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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1947
Page
2
The Hope family Holstein Brackel Farm Bag produces 927.1 pounds of butterfat in a 365 day period ending July 9, besting the previous Virginia mark of 923 pounds set in 1945. The cow yielded 24,410 pounds of milk in the same period, near the state record of 25,683 pounds. The six year old cow was milked thrice daily.
Race horses rarely exceed about 35 miles per hour over a mile. Man o War reached 43 miles per hour for a quarter mile, illustrating higher bursts than sustained pace.
A fragmented sales directory entry lists October auction times and bidders. Items include household goods antiques farm equipment dairy cattle horses and machinery from various listings near Kernstown Gore Round Hill and Boyce with dates in October and November.
BLACKSBURG, Oct 3. Virginia agricultural experiment station specialists issued winter wheat planting guidance citing a short corn crop and high grain prices. Planting should occur the week of the first killing frost with Wahart Thorn and WPI 131 as recommended varieties. Plant 6 8 pecks per acre and apply 300 500 pounds per acre of 3 12 6 or 4 12 4 fertilizer, plus a February top dressing of 300 pounds per acre nitrate of soda.
A three week short course to qualify men as Dairy Herd Improvement Association supervisors will be held at Virginia Tech this month. Armstrong of the Virginia agricultural extension service said at least five graduates will be hired to fill vacancies among the state's 47 operating DHIA's. The jobs last one month. Applicants may write to Armstrong at Blacksburg.
Richmond Oct 3 Three of four Virginia towns failed to secure state board of water control approval for dumping more sewage into rivers. Luray was told to proceed with enlarging its sewerage connecting system with the city, while two others may still obtain approval.
Alison Nichols recalls mounting nerves as she meets Sam Tarrant at the Mayflower Hotel while her sister Teresa prepares to wed Sam’s friend. The 16 year old, from Vermont, weighs love, family history, and a quiet longing as talk turns from war rumors to personal pasts.
Des Moines Register columnist Gordon Gammack shares humorous vignettes about Iowa life. He notes thrifty farming habits, independent minds, and folksy attitudes from episodes such as a $1.50 depreciation on a fountain pen, a chosen refusal of a hotel room, and a speeding Bob Feller incident.
In Los Angeles on October 3, Mrs. Wilma Neideringhaus, 30, delivered her daughter Mary Jean at home while five children slept. With her husband at work and the phone disconnected, she performed the birth unassisted until a night detective husband called a physician after the infant’s arrival.
Marie Whitacre rolled 141 in a 341 set and 511 team, leading Hershey Drive in to a season high 511 and a first place tie in the Ladies Commercial league after sweeping Van Woolen. Bertha Muse added 117 game and 320 set for O Sullivan in a 2 of 3 upset of Jewel Box, with standings showing Capitol Restaurant 10 2 and South End Hose Co 10 2.
The trial of President Johnson for treason lasted from February 24 to May 16, 1868. The outcome showed a 35 to 19 vote, narrowly missing conviction by one vote.
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