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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1949

Page

5

Phi Beta Kappa name origin and notable facts

The Phi Beta Kappa name comes from the initials of its motto Philosophia Biou Kub ernetes meaning philosophy is the guide of life. Membership is about 95 000. The Q&A covers unions testing honesty house paint thickness Kensington Stone signatures and other old facts.

Phi Beta Kappa CoMieavs

Senate to Probe Kickbacks in Poland Loan

Senate investigators will thoroughly examine alleged cash kickbacks linked to a 40 million dollar U S loan to Poland. The probe focuses on freight forwarders and insurance brokers who handled overseas shipments tied to coal mining and railroad equipment purchases.

Washington Senate U. S Poland Hoey D-Nc Special Export-Import Bank Europe

Michigan University Maps Underground Area of State

Thousands of tiny man made cliffs at the University of Michigan show exactly what rocks and depths were found in Michigan oil and water wells. The 3000 cliffs, up to 46 feet high, are used to indicate rock beds and guide prospector guesses on oil areas and water supplies.

Ann Arbor Mich Michigan University of Michigan The Unseen Earth Kenneth K. Landes Geology George W. Cohee U. S. Geological Survey Poll Landes Cohee

Housing Bill Vote Tentatively Set for Later This Week

Democratic leaders aim to deliver a Truman victory on housing this week with a House vote planned for Thursday or Friday on the administration multi billion dollar bill. The Senate already approved it 57 to 13, but a House rules delay and floor amendments from Republicans and some Democrats remain possible.

Washington Truman House Senate House Rules Committee Mr. Truman

Original Draft of Thirteenth Amendment Held in National Archives

The original eight-line draft abolishing slavery is in the National Archives in Washington DC. It is in eight different handwritings, suggesting eight statesmen each contributed to the epochal document.

National Archives Washington, D. C

No confirmed uranium or thorium deposits in sedimentary rocks

The article notes no indication of valuable workable deposits of uranium or thorium in the sedimentary rocks discussed. It emphasizes that despite mentions of radioactive materials, there is no evidence yet of economically viable resources.

Huff daughter seeks Miss Northern Virginia title

Seeks beauty title as 21 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Huff of Front Royal competes at Willow Lawn pool Friday for Miss Northern Virginia.

J. A. Huff Front Royal Willow Lawnpool Northern Virginia

Miss Huff Competes in North America Ski Championship

Miss Huff of WCHS and Madison College placed runner up at the North America ski championship held in New Hampshire.

Miss Huff WCHS Madison College New Hampshire

Center of Greater New York Located at Flushing Meadow

Flushing Meadow serves as the temporary home of the United Nations and sits near the geographic and population center of Greater New York, anchoring the region’s core.

Greater New York M. W A. Flushing Meadow United Nations

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Miss Truman Parthia Eugene Ormandy Philadelphia Orchestra England Scotland Margaret Truman James Ceasar Petrillo American Federation of Musicians Ormandy WACS Armed Services Evelyn E. Albert U. S. Marine Corps Bogota N. J Wac Elizabeth Cooper van Dyke, Mich Navy Betty M. Jones Nescopeck Waaf Pfo Virginia L United States H. McC. A National Bureau of Standards Whistler Anna McNeill Whistler France Albert Gallatin New Geneva Smithsonian Institution Minnesota America Leavenworth Kans San Diego Calif Philip St George Cooke PennZeil Motor PennZeil PennZoil Polan Bell Winchester Front Royal Collins Bronx Charles Collins Lebanon Hospital N. Y Michigan University Welee Mold S. Loudoun ST Yen gEater Worker Mopet Wailaiohe Cramer June Huff Chapman Motor CO W. Boscawen St Winchester, Va Sherwin-Williams Wan Bes Sherwin-Williams Paints Miller’s N. Main St Winchester
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