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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
7
Two county farmers plan to erect commercial size chicken houses. Melvin Lineburg of Gore will build a 60 by 20 foot cinder block structure costing 1500 dollars. Earl Paul R. received a weatherboard build costing 600 dollars.
The common term foot to sleep refers to paresthesia an abnormal sensation from nerve pressure or interference. It describes tingling numbness and prickling due to temporary nerve disruption often caused by posture or compression.
London reports a proposed twenty percent cut in the British meat ration within ten days due to Argentina failing to fulfill beef deliveries. The cut reduces per person weekly allowance from ten to eight pence, with about enough for one meal and possible leftovers for stew or soup, while an extra two pence worth of corned beef is still available weekly.
The Lafayette Escadrille formed in 1916 under Norman Prince of Chicago and was led by Georges Thenault until its 1918 transfer to the U S Army. A memorial near St Cloud honors 67 members who died in combat along with French leaders. Prince’s tomb lies in Washington National Cathedral.
Charles B. Sperow Jr., 21, a Berkeley County West Virginia 4-H youth leader, has been chosen to study in Sweden under the International Farm Youth Exchange program of the Exchange League.
The term arose from varied opinions. One tale notes John Peter Zenger’s 1730s libel trial defended by Andrew Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, shaping free press and speech. Another New England saying claims three Philadelphia lawyers can outmatch the Devil, cited in the Salem Observer in 1824.
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Washington reports a new issue of the Congressional Directory listing members and committees, presidents and cabinets, diplomatic corps, and staff. It notes editions since 1858, printing by the government, editors Reynolds and Bibus, and distribution details with free copies to Congress and departments.
Lamb prices climb two to ten cents a pound across the country while beef and pork hold steady. Lettuce and cabbage edge higher. peaches in the Carolinas suffer heavy frost damage. Colorado fed lambs set a Chicago peak at 29.25 per hundred pounds.
Vegetables such as cauliflower broccoli string beans cucumbers and eggplant sold cheaper this week while spinach rose slightly. First large shipments of strawberries from Louisiana reached eastern consuming centers as Florida crop tapered off. The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index fell two cents to 5.78 versus 6.70 a year ago, reflecting wholesale costs for 31 general use foods.
The remark that a man is as old as his arteries is attributed to Sir William Osler, the renowned English physician who lived from 1849 to 1919.
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