Annual Messages and Elections Shape Presidential Tone
Analysis traces how presidents used annual messages to push political aims around elections. It notes Roosevelt in 1936, Wilson in 1915, and Truman in 1947 as examples, with party control of Congress affecting message content and cross-party diplomacy. The piece highlights postwar behavior and caution in foreign policy.
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Congress
Truman
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Grant
Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
Taft
Hoover
Hayes
Wilson
Great Britain
Venezuela
Soviet Russia
A Safety Solution for Highway Deaths in 1948
The piece argues the highway toll will not improve in 1948. It blames speed not cars and urges education from childhood to teach horsepower, speed, and driving safety as core lessons, forecasting gradual reductions in fatalities after years of schooling.
Government taxes squeeze the average American
The Richmond Times Dispatch cites F A Harper of the Foundation for Economic Education showing the average American spends three and three quarters months annually working for the government. Government has risen to 31 cents of every dollar, with only 9 cents in 1914 and 25 cents in 1930, and hidden taxes worsen the drain on household finances.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
F. A. Happer
The
Foundation For Economic Education
Harper
Death of Frederick county game warden F Jancis W Pingley
News notes from a year ago report the death of F Jancis W Pingley long time Frederick county game warden at a hospital. Other items include vehicle incidents near Boscawen and Braddock St and a car theft with suspect jailed awaiting trial. Howard Hart reelected president of South End Hose Co and Red Cross blood donor drive seeks volunteers. Winchester Memorial hospital earns ACS accreditation.
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Jancis W. Pingley
Frederick County
Reuss Fire Co
Boscawen
Braddock St
Howard Hart
South End Hose Co
L. G. Sjostrom
Red Cross
Winchester Memorial Hospital
American College of Surgeons and Physicians
Winchester City Council Candidate Declines Re Election
Dr. Ralph B. Snapps announces he will not seek another term on the city council. Petitions circulate to widen Boscawen Street between Loudoun Street and Indian Alley. Winchesters airport project plans have been completed.
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Ralph B. Snapps
Boscawen St
Loudoun St
Indian Alley
Winchesters
Postmaster to Visit Washington Over Free Delivery
In 1898 fifty years ago Postmaster Charles H. Hardy would leave for Washington to confer with officials about free city delivery. Clark Purcell hosted friends at his home on the old Henry Stine place, while Mrs. Joseph Wilson of Market St. Methodist Church presented rocking chairs to her junior division.
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Charles H. Hardy
Washington
Clark Purcell
Henry Stine Place
Joseph Wilson
Market St. Methodist Church
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas D D
The piece argues that religious faith is a personal relation with God not mere church membership. It contrasts station to station calls with person to person contact, urging a vital direct faith that yields joy and cooperation with a higher Power. It ends by questioning the nature of one’s religious experience.
IQ Quiz From Old Paper Page
A set of trivia questions asks about a WWII Pacific atoll experiment site a citrus fruit cross a famous African American scientist a geophagist a naval toast and more. It notes Truman White House Christmas, cabinet posts, and aging Sequoias with an 3500 to 4000 year estimate for some giants.
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Pacific Atoll
U. S
Truman
White House
Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester Laboratory data
Report summarizes 48 hours ending 7 a.m. with trace snow and January to date rainfall of 1.40 inches in 1948. It lists average annual rainfall for 35 years as 36.20 inches and monthly averages for 1913-1946, noting January 2.46 inches through December 2.38 inches. Data courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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Mexico
Chile
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Russia
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Edward W. McElroy
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Mill Run
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Glamor Girls
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