Autographed Leg Exemplar Heads to War Memorial
Sydney reports Steve Stephens of Perth, a World War II veteran who lost his left leg in infancy, will donate his wooden leg to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Stephens, 26, served two years as a bomber rear gunner in the Royal Australian Air Force and remains active in sport and dance.
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Sydney
Australia
Canberra
Stevetephens
Perth
St Stephens
Royal Australian Air Force
United Kingdom
Stephens
Western Australia
Northam
JET to Lay Plans For Ladies Night
Winchester JET members meet at the George Washington hotel at 7 30 p m to plan a Ladies night next month. Color movies of the soap box derby will be shown.
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Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Southern Baptist Mission Budget Nears Three Million
Richmond October 21 The Southern Baptist foreign missions board adopted a 1949 budget totaling 2,958,667 dollars with 2,625,877 for overseas work and 285,290 for the home office. Allocations include 409,036 for evangelistic activity in 25 areas, 260,026 for schools, 59,750 for medical work, 101,511 for literature, and 1,135,700 for personnel.
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Richmond
Southern Baptist Foreign Missions Board
Home Office
Bat Boy Earned Nearly Six Thousand Dollars in Year
Cleveland Indians bat boy Billy Sheridan earned about 3000 dollars this season plus 1693 dollars from the World Series and a 1000 dollar check from president Bill Veeck. He says he will receive tips from players. Indians will replace the bat boy next season.
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Cleveland
Billy Sheridan
Billy
Cleveland Indians
Bill Veeck
Indians
660 Immunized In Clarke Schools
A total of 660 children in Clarke County received diphtheria toxoid at school clinics. In Berryville 46 pre school and 242 school children. Boyce 35 pre school and 192 school children. Millwood 29 pre school and 15 school children. White Post 24 pre school and 10 school students. Williams Training School 12 pre school and 56 school children.
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Clarkety
John Hardesty
C. H. Iden
Frank E
Berryville
Boyce
Millwood
White Post
Williams Training School
United Nations Oscars 3d Birthday Observances Worldwide
The United Nations marks its third birthday with worldwide observances led by Dr Arne Bjornberg at Lake Success. Fifty eight member nations and others stage events in New York Rockefeller Center Plaza and around the globe with lectures exhibits and performances.
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New York
United Nations
General Assembly
Arne Bjornberg
U. N. Lake Success
Bjornberg
Rockefeller Center Plaza
U. N
Nations
Switzerland
Palais de Nations
League of Nations
Washington
John O’shea
Citizens Committee
State Marshall
U. S
Ben Barkley
Detroit
Windsor
Canada
England
Clement Attlee
Moscow
Prague
Warsaw
Lake Success
Brazil
Old Court House in New Castle Built in 1704
The old Court House in New Castle Delaware was built in 1704 and assemblies met there probably in that year. The white cuppa on top marks the center of the 12 mile circle that shaped the northern boundary of the state.
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New Castle
Del
Stage Setting Best when It Goes Unnoticed
New York October 21. English stage designer David Ffolkes rests his goal on invisible scenery that supports the play. A Broadway veteran of British period settings he won four top awards for Brigadoon and Man and Superman. He hopes to stage an American Old South work in Charleston.
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New York
David Ffolkes
Ffolkes
Broadway
Shaw
Hi Donaldson
Charley
Ray Bolger
Charleston
Greeks Again Eye American Purse For Military Aid
Washington officials expect the Greek military aid program to be extended for another year. State department and military authorities conduct a survey of the Greek situation with informants guessing Greece will need about 175 million dollars next year from the 225 million fund allotted by Congress for military aid to Greece and Turkey. Greece currently receives economic aid via the European Recovery Program.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
Greece
Turkey
GOP Chairman Endorses Local Home Rule Across States
Hugh D. Scott Jr., Republican National chairman, endorses local home rule as a fundamental right for states and warns against police state dictatorship. He spoke at the University of Virginia Cabell Hall during a rally sponsored by the student Republican club.
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GOP
Charlottesville
Hugh D. Scott Jr
University of Virginia
Scott
University
Cabell Hall
Republican Club
Local Union Drive Fails at United States Rubber Plant
In Scottsville on October 21, workers at the US Rubber Co. plant voted 122 to 100 against union representation by the Textile Workers of America CIO. The ballot result ends the drive for a union at the facility. Notes mention Jefferson Davis and camel import history from 1855.
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Scottsville
United States Rubber Co
Textile Workers of America Union
CIO
TWA
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
United States
Quirk Inspects County Schools Visit
Jerry Quirk, assistant superintendent of physical and health education at the State Department of Education, visits county high schools this week with Supt. Leslie D. Kline and R. E. Aylor. He confers with principals at Stonewall Middletown and Stephens City.
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Jerry Quirk
State Department of Education
Stonewall
Middletown
Stephens City
Leslie D. Kline
R. E. Aylor
Spaniards Export First American Tobacco in 1531
The report notes that the Spaniards shipped the initial tobacco from the American colonies in the year 1531, marking an early phase of global trade in a new cash crop.
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America
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Morrell
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Laree
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Clarke
Winchester's Shopping Center
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Anita
International Soundphoto
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Future
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