Truman Western trip blends politics and pageantry
The Washington Star argues President Truman frames his University of California journey as non political while traveling by special train through eighteen key states. He will deliver five speeches and appear at multiple platform events to meet voters ahead of November elections.
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Carroll Reece
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Mr. Truman
University of California
Chicago
Truman
Truman Trip Debate Sends Political Currents Surfacing
The piece mocks Senator Reece and Republicans for doubting President Truman's nonpolitical travel. It argues skepticism should stay bounded and notes rumors of a political motive behind the trip. It questions whether Reece himself is spoofing readers about Truman’s likely 1948 reception at Independence Missouri.
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Reece
Truman
Kansas City
Senate
Iowa
Henry Wallace
Mr. Truman
Mr. Reece
Mr Truman
Independence
Pennsylvania Avenue
Veterans sign GI bill on-the-farm training applications
Thirty one veterans filed for on-the-farm training under the GI bill. County supervisors approved payments totaling 620 dollars for dog claims. About twenty individuals were summoned to court for alleged violation of a driving ban. Glen W. Jones was elected president of the Boyce Patrons league.
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Glen W. Jones
Boyce Patron’s League
Samuel D Preston Elected Governor in Lions District
Samuel D Preston of this city elected governor of the 24th district of Lions International. Members of White Hall Grange passed a resolution urging the erection of a high school in Stonewall District.
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Samuel D. Preston
Lions International
White Hall
Chimney Blaze at Parsonage Extinguished Without Serious Damage
A chimney fire at the John Mann Methodist parsonage in 1923 was put out with no serious damage. The Winchester Elks accepted an invitation to visit Harrisonburg lodge for Flag Day services in New Market.
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John Mann Methodist Parsonage
Winchester Elks
Harrisonburg
Cross Junction tragedy claims Robert Shanholtz
A man named Robert Shanholtz died in an accident at his brother's saw mill in Cross Junction when he was crushed by moving cogs. The incident is reported as part of a fifty years ago feature from 1898.
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Brother
Cross Junction
Kinzel
Union Band
Harpers Ferry
J.P. Haddix
Joe and
Ralph Savage
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas
A personal essay uses a tulip bulb as a parable for work and discipline. Resting the bulb harms bloom just as idle time harms happiness, arguing that life’s happiness lies in daily routine and purposeful labor.
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Earl L. Douglas
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How's Your IQ A World War II Trivia Quiz
A scanned page presents a 10 question IQ style test with scoring tiers from Genius to Poor. Questions cover figures, geography, language, and history including Carl R Gray, pewit pewee, a Japanese WWII leader, Mission to Moscow author, McGill, Piraeus, musical scale, Soviet Ambassador resignation, Red Cross equivalent, and asbestos classification.
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United States
Great Britain
Moscow
McGill University
Scotland
Canada
Piraeus
United Nations Club
Washington
Red Cross
Rainfall totals and monthly averages listed
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour, year to date, and 35 year averages. The document cites monthly precipitation by month from 1913 to 1946 with Winchester Research Laboratory as the courtesy source.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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