Truman Urges Employers to List Job Openings for Veterans
President Truman urged all employers to list immediately job openings with the U S Employment Service to speed veteran reemployment. He said success depends on prompt, suitable work and noted Veterans Administration figures show GI Bill recipients rising toward 1.5 million, with many more veterans entering the labor market. The Winchester Employment Office is at 21 West Piccadilly Street, phone 6655.
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Ww. M
Truman
Adminon
U. S
Veteran Administration
General Bradley
Veterans Administrator
Winchester
West Piccadilly Street
Garden Work Instructions for Spading and Raking
The guide outlines preparing a garden plot by clearing debris then spading the soil. Start at the northeast corner and work toward the west, then move backward to the east. Turn over soil with a spade or fork, remove embedded roots, and break up soil to loosen it for weed removal. Raking is also emphasized as vital.
Answers to the Daily Quiz Reveals Quiz Correct Choices
The readable fragment lists quiz answers from 1937 and 1940 items. It includes references to a missing woman from a trans-Atlantic night, Helen Roosevelt as mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a price administrator role. It also mentions Capt McVay and negligence in a wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrick Sneoene
Palse
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
England
Cs Price
OSO
Capt. McVay
Guilef
City league outlines 1945 sports plans and events
The city league expands family of programs with park games on Wednesdays and Sundays. The American Legion starts a baseball program for youngsters, while semipro teams White Sox and Middletown plan the season. The seventh Hop Cas key bowling classic comes to Palace Alleys Martinsburg with six games for 6 50 and a top prize of 10 dollars. A Health Center Handicap Duckpin Tourney April 25-27 in Martinsburg, sanctioned by the National Duckpin Bowling Congress, offers 25 top prize with 128 as scratch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Park Nine
White Sox
Middletown Nines
Palace
Martinsburg
W. Va
Health Center
Allen T. Hawthorne
Winchester
Angelo Palladini
Hagerstown
NBA President Seeks New Boxing Laws Amid Incidents
National Boxing Association head Abe J. Greene says a string of alarming pro boxing incidents calls for new state laws. He cites Chicago Stadium closing after a no contest between Arturo Godoy and Lee Savold, near riots in Detroit, gamblers, favored rematches, and promoters bidding for radio rights as signs of major evils in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Boxing Association
Abe J. Greene
Greene
Chicago
Arturo Godoy
Lee Savold
Detroit
West Virginia Backed By Calverley In NIT Semi Final Loss
Kentucky defeats West Virginia 59 51 to advance to the NIT final at Madison Square Garden. Ernie Calverley leads Yale Rams with 27 points and setup plays as Kentuckys Tingle Parkinson Beard pace the Wildcats to victory. Howard Beverly tops WVU with 11 points while Leland Byrd and Dave Wilson add 10 each.
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New York
Mar
Kent
Madison Square Garden
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Rams
Slim
Ernie Calverley
Muhlenberg
Calverley
Kentuck
Jacks
Tingle
Parkinson
Ralph Beard
Wildcats
Beard
Howard Beverly
Leland Byrd
Dave Wilson
Bowling Green
Dick Hole
Oscar
Bradwin
Rhode Island
Cauverley Gt
Baldwin
Allentown
Tech Nine Open Season Against Ohio State
Virginia Tech baseball coach George Proctor boosted his squad to 30 players as the team enters spring practice before the April 1 institute quarter. The pitching staff is inexperienced with most hurlers young. Veterans Warren Marousek and E. E. Simpson return, and Tech opens March 30 against Ohio State.
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Blacksburg
George Proctor
Virginia Tech
Tech
Warren Marousek
E. E. Simpson
Techmen
Ohio State
Boxing faces tighter rules across states says Greene
Greene argues boxing has become subordinate to promoter interests and urges strong national supervision. He calls for state legislatures to pass boxing laws with sharp teeth to curb offensive influences and restore control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Student Group Holds Spring Meeting At Luray
Delegates from Shenandoah District high schools gather in Luray for the annual spring conference of the Student Cooperative Nation. Richard Painter chairs with Betty Connor vice chair. Gene Hawkins secretary. James Duff program director. Morning program opens with music and welcome. four groups discuss topics on peace in a postwar world. afternoon focuses on association business.
