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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1950
Page
4
Churchill Addresses Virginia Assembly March 8 1946
Winston Churchill addressed the Virginia General Assembly on March 8 1946 praising its primacy as the most ancient law making body on the mainland of the American colonies.
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Qvorfolk
Ledger-Dispatch
Winston Churchill
Virginia General Assembly
Churchill debate over oldest legislative body in Western Hemisphere
In Virginia discussions, Churchill's remark about Bermuda Assembly as the oldest parliamentary body triggers a debate on Jamestown 1619 and Virginia's colonial lineage. The piece notes Bermuda's ties to Virginia, mentions Nathaniel Butler and Yeardley, and invites further scholarly challenge to Andrews while praising his Pulitzer winning colonial work.
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Western Hemisphere
New World
Governor Tuck
Mr. Churchill
House of Delegates
Virginia
Jamestown
Bermuda Assembly
Bermuda
Virginia Company
George Somers
Somers Islands
Nathaniel Butler
Yeardley
Andrews
Churchill
Governor Battle
Virginia General Assembly
Five Queens Named for Apple Blossom Festival
Nancy Bruce Lodge and Ann Marie Adams were chosen along with three others to represent Sarah Zane and Rouss in the Apple Blossom Festival. The selections reflect local families from White Hall and North Braddock Junction as the community celebrates the annual event.
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Nancy Bruce Lodge
J. Bruce Lodge
White Hall
Ann Marie Adams
Mervel W. Adams
N. Braddock Jt
Sarah Zane
Rouss
Grimes County Farmer George Stotler Dies After Buggy Runaway
Twenty five years ago, George Stotler, a noted Grimes area farmer, died at Winchester Memorial Hospital due to severe injuries from being dragged by a buggy and a runaway horse. The Ethiopia Italy dispute was sent to the League of Nations for peaceful settlement.
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George Stotler
Grimes
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ethiopia
Italy
League of Nations
Reverend Nelson Pete Dame Resumes Christ Episcopal Duties
Rev. Nelson Pete Dame returns from Alexandria and will resume control of services at Christ Episcopal Church marking his return to parish leadership after a long absence.
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Nelson Pete Dame
Alexandria
Mr. Dame
Christ Episcopal Church
Vinson to Inaugurate Wide Defense Probe in April
The House Armed Services Committee led by Carl Vinson will launch a major inquiry into American security and defense needs in April. The probe aims to bridge legislative and executive control, scrutinizing Truman Johnson policies and military funding amid Cold War pressures and rising atomic threats.
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Washington
Ike Eisenhower
National Defense Establishment
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Congress
Secretary of National Defense
Vinson
Eisenhower
Pentagon
China
Russia
Asia
France
Italy
Messrs
Truman
Johnson
Marine Corps
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Louis E. Denfeld
Joel Boone
Hudson River discoverer nationality
Henry Hudson was English by origin though he sailed for the Dutch East India Company of Holland. His given name was also rendered Hendrik in Dutch records.
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Hudson
Hudson River
M. B
Dutch East India Company of Holland
Hendrik
How's Your I Q A 100 Question Test Review
A dense set of quiz prompts asks about shelled crabs two species, Ernest Cherrington’s work with displaced persons prohibition or women's issues, Grapes of Wrath author, Klement Gottwald’s country, paper invention origins, Fritz Thyssen’s hoped funding for a European party, and which U S cabinet officer serves through a president’s term plus one month.
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Ernest Cherrington
S. E
Klement Gottwald
Fritz Thyssen
U. S
Stalin’s Siblings Lineage Revealed by Mother’s Children
The text notes Joseph Stalin’s mother Ekaterina produced three children before him, all of whom died in infancy. It implies Stalin had no surviving elder siblings, framing his birth as fourth in line. The account emphasizes the maternal brood and early infant losses.
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Stalin
Ekaterina
Joseph
Rainfall Averages by Month From 37 Years Data
Summary of 37 year rainfall averages each month with total annual average 36.56 inches. Monthly figures list January 2.50 February 1.93 March 2.86 April 3.09 May 3.77 June 3.78 July 2.? August 2.58 September 2.58 October 3.34 November 2.47 December 2.42. Courtesy Winchester Research.
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Rai
Winchester Research
Town scrapes curfew after six decades
Town Council votes to end a 60 year curfew. At Town Hall Smiley Roberts favors self control and family responsibility while Judge Cunningham jokes that most sleep through the horn. The piece reflects a town’s live and let live stance and resistance to state regulation.
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Town Hall
Smiley Roberts
Smiley
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