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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1947

Page

10

World powers control most of global petroleum output

A wartime note describes an African snail advancing through Pacific islands harming crops. The piece also states that the United States the Soviet Union Venezuela Iran former Netherlands colonies and India produce ninety percent of the world s petroleum.

Pacific Islands The United States Soviet Union Venezuela Iran Netherlands India

Grimes Community Notes Reflect On Local Figures

Grimes remembers James A Grimes founder and former postmist er of the local office who served about 70 years. Dora Grimes is his widow as families relocate within Apple Ridge Orchard and surrounding areas. Miss Ruth Hart died in a gas explosion at Morrisonburg and Groves Teets was elected supervisor of Stonewall district. The threshing season has just begun.

Stonewall Ruth Hart Morrisonburg

August Meeting of White Hall Mite Society Noted

The White Hall Mite Society held its August gathering Wednesday evening at Mrs. Harry Leight's home. The discussion touched on farming yields with emphasis on grains and the broader development of low-cost steel and petroleum lubrication in early modern machinery.

White Hall Mite Society Harry Leight

Vehicle ownership in large American cities per street mile

In cities with populations over 100,000 residents Americans own 113 motor vehicles for every mile of streets. The statistic highlights high car ownership relative to road length, reflecting urban transport trends.

Bus Ridership Tops Street Cars Since 1944

Since 1944 motor buses have carried more passengers than street cars in the United States, reflecting a shift in urban transit preferences and infrastructure.

United States

Mid-Atlantic Ridge Rising From Ocean Depths

A fragment notes the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rising two miles above sea level across vast underwater expanses, suggesting a dramatic underwater-continental feature spanning a long distance from pole to pole.

Ocean Pole

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