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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1949
Page
3
Government says harvest ranks as the second largest in U S history. Reds purge Czech property owners amid economic pressures and political shifts. Analysts frame these developments within wartime and postwar redistribution dynamics.
The USDA reports the 1949 harvest set to be the nation’s second largest in history with 131 percent of the 1923–32 base and a bumper corn supply aiding meat dairy and poultry. experts warn this may mark the peak before government output-reduction steps next year. The report notes 128 million tons of livestock feed grains and a 3.47 billion bushel corn crop, alongside a 1.12 billion bushel wheat harvest. The piece also notes Congress nearing October adjournment with Truman’s program largely unfinished and outlines proposed policy items and pay raises for cabinet members and top officials.
Slow terror spreads through Communist Czechoslovakia as a Red purge seizes landlords architects and other small business owners and confiscates property. Purges hit government workers clergy soldiers and even party members amid rumors of 30 000 to 40 000 arrests with little information on causes or outcomes.
George Mong reports 11 Chinese diplomats quit Chiang Kai-shek’s government in Canton and Paris. The French foreign ministry removed the dissidents from its diplomatic list, backing the Nationalists while considering recognition of Mao Zedong’s regime. Western powers weigh future recognition talks.
Brannan seeks public comment on extending burley tobacco quotas for three years beyond the current cycle. With 590 million pounds projected production and October 1 burley stock at 970 million pounds, a December referendum may approve a surplus-based quota.
The article urges lunch box planners to avoid rutting meals by planning a week ahead, mixing breads fillings salads and fruits, and using small jars for salads and fruit. It suggests warm beverages soups in cold weather and adds candied fruits confections new cookies and relishes for variety. It recommends a two-tray system with ready to use spreads salads fillings and a stocked prep area.
Readable recipe fragments list fillings for egg salad olive sandwich and horseradish butter spread. Includes ingredients for one cup of egg salad and half cup of horseradish butter, with mixing directions and notes on refrigeration.
New York petty officer James G Stratton claimed $31,500 robbed on a Grand Central Subway platform. He showed a knife wound claim but officers learned he had lost $500 gambling, keeping only a portion of the money, while misreporting the rest.
President Truman signed a law increasing disability and dependent payments to World War I veterans by about 112 million dollars annually. The bill provides full compensation for veterans presumed to owe their disabilities to war service and extends the period payments may be made.
The guide suggests baking potatoes then scooping and seasoning with rich cream salt and pepper. Add sausage or crisped bacon, return to shells, and top with slivers of ham for a compliment worthy dish with a basil accent.
A vintage lunch guide lists tongue and salami egg salad sandwich ideas. It describes assembling tongue sandwiches with horseradish butter and enriched bread, plus multiple fillings such as salami egg salad and fruit or vegetable variants with mayonnaise, chopped vegetables, and greens.
Baking powder biscuits gain brightness when orange juice replaces milk and a little rind is added. Two tablespoons of finely chopped pecans per cup of rice elevate the dish beyond its simple charm. Fillets of fish become festive when served with chopped almonds browned in salad oil.
When wine becomes vinegar the alcohol reacts with oxygen and bacteria to form acetic acid.
Report notes healthy foxes avoid people while rabid foxes show bold behavior and may appear friendly. Squirrels skunks and other wildlife can also transmit rabies by biting, a reminder to exercise caution around wild animals and report unusual aggression.
An advertisement offers Tritex sanitary pantie with no pins and belt with tabs, delivering to customers. It lists wages of 40 to 50 dollars per week and mentions locations in Los Angeles California and Shoup Idaho with a hunting lodge nearby. The ad is signed by J. J. FULKERSON of Shoup Idaho and includes a price of 4809 dollars.
Idle riding boots sag over time by keeping shoe trees inside the boots. Stuff crumpled newspaper into the boot legs to hold their shape and prevent drooping.
The text states that James Chadwick's 1932 discovery proved the neutron, the particle essential to atomic pile operation and responsible for the radioactivity arising from neutron absorption in stable atoms.
Turkey broilers are developing as a specialty aimed at supplying fried turkey. The effort positions fried turkey as a refined variant of fried chicken and highlights growing interest in poultry production.
The Hessian soldier weather vane known as Little Heiskell stood atop Hagertown city hall from 1769 until a Civil War bullet pierced its heart. A replica now tops the new city hall while the original rests in the city hall museum.
A study in the American Journal of Veterinary Research reports that 1080 rodent bait used against prairie dogs and ground squirrels can fatally sicken sheep and likely cattle even in small amounts. Colorado Experiment Station tests show sheep may consume enough bait despite palatability to suffer serious effects.
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