Price of Peace Demands Growing National Resources
General Vandergrift warns in a Veterans of Foreign Wars address that sustaining peace requires constant readiness, with manpower, industry, and research. He notes large appropriations for a standing Army and Navy, war plants, stockpiles, and underground facilities, tying peace costs to long term national budget and research.
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Vandergrift
Marine Corps
Veterans of Foreign Wars
America
Housing After War I and the Construction Boom
After World War I construction fell to near zero. Costs and wages surged then depressions hit, followed by a steady rebound from 1921 to 1928 as contracts rose and helped lift the nation out of the 1920-21 low mood.
V-2 Flight Redefines Naval Weapons Frontier
The V-2 fired from the carrier Midway prompts discussion of naval power shifts. The 15 ton rocket with 100 mile range contrasts with 16 inch shells and heavy turrets on modern battleships. Analysts note possible ship modifications and range upgrades as navies study future deployment.
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Admiral Gallery
Midway
U.S
London
Antwerp
Early Push-Button Warfare Fantasies Rise
The text sketches a future where batteries power robot rockets and atom powered submarines armed with rocket weapons. It frames this as the pre dawn twilight of a new era of push button warfare with a hint of the fantastic.
Byrd urges caution on new Europe aid
The Roanoke World News notes Senator Byrd’s warning against acting on hysteria. He calls for a full accounting of $20 billion in foreign aid and a detailed plan for any additional Marshall Plan funds. He argues the domestic crisis must be addressed before vast overseas commitments.
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Truman
Brazil
Congress
Europe
State Department
Marshall
Missouri
Virginia
Byrd
Berryville
United Nations
Plane sets speed record at 650.6 mph
A report notes a plane achieving 650.6 miles per hour as a new speed record and wonders about practical reasons for such high speed.
Baruch and Hard Work Debate Revealed in News Pear
In a Charlotte News commentary, Mr Baruch is urged to support reforms with hard work rather than lofty rhetoric. The piece questions reliance on expression over action and cautions against overpromising salvation through policy.
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Mr. Baruch
Barney
Grammar of Life Advice article excerpt
The piece urges readers to adopt active voice and present tense habits. It stresses action over reaction and living in the moment to focus on duties without dwelling on the past or fearing the future.
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The
Star
Boy Scout Troop 40 Plans Washington Trip
News of Other Years reports Troop 40 of the First Baptist Church leaving tomorrow for a Washington sightseeing tour. The piece notes it as the first in a fall trip series and mentions no word on Dr. Henel R. Henderson aboard the Newfoundland crash.
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First Baptist Church
Washington, D. C
Henel R. Henderson
Newfoundland
IQ Quiz Answers on Page Four
This item lists seven questions about governance, biology, ancient roads, senators, population trends, military repatriation timing, coin composition, rhetoric practice, hair counts, and the star Polaris. It invites readers to turn to Page 4 for correct answers.
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Dominion of
India
Appian Way
Arthur Capper
Congress
United States
U. S
Demosthenes
Aristotle
First SVA roll call scheduled for Friday
The SVA announced the first roll call will occur Friday. Officials estimate about fifty days for enrollment. The Winchester Park Association voted last night to build a public swimming pool at an approximate cost of $19 000.
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SVA
Winchester Park Association
Rainfall totals and monthly averages from Winchester Lab
Report shows 24 hour rainfall ending at 7 a m none for Sept to date .90 inches and 1947 year to date total 25.88 inches. Average annual rainfall for 24 years 36.30 inches with monthly averages from 1913 to 1946, listing Janu 2.45 Feb 1.97 Mar 2.95 Apr 3.07 May 3.64 Jun 3.86 Jul 3.79 Aug 3.77 Sept 2.61 Oct 3.36 Nov 2.40 Dec 2.43. Statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
Local Rider Hurt when Dog Jumps Road at Gore
Roy Cather of this city was seriously injured at Gore as a dog darted into his motorcycle path and threw him. Local tennis players defeated Norfolk at the Frederick M. Country Club with Frances Page Nelson Page and W A Baker from here taking part.
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Roy Cather
Gore
Norfolk
Frederick M. Country Club
Frances Page
Nelson Page
W. A. Baker
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Arrose
John
Roanoke World News
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Charlotte News
Progressive Farmer
B. B. Dutton
Winchester Golf Club
Earl S. Bailey
Frederick County
Mary Anderson
Walter Abel
Wendy Barrie “Ucile Watson
Theatre Guild
Winc
United States Steel
Bendix
Tase Ny Va
Atu Gat
Ral and
Anderson
Winchester Research Laboratory
FBI
Kinnutes
Blondie
U. S. Patent Office
Daisy
Ran
Ciel
Glamor Girls
Don Flowers
Chic Young
HENRY
U. 8
Patent Office
By Carl Anderson
Secret Agent X-9
Linda
Big Sister
Etta Kett
Miss Kett
U. 8. Patent Office
Lonnie
Muggs and
Skeeter
Matilda JJ
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