Nationwide manpower plan eyed by Sarnoff panel
An eight to eleven member Sarnoff commission, backed by both administrations, aims to shift as many men as possible from office and rear area roles to field duty. The survey will map service usage and reassign personnel to improve efficiency, a process that could take two to three years and may yield modest findings but valuable reforms.
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David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation
Eisenhower
Sarnoff
Clarke County Dogwood Planting Beautifies Community
Clarke County residents bought 1135 dogwood trees under a chamber sponsored program to beautify Berryville and Clarke County. The dogwood, Virginia's state flower, adds lasting value and could inspire other communities to imitate the effort.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Cliic
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Smelly Business at New York Waterfront Bribery Probe
The New York State Commission probes corruption on the New York waterfront, detailing a sprawling port with 750 miles of docks, 210 deep sea piers, 400 berths, and 1 800 related structures. The investigation links bribery and graft to the shipping economy that employs many and underpins national commerce.
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New York State Commission
New York
New York Port
Water
Manpower Waste in Military Service Cited by Veterans
The article quotes about 20 million veterans describing the waste of manpower in the armed forces. It notes a rule of thumb that one man works while four loaf, highlighting boredom and inefficiency in service life.
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United States
Germany
Disabled American Veterans
Chicago
Bowl season profits loom for SEC teams
The Associated Press reports five Southeastern Conference teams may share about 580000 in Cotton Sugar Orange and Gator Bowls as bowl promoters favor the conference. Last year Sugar and Cotton and Orange bowls paid around 126000 125000 and 110000 respectively with TV receipts likely increasing.
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Associated Press
Miss Far East of 1660 a Green Goddess in the Bathroom
A man recalls buying a bronze statue dubbed the Goddess of Pity from Seoul for about eight dollars. The couple keep it in their home where it becomes a quirky, jealousy sparking centerpiece, attracting guests who flicker candlelight to gaze at it in the bathroom.
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New York
Far East
Frances
Seoul
U. S
Brooklyn Bridge
America
Roger
Strength For The Day Ear L. Douglas OD
A sermon on justice and accountability urges patience with divine vengeance and condemns how many wrongdoers escape punishment. The author contrasts forest fire arsonists with war and tyranny, calling for backbone and concern for others amid ongoing outrages.
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L. Douglas OD
New England
How's Your 1.0 Mem ory Genius Quiz
A dated trivia list presents a 10 day score game with daily reach expectations and a page two answer key. Questions span disciplines from biblical figures to geography and World War II. The passage notes brier wood use for pipe bowls and regional growth.
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Jesus
Virginia’s remarkable rise in state industry over 28 years
The Common wealth reports Virginia’s manufactured product value rising 600 percent in the last 28 years, from 1925 to 1951, with 98 of 100 counties hosting industrial plants and a dollar total of 4.144 billion in 1951 versus 589.5 million in 1925. It argues fair taxes, good government, transport, power, and skilled labor drive this growth.
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Virginia
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
the Commonwealth
Answers and Questions on Margarine Mace and Insects
Readers are given short Q A pairs on margarine history the mace use in medieval warfare Hawaiian uke lele meaning and a tiny English railway plus a note on premature births. The piece cites dates origins and rough estimates from various sources.
Births and visits feature small town notes
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Ritenour announce a son born to them. Mrs. Ritenour is the former Ellen Keller. Mrs. Theresa Smith returns home after visiting Mr. and Mrs Thomas Ritter in New Haven. Mrs. Wheatley travels to Delaware for her mother’s illness. Mr. Hunter Osborne visits his parents in Berryville. Miss Myra Payne leads the Christmas play at Round Hill Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. William Carr move into a new home in Hagerstown. Congratulations are offered for twins born to Mr. and Mrs. Ritter Hensley. Mr. W. W. Dodson is seriously ill in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swarts entertain on National Avenue for their eighth wedding anniversary. Miss Georgia Conrad hosts Misses Barbara Lowe and Katherine Lemley of Washington. Harry Woodward and Lawrence Russell return from two weeks in Florida.
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Hunter Ritenour
Hunter Osborne
A. P. Obsorne
Berryville
Myra Payne
Round Hill Methodist Church
William Carr
Hagerstown
Rest
Ing
Hensley
Bethe! Ritter
W. W. Dodson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert Swarts
National Avenue
Georgia Conrad
Barbara Lowe
Katherine Lemley
Washington
Harry Woodward
Lawrence Russell
Florida
Local Blinding Injury and Loose Horse Incidents Reported
Lt Charles Lillis stationed at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Dr Henry Carper, a local dentist, blinded after liquid entered his eye during an explosion incident. A horse bolted with Mrs Albert Baker near Stephens City.
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Charles Lillis
U. S.S. Army
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Ang Mra
Mareld Mensieg
Henry Carper
Albert Baker
Stephens City
Rainfall Data From Past 24 Hours and Year Totals
Report shows none rainfall in the past day ending 7 a m. total rainfall to date is 3.20 inches for the year with December totals 198 inches. Average monthly rainfall by month listed with values for January through November and December, noting a 30 year period.
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W. Va
Banone
New Cortisone Joint Treatment Shows Promise for Arthritis
Article explains ACTH cortisone and hydrocortisone injections in joints may relieve pain and swelling in rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. Benefits vary, some patients improve after joint injections while others respond to muscle or vein injections. Cautions include possible diabetes high blood pressure and edema with long term use.
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D.om
Forbidden River Chapter Thirty Five Heist and Flight
Rawls and Kathleen carry a hidden fortune across a Sioux infested river valley aiming for safety and reunion with Verime while evading pursuing Indians and Earnshaw. They fish, rest briefly, and push on with fatigue gnawing, fearing discovery and delay.
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Rawls
Jenkyn
Gay
Salt Lake
Ned
Whitter
Indiana
Kathleen
Earnshaw
River Journey Ends in Sioux Attack on Stranded Packet
Dawn breaks as the Varina lies hard aground on a Yellowstone sand bar with fifty feet of current to the bank. Two hundred painted Sioux warriors rally on the shore while Kathleen and the crew scramble to free the vessel. Danger and uncertainty loom as the river voyage nears a perilous finish.
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Kathleen
Rawls
Yellowstone
Racha
Varina
Chan
Conservatism in science and construction figures
The piece presents Q and A on topics like Congressional Record editing by no editor, Mt. Whitney height 14 496 ft, tonsil removal by physician, Moscow Red Square office tower to 893 ft, and snow purity noting impurities in natural snow and laboratories.
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Mt. Whitney
H.D.H. A
Coast and Geodetic Sureey
Red Square
Moscow
J. N A
Europe
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