Lodge Celebrates Fortieth Anniversary at Mount Hope
Macdonald lodge No. 103 A F and A M Mount Hope celebrates 40th year with 285 Masons and three WV grand officers presiding. Guests include past grand masters and Bluefield attendees. The lodge shows growth from seven to 950 members since 1895, with a new lodge room completed in 1925.
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Est Virginia
H. A. Berry
Charleston
Ben Kedem
G. C. Dunn
Bluefield
Grand Lodge of
West Virginia
John W DeVebre
Roncecerte
Lawcon PD
Willis
Kenova
Macdonald Lodge
P. M. Snyder
Leo
Mount Hope Commandery No
Knights Templar
Herbert T. Hogg
Horace D. Gast
Forest Fire Season Seen As One Of The Best On Record
The U S Forest Service predicts 1935 will rank among the most successful fire fighting years in national forests as autumn rains and early snows reduce fire danger. Through November 1935 fires totaled 9,788 burning 192,534 acres, down from 632,880 acres year earlier, with man caused fires rising slightly due to recreation and land burning habits.
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Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
National Forests
National Forests Tate
Western National Forest
Great Plains
Montana
Shoshone National Forest
Wyoming
California
CCC
Roy Headley
Forest Service Division of Fire Control
National Forest
United States
Average pure bred dogs reach record counts in October data
American Kennel Club figures show October registrations averaging 2 feet 8 inches in length and 3,481 pounds in weight per dog, with 7,025 dogs registered that month. If lined nose to tail, October totals would stretch 3.4 miles, while ten months total 30,438 miles. Litters registered in October add 4,700, bringing ten month litter total to 43,900.
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America
American Kennel Club Stud Book
Self Portraits of Timber Wolves Taken in Louisiana Woods
Black wolves in Singer Wildlife Refuge northern Louisiana posed for self photographs at midnight using concealed electric devices. Chicago Academy of Sciences reports these first known wild timber wolf self-portraits captured with flashlight powder and triggered circuits.
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Singer Wildlife Refuge
Mississippi
Louisiana
Chicago Academy of Sciences
Tappan Gregory
Chicago
Robert 8. Sturgis
Stanley Young
United States Biological Survey
Biological Survey
Automatic wolf photography faces many hurdles
Mr. Gregory describes a long list of vaxations for hunters using cameras at night, as wolves and other forest beasts take their own pictures. Animals like pigs raccoons and skunks trigger flashes wasting nights of setup, while moisture corrosion and malfunctions can make the apparatus go haywire. Perseverance and repeated attempts aim to yield results, though no pictures of the Big Bad wolf emerge.
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Mr. Gregory
Lanterns Used to Ward Coyotes From Turkeys in Plains
Farmers on the Great Plains use lighted lanterns on poles at night to deter coyotes from turkey flocks. Turkeys kept away from the homestead to find clean ground are safer, and coyotes fear unusual sights. Rattling tin cane on a pole also serves as a scare tactic.
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Great Plains
Government films showcase diverse agricultural topics
The division of motion pictures releases 35 and 16 mm films from eight USDA bureaus covering mosquito control canning lima beans deer management trail preservation and more. Topics include Chaparral water supply, tunneling to Yosemite, bird banding, worm control in hogs, irrigation, and farm women markets with availability details and transport charges. The piece notes the first concrete highway in the United States was laid at Bellefontaine Ohio in 1893.
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Department of Agriculture
Division of
Motion Pictures
Forest Service
California
Kaibab National Forest
Arizona
American Forestry Association
Montana
Civilian Conservation Corps Bave
Pickens Canyon
Civilian Conservation Corps
Bureau of Biological Survey
Yosemite
Bureau of Public Roads
Wawona
Yosemite National Park
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau of Entomology
L. C. Howard
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Extension Service
Farm Women
Division of Motion Pictures
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Social News From McDowell County Mornings
McDowell West Virginia area notes Thanksgiving and weekend visits from Farmville Roanoke and Huntington residents. Local families including Norris Burgess Harrison and Linnem entertain travel news and illnesses. Hornby Norris treated at Bluefield sanitarium. Funeral services held in Elkridge for Jarrett.
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Burgess
Hornby Norris
W. L. Johnston
Princeton
W. W. Greer
Ashland
Ray
Clarence Marshall
Emory and Henry
William Tosh
Northfork
J. R. Hancock
Johnie Martin
Roanoke
D. M. Linnem
Linnem
Lois Poff
Greta Clark
Dennis East
LN. Gent
William Norris
J. G. Cunningham
Bluefield
Hornby
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bill Boone
Huntington
J. W. Ellis
Sam Hashebarger
Harry Ae
Jarrett
Elkridge Wednesay
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G. E. Washer
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W. H. Harry & CO
Princeton Ave
William C, Snyd
Fred Craft
Chill
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Canada
General Electric Company
Mazda
General Electric Radio
Black Wolves
Louisian
Bellefontaine, O
M'Dowell
W. VA
Mas
Oldota
the Revolutionary New
Stewart-Warner
Bluefield Hardware CO
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