Congress weighs rivers and harbors flood control plans
The House passed a rivers and harbors bill and a separate flood control measure, each proposing at least a billion dollars in funding. President Truman supports the programs, while critics worry about public power and railroad competition. The article explains the normal congressional process from proposal to presidential appropriation and notes the pork barrel charge in debates.
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Earl Berkley
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
Local Social Notes From Siler Virginia Harbor Nearby
Siler Virginia notes report visitors from Washington D C including Mr and Mrs R S Heironimus and Mrs Myrtle Daily So and so visits at Mr A L DeHaven and Miss Myrle Daily employed by National Fruit Products Co takes two week vacation Guests at the home of Harry O Kerns were Mr and Mrs R L Heironimus and Miss Myrtle Daily Mrs Ralph Lamp and daughter visit Mr A H Lamp and Mr Newton Wine of White Hall visits Mr A L Dehaven A F Dellinger hires Joseph Hovermale and more details follow about local community life. In 1945 horse racing wagers exceeded 18 million people and about 1 5 billion in wagered money with state taxes about 70 million from pari mutuel betting led by New York.
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Siler
R. S. Heironimus
Washington, D. C
A. V. Daily
Myrle Dailey
Frank Lee Flowers
A. L. DeHaven
Joseph Hovermale
A. E. Dellinger
Myrle Daily
National Fruit Products Co
Harry O. Kerns
R. L. Heironimus
Myrtle
Ralph Lamp
Glenngary
W. Va
Nellie Lamp
A. H. Lamp
Newton Wine
White Hall
New York
Radio Programs Broadcasts on Key Stations
Daylight saving times for listed radio schedules across WEAF WOR WJZ WABC and WMCA begin with 6:00 and run through midnight. Programs include news talk comedy drama music sports and variety shows with outlets like WABC WJZ WOR and WEAF airing names such as George Washington High School graduation and the Lone Ranger. The table catalogs station by time and program.
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WEAF
George Washington
WJZ
Kiernan
WABC
Marble
WOR
Elson
Ethel and
Albert
Eichelberger
van Deventer
Allen Prescott
Gordon MacRae
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomas
H. V. Kaltenborn
Bill Brandt
Mrs. North
Sum
N’ Abner
Jack Carson
O’neills
Bert Lahr
Dr. Christian
Bill Henry
McGarry
Hic Mouse
Gabriel Heatter
Court of Missing Heirs
Cugat
Senator Warren Austin
Vermont
Bob Crosby
Harry Wismer
Kaye Kyser
Td Bra
the Symphonette
We, the
Curt Massey
David Rose
Musc
WMCA
Local social notes from Chambersville Virginia
Kenneth Newlin visited G L Rosier and family recently. John E Hoover spent time with E W Smith family in Winchester. Viola Bradfield visited sister Bessie Lonas in Winchester. Nancy Cather spent Sunday with Rozella Hawkins. Linwood Poole patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital improving. Colleen Rosier stayed with aunt Belle Keckley. Betty Lou Bradfield spent Thursday with parents R F Bradfield. Kenneth Newlin of Winchester visited Walter Clowser Sunday evening.
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Charmersville
Kenneth Newlin
G. L. Rosier
John Hoover
John E
E. W. Smith
Winchester
Viola Bradfield
Bessie Lonas
Nancy Cather
Rozella Hawkins
Linwood Poole
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Colleen Rosier
Belle Keckley
C. N
Betty Lou Bradfield
R. F. Bradfield
Walter Clowser
Dictionary sales pitch from Winchester Evening Star
An advertisement promotes a compact Dictionary and Word Book priced at twenty five cents post paid. It highlights 21 000 definitions 378 pages illustrations a flexible durable cover and a pocket size. Readers are instructed to mail twenty five cents to Information Bureau in Washington DC with name and address.
Frederick and Myers Lead as Center Doubles Triumph
Frederick’s powerful doubles team Nick Page and Charles Myers pulled a 152 pin edge over Gordon McIlwee and Troy Rhea after fifteen of thirty games in a Sunday night match at local alleys. Page led with 650 while McIlwee had 637 for Winchester.
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Frederick
Nick Page
Charles Myers
Gordon Mcliwee
Troy Rhea
Page
U.S
McIlwee
Winchester
Charley Myers
MclIlwee
Rhea
Myers
Origin of prepared baby food traces to Harold Clapp
Harold Clapp began making prepared baby food in December 1920 in the basement of his Rochester New York home to care for his ill son while his wife was in the hospital.
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Harold Clapp
Rochester
N. Y
Wendell Barney Jr Treated At Johns Hopkins Hospital
Master Wendell R. Barney Jr son of Mr and Mrs Wendell R Barney has returned from the Warrier Lane Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore where he underwent observation and radium treatments for rheumatic fever He is reported improved and will return to the clinic with his parents at two week intervals for further treatments He has been ill since January.
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Wendell R. Barney, Jr
Wendell R. Barney
Warrier Lane
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Master Barney
Committee urged to kill $17 million Virginia project
The Senate Commerce Committee was asked to block a $17,000,000 reservoir project at Salem Church on the Rappahannock River. Advocates argue Army engineers approved it without consulting affected landowners, while the $90,000,000 flood control bill would authorize the multi purpose dam.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Virginia
Army Engineers
Salem Church
Rappaannnock River
House
Origin of comets remains a solar system mystery
The text states that comets likely originate in the solar system, though their appearance is sudden. Many theories exist and the general consensus holds that most comets belong to the solar system, yet some travel in very long orbits with returns spanning thousands of years.
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Solar System
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J. W. Grove Furniture CO
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Forenton
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cloverdale
Cloverdale Soft Drinks
Cloverdale Spring CO
D. A. Gordon Co
Winchester, VA
Orange Punch Club
SOBA
Cloverdale Soft Dink
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