How's Your I Q Score and World War II Trivia Sample
A scrambled quiz asks 1944 Normandy invasion significance of Oma ha and Utah names. It seeks the US ambassador to Luxembourg and a missing proverb completion. It covers Terpsichore in myth and Kropotkin’s role, plus F 86 Sabre fighter nickname and Greta Garbo’s leading man.
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Normandy
Omaha
Utah
United States
Luxembourg
Bryce Canyon National Park
Terpsichore
Prince Petr Alekseevich Kropotk
U.S
Greta Garbo
James Roosevelt Endorses Truman and Acheson at Richmond Breakfast
James Roosevelt expressed support for President Truman and Secretary Acheson during a Richmond breakfast. He predicted Truman would run in 1952 and said he would back him, preferring Taft as GOP opponent if possible, and ruled out a 1952 run for himself. He noted plans for no elective office next year.
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Richmond
James Roosevelt
Truman
Dean Acheson
Trunan
Hower
Roosevelt
Taft
California
la A
Acheson
Smear McCarthy
San Francisco
Jimmy
Nora
Washington
Portrait hangs at hotel linked to Washington family
Mrs Brantz M Roszell, owing to her Washington family ties, unveiled a George Washington portrait in the lobby of the George Washington Hotel Here. Allen D Larrick, 16, died from injuries after a car accident. Over 100 boys answered an ad for two local factory jobs. Suits seek 10000 damages against the Electric Light Company over the deaths of draymen Thomas Houck and Lewis Price by a fallen wire.
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The
Star
Electric Light Company
Thomas Houck
Lewis Price
Water Street
Winchester Frederick County 1950 Chest drive picks chair
Henry Covington announces Mrs. Stewart Bell Jr. will chair the women's division of the Community Chest drive. Town council names Joseph Dwyer treasurer and G. W. Borden clerk of the council. Eddie Levi returns to Lynchburg College. Virginia Fruit notes Frederick County leads in fruit orchards and apple production. Frances Shiley and J T Gore return home from Capon State Park. Mrs. Shirley Lickey returns home after visiting her mother.
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Henry Covington
Winchester-Frederick County
Stewart Bell, Jr
Thomas Baldridge
Dorothy Cooper
Charles Zucker
Archie Conner
J. A. Emmerth
H. K. Benham
C Brooks
Middletown
Joseph ‘J. Dwyer
Dallas Himelright
Robert E. O’neal
Doris Wright
G. W. Borden
T. W. Sperry
Eddie Levi
M. G. Levi
Valley Avenue
Lynchburg College
Virginia Fruit
Frederick County
Virginia
J. T. Gore
Glaize Avenue
Frances Shiley
Stephenson
CaCapon State Park
Shirley Lickey
Berryville
Mrs Filbert Margarine Promises Rich Flavor and Value
An advertisement touts Mrs Filbert Margarine as country fresh and affordable. It claims a rich taste from fin est ingredients and 15 000 units of Vitamin A per pound, with Golden Quarters and Golden Pound packaging, and offers a refund after sending the carton and the husband’s reasons.
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Mrs. Filbert
Peace versus Glory in a Mind Focused on Conflict
The article contrasts peaceful living with necessary inner conflict. It cites Jesus who preached peace yet urged struggle against selfish desire. It notes a Spanish philosopher who wished for glory over peace and argues that attaining truth and righteousness may require sacrificing tranquility.
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Jesus
Charge Bandleader And Wife Accused Of Neglect
VAN NUYS Calif Band leader Pete Daily and his wife were released on $500 bonds each after police charged them with neglecting their six children. A 13 year old daughter was found intoxicated on a bench near the home and said two teenage boys gave her vodka. A fire on a service porch sent the five other children into the street ages two months to 14. Aaron Borden said the Dailys were away when the fire started and neighbors sheltered the youngsters.
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van Nuys
Calif
Pete Daily
Aaron Borden
Dailys
Juror Clears Man in Fatal Hit and Run
A Giles County jury acquits Allison Walker Stevens of manslaughter in the Valentine’s Day fatal death of Richard Reed 16. He faces trial on a separate manslaughter charge in the December term for the death of James Morris 17 on State Route 100 near Pearisburg. The verdict cites insufficient evidence per Judge W L Sexton.
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Pearisburg
Allison Walker Stevens
Richard Reed
James C. Morris
Giles County
Here
Passenger lists of immigrants held at ports of entry and archives
Early passenger lists exist at US ports of entry and are being consolidated at the National Archives in Washington DC. Many earlier lists remain at the ports, preserving names of passengers who arrived as immigrants.
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United States
National Archives
Washington 25
D. C
Rainfall Totals and Averages by Month for 38-Year Period
Past 24 hours show no rainfall up to 7 a.m. today. September rainfall to date is 1.90 inches. 1951 year to date 29.79 inches. Average annual rainfall over 38 years is 36.73 inches. Monthly averages for 1912-1950 are: Jan 2.48, Feb 1.95, Mar 2.86, Apr 2.99, May 3.83, Jun 3.91, Jul 3.84, Aug 3.90, Sep 2.65, Oct 3.33, Nov 2.53, Dec 2.46 inches.
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Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM
the Star
C. M. Yoder
van Wyck, S.C
Bank of
Boyce
Clarke County
R. D. Sare
Pany
Mrs.Filbert
Mr. Filbert
Ear L. Douglass
D.D
W. L. Sexton
Stevens
Brunswick
Joe
Bech Ae
Benue Electric
Duro
Joe's
Ford
Johnsons Carnu
Canson
Prain
Duc
Westinghouse Motor
Ny, Rad
Ted
N. Loudoun
T. Winchester
Carlisle
N. Hanover
Chambersburg
N. Main
Hanover
Lewistown
W. Market
Lancaster
Baltimore
Greemmeount Ave
Conkling
Selectio
Remington
Savage
Winchester
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