Little Butch the smallest baby elephant joins Ameli a circus
The infant elephant nicknamed Little Butch will perform with 24 elephants in the Dailey Bros. show on the Front Royal Road Friday afternoon and evening. A $500 prize will go to the winner who names the elephant, with any child under 12 eligible to vote. The female elephant arrived from India last summer and was raised on baby food.
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Butch
Amelia
Dailey Bros
Front Royal Road
India
State Education Aid to Supervising Principals Limited
Richmond May 11 G Tyler Miller state superintendent says no applications for state aid for supervising principals on a 12 month basis for the 1948 49 session will be accepted from schools not already receiving aid. Schools receiving help must meet conditions to continue next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
G. Tyler Miller
Senate Plan Lets President Seize Factories Refusing Armys Orders
Senate discussion outlines power for the President to seize any factory or plant that declines to accept contracts or orders from the armed services. The act requires orders to be filled at a reasonable price. Senator Russell of Georgia supports the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services
Eclipse Observations Aid Mapmakers From Solar Event
The National Geographic Society conducted a 5320 mile sun eclipse arc study from Burma to the Aleutians to improve navigation charts. Weather hindered five of seven sites, but Bangkok and Rebun Jima yielded usable data linking geodetic triangulation networks for British India Japan and possibly Korea.
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Washington
National Geographic
Burma
Aleutians
Capetown
South Africa
Bangkok
Siam
Rebun Jima
Japan
Lyman J. Briggs
British India
Korea
Korean Elections Cost 500 Lives
Seoul May 11 The first free election in this ancient nation cost 500 lives yet about 7 million South Koreans voted as 200 national assemblymen were chosen to form the first democratic government. Ballot counting for nearly 1000 candidates proceeded slowly with results expected days away amid post election calm.
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Seoul
U.S
Korea
South Korea
North Korea
United Nations
Stassen Heads West to Debate Dewey on Communism
Harold F. Stassen announced he would fly to Portland, Oregon for a debate with Thomas E. Dewey on communism. He urged outlawing communist organizations and releasing the peace notes with Soviet Russia, and called for public discussions open to citizens.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Harold F. Stassen
Portland
Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
Minnesota
Soviet
Russia
Stassen
Prussia
Union Prayer Meet at John Mann Methodist Church
A union prayer service of colored churches in the city will be held at John Mann Methodist Church at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Rev. E H Jackson, pastor of the host church and chair of the union committee, announced the event.
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John Mann Methodist Church
E. H. Jackson
Local Market Prices and Feed Details
Daily corrected market list shows prices for corn meal yellow and white 10 lb bags, white 5 lb bags, No 2 yellow corn delivered in city per bushel, No 3 red winter wheat, barley and soybeans per bushel, and various feeds including egg mash and cracked corn. The report is a casual price snapshot with noted typographical caveats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micetcoe
Mosceaie
Legion Asks Veteran Homestead Plan Tied to TEW Bill
The American Legion urged Congress to link veterans homestead legislation to the Taft Ellencer-Wagner housing bill. House committee chair Wolcott estimated the cost at 9.45 million, part of a total near 20 billion over years. Legion housing chair Alessandroni said the government assuming the obligation could alleviate housing shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
American Legion
Congress
Taft Ellencer-Wagner
House
Wolcott
R-Mich
Walter Alessandroni
Philadelphia
Legion
Alessandroni
Senate considers UN backed peace resolution
The Senate foreign relations committee prepared a working paper urging the United States to seek international peace through the United Nations. Crayman Vandenberg described the document as government policy guidance for the President. It proposes removing the veto on specific international settlement disputes and on admitting new UN members.
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Washington
Tne
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
United Nations
Crayman Vandenberg
Policy Notes on Soviet Reply and U S Stance During Talks
Policy continued from page one describes a 550 word oral response to the Soviet foreign minister's reply to the original American note. It states that Smith did not encourage Russians to hope for negotiations for an overall settlement at that time and recalls what Smith had said originally.
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Moscow
Smith
May 12 to June 5 Estate and Household Goods Auctions
Listings show multiple estate and household auctions across Virginia and West Virginia counties from May 12 to June 5. Items include furniture antiques farm equipment livestock and real estate, with locations near Gainesboro Winchester Whitacre Brucetown and Kernstown and times from morning to afternoon.
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W. Wood Baker
Albin
Emma de Haven
Gainesboro
James
Grove
Ebenezer
Whitacre
Bessie Smith Kern
Slonaker Coal Co
West
Winchester
Ralph Hummer
F. H. Swimsey
Brucetown
O. W. Dick
Ace Rosenberger
Frank de Freeze
Harry Orndorff
Wadesville
Clarke County
M. B. Swimley
Swimley
Ruby Schneider
Kernstown
George Helsley
White Hall
Answers to the Daily Quiz Published in Ae Page Four
A compact list provides the quiz answers: Siberia, Soviet Russia, Rhode Island, War Production Board, Clare Boothe Luce, True, The Cubans, Sirius, Civilian Conservation Corps, Charles Dickens.
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Siberia
Soviet Russia
Rhode Island
War Production Board
Clare Boothe Luce
True
The
Sirius
Civilian Conservation Corps
Charles Dickens
Door Left Wide Open For Full and Ences Composing
Fragmentary line notes that the door remains wide open for complete and possible composing efforts. No clear names, places, or dates are legible. The text hints at ongoing openness to further work or events without specifics.
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Schramm
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Jones Atic
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Apple Pie Ridge Road
CASH
Lewis Bowley Roy
Chas. Duvall
Atlas Concrete
Folsom
Alabama
James EF
Jim
Jamelle Moore
Panama City
Fla
International Soundphoto
G Peterson
National Railroad
New York
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Reynold Gualco
Jeffrey
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International
Public Commission
Greenspring
Geo. Helsley
America’s Finest Tire
Prare
Seiberling
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Liam EL Ais
Julian Glascock
Summit Point
W. Va
H. M. Stevens
Old Glover House
Buckmarsh St
Berryville
Lewis Bowley
Amp Top
Newatt Ome
Chris Brewer Sales CO
Strasburg 252
Elm St
Orkin
UN Glaize & Bro
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Chapman Motor CO
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St. Phone
Easy Terms
Pine Motor Co., Inc
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B. F. Goodrich
Omps Funeral Home
WERS
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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc
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T. B
Fred Stine
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