White House Keeps Its Own Super Quiz Show
A. Wayne Hawks, chief of the White House Office of Records, answers terse legal and historical questions for the president and staff. His desk holds thousands of papers, and he explains the effort to save time by studying laws and presidential history to avoid unnecessary paperwork.
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Washington
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
A. Wayne Hawks
Office of Records
Pearl Harbor
Hawks
State Department
Congress
Army MacCarthy
Department of Justice
Library of Congress
Fortune survey tracks improving business manners in U S
Crawford Greenwalt cites Fortune article showing executives now polished in outside contacts. The report of 150 corporate presidents notes 60 answer their own phones and a shift away from secretaries guarding access.
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Dupont
Crawford H. Greenwalt
Fortune
U. S
Greenewalt
Greenwaist
Drought Threatens Southwest Beef and Soil Loss
A study warns the drought is the worst in 600 years, with six million acres of topsoil vulnerable to wind erosion across Colorado Oklahoma and New Mexico. Cattle herds shrink ahead of higher beef prices while a MIT expert foresees a wet cycle. debate continues over government relief and the shelte rbelt project.
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Arizona
Colorado
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Canada
Mexico
Eisenhower Budget Shifts To Higher Domestic Spending
The article notes Eisenhower’s first-term budget cut by ten billion under the prior peak, then outlines a plan to raise domestic spending toward the inherited pace. Treasury Secretary Humphrey states a joint effort, while citizens, local governments, and states press the federal role and paternalism.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Humphrey
The
Treasury
Eisenhower Faces Rising Federal Spending Pressures
The passage notes growing government outlays with a predicted 72 billion dollar federal tax bite. It argues higher prices debt, armaments, and foreign aid strain citizens and questions public appetite for economy versus expanded services. It singles out the President as inclined toward higher spending.
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Eral
Uncle Sam
Editorial Digest on BOAC vs Pan American Efficiency
A Time and Tide article quotes a journalist who interrogates BOAC staff about why Pan American Airways, with more planes and work, runs with fewer staff. The response: nationalized industry spawns endless paperwork while private Pan American must show profit and streamline. It suggests nationalization as an epitaph.
PLL GO INTO RECEIVERSHIP Warns of AT&T crisis across the nation
A Wall Street Journal note warns that AT T faces receivership unless it is checked The piece casts the possibility as a nationwide threat from Maine to California and hints at personal stakes for the writer’s family as a son’s future looms amid the financial turmoil
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Maine
California
West Germans Demand Nato Role for Defense
The Stars item notes West Germany would not supply troops for Western defense unless invited into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It also records a New Deal era tone of international power and alliance bargaining.
How's Your I Q How to Score Based on 100 Questions
A quiz style page offers daily scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good based on correct counts. It includes ten trivia questions on topics from Yerba Buena’s first house to gas mileage terms and classic proverbs, with Page 2 for answers.
First Strokes in Society Debuts and Origins
The term debut traces to the French debuter meaning to make the first stroke in a game or venture. It marks a girl's formal society introduction as her first public appearance.
Rainfall figures for past 48 hours and yearly averages
Rainfall during the past 48 hours ending at 8:30 a m today shows 1.57 inches on January 1.11. The 44 year average annual rainfall is 36.9 inches. Monthly averages for 1912 to 1956 are listed: January 2.43, February 2.00, March 2.97, April 3.08, May 3.86, June 3.86, July 3.79, August 4.00, September 2.66, October 3.24, November 2.54, December 2.47.
Visiting A New Mother Rules For You
Dr. Herman W N Bundesen outlines hospital visiting rules for new mothers to protect mother and infant. Limit visitors, avoid bringing others, and avoid infection risks. Follow hospital guidelines and check with the husband about visiting times before going.
Stephens City Star Kids Vie for City King Queen Title
Children under six in Stephens City compete for King Queen and court titles in a fire company sponsored contest linked to an all‑talent show at James Wood School January 31 and February 1. Votes cost one cent each with standings posted in Cline's Grocery.
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Stephens City
Stephens City Fire Company
James Wood School
Fire Company
Cline
Mary Jane Bowman
Lacy Lee
Phyllis Layman
Barbara Monk
Jeanne Reid James L. Bowman
David Petrie
Ray Rinker
F. W. Welch
Harry Cain
Robert Stickley
Carolyn Seal
Wanda Sandy
Shirley Ritenour
Charlotte Strickler
Marjorie Teets
Blanche Parker
Doris Clem
Reba Aylor
Strength For The Day By FARL L. DOUGLASS
This devotional urges placing God first as the first commandment's core. It warns that idolizing anything else leads to spiritual ruin and divine wrath, while true religiom centers on recognizing God's primacy in the universe and life.
