Home Grown Fur and the Chin-Chilla Boom
ST PAUL Minn 1948 profile on chinchilla farming as a rising livestock industry. Dale Mathews 23 Army veteran cites buying two chinchillas in 1948 for 1400 and now ranching 12 animals with potential earnings of 15000 to 20000 annually. Chinchillas require about 3 dollars a year feed per animal, breed for life, and pelts projected to average over 100 dollars though market fluctuations possible. The piece outlines history from 1919 near extinction to present, with care, reproduction, and coat economics highlighted, noting it could take years to build a profitable pelts supply.
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ST. Paul, Minn
America
United States
Canada
Dale Mathews
University of Minnesota
Dale
M. F. Chapman
Mathews
Doctor's Comments on Eyes Bags and Medical Oddities
A reader asks about bags under the eyes and their causes. The doctor notes bags can stem from disease or aging, with limited cures beyond possible plastic surgery. The column includes brief medical Q&A on dermoid cysts, indigestion, hive itching, blood pressure and alcohol, calf pain from standing, and stye treatment.
Peace offers from the Kremlin prove empty, says critic
The author recounts repeated Soviet peace proposals as tactical moves on a chessboard. He argues free world hopes were toyed with, that Moscow abandons talks when convenient, and that only hard deeds, not words, indicate true intent. The piece warns against believing future peace overtures.
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Soviet Union
Kremlin
Nikolai Shvernik
Russia
Truman
U.S
Britain
France
Red China
Free
Good Prospects Ahead for Nation's Economy and Defense Growth
The piece argues U.S. productive capacity remains prodigious since 1950 with output up over 12 percent by 1951 as defense spending rises and civilian production expands. It notes stockpiles and consumer glut risks, cites Wilson's report projecting defense to rise from 10 percent to 15 and then 20 percent of national product by 1961, and ends with a Chinese proverb on virtue.
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Mr. Wilson
Cleveland Trust Co
World Today Analysts Quiet on Soviet Openness
The piece argues the Soviet press and broadcasts are tightly controlled, with limited Western influence. It cites Eddy Gilmore and Marquis De Custine to illustrate how Russians are isolated from outside opinion. Helen Keller signs off with a call for kindness and moral virtues.
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Washington
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Union
State Department
Voice of America
Russia
Marquis de Custine
Phyllis Penn Kohler
Walter Bedell Smith
Central Intelligence Agency
Smith
Truman
Gilmore
Public War Talk Echoes in Kashmir Debate
The Herald recalls Collier’s analysis by David Lilienthal on India and Pakistan over Kashmir. The writer jokes that war would pull the U.S. into a broader conflict after Korea, mocking calls for more wars to boost employment and satisfy prosperity promises.
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Herald Office
Collier’s
David E. Lilienthal
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Mr. Lilienthal
Jammu
U. N
United States
Korea
Mr. Truman
Pattern No 2089 Crochet Chair Set by Anne Cabot
Pattern notes describe a Star of Bethlehem motif chair set adaptable as a runner or bedspread. Instructions, material lists, stitch diagrams, and finishing directions are included. Pattern No 2089 offers complete crochet guidance and is offered for 25 cents by Anne Cabot at The Athens Messenger office in New York.
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Anne Cabot
Athens Messenger
Ave. Americas
New York
N. Y
Television Programs Note to Change by Stations
TV listings for WLWC channel 3 and WSAZ channel 5 show daily evening and daytime lineups with names of programs and start times, including Here's Ernie Eddie Mann News Caravan Tag the Gag Barlow Concert Lights Out Somerset Maughan Press Conference Who Said That Three City Finals Film Industry on Parade Theater Feature Film News Theater and late news.
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WLWC
Channel 3
Ernie
Eddie Mann
News Caravan
Barlow
Somerset Maughan
Theater
the Voice
Abec
Abe
Cbs Hour of Films
Barrow
Cbs
al Morgan
DuMont
Heidi Talen
Maugham Theater
Cba
Eba Film Hour
Evening Radio Schedule with News and Entertainments
A dense listing of 1940s radio programming from 6:00 PM to Baseball network, detailing CBS ABC MBS and other hour blocks. It includes news, discussions, dramas, variety shows, concerts, and specials such as The Lone Ranger, Murder by Experts, Boston Pops, and serials, with multiple network crossovers and time notes for Eastern and Standard Time.
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Abe-Cbs
Abc-Mbs-East
Abe
Cbs
Abe News
Abe Robert Q. Waxworks
Cbs News & Commentary
Mbs
Cbs Evening
Gordon MacRae
Homicide
Abe Hashknife Hartley
Barlow
Henry Taylor
Voorhees
Cbs United
Paul Lavalle
Millie
Cba
Boston Pops
Cbs News
Mbsa
Cbs News & Music
Abec
All Nets
Lopez
Mary Margaret McBrige
Abe Windy Caelostas
Circle
Bob Poole
Abc
Baseball Network
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San Lorenzo
New Mexico
Charity
Kenneth Montijo
Ken
Montijo
Duke
Ken Montijo
Douglas
Athens
Postoffice
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Helen Keller
Wr Ik
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Round Globe
Timbuctoo
Greenland
Old England
Jereek
Austria
Old Kingdom
Franz Joseph
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
National Museum
Mr. Acheson
John Hay
James G. Blaine
Malta
Dean Ralston
Roosevelt
Wilbur Matson
Morgan County Herald
Pickaway County
Madison Co
Echo Valley Boys
Earl Flora
Doug Edwards
Horace Heidt
TV Weatherman
Armchair Theater
Steve Allen
Bill Zipt
Gary Moore
Wsaz-Tv
Maida's Kitchen
Hawkins Fats
NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
WCOL
Columbus
WSAZ
Huntington
WBNS
WCHS
Charleston
WHKC
WMOA
Marietta
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Parkersburg
WATH
WJEH
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WOU
Harmony Rangers
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Cbe
Dixieland Club
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Geritol
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