Monarchs chase love over thrones in modern era
The piece notes rulers like King Carol and King Leopold lose power for love while Seretse Khama in Bechuanaland gains public sympathy for marrying Ruth Williams. It critiques British Labour policy and jokes about a Broadway film future, suggesting harsh incentives could restore Bechuanaland.
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Carol
Romania
England
Ward VIII
Leopo
Gastar
Zeopold
Belgium
Seretse Khama
Potamnabiod
Seretse
Broadway
Hollywood
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Eee Club
Bechuanaland
London Foreign Office
Property For Sale Near Vis cegas With Farm Outbuildings
A six room house on over one acre with bath well water and a chicken house is offered for sale near Vis cegas. Contact Tommy D. Lockhart for details about the property and location.
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Viscegas Ok Tei
Cee Ee
Tommy D. Lockhart
President Truman Seasick Aboard White House Yacht
The White House yacht Wilful Williamsburg battles rough seas as President Truman suffers seasickness en route to Key West. Aides, including Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, report the voyage is taxing with limited radio updates and Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham’s anti seasickness capsule proving ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Wilc. Lawe
White House
Wil
Truman
Key West
Florida
Ross
Wallace H. Graham
Harry H. Vaughan
Mr. Truman
Williamsburg
Canadian Guilty Of Air Murder
A Quebec jury finds J. Albert Guay guilty of murdering his wife Rita and 22 others aboard a Canadian Pacific Air line flight. The verdict comes 17 minutes after Chief Judge Albert Evigny, with the prosecutor labeling Guay a hypocrite driven by a diabolical plan to collect life insurance and pursue a romance with a 19 year old waitress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
J. Albert Guay
Serge HY
Albert Evigny
Guay
Canadian Pacific
Rita
Kennecott Copper Co
Noel Dorion
Marie- Ange Robitaille
Contract Awarded for Shepherd College Yearbook Printing
CARR Publishing Co. of Boyce won the contract to print The Cohongaroo ta roota yearbook for Shepherd College. Allen Rogers and Mary Lou Schlack of Winchester are members of the yearbook staff.
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Carr Publishing Co., Boyce
Shepherd College
Allen Rogers
Mary Lou Schlack
Winchester
Funeral services for William H. Jones in Berryville
Funeral services for William Henry Jones of Norfolk, formerly Berryville, are set for 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Lake Baptist Church Berryville. Interment will follow at Milton Valley Cemetery. Hydrogenation is a process for turning liquid vegetable oils into solid white fat.
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William Henry Jones
Norfolk
Berryville
St. Lake Baptist Church
Milton Valley Cemetery
March farm sale notices listing livestock and real estate
A sequence of auction notices for March to April shows sales by J J Ebby Albert Weaver B W Alabaugh Jesse Link C Albaugh and Wm C Miller Estate plus real estate auctions at Frederick County Court House and at Grimes Virginia. Items include livestock farm machinery household goods furniture and parcels of real estate.
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Rowland
Charles Town
N. W. Martin
Winchester
Bartonsville
W. Ernest Tabb
Bunker Hill
W. Va
J. J. Ebby
Charlies Town
Leetown
Albert Weaver
Stephens City
Kline’s
B. W. Alabaugh
Whit- White Hall
Greenspring- Gerrardstown
Jos
We'll Put It Off Again Next Year Tax Mood
A lighthearted New York piece depicts a couple rushing to file form 1040 at the last minute. The husband battles distraction and late-night slips while the wife takes over, muttering about the yearly dream of filing alone someday.
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ED Creach
New York
Congress
Nonnah
Retired 65-Year-Old Masters Engrossing Letters
Gurney Lowe of Huntington Park California describes his turn to engrossing or ornate penmanship. The 65 year old learned the craft through a correspondence course five years ago and now receives national requests for his Spencerian lettering.
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Huntington Park
Calif
Gurney Lowe
Lowe
Oldster
Nevetime
Concrete Water Holes Save Quail Says Service
Conservationists build concrete water holes for quail in dry areas. Each hole holds about 700 gallons with underground storage, small entrances to limit evaporation and keep out predators. A concrete apron collects rainfall and stores it for future quail use.
