Federal farm programs prove of little value to West Virginians
West Virginia farmers gain only about four percent of income from federal price supports and soil bank programs, Johnson says. Major crops like corn drive prices for feed, while tobacco and soybeans are limited. Marketing programs, grading, and better packaging could lift income by hundreds of thousands, with Inwood and other markets already raising grower returns. Local information services help farmers adjust to prices and connect with buyers. The piece notes broader historical context and a shift toward improved marketing to stabilize earnings.
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West
Charleston
Price
Soil Bank
Fammer
West Virginia
Virginia
John T. Johnson
West Virgina
Johnson
St.sente
Russell P. Handy
Handy
Ste. Tobacco
John Stiles
Parkersburg
Weston
Inwood
Beckley
Tocal Maceraties
Eastern
Panhandle
Rosemont End of School Bible Program and Community News
The Rosemont Bible School closes its season with a Sunday 9 30 a m program featuring music and a pantomime. Certificates will be awarded, with directors Fern Dimon and Jerrie Biffle noted. The report lists numerous locals attending events, birthdays, and a car accident involving Rev Tenney and family. Notably, Fr Gabriel Richard is cited as the Michigan Territory delegate to Congress in 1823.
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Bailey Memorial Methodist Church
Fern Dimon
Jerrie Biffle
Izetta Kelley
Richard Haney
James Gray
Delores Seboria
Tom Yocco
Geneva Shingleton
Gay Caldwell
Maud Drainer
Gertie Christian
Darlene Boylen
Jerry Rifle
Clara Mitchell
Robert Marks
Frank Christian
James Jones
Wilma 'Ball
Judy Barker
Patricia Devart
Rettta Brown
Nadine Nestor
Theodore Shreves
Burl Kelley
Rosemont
Union Memorial Hospital
Clarksburg
Albert Tenney
Betty
Bridgeport
Tenney
Brannon Biffle
George Stanko
Mike Stanko
Baltimore
Dewey Drainer
Mary Snider
Mary Lou Snider
Virginia Jones
Arnold Simmons
Lawson Carder
George Carder
Flemington High School
Samuel Humphrey
Gene Jones
Robert Goodwin
Rusty Jones
Charlern
Rus
Goodwin
Howard Chadwell
Charley Lobosky
Steve Simon
Flemington
Cal
William C. Lane
Painesville
Ohio
Alice Bailey
Ale George Carder
Tyndale Air Force Base
Florida
Air Force
California
Japan
Arnold Simon
Methodist Bible School
Faye Rogers
Fairmont
Stephen Simon
Mary Smith
James Christians
Weir
Robert Marss
William Lane
Cora Ellen Harris
Martha Bailey
Homer Brown
Perry Dunn
Auberry
Calif
Henry Baird
Warren
Robert Rowan
Ezabeth ‘Reed
Gabriel Richard
Michigan
U.S
House of Representatives
Congress
Wheeling Downs sale extended past June 21 bid at $1.5 million
U S Judge Harry E. Watkins ordered continued proceedings for the Wheeling Downs sale to June 21 after the public auction produced a high bid of 1.5 million from Philadelphia's John B. Kelly. Federal officials noted upset bids could reopen the process if submitted. William Lins, owner, contends the track is worth over 2.2 million and risks loss to cover 3.285 million in back taxes. bidding rules require new offers to exceed Kelly's by at least 10 percent.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Downs
William
Big Bill) Lins
U. S
Harry E. Watkins
Philadelphia
John B. Kelly
Bill
Kelly
Carl O. Schmidt
the Downs
Lins
Tynes
Lias
Watkins
Harrison Man Gets State Job
CHARLESTON Myron R Renick Public Service Commission chairman announced the appointment of Salvatore Angotti 47 of Lumberport as field inspector for the motor carrier department Angotti began work June 1 and will oversee inspections in the northern part of the state Three more inspectors will be hired within a week or 10 days with the remaining four positions filled later.
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Charleston
Public Service Commisssion
Myron R.renick
Salvatore Angotti
Lumberport
Motor Carrier Department
Renick
Angotti
Jenick
Harrison County
Utopia For Ski Enthusiasts Around the World
A group of ski fans heads to Davos Switzerland to tackle the Parsenn Run the world's finest slopes. Davos offers vast snow fields and modern amenities with Klosters nearby in the Grisons Canton. The town draws lung patients to its cures and features a top ice rink and sun drenched terraces. Locals speak Romansch as the fourth official language of Switzerland amid Alpine scenery.
