Entertainment Over Propaganda Draws Greek Audiences
A letter laments modern U S films and praises classic entertainment from 1928 including The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Covered Wagon Scaramouche and Harold Lloyd Safety Last shown to Greek villagers The writer notes box office drops of over 30 percent and hopes Hollywood will focus more on entertainment than propaganda.
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Notre Dame
Dumas
Scarmouche
Harold Lloyd
U. S
Hollywood
Brookings critique tempers push for compulsory health insurance
The Brookings Institution reports that mandatory health insurance faces major hurdles. It cites doctor and nurse shortages, overcrowded hospitals, and unreliable statistics used to support universal coverage.
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Truman
Congress
Brookings Institution
Brookings
United States
Uvaine
Swed ish Poet Warns Against Moscow Line
Ture Nerman, once a Soviet ally and Swedish parliament member, now warns Swedes about Moscow’s influence. He argues that following Russia could cost Sweden its independence and raise living standards to Russian levels, contrasting Russian and Swedish historical experiences.
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West Pather
Russia
Moscow
Governor Tuck opposes federal aid to education
Governor Tuck tells publishers and AP members that federal aid to education risks federal control and overstepping constitutional boundaries. He argues grants are a trap, urging Virginia to accept funds only under strict conditions while preserving state sovereignty. He vows to oppose Truman civil rights sanctions linked to federal education funds.
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Staunton News-Leader
Tuck
Associated Press
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Horace Edwards
Richmond
Edwards
National Treasury
Washington
Pres'ent Truman
Committee On
Commonwealth
W.cit
Woll
Wrr
Govenor
Surrender to Russia Analyzed As Cultural Issue
Fragmentary passage discusses surrender to Russia as a cultural matter beyond the standard communist problem. It frames the topic as a burden for free peoples to consider, reflecting on historical contexts and implications rather than immediate political strategy.
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Russia
Transport veterans top legion nine in 1947
In 1947 transport veterans defeated the local Legion nine 13 to IM3. Five years earlier in 1963 investigators aided a quintuple burglary case. Ten years prior, 1938, Dr Fury Plummer spoke at Hundley High School. Twenty five years back, 1923, the Highway Department announced the Valley Pike extension from Staunton to Roanoke via Lexington.
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Nnsport Veterans
Local Legion
Fury Plummer
Grad- Wales
Hundley High School
Highway Dept
Staunton
Roanoke
Lexington
Mogate John H. Crebs Era Noted. Ritenours Inherit Legacy
Fifty years ago in 1898 Mogate John H. Crebs was noted for a domestic matter while Mr and Mrs Atwell Ritenour received a legacy of $15,000. The brief item records these two happenings from the period.
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John H. Crebs
Atwell Ritenour
Allergic rhinitis described as perennial hay fever
Classic symptoms of allergic rhinitis are described including sneezing watery nose and nasal congestion. The article explains diagnosis by nasal swelling discharge and eosinophils and notes risk of sinus infections polyps and need for allergen avoidance and possible desensitization therapy.
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas
A meditation on self harm and self discipline in everyday life. The author compares self defeating habits to Greenland wolves trapped by internal dangers, urging inner friendship over internal enemies and warning that indulgence leads to downfall. The falcon metaphor underscores vigilance and restraint.
Frederick County Realty Transfers Across City and County
Series of property transfers state Albert L Brown to Louis Ruble and wife two parcels near Winchester. Margaret E Clark to Raymond Luttrell and wife 91 acres north west of Winchester. Cornelia Dunlap to Evelyn Dunlap 3 acres south of Gore. Many more transfers list parcels near Winchester, Gainesboro and Brucetown with prices noted including 950 dollars and 9500 dollars. City of Winchester deeds include Plumly, Kinter, Benham, and Cather property movements with parcels along Latane Avenue Opequon Avenue and Montgomery Street.
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Frederick County
Albert L. Brown
Louis Ruble
Frederick
Winchester
Margaret E. Clark
Raymond W. Luttrell
Bor
Cornelia Dunlap
Evelyn Dunlap
Gore
Back Creek
Albert W. Messick
Bartonsville
Orequon
Kenneth Smallwood
Earl W. Smallwood
Fred Stine
Carlton I. Printz
Stonewall
Warren D. Lockhart
A. R. Mayhew
Gainesboro
George H. Smith
Sam R. Hurst
W. D. Humphrey
Co. M. Lockhart
Frank R. Williams
Robert Cone Williams
W. Valine
James A. Cather
William H. Haines
R. 50
Troy Dick
Lynwood H. Newbrough
Frederick Terrace
Benjamin C. Hulver
Earl L. Long
Wardensville
Mt. Williams
Agnes Calloway
Edward P Turner
James V. Sarver
Brucetown
Gabriel S. Ensogna
Stonewall Dist
Ray J. Becker
John H. Anderson
Virginia Glass and Sand Corp
Joseph’ Moore
Walter E. Hott
Albin
James M. Ford
Granville A. Crabill
Hanover Lodge
Sunaivision
Shawnee
John A. Heshman
Sara _F. Goddard
P. W. Plumly
Ida M. Plumly
Ohio Ave
Plumly
David L. Kinter
H. K. Benham
Latane St
David L. Kiner Sr
Edna M. Cather
Richard Petrie
How's Your I Q A 10Question Quiz From 1950s Page
A fragmented quiz asks about rhinoplasty focus a Portu gal capital Portugal the Minute Men war and Orleans deliverance by Joan of Arc the appendix position on a book the baseball pitcher's box location France's 519th anniversary Barbara Ann Scott nationality the Believe It Or Not author railroad labor law Hartley Act truth and the German industrialist Wilhelm von Opel compared to Edison Ford or Burbank
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Portugal
France
Orleans
Barbara Ann Scott
U.S
Wilhelm von Opel
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Luether Burbank
Germany
Anne and Don Drift Through a Web of Promises
Anne faces an emotional tangle as she prepares to leave Alec’s home. John insists on driving her to New York while she contemplates relationships with Don and Helen, fearing a future of indebtedness and unclear choices.
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Anne
Alec
Chloe
John
Don
Goodbys
Judy
Auntie
Nick
Henry
Goodby
New York
Helen
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