Progress Made By City Recreation Department
Miss Virginia Gregory, the first director, has built a growing city recreation program in Winchester. The park area on Senseng Road and school playgrounds illustrate early facilities, with civic groups aiding. She departs tomorrow to join the North Carolina State Recreation Department with public praise and best wishes.
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Winchester
Virginia Gregory
Gregory
Reuss Park
Miss Gregory
North Carolina State Recreation Department
Navy
Hoover says U.S. must act alone for peace with conquered nations
The piece quotes Herbert Hoover criticizing Soviet tactics in Europe. He argues Russia seeks to bleed the United States of resources, opposes German recovery, and violates the Potsdam agreement. Hoover warns that without lifting Soviet obstruction, America cannot endure and must pursue peace through independent action within the framework of the United Nations.
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Herbert Hoover
Representative Taber
United States
Russia
Mr. Hoover
Moscow
Washington
Na- Nora
Profit philosophy questioned in newsprint deal ethics
In The Lynchburg News opinion page, Samuel Galewitz’s claim that profit equals whatever the market bears is scrutinized. The piece argues extreme gains on scarce goods during economic instability threaten free enterprise, ethics, and patriotism, contrasting fair gains with robber baron era excess.
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Samuel Galewitz
Galewitz
Wagner Act scope debated over plant guards unions
Fredericksburg report summarizes Supreme Court rulings labeling plant guards as employees under the Wagner Act. The decisions extend union rights to guards, aligning them with production workers and prompting critique of the Act's broad employer and employee definitions.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
Supreme Court of the United States
High Court
Murphy
Supreme Court
House Military Affairs Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Rebecca Carr Larrick 35 Succumbs After Operation
Mrs Rebecca Carr Larrick, 35, dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital after an operation. Roy Rickard of Stephens City is critically injured when he falls 45 feet at work in a Viscose plant in Front Royal. J Sloan Kuykendall appointed commonwealth attorney for Frederick County to fill term. Lawrence Buckner leads All-Stars to 11 2 win over Middletown with James Judy toiling for the losers.
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Rebecca Carr Larrick
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Roy Rickard
Stephens City
Front Royal
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Frederick County
Philip Williams
W. Earle Edwards
Lawrence Buckner
Middletown
James Judy
Weekend Farm Dilemma Sparks Love Triangle
Sherry Kent pursues a weekend with Steve Jeffrey while Leda and Val adjust plans. Val falls for Wade Carrington at his upscale apartment after a party, accepting his marriage proposal as Sherry encounters Lex Morell and a looming choice about love and commitment. The chapter ends with a hopeful pledge to marry soon.
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Sherry Kent
Steve Jeffrey
Leda
Val
Roger Bedlee
Wade Carrington
Rick Colby
Rick
Brundage
Sherry
Steve
Lex Morell
Lex
Pen
Aunt Pen
Wade
Susan Pyle
Darling
Mandalay and the universal reach of moral law
Kipling suggests in Mandalay that there is no place where the Ten Commandments do not apply. The piece argues moral law is universal across forests deserts mountains cities and even the afterlife, challenging the idea that one can escape ethical duties by distance or status.
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Mandalay
Rudyard Kipling
You
Heaven
Hell
Quiz questions from a vintage newspaper page page 2
A set of seven trivia prompts includes who discovered America and the year, which president received the entire electoral vote, who owned a famous diamond, the Handcuff King magician, a copper cent auto rumor, Taft’s middle name, and Sing Sing’s former warden.
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Christopher Columbus
America
U. S
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Washington
D. C
Robert A. Taft
Albert
Alfred
Alphonso
Sing Sing
California
True or false on crab species and whale names
The questions ask whether soft shelled crabs are a separate species and compare alcohol content by weight versus volume. It also asks if male whales are called bucks bulls or rams.
Banks Seek Saturday Bank Closings in 1948 Legislature
Virginia Beach May 29 The Virginia Bankers Association approved a plan to urge the 1948 General Assembly to pass permissive laws allowing banks to close on Saturdays. The proposal passed the VBA committee on state legislation 54 to 15 after a lengthy debate.
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Virginia Beach
Virginia Bankers Associated
General Assembly
VBA
Lawrence Shows Open at Fairgrounds by Friendship Fire Co
Col. B. M. Roszel warns audience of dangers in national life during National Decoration Day program. Commander Ed win C. Parker introduces speaker at annual Legion service in National Cemetery. Rev. Ronald S. Wilson gives invocation and W. R. Legge reads Gettysburg Address. More than 3,000 attend as Handley faces Shenandoah Valley Academy in drill. Handley cadets win under Capt. Guy E. Manning.
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Lawrence
Fair Grounds
Friendship Fire Company
B. M. Roszel
Edwin C. Parker
National Cemetery
Ronald S. Wilson
W. R. Legge
Lincoln
Handley and
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Guy E. Manning
Bank chiefs debate Saturday closing and union fears
Harold G. Brown of Winchester warned that banks not closing on Saturdays invite union organizing. He spoke during the association's annual convention, arguing against Saturday closing for his bank, while discussing broader labor relation concerns.
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Harold G. Brown
Winchester
Brown
Bank Debate Sparks Call for Public Access
A fragment shows a view that the bank should allow access to those who wish, signaling a broader debate on public rights and financial institution policies.
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Bank
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the Lynchburg News
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Birmingham
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Star Phones
Rock Wool
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