Rights and duties in the American democracy debate
A school article recalls the 1791 Bill of Rights and urges citizens to verify government information, resist sensational reports, and defend fundamental freedoms. It stresses caution against sabotage rumors and calls for responsible engagement by Americans. An adjacent senior class note covers a Christmas party, gifts, and senior biographies.
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Ameran
United
Agen
Ttee
Rhodelle Sacre
Banks Lohr
Home Hack
Glenn Combs
Robert Carbaugh
Mildred Hackley
Im Wellin
Mary Gay Marker
Katty Venable
Iva Yates
Aline Easter
Anticiaa
Santa Claus
Kirby
West Virginia
Henee
Frederick County
Newtown Pippin
U. S. Army
Brethern Church
Net Hamrick
Ralph Campbell
Junior Alexander
Junior
Langer Sworn In as Senator Amid Senate Probe
Republican William Langer took the oath as U S Senator in Washington as a probe into his office proceeds after a protest filed by C Verry of Minot North Dakota alleging irregularities in state financial transactions and absentee ballot fraud tied to his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Langer
North Dakota
U.S
Washington
Ainst
Langer
C. Verry
Minot
N. D
Lim ing of the Soil and Glee Club chorus notes
A school musical column discusses The Lim ing of the Soil and Swift O er the Waters as choral study options. It questions Juanita Scrivener as assistant director of the Glee Club and teases fashion notes and a peculiar incident involving Albert Dolan and Margaret Smallwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Juanita Scrivener
Glee Club
Ams
Williams
Ann Lemley
Harry Hartman
Margaret Smallwood
Albert Dolan
N. Y
Hudson
Illinois driver still on 1933 plates shocks police
In Anville Illinois on January 9 officers found a car with 1940 plates still bearing 1933 tags. The owner explained he bought the car second hand and could not remove the old plates.
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Anville
Ill
Unti
120 Grouse Reported Bagged in Virginia Hunt
Sportsmen harvested 120 grouse on the Hurricane Branch Wildlife Area in Smyth county within the National Forest in Virginia. The area, cooperatively managed by the Forest Service and the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, serves as a game refuge with open seasons when surpluses exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Smythferson National Forest
Forest Service
Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
National Forest
Virginia
Hurricane Branch
Benjamin Franklin’s First Lightning Rod Installed in 1752
In 1752 Benjamin Franklin placed the first lightning rod on his Philadelphia home, marking a pivotal advancement in electrical safety and weather experiments.
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Benjamin Pranklin
Tragic Death of Amy Johnson Mollison in Thames
Amy Johnson Mollison, 32, an aviatrix known for record flights and a 1983 England to United States voyage with her husband, drowned in the Thames estuary while ferrying for the Air Transport Auxiliary. The plane suffered engine trouble. the couple divorced in 1988.
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Britain
Amy Johnson Mollison
Thames Estuary
London
Airransport Auxiliary
Amy
England
United States
Quintuplets Not Insured, Says Dionne Family
The Dionne quintuplets are not insured in any way. No life or health policy is in place for the five children, according to family statements.
Skilled Men Needed for National Defense Jobs
The Civil Service Commission reports a shortage of skilled workers for defense roles in arsenals, navy yards, and the air service. Demand centers on toolmakers, instrument makers, machinists, aircraft mechanics, metalsmiths, lens grinders, lift men, shipfitters, and ironworkers. Eligible applicants should contact the U S Civil Service Examiners office at a first or second class post office or check notices in third class offices.
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Civil Service Commission
Air Service
Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Coffee’s legendary find by a desert sheik
An old legend states a starving sheik in the desert found bitter berries that would not soften by roasting or boiling. He finally drank a dark liquid and thereby discovered coffee.
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Stephens City
Rhoda Baker
Janice Bucher
Mildred Painter
Sylvia Carper
Anna Marie DeHaven
Ruth Parker
Isabelle Sheets
Esther Parker
Virginia Madagan
Kathryn Venable
Frank Brumback
Rebecca Ebersole
Billy Gardner
James Lofton
Winchester
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Connie the Mutual Fire Insurance CO
Loudoun County
Waterford
Hugh S. Lupton & Son
Rouss Ave
Senate
Virginia Stickley
Sydney Gore High
Encol
Melvin Bayliss
Leslie Pope
Rod Pennington
Betty Moore
Harold Hartman
Calvin Potts
Floyd Potts
Russell Bayliss
Roy Williams
Isabelle Sheetz
Lawrence White
Zida Artrip
Richard Stine
Richard
Home Economics
Snaleae
Parchapters Treasury
Henry Baugh
Eetak Sais
Sen
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Winchester, VA
Terry
Eaeres Ae
RAYON
Enney
Belle Isle
Reg
U. S. Pat
Priscilla
Parkway
Chapman Motor CO
Cammer Tire
Handley Schoo
Rayon Suede
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