Washington and Lee names 1952 valedictorian
Henry W. Jones Jr. of Memphis Tennessee has been chosen as valedictorian for the Washington and Lee University 1952 graduating class. He will deliver the valedictory on graduation day June 6. Jones has been on the university honor roll and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is a senior commerce student and son of Mr and Mrs Henry W Jones of Memphis.
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Lexington
Henry W. Jones, Jr
Commerce
Memphis
Henry W Jones
Memphis, Tenn
Sliema Alpha Epsilon
Flag Officer Ranks in U S Navy
A flag officer in the U S Navy includes those who have attained the rank of rear admiral and higher. A flag officer is entitled to fly a special flag at the ship’s masthead under his command.
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C. C
U. S. Navy
Evening TV Schedule Highlights for Washington Area
A detailed listing of daytime and prime time programs across major stations WNEW WTTG WMAL and WTOP. Notable items include The Big Payoff Ralph Edwards The Goldbergs See No Evil Boston Blackie and Tonight's Studio One Meg Mallory along with sports and news segments.
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WNEW
Ralph Edwards
K. Smith
Ted Collins
Hawkins Falls
Gabby Hayes
Howdy Doody
Footlight Theatre
Kukla
F. and
Goldbergs
Jerome Hines
D. Garroway
R. Montgomery
Betty Field
Boston Blackie
Cinema Playhouse
the Outsider
Wmal-Tv
Ruth Crane
Avalanch
Bert Gordon
Harry von Zell
Family Playhouse
Rash
Vanessa Brown
Wtop-Tv
Mike and
Buff
Bert Parks
Pick Temple
Wild Horse Canyon
Dickie Moore
Cronkite
Edwards
Perry Como
Peter Lorre
Arthur Godrey
Lucille Ball
Claudia
Studio One
Thomas Mitchell
Meg Mallory
The
Donald Cook
Ellis Island
Nelson Eddy Sees Growth in Small Town Music Taste
Nelson Eddy notes in Bluefield West Virginia that small town audiences now welcome understandable music more than 25 years ago. He cites radio travel troubadours and school music education as factors while criticizing critics for favoring upper crust tastes and phony modern tunes.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Nelson Eddy
Hig
U. S
Theodore Paxson
West Virginia
Eddy
Longhair
Paxson
USO
America
Basic Industries Hit High Production Plan Bigger Plants
Industry output soared last week with government reports showing American firms plan to spend over 25 billion dollars on new plants and equipment, a new record. Yet consumer demand lagged as retail sales held level with the prior week and lagged behind Easter figures, despite price cuts and hopeful chatter for late season gains.
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New York
Dun and
Bradstreet
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Montgomery Ward
New York Stock Exchange
Stokes Named Acting VMI Superintendent
William M. Stokes, a reserve Army officer who led troops ashore in North Africa in World War II, was named acting superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute by the VMI Board of Visitors. The 51 year old brigadier general will take office in April and serves until Lt Gen Richard J. Marshall returns or a new superintendent is chosen.
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Lexington
William M. Stokes
Virginia Military Institute
Stokes
Organized Reserve Corps
VMI Board of Visitors
Richard J. Marshall
Marshall
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Recession Timing Cited Between 1953 And 1955
The source notes a major recession possibly occurring between 1953 and 1955, while emphasizing that the anchor year is 1952. This reflects wartime and postwar economic anxieties present in the period.
Barbara Payton Sues For Divorce From Franchot Tone
Barbara Payton sues for divorce from Franchot Tone in Los Angeles and says she has reconciled with Tom Neal who once fought Tone. She filed last week to avoid a default verdict. Trial for Tone’s action was set for April. Payton spoke to reporters about resuming her career and did not discuss remarriage.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Payton
Franchot Tone
Tom Neal
Tone
Cone
Barbara
Neal
Cloquet
Minn
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