Secrets of Charm by John Robert Powers
A Christmas column celebrates family joy and the role of women in making celebrations warm. It highlights a low income family sharing a tree hunt and the mother’s festive touch that lights homes, neighbors, and memories. A closing note offers a dance guide promotion and requests a stamped envelope with 10c.
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Virginia Extension Service denies political activity charges
The Virginia State Extension Service said investigations found no foundation to charges that Spotsylvania farm and home demonstration agents engaged in politics. Farm Agent Garland Gravatt and Home Demonstration Agent Daisy Howerton faced transfer requests after the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors claimed their activities exceeded their duties.
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Virginia Parm Extension Service
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Wilson Centennial Commission Seeks Yearlong Observance
A Virginia commission urges a yearlong observance of Woodrow Wilson's birth centennial in Staunton with events across the state and nation. The plan proposes national and university events, with funding from local, state, and federal governments, and calls for expanded civic involvement.
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State and Federal Laws on Political Participation
Gravatt and Miss Howerton faced accusations of taking an active interest in the November general election, with references to state and federal laws governing political involvement.
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Miss Howerton
Continental rankings of national per capita income
The figures from the UN list North America at $1,100, Africa $75, Asia $50, South America $170, Europe and others are not mentioned. The question asks which continent ranks second after North America in per capita income.
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Merchant Seaman Distributes Seeds To Needy People
LOS ANGELES. Aloysius F. E. P. Mosier, a Merchant Marine lieutenant, gives 10 cent seed packets to hungry people in five countries he visits regularly. Since last June he has handed out 15 000 buckets of seeds, after a farmer in India complained they had no seeds. In six months the campaign reports crops in Korea India Greece Israel and Morocco from his seeds.
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Turn the rascals out used by Dana 1871 New York Sun
Charles A. Dana in the New York Sun around 1871 wrote Turn the rascals out referring to the weed rin on boas, and the phrase evolved into the slogan Throw the rascals out used against Grant.
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