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1 story matching combat
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:comb, combel, comber, combin, compat, com
- The War Effort Shifts to the Orchard
With food scarcity looming, state extension leaders urge Washington farmers to plant wheat between their fruit trees to combat the national shortage.