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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1955
Page
5
Jacksonville Beach fire chief explains how to report fires. Residents should call the fire department 5 2334 in Jacksonville Beach while Neptune and Atlantic Beach callers should use police 5 2331 first and fire 5 2334 if no answer.
Brunson notes many calls redirect to the wrong department, with an estimated 30 to 40 misrouted inquiries weekly. The issue highlights inefficiencies and customer frustration.
Fremont Ohio city recreation department floated a ton and a half of ice into the swimming pool but the cold did not help much. The ice lowered water temperature by about four degrees yet the pool remained so warm that children felt they were taking a bath rather than swimming.
AP News recalls Maurice Chevalier born September 12 1888 in Paris to poor parents. He rose as a Folies Bergere star with Mimtnguett before becoming a famed figure on Paris London and Broadway stages and in films. He opens on Broadway September 28.
A Junior Editor reads about Robinson Crusoe and imagines himself on the island. The feature promotes Braille readers and the idea that printed books teach careers, world news, and creative exploration.
The Board of U S Civil Examiners announces openings for Dental Assistant GS-3 at $3175 annually in West Virginia VA facilities Martinsburg Beckley Clarksburg Huntington and Nursing Assistant GS-2 at Martinsburg VA Center $2900 annually. Applicants must pass a written test. full details from Local Secretary Joe Haines at the Post Office.
The French adopted the Croatians colored scarves as cravates and the word cravat, meaning necktie, evolved from this practice. The note highlights how a simple accessory traceable to Croatian origins reshaped male attire.
Misses sizes 12 to 20 and 40 offered for blouse skirt and jerkin in pattern 4777. Size 16 blouse requires 1 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric, skirt 11/2 yards of 54 inch, jerkin 7/8 yard 54 inch. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents per pattern for mail, to Anne Adams at Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept New York address.
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