Ask Me Another General Quiz Highlights
The questions cover military honors Sir Medal of Honor awarded by Congress for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity. The Army Engineer Corps organized in 1776 by George Washington. Eskimos inspired the parka fashion. Emanuel Leutze painted Washington Crossing the Delaware. he was a German brought up in Philadelphia.
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Navy
United States Army Engineer Corps
Washington
Congress
George Washington
Emanuel Leutze
Philadelphia
Wild Town Tombstone Rose Bush World Record
Tombstone Arizona once famed for mines gunmen and gamblers now holds a world beating record as a rose bush covers 2000 square feet. The rose bush is the towns unexpected modern landmark and symbol of its enduring eccentric fame.
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Tombstone
Arizona
Hadacol Supports Textile Workers Staying On The Job
The Carolinas textile mills run day and night with Hadacol aiding workers on the job. Reports from Cannon Mills in Kannapolis and Salisbury mill workers describe relief from digestive issues and fatigue after using Hadacol with five B vitamins and minerals.
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Carolinas
Hadacol
Kannapolis
N. C
Salisbury
Jay W. Barnhardt
Mr. Barnhardt
Cannon Mills
Maggie H. Poole
Junior Daytime Dress Pattern Ad from Sewing Circle
A pattern advertisement describes a junior daytime dress, youthful and smart with a crisp white yoke and a soft front belt. It offers short or three quarter sleeves and includes a fabric pattern labeled Size 4% yards with a summer design. The notice lists Sewing Circle Pattern Dept at 530 South Wells St Chicago Illinois and asks readers to enclose 25 cents per pattern.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago 7
Britain's Election Looms In Bitter Contest Between Parties
Britain moves toward a February 23 general election as Prime Minister Clement Attlee seeks to extend socialist state planning and nationalization against Churchill's Conservatives. With 33 million voters to elect a new House of Commons the outcome promises a historic battle shaping postwar policy.
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Britain
Labor
Winston Churchill
Conservative
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Australia
New Zealand
Englands
Attlee
Labor Party
Debate over Union Monopolies Grips Capitol Hill
Ten senators from both parties urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to curb labor monopolies. They warned that allowing a few unions like United Mine Workers to control production risks widespread power grabs over prices and industry threatening constitutional checks.
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Capitol Hill
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lewis
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
United States
Russia Walkout over Nationalist China in UN Security Council
Soviet leader Jacob Malik condemned the Nationalist delegation in the UN Security Council, storming out of a meeting and vowing not to return while the Nationalists sit at the table. He called T. F. Tsiang a figure who represents nobody as January chair.
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Russia
China
United Nations
Security Council
Jacob Malik
Malik
T. F. Tsiang
Truman Budget Advocates Growth Amid Unbalanced Spending
The FY starting July 1 budget totals 42.439 million dollars, with a deficit over five billion unless Congress trims figures or approves moderate tax hikes. Defense remains the largest expense as the administration seeks to bolster Europe against communism, while social security tax hikes and a health insurance plan are debated without clear congressionalaction.
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Mr. Truman
Congress
Truman
Europe
U.S
Great Britain
Honeymooners Face Test of Love in Living Room Comedy
In a humorous domestic scene a puzzled father and mother react as their daughter’s fiancé endures being bantered about in the family home. The young couple debate love while friends offer cautious counsel and comic reassurance.
March of Dimes 1950 Campaign Appeal from Secretary Matthews
The Navy secretary Francis P. Matthews appeals for donations to the March of Dimes infantile paralysis crusade urging Americans to give from the heart as National Foundation funds run dry. He frames the effort as essential to preserving the nation's physical well being and calls for widespread generosity.
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National Foundation
Soviet accuse Smith College girls of spying in Geneva
Moscow blasts a group from Smith College for Women in Geneva accusing them of anti-Soviet spy training. The claim says the Swiss branch trains students to act in East European communist countries. The students, chaperoned by a faculty member, are said to be at the Hotel de Russie studying international affairs.
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Moscow
Smith College For Women
Geneva
East Europe
Smith
Hotel de Russie
Fish Thrive on Sawdust as Fish Feed Harms Less Mortality
Experiments show fish thriving on sawdust included in roughage diets. Hatchery men report reduced mortality and only slightly slower growth than fish fed conventional diets.
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Ala
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Vitawine Company
Louisville
Kentucky
Vitawin
Mr. Earnhardt
Fabli
Union
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United Mine Workers
Mr. Jones
Francis P. Matthews
the Navy
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