Loyalty Act of 1947 Sparks Loyalty Board Debate
The House passed the Federal Employees Loyalty Act of 1947 by 319 to 61 to create a Loyalty Review Board with access to all Washington agencies and the FBI to root out disloyal federal workers. Critics warn of vague standards, lack of appeal, and potential rights violations. the Senate should amend the bill to protect democratic rights and prevent witch hunts.
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House of Representatives
U.S
Washington
United States
Senate
Corn Crop Forecast Signals Tight 1948 Meat Supplies
A Department of Agriculture forecast projects the 1948 corn crop at 2.61 billion bushels, suggesting meat shortages and higher prices as corn drives beef production. Americans now eat about 153 pounds of meat per person annually, while 1948 harvest could supply 138 pounds each, 12 pounds above the prewar average. If consumption falls, shortages and prices might ease.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Poultry vs Beef: Virginia Poultry Makers Push for Policy Change
A Richmond hearing will examine why scarce beef should be shipped for Europe relief when frozen poultry floods the market. Virginia producers argue beef shortages, high feed costs, and a biased parity system hurt poultry growers, urging government action to lower prices and boost domestic supply while feeding Europe with canned and thawed poultry.
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Richmond Times Dispatch
America
Europe
Virginia
House Agricultural Committee
Mr. Harrison
Harrison
Agriculture Department
Department
What She Needs Chilton Wis. Times Journal
Sugar rationing for domestic use is at an end and thrifty housewives may reduce purchases from previous allowances to what they need.
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Chilton Wis
Times-Journal
Weather Breaks Heat Wave Amid Rain and Hail
One year ago in 1946 a heavy rainstorm with hail ended a heat wave. Winchester golf beat Front Royal 272 to 543. Earlier notes recall Dr. Snarr elected president of the Winchester Tuberculosis Association and local efforts in war bond drives.
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Winchester
Front Royal
George G. Snarr
Winchester Tuberculosis Assn
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Emerson
Gore Sec
Western Frederick Bank
Double parking crackdown noted on Loudoun Street
Ten years ago in 1937 a sustained police effort targeted double parking on Loudoun Street. The common council ordered a water pipe line into the Frederick County jail for fire protection. Also noted: plans for a George Washington hotel in Winchester and a serious accident involving John Patterson Jr. with a fractured skull.
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Loudoun St
Common Council
Frederick County
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
John Patterson, Jr
John Patterson, Sr
Telephone link opens between city and Boyce
In 1897 a telephone connection was made linking this city with Boyce today. Millwood is scheduled next. Winchester’s city debt stands at about $89,000.
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Boyce
Millwood
Winchester
Strength For The Day Tract Advocates Praise Over Criticism
The tract argues for kindness and tact in daily life, noting admiration and soft speech yield better outcomes than fault finding. It compares reactions to the "vinegar" approach and emphasizes the value of praising others, referencing the Sermon on the Mount and biblical guidance.
How's Your I Q Quiz Answers From Page 2
A reader poses ten trivia questions spanning baseball bases Nobel era politics and biology. Questions cover keystone sack, Roosevelt bank holiday year, St Swithin's Day, names erased from a Niagara Falls carillon bell, Tru man veto authors, a Danish born tenor gaining US citizenship, age at which a man is fool or physician, true or false about Lincoln and McKinley assassinations, young of bears, and sugar rationing timeframe.
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Rosevelt
Niagara Falls
Truman
U. S
Los Angeles
Calif
Lincoln
McKinley
Hymen the Grecian God of marriage clarified
Letter to the editor explains Hymen as the Grecian god of marriage. Readers discuss matrimony and editorial tone. The page also carries praise for a coal contract editorial and a remark about Mr. Fairless and Democratic ideas. A reader notes divorces in thirty nine states based on drunkenness.
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Ediot
the Star
Fairless
United States Steel
Marlboro Church To Host Aug 7 Sunday School Convention
Opequon district holds its 36th annual all day Sunday School convention at Cedar Creek Presbyterian church in Marlboro on August 7. President is C S Headley of Stephens City, host superintendent Wilbur Dicks welcomes delegates at 10 a m, with remarks by Headley. Talks by Rev L P Tedrick and Rev R S Wilson, basket lunch, afternoon devotions, and reports plus next year's meeting plans conclude.
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Opequon
Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church
Marlboro
John L. Stewart
C. S. Headley
Stephens City
Wilbur Dicks
Headley
L. P .Tedrick
Reliance United Brethren
R. S. Wilson
Winchester
W. L. Riggleman
The
Brethren Church
L. P. Tedrick
R. E. Avylor
RH Factor Proof Accepted By Court In Paternity Case
In New York on July 2 the domestic relations court used RH factor blood tests as a basis to rule that a husband was not the father of his wife's child. Justice Jacob Panken disclosed he had accepted expert testimony on the test's reliability and significance in establishing non paternity.
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Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
New York
Domestic Relations Court
Jacob Panken
Discoverer Dr. Wiener on RH factor tests and inheritance
Dr. Alexander S. Wiener, co discoverer of the RH factor in 1940, discusses blood type tests and inheritance. He explains RH types in red blood cells and how child parent compatibility reveals paternity. A question about Navy ranks notes the temporary commodore rank during wartime and the need for Congress to make it permanent.
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Alexander S. Wiener
Kings County
Congress
Yard Party At Mt Carmel Methodist On Mountain Near Paris
Mt Carmel Methodist hosts a yard party Friday evening July 25 near Paris. Community attendees are invited for food fellowship and live music on the mountain venue starting dusk.
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Mt Carmel Methodist
Paris
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