Ham Tops Labor Day table as pork prices drop
Ham remains a Labor Day favorite with cooked hams selling for a premium while pork prices trend lower. Pork loin chops fall 2 to 10 cents per pound as production stays higher into fall. Frying chickens and turkeys lead holiday sales along with shrimp lobster and crab in seafood areas. Fruits and vegetables stay cheap with corn cabbage beans celery cucumbers lettuce onions potatoes and tomatoes. Peaches watermelons grapes citrus pears remain affordable nationwide.
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Suffolk City Council Tables Light Request From Active Voter
In Suffolk Virginia the city council tabled a request from a self styled qualified and active voter for a traffic light at an intersection. The letter was addressed to Mayor C B Hill who last held office in 1947.
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Sitdown For Food Service Continues In City
In Oklahoma City a NAACP Youth Council leader says a sitdown campaign for lunch service at John A. Brown's downtown luncheonette will stretch into a fifth day. Barbara Posey reports an 85 member group seeks service with whites, with both sides still holding out. White schools in Atoka Fort Gibson the Graham district and Preston School recently admitted Black students.
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GOP Group Maps Campaign Plans
The Republican National Committee concludes campaign plans with optimism. Chairman Meade Alcorn predicts a major upset in November and argues Republicans can win Senate House seats and governorships now held by Democrats. He warns Democrats can only win by default. Astronomers note stars' timing shifts by about four minutes daily.
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Rate hike approved for Rib Lake Telephone Co in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission authorized Rib Lake Telephone Co to raise annual rates by 8389 dollars serving 264 subscribers in Taylor County. The commission also allowed Long Lake Telephone Co to abandon its facilities with Shell Lake Telephone Co to take over. New England specialty cream coffee fish and baked potatoes.
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