Congress Resists Truman Bid for Broad Economic Power
Washington debate centers on the President's demand for expansive wartime style powers in peacetime. Critics warn of permanent federal control over civilian sectors and wage price limits. The piece notes opposition from Congress and concerns over sovereignty and future budgets.
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Washington
Harry
Congress
United States
Capitol Hill
White House
Truman
James F Byrnes
South Carolina
Soviet Dress Rules Limit Fashion and Hats
A Soviet era note laments strict state control over attire in the USSR with a humorous question on Kremlin edicts and party line dictates, suggesting fashion is suppressed and hats may be cut from party guidelines, leaving milliners with little work.
Imaginary Thirty-Eighth Parallel Tours the World
The essay treats the thirty eighth parallel as a global line crossing many nations and states. It travels from Maryland to Europe Africa and Asia then returns to California highlighting the Cold War context and Korea as a focal point. The piece suggests the line could symbolize world outlook and an end to fighting if it marks global unity.
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Korea
Pacific
Mediterranean
Maryland
Atlantic
Azores
Europe
Sines
Portugal
Vasco da Gama
Spain
Sicily
Boothee
Italy
Greece
Megara
Salamis
Athens
Styx
Turkey
Tigris
Euphrates
Iran
Caspian
Smarkand
Desert
Great Wall
Yellow Sea
Yellow River
Japan
United States
Drake's Bay
San Francisco
Missouri
Ozarks
Peace on Earth Theme Reflects on Obedience to God
A religious reflection from August 4 1951 urging humankind to honor and obey God to bring about lasting peace. It cites biblical prophecy about the increase of government and peace with no end and calls for personal effort to advance the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.
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Earth
God
Kingdom of Heaven
Hatless trend threatens milliners across Europe and U S
Nathaniel Spector of the Millinery Workers Union reports a growing hatless fashion in Europe that could push workers toward communism. He urges a Paris hat conference and global promo campaign, noting past American and British efforts had mixed results while acknowledging fashion may resist propaganda.
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Europe
Nathaniel Spector
New York
The
Millinery Workers Union
AFL
Paris
United States
Ions
Britain
Soviet Union extols freedom while critiquing American rights
Pravda counters British charges by arguing no country has true freedom of speech like the Soviet Union while noting the United States muzzles enemies of the people and subversive elements. The piece argues that government defined limits negate genuine freedom and mocks selective rights as the antithesis of the Bill of Rights.
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Herbert Morrison
Ople
Russia
Pravda
Communist Party
Soviet Union
U. S
S. R
News of Other Years from the Star
Individuals from Winchester and area report injuries and recoveries after traffic incidents and hospital care. Updates include Ray Hammer completing ROTC summer camp training near Baltimore, Richard Duffey progressing in Memorial Hospital after a motor accident, and Betty Patton recovering from recent surgery. Also noted are military arrivals and local residents on furlough or visiting Virginia Beach.
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Paul Melvin McDonald
Russell Frederick Meadows
Winchester
Ray Hammer
Officer Training Corps
Army Chemical Center
Baltimore
Richard Duffey
H. Duffey
Memorial Hospital
Duffey
Bill Winchester selectees depart for Roanoke
Ten years ago Bill Winchester announced a group of selectees leaving for Roanoke.
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Bill Winchester
Roanoke
Burglary Probe at Stephens City Home. Fire Destroys Clarke Barn
Twenty five years ago a burglar was found prowling the home of J Russell Sonner in Stephens City. A large barn and its contents on the Joseph Price farm in Clarke County were completely destroyed by fire. Frank V Tilford and Ben O F Randolph of Clarke County were at Saratoga Springs New York attending the races and auction sale of yearlings.
