Winning Essay on What American Heritage Means
Miss Ann Grove, daughter of Mr and Mrs W Jarboe Grove, a senior at St John’s High School, won twenty five dollars for the best essay on What My American Heritage Means To Me. Judges W Clinton McSherry and William Leihert weighed entries by numbers. the piece stresses freedom, democracy, and active citizenship through historical documents from Magna Carta to the Constitution and the nine duties of good citizens.
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W. Jarboe Grove
St. John’s High School
Catholic Davengers of America
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Frederick Academy of the Visitation
W. Clinton McSherry
Wiliam 3. Leihert
United States
Freedomix
England
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Lincoln
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Best Foot Forward a Small House Reflects Citizenship Pledge
Bertram A. Weber urges readers to support free learning and public education as a path to good citizenship. The piece emphasizes pride in American heritage, rights of speech press religion and the need to actively uphold democratic values for a stronger community and nation.
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Bertram A. Weber
Saais
Ea Mme
Sanacs
Inaugural Preparations Loom for Truman Barkley Ceremony
Preparations for the January 20 inaugural ceremonies for President Truman and Vice President Barkley include grandstand construction and extensive use of lumber. Costs, lodging surge, and a large banquet ball are planned amid hotel room shortages and high rates as the Republican National Committee discusses future GOP strategy at an Omaha meeting.
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Fennsylvania Agenue
Harry S. Truman
Aiden W. Barkley
Washington
Hugh Sent
National Committee
Omaha
Nebraska
Tast
Republican Committee
Along The Potomac To Washington By J Glenn Beall
Congressman J Glenn Beall reports on the transition from the Eightieth to the new Congress. The session adjourned sine die December 31 as committee reports were filed and a joint resolution extended time for commission findings. The new Congress opened with Democrats leading the chamber after elections.
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Along the Potomac
Washington
J. Glenn Beall
Congress
Washington, D. C
Commission
Postwar Party Shifts Shape New Congress After Election
The article notes shifts in both houses with Republicans gaining seats in the House and a continued Democratic dominance in the Senate. It highlights 16 new Democrats and 15 new Republicans among 425 House members and a Senate composition of 54 Democrats and Republicans, along with mentions of leadership roles and President Truman’s State of the Union address.
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United States Senate
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Texas
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Massachusetts
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Rail Retirement Act and Secret Service Origin Mentioned
The notice discusses political shifts toward left or traditional Republican principles and a possible resignation of Chairman Rcott. It cites a 1949 note on social security legislation and the Railroad Retirement Act, then shifts to a quiz about the government Secret Service, noting its 1864 origins under the Treasury Department with 28 districts and the role in counterfeiting.
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Frednessar
Treasury
Congress
Does the pole star change over time
The answer explains that due to the procession of the equinoxes the star over the north pole changes over long periods. the current pole star is a temporary marker and future stars will take its place. It notes the Little Dipper star used as pole star is transient.
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