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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1947

Page

9

Tobacco Areas Alarmed at Britain Ban

Tobacco growers, warehousemen and others in the leaf industry seek Washington aid as Britain bans tobacco imports. Rep. Harold Cooley and tobacco officials travel to D C while North Carolina farmers rally to boost domestic purchases. In Danville leaders weigh a bright leaf sales holiday as two thirds of the crop remains unsold. Senator Umstead urges diversification at the NC Grange session.

Winston-Salem N. C Washington Great Britain Harold Cooley D - NC J. B. Hutson Shaw North Carolina Farm Bureau Virginia Carolinas W. B. Umstead DNC North Carolina Grange North Carolina

The Farmer’s Seed and a Moral Blight of Selfishness

A modern novelist tells of a farmer who hoarded blight resisting corn and refused to share seed. His market monopoly collapsed as neighbor pollen overran his fields. He then distributed seed saying no one can have good corn unless everybody does, a lesson on justice and welfare for all.

Sea Trout Scoop Draws Residents to Rehoboth Beach

In Rehoboth Beach Delaware on October 24 crowds hunted large numbers of sea trout that swarmed the surf. The fish lined the shore in 80 degree weather drawing housewives merchants and school children into the water. Gull feeders also benefited as residents collected trout to last several Fridays.

Rehoboth Beach Del

Daily Crossword Clue Grid From Old Paper

A crossword puzzle with numbered across and down clues covering ravine sun profit prostrate etc includes terms like bishop headdress tree property low German abbr equipped with personnel and many more clues across 1 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 34 35 36 37 3 41 42 43 44 down 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 15 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 30 31 32 35 38 39 40 and ends with Turkish title references and yesterday's answer cues

Bishop Friar Union So. Afr

Midway Heads Fleet In Sea Maneuvers

The 45000 ton aircraft carrier Midway leads a fleet of cruisers destroyers submarines and escort craft for cold weather Atlantic exercises from October 29 to November 26. The navy plans an amphibious landing with a mock attack from the east on Bermuda after rendezvousing off Cape Hateras. A landing at Argentia, Md will occur on November 9.

Washington Midway Atlantic Navy Cape Hateras U. S. Naval Bermuda Argentia

German Ex soldiers May Buy Abandoned Town In Nevada

LAS VEGAS Nev Oct 24 The ghost mining town of Rhyolite for sale drew 50 German ex soldiers eager to start over Mayor E W Cragin said he received a letter from Erich Baerwind of Hamburg proposing to pay 10000 on terms for the 50 jobless homeless veterans Two women who owned deserted Rhyolite once a thriving gold rush town offered it for sale at 25000

Las Vegas Nev E. W. Cragin Erich Baerwind Hamburg

Four bushel Potatoes Two Hams Flour and Goods Pullets

A compact list item noting quantities of food and goods including four bushels of potatoes two hams twenty five tablespoons flour canned goods and six pullets.

Iron Terrapin Lands In Sorority House

The Maryland 500 pound cast iron terrapin statue wandered to a sorority house vestibule on campus in College Park. Suspicions point to Virginia Tech students as Maryland prepares for a homecoming game in Blacksburg, where the Gobblers have never lost a homecoming contest.

College Park MD O University of Maryland VPI Blacksburg

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Sittingbourne England Jonas Cernius Lithuania Cernius Russia Britain L. Douglas D. D Daily Crossword Roman C. Europe Constellation C. B. Smalts & Son National Avenue Nevada Hallowe’n Jamboree Winchester Armory Hotty Bowers’ Orchestra Izaak Walton Clarke County Berryville Horse Show Grounds Berryville, Virginia Shenandoah River Clifton Hampshire Hampshire Shoat Photgraphic Service Shenandoah Valley Loudoun County Izaak Walton League Coleman Dunn W. D. Burtner Gleaners Tom Byrd J. W. Olcott Sorority Pirate Red Riding Hood Drum Major Hill's Toy & Novelty Store N. Loudoun ST Marie Phillips Nestués
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