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Shenandoah
Luray
Richard Painter
Luray High School
Betty Conner
Strasburg
Gene Hawkins
Boyce High School
James §. Duff
Warren County High School
Helen Royston
Berryville High School
Janet Menefee
Association
Calville Blanc Apple Rich in Vitamin C Found by Researchers
Researchers at the New York State experimental station near Geneva and Cornell University report that Calville Blanc apples contain about 37 milligrams of Vitamin C per 100 grams, about three quarters of an adult daily allowance per five ounce fruit. Propagation has started. stock will take 2-3 years. The apple, native to Europe, is unattractive and not suited for eating, but may aid breeding for Vitamin C rich varieties.
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Ithaca
N. Y
New York State Experiment Station
Geneva
Cornell University
United States
U. S. Pacific Coast
National Research Council
Boston Red Sox Poised For Pennant Run In 1945
Sarasota dispatch notes manager Joe Cronin returns with a strong, veteran lineup featuring Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio. Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr, Rudy York bolster a solid infield while Tex Hughson, Boo Ferriss, and Mickey Harris head a potent pitching staff.
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Sarasota
Fla
Yankees
Joe Cronin
Sox
Ted Williams
Yanks
Cronin
Red Sox
Williams
Air Corps
Dom Dimaggio
Rudy York
Detroits
Im Tabor
Phils
Ernest Andres
Eda Pellagrini
Andres
Potomac Edison Plans 4 Million Dollar Construction Program
Potomac Edison board approves a 4.286 million dollar capital additions program for 1946. Major items include 2 million for a new 30,000 kw generating unit at Williamsport Maryland and 750 thousand for rural line construction across four states. Remaining funds cover transmission distribution line work and system improvements. Northern Virginia Power Co. operates as part of the Potomac Edison System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Edison
Williamsport
Ptomac Edison
Northern Virginia Power Co
New Anaesthesia Promise for Chest Surgery in California
Dr Phyllis Harroun and Dr F E Beckett of the University of California medical school announce a new anaesthetic mix using nitrous oxide and curare that allows electric knife chest operations. The combination stops breathing muscles and is non explosive, reducing fire risk and bleeding.
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San Francisco
Phyllis Harroun
F. E. Beckett
University of California Medical School
Anaesthesia
Harroun
Beckert
Advice to Veterans The G I Bill of Rights benefits overview
Veterans should know the G I Bill provides mustering out payments farm and home loans readjustment allowances pensions for veterans and next of kin of those who die in service hospitalization domiciliary care and outpatient treatment. For details contact Edward C. Goss Veterans Administration Room 4 Shenandoah Valley Bank Building Winchester Va.
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Veterans “G. I
Edward C. Goss
Veterans Administration
Shenandoah Valley Bank Building
Winchester
Green eggs mystery ducks upstages Utah town
In Peterson Utah on March 19 observers note Glen Orton's white duck has laid green eggs since last Tuesday. He attributes the odd eggs to a St Patrick's Day touch and cannot explain the repeat performances.
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Peterson
Utah
Glen Orton
Orton
St. Patrick's
Mrs. Cunningham Dies In Hospital In Virginia
Mrs Mildred Loriie Cunningham of Boyce Virginia died yesterday at 2 15 PM in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a illness. She is survived by her husband Lewis Cunningham and two daughters Mary Louise and May Cunningham. Funeral services will be held Thursday March 21 at 2 PM at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev George S Lightner officiating. Interment will follow in Upperville.
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Mildred Loriie Cunningham
Lewis Cunningham
Boyce
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mary Louise
Ae May Cunningham
Oine
John H. Enders
Berryville
George 8. Lightner
Paspe
The
Methodist Church
Greatest World War II Armada for D Day Invasion
The largest armada was assembled for the invasion of France on D Day June 6 1944. Ideal water temperature for swimming ranges from 74 to 78 degrees, which stiffens muscles if warmer and can enervate.
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France
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Minnie E. Headley
Opequon, Va
Tokes’ Inn
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John W. Sibert
Boston Red Sox
Bobby Doer
Johnny Pesky
Power Company
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Joseph S. Horner
Edgar S. Leith
Phoebe Howell
Round Hill
Loudoun County
S. J. Stickles
Paris, Loudoun County
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Front Royal
Near
Armel School
ATO
M. Moscarella
Boy Duvall
Insel - Bric
Glaize
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
Miller’s Hardware and Household Supplies
RED Cross
Winchester Furniture CO
Loudoun Street
Tire Service Headquarters
Buncutter’s Tire Company
Braddock
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