Can They Be Friends United Nations Looms Over September Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly meets in New York on September 16. American leaders criticize Soviet behavior, citing vetoes, opposition to control of atomic energy, and demands for an inquiry into colonies. The U N assembly may prove significant as tensions rise globally.
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General Assembly of
United Nations
New York
Russia
Truman
Marshall
Forrestal
Vandenberg
Iron Fist
America
Balkan
Alaska
Hawaii
Britain
France
Canada
U.S
Iceland
Greenland
Denmark
Christmas Toy Outlook Bright For Holidays 1947
Department store buyers report a robust Christmas toy season with wide variety and higher quality. Tricycles, pedal cars, metal playground gear, and more mechanical items from England expected. The magnetic village and water sipping rubber doll return. Czech ornaments will be pricey while tree lights remain scarce due to a bulb shortage.
Plain dishonesty in GI loan home construction exposed
The VA reports widespread defects in veterans housing built under GI loans with poor workmanship and misrepresentation. It vows disciplinary steps, warns builders, lenders and appraisers, and urges veterans to insist on careful planning and honest, proven contractors to avoid costly, flawed homes.
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Veterans Administration
Virginia
William Battaile Installed Governor of Moose Lodge
William Battaile was installed as governor of the newly organized Lodge No 1283 Loyal Order of the Moose. The Barter Theater of Virginia will present four well known plays in Winchester beginning September 27.
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William Battaile
Loyal Order of the Moose
Virginia
Winchester
Lions eye clinic set for October in city and county
P. G. Ireland, chairman of the Lions Club blind and sight committee, announced the annual eye clinic for school children in the city and county would be held on October 6 7 8. Mrs Ian MacCallum and sons Crawford and Spencer plan to spend the winter in Mexico after leaving Monday.
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P. G. Ireland
Lions Club
Blind and Sight Committee
Ian MacCallum
Crawford and
Spencer
Mexico
Winchester Benefactress Dies in Hospital at Five
Miss Martha Miller Quantz of an old Winchester family died at 5 p m Saturday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. It was announced that two more weeks would be needed to finish the Market Street town run bridge.
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Martha Miller Quantz
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Market Street
Birth of Virginia Lee as Joneses receive congratulations
Mr and Mrs W E Jones welcome a daughter Virginia Lee as Andrew Bell formerly of Harrisonburg announces his new role as Secretary of the Winchester Chamber of Commerce today.
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W. E. Jones
Virginia Lee
Andrew Bell
Harrisonburg
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Midnight prowlers and a wife with an axe
The article notes many homes were visited by midnight prowlers despite police efforts. It also reports an exhibition of female anger at a gentleman's residence where his wife used an axe to hack his buggy to pieces.
Character Tied to Religion Says Florence Nightingale
The article quotes Florence Nightingale on life as a gift and urges aligning thoughts words and acts toward God. It argues character without religion is weak and that the end of life is to serve God, a view shared by many who face life’s facts.
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Florence Nightingale
Rainfall Statistics For Winchester Area
Rainfall figures show no precipitation in the 24 hours ending 7 a m. Sept to date totals 0 81 inches. 1947 year to date 25 79 inches. Average annual rainfall over 24 years 36 30 inches. Monthly averages based on 1913 1946 period list values for each month and total year. Statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
How's Your I Q Seven Quiz Questions Answers
A list of quiz questions covering music instruments, Greece, Pearl Buck childhood, gamebits, wind speed tools, Alexander the Great India reach, cube surface area, Wellington capital, Liberty Bell origin, venison meat, and a definition of the golden hamster as a seven inch rodent used in research and kept by thousands in the United States.
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Yehudi Menuhin
Dwight P. Groswold
Greece
Pearl Buck
Alexander the Great
India
Wellington
Australia
Union of South Africa
New Zealand
London
England
Philadelphia
Boston
Mass
New York City
United States
PAL Drink Ad Promises Natural Orange Refreshment
An advertisement touts PAL as a naturally refreshing drink with orange flavor and a hint of lemon. It claims pasteurization and vacuum sealing preserve purity and juice quality, and highlights quick cooling for convenient refrigeration.
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