13 year old wins national soil resources essay contest
JACK HARDY son of Mr and Mrs John Arthur Hardy of Jackstone Va won 50 cash third place in a national contest on Conserving Soil Resources jointly sponsored by the National Grange American Plant Food Company He will be honored at a Washington division meeting in October with Secretary of Agriculture Charles F Brannan attending and presenting awards in the 15 000 contest era.
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Jack Hardy
John Arthur Hardy
RFD 1
Jackstone
National Grange of American Plant Food
Washington
Construction Unions End Longstanding Jurisdiction Fight
In Paul Minnesota the AFL Carpenters and AFL Laborers union reach a no strike pact at the AFL convention. They agree on dividing work removing concrete forms with carpenters handling form erection and removal and laborers moving lumber cleaning oiling and transporting reusable forms. The accord ends years of disputes tied to construction work.
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Bag Paul
Minn
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Louis Johnson
William Green
Carpenters and
Laborers Unions
Carpenters Union
Atlantic Pact Force Begins Maneuvers in Germany
In Hamburg Germany on Oct 11 troops from five Atlantic Pact nations started five days of maneuvers in the British occupation zone. The operation involves about 45 000 soldiers.
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Hamburg
Germany
Air Force Ready To Support Others
Major General Robert M. Lee, commander of the Tactical Air Command at Elgin Base, declares the Air Force ready to provide close air support to the Army and Navy. He states the service has the best equipment for the support role and spoke during a demonstration of methods and equipment in a simulated war.
Virginia patriot warned Jefferson of British approach at Monticello
H A Jack Jouitte of Charlottesville Va was the Revolutionary patriot who warned Thomas Jefferson of the approaching British forces, saving him from imminent capture.
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Virginia
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
H. A
Jack Jouitte
Charlottesville
Kiwanis Set Cast for Headin Hollywood Musical Comedy
Kiwanis talent scout J. H. Cather Jr. and director R. F. Seward announce the cast for Headin Hollywood to be staged Oct 19 and 20 at Handley auditorium. Marvin Hutchenson leads as a Carolina hillbilly with Patricia Stevenson as his hillbilly sweetheart, Ma and Pa Cude played by Mrs. Lillian Babb and John Moran, and supporting roles filled by Dick Rhodes George Garber Beverély Whiting Martha Robinsonf Howard Holl as Dr Tablet and Mrs Irvin OConnell and Mrs Richard Lewis as locals. The second act adds Cleo Le Marr and Eleanor Cross as new characters. over 35 chorus girls accompany 24 musicians.
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Headin
Hollywood
Handley Auditorium
Kiwanis
J. H. Cather Jr
R. F. Seward
Marvin Hutchenson
Patricia Stevenson
Hutchenson
Carolina
Cude
Lillian Babb
John Moran
Pa Cude
Dick Rhodes
Braggart
George Garber
Beveréely Whiting
Martha Robinsonf
Howard Holl
Dr. Tablet
East Berliners Elect Observers to German Soviet State
East Berlin chose seven voteless observers to represent the Soviet sector in the Soviet backed east German republic. Berlin remains the eastern republic capital but cannot be formally a state soon. The upper house is largely powerless. People’s Chamber formed last Friday. Communists claim a peace treaty with the Soviet Union within a year and pledge to oppose the Bonn western republic.
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Berlin
Oct
East Berlin
West Berlin
West German
People’s Chamber
Handley Pupils Rehearse for Winchester Kiwanis Show
About 100 local participants from Handley school rehearse daily for a Winchester Kiwanis fundraiser to aid underprivileged children.
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Handley
Winchester Kiwanis
Pope Given Blue Scooter by Italian Fans at Castel Gandolfo
Pope Pius XI received a bright blue motor scooter presented by 700 horn blowing Italian scooter fans at Castel Gandolfo. He blessed the drivers and praised their courage and agility, planning to gift the scooter to a mission to carry priests in remote rural areas.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pope Pius XI
Pius
Captain Sprinkle Returns Home From Hospital
Retired Army officer and superintendent of the National Cemetery Captain D M Sprinkle returned to his National Avenue home today after a surgical stay at Winchester Hospital.
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D. M. Sprinkle
USA
National Cemetery
National Ave
Winchester Hospital
Truman Requests Arms Appropriation for NATO Aid
President Truman asked Congress for 1.314 billion dollars to fund American arms shipments and aid to friendly nations. The request includes 814 million dollars in direct appropriation and authority to enter 500 million dollars in contracts. A White House statement says most funds would support North Atlantic Treaty countries requesting military aid.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Sonnett Reburial Services For World War II Casualty
Reburial services for Sgt. Paul Sonnett, WWII casualty, set for 2 30 p m tomorrow at a national cemetery. Dr. E T Clark Legion post chaplain will officiate, assisted by the post burial squad. He leaves a brother Robert A Sonnett of Richeyville.
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Paul Sonnett
National Cemetery
E. T. Clark
Legion Post
Robert A. Sonnett
Richeyville
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Duplite
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Soviet Union
Bonn
Pope
Sgt. Sonnett
Samuel Martin
Connellsville
Safeway
Safewa
Margarine
Ford
America
Webster
Shenandoah Motor CO
Handley High School
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