New Ceiling Prices for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Set
OBA announces area price ceilings on fresh fruit and vegetable items in counties including Hancock Lewis Marion Marsh Ohio Taylor and Wetzel. Effective Thursday new price list caps per pound and per bunch for items such as bananas 11-13 cents, grapefruits 10-13 cents, lemons 14.5 cents, oranges 10-11 cents, peaches 113 cents, beans 19 cents, carrots 9-11 cents per unit, lettuce 14-15 cents, onions 7-8.5 cents, spinach 13 cents, and tomatoes 17-18 cents depending on type and packaging.
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OBA
Hancock, Lewis, Marion
Marsh- Ohio
Taylor, R
Wetzel
Central States
California
Arizona
Flordia
Texas
Indian River
Florida
Arkansas primary yields Laney easy renomination
Rural counties saw widespread Negro voting after a Supreme Court ruling ended color barriers. Gov. Ben Laney won a second term in the Arkansas Democratic primary for state offices by a large margin, outpacing two opponents. Nathan Gordon, 30, a Morriston lawyer and WWII Navy aviator, led a field for lieutenant governor, far surpassing Roy Milum. Sea ducks can dive to feed below low water.
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Arkansas
Ben Laney
Card of Thanks for John T. McCullough
The family extends sincere appreciation to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy flowers and transport during the illness and death of beloved husband and father John T. McCullough. Mrs Ethel McCullough Mrs Marie B Miller Mrs Dorothy Wilson
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Father Carroll
Bartlett Funeral Home
John T. McCullough
Ethel McCullough
Marie B. Miller
Dorothy Wilson
Law Farm Showing Progress in Soil Conservation Efforts
Ridley R. Law, a Taylor county farmer, cooperates with the Tygart's Valley Soil Conservation service, using contour strip farming and crop rotation. About seven acres of corn endure drought with minimal erosion, while fields are seeded to alfalfa, clover, and grasses. Law plans lime and fertilizer for pasture areas, and a 15 member 4 H class is studying soil and water conservation at Camp Towles led by Edgar A. Moats and Maurice Zinn.
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Ridley R. Law
Taylor County
Tygart’s Valley Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
Conservation Service
Law
Camp
Towles
Edgar A. Moats
Maurice Zinn
School Levy To Be Estimated By Board Meeting
The Taylor County Board of Education will meet Tuesday at 8 p m to estimate the 1946 47 levy and hire or place teachers to fill vacancies. Supt R Virgil Rohrbough announced the plan as part of the session. The note also mentions the first U S oil well drilled in 1859 reaching 69 12 feet.
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Taylor County Board of Education
R. Virgil Rohrbough
U. S
Six Men Leave for Pre Induction in Grafton
Six Grafton men composing the July pre induction call left yesterday for Fort Hayes Columbus Ohio announced by Mrs Harold Weekly of the local selective service office. The group includes Samuel Joe Saffle Leroy Mills Howard Lonzo Sapp Ira Allen Stine William Prench Simmons Jr and a small one. A late August pre induction call is scheduled. Robert B Moran deputy director of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs will visit the local selective service office Friday from 9 30 am to 4 pm to aid veterans and dependants. The veterans office moved from Clarksburg to Fairmont at 321 Monroe Street Public Library building now serving Marion Monongahela Preston Taylor and Wetzel counties.
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Grafton
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Harold Weekly
Selective Service Office
Samuel Joe Saffle
Leroy Mills
Howard Lonzo Sapp
Ira Allen Stine
Willam Prench Simmons, Jr
Robert B. Moran
West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs
Farmers Plan August 5 Meeting on Livestock Exhibits
Taylor county farmers aiming to exhibit livestock at the Taylor county fair on September 12 13 and 14 will meet August 5 at 8 p m in County Agent Lloyd Reids office. The gathering will discuss current exhibit regulations and seek to draft complete qualifications for eligibility under the rules.
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Taylor County
Lloyd Reid
Reed
Palestine talks press for constitutional scheme with Arabs and Jews
Addison said Truman would discuss the plan with the U S expert delegation returning to Washington. The Palestine situation must move forward without delay as Arabs and Jews are urged to adopt a constitutional framework. The report notes ongoing negotiations and the urgency of decisions affecting the region.
