Iron Curtain Border Beyond the Barbed Wire
A reporter visits the Kaprikule outpost at the Turkey Bulgaria frontier where the iron curtain is a barbed wire barricade. Turkish and Bulgarian guards watch from towers as villagers and prisoners cross covertly and coffee is shared under wary eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inston Churchill
Turkey
Bulgaria
Hungary
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Poland
Feths Seckin
Ali Aksoz
Kaprikule
Adrian
Seckin
Center of the universe town asks not to settle for less
A hometown newspaper urges readers to embrace an outside appraisal program to measure and improve the community. The plan enlists specialists to view the town detached and assess its homes, education, business, and institutions, aiming to boost unity and local advertising value.
Modern machinery sheds cut lifespans by exposure
A university survey shows weather exposure halves machinery life. Walking plows last 20 years if housed or 15 if exposed. cultivators 20 or eight. gang plows 20 or 10. mowers 12 or seven. corn planter eight or four. binder 12 or five. wagon 24 or 19. disk barrow 15 or eight. An agricultural engineer says it is cheaper to build new sheds than replace worn equipment. The Vincent Lilly farm near Rochester, Minnesota features a 24 by 48 foot modern shed with arched roof and no inside posts to house the farmer’s machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Lilly
Rochester
Minn
Saving Money on Food as Prices Rise
Dorothy Barclay notes households must budget tightly amid high prices and scarce supplies. She urges watching local ads and store signs for specials and suggests buying beef now while supply is ample and prices are lower, with mid January to mid March offering best deals.
Buy of the Month Chuck Roast Offers Three Great Uses
A supermarket feature highlights chuck meat as a versatile buy. Have the center piece cut around the bone for pot roast with trimmings, the lean end sliced for Swiss steaks with tomato sauce, and the fat end prepared for beef stew. Watch for Specials and eat hearty and economically.
City People With Money Inflate Farm Land Market
The agriculture department reports that urban buyers with funds are inflating farm land prices. National averages rose about 3 percent July to November, now 5 percent above March 1920 peak. Land values rose across states, with the East North Central region up 6 percent the largest regional gain. Florida led by 19 percent due to citrus and pasture returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Department
East North Central
West North Central
West South Central
Pacific
Florida
National 4-H clothing winners collect scholarships
Twelve 4-H dressmakers won top prizes at the International Livestock Exposition national clothing achievement contest earning $300 scholarships each. The winners listed from left to right include Arlene Olson Hartland Minnesota. Bonnie Needler Hartford City Indiana. Joan Engle Abilene Kansas. Evelyn Waugh White Plains New York. Mary Dick Yukon Oklahoma. Bettye Deen Jena Louisiana. Patricia Lynch Gaithersburg Maryland. Dolores Mombac Las Cruces New Mexico. Nancy Boyd Seedy Tennessee. Dorthy Straus Johnson Vermont. Wilma Beale Pomeroy Washington. Dorothy Heideman Sheboygan Falls Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Olson
Hartland
Minn
Bonnie Needler
Hartford City
Ind
Joan Engle
Abilene
Kan
Evelyn Waugh
White Plains
N. Y
Mary Dick
Yukon
Okla
Bettye Deen
Jena
Bad Utensils Can Hurt Quality of Milk Cream
Dairy marketing specialists warn that milk pails milking machine containers strainers and cream cans often cause poor quality milk and cream. Open seams rusty spots and rough surfaces from dents rough solder or milkstone prevent proper cleaning and bacteria thrive where milk or cream lodges in crevices.
1 500 Families Forced to Move From Farms
The government plans an atomic energy plant on 250000 acres in Aiken and Barnwell counties South Carolina forcing about 1500 farm families and 7500 people to relocate within 18 months. Ellenton Dunbarton Jackson and Snelling will vanish as highways and towns shift. Local residents fear upheaval and new housing demand while nearby towns expect growth and new business. Ellenton banker H M Cassels compares the move to a death in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken, S. C
Aiken
Barnwell
South Carolina
Sandhills
Ellenton
Dunbarton
Jackson
Snelling
Atomic Energy Commission
H. M. Cassels
Personal Letters From Harry Glover in Miami Arizona
A playful note offers new, exciting letters and fun reads with a request to send 50 cents in coin to Harry R. Glover at Box 1827 Miami Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry, R. Glover
Miami
Arizona
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Iron Curtain
Sultan Beyazid
Knights of the Cane
Earth
South Africa
Jum Jopres
Dorothy Barclay
Bedford Hills
New York
Arthur Walker
Georgetown
Texas
Farm Machinery & Equip
Uvalde
E. E. Seitz
Ford Dealers
Gulf
R. W. Stamper
Timberlake Motors
Victoria
Tex
McCormick Dearing
J.D
P. O
New Braunfels
Jackson Street
Dallas
Ordang
Dime Silver Club Dept. B
West Peachtree
Atlanta
Norvil Sales
Kennedy St. N.W
Washington, D. C
A. F. Heyman
de Wald St
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Carlson Mail Service
Michigan St
Indianapolis
Uth Fitch
Dolben PI
Perry
Sides Sales Co
Jacksonville
Howco Products
Bridgeport
Conn
Greenville
Kaine
Imoroline
Gury
AB Drug Stores
Azy Water Ce. Eee
Iscent Wells
WIU
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