Experts Divided on Broader Corn Support's Impact
Washington officials announced a $1.10 per bushel support for about 1 billion bushels of 1957 crop corn not previously eligible. The move aims to stabilize corn and feed prices to curb expansion of hog and livestock production, though experts vary on its effectiveness given current price relationships and hog market dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ben- Son
Benson
Congress
Gordon Zimmerman
National Grange
John Baker
National Farmers Union
Wilkesville Notes Report Local Visits And Meetings
Wilkesville residents share visits with relatives from Columbus Wellston and Jackson. A. L. DeVault hosts guests including George Queen Janet and Katy with Mrs Ralph White and Ralphie at Lake Jackson. The Garden Club plans an October 1 meeting at Mrs William Spires home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. DeVault
George Queen
Janet
Katy
Lake Jackson
Ralph White
Sandy
Ralphie
Denny Sayre
Homer McMurry
Harrisonville
Georgia Gray
Columbus
Frank Gray
Mr. Gray
Garden Club
William Spires
Lees ion Group Is Selected or Campaign
A 10 member committee of Legionnaires plans a campaign for Alec Blair. The group met in Jackson to discuss the candidacy for second vice commander of the American Legion’s Ohio Department. Members include Frank Cheesebrew, Wayne Hutchison, Robert Dunlap, William Stewart, James Vercoe, Dean Scholl, Ben Williams, Ed Downard, James Wagon seller, and Ross Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnaires
Alec Blair
Jackson
The
American Legion
Department of Ohio
Frank Cheesebrew
Pomeroy
Wayne Hutchison
Robert Dunlap
William Stewart
Athens
James Vercoe
Dean Scholl
Bremen
Ben Williams
Ed Downard
James Wagonseller
Lancaster
Ross Williams
Oak Hill
Whitington Announces Daughter Betrothal
Mr and Mrs Carroll Whitington of Hamden announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon Rose to Larry Randall Salmons of New Lexington. Miss Whitington attends Hamden High School and will graduate in 1958. Mr Salmons is in the U S Navy at Great Lakes and is a Hamden High School graduate. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamden
Carrol Whitington
Sharon Rose
Larry Randall Salmons
New Lexington
Salmons
Jack Salmons
Miss Whitington
Hamden High School
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes Training Center
Harrisonville Social Roundup Highlights Local Guests
The Rev. Earl Court Darwin spoke at a Sunday service. Lee family reunions drew Mr and Mrs Homer Lee and relatives including Earl Lee Bellville Ralph Lee Racine Adda Herb Lee Bradfield and Rhoda Priddy Toledo. Alma Atkins notes birthdays and visits among local families. Ed Duffield of California returned home after visiting relatives in Ohio. Continued lines list local hospitality and Sunday gatherings around Harrisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Earl Court Darwin
Lee
Homer Lee
Earl Lee
Bellville
Ralph Lee
Racine
Adda
Herb Lee
Bradfield
Rhoda Priddy
Toledo
Lydia Ball
Columbus
Elias Welsh
Earl Atkins
Eugene Atkins
Gordon
Gloria
Halliday Atkins Home
Virgil Atkins
Ed Duffield
California
Ohio
Cecil Blackwood
Richard Bodaker
Dayton
R. S. Blackwood
Albany High School Elects Senior Class Officers
Albany reports the senior class officers elected at Albany High School with Larry Radford as president and Charles Carsey as vice president. Weekend guests and family visits are listed for several local residents including the Love, Bean, Gifley, Spencer, and Radford families across Chauncey, Athens, and Parkersburg communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albany High School
Larry Radford
Charles Carsey
Theresa Poston
Dale Swartz
John Stinson
Linda Hudwell
Births and surgeries listed in Holzer Hospital Notes
A long list of births at Holzer Hospital includes a son for Oscar Imboden Minersville G W Kearns Point Pleasant John James Bidwell and a daughter for Clarence Stephenson Gallipolis. Also noted are numerous surgical and medical mentions with names and towns across Ohio including Gallipolis Wellston Jackson Racine Rodney Vinton Pomeroy and Reedy W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Imboden
