Bitter Pennsylvania primary fight shapes 1952 GOP nominating hopes
In Pennsylvania the Republican contest for Senator and Governor pits Duff against Grundy Martin and Kunkel vs Fine. Jay Cooke, wounded WWII veteran, seeks gubernatorial nomination with Stassen endorsement as a split grows from 1948 historic friction. Outcomes could influence Dewey, Taft, and Stassen in the 1952 presidential race.
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Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
United States
Joseph R. Grundynd
Edward Martin
John ©. Kunkel
John F. Fine
Grundy-Martin
Jay Cooke
Philadelphia
Cooke
Joseph F. Guffey
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Katiker
Duff
Martin
Dewey
Vandenberg
Taft
New York
How Many Communists
President Truman faced claims of Communist decline but press and FBI reports show rising activity. Vote tallies from 1932 to 1948 reflect shifting support with notable spikes for the Socialist and Wallace lines, while communists remain vocal and regarded as dangerous.
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Truman
United States
FBI
Communist Party
Mr. Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
Wallace Party
Russia
Utah Governor Lee backs economy despite federal clash
Time Magazine portrays J Bracken Lee as a reforming Utah Republican who trims his office, vetoes unaffordable budgets, and questions federal grants. He argues government must endure hardship to preserve freedom, warning Congress on a $42.5 billion budget and urging citizens to accept personal responsibility.
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Time Magazine
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Lee
Washington
Time
Salt Lake City
Black Lee
Veterans’ Affairs
Congress
United States
Berryville School Leadership Changes and Local Honors
D. G. Cooley will retire after 30 years as Berryville High principal and 46 years in Virginia schools. C. E. Miley Jr. is named successor when Clarke County schools consolidate. Lucy Bragg of Brucetown competes in Miss Northern Virginia Pageant. John H. Rosenberger named president of Winchester Memorial Hospital. Kathryn I. Newcome of Handley High earns dean’s list at Mary Washington College. Church makes two city sermons at Montague Ave and Market St. churches.
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D. G. Cooley
Berryville High School
Virginia
C. E. Miley, Jr
Boyce
Clarke County
Stonewall High School
Lucy Bragg
Brucetown
Frederick County
Montague Ave. Methodist
Market St
Kathryn I. Newcome
Handley High School
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Local Heroes and War News Highlight April Reports
Word comes that Sgt James E Holland 24 son of Nellie R Holland 2 W Leicester Sr is missing in action since April 19 in Germany. Technician Ralph Shafer Jr son of Dr and Mrs R A Shafer of 25 W Boscawen is among first local veterans mustered out under the new point system at Fort Meade Md. Pence limited Stephens City to four hits as Middletown won 4 0.
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James E. Holland
Nellie R. Holland
W. Leicester Sr
Germany
Ralph Shafer, Jr
R. A. Shafer
W. Boscawen
Fort Meade
Pence
Stephens City
Middletown
State highways fund cut for Clarke County roads
The State Department of Highways reported a sharp reduction in the fund allocated for Clarke County road construction. Bishop W. W. Peele of the Methodist Church was mentioned in relation to the notice.
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State Department of Highways
Clarke County
W. W. Peele
Methodist
Local rail office promoted after manager death
Twenty five years ago D. I. Fahrney was made manager of the local American Railway Express office after William E. Grim died. Maynard Wisecarver became cashier. Col. B. M. Roszel of Shenandoah Valley Academy spoke at Friendship Fire Co banquet. Effie Jones secured a warrant for a thief who stole soup from her stove.
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D. I. Fahrney
American Railway Express
William E. Grim
Maynard Wisecarver
Col. B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Friendship Fire Co
Effie Jones
Martinsburg Fire Alarms Highlight Local Housing Safety
Nine fire alarms were turned in for the same Martinsburg house within 12 hours alerting authorities to a可能 recurring hazard. The Hella Manufacturing Co planned to hire 500 workers and pay over 450 000 annually if located here to produce brass art objects and metal fixtures. Leslie D Kline, a leading breeder of setters pointers and beagles, sent five dogs to the Atlanta Bench Show.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Hella Manufacturing Co
Leslie D. Kline
U. S
Atlanta, Ga
White collar revolt and public aid questions raise political tensions
The piece discusses the growing view that white collar workers feel neglected by administrations amid rising costs. It questions whether a distinct white collar class exists, condemns entrenched lobbies, and urges self-reliance while noting the potential to challenge entrenched political machines. It also offers guidance on how nonworking individuals may access old age assistance and how workers file for Social Security benefits.
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Washington
Houston
Tex
Tammany Ball
Coney Island
Tammany
Tammany Hall
Chambersburg
Injection Ends Muscular Pain
The article explains trigger points in muscles and fascia as a source of chronic pain. Local anesthetic injections at these points can provide lasting relief, with detection by pressure or ethyl chloride spray, followed by injection if needed.
Rainfall figures for 37 year period and monthly averages
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour total of .04 inches and today to date 2.07 inches with 1950 total 10.56 inches. Average annual rainfall across 37 years 36.56 inches and monthly means for 1913 1949 period list January 2.50 February 1.92 March 2.86 April 3.09 May 3.77 June 3.78 July 3.81 August 3.93 September 2.58 October 3.34 November 2.47 December 2.42 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research.
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Winchester Research
Christ Based Work Ethic From Faith-Filled Vision
The speaker discusses contacting Social Security offices for applications and urges visiting in person if possible. They describe how a new vision of Christ transforms lives, bringing nobility, peace, and a higher quality of daily work directed toward happy service to God.
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Christ
Strength For The Day As Seen By A Poster Artist
An artist recounts how creating a Christ figure for a religious campaign changed his outlook and improved his art. He notes that after drawing Jesus he has never produced an unworthy piece of work, though he admits not every later work reached the same peak.
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Jesus
Christ
insignia of Confederate Army captains in 1861
General Orders No 9 states that Confederate Army captains wore three horizontal gold bars on the collar tunics with specified dimensions and two sleeve braids of gold.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Office
Confederate War Department
How's Your I Q Memory Quiz Challenge
A quiz item set titled How's Your I Q asks readers to answer 10 questions over 10 days. Questions cover Easter date, Hitler's uniform, Arkansas capital, a Revolutionary War surrender, night rainbows, grammar correction, Bay of Fundy phenomenon, Gonzalez Videla’s country, tides cause, and Spain’s western ocean boundary.
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Adolf Hitler
Arkansas
Charleston
S.C
Bay of Fundy
Gonzalez-Videla
United States
Spain
Portugal
Outsider Eliza Forrestal Takes Charge At New Interval Mill
Eliza Forrestal returns to manage her late grandfather’s paper mill in New Interval N A amid town anxieties. The community debates how the European raised heiress will impact the valley’s way of life as gruff workers and local figures react to the outsider’s arrival.
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Eliza Forrestal
New Interval
N. A
Europe
Eliza
Marylin Streeter
Chris Cameron
George Culbert
Tense confrontation over Andre ends their years apart
Amy faces lingering feelings about Andre as she and Eliza prepare to depart. The ornate room reveals wealth and tension while Eliza reveals plans to go to New Hampshire, signaling a split from Amy amid unresolved past relations.
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Andre
Amy
Eliza
Eliza Forrestal
New Hampshire
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