Navy Day Observance Showcases Husky Pups From Roanoke
Scout Richard Ewing holds a Husky pup exhibited for Navy Day with Lamar Keen and E M Blevins of the navy Recruiting Service nearby. The pups came in a van from Roanoke and descend from Byrd era Antarctic explorers. Captain Robert Quackenbush, Byrd aide, will speak at a Kiwanis sponsored joint dinner at the George Washington Hotel.
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Richard Ewing
Lamar Keen
E. M. Blevins
Navy Recruiting Service
Gregory Orndorff
E. L. Griffin
U. S. Navy
Richard E. Byrd
Keen
Capital
Navy
Coast Guard
Air Force
Army
Roberts. Quackenbush
Byrd
Kiwanis Club
Carte
George Washington Otel
Electrical Workers Union Local Bars Reds from Office
Mansfield Ohio October 25 A United Electrical Workers Local with 6000 members barred communists from holding office at Local 711 Westinghouse Electric plant amending its constitution to exclude subversive groups The international CIO union has refused to sign non-communist affidavits under Taft Hartley Act Handbills opposing the amendment circulated at the union hall noting the international constitution bars discrimination by race creed or politics
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Mansfield
United Electrical Workers
Big
Union Hall
International
Indubitable Word Meaning Highlight in Daily Lesson
The text defines indubitable as not doubtful and unquestionable. It notes the phrase The satisfactory results of such action are indubitable and invites daily vocabulary growth with a single word studied each day.
Hybrid Corn Shows Scheduled in Area
Community hybrid shows featuring top local corn are set at Southern States Co-op warehouses in Winchester and Stephens City. Open to farmers and Future Farmers of America and 4 H Club members using Southern States Hybrid seed. entries due by November 22 and judged December 4 by a local agricultural worker.
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Southern States Co-op Services
Winchester
Stephens City
Future Farmers of America
4-H Club
Southern States
Neutral powers push draft on Berlin crisis resolution
The neutral countries propose a plan calling for removal of transport restrictions, a currency agreement using the Russian zone mark in Berlin, and a four power foreign ministers meeting within 10 days to discuss the German problem.
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Trals
Vishinsky
Berlin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Star Readers Remember Retired Haines Couple in 50 Years
Fifty years of marriage for Mr. and Mrs. Haines are recalled as they reflect on early life near National cemetery and a long string of Star readership. Their two sons Joseph and Harry, daughter Floyd’s family, and two grandchildren echo the quiet family history set against town growth from Leicester Street to their current home.
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Maud Seabright
Nellie Legg
Arthur Anderson
Washington
George Forney
John J. Williams
Haines
Clifford St
Floyd
Joseph
Harry Stover Haines
Irene Hawkins
McGaheysville
Strasburg
Joe
Winchester
Buela Stultz
Harry
Gladys Patton
Patton's
Leicester St
Kent
Leicester
Richard Ave
National Cemetery
Star
Mrs. Haines
Mr. Haines
Early Operation Deemed Best For Inflamed Gall Bladder
Medical expert Dr. Edward Judd Jr of Mayo Clinic advocates early surgery for acute gall bladder inflammation. The piece explains how early removal is often possible, why jaundice and bile duct issues occur, and when drainage or later operations may be required. It also notes the condition's prevalence among older obese women and describes typical symptoms.
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Edward Judd, Jr
Mayo Clinic
King
Paraguay Revolt Outbreak Reported
La Nacion reported a new military revolution in Paraguay with a brief dispatch from Formosa on the Paraguayan border. The Argentine paper noted the outbreak in its October 25 bulletin.
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Paraguay
Buenos Aires
Argentina
la Nacion
Formosa
Aztecs Used Metal Crayons, England Controls Graphite Lead
Cortez documented Aztec use of metal crayons. England held a graphite monopoly for lead pencils for two centuries.
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Cortez
England
Reaves Attends Water Conference
S. H. Reaves, superintendent of the city water and sewer dept, attends the 15th annual conference of the Virginia section of the American Water Works Assn in Richmond. The meeting will extend through tomorrow.
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S. H. Reaves
City Water and Sewer Dept
Virginia
American Water Works Assn
Richmond
Virginia Farmers Stay Financially Sound Despite Rising Costs
John C. Blackburn of Shenandoah Valley National Bank says Virginia agriculture remains sound financially amid inflation. He cites a bank lending survey showing farm loans at 1947 end of about 48.1 million and 1948 start around 46.6 million, with growth mainly in real estate secured loans for capital improvements.
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Virginia
John C. Blackburn
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Blackburn
Frederick County
Agricultural Commission of the
Alsn
French inventor Nicolas Jacques Conte father of the pencil
The article credits Nicolas Jacques Conte, a French inventor, as the father of the modern pencil, noting his contributions to pencil development.
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Nicolas Jacques Conte
Pencil
Virginia Farmers Access to Credit in 1947 and 1948 Balances
Production loans totaled 31.252 million with 21.496 million outstanding at year start 1948. Real estate secured long term credits rose to 24.826 million from 16.892 million. Twenty percent of 173,051 farmers received bank credit that year. Government subsidized agencies served 9,028 borrowers who drew 9.651 million, while private Virginia banks met the needs of the rest.
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Virginia
Military Fusion Prospects in North Atlantic Union Debate
The article discusses a proposed alliance adding the United States and Canada to a Western Europe backed union. Bevin signals conditional support for a European parliament, tied to larger commitments from member nations.
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United States
Canada
Bevin
Western
Europe
Bevin to Outline Proposals on Western European Unity
The report notes Bevin plans a statement outlining constructive proposals for Western European unity. British sources suggest growing coordination among governments to strengthen Parliament’s foundation amid this effort.
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Bevin
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