New York City Bus Strike Nears Midnight
The CIO TWU warns eight private NYC bus lines may begin a New Year strike at midnight over a 40 hour week and 25 cent raise. Eight companies handle about 3.5 million fares daily across Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and lower Westchester. The board of estimate opposes fare hikes, while city officials push peace talks with Mayor Impellitteri seeking to avert stoppage.
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New York
CIO Transport Workers Union
TWU
Michael G Quill
City Board of Estimate
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens
Westchester County
Board of Estimate
Stephens City Church Plans Roll Call Sunday
Stephens City Methodist Church will hold a roll call next Sunday at 11 a m during the morning service with the full membership to answer name by name. Following will be the first Sunday Communion Service as attendance is rising in worship and Sunday School.
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Stephens City Methodist Church
January Auctions Offer Farm Cargo and Market Equipment
Sales directory notes auctions in Pennsylvania and Virginia. G W Wagner near Elizabethtown lists office equipment farming gear tractors hogs and hardware with six auctioneers. Lord & Lord at Martinsburg sells grocery and meat market equipment. Estate of Benjamin C Hulver in Frederick Court House auction includes three real estate parcels in Rack Creek District. Byron C Brumback is the auctioneer.
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Frederick Court House
Rack Creek
Byron C. Brumback
Strike Threat at Radford Arsenal Halt in Progress
About 500 carpenters and millwrights walked out over who installs iron brackets for radiator guards at the Radford Arsenal. The dispute between Carpenters Local 319 and Ironworker Local 697 risks delaying the plant’s rehabilitation project and could affect 1,500 other workers for a few days. Maj. A L Carr of the Army Engineers said resolution rests with the AFL national joint board.
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Radford
Radford Arsenal
AFL
Carpenters and
Lotal 319
A. L. Carr
Army Engineers
Maj. Carr
APL National Joint Board
Two Virginia Math Professors Receive Honors
Two University of Virginia professors, Gordon T Whyburn and Edward J McShane, received major leadership honors at the AAAS annual meeting. Whyburn became president of the American Mathematical Society and McShane led the Mathematical Association of America. Both Southern born, Virginia faculty since the mid 1930s, and members of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Louis
University of Virginia
Gordon T Whyburn
Edward J. McShane
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Whyburn
Virginia
American Mathematical Society
McShane
Mathematical Association of America
National Academy of Sciences
Mrs. Weaver Dies in Richmond Former resident mourned
Mrs Kenneth Weaver died in Richmond. She was daughter of the late Isaac and Belle Faulkner. Survived by husband A K Weaver and three sons Kenneth P Washington John D Wilmington Del Albert F Midlothian. Also survived by sister Mrs George Furgeson Charlottesville and half sister Mrs Frank Shupp Hagerstown. Graveside rites held Mt Hebron Cemetery with Rev William H Hanckel officiating.
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Richmond
Kenneth Weaver
Isaac and
Belle Faulkner
Ths City
Brown Paulkner
A. K. Weaver
Kenneth P
Washington, D. C
John D
Wilmington
Del
Albert F
Midlothian
George Furgeson
Charlottesville
Frank Shupp
Hagerstown
Turner- Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
William H. Hanckel
Christ Episcopal Church
Mt Hebron
Police say Newport News high school ransacked before blaze
Police report conclusive evidence that classrooms at Newport News High School were ransacked shortly before a Sunday night fire that heavily damaged the building. Officers had spoken of an attempted robbery. Chief W F Peach said several persons were questioned with no arrests. The fire destroyed the auditorium and damaged several classrooms with damage estimated up to 300000 dollars.
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Newport News
Newport News High School
W. F. Peach
Potato origin traced to Peru and Chile highlands
Historians agree the potato originated in the highlands of Peru and Chile where it grows wild. The Spaniards first found the tuber near Quito in Ecuador.
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Peru
Chile
Quito
Ecuador
1952 Clarke County school events and honors
Highlights include Handley and James Wood students winning awards at WSVA and Virginia events, new school additions valued at 150000 and 171000 dollars, a 1200 attendance at a Handley play, a 1200 attendance at a Virginia High School League festival, new coaches at James Wood, and school bond or budget milestones. The list spans January through November with notable enrollments and PT A leadership changes.
