New Building Permit Filed For Mercer Street Project
R J Wheley applies for a permit to build a business and apartment complex on the north side of Mercer Street near the east end with an estimated cost of 26000 dollars and two apartments on the second floor. Other permits listed include Abshire repairs for 500 dollars Sammons siding and storm windows for 3000 dollars Barger roof repair for 490 Nauman porch repair for 50. The note adds that blood weight equals about seven gegen per 100 pounds of body weight.
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R. J. Wheley
Mercer Street
East End
W. M. Abshire
S. Walker Street
D. B. Sammons
Christie Avenue
B. S. Barger
Mercer
W. E. Nauman
Walnut Street
Mercer 4-H Club Plans Glenwood Meeting
Mercer County 4-H members meet at Glenwood Park on Wednesday June 18 starting 9 30 a m The event features the Annual Good Grooming Contest and the 4 H Demonstration Contest Winners in two age groups 10 to 13 and 14 to 20 will receive scholarships to County or State 4 H Camps with ties sharing awards Competent judges will award blue red or white ribbons Readiness by all clubs for demonstrations leads to a Regional Contest July 2 at Lewisburg and a State Contest at Jacksons Mill August 28
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Mercer County
Glenwood Park
Clifton Dotson
Jackson's Mill
Lewisburg
For Sale Two Lots in Bowling-Glenn Addition
Auction note advertises two building lots on Princeton Athens Road with 100 feet frontage priced at 1200 dollars. Inquiry requests for information.
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Bowling-Glenn Addition
Princeton-Athens Road
State of the Union read by clerks as president absent
NY AP stock list shows closing prices for many companies led by Allied Chemical American Can and Sears Roebuck with varied percentages. The listing includes Allied Chemical 48 percent, Sears Roebuck 20, American Tobacco 86, Reynolds Tobacco 73, United States Steel 64.5, General Electric 60, Ford 40, General Motors 36, West Virginia Pulp 3.74, and other major firms across utilities, steel, and transportation sectors.
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Paramore
Allied Chemical
Pullman
Bae American Cyanamid
Radio Corporation
American Electric Power
American Tel & Tel
Reynolds Tobacco B
American Tobacco
Sears Roebuck
Bssocom
American Water Works
Southern Pacific
Anaconda
Southern Railway
Adwigd
Ceca
Eres Sk Cecey Bae Tetada Eae
Atchison & Topeka Sos
Standard Brands
Baltimore and Ohio
Texas Company
Bethlehem Steel
Twentieth Century
Boeing Aircraft
Union Carbide
Bucyrus Erie
Union Pee Eerie
Capital Airlines
United Aircraft
Calanaes Corp
United Carbon
Chesapeake & Ohio
United States Rubber
Chrysler Corporation
Commonwealth Edison
Western Electric
Consolidated Natural Gas
Wheeling Steel
Consolidated Coal
Woolworth
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Curtis Wright
Disney Productions
Douglas Aircraft
Dupont
Eastman Kodak
Fairchild Sing Oo
Fedd Bebe
Proom Nc
Rok Deteen
Ford Mee
Foremost Dairy
General Dynamics
iGeneral Electric
National Dairy
New York Central
Sai Ene
Norfolk Western Als
North American Aviation
Staple Prices Decline in AP Wholesale Index
The Associated Press weighted wholesale price index for 35 commodities fell to 172.33 on Monday. Previous day 172.58, week 173.14, month 171.75, year ago 179.44. The index shows intrayear highs and lows across earlier years.
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New York
Associated Press
Solar Plexus Blow and Orthoepist Noted
A solar plexus blow can knock out a fighter by sending nerve impulses to the brain, potentially rendering the victim unconscious. An orthoepist is a person skilled in correct pronunciation.
Regular trips to Charleston and service station demand
Bring your application and tax receipt to White's Service Station on Thorn Street in Princeton for routine scheduled trips to Charleston.
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Charleston
White
Thorn St
Princeton
Richmond Poultry Prices and Receipts Across Markets
Richmond and Roanoke markets report unsettled egg pricing with heavy receipts and mixed grades. Prices for Grade A large 35-38 cents, mediums 30-33, smalls 21. live poultry mixed with broilers 20-22 cents per pound and heavy hens around 21-22 cents. turkey prices unsettled. Roanoke and Richmond deliveries show higher egg prices, delivered yields and varying Grade A large 37-40 cents, up to 42 cents for extra large, with live poultry hens 21 cents in Richmond and 17-14 cents in Roanoke.
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Harrisonburg
U. S
Richmond
Roanoke
Roanok
Prices for grains across Virginia and nearby areas
The Richmond Virginia grain market lists No 2 red winter wheat prices by county from Richmond area 1.78 to Rockingham 2.30, No 2 yellow corn shelled at 1.43 to 1.60 across multiple locales, and No 2 white corn shelled at 1.80 to 2.00 in several markets. Barley, oats, and rye seed prices are given, with multiple regional figures included. The note ends with a non-sequitur about John Brown’s body buried near Lake Placid, New York.
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Richmond
Richmond Area
New
Rockingham Co
Augusta Co
Rapidan
Pulaski
Roanoke
Luray
Petersburg
Norfolk
Wicomico Church
Nomini Grove
Baltimore
Earl
Ellerson
Stock Market Shows Strength in Uneven Trading
The market failed to sustain last week’s highs with mixed moves across sectors. Steels declined on a Detroit price cut, while airlines and aircraft stocks rose modestly. copper climbed as world prices edged higher. oils and autos fell. AP 60 average slipped 10 cents to 172.50 with 489 declines 438 advances. Volume 2.38 million.
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New York
Detroit
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Treasury Receipts Rise as Corporate Bonds Gain
The corporate bond market closed higher in moderate trading on Monday while U S government bonds drifted lower. Rails posted mixed results with investment grade corporates and utilities showing fractional gains amidst light activity totaling about 4.43 million dollars on the New York Stock Exchange. Industrials hit a new 1958 high on the AP index of 60 representative bonds.
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New York
U.S
New York Stock Exchange
Gecko Skin Hides a Swift Escape in Palau
A Palau island gecko loses its tail tearing free but the skin that comes off escapes the grasping hand. Inside the skin, whatever was inside darts away, leaving a mystery of the creature’s defiance.
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Palau Islands
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