President Holds Firm on Muscle Shoals Nitrate Plan
Washington June 13 The President is understood to have taken a determined stand against action by Congress on pending bills for disposal of the government nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals. Rep Mondell Wyoming Republican leader was told at the White House the issue is too big to be hurried through before the closing period of Congress. No decision yet on whether to recommend action or wait until December.
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Acby
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Muscle Shoals
Ae Jachinate Congress
Handley Schools honor leaders and stage strong finale
Notes on the Handley Schools program praise Hon. R. Gray Williams and Robert M. Ward for guiding the school system. The musical The Bells of Beaujolais dazzled the crowd with Adrian Mason and Mary Rosenberger among standout performers. The piece closes with thanks to Winchester faculty and staff, while local residents attend gatherings and family celebrations surrounding the event.
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Handley Board of Trustees
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Gray Williams
Robert M. Ward
City School Board
Handleyians
Handley Schools
Beaujolais
Adrian Mason
Philomena ‘“Laren
Mary Rosenberger
Carter May Stryker
Floyd Haines
Beverley Rice
Gladstone Crim
Winchester
Gore Notes Yard Party At Mount Hebron Baptist
Mount Hebron Baptist Church in Gore Virginia will hold its annual yard party on the church lawn Thursday evening with refreshments of all kinds. Nearby residents attended memorial services at Bethel Church in Trone last Sunday and Mr and Mrs Fay Clemons visited relatives in Stephens City.
Reckless Drivers Get Official Name Flivverboob
The American Automobile Association chose flivverboob as the official label for reckless drivers after a national contest. F B Simpson of Cedar Rapids Iowa won 25 in gold for his submission among more than 10 000 entries.
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American Automobile Association
Jay-Walker
F. B. Simpson
Cedar Rapids
United States
Col. C. O. Sherrill
Mr. Simpson
Local items from Relief Virginia notes and reminders
Relief Virginia June 14 reports Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kline visiting at the latter's home with their little daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hicks spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rinker and family. Miss Freda Grove returns to Washington after visiting the Massie home. The children's day service at the M. B. Church, postponed by bad weather, will be held Sunday June 18 at 7 30 PM.
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Merle
Hilda
Moorefield
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Willis Anderson
Laura Moore Frye
Staunton
J.A. Potts
Washington
Valley Home
D. A. Brodie
C. W. Parish
Gladys Parish
Ebenezer Christian Church
E. P. Bean
June
Britain Sets Supplies on 24 Islands for Shipwrecked Crews
Great Britain has placed stores of food and necessities on 24 islands to aid shipwrecked crews. Three stores lie on remote Iceland corners while the rest are on small islands scattered across the South Pacific and Indian oceans.
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Great Britain
Iceland
South Pacific
Indian Oceans
The Miracle Girl Unfolds a Complex Family Twist
In a melodramatic scene a man named Mack Haverly confronts a woman, Dorine, over an engagement and an uncle poised to wed, revealing plans about love, patience, and independence. Dorine explains her motive to awaken the uncle’s humanity and secure a future free of parental control. The dialogue shifts from confrontation to a breakthrough as Mack realizes a possible wedding without old family constraints.
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Ike
Corinne
Dorine
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Miracle Girl
Origin of Indians Traced to Asian Ancestors
The article surveys controversy over the origin of American Indians, noting authorities trace descent to Asia. Some describe a Mongolian people separated by Pacific subsidence, others view a single aboriginal stock, and still others as mixtures of Mongolian Polynesian and Caucasian traits.
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America
Christopher Columbus
India
Asia
Pacific
Behring Strait
Regular Rules for Family Battles in Early Wales
The article recounts that in early Wales domestic fights were governed by local rules. A wife striking with a poker drew no offense, but using unusual weapons like tongs led to trials in town halls. Guilty verdicts carried death sentences with the woman hanged in effigy, then crowds ruined it, a practice said to curb quarrels.
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Wales
First President Had Enemies and a Postretirement Attack
The Aurora newspaper in Philadelphia published a Washington related communication from an assumed Pennsylvania assembly member. It lauded his retirement and denounced his influence as a source of political corruption, predicting a new era where public measures stand on merit and a name no longer sanctions misdeeds.
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Washington
Aurora
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Assembly
United States
Gulls Use Dropped urchins to Crack Shells for Food
A sea gull targets a spiny sea urchin, lifts it high over a hard beach, then drops it to smash the shell. The bird cannot crack the shell with its bill, so the clever method ensures an easy meal with the resulting broken shell.
Travel Was Pleasant With Fine Companions
A London Answers piece recalls a journey that felt short thanks to enjoyable travel companions. The dialogue quotes a traveler asking about speed and responding that the trip was eased by good company and pleasant surroundings.
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London
Real estate offerings from Bailey Bros at Bailey's Store
67 farms for sale from 4 to 860 acres with buildings and orchards, prices from 650 to 3 500, several tracts of timber and mills, 16 city properties, other houses and lots listed. Packages include near town and limestone land, stock of goods, and multiple store properties in Winchester, Virginia. Open for immediate possession.
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Bailey Bros
One Million Feet of Timber for Sale in Virginia
Sealed bids invited for about one million feet of white oak red oak chestnut and poplar from the 2250 tract near Mountain Falls Frederick county Virginia owned by The Handley Board of Trustees. Right to reject bids reserved. Successful bidder to remove timber. Terms half cash with time to mature. Address bids to John I Sloat Chairman Commercial and Savings Bank Wiens Virginia.
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Mountain Falls
Frederick County
Virginia
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley Board
John I. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Wiens Virginia
Commons to Lords Nursery Comment by Croker
John Wilson Croker wrote before his 1857 death that during an evening in the Lords he observed every one of the peers present had sat in the Commons. He called it not unimportant to constitutional history and noted the Commons as the nursery of the Lords. He cites about 200 Lords typically having Commons experience.
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Pim
John Wilson Croker
Lords
Commons
House of Commons
House of Lemis
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