Apples Popular Household Fruit in Four Southern Cities
A Virginia Tech survey found apples the favorite household fruit across Norfolk Richmond Greensboro and Winston-Salem. Winesap Stayman Red Delicious Golden Delicious and Rome were top varieties with medium 2 or 3 pound purchases. Price displays and variety labeling boosted sales, while promotional advertising raised sales further.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
North Carolina
VPI
Norfolk
Richmond
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Rome
Historian Identifies Irish as First to North America
Ottawa reports historian Dr Gustave Lanc tot argues Irish reached Nova Scotia in 880 after a voyage from Iceland to Greenland. He bases his claim on relics found suggesting early transatlantic contact.
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America
Ottawa
Gustave Lanctot
North America
Nova Scotia
Iceland
Green
Buxton and Meeker Wallets Featured as Christmas Gifts
Ad touts Buxton and Meeker wallets as lasting gifts for both ladies and gentlemen. Highlights 22K stamped initials and id free, offered by Alfred Land jeweler at 3.95 and up plus tax with options to charge it or lay away.
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Buxton
Meeker
Alfred Land
Eweler
Good Workbench Lighting Advised by Virginia Council
The Virginia Farm and Home Electrification Council urges strong shop lighting. A dome reflector with a 200 watt bulb over the workbench provides sufficient light. Create a light from spare shop parts by suspending a pipe along the bench length.
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Virginia Farm and Home Electrification Council
Year round forage plan boosts pastures and gains
Virginia Tech researchers report that year round grazing with silage and hay harvesting when abundant raises pasture carrying capacity by 81 percent compared with continuous grazing. Steer weight gains were 1.19 pounds daily on year round plans versus 1.33 on continuous grazing.
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VPI Agricultural Experiment Station
Virginia 4H team wins livestock test at expo
A three man Virginia team topped the 4H livestock contest at the International Livestock Exposition with 1,490 points. North Carolina finished second 1,441 and Texas third 1,436 while Holland led individuals with 560 points.
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Chicago
Virginia
North Carolina
Texas
Jackie Holland
Franklin
Bobby Bagby
Hudson Reese
Scottsburg
Holland
Paul Laverty
Mineral Point
Wis
Richard Jett
Morganville
W. Va
Fiji Islands Need More Tourist Rooms
Suva reports Gov. Sir Ronald Garvey says Fiji must add hotels to absorb rising tourist traffic. Tourist numbers rose from 2,000 in 1949 to 10,000 last year, spending about 1.4 million dollars. Two new hotels are under construction and Garvey urges further development. The note adds a side fact that refining crude oil needs about 770 gallons of water per barrel.
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Suva
Fiji
Pacific Island
Ronald Garvey
Garvey
Tazewell County ASC Planning Meetings
Tazewell County agricultural stabiliz ation and conservation committee schedules a series of meetings to discuss the 1958 program including 13 recommended practices such as cover crops contour farming and drainage. Sessions run December 2 through December 12 at various local schools and community buildings. A second item notes Fort Riley meat plant processed 1,572,000 pounds of beef last year to feed soldiers.
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VPI
Tazewell
Tazewell High School
Tannersville
Clear Fork
Springville
Baptist Valley School
Valley School
Steelesbury
Fort Riley
Kan
U S Plans Ban on Penicillin in Dairy Cow Treat ment
Washington reports the FDA will ban penicillin use in treating dairy cattle diseases unless farmers follow controls after finding widespread penicillin residues in milk. A 72 hour milk wait and state local enforcement are emphasized as crucial to sanitary supplies. Officials will review cooperation in six months.
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Washington
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug
U. S
Food and Drug Administration
Virginia ACP Lets Farmers Pick From Wide Conservation Practices
Virginia farmers may choose from numerous ACP practices in 1958 with government cost sharing 50 to 80 percent. The program includes soil and water conservation measures such as permanent vegetative cover, contour stripcropping, forest establishment, erosion control, and open drainage. The Virginia ACP Committee allocated 4.558 million dollars for cost sharing, expecting 25 000 to 30 000 participants.
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Virginia
ACP
Clear Fork Boy Has Champion Lambs
Kenneth Neel of Clear Fork won top honors at the Eastern National Ee Show in Baltimore with the reserve grand champion pen of three fat lambs in open class. He also claimed the junior show grand champion pen and junior department reserve grand champion individual, plus the fitting and showing contest. Neel’s Southdown lambs were bred on Miss Addie Muncy’s Bland county farm among 230 lambs entered by 4 H and FFA youths.
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Tazewell
Kenneth Neel
John Neel
Clear Fork
Baltimore
Kennedy
Southdown
Addie Muncy
Bland County
FFA
Teachers Lead Abroad Trips The Drills Of Europe
Albany State College for Teachers educator Dr Wesley Childers says teachers abroad tend to lag when mesmerized by sights and may get lost. He has guided groups to Europe seven times, typically about 20 in each tour.
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Albany
N.Y
Wesley Childers
Albany State College
Europe
Moderation advocates shape Middle East policy influence
Ray Tucker notes that Dulles disagrees with some, while Charles Malik and King Saud push moderation. Malik is seen as an informed friend of the United States, and Saud's influence among Levantine peoples rivals Nasser. Their counsel has finally reached the White House and the State Department.
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Dulles
Charles Malik
Lebanon
King Saud
Washington
Malik
United States
Arabia
Levant
Nasser
White House
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Inmates Build Pink Car at Iowa State Penitentiary
Inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary formed a pink sports car from junk as part of the prison rehabilitation program in the auto repair shop. The project serves as a hands on activity for offenders enrolled in the program.
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Iowa State Penitentiary
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