Quiz answers from page 4 1776 reference list
The excerpt shows quiz question answers with medieval and poetic references. It lists items like Dasher Dancer Prancer and Vixen, Donner Blitzen, Henry van Dyke, and a line about silent stars. It includes Nicholas and Ebenezer as associated names and a Dutch Nikolaas root, plus Judea.
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Little Jack Morner
Dasher
Prancer
Vic
Comet
Cupid
Donner
Henry van Dyke
Real estate sales directory items listed for December
A compact listing shows sales scheduled for December 29 and January 4 in Frederick County. Properties on White Post Road, North Braddock Street in Winchester and a front of the Frederick County Court House site are set for trustee and public sale events with noted times and trustees.
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H. W. White
Telens
White Post
W. C. Millette
Frederick County
Frederick
D. H. Clem
Mollie C
Winchester
Virginia
Christmas Mail Sets City Record as Post Office Hits Peak
Postmaster Carl Campbell announced 635 650 pieces of mail processed from December 10 to 25, an all time high, with a 109 810 daily peak on December 19. Parcels mailed totaled 10 384, while late December letters faced delivery delays due to improper addressing and insufficient postage.
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Carl Campbell
W. Nelson Page
Campbell
Winchester
Fisherman Drowns While Swimming Home for Christmas
In Hull England 18 year old Richard Hatch of the trawler Borella attempted a six hour delay near docking time and swam for shore from the North Sea. He was left missing and later presumed drowned after failing to reach the river bank several hundred yards away.
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Hull
England
Richard Hatch
North Sea
Hatch
Weary Workers Battle Heavy Chicago Snow
Christmas Day brought heavy snowfall to Chicago with a record season total of 47.3 inches. Crews labored to clear streets as transportation lagged and thousands were stranded. firemen canceled days off due to increased fire risk amid bitter cold and widespread closures.
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Chicago
Michael J. Corrigan
Cook County Forest Preserve
Brookfield Zoo
Tilmots
North Central Region
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Ohio Valley
Southern Appalachians
Middle Atlantic States
Barrett Orders Probe of Alleged Hospital Beatings
Dr. Joseph E. Barrett the State Commissioner ordered an inquiry into the alleged whipping of six male patients at Western State Hospital Staunton. Two attendants were suspended and arrested on assault charges. Attendants named were George F. Anderson 26 of Greenville Augusta County and Dewey Leon Humphrey 20 of Glade Spring.
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Richmond
Joseph E. Barrett
Mental Hygiene and Hospitals
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Barrett
L. McDaniel
Battle
George F. Anderson
Greenville
Augusta County
Dewey Leon Humphrey
Glade Spring
Czechs Dicker For Iran's Oil Amid Cash Crunch
In Tehran Czech diplomats engaged with Iran over a state oil deal as Iran shows acute financial strain. Iran has recalled 26 diplomats to cut costs while Britain warns outsiders from Iran oil. Deputy Finance Minister Pirnia met Czech charge d affaires Sabacky to discuss a purchase agreement. Other potential buyers include Poland Yugoslavia Afghanistan and Egypt.
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Tehran
Iran
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Italy
India
Belgium
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Mohammed Mossadegh
Jan Sabacky
Hossein Pirnia
Poland
Yugoslavia
Afghanistan
Egypt
Masonic Lodges Invited to State 200th Washington Birthday Events
Virginia Travel Council invites more than 100 Florida Masonic lodges to participate in commemorations of George Washington’s 200th Mason birthday in 1952. Invitations signed by Fredericksburg officials and Barter Theatre’s Jamie Heron were delivered to lodges across Florida.
