Dingell Pushes Reciprocal Trade Act Reconsideration
Congressman Dingell, a senior Democrat on Ways and Means, plans to seek a January reconsideration of the Hull Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act. He would remove restrictions and the time limit while keeping the act in force until repealed, praising Hull’s program as sound and beneficial for U S trade. The Star aligns with the Times, endorsing reciprocal agreements as essential for a creditor nation.
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Congress
House
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
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New York Times
United States
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Truman keeps cabinet steady amid defense debate
President Truman signals no immediate cabinet shakeup with no changes to Defense Secretary Forrestal. Observers note Forrestal’s eight years of service and broad defense insight as pivotal while cautioning against politics influencing security in a critical international climate.
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Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Defense
Navy
National Defense
Harvest Boom Promises Record Corn Crop This Fall
A bumper harvest yields a 3.5 billion bushel corn crop far surpassing prior records. Late spring and wet summer fueled cattle feed supplies and may ease meat prices. Corn’s uses span clothing medicine tanning agents paper and more as shoppers crowd stores and tensions rise during pre Christmas buying.
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Great Plains
Iowa
Courteous conduct urged for shoppers and drivers
The piece urges patience with irascible customers and reminds readers to be considerate in daily city life. It emphasizes not being critical when not immediately waited on and stresses obligations to others while shopping or driving. It promotes courteous behavior as beneficial.
MeaningleSS Blunderbuss Figures on Virginia School Plans
An opinion piece questions Virginia school construction requests totaling nearly 400 million over a decade and 186 million over two years. It contrasts 1946-47 statewide figures of about 120.8 million with current proposals, suggesting miscalculation, possible court-ordered desegregation factors, and population growth as drivers.
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Times-Dispatch
Virginia
G. Tyler Miller
State Department of Education
Miller
Treumodus
Mrs I Fred Stine elected head of Girl Scouts
Mrs I Fred Stine is elected head of the Girl Scouts organization. A police investigation continues as Sgt F L Woolf pursues clues in the armed hold up at the Paris diner in Clarke County. The Kinney Store at 167 169 N Loudoun St remodeling is set to formally open tomorrow, per manager Water Neiles. A Christmas season kickoff party with about 100 attendees was held Sunday at the Grove residence 128 Academy Lane.
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Paris
Clarke County
Kinney
N. Loudoun St
Water Neiles
P. T. Grove
Academy Lane
Clark's Fifth Army Captures Mount Croce and Clears Path
Clark's Fifth Army seizes Mount Croce and drives German forces from all villages on Mount Camino except one. Pfc. Mitchell T. Frank, son of Henry Frank, formerly of Winchester and now in Martinsburg, dies in action November 15 in Europe. Japanese claim a naval victory after a fierce American carrier attack on the Marshall Islands. Jessie B. Lewis is reelected master of White Hall Grange 870.
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Mount Croce
Mount Camino
Mitchell T. Frank
Henry Frank
Winchester
Martinsburg
Europe
Marshall Islands
Jessie B. Lewis
White Hall
Parker named mayor to fill Gardner vacancy
Lomax Parker of Stephens City qualified as mayor to fill the vacancy caused by Wilmot E. Gardner's death. Junior Board of Trade members are reminded of the smoker and meeting at the George Washington hotel with Ralph Hardy as chairman. Mrs. Burr P. Harrison hosts a buffet supper for newly married couples Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glass, Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Benham, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Barton at 8 Washington St.
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C. C. Brannon
Lomax Parker
Stephens City
Wilmot E. Gardner
Board of Trade
George Washington Hotel
Ralph Hardy
Burr P. Harrison
Washington St
Robert Glass
Harry K. Benham
Lewis Barton
Virginia National Guard seeks recruits and funds for Company I
The 1923 Twenty Five Years Ago item notes that Company I of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry, Virginia National Guard, needs more men and funds to reach full strength. Also reported is the death of Mrs. Ella Danner Harris, wife of Rev. David Harris, and notice of Henry Fetzer's death, a former Winchester resident. Walter Cain injures his foot while nailing at Frank Brown's grocery and meat store on South Braddock Street.
