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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1949
Page
6
The Rage editorial cites a line often linked to a famed figure saying he joked about every prominent man of his time but never met one he disliked. The misquoted variant claims the epitaph would read I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn't like.
The State Department released wartime cables showing a Soviet request to restrain Allied forces near Prague in May 1945. Eisenhower agreed to halt at Pilsen, and the Red Army then liberated Prague four days later. The documents were published to counter false statements about the episode.
The Commerce Department reports March consumer income fell three percent from February to an annual rate of 214 billion dollars, marking the third consecutive monthly decline. Wages and farm receipts led the drop, but rising unemployment compensation offset about one third of the loss.
A home gardening notice urges readers to learn light air humidity soil moisture and temperature control for successful pot grown plants. It advertises a 30 page illustrated guide priced at 10 cents postpaid with an accompanying coupon offer.
Present and past rainfall totals for Tam-5 and May. 1949 year to date 12.91 inches. Average annual rainfall from 36 years 1913-1948 is 36.42 inches. Monthly averages range from 0.92 in February to 3.88 in August. Data courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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