Georgia Expects Short Peach Crop This Year
MACON Georgia May 4 With a forecast of a very short crop for 1948 the Georgia Peach Industry Committee raised the assessment on peaches to 11-2c per bushel to fund the annual control program Official crop estimates will follow after fruit dropping ends and it is expected shipments will fall below the prior total of 5 721 rail and truck cars Favorable factors now are the very early shipping date which continues the season.
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Macon
Georgia
Georgia Peach Industry Committee
Peach shipment timing hints at early season
The notice indicates a May 10 timeframe for the first shipment, about 17 days earlier than last year. It notes no competing fruit from other states at this early date and highlights the concentrated areas supplying peaches.
Front Royal Man Wins Summer Forestry Work in West
W. D. Linkenhaker of Front Royal joins about 25 students from the WPI school of forestry in summer assignments with the Forest Service U S Department of Agriculture. He will work in the national forests of Oregon and Washington, applying classroom training to field forest tasks.
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W. D. Linkenhaker
Front Royal
WPI School of Forestry
Warren County
Forest Service
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
National
Oregon
Washington
Presidents and Their Wives booklet advertised by Winchester Star
An information bureau promotion offers a booklet titled Presidents and Their Wives detailing U S presidents past and present. It includes bios on term dates politics religion education birthplaces burial sites and family histories. The ad invites ordering for fifteen cents postpaid with a coupon and mailing address in Washington D C.
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Winchester Star
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Local Soft Water Business Changes Hands in Racine
R. W. Newman purchases Culligan Soft Water Service at 21.8 Braddock Street Racine Wisconsin from William Cosby who plans to move to Columbia South Carolina to pursue insurance. Newman and his wife recently relocated and have taken over operations.
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Culligan Soft Water Service
Braddock St
William Cosby
R. W. Newman
Racine, Wise
Newman
Cosby
Columbia
S.C
Deadwood Recasts Its Frontier Fame Into Tourism
In Deadwood South Dakota a shift from frontier myth to tourism is visible as gambling wanes and neon lights replace saloon signs. Curator D M McGahey criticizes legends like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane while praising pioneer W E Adams who funded the local museum. Wild Bill’s grave statue was looted by a souvenir hunter.
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Hal Boyle Deadwood
Drick High School
Yesree
Podner
Old Deadwood
Wild Bill” Hickok
Jane
Deadwood
D. M. McGahey
Adams Memorial Hall
Hickok
Deadwood Dick
Wild Bill
Jack McCall
No. 10
Wild Bill Hickok
McGahey
West
W. E. Adams
Adams
Calamity Jane
Gunman
Independent Movie House Suit Upheld On Ist Ran Films
The Supreme Court let stand a ruling that major studios must pay damages for denying first run licenses to independent theaters. William Goldman of Erlander theater Philadelphia received 375000 dollars. Firms warned the decision could trigger many similar suits and billions in potential liability.
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Independent Movie House
Ist Ran Films
Washington
Supreme Court
William Goldman
Philadelphia
Radio Time Zone Notes and Schedule Adjustments
A brief notice explains that Eastern Local Time is used with central subtracting one hour and mountain subtracting two hours. It cautions that some stations adjust hour of relay to suit local schedules and that last minute program changes cannot be included.
May Carper Rites Held At Local Church
Funeral services for Mrs. May Carper were conducted Sunday at the Evangelical United Brethren church with Rev. Carl Hiser officiating. She died April 29 and was laid to rest at Mt. Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers included Robert Scrivener Jr., Russell Scrivener Jr., Mervel Purtlebaugh, Eugene Purtlebaugh, Marshall Carper, and Raymond Carper.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
May Carper
Carl Hiser
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Robert and
Russll Scrivener Jr
Mervel
Eugene Purtlebaugh
Marshall
Raymond Carper
Segregation Stays In Mississippi Governor Asserts
Jackson May 4 Governor Fielding Wright of Mississippi says segregation will remain in his state regardless of external criticism. He states segregation is the only solution to proper race relationships.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Fielding Wright
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