Ewell Blackwell Sees Tough 1948 National League Race
In Los Angeles Ewell Blackwell discusses his size and strength and predicts a highly competitive 1948 season. He cites Boston and New York in the American League scramble and names the Dodgers Braves Cardinals and Giants as top NL threats. Johnny Lindell and Ted Williams among others are highlighted as key players amid injury concerns and pitching depth.
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Ewell Blackwell
Blackwell
Los Angeles
Red Sox
Yankees
Dodgers
Braves
Cardinals
Giants
Reds
Johnny Neun
Boston
Stephens
Kramer
Hughson
Harris
Fertiss
Spahn and Sain
Johnny Lindell
Lindell
Johnny
California
Joe Page
Tex Hughson
Mickey Harris
Boo Ferriss
Spud Chandler
Tupelo Rural Development Plan Sets National Example
Tupelo Mississippi leads a multi-county rural development project aimed at expanding farming types, soil enrichment, and local industry. Backed by the Tupelo Daily Journal and Chamber of Commerce, the program relies on specialist staff, farmer support, and local business backing to extend new income on farms and build rural town markets.
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Tupelo Plan
Tupelo Daily Journal
George McLean
The
Daily Journal
Chamber of Commerce
McLean
Tupelo
United States
Women Uphold Law On Idaho Frontier
In Burley Idaho Sheriff Saul Clark replaced the resigning woman deputy with another woman. Marjorie Philbrook quit to marry Cleve Johnson a state highway patrolman. Barbara Lindsay was appointed as deputy sheriff to succeed her.
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Burley
Ida
Idaho
Saul Clark
Marjorie Philbrook
Cleve Johnson
Barbara Lindsay
Seeds Party Sparks Business Treat in Shenandoah
In Shenandoah Iowa a local seed firm gave its employer a watermelon as a business gesture the seeds being the intended return. The brief exchange underscores a practical exchange rather than a social event.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Chapel to honor Four Chaplains on Dorchester sinking
Four wartime chaplains from the Protestant, Catholic and Jewish faiths will be commemorated in a new Chapel of the Four Chaplains in Philadelphia. Sponsored by an interfaith committee, the shrine will be open 24 hours and serve all three faiths. About 150000 dollars has been raised. The chaplains died when the Dorchester was torpedoed in the North Atlantic on February 3 1943 with 1100 troops aboard.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Interfaith Sponsoring Committee
Europe
North Atlantic
New Pattern Simplifies Building a Poultry House
A new pattern method makes poultry house construction simple for any handyman. The 10 by 10 foot design includes a complete lumber list, step by step instructions, assembly illustrations, and full size curved pattern templates for rafters and studs. Pattern No. 14 costs 60c and is available from Pattern Publishing Company, Pleasantville NY.
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Nyone
Pattern Publishing Company
P. O
Pleasantville
New York
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Tiger Hurling
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