Electrification Boosts Farm Earnings on Motz Farm
On the Joseph Motz farm near West Farmington Ohio the average hourly return from productive labor rose from 66 cents in 1944 to 1.17 dollars in 1950, a gain exceeding 51 percent. The seven year test, run by Westinghouse and Ohio Public Service, shows electricity can lift output on a typical farm.
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Joseph Motz
West Farmington
Ohio
Westinghouse
Ohio Public Service Company
Motz
Metz
New Potato Products Help Hold Market Share
New potato products and distribution methods are stabilizing markets against competition. Chips, frozen fries, pre peeled potatoes and consumer packed potatoes, plus an aggressive ad campaign support growers. Grading and labeling publicize Mine and Iowa potatoes, aiming to reverse decades long consumption decline. Potatoes chips now about 9 percent of use, 22 million bushels in 1950, a $200 million business. Pre peeled potatoes treated to prevent darkening gain restaurant and institutional acceptance.
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Iowa
World Price Record: 13 Year Old Sells Champion Steer
13 year old Andrew Tatsch sold his champion steer Shorty for a world record 21000 dollars at the San Antonio stock show. The 1000 pound steer won the grand championship as Tatsch from Crabapple near Fredericksburg Texas plans to buy a ranch with the proceeds.
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Andrew Tatsch
B. B. McGimsey
San Antonio
Hestock
Shorty
Young Tatsch
Crabapple
Fredericksburg
Texas
Cancer in Large Animals Is Difficult to Detect
The death of Cacique, a notable pure Arab stallion, highlights the difficulty of diagnosing stomach cancer in large animals. The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association reports that early diagnosis is practically impossible, with vague symptoms and rapid death possible.
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Cacique
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Ruins as Blessing in Postwar Reflections 1951
A 1951 feature argues that ruin can awaken justice and faith. It recalls Nebuchadnezzar and Jewish exile, noting ruined cities like Jerusalem taught humility and redirected focus to God and future rebuilding rather than past glory. The piece contrasts historic fires and floods as catalysts for renewal.
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Germany
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
David
Solomon
Chicago
San Francisco
Baltimore
Louisville
New South
Pineapple Design Crochet Lunch Set Pattern 7398
Crochet pattern 7398 presents a pineapple motif lunch set. Clear directions guide beginners to assemble a stylish reusable cover and accessories. The design emphasizes simple stitches and practical, decorative results.
Merits and a Young M.D. Ask for Rules of Success
A young medical student asks his father for rules to succeed in medicine. The father replies with blunt guidance to keep prescriptions illegible and bills clear, highlighting paradoxical professional wisdom.
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M.D
Practice makes perfect doctor scene
A patient complains of a lingering cough while the doctor notes the patient has been practicing all night. The exchange shows tension and focus on medical performance in a clinical moment.
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Dr. Foreman
Lynn Chambers
Lynn
Goozr Yright
Division of Iran Education
National Council i the Churches of In the United 3 of America
WNU
Bubba
Kenneth J. Foreman
Ezra
Nehemiah
Pace Brooks
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
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Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Saeed
Crazy Water Co., Inc
Mineral Wells
Ious Erat
Akay
Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corporation
Richmond
Virginia
Lane
Dean
Doan
van Elk Nari
America
Southland
Pictoria
Lookout Mountain Hotel
U.S
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