Community Chest Urges Civic Duty and Human Conservation
The Community Chest frames its drive as a public obligation to curb human erosion and aid the less fortunate. It links soil conservation with social care and highlights the Freedom Train visit as a symbol of democratic privileges and duties. The campaign invites all residents to contribute according to means to benefit the entire community.
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Winchester
Free
America
Community Chest
International bolts bridge British and Yankee fasteners
An international agreement will allow British fasteners and Yankee bolts to join threads. Engineers from both nations have long preached and demanded standardization across designs and technologies, ending a two generation pursuit of mutual compatibility.
Mencken critiques 1948 campaign rhetoric in Baltimore Sun
Current Opinion by H. L. Mencken derides Truman and Dewey as demagogic and irrational. He argues Truman alienates voters by reliance on New Deal remnants and mocks Dewey for aligning with all positions the opponent favors. He asserts Dewey will win mainly due to Truman's unpopularity.
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Truman
Dewey
The Nation Divided Over Truman and Reform Candidates
The piece argues the American public is split on Truman, with strong criticism of Wallace and Dewey. It mocks Wallace’s leadership, praises Thurmond’s honesty but notes limited support, and denounces the political class for lacking competent leaders.
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Wallace
Truman
Dewey
Roanoke UDC Convention Attended by Notables
Miss Lucy Kurtz Mrs. William T. Col bert and Mrs. R. Bruce Slonaker attend the United Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Roanoke. Delegate E Blackburn Moore returns to Winchester after a three day Richmond session with the governor budget Advisory Commission.
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Lucy Kurtz
William T. Colbert
R. Bruce Slonaker
UDC
Roanoke
E. Blackburn Moore
Winchester
Richmond
Governor's Budget Advisory Commission
Allied forces cross Volturno on broad front near Naples
Five years ago war dispatch reports Allied troops breach the Volturno line on a broad front north of Naples. Mrs J D Pine notes apples blooming on a tree at 500 National Ave. In the Solomons US destroyers engage a Japanese task force and sink an enemy cruiser or heavy destroyer and at least two other destroyers in a moonlit night action.
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Cairo
Volturno River
Naples
J. D. Pine
National Ave
United States
Solomons
Fire damages home of Marion P. Michael at Sunnyside
Ernest Clevenger with 25 years raising hogs on his Chester White herd proclaims it the best breed. Citizens plan a dinner at George Washington to honor Maurice M. Lynch.
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Marion P. Michael
Sunnyside
Ernest Clevenger
Chester
Maurice M. Lynch
George Washington Notes
Polecat Invasion Reported at Stephens City
Nineteen twenty three accounts describe a polecat invasion at Stephens City. More than forty killed and many more feared in the area as the first frost began. Citizens batten down, traders report disrupted business, and residents guard doors all night. cats die in mistaken targeting.
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Stephens City
Fire destroys Beverley house under construction
The near finished residence of J B Beverley was gutted by fire after six months of work. Charles McCarty was injured fighting the blaze after a five foot fall. Miss Bessie Nicodemus and James Clark of Clarke county were married at Hagerstown.
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J.B. Beverley
Charles McCarty
Bessie Nicodemus
James Clark
Clarke County
Hagerstown
Strength For The Day by Fair L. Douglas
A devotional on the Prodigal Son parable emphasizes repentance and returning to God. It contrasts riotous living with the realization that one is a son of the father and part of a glorious household. The piece argues belief in divine heritage inspires a journey back to faith.
War dead honors share in postwar funerals
More than 65,000 WWII dead were brought home from overseas cemeteries between October 1947 and June 1948. Of those honored, 67 percent were paid by veterans organizations and 16 and one half percent by military personnel. Next of kin made no honors requests in 16 and one half percent.
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United States
Ocober
Penicillin Ointment Used For Treating Barber's Itch
Article discusses sycosis barbae or barber's itch caused by Staphylococcus infection of facial hair follicles. Penicillin ointment applied to face and nose showed rapid skin improvement, with source control by treating nasal carriage. Blepharitis may accompany, but no penicillin reactions observed. discontinue if allergy appears.
Daily Crossword Across Clues and Answers
A compact crossword with across clues covering terms from couple to Japanese sash and a list of cryptic entries including Tibetan priest, harvest goddess, decorative textile fabric, and a unit of force, with various cross references and thematic entries.
Judge Rules Catholic Instruction In State Schools
In Santa Fe district court, Judge E Turner Hensely ruled that Catholicism is taught in some New Mexico public schools, citing parish garb, catechism, and religious imagery observed in classrooms. The suit targets 29 state-supported schools, mainly in the north and central regions.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
E. Turner Hensely
CIO Officials Seek End to West Coast Maritime Strike
In San Francisco Allan Haywood and R. J. Thomas of the CIO travel on Muray orders to resolve the 38 day strike. Shipping interests demand removal of ILWU leaders Harry Bridges and Hugh Bryson as strike tensions rise. In Seattle the Washington State Federation of Labor says AFL longshoremen will load cargo in Tacoma, challenging CIO picket lines.
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San Francisco
CIO
Philip Muray
Murray
Allan Haywood
R. J. Thomas
National Cio
Hary Bridges
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Hugh Bryson
Merine Cooks and Stewards
Seattle
Washington State Federation of Labor
AFL
Tacoma
Birth details of Dr. Ralph J. Bunche in Detroit 1904
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche was born in Detroit Michigan in 1904. He is of Negro and Indian ancestry and led Howard University’s political science department until 1941 when he joined the Federal Government.
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Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Bernadette
Dr. Bunche
Detroit
Mich
Howard University
How's Your I Q A Ten Question Quiz From a 1948 Paper
A trivia quiz asks ten questions on topics from politics to astronomy and literature with a page turn to check answers. It mentions Dewey speeches, the White House completion, Neptune size, Sargasso Sea location, UN Day date, Africa versus South America latitude, a fawn, a wartime secretary of state, Portia as the heiress in Venice, and the zodiac sign for late October to late November.
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Thomas E. Dewey
White House
U. S
Sargasso Sea
Atlantic
Pacific
South America
Africa
Why katydids fall silent at approach of danger
The American Museum of Natural History explains katydids stop their singing when disturbed. They sense danger through hearing and vibration, perhaps other senses, and cease as soon as a tree is encircled or approached, the vibrations signaling the threat.
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American Museum of Natural History
Marry for Money Ends? Gail Disturbs Sam in Dated Romance
Gail, a New York model, decides to marry for security, fearing poverty and unsettled home life with Sam Meredith, a restless reporter. Their clash over love, money, and futures unfolds as Gail asserts independence and a possible future away from fame.
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Gail
Rusty’’ Rogers
New York
Sam Meredith
Sam Gail
Betty
Mr. Big
Pete
Sam
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