Army Officer Seeks To Join Wife At Leper Colony
Maj Hans Hornbostel asks to accompany his wife to Carville Louisiana leprosy colony after she contracted the disease while researching Polynesian peoples. Surgeons and officials consider the request unusual but not impossible as the couple requests a life together in isolation.
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Francisco
Carville
Hans . Hornbostel
Thomas Parran
Santo Tomas
Manila
San Francisco Hospital
Hornbostel
Hans
Berryville Falls to Middletown in 10 7 Baseball Shootout
Middletown defeats Berryville 10 to 7 after a see-saw game. Berryville led 2 0 and 7 3, but Middletown answered with a six run burst in the seventh and a fifth inning rally. Berryville pitcher Donald McCarty started, relieved by Smallwood. Middletown pitcher Renner left for Charlie Clem in the fourth. Doubles by Lloyd and Boyd for Berryville and Brumback for Middletown were the only extra base hits.
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Donald McCarty
Berryville
Smallwood
Renner
Middletown
Charlie Clem
Lloyd and Boyd
Brumback
Hoover to Leave Next Week for South America
Herbert Hoover announced from the White House that he will depart by plane late next week as President Truman's special food ambassador. He plans to visit Mexico Peru Chile Argentina Brazil and Cuba with possible stops in Uruguay and Colombia, itinerary not finalized.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
South America
Truman
White House
Mexico
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Cuba
Uruguay
Colombia
Winchester shoppers cut travel time to Northwest Virginia center
A survey shows 52 747 people live within 20 miles of Winchester with 30 minute slow driving to Northwest Virginia's shopping center.
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Winchester
Northwest
Virginia
Daily crossword across clues mixed with American abbreviations
Puzzle clues list includes wound mark valise cabbage island willow flask tree leather drink zodiaca lizard masculine pronoun like ale garden tool stitch waters trunk verbal fetish beverage and more with multiple across and down items in a mixed grid style
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Pacific
Peru
Orient
Switz
Agricultural Board Meeting Set for May 22 in Frederick
Frederick County Agricultural Board will hold its quarterly meeting at 8 p m on Wednesday May 22 in the County Court House. President Charles E Staples will preside. Committee heads will report on fire fighting improvements and famine emergency measures while a film Freedom and Famine will be shown. Other reports cover poultry and livestock progress and rural home and market plans with updates on the curb market project at the Boscawen corner location.
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Agricultural Board
Frederick County Cultural Board
County Court House
Charles E. Staples
Landon Whitacre
E. M. Funk
Frederick Odee
C. Irvine Cather
E. Clay Rogers
Walker Mc C. Bond
Rural Home and Market Committee
Cather
Mark Tion
Schlack
Boscawen and
Ent
Houghton Elected President of National Boy Scouts Council
Amory Houghton of Corning New York was chosen president of the national council Boy Scouts of America. He has chaired Scouting in New York and New Jersey and serves as Corning Glass Works chairman. Walter W Head of St Louis retires after 20 years as president.
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ST. Louis
Amory Houghton
Corning
N. Y
National Council
Boy Scouts of American
Corning Glass Works
Walter W. Head
Houghton
New York
New Jersey
What causes the color of hair
The color of hair comes from the pigment melanin present in several chemical forms. White hair results from the absence of melanin.
Maryland Virginia dairy group weighing milk diversion
B B Derick, secretary treasurer of the Maryland and Virginia milk producers association, testified before the Senate agriculture committee that producers may divert milk to other markets if prices are not raised. He said OPA ceiling prices plus subsidies fail to yield profit and urged removal of government price controls on dairy products.
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Washington
B. B. Derick
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
Derick
Senate Agriculture Committee
Derrick
OPA
Maryland
Virginia
Senate
All Russian Troops Reported Withdrawn From Manchuria
Chinese vice minister Liu Chieh said he was informed that all Russian troops had left Manchuria and possibly Dairen. He noted Port Arthur likely remains unaffected and that Moscow had not yet formally replied. The withdrawal was reported by Gen. Tung Pen-Ping from Vladivostok.
