Lack of Unity in GOP Drops Out Anew in Lincoln Day Addresses
The Associated Press reports a GOP split echoed in Lincoln Day speeches. Senators Wherry and Dewey argued for a clear line on using troops abroad, while others urged unity and limited measures, with McCarthy attacks fueling intra party fire as Democrats pressed for proof and broader defense policy.
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Soldier Brothers Reunited After Army Hospital Injury
Two West Virginia brothers Walter Beavers and Hobert Beavers, who joined the Army a year apart with parental consent, were wounded and paralyzed in incidents in Korea and at home. Both were treated at Walter Reed and later reunited at McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
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Queen of the Hemisphere Chooses Captain Quick for Voyage
In a Boston harbor scene, Captain James H. Quick is chosen by Joshua Falls and Benjamin Appleton to command the newly built Queen of the Hemisphere. Ellen and Dora Appleton charm Quick as he inspects the ship and meets the Appleton family, while a tense confrontation hints at past oceanic feats and rivalries.
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Tick-Tock Treasures at Chicago's Art Institute
Central Press reports Chicago collector Harry H Blum displays 51 rare watches valued at 200 000 in the Art Institute exhibit. Dating to 300 years old, they span German, English, and Swiss makers with jeweled cases, mythic scenes, snuff compartments, and inventive shapes. The collection traces watchmaking from 16th century springs to 1913 imperial gifts, illustrating timepiece artistry across Europe.
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Runaway Returns To Lessons In Meditative Pose
A boy named James Hat wig, six, returns to lessons after fleeing Chicago home to rebel against school and curfew. He packed clothes, took 94 cents, headed toward Missouri, and was guided back by a policewoman. The scene shifts to a harbor conversation where Captain Quick compares a ship to a woman and contemplates future voyages with Elien aboard the Queen of the Hemisphere.
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Tiny White Churches Across America and Beyond
Central Pross staff writer Grover Brinkman highlights the romance of small rural churches across the United States Canada and Mexico. He recalls the Church in the Wildwood and The Little Brown Church in the Vale as enduring American hymns and notes distinctive small sanctuaries from cow towns to Star Island off New Hampshire.
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Tiny churches dot America’s countryside and faith
A portrait of small religious structures across the nation. From a brick 1800 building in the East to the Shrine of Benedictine monks, Quaker meeting houses in Maryland, and the famed Little Church of the West in Nevada. The write up notes Mount Cassina near Covington Kentucky and the Ozark missions as examples of America’s enduring religious free dom and plural heritage. It highlights how these tiny sanctuaries serve communities, preserve tradition, and stand as citadels of faith across regions from east to west.
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McMillan and Adams Obituaries From Bedford and Sophia
Funeral notices report the death of Mrs. W H McMillan of Bedfor d Virginia on February 11 at 6 a.m. Services were held February 12 at Carder Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev J H Gray. burial in Wildwood Cemetery. Andrew Jackson Adams, 71, of Sophia died February 16 at home. Funeral at Williams Funeral Home February 13 at 2 p.m. with Rev Dewey Wilson officiating. burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Active pallbearers named.
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Young Father Starts Fire To Dodge Draft in Michigan
In Lansing a teen aged father admitted setting a massive arson blaze at the State Office Building. The 19 year old Richard C. Shay, a State Highway Department worker, said he started the fire to avoid Army service. The fire burned 45 hours, caused 4.6 million in damages, and interrupted state government operations while he awaits formal arson charges.
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Woman Reporter Killed With U S Rangers In Korea Front
U S Eighth Army reports Jean Marie de Premonville a 30 year old war correspondent for the French Press Agency was killed on a patrol with U S Rangers on the Central Korean front. She was the fifth correspondent killed in action in Korea.
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GI Dependents Banned From Entering Tokyo
General MacArthur's headquarters barred any travel by dependents to Japan until the Korean War ends. The ban extends until units in the Korean campaign are reassigned after hostilities cease.
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Bennette-Calloway SHREWSBURY death notice
Bennette-Calloway SHREWSBURY aged 18 died Saturday February 0 at 10 30 p m The body at Caffee Funeral Home until 2 pm Monday then to Ghent Missionary Baptist Church for services Tuesday February 13 at 1 pm Rev Beecher Garrison and Rev Philip Graham officiating Burial in Ghent family cemetery Arrangements by Caffee Funeral Home. Lost found and personal notices follow with various ads and listings including theft reward for Beckley papers and painting services.
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