Communistic Rise in Eastern Germany Sees Soviet Drives Tighten
Berlin dispatch notes how east German economy shifts toward communism with land reforms, kolkhoz farming, and state trusts expanding. It describes 1945 land seizure, 26 percent tractor ownership by Union of Mutual Farmers Aid, and Moscow’s control over industry, while counting ongoing reparations and two year plan pressures.
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Berlin
Hitler
Union of Mutual Farmers’ Aid
Germany
Soviet Union
Russia
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Wonderful Dictionary advertisement for Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary
A reader praises the Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas with 378 pages and over 25 000 definitions plus maps and tables. The ad promises daily usefulness and offers a 35 cent postpaid coupon via The Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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Marshall Faces Long Recuperation
Secretary of State George C. Marshall remains at Liscombe Lodge in Pinehurst to rest for an indefinite period after a kidney operation at Walter Reed hospital three weeks earlier. Physicians say a long recuperation is needed.
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George C. Marshall
Liscombe Lodge
Marshall
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Rainfall Statistics for 1913 1946 Period by Winchester Lab
The report lists 24 hour rainfall to 7 pm on December 20 1948 and year to date totals 42.85 inches. It gives 35 year average annual rainfall 36.20 inches and monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 with months listing values from January 2.46 to December 2.38 inches. Data courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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