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Nanking
Liu Chieh
Manchuria
Dairen
Liu
Port Arthur
Moscow
Tung Pen-Ping
Vladivostok
Report Shows Nation Eating Its Way To Food Consumption Record
A U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics report forecasts 1946 per capita food consumption will be 14 percent above prewar levels as bumper supplies meet a growing demand. Despite grain and fat shortages abroad, domestic output is estimated to be about one third above 1935-39 average, with final 1946 production near 1943 levels and only slightly below the postwar peaks of 1944 and 1945.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Agriculture Department
Neverthless
Virginia Newspaperman Completes 67 Years On Northern Neck News
Warsaw Virginia May 16 longtime editor and publisher William Y. Morgan marks 67 years of continuous service at the Northern Neck News He began at 13 and by 23 led the weekly He plans to stay on until 1954 and is known for covering weddings church events fairs and local functions across the Northern Neck He notes the region looks its finest after a recent motor trip along the Rappahannock river.
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Warsaw
Uncle Willie Morgan
William Y. Morgan
Northern Neck News
Willie
Northern Neck
Rappahannock River
Virginia
Quiz answers listed for Page 4 questions
The responses identify sources and names: General Accounting Office. Halley's. Japanese military commander. James Gibbons. Giant Navy transport plane. Pope. April 21. Germany. General officers and enlisted men. Bauxite.
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General Accounting Office
Halley's
Japanese Military Commandr
James Gibbons
Giant
Pope
Germany
States with no crime rise last year identified
North Dakota and South Carolina were the only two states that did not report an increase in crime last year.
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A. McC
North Dakota
South Carolina
Larger Packages May Now Be Sent Overseas
New regulations announced by postmaster W Nelson Page set overseas parcel limits for Army shipments at 100 inches combined length and girth and 70 pounds. Navy and Marine Corps orders still require no Army request, and one package per week is allowed to all three services.
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W. Nelson Page
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Page
House Votes Airmail Rate Reduction
The House unanimously approved reducing airmail postage from 8 cents to 5 cents per ounce. Senate action and White House approval are required before the measure takes effect.
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House
Washington
Senate
White House
Ruth Asks For International Baseball Visit in Mexico City
Babe Ruth arrived in Mexico City and urged international baseball expansion while praising the Pasquel brothers who run the Mexican League. A cheering crowd mobbed him for autographs as he was hosted by Jorge Pasquel.
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Mexico City
Babe Ruth
Pasquel Brothers
Jorge Pasquel
Ruth
Famous Names Drop Up In Armed Forces
Denver reports a sequence at Buckley Field where a private named Saint Peter in the post chaplain's office was exposed. The article notes a string of famous names appearing within military circles and hints at further developments to come.
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Denver
Buckley Field
Saint Peter
Military Training Mixup Appears in Odd War Office List
The relations office lists Pvt Prank Sinatra and Pvt Tommy Dorsey unable to sing or play, along with Pvt Harold Lloyd and Pvt James Byrnes as basic trainees. Also named are Lou Boudrea u not on Buckley's team and Pvt Lloyd Douglas too busy to write books. A hospital set remains chronic.
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Prank Sinatra
Tommy Dorsey
Harold Lloyd
James Byrnes
Lou Boudreau
Buckley
Lloyd Douglas
Senate Fights Over Union Rights Hint at Wider Strike Clause
Senators Russell and Wherry push a provision in Agriculture Department funding to allow strikes by union members. They say a similar clause will be added to all future supply bills. The move follows the CIO United Public Workers of America stance on strikes and anti imperialist claims. Byrd’s proposal to outlaw union collectives remains a Senate focal point.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Russell D-Ga
Whery Neb
CIO
United Public Workers of America
Russell
Senator Byrd
Dva
Senate
Byrd
Col
Health and Welfare Fund Fight Sparks Senate Debate
The Virgin management pushed for control of a health and welfare fund as John L. Lewis demanded from coal mine operators. Pepper has led the floor since Monday, yielding time for the stop-gap draft bill and others to speak on various subjects.
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John L. Lewis
Virgin
Pepper
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