Memorial Service Set At Elks Lodge Today
Dr J Frank Marsh president emeritus of Concord college will speak at the annual Princeton B O Elks memorial service this afternoon at 9 30 o clock at the Elks home on Douglas street. Marsh replaces C H Archer called to Kansas City Kan by the death of his son in law Thursday. Special song numbers will be sung by a quartet including Bartalan Frances Watters D T Carr jr and W Robert Carr.
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J. Frank Marsh
Concord College
Princeton
Farm Notes And News ACP Committeemen Elected In Mercer And McDowell
County and community ACP committeemen were elected in McDowell and Mercer counties to administer the 1947 agricultural conservation program. Community leaders were chosen in Camp Creek Flat Top Athens Japanese Span ishburg Matoaka Bluefield Oakvale Princeton and more. A 3 member county committee was chosen by seven delegates with Kermit Bowling chairing. McDowell elected Caleb Smith chair Harvey D Webb vice chair and Tom Bailey regular member. Plans for soil and water conservation include strip cropping contour furrow pasture treatment and farm fish ponds. Federal loans via the commodity credit corporation will aid the 1944 Burley tobacco crop with a loan rate around 33.6 cents per pound depending on grade and parity pricing.
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McDowell
Mercer
Camp Creek
Flat Top
Albert Farley
Richard C. Richmond
Andrew Akers
Athens
H. B. Coburn
Fred Bolln
P. L. West
Spanishburg
Ed Lusk
W. C. Burgess
R. L. Cole
Matoaka
Roy West
Alya
Himore
C. B. Swim
W. G. Stowers
Princeton
J. R. Hatcher
Commodity Credit Corporation
Burley Tobacco
Kermit Bowling
County Agriculture Conservation Committee
Bowling
Princeton Society DUNCAN GEARHART
Miss Wilma Gearhart and Andy L Duncan, both of Princeton, were married at Pearlsburg Virginia last Saturday morning at 11 o clock. Gearhart is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Gearhart Princeton. Duncan is in the army air forces stationed in California.
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Wilma Gearhart
Andy L. Duncan
Princeton
Pearlsburg
Miss Gearhart
W. B. Gearhart
Mr. Duncan
Army Air Forces
California
Real estate listings show multiple Princeton area homes for sale
Real estate ads describe eight room houses with stone foundations and full basements on Mercer Street area, 11 room two story rental, 14 acre Bluefield Princeton Road country property with 4 rooms on each floor, several cottages with city water and sewer, two nice lots on Park Avenue, a 63 acre farm in Kegley West Virginia, a brick business house near highway entrance, and a truck farm with a four room cottage. Prices range from modest to 8500 plus frequent monthly terms. The ads emphasize investment potential and familial comfort with features like hot water heat, basements, porches, lawns, and fruit trees.
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Paved Street
Mercer Street
Princeton
Bluefield
Charlie Wheley
2Nd St
W. VA
Carolina Avenue
Straley Avenue
Memos From County Agent Desk on Farm Loans and Planting Rules
The county chairman explains that farmers overplanting acreage lose full loan benefits. Tobacco on excess land earns 60 percent loan. penalties allow full crop eligibility if paid before marketing. Loans at 90 percent parity depend on quotas not disapproved by growers. Reports show 20 farmers visiting the AAA office to discuss soil practices for 1946. Also included are garden tips on bulb planting, bean weevil treatment, and December market expectations for produce and nuts.
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Ord
Ald
ACA
USDA
Hog slaughter and soap shortages in USDA notes
The text outlines hogs held in pens with ample water but no food 12 hours before slaughter to avoid digestive issues. It notes that undigested stomach contents hinder carcass opening and that in-tissue fats promote spoilage. It cites a 4% soap loss from fat waste and a 13% potential loss if kitchen fats were not salvaged, with a four cents per pound incentive for fats. It also covers dairy feeding: good pasture and roughage are essential, grain should match milk output, recommending one pound of grain per four pounds of milk.
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USDA
Newport News and Arat Visitants and Church Service Notes
Adol Kahle of Newport News Va spent the holiday with his parents the Rev and Mrs E H Kahle. Terry visits his daughter Mrs Dewey Boyd at Arat Va. Sunday school at 10 am worship at 11 led by Mrs Garnet Tiller. Maj Charles A Wood Jr, a procurement officer since 1940, assigned to overseas duty. State Service Director Carleton C Pierce said Matt W Bennett will act as procurement officer.
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Central Point
Adol, Shus Kahle
Newport News
E. H. Kahle
C. DB
Terry
Dewey Boyd
Arat
Garnet Tiller
Charleston
W. Va
Charles A. Wood, Jr
State Selective Service
National Guard
State Service
Carleton C. Pierce
Matt W. Bennett
Wood
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Princeton News
Princeton Society
Duncan-Gearhart
Murphy's
Thorn &T
Improver Street
Highland Ave
Park Avenue
Kegley
Elde
Lowell Thomas Club
Princeton Bank & Trust Co
Federal Reserve System
Mumbai
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Matney Insurance
Princeton, W. Va
C. E. Jones
Nelson
Oxfords
Casuals
Gobardine
Suede
Nelson Ladies’ Shop
W. Vae
Dixie Gas
Virginia Supply CO
Children’s Plastic
Piedmont Store
G. W. Hambrick
Princeton Ave
Frinceton
W. Ya
N. A. Krupey
Murphy
West VA
Bee Cass
Elizabeth Ardan
Kentucky
Yanton'y
Douglas
Shasta
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