Royal Philatelic Collection details stamps count
The Royal Philatelic Collection book planned for 1950 will catalog 214 500 stamps collected by George V and his son George VI. The oo Bottle Club is a hobby group where members place messages in sealed bottles and cast them into water to measure drift and distance.
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George V of
England
Royal Philatelic Collection
George V
George VI
Col
Edward P. Bailey
San Marino
Calif
Laborites Face Bitter Economic Cure for Britain
London reports the Labour government, after rejecting an election this year, plans an immediate economic package amid a crisis. Ministers and experts meet to craft a dose that may clash with Socialist doctrine as devaluation alone proves insufficient. The Economist notes devaluation harms both exports and domestic markets, with car affordability collapsing from 2,000,000 potential buyers before the war to about 400,000 now under socialism.
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London
On Presen
Dose
India
Pakistan
Egypt
Ireland
Economist
Financial Weekly
Bittersweet Plant Bloom and Berry Details
The egoty plant bears greenish white flowers. In autumn it forms clusters of orange berry like capsules that split after frost to reveal the bright red seed coverings.
Market Quotations Fall Amid Broad Stock Declines
NEW YORK Oct 17 dealers reported fractions around two points dominating the market with active trading. Early gains in golds faded as a general decline spread, with favorites like Lion Oil Homestake Mining Admiral Zenith Radio selling off and a wide range of issues including Bethlehem Steel General Motors Chrysler Studebaker Santa Fe Nickel Plate Union Pacific Sinclair Oil Barnsdall Oil American Smelting Sears Roebuck American Tobacco International Paper Westinghouse Eastman Kodak Dow Chemical United Airlines and Paramount listed lower.
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New York
Lion Oil
Homestake Mining
Admiral Corp
Zenith Radio
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Santa Fe
Nickel Plate
Union Pacific
Sinclair Oil
Barnsdall Oil
American Smelting
Sears, Roebuck
American Tobacco
International Paper
Westinghouse
Eastman Kodak
Dow Chemical
United Air Lines
Paramount
Local Markets Update Corrected Daily
Markets section notes daily corrections and that The Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors.
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The
Star
Baltimore Livestock Market Report October 17
Holdovers 400 cattle among 2400 head with steers 23.50-26 and 930-1470 lb primes 30-35. Calves 25-31 dealers 27-31 for medium to choice, hogs 700 mostly 19-19.75, sows 16.50-17.25, weights 120-300 lb. Sheep lambs 24-25 for 72-88 lb wooled lambs, ewes 8-9. Chicago hogs 14,000 head top 18.15, cattle 11,000 head with mixed weights and prices.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Livestock Market Prices Mixed Across Cattle Sheep
Market report lists steers from 22 to 36, heifers 25 to 30.50, cows 12 to 18.50, bulls 17.75 to 19.50, and yearling feeders 24.27 to 25.50. Salable sheep about 1500 head with native lambs at 23.75 and common grades 20.50 to 21.50, slaughter ewes 9.25 to 9.50.
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Ibred
Grain futures slip as conferees fail to agree on farm bill
Chicago grains opened weaker after news that House-Senate conferees failed to reach agreement on farm legislation. Wheat December at 2.12 and change, corn December around 1.15, oats near 0.68, soybeans November near 2.29, lard October around 11.75.
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Chicago
House-Senate
Army marching speeds and steps described
The Army uses three marching styles: half step with 15 inch quick time and 18 inch double time at 120 and 180 steps per minute, regular march with 30 inch quick time at 120 steps per minute, and double time with 36 inch steps at 180 steps per minute.
Swedish Crown Jewels and Coronation Rite Question
A reader asks what happened to the Swedish crown jewels after King Gustav V abolished the coronation rite. The Embassy notes the king did not claim the rite. the crown regalia may be shown when Parliament opens in January and the jewels are partly personal property in some cases.
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Gustav V
One-teacher schools persist in rural US settings
There are fewer than 80,000 one-teacher schools. Although they make up about 45 percent of all schools, only 5 percent of children attend them.
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United States
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Oo Bottle Club
Jeffery Lee Merrill
Los Angeles General Hospital
Doris Merrill
Kuru
Ed End
National Brewing Company
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Pat Valentino
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
San Francisco
International Soundphoto
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NASH
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International Express
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U.S
U. S
Motorola
B. F. Goodrich
S. Loudoun St
Heatwole Motor CO
N. Braddock St
Washington Redskins
Front Royal
Philip Moneist
Morill
Philip Morris
Morais
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