Zinc Mine Ships First Car of Ore in Shenandoah Valley Find
The Timberville Mining Co. started operations at an 80 foot level shaft 50 miles south of Winchester and shipped the first car of zinc ore from a new dolomite deposit. C. E. Mason directs production as plans to triple output this year include upgrading hoists and building a crusher plant. The site near Timberville yields multiple outcrops with ore 20 feet apart across a three mile stretch.
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Mining Co
Winchester
W. E. Bridgeforth
Southern Railway
American Zinc Company
Mascot
Tenn
Shenandoah Valley
North Mountain
Massanutten Mountain
Timberville
Bureau of Mines
C. E. Mason
Timberville Mining Co
American Zinc Co
Missing Yonkers Girl Found Safe After Weeklong Disappearance
A twelve year old girl Josephine Leech who ran away from Yonkers vanished for a week was found unharmed at the Biltmore Theater in Mount Vernon. Police traced her to a basement cache of food and noted she was drawn to movies by fear of punishment.
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Mount Vernon
Yonkers
Erc
Josephine Leech
Harry Kutinsky
Josephine
Biltmore
Catherine Leech
Joseph
Mves
Brooklyn
Toa ds for London export license sparks toad shipment
An export license enables air freight of seven inch toads to a London medical research center. Scientists value the toads for nervous system research. The text also notes V R A A asks about payment for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem The Wreck of the Hesperus, with a $25 price paid by editors of the New World.
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Sydney
Australia
England
Longfellow
New World
Socialism Seen Galloping If Truman Has Way
Sen. Harry Byrd warns in Atlanta that socialism will gallop into American life if President Truman’s program passes. He links deficit spending to socialism and says three Truman proposals socialized medicine housing and Brannan agriculture threaten state control. He spoke at the Southern States Industrial Council urging a balanced budget.
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Atlanta
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
U. S
Truman
Virginia
Byrd
Southern States Industrial Council
Congress
Tricks and disappearances headline a quirky day for magicians
In Chicago on January 14 Donnie O Day the magician mystifies crowds by making a guinea pig vanish with a spoken word. His wife finds the pet performing a disappearing act at home. An Animal Welfare League rescuer retrieves the animal after dismantling a gas stove to reach it. Davis Dam on the Colorado River is forecast to back up water to Hoover Dam.
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Chicago
Donnie O’day
O’day
Animal Welfare League
Davis Dam
Colorado River
Hoover Dam
Polar climates once favored coal formation
Geologists say polar weather has not always been so cold as today. In ancient times the climate of polar regions was suitable for coal formation, explaining coal presence in these areas.
Power Recaptured By House Rules Committee
The House Rules Committee moved to recapture its power to block bills from indefinite votes. It voted 9 to 3 to repeal last year’s bypass rule known as the 21 day rule. Chairman Sabath said he voted against the move.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Sabath
D-Iii
Ancient 80 Million Year Old Snake Found in Brazil
An 80 million year old snake was reported near San Jose Itaborai in Rio de Janeiro state. A field party at a long explored site uncovered fossils of birds lizards plants and a snake believed to be from the tertiary age. The discovery marks the first of its kind in Brazil per the geological museum report.
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Rio de Janeiro
San Jose Itaborai
Geological Museum
Brazil
Home Methods Of Stain Removal
Practical guide on removing stains at home with prompt treatment. The government publication STAIN REMOVAL covers over a hundred stain types and is available for 10 cents postpaid from the Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC. Include 0 cents and your name address for a copy.
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Winchester Star
Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Japanese Healthier Tokyo Report Signals Disease Control Progress
General MacArthur's health and welfare section reports progress in controlling disease and a drop in death rates. Some feared illnesses are no longer a menace as Tokyo records healthier trends by January 15.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
John Woodson’s First Drive Ends In Crashes
In Russellville Arkansas on January 14 a three year old boy named John Woodson drove a car. He fractured his great grandmother’s ankle and smashed the front end of his grandfather’s auto. Two trees were damaged and lawn furniture was flattened. Mrs Delbert Lee and Mrs Cora Lee were in the car. the engine was running as John shifted into gear and the car careened into a tree before stopping.
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Cora Lee
Delbert Lee
John
Mrs. Lee
Lees
Whitacre News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and 4-H Plan
Whitacre January meeting at Mrs. Ralph Johnson’s home featured a kitchen arrangement demonstration. Residents planned support for 4-H clubs, Red Cross Mobile clinic, and the County Tuberculosis Association. Other notes include visits between Mrs. James Grove Cross Junction and Mrs. George Peacemaker, plus Mrs. William Bowers visiting Mrs. John Whitacre. Mr. Jack Robertson returned to Raleigh after visiting his uncle, Mr. Fred A. Whitacre.
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Whitacre
N. Frederick
Ralph Johnson
Red Cross Mobile Clinic
County Tuberculosis Assn
James Grove
Cross Junction
George Peacemaker
William Bowers
John Whitacre
Jack Robertson
Raleigh
N. C
Fred A. Whitacre
Whitacre Family Attends Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg
Mr and Mrs George Whitacre and their son William along with Mr and Mrs Landon Whitacre and daughter Rhoda drove to Harrisburg Pennsylvania for the annual State Farm show. They joined about twenty others from this area at the event.
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George B. Whitacre
William
Landon B. Whitacre
Rhoda
Harrisburg
Notre Dame football team historically included Aaron Dyson
During spring and early fall practice a Negro player named Aaron Dyson from Indianola Mississippi was on the Notre Dame squad but left mid season to focus on studies. He may rejoin the squad in the spring.
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Notre Dame
Aaron Dyson
Indianola
Miss
Dyson
Council abolishes invisible alley in Monticello
Monticello council votes to remove an alley that appeared on the map but did not exist. The obsolete right of way was flagged amid discussion of city planning and map accuracy.
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Council
Monticello, Tr
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