Virginia to Lead in New Chemistry Growth and Expansion
The Manufacturing Chemists Association reports Virginia will host ten new or expanded chemical plants costing about 69.2 million dollars. The region shows strong growth as the nine South Atlantic states plan over 298 million dollars in facilities over five years, with Virginia’s major project a 23.17 million dollar nylon plant in Hopewell. Virginia ranked ninth in chemical production in 1950.
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Virginia
Manufacturing Chemists’ Association
South Atlantic
Defense Production Administration
MCA
DPA
Hopewell
Misses Waist Pattern 4500 for Soft Wool Fabric
Advertises Pattern 4500 for misses waist sizes 24 25 26 28 30 in soft 54 inch wool fabric. Features button trim side panel back zipper and a sleek fit. Easy to sew with illustrated instructions. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents each for first class mail to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept New York NY.
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Anne Adams
Care
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Hollywood Pays Tribute To Louis B. Mayer at Guild Dinner
Hollywood gathered for the Mile stone Dinner of the Screen Producers Guild to honor Louis B. Mayer. Ever-present stars Ester Williams Van Johnson Stewart Granger Norma Shearer attended Sind with colleagues Jack Benny George Burns Bob Hope. Mayer recalled starting in 1907 in Haverhill Mass at the Gem theater later renamed the Orpheum.
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Hollywood
Louis B. Mayer
Screen Producers Guild
Ester Williams
van Johnson
Stewart Granger
Norma Shearer
Miss Shearer
Irving Thalberg
Dove Schary
MGM
Nicholas Schenck
Schenck
Joseph
Chinerama
Haverhill
Mass
The
Gem
Orpheum
Lebanon Church Community News Briefs
Mrs Denazi Hershman, patient at Memorial Hospital, is reported much improved. Miss Patricia Bowman of Springfield visits Mrs Mary Keller Humpshiries for Thanksgiving. Mrs Myra Hockman returns to her daughter Mrs Helen Moyers after guesting with Mr and Mrs W Bowers.
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Charles McDonald
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Emma Wilson
Roanoke
Norman Mannings
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
F A. Bowers
Winchester
U S Ambassador Called Home For Explanation
U S roving ambassador Edwin A. Locke Jr. returns to Washington after being recalled to explain his criticism of U S economic policy. The State Department cited differences in viewpoint with Locke who in Beirut urged Congress to fund a three year loan and grant program for the Middle East.
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Marlin Eckerd
Potomac Instrict Ehairman
Harry M. Crim
Shenandoah
Washington
Edwin A. Locke, Jr
Middle East
U. S
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
Locke
Department
Bairut
Lebanon
Congress
Speech Receives Applause From Arab Audience
McDermott says State Department supports Middle East growth but questions whether banks or private sources are fully tapped. Locke, ex-Chase vice president, acts as special representative to Acheson. U.S. policy aims limited dollar aid and focus on farms health and technical projects under Point Four.
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McDermott
State Department
Middle East
Locke
Chase National Bank
Acheson
United States
Middle Eastern
Kenneth Lewis Roberts Birthday Note Highlights His Life
Kenneth Lewis Roberts born December 8 1885 in Kennebunkport Maine comes from a line of military and privateering ancestors. The author of Northwest Passage achieved fame with the 1937 novel and began writing while at Cornell after editing the Cornell newspaper for two years.
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AP Newsfeatures
Kenneth Lewis Roberts
Kennebunkport
Continental Army
Cornell
Het
Question and answer on electoral influence and state voting trends
A discussion covers campaign funding and a State Department copy of a speech. It notes Acheson may call Locke home for explanation. The speaker asks if Missouri forecasts national results, answering that since 1904 it has not been perfect. Arizona and New Mexico have voted for the winner since their 1912 admission.
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U. S
State Department
Acheson
Locke
Missouri
Arizona
New Mexico
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