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Washington
U. S. Wildlife Service
Civil rights figure James Davis dies at old age in Nashville
James Russell Davis of Nashville Tennessee, cited as one of the nation’s oldest civil rights advocates, has died at age 101. The obituary notes his long career and influence in the movement, reflecting on his decades of activism and leadership.
Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed by the Gazette
Correct quiz responses are given for the daily question set. Empire State Building is noted for item one and Germany appears as a misprint. The answers include the term Ham for item four and the Bull Moose ticket for item five while state names appear in an abbreviated form.
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Ag A
Empire State Building
Te Hi
Germany
Progressive Party
Bicyclists Injured in Rt 55 522 Crash Near Riverton
Two Riverton boys riding a bicycle were badly hurt when they skidded into a car at the Rt 55 522 intersection near the Front Royal area. Charles Punk 11 and Lawrence Shiflett 11 suffered multiple leg injuries and cuts. Driver R C Dykins of Glen Burnie Md was not charged. Both boys were taken to Front Royal Hospital.
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Rts
Riverton
John H. Williams
Front Hogs Vay
Charles William Punk
Lawrence Shiflett
Williams
Rt. 55
R. C. Dykins
Glen Burnie
Front Royal Hospital
Oo River Bridge
Front Royal
Theatre Fire Destroys Pitt's Theater in Manassas
A wind driven blaze gutted Pitt's Theater in Manassas with nine nearby departments fighting the fire. No injuries were reported though adjacent businesses a restaurant a store a women’s wear shop and a hotel faced potential loss as flames spread before the structure’s walls remained. Estimated damage 50000 to 150000 to replace the building built fifteen years ago. The fire began after closing hours and was reported at 1105 p.m.
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Manassas
Virginia
Pitt’s
T. S. Martin
Culpeper
Kiwanis Luncheon Guest Speaker at Washington Hotel
Mrs. Susan Kabler executive Secretary of the Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Chapter will speak at 12 30 p m tomorrow during the weekly Kiwanis luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. Norfolk and Western railway loaded 22 170 carloads of coal in the week ending Nov 26 the highest weekly coal haul on record.
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Susan Kabler
Winchester- Frederick County
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
A and P Coffee Division Reports Steady Per-Pound Profit
The president of the A and P coffee division said the company is making the same profit per pound as a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. & P. Coffee
Police continue case involving delinquent youths and charged girls
Nine youths aged 15 to 20 have been sentenced to county jail for 10 to 60 days after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of minor girls. Police hold six other boys and plan to swear out warrants. Four girls remain in custody at a local restaurant meeting place described as a hot dog stand. One 18 year old mother of a 14 month old and two other girls aged 17 and 18 are still being questioned.
Parks Widow Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Shooting
Mrs. Parks, 26, widow of Robert Franklin Parks, 38, a retired Army captain, faces murder charges in the fatal shooting. State summoned 21 witnesses as court heard testimonies about the night of the incident and possible intoxication at a Stanley restaurant. Evidence includes FBI tests showing matching dents and identical paint on the heating grill and weapon.
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Page County
Vera Miller Young
Seattle
Wash
Bobbie
Robbie Painter
Parks
Maude Wolfersberger
Stanley
Parks Home
Dovel
State Police
C. A. Seal
Nervous moments cited in Parks case evidence
Fragmentary text notes the charge against Mrs. Parks and suggests her shouting may have been accidental or nervous as she listened to remarks. A separate line mentions research on pig weights affecting temperature reactions and their feeding and water intake.
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Ebenezer Church of Christ
Braddock St
Beautiful Jones Funeral Home
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Lynchburg, Vo
Whitacre, Va
Michie
C.ash
Henry H. Whiting
Larrick Motor Company
Earl Haines
Bartonsville Mill
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Carbaugh & Luttrell
N. W. Martin Admr
Ola G. Martin
Proceedings Today
N. Cameron St
Myers’ Superior Features Co
I. Brumback & Sons
Plumbing
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
J. D. Huff
Byrant & CO
Southern States Winchester Service
N. Cameron St. Inchester
Southern States Seed Service
Oak Grove
Clearbrook
Cedar Creek
Cash. Co. C. Alabaugh
Grace Kline
Marc
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Queen
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Roger A. Kline
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