First Cousin of Mrs. Stokes Killed in Auto Crash
Mrs. Helen Ferguson Coleman of Appomattox former president of the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was killed Thursday in an automobile accident near Richmond She was born at Woodstock daughter of the Rev Sydnor Ferguson a Methodist minister and a first cousin of Mrs L H Stokes of 315 West Leicester Street
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Virginia
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Richmond
L. H. Stokes
W. Leicester St
Coleman
Woodstock
Sydnor Ferguson
Glamour Girls Rainfall Statistics 1913 1948
The report lists 24 hour rainfall to Sept 7 with none, 1949 season total 0.05 and 36 year rainfall total 22.08. It gives average monthly precipitation from 1913 to 1948, per month values from January to December, and notes courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laborate
Japanese Dog Ends Too Soon
A Tokyo dated story describes a new dog breed from the Gunjo district of Gifu prefecture with a short backbone about 20 inches long. Breeders claim it is not a freak and that dogs lovers are paying high prices while Gifu University professors express interest in studying the breed.
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Tokyo
Gunjo
Gifu
Gifu University
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department
Shanghai Communists Call for Rice Sharing Amid Inflation
Shanghai reports the Communist leadership urging citizens to share scarce rice as unemployment soars. Discharged workers face retrenchment. new money prints claim $500 and $1000 notes. Officials note inflation risks as port and materials remain tight.
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Shanghai
Red
Suse
Red Press
U. S
Bulgarian cooperatives expand as Kulaks face pressure
Sofia reports Bulgaria plans by 1953 to have 60 percent of arable land under 4,000 cooperatives, up from 12 percent on 1,522 farms. Farmers join voluntary co-ops with state credits, free services, and reduced seeds, while Kulaks—owners of 25 acres or more—are restricted from joining and face land reform.
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Bulgaria
Titko Chernokolov
Missouri
Chernokolov
Russia
Free Bulgaria
Yugoslavia to Act Independently at U N Assembly
Belgrade Sept 2 Foreign Minister Edvard Kardelj said Yugoslavia will act on its own at the U N Assembly opening Sept 20. He noted the delegation, the strongest yet, will decide on the spot in the interests of the people and country and will not seek to join Soviet led huddles.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Edvard Kardelj
New York
United Nations Assembly
U. N
Kardélj
U.N
How tomatoes were deemed a vegetable by the Supreme Court
An 1893 importer argued tomatoes were fruit and not subject to duty. The Court ruled tomatoes were vegetables since they were usually served with dinner, soups, or fish or meats, making them dutiable.
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Supreme Court
Early metal money in ancient Egypt
Metals served as money in ancient Egypt with uses dating back to 2500 B.C. By 2100 B.C. gold was minted into cubes used as currency.
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Ancient
Egypt
B.C
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