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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1950
Page
3
The 1949 U S harvest was large enough to trigger production controls across crops such as cotton peanuts tobacco rice potatoes and soybeans. Government figures show corn at 3 378 billion bushels and soybeans flaxseed and peanuts totals, with record rice and bean yields.
Jane's Fighting Ships cites a possible push by the Soviet navy to build three 35,000-ton battleships and a fleet of 1,000 submarines with long range and high submerged speed. The report notes uncertain substantiation and mentions U.S. and U.K. naval strength, plus a shift to first principles designs for new military roles. The piece also covers Truman pushing for housing aid for middle income workers, aiming to spur private industry-led action.
Designers unveil a revolutionary umbrella that claims to cover an amphitheatre in two and a half minutes with a switch. The device is not on the market yet but will be built next fall to house activities of the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.
Representative Buchanan of Pennsylvania announced a special House committee on lobbying will begin inquiries into real estate and medical matters. The panel, of which Buchanan is chairman, will also investigate other side lobbying activities.
State department officials disclosed that Japan will start training additional diplomats as part of speeding readmission efforts. Plans include bringing several hundred Japanese parliament members newsmen government officials and students for exchange and study programs.
The piece recalls Notre Dame Army Oklahoma and California glory days while noting Harvard Holy Cross Colgate and Indiana slumped after 38 games with only four wins. It critiques Ted Williams MVP timing and Ford Frick's call to wait until the season ends before voting.
In a woods mishap smile awhile prevaricator Joe fires a gun with a defective shell and faints as blood covers his face. Jim carries him to a morgue where doctors confirm he is alive, prompting disbelief from Jim and a quip about trusting the man’s word.
A grandnephew looks ahead to tomorrow’s will reading as neighbors recall a remarkable elder who retained his teeth, eyesight, and hearing to the end. The exchange hints at inheritance and succession within the family.
Pat O Rourke faced a lawsuit for not returning an umbrella though he retrieved it just before trial. The owner kept the case citing damage, and Pat told the court he never borrowed it, it was as he found it, and he returned it in perfect shape.
A distressed Mrs. Peck cries for help while her husband Mr. Peck tries to hush her, fearing neighbors' judgment as she insists on calling for assistance. The fragment hints at a tense domestic scene drawing concerned reactions from nearby observers.
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