Mistaken Revenge Ends in Tragedy in Mississippi
In Attala County a Black man, Thomas Harris, and his family were attacked by a posse of white men seeking revenge after a report about his 14-year-old stepdaughter. Harris was wounded. three of his children died. Three suspects, Leon Turner and the Whitt brothers, fled and were later captured. Authorities describe it as mistaken vengeance.
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Thomas Harris
Mississippi
Henry Rogers
Leon Turner
Wendel Whitt
Wlalcolm
Rodgers
Attala County
Pearline Thurman
Harris
Whitts
Turner
Whitt
Franke C. Thurman
Mary Burnside
Ruby Nell Harris
Pearline
Sherif
Everett Bailey
Haris
Bailey
VPI Professor Heads Fish Division of Wildlife Group
Associate professor Harry Cornell at Virginia Tech named to lead the Wildlife Resources Commission fish division in Raleigh. He will assume the post February 1, succeeding Willis King who resigned, announced by commissioner Clyde Patton.
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Raleigh
N. C
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Wildlife Resources Commission Fish Division
Harry Cornell
Willis King
Cornell
Clyde P. Patton
Commission
VPI
Home Doctor Book Coupon Offer
A promotional plea offers the Home Doctor Book with over 50 ailments and 40 pages of authentic health guidance. The ad urges quick self help and prompt medical care when needed, inviting readers to mail 15 cents postpaid to The Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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Home Doctor
Italy Faces Population Crunch as Emigration Declines
Italy battles overpopulation with emigration shrinking to Latin America and demand for skilled labor from Canada and Australia. The foreign ministry notes a drop in overseas moves in 1949, while domestic unemployment and stalled postwar recovery compound the crisis.
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Latin America
Canada
Australia
Italy
New Mexico
United States
Mussolini
Foreign Ministry
Rome
Il Globo
Belgium
Switzerland
France
OEEC
Big Ten football season reduced to nine teams after resignations
The University of canes left the Big Ten Football Circuit in 1946 leaving nine teams. Michigan State joined as a member on December 12 1948 but won’t be full-fledged until 1953 due to Western Conference schedule timing. The circuit will return to ten teams then.
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University of Canes
Michigan State
Army switches to grade B beef for regular buys
The Army announced it has begun buying only grade B beef and is phasing out grade C. Officials say the move aims to establish all year procurement as a pattern, with possible policy changes if grade B supplies or competition fall short in any month.
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Washington
Army
Noon Sun Overhead in United States?
The sun is never directly overhead in the United States at noon because the Tropic of Cancer lies south of the country. In Key West Florida the sun comes very close to directly vertical on June 21.
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United States
Key West
Fla
Opequon Daily Notes Aboard Local Church Visit
Opequon report from January 11 notes Mrs. Oliver McDonald back at church after illness, Mrs. Walter Funk with a severe cold at home, a minor car collision leaving no injuries, Mrs. Sale Newlin ill, the McFarland children suffering bad colds, Mrs. Virginia Landacre visiting sister Mrs. Grace Miller, and Miss Mary Ellen Green visiting Mt. Airy school last week.
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Opequon
Oliver McDonald
Walter Funk
Ter
Grace Miller
Mary Ellen Green
Mt. Airy School
Ocean Salinity and Its Long Term Causes
Fragmentary text discusses ocean salinity and the balance of salts in seas. It mentions washing out salts from the earth by streams and ongoing questions about the history and drivers of salinity levels in oceans.
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Wildlife Group
Winchester Star Information Bureau
Eye St. N. E
Washington, D. C
State
Rae Ces
Kitto Clippers
Wards
ERP
Winchester
Lue
Men’s Wool Melton
Roy A. Lee
S. Kent St
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