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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1951
Page
10
AYport reports indicate midwest farm equipment demand cooled over 60 days, affecting Main Street retailers. Record farm purchasing earlier in history led to near $2 billion yearly machinery sales, with total farmer investment rising from $6 billion in 1946 to over $14 billion by 1951, while farm ownership and equipment numbers surged.
The column covers October induction totals 41000 men 36000 to the army 5000 to the marine corps with a rise from September. It notes record numbers of National Guard members in regular army schools and in home study extension courses. It answers reader questions on duplicate honorable discharge records VA disability claim timing emergency hospital admission priorities and NSLI dividend checks with guidance to contact the Adjutant General of the Army and VA district offices.
The Navy reopens its naval aviation cadet program after a pause since October 1950. Men aged 18 to 26 may apply for about 18 months of flight training, earning commissions as ensigns in the naval reserve or second lieutenants in the marine corps reserve upon completion. Rotation of personnel on foreign tours will resume in September amid dependent replacements.
Grantland Rice analyzes late 1951 race rankings in hitting and pitching across the leagues. He highlights Stan Musial, Jackie Robinson, Richie Ashburn in the National League and Dean, Minoso, Fain, Kell, Williams, Avila in the American League, with Ted Williams noted as a danger. He weighs home run leaders and top pitchers including Musial, Kiner, Hodges, Preacher Roe, Don Newcombe, and Bob Feller, noting 20-win contenders and the impact of team support on pitching outcomes.
A reader's letter lists the four leading heavyweights Joe Louis Rocky Marciano Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles with rankings by hardest puncher best boxer and ring smartness. Marciano is deemed an unknown quantity in several categories while Layne is criticized as raw and unskilled.
A humorous string of poultry themed quips and rural characters. A narrator jokes about a silent motor car and a citizen pairing car humor with farmyard animals. The voices reference hens, roosters, and stories of eggs, quips, and everyday rustic life.
Two simple tables designed for amateurs to build with basic tools. The patterns include exact sizes and curved cuts, with easy inexpensive construction. The sketches show how the tables can serve many tasks, pattern 347, price 25 cents from WORKSHOP PATTERN SERVICE, Bedford, UI New York.
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