Farm Land Values On The Upswing
The Agriculture Department reports average U S farm land values rose about eight percent in the year ending November 1 despite a drop in net farm income. Gains were strongest in South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Wyoming and Arkansas with 15 to 17 percent increases common. Several western states Ohio California Florida lagged due to lower prices for citrus and truck crops.
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Washington
U. S
Agriculture Department
Orly Calfornia
Florida
Mississippi
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Lois
Nevada
Utah
Georgia
South Carolina
North Dakota
Middle West
Oberlin Christmas News and Engagements Report
Engagement announced for Margaret Mill of Akron to Arthur Fowls of Oberlin. Oberlin church services include candlelight and Christmas observances across seven churches with family friendly programs and special choirs.
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Word
W. J. Fields
Oberlin
First Church
Wloom
Eleanor Stevens
First Methodist
Wilbur Goist
W. EK. Breckenridge
Christ Episcopal
Christchurch
Rust Methodist
Mount Zion Baptist
First Bentist
Harley Benthin
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
Abs
John Harmon
Mary Louise Schwartz
East Oberlin Community Church
Henry van Dyke
Mary Candy
Amherst Noonday Club Meets at Smorgasbord
Amherst Noonday Club held a dinner with 20 members at the Smorgasbord led by retiring president Clarence Kern. New officers elected: C. L. Goodspeed president, Dr. R. J. Mulford vice president, David Goldthorpe secretary treasurer. A $23 collection aided Christmas needy families. Next meeting set for December 30. The house lighting contest by the Junior Chamber of Commerce continues with judges penciled in for next week.
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Amherst
Smorgasbord
Clarence Kern
C. L. Goodspeed
R. J. Mulford
David Goldthorpe
Junior Chamber of Commerce
George Walker
Harver Alford
Ari Gringall
Congregational Party
Christmas Party Highlights at Congregational Church
Congregational church and Sunday school groups hosted a Christmas party in the gym last night with William Bruce Jr and Ted Alexander directing the program. Mrs Hazel Richmond led vocal and instrumental numbers, Santa distributed treats, and the Youth Fellowship staged the play Dont Open Til Christmas. The Brownheim church Sunday school party followed with recitations, cantique Noel, carols, a pound shower, and a caroling group delivering gifts to a sick former trustee.
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William Bruce, Jr
Ted Alexander
Hazel Richmond
Bonnie Saunders
Corinne McKinney
Donny McKinney
Mary Lou Walker
Billy Schoemig
Santa Claus
Youth Fellowship Group
Valerie Jemkins
Sue Darling
Ne: Bruce
Gary Afeld
Sonja Nylen
Dan Strauss
Janet Battenhous
Marilyn Cotton
Fred Powers
J. W. Parks
Mevin Stack
Diane Olsen
Bobby Jenskams
Harold Brown
Bobby Engle
Richmond
Donna Walker
C. A. Alexander
Lois
Shirley Hamel
June Zino
J. W. Paris
A. DiDdrich
Burton Sick
Clarence Pippett
Frank Whyte
Ducley French
Arthur Northeim
Ben Northeim
Fred Gringle
Robert Knesel
Pound
Donald Bechtel
Mabel Reinhard
Airs
Russell Miller
MacArthur Frees 17 War Crimes Suspects at Sugamo Prison
Gen Douglas MacArthur orders a Christmas amnesty freeing 16 war crimes suspects from Sugamo prison at noon. Seventeen in Class A remain. 1 is hospitalised. The move cites precedent from the Far East International Military Tribunal regarding Tojo and co defendants.
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MacArthur
Torkryo
Douglas MacArthur
Sugamo
Shumei Okawa
Far East International Miliary Tribunal
Hideki Tojo
Yosuke Matsuoka
Navy
Sta
Osami Nagano
Tojo
Personal damage suit seeks 250000 for loss of legs
James L. Newkirk filed in U S District Court against the Pennsylvania Railroad seeking 250000 for the loss of both legs. He was employed as a cinder shoveler when injured in September 1947.
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Canton
U. S
Pennsylvania Railroad
James L. Newkirk
Newkirk
After World War II Executions: Tojo and Six Condemned
The tribunal executed Tojo and six other war criminals minutes after a final sentence, and their ashes were scattered to the winds. The ceremony followed a formal conviction process concluding with the executions.
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Tojo
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Arba Fowls
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J. L. Harman
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Ralph Dunlap
Matsuyama Insane Hospital
Hristmas
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Earth
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Ezra Egar
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