Gold Star Mother's Imprisonment Sparks Utah Protests
In Salt Lake City protests grow outside the governor's office over Nettie W. Capps of Bountiful Utah who was jailed for 30 days for contempt. She refused to turn over policy money from her son Jacob L. Capps killed in the Battle of the Bulge to a trust fund for his three children.
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Salt Lake City
Nettie W. Capps
Bountiful
Utah
Jacob L. Capps
Seaside
Calif
Convention Hears Rev A H Boozer On Common Heathenism
Our Common Problem Heathenism was the subject of a sermon by Rev. A Hayne Boozer of the Stephens City Lutheran church at the 31st annual Opequon district Sunday school convention. Other speakers included Rev L P Tederick Rev Minor C Miller Rev B W Coe Supt W F Shipe C S Headley and Rev John Duckwall.
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A. Hayne Boozer
Stephens City
General Rules for Roman Numerals
General rules in Roman numerals state that repeating a letter repeats its value, a letter placed after a greater value adds to it, and a letter placed before a greater value subtracts from it. A dash over a numeral multiplies its value by a thousand.
Cardinal Spellman States View On Federal Aid To Education
Francis Cardinal Spellman issues a statement defending church aims in federal aid for education. He seeks funds only for auxiliary parochial services and transportation and health programs, while Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt calls the statement clarifying and fair. Both statements follow a telephone conversation with Mrs. Roosevelt.
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New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chancery
Catholic Church
Congress
America
Cadet Whitefield Studies Glider Flight in Britain
Gary Whitfield a 16 year old Winchester CAP cadet on an UK exchange tour studies glider flight at White Waltham airbase outside London. The trip includes visits to Oxford Stratford on Avon Buckingham Palace and a planned three day trip to Germany before returning August 24 with about 25 cadets.
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Gary Whitfield
Winchester Cap
England
White Waltham
London
C. D. Whitfield
Mille
Ave
Handley
Washington
Whitfield
Oxford University
Stratford-on-Avon
Shakespeare
Bristol
Cardiff
Buckingham Palace
Germany
Funk Returning Parole Violator
Capt. F. M. Funk of the Winchester police department left for Old Orchard Maine yesterday to fetch Mrs. Mary Flory of Front Royal charged with violating her parole in corporation court. He is due back in the city tomorrow.
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F. M. Funk
Winchester
R A Goode Rites Held for Local Dairy Farmer
Services will be held at Falls Church tomorrow for richard a goode’s father richard a goode of this city a 55 year old dairy farmer who died yesterday at his home near delap lane he leaves two other children and his widow.
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Falls Church
Richard A. Goode
Delaplane
Kentucky Lake Is Largest Man Made Lake in U S
The U S Geological Survey states Kentucky Lake covers 261 000 acres making it the largest artificial lake in the United States. Lake Mead has a surface area of about 146 500 acres.
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United States
Lake Mead
U. S. Geological Survey
Kentucky Lake
Hawaii legislature approves seizure of strikebound docks
Honolulu reports the Hawaii territorial government authorized to seize seven striked stevedoring firms to end a 98 day waterfront tieup. ILWU members voted not to work for the government, while Matson Navigation ships faced possible cargo delays as non-union Hawaii Stevedores handles pineapple cargo aboard the Steel Maker.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
CIO
Ingram M. Stainback
Senate
Case
International
House
Territorial
ILWU
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
Matson Navigation Co
Matson
Bridges
Pacific
Hawaii Stevedores, Ltd
Brannan Eyes Compromise On Farm Measure Talks
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan agreed to cooperate on a Senate farm bill aimed at bridging differences with opposing groups. He indicated production payments should not be limited to a small set of perishables next year to avoid delaying legislation.
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Washington
Brannan
Anderson
D-Nm
Senate Agriculture
Senate
House
Economic notes show modest loan rise and factory activity gains
Banks report a $16 million uptick in business loans to $12,891 million as fall stock building boosts sector. Private home construction reaches a 1949 high with $239 million in awards, while auto plants push toward record annual output. Retail sales fall and unemployment exceeds 4 million for July, with 59.72 million employed.