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Davos
Switzerland
AL Davos
St Moritz
Grison Mountains
Upper
Engadine
Allula Range
Klosters
St. Moritz
Davas
Landwasser
Cijur
Grisons
Brittany
Webster Homemakers Meet and Pastors Change
Webster Homemakers Club gathered at Mrs Howard Richardson home with demonstrations led by Mrs Carl Ludwick and ritual led by Mrs Warren Lee McVicker. They planned June craft day and Pittsburgh tour while Rev Carl Menear took over as pastor of Webster and Simpson churches, keeping same service schedule.
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Carl Ludwick
Webster Homemakers Club
Howard Richardson
William Haller
Helen Fleming
H. M. Queen
E. L. Frum
Fleming
Pittsburgh
Haller
Truman McVicker
Ludwick
Queen
Haselden
Tracy Felton
Berkley Stead
McVicker
Gerald Fitzwater
Warren McVicked
Pearl Felton
David McVicker
Carl Menear
Webster and Simpson Methodist
Underwood Probes State Park Construction Plan
Gov Cecil H Underwood announced a three to five member committee will examine how state park construction and financing have been handled by the Conservation Commission He criticized the commission for not overseeing work by Walter Butler Co of Minnesota which previously managed planning under a 1953 revenue bond program Lane named new Conservation Commission director to succeed Carl J Johnson and to lead the inquiry Charleston.
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Charleston
Cecil H. Underwood
The
Conservation Commission
Underwood
Walter Butler Co
Minnesota
M. Lane
Commission
Lane
Carl J. Johnson
Truck flips spilling 3000 gallons near Newcastle
A transport truck driven by 22 year old Jim Dixon of Newcastle Wyoming overturned on a curve near here. The accident spilled about 3000 gallons of gasoline onto the ground, causing a road blockage and prompt cleanup efforts.
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Hermos
Jim Dixon
Newcastle
Wyo
Life's Like That Pinchers Movement in Park Ridge land dispute
Park Ridge and neighboring Woodcliff Lake square off over a border dispute over land owned by Ewin Giels. Both communities have assessed the same property, creating a tax squeeze on the owner as they contest boundaries.
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Park Ridge
N. J.P
Ewin Giels
Woodcliff Lake
Giels
Mental Chief Finally Named By Underwood
Charleston psychiatrist Dr. William B. Rossman will serve as temporary director of the new West Virginia Department of Mental Health until two permanent leaders are found. Gov. Cecil H. Underwood announced the appointment, noting Rossman’s prior role in the health bureau. The department, created by the 1957 Legislature, will oversee state mental institutions starting July 1 with a $20,000 yearly salary for the post.
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Charleston
William B. Rossman
State Department of Mental Health
Rossman
Cecil H. Underwood
State Health Department
Bureau of Mental Health
Underwood
West Virginia
Cairolil
University of Indiana
Indianapolis
Mental Health Bureau
Mental Health Department
Back to the Beat and Other Local Items
A roundup of tiny town notices reports a deputy sheriff’s missing car from the county jail area and a Chicago suburb Women’s Club graduation of 26 from a baby sitting class. Also noted are moonshine cases in Greensboro with prison terms and a family birth timing tied to relatives in Chicago. A London arrest for a Thursday break in closes the batch.
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Waynesburg
U—Pol Tee
Pennsylvania
John Hughes
Chicago
Women's Club
Markham
Linger Trial Nearing End
A jury was to decide Eugen Linger’s murder case after two hours of final arguments in Weston. Linger is accused of fatally shooting William White last December at the salesman’s home. The trial began June 3 and is noted as the longest in Upshur County. In separate news, Charles R. Hill, 24, was found hiding loot from a grocery holdup in his jail cell, having concealed damp hills under a false teeth plate.
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Eugen Linger
William White
J. Dowell Jennings
Linger
White
Weston
Upshur County
Port Huron
Mich
Charles R. Hill
Hill
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Gregory Brown
Annmoore
Lance Shingleton
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Temple Manning
Webster Homemakers
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Amazon
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W. Cipiela
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Federal Revenue
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