Congress Needs Science Advisors Says Dr. Delo
New York January 13 Dr Vid M Delo urges Congress establish a non political board of top scientists to advise on scientific matters in the atomic age The Army staffs science liaison says technical training is lacking among lawmakers and National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council were not positioned to help adequately He calls for better science education and a national policy on population resources and manpower.
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New York
Congress
Vid M. Delo
American Chemical Society
Delo
National Academy of Sciences
National Research Council
Travel Council Names Secretary for Shenandoah Valley
The Virginia Travel Council appointed Marvin W. Myers of Waynesboro as regional membership secretary for the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont Virginia. The council was organized last fall with the help of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Development to promote and advertise Virginia.
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Virginia Travel Council
Marvin W. Myers
Waynesboro
Ghenandoah Valley
Piedmont
Virginia
Travel Council
Virginia Department of Conservation and Development
Inter racial marriage endorsed by church leader
Mrs Harper Sibley of Rochester told delegates that there is nothing unethical in marriages between people of different races. She urged removing sociological obstacles while noting difficulties exist and that Christians should work to change public views. She cited studies questioning supposed race mixing harms.
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Buck Hill Falls
United Council of Church Women
Harper Sibley
Rochester
Home Missions Council of North America
Harrisonburg Council Approves Bypass Plan After Traffic Study
Harrisonburg officials reject a one-way street plan from the planning commission. They back a minority report calling on the city and local groups to petition the State highway department for a by pass skirting the city limits, based on a transit survey.
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Harrisonburg
City Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Department
Stillarty Promoted to Staff Sergeant in Marine Corps
James Stillarty of the Winchester Marine Corps recruiting office receives word from Washington that he has been promoted to staff sergeant. A Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania native, he joined the service in May 1942 and has been stationed here since August 1948, after serving with the 1st Marine Division during the war.
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James Stillarty
Winchester Marine Corps
Washington
Wilkes-Barre
1St Marine Division
Glastonbury thorn and its legends
The Glastonbury thorn is said to be related to the poinsettia family, the euphorbia. It is reputed to be the staff of Joseph of Arimathea planted at Glastonbury Abbey and to bloom only at Christmas. Joseph of Arimathea is described as the rich Jew who laid Jesus in his tomb and who introduced Christianity to Britain.
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Joseph of
Notice in Clerk's Office Cor poration Court Winchester Va
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court for the city of Winchester Virginia on December 22 1948 Herbert S Larrick Trustee is the plaintiff.
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Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Virginia
Herbert S. Larrick
Ella R. Duckwall
Herbert S Larrick
P. J. Marshall
Larrick
File Income Tax Early to Expedite Refunds Urged
The Office of the Collector of Internal Revenue at Richmond urges filing early to speed refunds. Form 1040 and 1040-A details guide wage earners, with 400,000 using 1040, and wage earners using 1040-A for salaries and dividends under set thresholds. Refund timing favors 1040 due to full processing. The note ends with a history remark on impressionism’s coinage.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Richmond
Stuart L. Crenshaw
County Commissioners of Revenue
New GI Bill Certificate Exchange Urged for Vets
World War 2 veterans with unused GI Bill eligibility certificates issued before last Sept 1 should swap for a new certificate if they plan to start school or training. VA Roanoke asks veterans to mail old certificates to 211 W Campbell Ave Roanoke VA for verification. in person exchanges are not practical. The conversion supports new enrollment procedures effective Jan 1 and aims to speed tuition and subsistence payments after training begins.
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Henry G. Moore
Roanoke
W. Campbell Ave
Moore
Overcoat Price Sparked Reflections From 1903 Star
Paul Clowser read a Winchester Evening Star from December 8, 1903 found in an attic. The issue reported a tannery explosion and showed ladies bustles. An advertisement for a $10 overcoat prompted him to remark that those days are gone forever.
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Paul Clowser
Marlboro, Rd
Winchester Evening Star
Crowser
Average monthly rainfall from 1913 1948 data
Rainfall statistics show 36 year averages by month from 1913 to 1948 with totals for January 2.47 inches through August 3.82 and December 2.43 inches. Present and past rainfall data include 24 hour and year to date measurements up to January 30, 1949, provided by the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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