Indifference to Kefauver crimes probe cited in DC crackdown failure
The Kefauver Committee revelations fail to spark action by Washington and Maryland officials and Congress. The piece argues the public and private sectors divert attention, allowing gambling and rackets to flourish with little enforcement or meaningful reform.
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Washington
Kefauver Crime Committee
Maryland
Congress
Miami
Chicago
Heane
O'Conor
Kefauver Committee
Tennessean
Genernor Warren
Florida
Kefauver
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Edwin C Johnson
Colorado
Johnson
Senate
White House
Department of Justice
Kefauvei
Two Masters Rule Labor for Soldiers and Civilian Harvest Help
The article discusses new policy allowing service members to perform harvest work at continental bases under local command discretion. It notes crops depend on ready harvesters, notes extra pay for servicemen, and warns of potential abuse. It criticizes the large standby military force as manpower waste.
Comparing Winchester then and now 1898 to 1951
The Star article contrasts Winchester business locations from 1898-99 with 1951-52 data from Ralph S. Brown’s directory. It notes only twelve firms remain in the same place and name, with one officer still at the same address, plus bank deposits, directory pages, and telephone subscribers growing markedly.
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Star
Walter A. Bowman
Winchester
Ralph S. Brown
Morningside Drive
Herbert S. Larrick
Rouss Avenue
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Haines Marble and Granite Works
T. J. Orndorff
John 8
Solenberger & Co
John
Miller Hardware
George W. Kurtz Funeral Home
Huntsberry Shoe
Hansbrough
Military personnel allowed off duty work to ease shortages
The Defense Department approves off duty labor by service members to help alleviate manpower shortages nationwide. The directive temporarily suspends regulations that discouraged military personnel from engaging in outside employment until further notice.
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Defense Department
Justice Douglas backs recognizing China after Himalaya trip
Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas returns from the Himalayas to urge U.S. recognition of the Chinese Communist government as a political victory for the free world. The humorously captured line notes a fall from a yak during the climb.
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Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Himalayas
United States
Free World
Winchester News Notes and Local Visits
Dr Paul Chapman reports 130 people had chest X rays at the mobile unit in Winchester. Woodmen of the World appoints a Head Camp Auditor for Virginia. Mrs Loring Woore hosts Mrs William A Mackay of Buffalo. The Cathers travel to Harrisonburg as Jerry Cather enters Madison College. Grimm family guests visit from Alexandria. Mrs E C Shade at 513 North Loudoun recovering from arthritis. A surprise 16th birthday party honors Dallas Homelright at the Butlers Welltown home. Will McKee returns from Jacksonville. Captain W A Huntsberry, Fort Jay, Governor's Island, visits hometown parents.
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Paul Chapman
Winchester
Woodmen of the World
Virginia
Loring Woore
Clearbrook
William A. Mackay
Buffalo
N. Y
J. B. Cather
Jerry Cather
Harrisonburg
Cather
Madison College
Holmes R. Grimm, Jr
Alexandria
H. R. Grimm, Jr
South Loudoun Street
E. C. Shade
North Loudoun Street
Kurta Butler
Welltown
Dallas Homelright
Will McKee
National Avenue
Jacksonville
Fla
W. A. Huntsberry
Fort Jay
Governor's Island
W. E. Huntsberry
Memorial Hospital death after scaffold fall at Handley School
Twenty five years ago Lewis Legg died in Memorial Hospital from injuries after falling from scaffolding at Handley School. The Rev P E Lindamood of Grimes spent the day in Winchester. Capt Ewart Johnston of Boyce was in New York on business.
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Lewis Legg
Memorial Hospital
Handley School
P. E. Lindamood
Grimes
Winchester
Ewart Johnston
Boyce
New York
Winchester residents return from Buffalo Exposition
Mr and Mrs W R Willis and their son Carroll travel home from the Buffalo Exposition where they viewed President McKinley lying in state after his assassination. Edgar C Hottle was injured when his horse, tied at a hitching post in front of the Post Office, attacked him.
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Edgar C. Hottle
W. R. Willis
Carroll
Winchester
Buffalo Exposition
President McKinley
How's Your I Q Percentiles in a 100 Question Test
A historical quiz note outlines a ten day scoring plan with daily results labeling 9–10 correct as Memory Genius 7–8 Very Superior 5–6 Excellent 4 Good. directs readers to page 2 for answers and lists sample questions asking about War of 1812 veterans and a ghost sighting at Elsinore.
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Elsinore
Prickly heat treatment and fat replacement methods
Article explains prickly heat causes including excessive sweating and skin scaling, with prevention tips, sponging, powders, and sunlight therapy. It notes fat depletion in skin as a factor and suggests lanolin and other animal fats for replacement, plus antibiotics for secondary infection. It ends with a Q A on myasthenia.
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Werman
Bundesen
M.D
Teres Syndicate, Inc
Rainfall Totals and Averages for 38 Year Period
Rainfall for the past 48 hours ends at 7 a m shows none. September rainfall to date 1 90 inches and year to date 29 79 inches. Average rainfall for 38 years 36 73 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1950 include January 2 48 February 1 95 March 2 86 April 2 90 May 3 83 June 3 91 July 3 84 August 3 90 September 2 65 October 3 33 November 2 53 December 2 46 inches.
Strength For The Day by Earl L. Douglass
A reflection on American freedoms sparked by displaced persons kissing the ground on American soil. The piece contrasts life under oppression with rights to speak, worship, work, and own property, urging readers to value and emulate these freedoms.
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Earl L. Douglass
D.D
United States
America
We Have Given Our Hearts Away
A family drama unfolds in a Southern city as the Harrison Blaydes face selling their home amid Eden Blaydes bitterness. Anne Blayde meets war veteran Jim Eliot who helps with the sale while sharing memories of Bataan and Corregidor.
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Geis
Harrison Blaydes
Eden Hlayde
Anne
Deke
Eden
Laura Blayde
Laura
Jim Eliot
Arso
Judge Fowler
Harrison Hiaghes
Eileen Fowler
Dad
Mother
Bataan
Corregidor
Washington
Ems
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Siam
U.S
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the Star
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Calgary
Canada
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Jim
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