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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1948
Page
5
Socialist candidate Norman Thomas secures sixth nomination in Reading
Norman Thomas, 63, of New York, accepted an unprecedented sixth Presidential nomination by the Socialist Party at the 26th national convention in Reading, urging universal disarmament as the path to peace before 200 delegates. He argued the United States must adopt disarmament to achieve lasting security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Norman Thomas
New York
Socialist Party
Thomas
United States
International Soundphoto
Mrs Fannie Palmer Rites Set in Omps Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Palmer widow of George W. Palmer will be held at 11 a m tomorrow at Omps Funeral Home with Rev J S Ducknall officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot at Mt Hebron Cemetery. She was born at Stephens City, daughter of the late Francis and Mary Taylor, and survived by a daughter Mrs. Gladys Jones of Clarke County and stepchildren James W. Palmer of Washington, Mrs. Ida Dunlap of Gore, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Annie McKinney of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omps
Fannie Palmer
Gainesboro
J. S. Ducknall
Mt. Hebron
George W. Palmer
Stephens City
Francis Taylor
Frederick County
Gladys Jones
Clarke County
James W. Palmer
Washington
Ida Dunlap
Gore
Miller
Annie McKinney
Winchester
Waiting and longing at Stone House Christmas party
Anne reveals fear and longing as she awaits Alec after war ends. John urges hope while Anne admits loving him, then Stone House bursts to life with decorations, guests, and plans as Helen hosts a layered, tense celebration. Madame Kingsley, Gram, and others move through the crowd in a cliffhanger ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Alec
John
Nick
Belen
Thomas
Annabel
Helen
Auntie
Judy
Arthur Hopkinson
Frank Tennant
Debonair
Mitya Randovitch
Earl Eversley
Donald Ogden
Peters
Peters Boys
Wilkins
Harold Fitch
Mitya
Julia
Mrs. Hopkinson
Mrs. Peters
Mrs. Wilkins
Mrs. Fitch
Henry
Cass Wilkins
Mr. Hopkinson
Gram
Madame Kingsley
Hospital Fact a day Pentothal in War Medicine
The article explains sodium pentothal used to induce twilight sleep for memory recall in recuperating soldiers and in civilian hospitals for anesthesia during operations. It notes intravenous use, postoperative wakefulness, and its role in cesarean births followed by nitrous oxide. A diagram of its chemical structure is shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial
Largest Indian tribes by numbers and land in the U S
The Nivajos in northern Arizona and New Mexico are the largest Indian tribe by population and land holdings. Cherokees follow, now mainly residing in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.W.N. A
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Origin of the Saying square meal
The phrase square meal appears in English literature as early as 1611 and was used by Beaumont and Fletcher in 1616. While the precise origin is unknown, it is believed to derive from the idea that something square is solid or steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont and —"Letcher
Peaks of the Appalachians Named for Blue Mist
A fragment notes the highest peaks in the Appalachians located in the region famed for its blue mist. The description ties the range to the name given by the atmospheric haze across the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachians
Lend Lease Aid to Soviet Union and Detroit Streets
The Lend-Lease Act passed on March 11, 1941 and first aid to Russia was sent in December 1941. In Detroit suburb Van Dyke many streets honor Michigan car makers. the plan began in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Russia
Detroit
Mich
van Dyke
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