Silver Art Faces Bankruptcy in Central Java Town
In Jojakarta central Java the world famous silver craft sector with about two thousand artisans and 3 to 10 small workshops faces collapse due to vanished markets. After wartime buyers faded and postwar tourism failed to sustain the trade, the skilled workers now struggle to earn a precarious living from cigarrette cases silver plates teaspoons and ash trays.
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Jogjakarta
Indonesia
Java
United Nations
April 12 to 26 Farm Auction Directory Listing
Auction notices from April 12 through April 26 list events across West Virginia and Virginia. Items include livestock, farm machinery, furniture, and real estate. Auctioneers noted are Lewis & Duvall, Orndorff, Brumback, Hawkins, and others with locations in Kernstown Winchester Middletown Millwood Peters гор.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Macedonia Church
Slso Orndorff
Paul Fishpawn
Feagan
Ridgeway
W. Va
Chas. R. Duvall
West Va
Aberdeen- Angus Assn
Sale
Petersburg
E. Mercer Jones
Charles Town
Lewis & Duvall
W. D. Orndorff
S. E. Baker
Middletown
Byron Brumback
W. J. Colfelt
Emma C. Colfelt
Yron Brumback
James B. Hawkins
Millwood
Anva
Salvation Army Girl Guards Sell Candy for Uniforms
Winchester Salvation Army Girl Guards 21 members led by Mrs. Lt. Lynn Wiseman and Miss Geneviva Welsh begin their annual candy sale to fund uniforms for new members. Christine Painter and Rosa Bock pose with Laurens P. Jones as they inaugurate the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Winchester
Lynn Wiseman
Geneviva Welsh
Cora Painter
Mr. Jones
Washington
Mount Vernon
Washingtons
Number of B vitamins Known by 1951
At the end of 1951 scientists knew of 11 B vitamins and B vitamin groups. Another has since been announced.
Two Men Rescued In Death by Own Action Tries
In New York two men faced suicide attempts, Yim Nin a 43 year old Chinatown worker on a Manhattan roof and Max Gurspan a 55 year old Brooklyn barber on a police station ledge. Nin posed for a photo before being pulled to safety by Patrolman James Brown, while Gurspan leaped into a rescue net after officials staged a net under him. Both were hospitalized for observation.
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New York
Chinatown
Yim Nin
Max Gurspan
Brooklyn
Health Department
Manhattan
James Brown
Nin
Gurspan
Skunk Trap by James Platts in Vineland Ont Described
James Platts of Vineland Ontario unveils a wooden box skunk trap with a trap door. The device captures skunks and keeps them confined until they are released in the woods and shot.
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Vineland
Ont
James Platts
Truce negotiators wrap up day in 90 seconds
MUNSAN Korea truce negotiators set a new speed record disposing of the day’s work in 90 seconds. Lt. Col. Howard B. Levie warned of a hot summer and cold winter if the Communists outwait the alliance. The six sessions this week lasted 32 minutes. Maj. Gen. Hsieh Fang delivered a 60 word speech. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison replied with two words and recess was agreed. The Reds want to name Soviet Russia neutral to police a truce and approve airfield reconstruction, which the U.N. Command opposes.
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Munsan
Korea
Howard
Levie
Hsieh Fang
William K. Harrison
Hsieh
U.N
Harrison
Soviet Russia
U. N. Command
State College Choir In Douglas Concert
The Concert Choir of Virginia State College performed a six part program at the Douglas School auditorium in Petersburg. Soloists James Braye Lillie Watson and Juanita Williamson received praise. The Norwegian Echo Song stood out. The Shenandoah Valley Alumni chapter sponsored the concert but small attendance left no profits for its scholarship and lunch programs. The group toured Charlottesville then Pittsburgh and will return to Petersburg on Tuesday.
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Virginia State College
Petersburg
Douglas School
James Braye
Lillie Watson
Juanita Williamson
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia State Alumni Association
Charlottesville
Pittsburgh
Peterspurg
Quiz Q&A: I Q Answers From Page 15
Answers cover Odin hall which receives warrior souls, War of 1812, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Roman Catholic, Golf, Puccini, Socialist Party, Venice, Four, Demosthenes. A Hiroshima study found atomic radiation does not permanently sterilize women. genetic effects faded by 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odin
Puccini
Socialist Party
Venice
Four
Demosthenes
Hiroshima
Winchester Mayor Declares Clean Up Campaign Opening
Mayor I M B Clowe Jr designates April 14 1952 as opening day of the Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up Campaign sponsored by the Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce calling all city departments businesses clubs schools churches and citizens to join in the community improvement program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
I. M. B. Clowe, Jr
Winchester
Virginia
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
Etiquette Answers On Names Dining And Boutonnieres
A reader asks if a woman may call a male employer by his first name in front of visitors and the answer is no it lowers office dignity. Another question about criticizing a suitor's dinner elicits no criticism from the adviser who calls it ill bred. The final query asks who pays for boutonnieres at a wedding with the reply that the bridegroom provides them.
Ice melting lowers temperature by absorbing heat
Heat must be removed to lower temperature and merely having ice present is not enough. Ice absorbs heat as it melts, with about 80 calories taken in per kilogram of ice.
Parties Reform Rule Change in Delegates
A historical note explains that in 1924 a two thirds vote was required, while later reforms moved to a simple majority of delegates with no minimum per party. The Democratic Party abolished the two thirds rule in 1936.
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Democratic Party
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Jones
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National Ave
Roy Duvall
A. F. Jenkins
Aberdeen
Angus
America
West Virginia Association
Thurs
Skunk Trap Works
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Braddock
Inglewood
Calif
Brick Woop
State College Choir
Douglas
I. Q
Barr's Orchard & Farm Supply
N. Cameron
Roberta Lee
Mr. Johnnson
Teen Fashion News
Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
GoOo
Heatvole Motor CO
N. Braddock
Ernest D. Jones
Moler
International Harvester
Scotts
SAM Lawn Seed
SRM
MO. S. Solenberger & CO
N. Loudoun St
New York 11
N. Y
John W. Davis
Armstrong
Armstrong's Asphalt Cement
Armstrong's
Nnie
C. Lt. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
DeSoto Club Cpe
Whitewall
Martinsburg Pike
Macedonia Road
Stephens City
Huber
Oliver
McCormick-Deering
John Deere
Chevrolet
M.S
G. W. Vincent
Joe Jolliffe
Walter Anderson
Kernstown
Lupton Farm
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Massey-Harris
NEW Holland
Oliver Cletrac
Ferguson
Harvey
Shaw
Ford
Jeep
Monroe pCormick
Deering
G.M.C
Henkel M. Lamp & Son
Claude Gore
Kernstown Methodist Church
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