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Richmond
Florida
Virginia
George Washington
Virginia Travel Council
Jamie Heron
Barter Theatre
Abingdon
St. Augustine
Coral Gables
Palatka
Silver Springs
Ocala
Dunnellon
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Bradenton
Sarasota
Fort Myers
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
New England
U S Sees No Need For Revival Of Combined Chiefs Of Staff
Washington dispatch reports the United States likely will reject any revival proposal for the combined chiefs of staff. Churchill may push the idea next month to Truman, but Pentagon officials say such an Anglo American command was key in World War II and unnecessary for a North Atlantic Alliance. The body originated in February 1942 through Churchill and Roosevelt.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Joint High Command
Churchill
Truman
Pentagon
Combined Chiefs Agency
Chiefs of Staff
Mr. Churchill
Roosevelt
No Hunting This Yule as Stork Keeps Man Busy
Newport News dispatch reports J. D. Garrett of 21 Christmas hunts welcomed a baby girl born at 3:30 AM at Fort Monroe. The Garrets’ daughter Deborah Crenshaw greeted them at home later with the first grandchild born that Christmas.
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Newport News
J. D. Garrett
Peter Blake
San Francisco
Garrets
Fort Monroe
John H. Crenshaw
Riverside Hospital
Deborah Crenshaw
Garrett
Parents of Young Children More Prone to Colds
A Milbank Fund study of 1000 families in Pleasantville and Mt. Kisco New York shows fathers with only children under age ten have 17 to 88 percent more colds and throat infections than fathers with older kids while mothers of the young group have 36 to 61 percent more respiratory illnesses than mothers with older children.
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New York
Pleasantville
Mt. Kisco
Westchester County
N. Y
Jane E. Coulter
Doris Tucker
Milbank Memorial Fund
J. F. Chapman Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for 70 year old J. F. Chapman who died at 541 North Cameron Street on Monday at 11 20 am will be held tomorrow at 11 am at the Omps Funeral Home. Rev Carl Hiser will conduct with pallbearers John Walters Richard Cooper Mervil Adams Russell Hook Clarence Creswell and Baxter Giffin. Interment will follow at Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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J. F. Chapman
North Cameron Street
Omps
Carl Hiser
John Walters
Richard Cooper
Mervil Adams
Russell Hook
Clarence Creswell
Baxter Giffin
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
States Bound Texas Border Count
In spite of its great size Texas is bounded by only four states New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana.
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Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Pennsylvania Family Injured in Route 11 Crash
Mr and Mrs Hugh Price of Waynesboro Pennsylvania their three year old daughter and year old son spent Christmas in Memorial Hospital after a non collision crash on Route 11 near Vaucluse. The car struck a concrete abutment and overturned. All survived with painful injuries and the vehicle was declared a total loss.
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Hugh Price
Waynesboro
Memorial Hospital
Vaucluse
Waynesville
N. C
Wood
Singspiration Service at Mt Carmel Church Tomorrow
A Singspiration Service will be held at Mt Carmel Methodist Church tomorrow night at 7 o clock. The public is invited to attend.
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Mt. Carmel Methodist Church
Soldier from Fort Meade Convicted for DUI
Stewart Pugh of Fort Meade Maryland was convicted in Police Court after pleading guilty to driving under the influence intoxicants. He received a 104.25 dollar fine and a 30 day suspended sentence.
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Stewart Pugh
Fort Meade
Pugh Held After Hit and Run On Loudoun Street
Officer Jones reports that Pugh struck a parked 1940 Chevrolet with West Virginia plates on N Loudoun near Winchester Cold Storage while driving a 1950 Chrysler. Arrested at Loudoun and Boscavents, with $40 damage to the Chevrolet and $10 to the Chrysler. Military authorities notified. a second person faces disorderly conduct charges and tomorrow’s trial.
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Jones
Pugh
West Virginia
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Loudoun St
Loudoun
Boscavents
Chevrolet
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City
Yale
The
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John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Braddock
Henry C. Bennet
America
Dicker
U. S
Harry W. Aikens
Clearbrook, VA
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Russia
Chapman Motor CO
Johns-Manville Wall
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
N. Kent Street
Johns -Manville
Woodland Avenue
Virginia Avenue School
F.H.A
Glaize & Bro
Heavy Duck
C. IL
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Oldsmobile
Frederick Motors
Martinsburg Pike
N. Cameron
Heatware Motor Co
N. Braddock St
Berryville
Berryville Basket Co., We
Berryville, Va
N. Whitacre
Board of Supervisors
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Herbert S. Larrick
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