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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1950

Page

3

Dewey Calls for Immediate Universal Military Training and Armament Drive

New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged rapid mobilization of the U S military and production, calling for 100 U S divisions, an 80 group Air Force, full Navy strength, and conscription of all allies. He pressed universal military training, general registration for national service, a pay as you go rearmament plan, and an economic mobilizer reporting directly to the President.

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Leading U S universities by endowment size list

Harvard leads with about 191.28 million dollars, followed by Yale 124.67 million, Texas 102.23 million, Columbia 82.93 million, Chicago 71.77 million, Rochester 60.01 million, Northwestern 60.00 million.

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Daily Across as Fill 1

List of political candidates and a variety of crossword style clues including fruits, biblical names, measurements, and common objects across 47 entries. The puzzle mixes historical terms with modern words in a grid themed around everyday items and general knowledge.

Crossword Down Clues Puzzle

A compact list of crossword clues including hereditary chief American Indian term beloning to birds macaws male cat half an em depict one of the Great Lakes river in French rebound heavy hammer bard Norse god Irish playwright moist cease spar is reastable to lubricate clear unable to speak European herb flow in little waves music note Roman garment an Aleutian island guided coin Peru pronoun.

Great Lake Bard

Tries Made to Avoid Fumbles Of Past War in Defense Set-up

The article reviews how U S war mobilization agencies in World War II were created failed and reorganized. It notes OPM SPAB WPB OPACS and OPA evolved into a central system. President Truman plans a new agency led by Charles E Wilson to coordinate industrial mobilization and prevent past mistakes.

Washington Truman Charles E. Wilson Wilson General Electric Company Office of Production Management OPM SPAB The War Production Board WPB

Roosevelt Plans May 1943 Mobilization Push

The piece outlines President Roosevelt establishing a central Economic Stabilization Agency by Congress with Wage Stabilization Board and Price Control Agency to curb inflation. It notes scattered defense agencies and cites James Byrnes as former War Mobilization Board head and potential new czar role, comparing historical plans with Wilson era.

Roosevelt James Byrnes South Carolina Congress Economic Stabilization Agency Wage Stabilization Board Price Control Agency

Longest Stretch of Straight Rail Line

The Trans continental Railway of Australia holds the record with 328 miles of straight track across the Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia. Argentina’s Ferrocarril Nacional General San Martin runs 205 miles of dead level straight track between Junin and Mackenna.

Australia Nullarbor Plain Argentina Junin Mackenna

Montague Church to Present City of David Pageant

Montague Avenue Methodist Church will stage a pageant titled In the City of David on Sunday at 7 30 pm. Afterward the Senior and Junior Choirs will sing carols directed by Mrs. Harry Chapman and Mrs. Vance Whittaker. Proceeds benefit the Virginia Prince Methodist Orphanage in Richmond with Santa Claus planned for Wednesday night at 7 30 pm.

Montague Avenue City of David Harry Chapman Vance Whittaker Virginia Prence Methodist Orphanage Richmond Children of Church B. W. Coe Santa Claus

Addition to Clarke County School in Berryville Bid Call

Sealed bids in duplicate for an addition to Johnson Williams School Berryville Virginia for five classrooms library gymnas ium and cafeteria will be received by Clarke County School Board until 1 PM EST Monday January 15 1951. Drawings available Dec 13 1950. Deposit $35 for two plan sets. additional sets $15 each nonreturnable.

Johnson-Williams Berryville Virginia County School Board of Clarke County George W. Burton J. Raymond Mins Wilson Boulevard Arlington

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