
Page
3
Budapest prices soared as the dollar weakened, with American families spending about 1000 dollars a month. Villas rented for 10 to 15 dollars monthly, servants paid five dollars, and street merchants moving cameras and jewelry. August 1 brought florin devaluation and stricter anti black market laws, shifting the dollar from king to court jester.
The report lists 24 hour rainfall 0.02 inches and year to date 21.32 inches with 33 year averages. monthly rainfall figures are given. The piece then details dramatic price increases in dining, drinks, hotel rooms, and services in postwar Budapest, including a two dollar jump for cocktails, hotel rates rising to 17 dollars a night, and various living costs for an American family in Budapest.
The page covers golf near Baltusrol with Johnny Fischer and Bobby Riegel in a sudden death playoff amid mosquito pest annoyances. Freddie Haas Jr. forecasts new talent rising as veteran players wind down. It also notes pro basketball leagues seeking harmony and lists several boxing results from Los Angeles to New York and Joe Louis taunting Tami Mauriello ahead of Yankee Stadium bout.
An advertisement touts a five minute test and a powerful fungicide sold at Boyd's Drug Store. It claims full strength formula reaches more germs to kill the itch and offers a 35 cent back guarantee with foot comfort.
Judge John Rice presided over recent police court dispositions. Blair March of 411 S Loudoun street was fined 10 dollars and costs for drunkenness. Walter H Bayliss of Valley Pike paid 5 dollars and costs for drunkenness. Robert V Grove of 411 S Loudoun street charged with drunkenness faced a similar fine and costs. Hilda Bayliss of Valley Pike was noted in the record.
Sylvester O Speelman of 636 N Lomseasi was cited for reckless driving with a $10 fine plus costs assessed by the court.
A local report notes 52,747 people live within twenty miles of Winchester with thirty minutes slow driving time to Northwest Virginia shopping center.
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