Reds Hopeful Sewell Faces Tough 1950 Season
Luke Sewell takes command of the Reds as they battle the Cubs and Pirates for a lower-division finish. Pitcher Ewell Blackwell is highlighted as the key to lifting morale, with Ken Raffensberger and Herman Wehmeier providing support. Notes on Ted Kluszewski, Loyd Merriman, and infield addition Lou Klein add context to the club’s outlook.
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St. Louis Browns
Luke Sewell
Browns
Bucky Walters
Grantiand Rice
Cincinnati
Reds
Cubs
Pirates
Ewell Blackwell
Blackwell
Ken Raffensberger
Herman Wehmeier
Eucalytus
Fresno
Lou Klein
Ron Northey
Sewell
Harry Perkowski
Syracuse
Ted Kluszewski
Bo McMillin
Indiana
Lioyd Merriman
Stanford
W Kluszewski
Merriman
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Vacationing Phil Surprises Janice on the Farm
Janice meets Phil, Aunt Bertha’s friend, who drops in for two weeks. He declares a love of outdoor labor and plans to plant apple trees as they tour the north pasture, challenging Janice's cityborn notions of farm life.
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Bertha
Phil
Janice
Threesome on Vacation Ends with Orchard Plan
A city woman Janice and Phil, posing as a vacationing lawyer, reveal they will quit their old lives. Phil confesses he is not a successful lawyer and intends to raise apples with Aunt Bertha as partner. Janice offers her roadster worth $500 to start buying apple trees.
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Janice
Janice Burdon
Phil
Brainy possum hound outwits Sequatchie thief
In Sequatchie County Tennessee a truck farmer Lem Albright’s hound Einstein helps trap a thief at a smoked ham supper. The sheriff tests the plan by guiding guests to scratch the hound’s belly and 20 minutes later points to a farmhand as the culprit.
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Brainy ‘Possum Hound
Sequatchie County
Lem Albright
Lem
Einstein
Sequatchie
Jake
Voices in the Storm and a Town Mystery
A reflective poem on hearing God amid adversity contrasts with a lighthearted crime tale. The narrative follows a dance night ending in a party and a dog named Einstein aiding a sheriff in identifying a thief by soot patterns, showcasing clever detection and local humor.
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Readable crossword style clues list with across and down entries including several misprints and partial words. The grid hints cover occupations animals plants and common words such as a tax curve on a bar carry hillside dugout and many more with several language notes and abbreviations.
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Kingdom
Asia
Crossword Clue Fill In From Last Week’s Cart
A compact clue list hints at a crossword fill with terms like shaded walk and island in a river. Hawaiian Islands abbreviated and inland sea in Asia appear. other clues include protect, heaps, omit a syllable, not any, a Philippine tribe member, and equipment.
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Island
Stagges Cred Stars Lana Ida Lupino Mentions
In a chat with Ida Lupino allies Ally Forrest and Keefe Brasselle praise her casting philosophy and recall early breaks. The piece notes Sally and Keefe signing long MGM contracts after Never Fear and mentions Jane Greer and James Stewart in related projects while hinting at wartime armor conversion by Columbia for Rogues of Sherwood Forest.
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Ally Forrest
Keefe Brasselle
Ida Lupino
Ida
Eagle Lion
Sally
Metro
Keefe
Paramount
New York
M-G-M
U.S. Army Air Forces
Columbia Armorers
John Derek
Diana Lynn
Sherwerd Forest
Earworm Damage Tied to Planting Time In Corn
Research shows earworm injury to field and sweet corn and other crops is linked to planting date. Optimal planting in the Midwest recommends May 1 for field corn and long season sweet corn, May 15 18 for medium season sweet corn.
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Midwest
IPC New Weed Killer Showing High Promise
Virgil Freed of Oregon State College reports IPC, initially hailed as a lawn mower successor, shows tremendous potential as a selective grass killer across legumes seed crops vegetables strawberries orchards and perennial grasses. He notes lawn use remains early stage but field results position IPC near 2 4 D in value for crop weed control.
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IPC
Virgil Freed
Oregon State College Agricultural Experiment Station
Freed
Fertilizer Bargains Reflect 1926 Dollar Value Comparisons
U S bureau of labor statistics shows building materials that cost $1 in 1926 now $1.89. Food prices rose to $1.51 for the same dollar buying power. Textiles cost $1.37, fuel and lighting $1.30.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Remote-Control Farm Lighting Switch Offers Multiple Control Points
A farm electrifications specialist explains a new remote-control switch allowing farmers to turn yard lights on and off from about six locations. The system centers on a magnetic device enabling convenient, centralized light control for farms.
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