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Handley Band
Charlottesville
Douglas
James Wood
Johnson-Williams Consolidated
Clarke County
Handley
Virginia High School League
Virginia State College
Petersburg
Charles E. Lizer
James Wood High School
Frederick County Teachers Association
History
Virginia Avenue School
C. A. Hobert
Clarke County High School
Berryville
C. E. Miley
Frederick County
Atomic energy measured up to expectations says Dean
Gordon Dean chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission says atomic energy has met scientists expectations overall. He notes rapid wartime development and slower but substantial productive progress in medicine agriculture and industry.
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Washington
Brookhaven
N. Y
Wisconsin
Boston
Hiroshima
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Norma Chambers Virginia Born Actress Dies After Illness
Norma Chambers, Virginia born stage radio and television actress, died last night at University Hospital after a lengthy cancer illness. A Broadway veteran, she appeared in Watch on the Rhine and The Children's Hour among others and led the American Theatre Wing Veterans Hospital Committee. She was born in Dinwiddie County and raised in Blackstone. funeral is planned in Blackstone with interment there.
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New York
Norma Chambers
University Hospital
Miss Chambers
Saint Anne
Dinwiddie County
Blackstone
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
Columbia University
American Theatre Wing
Veterans’ Hospital Committee
Thomas Everett Chambers
E. Sterling Chambers
John F. Chambers
Katherine Chambers
Thomas Baer
Robert Wuerdeman
From Franklin’s Kite to Modern TV Set Shaping Progress
A concise musing on scientific progress tracing the arc from Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment to contemporary television technology. It notes a long journey and an optimistic path forward for innovation.
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Benjamin Franklin
Findley B. Sapp Dies in Washington
The Rev Findley B Sapp a resident of the Masonic and Eastern Star Homes 6000 New Hampshire Ave NE Washington DC died there on Sunday Funeral services were held at 2 pm today from the Hines Funeral Home in Washington DC
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Findley B. Sapp
Masonic and
Eastern Star
New Hampshire Ave
N. E
Washington, D C
Hines Funeral Home
Washington D. C
Russian weaknesses and Soviet science, expert says
Dr. Conney Zirkle of the University of Pennsylvania warned the American Association for the Advancement of Science that Russian science is deteriorating under party conformity. He cited genetics, statistics, psychology, biology, medicine, geology, astronomy, chemistry, physics, mathematics and engineering as affected, while noting some strong Russian work in physics, mathematics and engineering.
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St Louis
Conney Zirkle
University of Pennsylvania
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Russia
Communist hijack attempt ends in forced landing
Capt. Felix Gaston recounts taking over to land the transport after a four and a half hour flight. A Communist held a gun to his neck until landing, while Nationalist interceptors fired bullets that caused no serious damage. Capt. Ku Chung Chieh of the Nationalist air force is greeted as a hero.
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Cotas
Felix Gaston
Gaston
Ku Chung-Chieh
Red China
How's Your L Q Quis Questions Answers
A fragmented list of quiz answers including locations Yen Missouri Alaska Mary Pegotty The Israelites the Office of Censorship and a note that the amount is approximately 3,000,000 with a final line about nothing at all.
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Missouri
Alaska
Mary Pegotty
The
Office of Censorship
Employment Office Closed New Year’s Day
The Virginia State Employment Service Office at 21 W. Piccadilly St. will be closed on New Year’s Day and reopen at 8:15 a.m. The note mentions a peregrine falcon reaching speeds near 200 mph in dives and explains the bird’s nasal passages help slow wind to prevent respiratory strain.
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Virginia State Employment Service
W. Piccadilly St
Clues From a Fragmentary Puzzle In A News Page
A list of clipped clues appears on a historical newspaper page including entries for distance vital signs and legal terms. The scattered items reference measures nouns places and periods with terse cryptic style.
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New York City
Stephens City Church
Jones
Hee
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Brengles
E. E. Brengle
Frederick Ave
Sakers
Eugene Sakers
W. Va
Winchester Evening Star
Leslie Miller
Clay Carr
Win
WSVA
I Speak For Democracy
Harrisonburg
Christel Mongan
Warren County
Dean
AP Science Reporter
Independence Hall
United States
C. R A
BY Alton L. Blakeslee
Science Reporter
Dr. Zirkle
Zirkle
Daring Ia
Balboa
Claize & Bro
Miller’s
N. Loudoun St
Elizabethtown
G. K. Wagner
Mgr
Lord
West Burke St
Martinsburg, W. Va
Lewis
Wm Hensell
McCormick
Shade Equipment CO
Martinsburg Pike
Dreetings
Plumly Lumber Corp
Daily Crossword
King
Nicaea
Red Deer
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