Navy recruits expand Naval Reserve training drive
The Navy Department announces a May and June drive to recruit men for the Naval Reserve. It emphasizes education as the Navy’s strength and offers training from correspondence courses to school programs that qualify candidates for one of 160 Annapolis appointments each year. The effort aims to prepare civilians and potential sailors for future war demands and to enhance national strength.
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Navy Department
Naval Reserve
Navy
Annapolis
Reprisal-in-Being The United States Bases for Bombers in Maine
The United States plans a large bomber base in Aroostook County Maine to house B 36s and provide jet fighter support. The site near Presque Isle weighs against a Newfoundland plan and aims to place airpower within nonstop reach of Europe while strengthening deterrence.
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United States
Aroostook County
Maine
Europe
Southeast
Middle West
Army Air Forces
Newfoundland
Aroostook
Presque Isle
Dardanelles
Moscow
RAF
Veterans Receive Unexpected Bonus in 11 Sighted Scene
Veterans of World War II stood in civilian clothes when a surprise bonus appeared. The source notes it did not come from state legislature or Congress and implies it was local.
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Congress
Veterans Administration to issue surplus life insurance bonus
The Veterans Administration plans a yearlong process to distribute a surplus from National Service Life Insurance policies to veterans and former GIs. The amount comes from premiums paid beyond expected casualty claims from World War II and will reach beneficiaries gradually from Washington.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
National Service
Congress urged for creation of a United States of Europe
Current Opinion notes Hale Boggs supports a Congressional resolution favoring a united Europe. The idea traces to Coudenhove-Kaergi and has backing from Churchill. The piece argues Europe needs economic and political unification amid fading colonialism, but doubts Congress can influence such a shift or that Europeans are ready.
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Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Capitol Hill
Congress
United States of Europe
Boggs
Coudenhove-Kaiergi
Winston Churchill
Europe
Napoleon
Hitler
Russia
United States Congress
An Unhappy Contrast
London readers reflect on emigration waves from Britain to empire nations. The piece argues current migrations arise from poverty and restriction rather than adventure, highlighting a lack of confidence and disillusionment driving many to seek escape abroad.
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Britain
Empire
Recreation directors name C A Hobert President
Mr. Jackson upsets Stephens City in a semi pro nine as the County team collects 10 hits but fails to score. Handley wins state track title with Miller scoring 17 points and the local star finishing first in the 100, 220 and shot put.
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C. A. Hobert
Wendell Barney
Mr. Jackson
Stephens City
Handley Cops
Miller
City assigns wartime defense posts and rationing roles
Five years ago in 1942, motorists registered for gas rationing went smoothly. Major C R Anderson named J Pinckney Arthur as city defense coordinator, while A C Halvosa was appointed supervisor of aircraft warning stations in the city and county.
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J. Pinckney Arthur
C. R. Anderson
A. C. Halvosa
Fire damages historic Spout Springs mill in 1937
Ten years ago in 1937 a fire of unknown origin caused several thousand dollars in damage to the Spout Springs flour and grist mill. The county board of supervisors awarded C. L. Robinson a coal supply contract for county offices with a low bid of 4.50 per ton. Middletown graduation week will begin Sunday with a baccalaureate service led by Rev. W. E. Clark, according to Principal O. W. Wake.
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C. L. Robinson
Board of Supervisors
O. W. Wake
Middletown
W. E. Clark
Winchester Firemen Mark Motorization With Torchlight Parade
Six hundred men march in a torch light display led by Citizens Band under J. M. Spurr to celebrate motorization of all local fire companies. Old Sarah Zane hand engine presented by Miss Zane recalls the 1940s while the National Museum will receive apparatus soon. The Friendship Big Sis with black horses and red blaze, plus South End hose reef, underscore the contrast of old and new gear as Mrs. Betty Thatcher lends flowers.
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Winchester
Citizens Band
J. M. Spurr
Company I
Handley Cadets
Sarah Zane
Miss Zane
National Museum
Washington
South End Fire Company
South End
Betty Thatcher
How's Your IQ Quiz Questions From Page 2
A set of trivia items asks true or false on Lilienthal’s AEC chairmanship and other facts. Questions cover Coquimbo’s country, Leo Durocher suspension, US entry date in 1917, Tippecanoe nickname, a loading barge term, conscientious objectors in 1947, a comedian in Monsieur Verdoux, the Sargasso Sea, ocean regions, and leap year length.
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David Lilienthal
U. S. Senate
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Coquimbo
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Monsieur Verdoux
Sargasso Sea
Orthopedic Braces Available By Expert Fitter
Expert surgical appliance fitter E R Crumpton offers orthopedic braces by appointment on Monday Wednesday and Friday from 2 to 5 pm at 139 North Loudoun Street. Phone 7177.
Behold I Stand At The Door And Knock
The passage reflects on Holman Hunt's painting and the idea that door access depends on self choice. It warns against being locked in by inward keystrokes and compares human resistance to divine invitation, noting the tragic consequence of some men being lost when they keep the door shut.
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Holman Hunt
Languages spoken in the United States and worldwide
The Mother Tongue Bulletin from the Census Bureau lists languages of 27 countries spoken in the United States. In Languages of the World Meillet and Cohen index 6 760 named tongues and writing systems. The actual number of languages remains unresolved.
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United States
Census Bureau
Meillet
Cohen
Language figures compared by French Academy officers
Officers of the French Academy place language usage at 2 796, noting a discrepancy with earlier figures. The report highlights a difference in counts between official tallies and subsequent estimates.
Language and Dialect Distinction Sparks Debate
A discussion on how to classify speech varieties highlights confusion between language and dialect. Experts push for clearer criteria and caution against conflating culture with linguistic labels.
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