Washington's boyhood life shown in pictorial commemoration
A NEA Service feature recounts George Washington born February 11, 1732 at a Virginia plantation near Fredericksburg. It notes his calendar shift to February 22, his irregular schooling, early surveying, and debunks the cherry tree legend as fiction while acknowledging its enduring mythic status.
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NEA
George Washington
Revolutionary Army
United States
Fredericksburg
George
Parson Weems
Washington
Patriotic Luncheon Menu and Recipes for February 12
Menu items include Salmon Croquettes and Patriotic Salad with red white and blue motifs. Ice cream dessert and sugar wafer log cabin presentation described with thin details on fruit cups and serving decorations.
Sundown Stories Flight Through Holiday Skies
Mary Graham Bonner recounts a sunset flight as planes glitter in the crowd celebrating a holiday. Surprises and John join the lively traffic with policemen guiding cross streets and beacons signaling landing points. The pilot maneuvers skillfully through the festive air.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Surprises
John
It's crowded below as planes wait in line to land
Time on the roads is heavy during holidays and Sundays and when the weather is nice. They landed after awhile but first took turns due to many planes ahead. John admired how they hovered still in the air before landing while cars waited to park. Surprises sensed something might happen and asked to investigate.
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John
Birmingham To Discuss Trade With Romania And Turkey
Birmingham industrial leaders will meet with U S commerce department representatives to explore trade relations with Romania and Turkey. Sproull Fouche, commercial attaché at Budapest, arrives February 11 12. He is a Georgia native who has studied cotton markets. Gillespie, commercial attaché at Istanbul, has been based there since 1920 and hails from Brownwood Texas.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Rumania
Turkey
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Bartown
Georgia
Gillespie
Brownwood
Texas
Istanboul
Denison elects non athletes as student government presidents
For five straight years Denison University students in Granville Ohio have elected non athletes to lead the men's student government groups, a pattern noted by campus observers.
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Denison University
Granville
Ohio
Unemployment Drive To Start Next Week
The American Legion launches a southeast unemployment drive February 15 with Joe L. Blythe of Charlotte in charge of southeastern headquarters in Birmingham. Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Tennessee Kentucky South Carolina Georgia and Florida will be directed from there. The push seeks odd jobs six hour days five day weeks and new or revived industries to raise total employment by at least ten percent.
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Southeastern
Birminghama
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Kentucky
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Fiorda
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Legon
Illinois Rule Says Resignations Take Effect After Successor
In Illinois a public official's resignation does not become effective until a successor is appointed and qualified. The rule ensures continuity of governance by delaying formal exit until replacement steps ready.
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Illinois
Ten Hit-and-Run Arrests Linked in January Traffic Totals
Birmingham police traffic division reported 1,114 arrests in January including ten hit-and-run arrests. Fines totaling 13,185 dollars were paid by 862 violators and 3,383 days in jail were imposed on those unable to pay.
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Birmingham
Police Department
Guards Seek Stronger National Defense Support
Birmingham February AP reports the National Guard Association of Alabama adopted a resolution urging Congress and Alabama delegation members to back measures strengthening national defense agencies. Classified ads in the Eagle note profitable opportunities.
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Birmingham
National Guard Association of Alabama
Congress
Alabama
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