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J. Russell Sonner
Stephens City
Joseph Price
Clarke County
Messrs
Frank V. Tilford
Ben 0. F Randolph
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Police watch booze graft suspects after Baltimore excursion
Fifty years ago police kept a sharp eye on possible booze graft as an excursion train arrived from Baltimore. Rain fell in Winchester while the heat stayed blistering.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Aspirin Poisoning Risks And Treatments Explained
An old health article warns aspirin overdose is dangerous with potential permanent nerve damage or death. It describes rapid removal methods, stomach lavage, laxatives, IV fluids, oxygen, stimulants, and artificial kidney therapy for severe cases. It also notes possible mild poisoning from chronic unindicated use and symptoms like nosebleeds and tinnitus.
Rainfall Totals and Averages for Periods and Months
The record shows 94 hours ending 7 am today with zero for August to date. Yearly totals list 195 rainfall to date and 26.97 in the 195 rainfall year. The 38 year average is 36.79 inches, with monthly averages from 2.46 inches in December to 3.90 in August.
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Jaly
Strength For The Day by Earl L Douglass D D
A quotation from Earl L Douglass D D describing love as a creative force stronger than the atom bomb and a cue to study love as a scientific force. The excerpt cites Harvard sociologist Pitirim Sorokin on love as more than romance, extending to family and mankind.
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Strength For
Earl L. Douglass
D.D
Harvard
Pitirim A. Sorokin
Love and science in harmony across the heavens
The passage argues science measures to tiny scales yet remains united with love, comparing love to the atmosphere of heaven and hydrogen and oxygen forming water. It claims love and science coexist in the wise mind, with heaven and the universe seen as vast, qualitative extensions of Earth.
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Earth
How's Your 1.0 Memory Quiz Preview
A scanned quiz preview asks 100 questions over 10 days with scoring bands for memory. sample questions include Kefauver’s Senate state, a ambidextrous person, and the author of The Man With the Hoe, with a partial clue about a city named Lenin- indicating a truncated text in the page.
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U. S. Senate
Kefauver
Democra
Lenin
Russian Czar during Grad's construction
The question asks which Russian Czar reigned when Grad was built, likely referencing a historical structure. It then poses related trivia about Evers glades location, a sailors song, the 138th Amendment, the Jabberwock’s dwelling, Adam and Eve’s eldest son, and the Sleepy Hollow schoolmaster.
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Grad
Evers Glades
U. S
Adams
Eve
Washington Irvinge
Sleepy Hollow
Deeds Recorded in Clarke County
Clarke County records show Walter A Racey and Irma Racey transferring five acres to Fannie C Scott on East side of road No 607 in Battletown District. W E Racey conveys 6.6 acres to Fannie C Scott on East side of road No 607. James B Lindsay and Emily W Lindsay transfer land in Chapel District to William Wiston Sipe and Nelson Thompson Sipe. Walter D Wise Carver Sr and Mary F Wise Carver transfer a house and lot on East side South Church Street Berryville to Robert E Hosth and Elizabeth Hosth.
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Clarke County
Walter A
Irma Racey
Fannie C. Scott
Battletown
W E. Racey
James B
Emily W. Lindsay
William Wiston Sipe
Nelson Thompson Sipe
Chapel District
Walter D
Mary F Wisecarver
Robert E. and
Elizabeth Hosth
South Church Street
Berryville
Tonto and Frick Struggle to Patch Rift on Ranch Ride
On a tense ride to calm a feud, Tonto demands Frick drop his anger and work together. After a heated exchange, Frick rides off toward strayed stock, while Tonto contemplates Lois King under a bright moon and stars.
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Tonto
Frick
Star
Ken
Owen Bradley
Segundo
Quarter Circle Ranch
Tonto An
Lois King
King
Best Girl Talks and Jealousies at Avrilio
Tex Jonas and Tonto chat under moonlight about Ruby and Bart at the Golden, noting flirtations and rumors. Tex jokes about courting, while Tonto weighs risks and future plans as they part for the night.
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Tex Jonas
Tonto
Tex
Avrillo
Ruby
the Golden
Overby
Mayme
Cloge
Bart
Avrilio
Rick
Bert
Ares
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