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One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Ella Danner Harris
David Harris
Henry Fetzer
Winchester
Walter Cain
Frank Brown
South Braddock St
Mary Willis and Jacob Baker Wed at Loudoun Street Church
Miss Mary Virginia Willis and Jacob Baker marry in Loudoun Street Presbyterian church before a large audience. Large crowds attend bazaar by Sacred Heart Catholic church ladies. At a council meeting a ban on Christmas firecrackers is discussed by police and citizens. Helen Woodward is kicked in the face by a horse owned by Robert G. Smith.
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Mary Virginia Willis
Jacob Baker
Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
Drive Safelypledge to protect children near schools
The Voice of the People asks drivers to pledge safe driving in school zones urging every motorist to slow down and spare lives. It stresses children’s safety, prompts mindful driving at cross streets and signals, and warns against merciless road deaths.
Discovery of decaffeination method in 1903 storm event
A storm drenched a shipload of coffee in seawater in 1903 causing brine soaked beans to react strangely. Scientists observed a new process emerging from the altered beans and began studying its potential to decaffeinate coffee.
Injections That May Help Hard of Hearing Patients
A brief report outlines a study where vitamin and amino acid injections, plus oral doses, were given to 78 patients with hearing difficulties. Of 81 patients in a second study, 21 completed the program and showed various improvements in hearing and tinnitus. The article notes potential permanent benefits and suggests longer treatment could yield more gains. A reader asks about leg swelling. the answer cites edema from possible heart or kidney disease and urges a physician evaluation.
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Michels
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Daily Crossword Clues Puzzle
A compact grid of clues with Across and Down entries listing ready money to born as the reader solves a standard crossword. The list includes common terms for positions objects and actions across a diverse range of definitions.
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Asia
Government Buys 18 000 Acres for Buggs Island Dam
Title clearances for 18 000 acres in the Buggs Island reservoir area were completed and turned over to U S engineers. The land in Virginia and North Carolina formerly belonged to Roanoke River Power Co. Deposits totaling 800 000 were made in two federal courts for Virginia and North Carolina tracts. Colonel G T Derby said the actions followed friendly condemnation proceedings.
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Buggs Island Reservoir
U. S
Virginia
North Carolina
Roanoke River Power Co
Federal District Court
Raleigh
N. C
G. T. Derby
How's Your I Q A Fun News Quiz Page
A reader quiz asks ten questions spanning history law poetry and politics. Questions cover the Península State nickname ICJ UN status constitutional amendment terms of office Kilmer in WWI boxing in Berlin Dewey electors pogonology a quote on straw votes and Alben Barkley marital status.
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Peninsula
International Court of Justice
United Nations Organization
U. S. Supreme Court
New York
Joyce Kilmer
Army
Navy
Alben W. Barkley
Strength For The Day On Religion And Communism
The author argues communism resembles a religion in zeal and devotion though not true faith. It warns that despite the Marshall Plan and other policies, communism is an enemy of religion and calls for equal fervor for faith to counter its influence. The piece frames religious duty against perceived militant atheism.
Lovelorn Ex-GI Rips Red Berlin Blockade
Edward J. Lada of Newark New Jersey a former wartime para trooper punched a hole in the Soviet Berlin blockade to visit his girlfriend Ursula Schmidt in Zehlendorf. He faced illegal entry charges after traveling from Paris through Russian and German checkpoints and is held in U S Army jail awaiting entry permit.
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U. S. Army
Paris
Edward J. Lada
Newark
N. J
Ursula Schmidt
Zehlendorf
Lada
Germany
False Religion Debate Prompted by Submission to Truth
A fragment discusses a dispute over religious legitimacy centering on obedience to true religious requirements. The text hints at a call for complete submission as the path to authentic belief and practice.
Donna Chooses Independence Over Marriage After Dance
In this Lakeside Club era vignette Donna Collwell, a successful New York career woman, rejects marriage to Mark Banister after a wartime romance. Her mother and father worry as Donna explains she loves Mark but will remain single, preferring her job over wedlock despite social pressure.
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Vonna Collwell
Donn& Herself
New York
Mark Banister
Mark
Donna
Maudie
Annette
Broadway
Alan
Jeanie
Mrs. Collwell
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