Virginia unemployment figures stand out in the Southeast
Virginia reports 3.6 percent of workers on Unemployment Compensation Insurance for the week beginning May 1, the lowest in the Southeast and near Texas. The data contrasts with higher rates in North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Maryland South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and others, suggesting Virginians favor self reliance over government handouts.
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Virginia
Maryland
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
UCC
Virginia's diverse economy cushions business slump
Virginia shows fewer signs of nationwide slowdown due to varied industry and agriculture including tobacco manufacture. National data through early May place New England states, California, and Tennessee as hardest hit, with Rhode Island worst in UCC payments, while Virginia ranks near the top among states.
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Virginia
New England
Connecticut
California
Tennessee
Rhode Island
Trade in farm tool handles for new automobile
The reader asks how to prevent blistered hands from farm tool handles. The column suggests a drastic remedy by trading tools for a new automobile.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Gazette
Winchester race yields 161 vote margin for Clowe Jr
M. B. Clowe Jr. wins the Winchester mayoralty by 161 votes over Dr C R Anderson among 3500 eligible voters. Miss Mary Gelladay of Stephens City enters Willow Lawn pageant as first Miss American Beauty entrant. William Lawrence III, son of Mr and Mrs W H Lawrence Jr of 319 W Piccadilly St, graduates from Mercersburg Academy.
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M. B. Clowe Jr
Winchester
C. R. Anderson
Mary Gélladay
Stephens City
William Lawrence 3d
W. H. Lawrence Jr
W. Piccadilly St
Mercersburg Academy
Armored clash on French plains as prisoners rise
Armored combat rages on French plains with 2400 German prisoners. Fifth Army seizes Viterbo, 40 miles northwest of Rome. Mrs Hilda Stottemeyer learns her brother Pfc Ralph Johnson has been wounded twice at Anzio. James Sawyer hosts a birthday party for Mrs Sawyer at their home on Route 3.
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French Plains
Fifth Army
Viterbo
Rome
Hilda Stottemeyer
Pfc
Ralph Johnson
Anzio
James Sawyer
Ten Years Ago at Handley High and Nearby Events
The 1939 entry notes 111 Handley graduates and Mary Margaret Cooper’s graduation in Miami. Nellie Romack delivers salutatory at Middletown, while 1924 recalls Mary Louise Steele returning from Harrisonburg State Teachers College to continue graduate work. Also mentions summer price cuts by Little Johnny at the Colonial and local snake killings by L. E. Calvert near Harpers Ferry.
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Handley
Mary Margaret Cooper
Norman Cooper
Jackson High School
Miami, Fla
Nellie Romack
Middletown
Mary Louise Steele
State Teachers College
Harrisonburg
Little Johnny
Colonial
L. E. Calvert
Winchester
Harpers Ferry
Chateau Revisited by Hal Boyle
In Vouilly France Madame Hamel and her ancient chateau endure peace after war. War correspondents recall censor clashes at the American First Army camp and mourn Ernie Pyle on a visit to the living room memories. Dumilly owns a jeep bought after the war as a keepsake of life before.
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Hal Boyle
Vouilly
France
Madame Hamel
American First Army
Chateau
Ivan Peterman
Philadelphia Inquire
Tom Henry
Washington Star
Dumilly
Ernie Pyle
Ernie
Ie Shima
The Voice Against Communism and the Nation’s Future
An editorial argues Americans must confront Communism as subversive and urges disclosure of federal subversion files. It cites a Polish general’s testimony on Moscow plans to break the U S into smaller nations and calls for ferreting out every Communist on Federal payrolls to preserve democratic prosperity.
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America
Moscow
United States
Lenin
Soviet Republic
Senate
McCarren
How's Your I Q Based on 100 Questions
A quiz guide with daily scores from 9 to 10 correct earning Memory Genius down to Good. Includes questions on Leo Durocher exoneration, Icelandic language, Russian America, Alpine rescue dogs, Baltic nations, box wagon railcars, and a New York figure nicknamed Happy Warrior. Page 2 contains the answers.
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Leo Durocher
U. S
America
Alps
Baltic
Soviet Russia
New York
Retired American Governor and European Commander Questioned
The text asks for the name of the recently-retired American military governor of Germany and commander of U S forces in Europe. It also queries the Chinese river where Communists shell British warships and discusses established churches in the British Isles. Winchester stores will close at noon on Wednesdays during summer months.
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Germany
U. S
Europe
British Isles
Church of England
Church of Scotland
Cannterbury
York
Winchester
Early Christian Leaders Struggle Over Baptized Rights
Early church leaders faced resistance from religious enthusiasts who doubted whether a baptized person could marry own property engage in war or commerce or hold public office. The debate centered on whether baptism conferred civil and civic rights beyond spiritual status.
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Eze
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Carl M. Dietz
Meta Jackson
Star
Clark Purcell
Abraham Creswell
Back Creek
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I.Q
Martinsburg Municipal Airport
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