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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1949
Page
3
Washington officials warn no cure for potato gluts without drought or strict production limits. Government price supports may rise to 60 percent parity, with 1950 crop risks and potential $70 million deficit to finance another surplus.
A Shenandoah county CROP drive aims to raise five carloads of grain for overseas distribution starting November 14. M. B. Roller, campaign chair, announced the plan. Cadets at West Point favor football as the main sport with fencing and riding fading. golf and tennis are also played and 17 company teams compete in various sports.
Miss O Roark, famed Khaki Pin-Up Girl and former WAC, lived at 409 Virginia Ave Harrisonburg and worked as an accountant. Her wartime career included winning a national Khaki Pin-Up title at Key Field Mississippi, extensive tours of army camps and hospitals, and magazine cover features. She studied at Handley High School in Winchester and attended the University of Miami and William and Mary.
Harvard economist Professor Seymour E Harris argues a rising college graduate surplus by 1969 could depress relative pay. He warns that many graduates face disappointing outcomes as open jobs lag demand, while professions may shield some earnings. Education may not guarantee higher wages.
Rep Porter Hardy Jr. says President Truman fired Admiral Louis E. Denfeld as chief of naval operations in reprisal for testimony that the navy’s offensive power suffered under the unified defense plan. Hardy, a member of the House armed services committee, notes the action fell on Navy Day. He doubts Denfeld’s successor, Vice Admiral Forrest T. Sherman, will win the top post.
Crossword clues list with multiple short definitions across numbers 1 to 43 covering biblical, botanical, and linguistic terms. Provides hints for answers like a son of Aaron and ancient Egyptian sun god, plus plant and insect terms and various measures and parts of speech.
The 1949 Christmas seals featuring a dove in flight arrive at Winchester Tuberculosis Association headquarters at 22 S. Loudoun St. Seal sale chairman W. Ford Berry announced. Designed by Herbert M. Myers of Leonia New Jersey, the drawing won first prize in a national Society of Illustrators contest. The sale runs from November 21 to Christmas to fund the association’s next year program.
Z H Lambert of Washington will deliver a public address at 3 p m Sunday in the Boyce parish house with the theme Gan This Divided World's House Unite The group The Christ hers aims to restore spiritual principles and bring Christ into the marketplace Each person acts individually with no required membership or meetings The director is Father James Keller M M
President Truman announced George W. Allen will become ambassador to Yugoslavia replacing Cavendish Cannon who retires for health reasons. The administration also floated Rep. Mike Mansfield to head the State Department public affairs and Voice of America. Mansfield, a Montana congressman, is viewed as strong for administration information efforts.
Leaves of deciduous trees carry fertilizing value when made into leaf mold or compost. Oat leaves have notable nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash content. Ashes from burnt leaves also show fertilizing value.
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