Minersville
G. W. Kearns
Point Pleasant
John James
Bidwell
Richard Collins
Wellston
James Craft
Gallipolis
Clarence Stephenson
Bert Handley
Jackson
Kenneth Imboden
Racine
Medical
Arthur D. Perry
Rodney
James S. Harrison
Crown City
Surgical
Clarence E. Boyles
Middleport
Tillie Brenner
Dennis B. Maties
Reedy
W. Va
Carol R. Null
Gallipolis Ferry
Carolyn J. Lundy
Vinton
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Reported on Kanawha Ohio Routes
Gauges show rising and falling levels across several rivers. Movable dams on the Ohio River are up while Kanawha River dams sit on the sill. Listed are specific vessels, their draft changes, and lock statuses with time stamps across Lock numbers 14 through 34 and departures from Gallipolis to Huntington.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Sill
Ohio River
Dixie Challenger
Tradewinds
Shearwater
Beckford
Arthur Dyer
Western
Titan
Mr. Criss
O-Kan
Lock
Belpre
Northern
A. L. Long
Ben McCool
Betty Moran
Jean Frances
Nina F
Atlas
Criss Jr
Jim Martin
Hardy L. Roberts
Omaha
City of Maysville
Lelia Shearer
Kermar
Lunga Point
Kanawha
Marmet
Alan R. Merrill
Jerry Bosworth
Winfield
Robert G. West
Duncan Bruce
John Morris
Ernestine
Clydetulley
Salvay
O. F. Shearer
Semet
City of Huntington
Price Rise Question for Newspaper Circulation
Harrisburg report shows George W. Hicks of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette says many dailies must raise prices and circulation to maintain profits. He spoke at the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association convention, noting 37 percent already charge more than five cents. He argued the boost favors stronger papers overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
George W. Hicks
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
Settlement Beginnings of Cheshire Township 1794 to 1814
Settlers led by Paul and Abram Durst began Cheshire Township on the Ohio River in 1794 after buying land from the Ohio Company. The township formed from Kegger Township on March 3 1811 and spans 28 full two fractional sections. By 1814 about 15 male settlers lived there including Samuel Wise John Coughenour George Putnam Adam Roush George Swisher Joseph Rife and Phineas Matthews.
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Cheshire
Paul
Abram Durst
Cheshire Township
Ohio
Ohio Company
Kgger
Samuel Wise
John Coughenour
George Putnam
Adam Roush
George Swisher
Rhodes Adopts New Program for State Finances
State Auditor James A. Rhodes announced a streamlining program to modernize accounting and payroll. He will mechanize operations, update audits, and process more pension checks monthly after Jan. 1 while moving to a two week payroll period and expanding direct bill payments. 457 employees currently work in the office, down about 30 from earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
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Wilkesville News
Wilkesville
Thomas McCumber
Emma McCumber
Susie
McCumbers
William McGarvey
Forrest Radcliff
Elmo Rollins
Alva
Red) Mahaffey
Wells Apartments
Lees Ion Group
Whitington
Albany Social Notes
Harry Love
Howard Bean
Akron
Mr. Bean
Etta Bean
George Bean
Sue Love
Willard Siminton
Chauncey
Otto Bess
Bernard Withrow
John Gifley
Middletown
Lee Marsh
Ira Spencer
Walter Swift
Harley Thomas
Portsmouth
J. E. Thomas
H. M. Stanley
Burton Foutz
Gene Foutz
Parkersburg
Lawrence West
Tipp City
Harold Radford
Frank Pugh
Villa Carl
Harvey van Vranken
Tracy Wha Jey
Maynard Coats
Eileen Burson
Larry Pugh
Nancy Pennington
Charleston
J. L. Ingram
Ingram
John Ingram, Jr
Spencer
Melva Radcliffe
Charlotte Strah
Manhattan
Kan
Charlene
Rocky Mountain Area
Casper
Wyo
Holzer Hospital
Ferrell Montgomery
Ebert Rogers
Pansy Fox
Jerry Leming
John Williams
Pearl Siders
Gene Mather
Verna Kurz
Raymond Butterfield
Vester Walker
Nancy Decker
R. J. Rothgeb
W. M. Gowdy
Peggy Whalen
Thomas McKinney
Studebaker
Packard
Silver Hawk
Studebaker-Packard
Ake
Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
TOM Aue Motors
S. Third St
Cheshire History
George C. Shaw
Logan Monument CO
W. Main Street
Hospital
Logan, Ohio
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