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Truman
Addison
U. S
Washington
Palestine
Officer Hired by City Replaces Resigning Stevens
The city appointed another officer after Charles Stevens resigned yesterday after less than a week on the force. Stevens left to accept employment in Morgantown. Strader, a discharged Army member from December 19, 1945, began work at 6 p.m. last night.
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Charles Stevens
Stevens
Morgantown
Strader
Quality Market team reorganized after meeting
At a reorganization meeting of the Quality Market baseball team last evening it was decided that any funds from the team's income would be placed in the club treasury to defray debt. D A Fawcett named manager with Leroy Grimm president and Scotty Hamilton field manager. Over 300 bleacher seats were installed to help fans. Three home games were planned: Willow Beach Sunday, Bridgeport on August 11, and Shinnston also on August 11.
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Quality Market
D. A. Fawcett
Leroy Grimm
Ross Gerard
Scotty Hamilton
Jimmy Skaggs
George Hamric
Fawcett
Willow Beach
Bridgeport
Shinnston
Farm Bureau delegate Allan B Kane to speak at WV convention
Allan B Kane vice president of the American Bureau Federation and former head of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will be a principal speaker at the 27th annual West Virginia Farm Bureau convention at Jackson’s Mill on August 12 and 13. He was elected to the vice presidency of the American Farm Bureau Federation at the Chicago convention in December 1945. Kane is expected to keynote the banquet and speak fluently on convention topics.
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Allan B. Kane
American Bureau Federation
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Nual
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Jackson’s Mill
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Kline
D. R. Dodd
Ohio State University
Columbus
West Virginia
Panhandle
Jackson's Mill
Kiwanis Dinner Features Stamp Lecture by Rev Mills Anderson
Kiwanis members and guests heard Rev Mills Anderson a noted stamp collector from Parsons Kansas present a slide lecture on religious stamps at the Belvedere last evening His 25 minute talk explained the stories behind stamps and showed biblical and time of Christ scenes Several local stamp collectors attended with Mrs Anderson as guest and Jeff Grafton was en route to Philadelphia for addresses.
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Mills Anderson
Parsons
Kansas
Kiwanis Club
Belvedere
Two Candidates Visit In Grafton This Week
Two Charleston political candidates visited Grafton this week for campaign efforts ahead of the August 6 primary. W Elliott Neflin, Republican contender for the State Supreme Court, met with the Taylor County Republican committee, while J Buhl Shahan, Democrat candidate for the U S Senate, also visited the area. Neflin, a World War II veteran, previously worked for the State Public Service Commission before his military service.
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Huntington
Tom Sweeney
Wheeling
U. S. Senate
W. Elliott Nefflen
Charleston
Supreme Court
Congress
John Kee
Bluefield
Francis J. Love
Hartley Sanders
Princeton
Grafton
W. Elliott Neflin
State Supreme Court
Taylor Country Republican Committee
J. Buhl Shahan
Elks Hold Buffet Dinner As New Class Postponed
About 50 members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks enjoyed a buffet at the Elk's club last evening. The initiation of the new class was postponed to the next meeting night, said W. A. Murray, secretary.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elk’s Club
W. A. Murray
VFW Meeting Scheduled At Memorial City Post
Commander Charles Proudfoot asks all members of Memorial City Post No 3081 to attend a special meeting at VFW headquarters tomorrow night. He notes a number of important issues will come before the organization for discussion.
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Charles Proudfoot
Memorial City Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars
War Hero Fights for Life in Charleston Hospital
William R. Johnson, 25, a World War II veteran and former Navy lieutenant who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and seven air medals, lies paralyzed from acute myelitis at St. Francis hospital. He participated in the Tokyo raid as a Hellcat fighter and squadron leader, returning to West Virginia University after Navy discharge in 1945. His wife and family support him as he remains conscious and rational, with long daily rehabilitation efforts ongoing.
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Charleston
William R. Johnson
St. Francis Hospital
Jemison
West Virginia University
Navy
Tokyo
Middlebourne
T. W. Keitch
Harrisville
Ritchie County
Francis Watt
Jackson's Mill to be on air on American network show
Jackson's Mill West Virginia will be featured on a national radio program Saturday at 11 30 a m EST. WWVA Wheeling will carry the program showing farm camp activities from 11 42 to 11 Ley plans to televise segments about the Jackson's Mill 4 H camp and a visiting farm youth. officials note the event highlights the state 4 H program as the country first and oldest.
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Jackson's Mill
West
Virginia
C. Leader
WWVA
Wheeling
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