Rockingham Legion Opposes Rankin Veterans Pension Bill
The Rockingham Post of the American Legion strongly opposes the Rankin Veterans Pension Bill proposing $90 monthly pensions at age 65. They warn the plan could hurt other veterans programs and threaten national solvency, praising the post’s leadership as responsible for a solvent government.
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Rockingham Post
American Legion
Rankin
Congress
Rockingham American Legion Post
Rockingham
Greenland in U S Defense System and Danish Roles
The article outlines Greenland's status in the U S defense framework under the North Atlantic Treaty. It notes Danish sovereignty, wartime treaties, and May 1947 talks in Copenhagen with Washington on terminating the 1941 Greenland base agreement. It mentions Molotov's 1947 critique and Greenland as part of North America under inter-American security pacts.
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Greenland
United States
Denmark
Copenhhagen
Washington
Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Molotov
Kremlin
U.S
Iceland
Moscow
New York
North America
Rio de Janeiro
Greenland strategic notes and wartime stations mentioned
The article outlines Greenland’s geography from 60 degrees N into the Arctic Circle and notes four German weather stations in the northeast during the war. It mentions U S bases along the Arctic Circle and hints at Greenland sovereignty shifts since Napoleonic times, ending with a call for U S purchase of Greenland.
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Arctic Circle
Greenland
United States
Russia
Germany
U.S. Coast Guard
Byrd Holds Power in Wallgren Confirmation Battle
In the Senate fight over Wallgren as National Security Resources Board chair, Harry Byrd of Virginia blocked the nomination with Republican support. Byrd cited Wallgren’s lack of administrative qualifications and warned of vast powers concentrated in one agency. Byrd may face political repercussions, yet retains national respect.
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Mon C. Wallgren
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
Byrd
Senate
Harry Byrd
Mr. Truman
Washington
War Production Board
Petroleum Administration For War
War Foods Administration
War Manpower Commission
Office of Defense Transportation
War Shipping Administration
Betty Jean Carroll Ann and Temple Lee Creedle Named for Queen Shenandoah XXI
Five year old tripid daughters of Mr and Mrs Thomas L Creedle Jr of 502 Fairmont Ave are named to carry a train of Queen Shenandoah XXI. Miss Charlotte Pavey Lupton is named college scholar at Wellesley. Some aspiring Legion ballplayers turn out at Winchester park for opening practice. Whitacre residents numbering 200 are finishing a community building.
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Betty Jean
Carroll Ann
Temple Lee
Tripid
Thomas L. Creedle Jr
Fairmont Ave
Charlotte Pavey Lupton
Wellesley
Legion
Winchester Park
Whitacre
Red armies thrust into Kovel and Burma action noted
Five years after 1944 scouts plan attendance March 25 26 at Rock Enon camp. Office of War Information cites war casualties at 165000 while Allied forces push toward Japanese positions near Burma and Indian border, with battles in old Poland and Pripet marshes.
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Kovel
Pripet
Old
Poland
Burma
Rock Enon
Office of War Information
Hitler Speech at Memel Sparks World Tension
Ten years ago, in 1929, Memel saw Hitler declare Germany would not threaten the world. In 1939 a $358 million bond bill for Army Air Corps expansion was moving through Congress as part of looming military buildup.
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Hitler
Memel
Germany
Army Air Corp
1924 Leaders Appointed to Local Clubs and Society
In 1924 Leslie Kline is named head of the Field Trial club and W Spott White becomes president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Leslie Kline
W. Spott White
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Bride Mae Tucker Dies Suddenly in New Orleans
Forty five years ago in 1904 Mrs Mae Tucker, newlywed, dies suddenly in New Orleans. Dr R W Gover of Gainesboro is ill with measles in the same era.
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Mae Tucker
New Orleans
R. W. Gover
Gainesboro
When Women Rule Globe
Hal Boyle imagines a far future where mythic tales explain the millennia of female governance and wars. A father and son survive a cold world in a cave as their mother retains power and the men dream of peace.
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New York
Ward Tor
Father
Editorial on Constitutional government rights of minorities
T B Smith of Davenport Iowa responds to your editorial praising Senator Maybank of South Carolina for his discussion in Congress. The letter lauds the defense of minority rights and the theory of constitutional government and urges continuing consideration.
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the Star
Maybank
South Carolina
The
Congress
T. B. Smith
Davenport
Iowa
How's Your I. Q. A 100 Question Daily Quiz
A vintage self test outlines scoring by daily correct counts from 9 to 10 correct for Memory Genius down to 4 correct Good. It includes cryptic prompts such as Mildred Gillars nickname and asks about an American artist and foreign minister roles with questions on Magna Carta and a river boundary.
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Mildred E. Gillars
Robert
Peabody
Harvard Lange
Ohio
Kentucky
The Child With Poor Appetite
Dr. Bundesen discusses common pediatric appetite problems including refusal to chew and eat, and related issues like bedwetting and thumb sucking. He offers guidance: avoid rushing development, reduce food after the first year, encourage eating as a pleasure, provide varied palatable meals, and ensure loving home conditions to prevent appetite issues.
AgONING RAILS and Nicknames Quiz from 1900s Reference
A fragmented trivia item lists questions on height measures, aurora‑like light in southern latitudes, a 1900 founded insurrection service group with an annual “wallow,” and a synchrotron. It notes New Jersey and Kansas among states with many nicknames, citing several example epithets and states.
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H. J. Kk
New Jersey
Beechcroft Mystery Deepens As Debby Faces Tim
Debby Randall fears Tim Taylor's danger linked to the Beechcroft shooting and a Beechcroft incident. She acts on fear, dispatches letters, and plans a secret trip to the island while wrestling with unresolved feelings and a warning from McGregor.
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Derby
Taylor
Tim
Sam
Beechcroft
Mark
Deb
Pacific
Clive
Debby
Sam Farr
Ee Sens
Molly B
Lander
Roger Stewart
Tilly
Mark Taylor
McGregor
Ladder
Litt Brows & Co
Debby Randall
Washington
Deborah Randall
Proxy
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