Congress probes graft amid hiring scam links to five percent scheme
The Hoey investigating committee reports confidential tips about a five percent recruiting commission tied to contractor hiring officials and employment agencies costing the government and workers millions. Molotov depicted as a ruthless strategist shaping China and Western policy as Stalin’s adviser at Yalta and in UN diplomacy.
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Thor Hoey
James V. Hunt
Harry Hawkins Vaughan
John Maragon
Teapot Dome
Tom Walsh
Hoey
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Hoey Committee
State Department
V. M. Moltoya
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China
Moscow
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Globe
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Ribbentrop
Hitler
Poland
Yalta
Roosevelt
Russia
Far East
Tron
Organization of the United Nations
San Francisco
U.N
Present your bodies a living sacrifice
A religious line from Romans 12 1 urging believers to offer their bodies as a holy acceptable spiritual service in a devotional or sermon context. The brief excerpt underscores devotion and sanctity within Christian practice.
Fur labeling urged to reveal true animal names
Henry Miller told a House committee that rabbit fur carries more than 50 names and skunk fur is labeled under many aliases. He warned that fancy names mislead buyers and disadvantage reputable makers, calling for honest fur labeling to prevent deception.
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Federal Trade Commission
Henry Miller
Bureau of Trade Practice Conferences
House
Miller
B-36 Probe Lands Mixed Findings on Worth Allegations
The inquiry clears Air Secretary Symington and others of favoritism in the B-36 contract while signaling disciplinary action for Cedric R. Worth who authored an anonymous smear. The probe notes the value of the Consolidated-Vultee bomber but finds no enduring military significance in the issue.
Question of Propriety in Pension Fund Trustee Roles
The Republican Senator Bridges of New Hampshire plans to resign as a trustee of the United Mine Workers Pension Fund after it was disclosed he earns 35 000 a year in that role. The piece backs John L. Lewis as third trustee while denouncing Bridges and Van Horn for dual loyalties and criticizes Bridges for partial votes on Taft Hartley amendments. It praises Lewis for refusing salary despite large union pay.
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Bridges
New Hampshire
United Mine Workers Pension Fund
Senator Bridges
John L. Lewis
Ezra van Horn
van Horn
Senate
Lewis
New York state insurance moves raise teen car rates
The New York State Insurance Department announced a 15 to 20 percent rise in automobile liability insurance for drivers under 25. The piece cites a 1947 New York survey showing youths under 25 commit about twice as many fatal and non fatal accidents as older drivers. It notes risk from young male drivers, the role of driving maturity, and the impact of driver training and parental guidance.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
New York State Insurance Department
New York State
Local News Briefs From 1948 Highlight Gas Mains and Personal Notices
Gas service in cil to preserve mains. John 8. Scully 3d of 147 Academy Lane enters Winchester hole in one club with ace on the fifth at local course. To Mr and Mrs Phil Whitney of 200 Shawnee Ave a girl. Mrs Whitney is the former Miss Lillian Gatewood. y ends tonight company.
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John
Scully
Academy Lane
Winchester
Phil Whitney
Shawnee Ave
Allied Troop Advances Highlight 1944 Marine Actions
Telegram confirms death of 21 year old Fred H. Shackleford in France on August 10 1944. families in Clarke County receive notice. Meanwhile Seventh Army clears Southern Rhine as Allied forces seize Chateau Thierry and Soissons in the broader 1944 campaign. Mrs B J Sager hosts at W Leicester St in Albany NY honoring aunt Mrs Matthew deRouville.
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Soissons
Seventh Army
Rhine
Fred H. Shackleford
France
War Department
Mervin H. Shackleford
Clarke County
B. J. Sager
W. Leicester St
Matthew deRouville
Albany
N, Y
Tourism and festival plans in wartime era towns
Ten years ago in 1939 local tourists booked passages to Paussace as European regions faced invasion. Harrisonburg readies its turkey festival with final preparations and events nearing completion.
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Harrisonburg
Moonlight Dance Aids Friendship F D Fire Company Castlemans Ferry
Twenty five years ago Ryland Conner hosted a moonlight dance at Castlemans Ferry to raise funds for the Friendship fire company. The J C Penney store opens in Norton building on Main Street with M M Hunt as manager expressing satisfaction with early business. Funeral services are held for John David Gray.
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Ryland Conner
Castlemans Ferry
Friendship Fire Company
J. C. Penney
Norton Building
Main St
M. M. Hunt
John David Gray
Buried Man Rescued From 30-Foot Well
In 1899 a man named Taylor Lewis living four miles from town is buried alive in a 30-foot well and is finally rescued. The Star notes editor and staff are on vacation while the paper maintains its form. Charney Rouss fire company debates buying an automobile hose carriage.
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The
Star
Taylor Lewis
Charney Rouss Fire Company
Hawaii Adopts Virginia Labor Act To Open Ports
Editor Riley H Allen reports Hawaii’s Territorial government has enacted Act 2 of the special session to take over dock operations in hopes of opening the ports amid a prolonged stevedore strike now in its 102nd day. The measure will face court challenges from the ILWU while its framers expect it to withstand scrutiny. C P Whelan commends local journalism and the Shenandoah Valley visit.
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Virginia Public Utility Labor Act
Virginia
International
Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Riley H. Allen
Hawaii
Evening Star
Canada
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
C. P. Whelan
Dades Command Honored with West Point Monument
The Dade Monument commemorates Major Dade and his command massacred December 28, 1835 in Florida. It also honors West Point graduates who helped advance early U.S. warfare methods.
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Dades
West Point
N. A
Dade
Major Dade
Florida
Republic
Opten Misspelled Chauf Feur Note Clarifies Spelling
A terse notice points out misspellings in a caption describing a chauffeur fire incident and instructs readers to observe the two’s and the eur for correct usage in the text.
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas
There was a great hotel fire years ago where many died not from burns but from poisonous gases rising through elevator shafts. Some survived by acting on instinct and using their brains to block fumes, while others perished despite fear or panic. The message urges using brains as a daily strength and learning from capable, thinking individuals observed in schools.
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Furse
Kit
Marvell
Peter
Memory Genius Quiz Challenge On 100 Questions
A daily drill yields a scoring scale from Memory Genius to Good. Page 2 reveals answers and prompts on topics such as an imperial potentate, the Davis Cup, naval flattops, zodiac signs, millennium, Brannan plan, U.S. military strength, Trilby, nee, and asteroids.
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Order of Nobles of
Mystic Shrine
U. S
Hamlet Castle Kronborg Elsinore Denmark Royal Museum
Hamlet's castle Kronborg in Helsingør Denmark is a royal fortress dating from 1577. It exemplifies Dutch Renaissance style and now serves as a museum.
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A. Hamlet
Kronborg
Helsinger
Elsinore
Denmark
Kit Furse and Marvell Face Tense Night in Quiet Town
In a winter scene from Marion Chamberlain, Kit meets Marvell and Furse at home after an evening with Peter and a boy named Stanoweski. Tension rises as Kit navigates gossip, power dynamics, and a potential land deal while grappling with growing independence and risky romantic entanglements.
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Marvell
Kit
Peter
Furse
Procter
Furse Oll
Stanoweski
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