U S military myth challenged by two analysts
David Lawrence and Hanson Baldwin dispute U S arms superiority amid Korea setbacks. Lawrence urges abandoning the single weapon concept, strengthening Navy, boosting Asia and Europe supplies, and war footing. Baldwin argues the nation overestimates itself, noting shortcomings in fighting men, equipment, and leadership.
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David Lawrence
Washington
Asia
Europe
Saturday Evening Post
Hanson Baldwin
New York Times
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U.S
Mr. Lawrence
Russia
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Critique of U S War Readiness and Leadership
Two cited military analyses challenge U S combat will and leadership quality, noting only certain units show grit and warning that Korea could become a real war with a formidable foe. The authors urge intensified search for quality leadership and resources before it is too late.
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U. S
Korea
Editorial on education then and now contrasts old drills with modern methods
The piece reprints a New York Sun editorial from October 5 1902 criticizing today’s schooling for valuing entertainment over fundamentals. It laments that spelling reading and arithmetic are treated as electives while advances in sociology and child psychology proliferate.
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Petersburg
The
New York Sun
New York City Remains Second Biggest City in Nation
New York City fell short of overtaking London and stayed the second largest city. The 1950 census shows 7,841,160 residents, up 5.1 percent since 1940. California’s population surged about 50 percent, hinting it could overtake New York State later.
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Raleigh News & Observer
New York City
London
New York
California
New York State
Truman Opens Korea Action With Air Force Praise
In a brief wartime aside the speaker notes that President Truman authorized infantry action in South Korea. He stresses pride in the Air Force and Navy while lamenting weather that hinders bombing and inland operations, arguing that naval obsolescence and atomic superiority debates fade next to battlefield realities. Ships and bombs depend on clear skies, soldiers train on steady footing, and resolve endures.
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Washton
Symington outlines plan for wartime civilian controls
Washington reports detail a proposed nationwide mobilization to restrict production, rationing, manpower, and transportation if Korea escalates. Emphasis on overnight imposition of controls and the need to prepare amid potential Korean War expansion.
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W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
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Mr. Symington
Pearl Harbor
Russia
Symington
Munitions Board
War Production Board
Winchester area marked by harvest and weddings
One year ago in Winchester area the season's first red apples and early peaches were picked. Miss Elizabeth Scott Hengevald wed Capt. Marion Augustus Bradshaw in a First Baptist Church ceremony led by Dr. E. T. Clark. Foundations began for the new County Consolidated School as a peace offer to England. An engine and five cars loaded with sand derailed on the Winchester and Western line near a sand mine south of Gore, tearing up 700 to 800 feet of track.
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Elizabeth Scott Hengevald
Marion Augustus Bradshaw
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
England
Winchester and Western
Gore
Winchester Honors For Safe Driving And Public Notices
The City of Winchester received a citation from the State Division of Motor Vehicles for having no automobile fatalities in 1942 and 1943 and later earned a similar honor from the American Automobile Association. Clayton E. Pingley was named school trustee for the Stonewall District to fill I O Dick’s unexpired term. Mr and Mrs Russell Morrison of Grimes announced the birth of a son James Russell in Winchester Hospital. Mrs Morrison is former Lillian Fiddler of Stephenson. Announcing readiness to destroy the Sings Hitter termed it a plan to destroy the Sings.
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State Division of Motor Vehicles
American Automobile Assn
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Stonewall
I. O. Dick
Russell Morrison
Grimes
James Russell
Winchester Hospital
Five line fragment recounts alms house removals and social visits
Twenty five years ago six children were moved from the County Alms House to Richmond for care by state authorities. Eugene K. Davis was elected cashier at Commercial and Savings Bank. The Misses Stuart hosted guests from Upperville Middlebury and Winchester at their home Hawthorne on the Northwestern Grade, r of the.
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Eugene K. Davis
Cashie Commercial and Savings Bank
Stuart
Upperville
Middlebury
Winchester
Hawthorne
Obituary Correction Noted by Romney Star Publisher
Fifty years ago the Romney Star printed an obituary for J. J. Cornwell, its publisher, but a subsequent letter from the subject revealed a mistake. A man from Jefferson County, West Virginia, reported missing, was believed lost under a straw stack in a threshing field.
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J. J. Cornwell
Romney
the Star
Jefferson County
W. Va
Strength For The Day by Earl L. Douglas D D
A religious feature notes profanity in polite society as a growing issue. The piece compares past restraint with present casual swearing and highlights concerns among both men and women. It mentions teachers in high schools noticing the problem and references a respected eastern headmaster.
Insulin Therapy Hinted For Leg Ailment Buerger’s Disease
An article explains that insulin may improve blood flow in thromboangiitis obliterans or Buerger's disease. In a 20 patient trial, leg pain lessened, skin temperature rose, and leg ulcers healed. Some patients returned to work after treatment cycles of 20 days with rest and heat therapy. Smoking cessation was advised and treatment avoided in severe organ disease.
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Buerger
Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester region data
Summary of 24 hour rainfall of .53 inches and year to date totals for July 4.91 and 1950 22.37 inches. Includes 37 year average of 26.66 inches and monthly averages from 1912 to 1949 with values for each month. Courtesy of Winchester Research.
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Winchester Research
Speech habits and quiz prompts appear in school notices
A school head cautions students that profane language signals a limited vocabulary and intelligence, urging restraint. The fragment includes quiz questions on Roosevelt, camels, SPARS, English gasoline terms, Southeast Asia firearm posts, Silent film co stars, and Virginia cerebral palsy relief fundraising, plus West Point class dismissed origin.
How's Your I Q Memory Genius Puzzle
Question prompts describe a 100 item IQ style quiz with daily scores and ranks memory based. It references page 2 for answers and includes items on rhymes about wedding days a Truman tax file inquiry and a grave of the late person.
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Truman
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Leaving a Name in Hearts of Virginia Children
The Voice Of The People argues that glory fades but a name left in the heart of a child endures. It laments those who fail to back Virginia children with cerebral palsy, warning that lack of funding diminishes lasting impact.
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the Star
Virginia
Shadow on the Range Chapter Fourteen Take
Ives treats Cory in a filthy shack using improvised lamps and a wash basin for medical tools. Feather waits outside as Ives evaluates risks and dreams of a hidden door to power while Tom struggles with truth about Jim.
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Ives
Cory
Tom Feather
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Hammer
Carradine
Texas
Jim
Mlisha Lund
Sawbones
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