Baseball Outlook for 1950s Attendances and Big League Races
The piece analyzes 1949 attendances and predicts a likely drop of about 8 to 10 percent, with total attendance near 21 million to 19 million next season. It discusses American League race dynamics among Cleveland Boston and New York, possible shifts for Detroit and Philadelphia, and the impact of players and bonuses on gate receipts. It also notes National League teams Dodgers Cardinals Pirates and others shaping an uncertain outlook for attendance and contracts.
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Gratitude Train welcomes three longtime senators in Washington
Three distinguished statesmen greet the French Gratitude Train arrival, including Vice President Barkley and Senators Connally and Vandenberg. The ceremony reveals long friendship despite party divides as Connally cuts the District boxcar ribbon.
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Esteron 44 Controls Wild Onion and Garlic Weeds
Field trials show Esteron 44 and amine liquid salt effectively control wild onion and wild garlic in lawns pastures and seed fields. Three to four pounds of 2 4D acid equivalent per acre worked with water ranging from five to 125 gallons per acre. Pastures may favor Esteron 44 slightly but volatility risks suggest amine liquid salt near susceptible plants.
Moisture Conservation Helps With Wheat Crop
A 30 acre field long unproductive due to erosion and thin soil yielded a good wheat crop after adopting moisture conserving practices. Sweet clover green manure seeded in spring 1946, plus terraces contour farming and grass waterways, revived productivity.
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Kansas State College Extension Service
New Hay Chopper Introduced By New Holland
The New Holland Machine company unveils a one man operated hay chopper and ensilage cutter. It feeds cuts to a chosen length and blows corn hay or other crops to mow or silo in a single operation capable of processing up to 20 tons of silage per hour.
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New Holland Machine Company
Bathtub Innovation in America Through History
The article notes that daily baths became common much later than earlier decades. It mentions pre Civil War Americans lacking home tubs, with bathing once limited to outdoor or adjacent facilities. Lincoln era marks first White House tub and New York City's 1870 installation of the first all iron tub.
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Do It Yourself Lawn Chair Patterns for All Ages
Readers can obtain full size and child size chair patterns to build at home. Pattern No 32 covers adult chairs while Pattern No 39 yields a matching settee. A child size chair is Pattern No 132. Materials for two chairs cost less than one ready made chair. Send for patterns now.
England’s 1695 bachelors tax to fund war with France
The text notes a historic levy on unmarried men in 1695 to finance the war with France. It mentions no direct law targeting bachelors in Britain but observes that bachelors have sometimes faced heavier taxation than others.
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