Value in ballplayers outshines averages in 194? season
The piece argues that value lies beyond batting averages, naming Ted Williams Verne Stephens Joe DiMaggio Lou Boudreau Stan Musial and Charlie Keller as top figures. It notes Musial in the National League and a Keller Day proposal tied to Maryland scholarships, plus reflections from Texas and Southwest college fans on team strengths and matchups.
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Ted Williams
Verne Stephens
Red Sox
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Williams
Musial
Boudreau
DiMaggio
Stephens
Charlie Keller
Keller
Maryland University
Charle Keller
Maryland
Newark
Midwest
Southwest
Sm.u
Texas
T.C.U
Rice
Notre Dame
Michigan
Purdue
Minnesota
Arkansas
Leahy
S.M.U
Famous Names Spark Speeding Trio at Virginia Campus
Three Washing ton and Lee students near Lexington Virginia speeding were booked with Robert E Lee IV Carter Glass III and Fred M Vinson Jr They quipped Napoleon as the officer let them go The note suggests Yale as a jump to legal circles.
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HIEF
Fred M. Vinson
Moscow
Virginia
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Robert E. Lee IV
Carter Glass III
Fred M. Vinson Jr
Young Vinson
Poultrymen Advised To Retain All Pullets For Winter Profits
Farmers urged to keep a pullet flock through winter to maximize egg prices and minimize feed costs from old hens. Cull loafers weekly, separate housing for pullets and old birds, and eliminate old roosters. Select ready to lay pullets by six months to reach 50 percent production without early crowding.
Farm Tractor Radio Hits Market for Farmers
A Kansas City manufacturer introduces the first radio built for farm tractors. The weather proof, shockproof unit mounts universally on any tractor and provides entertainment news crop information and forecasts during field work. The power unit includes eight tubes two rectifiers a superheterodyne circuit and a telescope antenna.
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Kansas City
Fertilizer Carryover Boosts Long Term Yields
Middle West Soil Improvement committee says fertilizer costs should be charged over at least three years due to carryover benefits. A good fertilizer program builds soil nutrients for succeeding crops, improves soil organic matter, structure, drainage, and ventilation, especially with legume-grass mixes fed with phosphate and potash.
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Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Agronomists
Thorough Check of Silo Maintains Crop Usage
A thorough silo inspection aims to prevent waste of the bumper corn crop. It emphasizes cleaning pits and walls, examining for air leaks, and sealing cracks with paraffin to keep silage in good condition.
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Scott
Back-to-Farm Movement Wanes as Farm Population Shifts
The Department of Agriculture reports 27,440,000 people on farms in January, down from 27,550,000 a year earlier. Despite higher births, farm residents declined while nearly a million moved to farms from cities and over 1.5 million left farms.
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Department of Agriculture
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