Court Justices Who Assume Other Roles
Former Supreme Court associate justice Owen J. Roberts urges judges to avoid non judicial roles. He cites his own missteps with Pearl Harbor investigations and the German Mixed Claims Commission. He calls for a constitutional ban on justices pursuing politics or office.
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Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Roberts
Pearl Harbor
Mixed Claims Commission
Macn
Germany
Douglas
CIO
Court of Law
Wasteful Spending Reveals Defense Spending Flaws
An American subcommittee of the Hoover Commission finds security gaps in defense as deficits, poor liaison, weak intel, and wasteful war agency operations threaten long term economy and could force controls or a lower living standard.
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Hoover Commission
Americas
Navy
Air Force
Old Fashioned Christmas Day Wish
A poem by Gene Lakers imagines a Christmas spent with candy canes candles and a log fire. He envisions wreathes mistletoe carol singing and sleigh visits with no neon signs or electric lights. The piece contrasts old fashioned simplicity with modern conveniences.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Fred M. Alexander Led Public Education in Virginia
Richmond obituary notes the death of Dr. Fred M. Alexander at 61. A national authority on Negro education he authored Education for the Needs of the Negro in Virginia in 1943 and promoted citizenship, cooperation, and reduced race consciousness. He helped found the University of Virginia Hospital preventorium and advanced the teachers retirement system.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Fred M. Alexander
Virginia
Southern Education Foundation
Alexander
University of Virginia Hospital
Commonwealth
Shaw at 92 comments on women's sex appeal today
An anonymous note quotes G B Shaw claiming women lack the sex appeal they once possessed. The remark notes the author is 92 years old.
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Anon
G. B. Shaw
Mr. Shaw
How's Your I. Q. Memory Genius Test
A 10 question daily IQ style quiz with scoring tiers. Questions cover cinema radio history geography literature and science. Page 2 provides the correct answers and prompts.
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New York
Alice
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
W. Kingsland Macy
N. Y
House
New Look Affects Studebaker Cars With Multiple Causes
Manufacturers cite increased visibility influenced by aircraft design wider seats without fenders for passenger comfort and possible rear engine layout as the main factors behind the drastic changes in passenger car appearance. All factors contribute to the overall new look.
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Studebaker
Thrombophlebitis Each Vein Clot Risk and Diagnostics
A medical explainer on thrombophlebitis describing how an inflamed blood clot forms in veins most often in the legs, symptoms by activity level, risks of clot fragments reaching brain or lungs, and diagnostic venography. Treatments vary from rest and X rays to anticoagulants like heparin and dicoumarol, depending on clot attachment and location.
Hard to Please in Richmond Satire Note
A Richmond News Leader column mocks a man who demands quick payback for any virtue, suggesting his standards skew toward excess and self interest rather than genuine merit.
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Richmond News Leader
Virginia Woolen Co Closes for Christmas Holiday
Mercersburg academy elects William H. Lawrence as business manager of the 1948 Karax yearbook. Miss Barbara Bond from Elmira College visits for holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bond.
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Virginia Wolen Co
H. B. McCormac Jr
Mercersburg Academy
William H. Lawrence
Barbara Bond
Elmira College
Allen Bond
Italy Fifth Army advances beyond San Pietro toward Rome
Italy's Fifth Army pushes up to two miles beyond San Pietro amid heavy combat, closing the distance to Rome at about 75 miles. British forces press along the opposite flank as the war widens. In Oslo harbor a large German munitions ship is hit, causing widespread shelling and fires. Miss Farley Massey arrives for holidays with her parents in a separate personal note.
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Italy
Fifth Army
Bloody San Pietro
Rome
Norway
Oslo
Middletown Church Road Improved With Loose Stone
Mrs. Irvan O Connell and her children depart for Baltimore for several days before Christmas. John P Hayley a former apple broker and England native, of Middletown, has been named agent in Winchester for the Reliance Life Insurance Company of Pittsburgh.
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Middletown Church St
Irvan O'Connell
Baltimore
John P. Hayley
England
Winchester
Reliance Life Insurance Co
Pittsburgh
Miss Mildred Stotler and Holmes Mc Farland Wed in Hagerstown
Twenty five years ago in 1923 Mildred Stotler and Holmes Mc Farland quietly wed in Hagerstown. The city issued 4480 motor licenses as part of local business activity. Henry Ford voiced support for Coolidge and said he would not run for office again. Mussolini halted plans for a new election.
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Mildred Stotler
Holmes McFarland
Hagerstown
Henry Ford
Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
Mussolini
DAILY CROSSWORD Clues Solve For a Full Grid
A dense list of crossword clues across and down spanning many topics from geography to tools. Includes definitions for grass lands cease jet weary kettle very violent storm sloth fish mandate islander the farmer the figure etc. Also features a separate set of down clues covering officers ages prepositions fabrics highways metals verbal footlevel organs and more.
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Grasslands
Confederate Graves Restored After Army Incursion 1898
In Prince William County the government orders the graves of Confederate soldiers desecrated by U S Army troops to be restored. A separate incident reports John Snapp unseated from his buggy when his team spooked and ran away on the Cedar Creek Grade. Adam Forney receives a letter from brother Robert describing life in Manila.
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Prince William County
John Snapp
Cedar Creek
Adam Forney
Robert
Manila
Aim High In Life and Faith Says Douglas Essay
Earl L. Douglas argues for striving toward perfection as Jesus commanded. He suggests aiming for an ideal spiritual standard, noting no one has achieved perfection in two millennia yet urging persistent effort through grace to reach a morally satisfactory status. He closes with a note on the term restaurant’s American origin.
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India
America
Jesus
Davie
O.K
Dad
Pop
Paul Acheson
Mr. Collwell
Mother Collwell
Mom
Annette
Mark Banister
Mark
Paul
Jean
Adoption
King Features Syndicate
Illegal big game killings may rival legal take in spots
U S Fish and Wildlife records suggest illegal big game killings in the United States may exceed half of the authorized open season kill. In 1946 a total of 923600 big game animals were killed, with most records reflecting legal harvest.
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United States
Fish and Wildlife Service
Post-Christmas Party Plans Reveal Family Ties
Mark and Donna discuss hosting duties and budget ethics as they plan a post Christmas party for partners and staff. Annette prepares for Davie and Paul Acheson faces family dynamics about their future and Davie’s adoption. The Callwells navigate new roles and expectations amid celebrations.
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