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Studebaker
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Zinc Workers Accept $3.08 Daily Pay Cut Ending Strike
In Miami Oklahoma the Eagle Pitcher Mining and Smelting Co. and union officials signed a new contract reducing daily wages by 3.08 dollars for 825 members of the United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers AFL. Wages before the shutdown ranged from 1.00 to 1.38 12 dollars per hour. under the deal top pay is 1.08 and the lowest 0.84. The strike began June 30 and mines will reopen Monday.
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Miami
Okla
Eagle-Pitcher Mining and Smelting Co
United Cement
AFL
Tri-State
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Scott Says Dewey Should Not Run for President Again
Representative Hugh D. Scott Jr. urges that New York governor Thomas E. Dewey not seek the presidency a year after naming him GOP National Committee chairman. Scott cites Dewey’s defeats and promotes younger faces like Alfred E. Driscoll, Val Peterson, Robert Taft, and Harold Stassen as potential nominees. He warns of internal party dissension and backs GuyGabrielson to restore harmony.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
New York
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Pennsylvania
Scott
Dewey
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Val Peterson
Nebraska
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold FE. Stassen
Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
National Committee
Guy Gabrielson
Gen Taylor to Lead U S Contingent in Western Berlin
Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor was named to command the American military government and Army forces in Berlin to unify the U S position. He will assume the post at a date to be announced, likely in September, succeeding Brig. Gen. Frank Howley and Col. James T. Duke.
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Berlin
Maxwell D. Taylor
United States
Taylor
Frank Howley
Col
James T. Duke
Channel Swim Test Nears For Shirley France
Shirley May France of Somerset Massachusetts will attempt to swim the English Channel on the first clear day after Thursday. Coach Harry Boudakian says she is in peak form after a three hour workout as she nears her 17th birthday.
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Dover. Eng
Shirley
France
English Channel
Harry Boudakian
Somerset
Mass
Government offers cheap young trees through state forests
The soil conservation service runs a program in many states allowing individuals to buy large quantities of young trees at a nominal price. The program is administered by the state forestry department with some federal help toward cultivation of the seedlings.
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Soil Conservation Services
State Forestry Department
Record of Henry VI Band in France War
The first military band with record is the one Henry VI took to France during his war. It included ten clarion players and other instrumentalists.
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T. M
Henry VI
France
Clarion
Negro Ku Klux Klansmen Convicted in Masking Case
In Oxark Alabama two self styled Ku Klux Klansmen faced jail after pleading guilty to violating the state anti masking law. Tommie Johnson aged 19 and Robert E Lee Miller aged 21 were the first charged and convicted under the statute, testifying they formed their own Klan and wore white sheets to frighten two Negro girls they accused of misconduct.
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Oxark
Ala
Alabama
Tommie Johnson
Robert E. Lee Miller
A's Sign Pickerall John Pickerall of Linden
A's sign Pickerall John Pickerall of Linden a star schoolboy pitcher from Warren County high school. Brennan scout for the Athletics signed the youngster and he will report to training camp next April.
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John Pickerall
Linden
Warren County
Philadelphia Athletics
John Brennan
A's
Congress cy decisions in briefing on China aid policy
Rep. Cannon of Missouri praised a report on U.S. policy toward China during the civil war era. He called intervention reckless beyond description and urged realism and prudence from the State Department. The briefing suggested American aid options without committing to action.
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U. S
China
State Department
Cannon
D-Mo
Senate earmarks aid for Chinese students in United States
Chairman Tydings says the report is realistically aimed in the right direction. Knowland wins Senate approval to allocate 4 million dollars in foreign aid to support about 4000 Chinese students studying in the United States as a gesture of friendliness to the Nationalists.
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Tydings
D-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
Knowland
Senate
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