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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1948
Page
10
About 2300 textile workers in Nashua, New Hampshire, will lose jobs in six to eight weeks, CIO textile chief says. Textron Inc. will close its blanket mill but will keep sheeting operations for another year, preserving about 1000 positions.
Reports indicate about 720 residential fires occur in U S homes every day, highlighting persistent fire safety risks nationwide. The figure underscores the constant demand for prevention measures, smoke detectors, and public awareness campaigns.
New York and Dallas correspondent reports Chief Rising Cloud seeks to reclaim Manhattan real estate for a museum of the Red Man. The piece notes Manhattan's rising value and historical twists from Dutch purchase to 19th century shell games, with questions about feasibility and impact on taxes and city finances.
Albert Clark of Loudoun County is jailed in Winchester on grand larceny charges after a Leesburg incident in which Emory W. Smith, of Lestenburg Pennsylvania, says he was robbed of 260 dollars and valuables at a Winchester hotel. Smith, who was drinking, led the suspect to a room and woke to find his money gone. Clark was identified as the guide and arrested after a pursuit ending in Loudoun County. The report notes a separate growth in U S forestry employment to over two thousand professionals.
Estates appraisals in Winchester list Nellie B. Lupton at 8812 dollars by W. Leonard Perry Claude M. Grim and Howard Holland and August Herbst 4227 dollars appraised by Clif ford Grim Charles Harper and Joseph Duckwall plus a supplementary appraisal of Philip 8s Kramer for 5000 dollars by Abe Levin Meyer Hamberger and Ben Belchic.
A three judge court rescinded J Mills Newton license to practice law. Newton, once Danville attorney, now in Washington, was released from Federal prison after a sentence for misusing tax refund requests on behalf of several citizens.
Time is eastern standard. Some local stations adjust relay times to fit schedules. Last minute program changes cannot be included.
A detailed listing of radio programs across networks for the evening, detailing show titles, times, and network assignments from 6:00 p.m. through midnight. Includes news, talk, music, drama, variety, and dance programs with multiple stations and repeats.
New church officers for Montague Ave Methodist and Macedonia and Round Hill appointments were announced by Rev. Edward A. Plunkett. Mountague Ave officers include E T Billmyer R Daugherty and others with re elected lay leader and secretaries. Daily fire average nationwide cited as 1690.
Winchester chosen as site for semi annual Virginia Moose convention next March. Annual meeting set for Norfolk. Selection of meeting places concluded at Roanoke convention. H A Wright of Front Royal elected vice president of the fifth district including the Winchester lodge.
The harbor area of New York City includes 200 deep water docks used for commercial shipping and marine activity. The count highlights infrastructure capacity and regional access for vessels of various sizes.
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