Baseball forecast pits Yankees Indians Giants Dodgers for AL NL race
Grantland Rice surveys the 1948 seasons, predicting the Indians and Yankees as the AL favorites with strong challengers in the Browns White Sox and Athletics. In the NL he tilts toward the Cardinals under Stanky while noting the Phillies may challenge, and points to possible bursts from Braves Reds Cubs or Pirates.
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Farm Welder Becomes Standard Equipment
A farm welder becomes essential for quick repairs and enhanced production. farmers build a portable elevator conveyor and a 100 foot extension cord reel to power crib equipment from a barn outlet. Labor costs drop from 25 to 10 cents per bushel as yields rise, with many welding outfits paying for themselves during harvest.
Soil Conservation Progress Highlighted in 1951 Report
The annual Soil Conservation Service report for fiscal year 1951 notes rapid progress in soil and water conservation over two decades. It details 128,502 farmers and ranchers helped create 883,348 plans covering 246.74 million acres, with some 2,400 conservation districts under state law and total FY spending around 84 million dollars.
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Arizona Boys Ranch Receives $3000 Gift for Cotton Harvest
A 140 acre Arizona Boys Ranch project uses 36 mechanical cotton pickers donated by Arizona Queen Creek Farm Bureau members. The machines valued at over 500000 dollars harvested about 200 bales in one day, equating to a 9000 dollar gift to the ranch.
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Sick soils nursed back to health via tests in Missouri
Soil tests guide farmers on needed plant foods and methods to revive run down fields. In Missouri 69 county soil clinics diagnose ailments and prescribe treatments. Laboratories operate under the extension service of the College of Agriculture and county agents.
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Allies in Accord on United Army
NATO nations agree on four key steps to defend Western Europe and unite armies, including 50 combat divisions and 4,000 aircraft this year, plans to merge armies, a shared facility study board, and a streamlined structure. Public debate concerns Western Germany rearmament and French ratification.
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Meat Production Surplus Grows in U S Markets
The Department of Agriculture reports meat production expanding faster than demand with late February output about 22 percent higher than a year earlier. Hog slaughter for a week reached 1,464,000 versus 1,044,000 a year ago, while sheep and lamb slaughter also rose and storage records climbed. Beet stocks rose by 17 million pounds in January compared to December.
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Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Bible Sunday School Lessons Devotional Reading
Bible study notes outline Acts 16:1-3 I Corinthians 4:14-21 Philippians 4:10-16 Timothy 4:10-16 II Timothy 2:1-13. Devotional reading prompts reflection on faith, guidance, and perseverance through Pauline letters.
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Youth Today and Timothy Lessons for Character
The piece argues youth face many temptations from gambling to alcohol and highlights Timothy as a model of virtue. It cites peers and a mother’s guidance as keys to forming character and warns that temperance, or self control, is vital amid widespread alcohol promotion. It recommends Grace Turnbull’s book Fruit of the Vine as a factual resource.
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ILEEN O'FARRELL to headline Telephone Hour on St Patrick's Day
ILEEN O'FARRELL is slated as the soloist for a special St Patrick's Day broadcast from Carnegie Hall after a 1950 recital there. The soprano, daughter of Irish vaudevillians, cherishes home life with husband Robert Reagan and son Robert Reagan Jr, while resisting stardom.
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St. Patrick's Day
Carnegie Hall
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