Don’t Strain Your Game Gun Distances Matter in Wing Shooting
Sportsmans Horrow by Jim RhodyJ notes that shooters waste ammo by guessing range. Henry P. Davis of Remington Arms Co warns many hunters misjudge distances. Duck hunting suffers as impatience leads to missed chances and spoiled opportunities for others.
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Improving Hunting and Fishing Practices Across the Board
The piece urges hunters to improve distance judgment to reduce cripples and losses from overextended shots. It also notes experiments using ethyl carbonate to anesthetize fish for easier handling and tagging. A new group, the Sport Fishing Institute, seeks national efforts to restore and maintain sport fishing facilities and conservation.
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Global disaster chronology of 1949 tolls and crashes
A chronology lists massive 1949 calamities by date and place. It cites snow in Teheran, tornadoes in Warren Arkansas, heavy European gales, Western citrus losses, Pacific steamship and air crashes, dormitory fires, floods in Guatemala, and deadly rail and road disasters from January through December with hundreds dead and numerous injuries.
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Peru
Kenyon College
Gambier
Ohio
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Arkansas
Victorville
Calif
Barbara Anne Scott Wins Lou E Marsh Memorial Trophy
Barbara Anne Scott is named Canada's outstanding athlete for 1948 in a ceremony honoring top national performers. The award highlights her achievements across winter and summer sports, placing her among Canada's most celebrated athletes of the year.
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Israel Britain dispute over Egypt invasion and RAF claims
The record cites Israel involved in conflict with Britain after invading Egypt and shooting down RAF planes. The United States pressures Britain to abandon the dispute to avoid jeopardizing Arab Jewish peace.
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Top Ten News Stories of 1949 Poll Highlights
The Publishers Auxiliary lists the decade’s top stories: Soviet atom bomb claim, Communist victories in China, a U.S. trial of 11 top Communists, major strikes, Tito defiance, Kath y Fiscus rescue saga, Taft Hartley issues, Berlin blockade end, military navy disputes, and pound devaluation. Multiple entries detail related global events and notable crises.
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Marshal Tito
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Cominorm
Kathy Fiscus
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Needy Children in China and War’s Aftermath
A collage of items notes 20 million needy children in China with 15 million homeless due to war with Japan. Other entries cover policy talks at Defense, prison terms for Mitchum and Leeds, and various political and social notes from 1948 including labor wage cuts, tax and crime stories, and international events.
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Grady
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Prominent Names From Public Life in a Historical Roll Call
A scanned roster lists numerous notable figures including Sir Malcolm Campbell, Isao Abe, Nelson Doubleday, Wallace Beery, James Forrestal, Sigrid Undset, Margaret Mitchell, and Rex Mays among others. The compilation spans athletes, authors, politicians, scientists, artists, and entertainers with brief identifiers such as roles, titles, and affiliations.
Postwar Policy Bouts Highlight Truman Era Forces
The Union message urges higher taxes universal military training and wage price controls while Truman asserts constitutional power to curb walkouts affecting health and welfare. Senate rejects filibuster ruling as UMW coal strikes loom and defense shifts unfold.
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