Churchill rallies Britain against socialist regimentation
The piece recounts Winston Churchill’s Saturday address warning of a drop in living standards and hunger if the Labour government stays in power. He denounces wartime labour direction and cautions that socialism leads to totalitarian control, urging national unity to defend free enterprise and individual liberty.
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Britain
Winston Churchill
Churchill
America
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Washington Post
Churchil
The
Post
Casey Jones Remembered For Freight Car Adventure
A brief note recalls Casey Jones and a famed freight car incident. The legend grew as his name was sung far and wide, symbolizing the peril and grit of early rail travel.
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Casey Jones
Monument Honors Casey Jones Hero From Night Train Crash
A monument in Jackson Tennessee honors John Luther Jones known as Casey Jones for his heroism in a last year of the nineteenth century railway crash on the Illinois Central. He stopped a wreck by clinging to the brake and saved lives though he perished in April 1900.
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Case Jones
Casey Jones
Jackson
Tenn
Cayce
Casey
Kentucky
John Luther Jones
Population surge reshapes Virginia and West on postwar shift
Current Opinion analyzes the six wartime years 1940 to 1946 showing Virginia's population rising 11.5 percent and Florida 21.8 percent, with California adding 3.28 million since 1940. The westward migration accelerates as shipbuilding and aircraft industries draw workers, leaving labor scarce and housing strained across California and the Pacific states.
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Commonwealth
Old Dominion
North Carolina
West Virginia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Virginia
Texas
Florida
United States
Maryland
West Coast
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Golden State
Shirley Temple Soon to Become Mother
The Post-Dispatch notes actress Shirley Temple is expectant, signaling a forthcoming addition to her family. The item frames the news with a light, social tone and references public interest in Temple’s status.
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Shirley Temple
Large Capon Lake bass nets county record
Four and a quarter pound bass, 21 inches long, caught by G W Stanley, supervisor at Winchester Home Beneficial Life Insurance, on Capon Lake. Residents consider it among Capon Lake’s largest catches. Clarke county yearlings compare with Kentucky at Saratoga sales. Allied Commandos raid Dieppe in 1942 pre invasion warmup. C P McVicar chair Winchester Ration Board spoke on rationing at Lions club luncheon.
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G. W. Stanley
Winchester
Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co
Capon Lake
Clarke County
Kentucky
Saratoga
Dieppe
C. P. McVicar
Winchester Ration Board
Winchester Lions Club
Airport hangar site favored near Municipal Art east of Winchester
Major McMullen of the Department of Commerce Airport Division recommended a hangar location on Municipal Art land east of Winchester. Winchester reached a summer high of 100 degrees.
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Major McMullen
Airport Division
Department of Commerce
Winchester
Electrician and mill worker suffer injuries in local accidents
In 1922 Lee Boxwell, a Kent Street substation electrician for the Northern Virginia Power Co., burned his right hand when a blowpipe with gasoline exploded. Marshal Kremer of the Virginia Woolen Mill injured his ankle as a spinning mule ran over it twice before he could free himself.
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Lee Boxwell
Kent St
Northern Virginia Power Co
Marshal Kremer
Virginia Woolen Mill
Rouss spring and reservoir cleaned and praised
Fifty years ago this 1891 note reports the Rouss spring and the larger new system reservoir cleaned and in excellent condition per Bapt. Boyd. Joe Baker narrowly escaped a freight train while bicycling across the B and O depot railroad tracks this morning.
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New System
Boyd
Joe Baker
False fashion fears spark man doubt in 19th century spoof
The piece humorously critiques medical devices and new women’s fashions, suggesting bachelors may hesitate on marriage as shoppers wonder if gowns and silhouettes reveal truth. It jokes that false chests hips and long skirts complicate judgments, urging suitors to visit a physician before proposals.
Too Wide in Hips Cries Boyle at New Toggery
A 1930s style column laments the fall fashion with wagon wheel hips and an under siege silhouette. It mocks the hip emphasis, padded shoulders, and hourglass shift while predicting social costs and fashion revolt.
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Boyle
Wagon Wheel Hip
Wagonwheel Hip
Mother Five
Queen Victoria
Notre Dame
Remembering Lester L Lamb A Gentle Neighbor Passes
A tribute recalls Lester Lamb known as Less for his heart and kindness. Friends remember his modest life and deep compassion, noting the loss to many who knew him.
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Lester Lamb
Lamb
Bright
L.G.L
Massive Grand Coulee waterwheel unit weighs two million pounds
A colossal waterwheel generator for the Grand Coulee Dam reportedly weighs two million pounds. The scale highlights the engineering heft of the project and the sheer size of its components.
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Grand Coulee Dam
Water Turns Rusty Wires Boiled By Carbonate Contact
A note states that water turns rusty color on wires when boiled if terreus carbonate is present in the solution.
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Winchester Evening Star
B. F. Byrd, Jr
Stee Ve
Grenvis Star Publishing Co
Winchester, Va
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Star
Retee Ee
Tecendice Wal
National Representatives DeLisser, Inc
44Th St
John
Matt
Richmond News Leader
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Scott
Owl
R. J. Scot
Cape
Fruit Growers
Lester L. Lamb
Mervel W. Adams
N. Cameron St
Firestone Stores
N. Braddock ST
Coca - Cola
M. M. Adams Republic
Amherst & Boscawen
J. R. Alexander, Jr
FORD
Genuine Ford Parts
Shenandoah Motor CO
Handley High
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