Winchester Evening Star notices ad rates and subscriptions
The Winchester Evening Star outlines publication policies including deadlines for display ads, and promotes subscription rates for in town and out of state readers. It lists rates by year and period, with discounts for advance payment and postages to extra states.
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Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
Advan
Virginia
West Virginia
Public Education Faces Funding Battle in 1948 50 biennium
The Virginia General Assembly ends with Governor Tuck proposing 58,808,145 for public schools for 1948 50, a rise of over 11 million and averaging a 150 annual salary increase for instructional staff. The plan adds 900 teachers, reflecting growing enrollment and ongoing education funding growth.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Baiera Assembly
Moses
Cue
State Board of Education
Tuck
Are Negro Education Provisions Adequate and Effective
The excerpt asks if African American education provisions are adequate and practical, whether vocational training is realistic, and if fundamental studies are effectively taught. It argues that value for funding should be measurable and calls on administrators and teachers to ensure school efficiency within budget.
Western Powers seek Russia report on Austria holdings
London dispatch notes Western Powers want a Russian report on Austrian gains. It would be easy to count what Russia has taken in Austria and multiply by nine ninety-nine.
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Charleston Evening Post
London
Russia
Austria
Temporary fire chief appointment and festival staff named
News from 1947 reports Taylor Barr to serve temporarily as fire chief and J. L. Massie named director of public entertainment and public services for the Apple Blossom Festival. Groundbreaking planned for a $100000 livestock exchange on Route 50.
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Taylor Barr
J. L. Massie
Average life of a genuine pearl
The answer states that with reasonable care a real pearl can last well over a century. It emphasizes longevity and proper handling to preserve its condition and value.
How's Your I Q a 10 Question Quiz Page
A question filled quiz asks if water boils higher at Pike’s Peak, whether hair grows after death, zodiac sign for March 21 to April 23, name the ex Nazi chief in Paris who hanged himself, who was first heavyweight champ under Queensbury rules, whether Doughton serves in House or Senate, Bogota capital of Colombia, and which New York Herald reporter greeted Dr Livingstone with I presume.
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Paris
Cherches Midi
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Congress
House
Senate
Bogota
New York Herald
Africa
Dr. Livingstone
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas
Christian groups in Holland failed to unite until World War II forced leaders into concentration camps. Shared suffering and contact under harsh conditions fostered mutual understanding and unity, revealing how lessons from adversity surpass those learned in pleasant times. Disappointment and loss proved effective teachers.
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Holland
How Bees Make Beeswax
Honey is transformed by special glands into beeswax. The wax flows out on the plates under the abdomen in a liquid form and hardens into scales when exposed to air. The scales are removed and shaped by the jaws, mixed with saliva, and used to build comb. It takes from 10 to 155 pounds of honey to produce one pound of beeswax.
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E.H.C. A
Love and secrets thread through a seaside morning
Kit Marshall faces trust issues as Tracy hints at moral tests and Kirk's hidden interest. At the pool Tony Merryman confesses life pressures while Kit weighs love against work and independence. The dialogue mixes longing, social constraints, and uneasy flirtations in a sunlit setting.
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Tracy
Kit
Mr. Griswold
Kirk
Aunt Chris
Mrs. McIntyre
Miss Marshall
Tony
Mr. Merryman
Washingtons proposal for peace time conscription inquiry
Question asks if George Washington proposed a peacetime army by conscription. Answer notes Washington proposed a selective service concept to the First Congress of the United States.
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George Washington
J.R. A
Congress
Unite
Proposal for a citizen army with selective service units
He urged classifying men by age and fitness to separate the fit 18 to 25 into dedicated tactical units with special training. The aim was to create an effective citizen army.
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