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Farl L. Douglass
God
Signs Favorable for Renewal Of Hey Jeannie TV Series
Hollywood reports renewed optimism for Hey Jeannie with rising ratings and a co sponsor backing. Jeannie Carson notes March decision timing and plans to stay in the U S as she and her husband seek citizenship and a home.
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Jeannie
Hollywood
Jeannie Carson
England
Max Liebman
Bill Redmond
Monkey Surprise In Garage Sparks Police Search
In La Mesa California Mrs Charles Huckabey found a monkey leaping at her in the garage. Her husband expected a packed gift as a surprise. The primate was turned over to police who began locating its owner.
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LA Mesa
Calif
Charles Huckabey
Huckabey
Police
Television Program Schedule Night Lineup and Highlights
A detailed local TV listings page shows prime time through late night across channels 5, 6, 7, and 9. Programs include dramas, comedies, news, boxing, and film features with host names and titles such as City Detective, The Great Gildersleeve, I Love Lucy, and Studio One.
Daytime TV Schedule Highlights on Channel 4 and 7
Channel 4 offers a full day of daytime programs from 12:00 to 5:30 featuring Tic Tac Dough It Could Be You Peoples Playhouse with Meet Sexton Blake at 1:00 Afternoon 2:00 Tennessee Ernie Matinee Theater color at 3:00 Queen for a Day and Modern Romances. Channel 7 lineup runs from 12:30 Clown Corner to 5:30 My Little Margie with serials News and children's fare including Mickey Mouse and Bob Crosby Show color.
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Peoples Playhouse
Sexton Blake
David Farrar
Footlight Theatre
Susie
Channel 7
Adolphe Menjou
Public Defender
Bob Cummings
Guiding Light
Douglas
Donna Douglas
Ruth Warrick
Miss Brooks
Eve Arden
Art Linkletter
House Perty
Bob Crosby
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Hi. F. Byrd, JR
Time and Tide
British Weekly
British Overseas Airways
PLL
Wall Street Journal
Boyce
Gardiner’s
Strode’s
Clarke County Supply
CIO
Phillip Murray
William E. Argenbrigot
Winchester
Shanghai
Annesley Thompson
Lexington
Washington and Lee
A. T. Mussen
Baltimore, Md
J. van Meter Hack
B. F. Smoot
Reliance
Clara Dobbins
Baltimore
Lucy Kinzel
Star
I. Q
Yerba Buena
Napoleon
Europe
Cis
Isaiah
Amos
Flavius Josephus
ITU
Herbert Hoover
Smith
Herman WN. Bundesen, M.D
Scott
Rjit
Jone
Ant Camese
Geay Rairy
Asa
Uae
Minion
Covent
Cuvier
Amatole France
By Bob Thomas
Sylvania
Paul’s
Valley Ave
Sears, Roebuck & CO
N. Loudoun
Russell Orndorff
Braddock
Zimmerman Wholesalers
Hagerstown
Channel 4
City Detective
Sam
F’nd. Ar'ld
B. Rash
Foreign Legionnaire
Nat ‘King
Cole
NBC News
Sir Lancelot
Stanley
Twenty One
R. Montgomery
Cochise
Harkness
Sprague
Jack Lescoulie
Channel 5
Billy Johnson
Great Gildersleeve
Raymond Massey
Movietime USA
Man Who
Him
Self
John Beal
Calvin Wilson
Willi Bestmanoff
Chatterbox
Anne Shirley
Sky King
Allen
Gibbons
Malkie
John Daly
Bold Journey
Danny Thomas
Voice of
Firestone
Bishop Sheen
Lawrence Welk
Rosemary Clooney
Wreather
Thief In
Philip Reed
Channel
Cisco Kid
LD. Edwards
News
Robin Hood
Burns & Allen
Arthur Godfrey
Lucille Ball
Spring Byington
Studio One
Richard Boone
Magic Face
Luther Adler
Patricia Knight
Florian Zabach
Edith Cavell
Anna Neagle
Winchester Laundromat
W. Hart St
Jack Ritter
Oates Ave
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