Important Positions Go Begging
The piece notes Francis Patrick Matthews of Omaha was named Secretary of the Navy by President Truman after Sullivan’s resignation. It argues the job attracted little interest due to the merger of armed services and perceived Truman Administration incompetence. It also mentions Calder and Daniels declining top posts and Swanson and Stimson’s past moves.
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Omaha
Nebraska
America
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Truman
Navy
John L. Sullivan
Army
Claudes Augustus Swanson
United State
Virginia
Henry L. Stimson
Mr. Calder
New York
Jonathan Daniels
North Carolina
Armed Services
D. G. Cooley Retires After 46 Years in Virginia Schools
The Star salutes D. G. Cooley principal of Berryville High School for 30 years who plans to retire at the end of this school session. It notes C. E. Miley Jr won’t succeed him and extends best wishes for Miley’s new assignment.
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Virginia
D. G. Cooley
Berryville High School
C. E. Miley, Jr
Mr. Cooley
Clay Retires As German Governor After Three-Year Command
General Lucius D. Clay ends a 31 year military career as the United States military governor of Germany a post he held for three years amid the Cold War. He guided Berlin airlift efforts and helped shape U S policy toward Russia marking a long career of leadership and service.
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Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
Atom and Love Compared in Britannica Editions
The 1763 Britannica barely touched atom and love with four and five sentences respectively. The current edition devotes nine pages to atom while leaving love unwritten. The writer notes a world with less atom knowledge and more love insight might not be so bad.
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Tannica
Britannica
Hiss and Carnegie Endowment trustees face a fork in fate
The Richmond News Leader examines the Hiss case at the Carnegie Endowment, noting the board's unanimous choice to keep Hiss as a trustee while removing him from active duties, the absence of testimony heard, and the likely long-term damage to Hiss regardless of trial outcome.
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Richmond News-Leader
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Hiss
Board
Carnegie Board
4&4
Foster Dulles
Philip Jessup
D. D. Eisenhower
Nicholas Murray Butler
Carnegie Endowment
Chambers
Strange Justice in Gloucester County School Bond Effort
The Gloucester County School Board faced a federal court order to provide equal facilities for Black students. After a bond issue for a Negro high school failed, officials obtained a $50,000 priority loan from the State Literary Fund, with hope for another $50,000, aiming to fund desegregation per the court order.
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Staunton News-Leader
Gloucester County
State Literary Fund
Dailey Bros Circus Hits Winchester City Limits
News of 1948 reports Dailey Bros first circus in 15 years performing near Winchester causing early school dismissals. Judy Belchie marks her second birthday at home on Tennyson Ave as local milestones recap in this year retrospective.
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Dailey Bros
First Circus
Winchester
Tennyson Ave
Judy Belchie
Pressure Breeds Cruelty
Hal Boyle surveys whether mankind is growing more cruel, collecting varied views from a steward, veteran, editor, salesgirl, and businessman. He weighs cruelty against progress, asks if fear and crowded lives drive harshness, and ponders whether humanity is becoming kinder or crueller as history moves on.
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Hal Boyle
New York
LY A
Strength For The Day For Newcomers
A column urges newcomers to give neighbors time to adjust to new arrivals. Loneliness can strike in crowds and new homes, but independence and patience help acceptance. Most people are friendly and willing to help, though snobbery and shyness can delay warmth.
Causes of Painful Heartburn in Everyday Life
This piece explains heartburn causes such as nervous tension and poor eating habits. It notes most cases arenot due to stomach disease, lists aggravating foods, and advises slowing meals and eliminating triggering foods. Drug treatment is said to have little value.
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King
A. S
Syndicate, Inc
How's Your I Q Memory Quiz From Ten Days
A 10 day quiz with daily results and a page 2 answer key asks ten questions. It covers a Bogart wife known as The Look, con side in debating, Mikado title origin, number of Bill of Rights amendments, Mauna Loa location, Kathy Fiscus rescue truth, Hambletonian race type, cabinet with four year term, Roosevelt two term predecessor, and the coot species.
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Humphrey Bogart
U. S
Mauna Loa
Pacific
How much stronger is Gargantua the gorilla
Frank Buck rates Gargantua the gorilla as having the brute strength of 20 men. He reportedly jerked 17 men off their feet with one hand in a tug of war.
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Frank Buck
Delinquent Tax Collections Costs Decline Despite Higher Totals
Richmond reports that over ten years delinquent taxes collected rose about threefold while collection costs fell. For the year ending June 20, 1939, $271,365 was collected at a cost of $21,564 or 7.04 percent. For ten months of the current year through April 30, $826,969 was collected at $18,376 or 2.22 percent.
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Richmond
Marvin E. Nuckels
Beatrice Leaves New York Reflecting on a Lovers Embrace
Beatrice and David confront their feelings and decide to part rather than ruin Porter and Beatrice’s marriage. She travels home, gripped by sorrow and hope, while Cecily’s transformed outlook underscores acceptance as Beatrice awaits Porter’s return and faces an absent husband revealed by his missing luggage.
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Beatrice
Porter
New York
Cecily
Marianne
Frances
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