Bible Book of the Year Trend and History Across Ages
The Bible remains the year's top selling book as demand rises globally. The American Bible Society seeks 11.45 million to fund a new five year program, planning to sell or give away millions of Bibles and Testaments. Translations multiply, ancient scrolls surface, and history notes the Bible’s texts, revisions, and printing origins from Gutenberg to modern editions.
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Leo Turner
New York
American Bible Society
Society
A. Perivoliotis
French Academy
Holy Land
Cattle Feeding Shows Increase in November
The Agriculture Department reports a sharp rise in cattle feeding in November, boosting prospects for larger beef supplies next year. Stocker and feeder cattle shipments into the 11 corn belt states rose 39 percent from a year earlier, with generally ample feed. In wheat pasture areas of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas activity changed little. Average feeder steer prices across four markets rose about $3.50 per hundred pounds in November compared with a year ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Kesselring Granted Eight Day Leave Near Munich
A German informant says former Field Marshal Albert von Kesselring is spending eight days on a word of honor leave near Munich, with him promising to return to prison. He was sentenced to death in Italy for war crimes, later commuted to life imprisonment, amid police and Allied supervision amid Tegernsee region.
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Munich
Albert von Kesselring
Kesserling
Italy
Rottach
Lake of Tegern
Santa Fe carloadings for week compare with 1947 totals
Santa Fe System carloadings for week ending Saturday were 26 352, down from 28 122 in 1947. Cars received from connections totaled 11 679, up from 11 090 in 1947. Total cars moved were 38 031, versus 39 212 in 1947. Santa Fe handled 37 462 cars in the preceding week of this year.
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Santa FE
Consent binds under Scots law in any form
The mere interchange of consent makes a marriage binding under Scots law even if the consent is verbal or implied, Britannica states. The definition emphasizes that a signed contract is not required for validity.
Christening Set For Royal Infant Prince Elizabeth’s Baby to be Baptized
London dispatch reports Princess Elizabeth’s four week old son will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon. The name remains unannounced as the child grows, with smiles from Swiss Minister Henry de Torrente and his wife who met the Queen. Countess Granville offered the first public description, calling the prince golden haired and handsome.
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London
Elizabeth
Cantebury
Buckingham Palace
British Empire
Henry de Torrente
Countess Granville
Girl Guide (Scout
Six Bowl Games Out of the Way
Six bowl games were played with Compton JC beating Duluth JC 48 to 14 in the Little Rose Bowl. Hardin-Simmons and College of the Pacific tied 35-35 in the Grape Bowl. Navy Pacific All-Stars defeated Mexican All-Stars 33-26 in the Silver Bowl. San Francisco City College beat Chaffey JC 20-7 in the Gold Dust Bowl. Kilgore JC defeated Hutchinson JC 19-7 in the Texas Rose Bowl. South Georgia JC defeated Litmon JC 18-7 in the Little Sugar Bowl.
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New York
U.P
Compton
Cal
Duluth
Minn
Hardin-Simmons
College of the Pacific
Navy
Pacific
Year of no defense marks 1948 college season
The 1948 season is tagged the year of no defense by the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau. Georgia Tech led total defense at 151.3 yards per game, with Northwestern and Michigan strong in rushing and pass defense. Michigan allowed 44 points all season, while no team avoided a touchdown pass entirely.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Georgia Tech
Northwestern
Michigan
Penn State
Notre Dame
North Carolina State
Clemson
Tulane
William and Mary
Brigham Young
Celimia
Georgia
Nevada
Hardin Simmons
Nebraska
Planting Space Reduces Pruning and Easier Pest Control
Giving plants ample space at planting lowers pruning needs and simplifies insect and disease management, leading to healthier growth and fewer maintenance efforts.
Savings groups multiply in England and Wales
England and Wales now host over 170 thousand local savings groups with more being organized. The growing network reflects widespread community finance activity and expanding local cooperative efforts.
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England and
Wales
Inauguration Lumber and Pride as Presidents Parade
The piece notes the Capitol plaza flooring for the Jan 20 inauguration cost 79000 and remains contractor owned timber. It reports Melvin Hildreth’s remark about Truman leading his inauguration parade, and moments of archival doubt about a president leading his own parade. It contrasts modern times with Harrison's 1841 parade.
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Harman W. Nichols
United Press
Washington
Truman
Alben Barkley
Fred Vinson
Capitol
Melvin D. Hildreth
Hildreth
Library of Congress
Robert Gooch
Library Reference Division
Gooch
Joseph B. Bishop
Century Magazine
Harrison
Needed Skilled Men for Positions in USA and Abroad
Advertisement offers skilled work opportunities in the United States and foreign countries. It highlights training in a wide open, lucrative field for mechanically inclined applicants and directs readers to fill out a form and mail it to Amarillo Globe-News.
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USA
Cence
Inaugural Weather Recap Cited by Almanac
The article notes a formal parade with marching units and quotes the inauguration chairman Mr Truman. It asserts the Farmer's Almanac records inauguration weather for 1841 and 1949, noting wind and chill and suggesting similar conditions on January 20.
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Truman
Oae
Reliable Farmer's Almanac
New England Population Growth Reported in Postwar Influx
Government census estimates indicate about 5 percent of New England’s nearly nine million residents have moved into the region since 1940. The shift reflects postwar migration patterns influencing housing, labor markets, and regional demographics.
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New England
Boston
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