Union Leader Resigns From Communist Party Under Taft-Hartley
Max Parlow secretary treasurer of the United Furniture Workers CIO says he has quit the Communist Party to keep his union post. He will continue to advocate Communist doctrines, noting he does not renounce his beliefs. The move leverages his rank to push for Communist philosophy within government.
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Communist Party
Max Parlow
United Furniture Workers of America, Cio
Parlow
Churchill Visits MIT on Thinking Machines in 1949 Era
In a MA visit, Winston Churchill learned of ENIAC Eniac and other early thinking machines at MIT. Experts warned such computers could supplant human judgment by providing quick solutions. Churchill mused on aging while machines advance to aid or challenge human decision making.
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United States
Winston Churchill
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ENIAC
EIIAC
EDVAC
Winnie
Britain
Hitler
Europe
Churchills
MacArthurs
Unclear Planning Mentioned For Invasion Or Planting Sweet Peas
Fragmentary phrase notes aid to foresee actions whether an invasion is planned or agricultural planting of sweet peas. The context remains ambiguous about the subject or responsible parties and the intended outcome.
Unemployment Rules Questioned Over Ford Strike Impact
Virginia faced a nuanced issue as Norfolk Ford workers sought unemployment benefits during the Rouge plant walkout. Ford argued nonstriking employees subsidize a company wide strike via union authorized action, complicating eligibility and prompting a Virginia Unemployment Compensation Commission hearing.
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Virginia
United Automobile
Ford Motor Company
Big Rouge
Detroit
Ford Assembly
Norfolk
Ford Company
Virginia Unemployment Compensation Commission
Ford
Rouge
International Union
Ford’s
Commission
Sentencing Judge Delivers Softened Blow to Convicted Prisoner
A hardened prisoner guilty on 26 counts faces five year terms per count totaling 130 years. The judge, moved to pity, relents and tells the inmate to serve as much as possible, offering a hopeful but evasive mercy. The prisoner welled up with tears, believing mercy had arrived.
We Seek Budget Sea and Mountain Retreats This Summer
The speaker desires affordable options for a summer trip with sea or mountain views and biweekly linen changes. They request quiet overhead and wish friends to notice the value of their stay at a glance, emphasizing cost efficiency over luxury.
June Day with Lawn and Hedge Pruning
A lyric fragment contrasts a rare June day free from yard work with the ongoing duties of pruning hedges and mowing the lawn, expressing longing for idle time. The speaker laments endless chores despite the rare break June offers.
Richmonders elect 41 year old colored attorney to city council
In 1948 Richmond voters elect a 41 year old Black attorney to the city council amid other local updates including a valedictorian and community notices.
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Jean Garver
Boyce
Stephens City FFA elects Cecil Teets president
Ten years ago in 1939 Stephens City FFA members chose Cecil Teets as president. Capt. Bill Argenbright of Friendship Fire Co. sprained his foot sliding into second base. Shenandoah Democrats enjoyed a Stickley barn square dance with lively community participation.
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Stephens City
FFA
Cecil Teets
Bill Argenbright
Friendship Fire Co
Shenandoah Democrats
Stickley Barn
Commencement at Valley Female College Series of Events
Miss Estelle Mae Shore plays organ music at the Valley Female College commencement. Miss Annie Dorsey leads Starpoll for most popular local businesswoman with a diamond ring as first prize. D. H. Lowery, chief engineer of the W. B. Baker flour mill, injures his hand in a belt incident.
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Estelle Mae Shore
Valley Female College
Annie Dorsey
Starpoll
Diamond Ring
D. H. Lowery
W. B. Baker
Gay Paree Revisited in Wartime Glow and War's Echo
HAL BOYLE recalls Paris in peacetime after WWII as a city of contrasts for veterans. Soldiers, freshly returned from the front, crowd Montmartre, spend money, seek beauty, and confront memories of combat. The city remains a glamorous foxhole, shaping both their nostalgia and longing for the front.
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Hal Boyle
Paris
Gay Paree
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Montmartre
Peris
Strength For The Day by Earl L. Douglas D C
BACK TO NATURE This piece extols spending time in the outdoors and the mental and physical healing power of nature. It contrasts natural beauty with man made progress and notes doctors use rural settings for recovery. The Q A section recalls President Roosevelt naming the aircraft carrier Shangri La, later lost at Santa Cruz Island in 1942.
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Roosevelt
Santa Cruz Island
Radioactive iodine for toxic goiter debated for safety and effectiveness
Doctors report radioactive iodine relieved symptoms in many patients with toxic goiter and compare favorably with surgery, but long term cancer risk remains uncertain. In a study of 35 patients, 30 improved after one or two doses, with trials ongoing about future effects, while pregnancy cases showed no harm.
How's Your I. Q. Scores Reveal Memory Genius
A 10 day Q A challenge rates daily results for 9 10 correct as Memory Genius 7 8 Very Superior 5 6 Excellent 4 Good. Page 2 lists correct answers for 10 questions covering Ford plants Tokyo Lenin Star of David Ironman NASL Bobolink Caracas clouds.
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Ironman
National Service Life Insurance
Caracas
The Portuguese man of war jellyfish structure explained
The Portuguese man of war is a colony of tiny animals attached to a single float. It functions as a single drifting organism with individual polyps managing feeding and defense.
Cartoonist Dies in Chicago After Long Career
Chicago obituary notes John T. McCutcheon, aged 79, a famed newspaper cartoonist for 43 years, died today. It recalls his start at the Chicago Record after Purdue University graduation and outlines his long career in illustration.
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Chicago
John T. McCutcheon
Diet Today
McCutcheon
The
Ok Chicago Record
Purdue University i
Valley of Vanishing Riders ends with mob pursuit
In Deer Lodge escapees Cato Halliday Singin Sam McAlister and Ute Kincade flee toward Foriorn Valley. A lynch mob forms as Alessandro orders Sam and Kincade dead. Chip Halliday and Hope Brennan hide in a livery stable loft while the town blazes with vigilante fury and Alessandro rides off promising a reward before the trio hides in hay.
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Cato Halliday
Singin
Sam McAlister
Ute Kincade
Deer Lodge
Foriorn Valley
Seton Alessandro
Clark Rayburn
Posse
Chip
Hope Brennan
Kincade
Alessandro
Sam
Jack Ives
Lia
Ives
Bia
Dosa
Halliday
Hope
Tumblerock
Sam McAllister
Oldster
Eureka Saloon
Ute
Chip Halliday
Ute Kincaid
Mead & Company
King Features Syndicate
United States
Bane
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Clark
North Kent Street
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Whones
News Room
Associated Press
W. Va
Churchill
Ford Workers’ Compensation
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Speakers Magazine
Wall Street Journal
Cherbourg
Leningrad
Dorothy L. Seabright
Washington St
Glenn W. Seabright
Italy
Elizabeth Crim
White Hall
Park Ave
Red Cross
Earl L. Douglas
D. C
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M.C
Atures Syndicate, Inc
Fred Neher
Scott
R. J. Scott
Tennsylvania Ill
I. Q
River Rouge Auto Plant
Tokio
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
California
Lenin
By Norman A. Fox
D Kincade
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