Shenandoah Herald Marks 131st Anniversary in Woodstock
The Shenandoah Herald, Shenandoah County’s oldest weekly newspaper founded Christmas Eve 1817, celebrates 131 years of publication in Woodstock. Publisher Mary C. Grabill and associate J. Sperry are noted as current leadership as the paper vies with The Shenandoah Valley New Market and Northern Virginia Daily in local press.
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Herald
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Mary C. Grabill
J. Sperry
Shenandoah Herald
General Smith Resigns from Moscow Ambassadorship
General Smith offers resignation from his role as United States ambassador to Russia after a long, frustrated tenure. Administration sources cite presidential and secretary of state pressure as decisive in prompting the move. Smith, described as able and patriotic, expresses readiness for a new endeavor.
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United Tes
Russia
Washington
General Smith
Truman
Marshall
Moscow
Gen. Smith
Men Rescued After Christmas on Greenland Icecap
Twelve men endured three weeks on a Greenland icecap after a crash and five would-be rescuers were added. A carrier Saipan with five helicopters aided the rescue as supplies were dropped despite 90 mph winds. Advancements in aviation and in flight operations made the recovery possible and notable.
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Greenland
Saipan
Export Controls Report Urges Tightened Oversight
A Senate investigating committee's report details past loopholes in export controls. Witnesses described forged orders and repeated use of licenses, with shoes nails masked as three inch nails for the building industry. The panel calls for an approved exporter list, bank and freight cooperation, and bigger port staffs to prevent shipments that could aid Russia, while stressing need to protect law abiding exporters.
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Senate
Office of International Trade
Department of Commerce
Russia
Virginia remount station to become beef breeding hub
The Front Royal remount station will become the nation’s largest experimental beef breeding center next year under a pact between the Department of Agriculture and the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. The 800 cattle include Hereford Shorthorn and Angus stock with Herefords to be acquired first to develop climate adapted strains for the Piedmont market.
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Lynchburg
Front Royal
Department of Agriculture
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Virginia
Beltville
State
Piedmont
Southwest
Newlyweds and Washington Guests Visit Area
News of Other Years recalls 1945 reports noting Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bunting hosting Mrs. Harrison Peters and the Haven family from Washington. The newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Richard Griffith leave for New York after holiday visits here.
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Earl Bunting
Harrison Peters
Washington
Richard A. Haven
John
Richard Griffith
New York
Bus drivers honored for safe year at Blue Ridge 1943
Blue Ridge Transportation Co awarded 61 bus drivers in 1943 for safe driving records spanning one to eleven years. Cpl Perrine, a NBC era hobbyist, sketches war personalities while on duty. Cpl and Mrs Browne, guests at Thornehill Manor, plan Florida winter departure with Col and Mrs Browne.
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Blue Ridge Transportation Co
Eddie Cantor
Bob Hope
NBC
New York
Cpl
Peter T. Perrine
Bowyer B. Browne
Thornehill Manor
Col. Browne
Horace C. Browne
New Year Events and Residents in City Social Roundup
Mr. Paul M. Chamberlain hosted Market St church friends at a New Year’s Eve watch party. James Kuykendall of Mt. Jackson visited for the New Year’s Eve ball at the hotel. Miss Jane Cary Randolph and Miss Miriam Scott moved to New York for several months. Randolph will study singing.
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Paul M. Chamberlain
Market St
James Kuykendall
Mt. Jackson
Jane Cary Randolph
Miriam Scott
New York
Miss Randolph
Notable Local Health and Civic Updates in 1923
Mrs. Martha Tucker returns to Washington after holidays with relatives in town. Charles P. McVicar, Main Street merchant and first ward Common Council member, confined at home on West Clifford Street by ton silitis. Miss Rebecca Beverley, confined two weeks with bronchitis, able to go out now.
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Martha Tucker
Washington
Charles P. McVicar
Main St
Common Council
First Ward
W. Clifford St
Rebecca Beverley
How's Your I. Q. Memory Quiz Scoring Guide
Memory test rubric explains daily scores from 9 to 10 correct answers being Memory Genius, 7 to 8 Very Superior, 5 to 6 Excellent, 4 Good. Page hints include 10 questions with reference answers on Page 2. Sample questions cover 1948 days, Shakespeare, Truman inauguration, seasons in Australia, wine for toasts, violin strings, US Senate president, NLRB Taft-Hartley, FAO organ, and vitamins.
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AFL Union
Truman
Australia
United States Senate
National Labor Relations Board
United Nations
FAO
Coroner's jury finds police shooting justified in Roach case
Berkeley County coroner's jury rules State Police Sgt. W W Murphy acted in the line of duty when he killed Harry Arthur Roach after Roach shot and seriously wounded Officer L Kenneth Falk. Roach, father of seven, was buried yesterday following the peace warrant incident at his home.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley County
W. W
Murphy
Harry Arthur Roach
Infant Throat Infection Leads to Abscesses and Surgery
A medical summary explains that throat infections in infants can form two abscess types: retropharyngeal and peritonsillar. Retropharyngeal abscesses cause breathing difficulty, cyanosis, and a brassy cough, often requiring surgical drainage. Early treatment with sulfonamides or penicillin may prevent pus formation. surgery prevents spread and future recurrence.
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Barnacles and Nelsons Trafalgar Lesson
A parable from Nelsons Trafalgar victory. Clean ships meant swift response in danger, just as removing barnacles from life habits boosts readiness and efficiency. Remove small bad habits to meet every challenge with swift action.
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Nelson
Length of Downing Street PM residence
The house was Sir Robert Walpole’s residence from 1721 to 1742. He bequeathed it to the nation and since then it has served as the official town residence of the British Prime Minister.
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Downing Street
Robert Walpole
Drug conquers sleeping sickness in Africa, Britain reports
London reports a drug named antrycide cures trypanosomiasis in cattle and other animals and offers prophylaxis. Tests show it could unlock 4.5 million square miles of African hinterland for development in Kenya Uganda Sudan and West Africa. The disclosure notes potential civilization benefits for tribes and meat supply dynamics with Argentina. It also cites a 1947 US record of 90 000 twin births.
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London
Britain
Colonial Office
Sudan
Kenya
Uganda
West Africa
Africa
Argentina
We Must Go Now After Santa Claus Arrives
In a midtown social gathering Sammy Ingram hosts a Christmas party as Santa distributes gifts and guests share laughter gifts and praise. Mark Banister plans a private luncheon with Sammy while Red accompanies her and Mark encounters a promising yet tense meeting with the couple’s complex entanglements.
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Sammy
Mark
Santa Claus
Santy
Donna
Belinda
Roddy
Suey
Joey
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