Grass Land Field Day Highlights Byers Farm 83 Acres
Farmers from western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio visited Floyd W. Byers and sons in North Beaver township Lawrence county on June 4 to inspect legume and grass production. The Byers farm now spans 83 acres with 38 Jersey cows and 600 laying hens, showing high yields per acre from alfalfa clover timothy and other mixes across pastures and silos.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Floyd W. Byers
Byers
Jersey
Lawrence County
Lairy Herd Improvement Association
Taylor Named to Succeed Torrance as State GOP Chairman
State Sen. M. Harvey Taylor of Harrisburg was slated to take over as Republican state chairman, succeeding James F. Torrance of Export, at the GOP state committee reorganization meeting in Philadelphia. A Department of Commerce manual on coping with labor shortages is being distributed free to store operators.
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Philadelphia
M. Harvey Taylor
Harrisburg
James F. Torrance
Export
GOP
Department of Commerce
Sugar Purchase Certificate Applies for Home Canning
Beginning Monday morning June 8th residents may file for a sugar purchase certificate at the Commodity Rationing Board in the courthouse. The form invites adults to answer questions on sugar needs for home canning with supporting evidence.
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Commodity Rationing Board
Court House
Office of Price Administration
Farm Men Name Gridley Speaker for Rotary Dinner
R. M. Gridley Beaver County farm agent is set as principal speaker at a New Castle Rotary Club dinner at East Brook high school on Wednesday evening June 10. Rotary will skip its usual luncheon and the Rural Urban committee sponsors the event led by chairman R. P. Peoples. Gridley will discuss These We Defend.
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R. M. Gridley
Beaver County
Lawrence County
New Castle
East Brook High School
Rotary
R. P. Peoples
Scott Township
Gridley
Production Surge Across Industries Reports Bright News
Bomber production at Vega Aircraft Corp in Burbank speeds to flying fortresses six months early. Colorado Fuel & Iron in Pueblo posts May ingot total of 106000 tons, beating prior record by 8000. A destroyer and a cargo ship launch in San Francisco Bay as Mare Island Navy Yards earns navy E for lead production. Massena aluminum plant opens under Aluminum Co of America with no employment or output figures released. International Harvester collaborates with the army to build and refurbish essential tools.
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Ternational News Service
Vega Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Calif
Colorado Fuel & Iron Corporation of
Pueblo
San Francisco Bay
Mare Island Navy Yards
Navy
Massena
N. Y
Aluminum Company of America
Salvation Army Bible School Begins at 120 North Jefferson
The Salvation Army will run a daily Vacation Bible School starting Monday at 9 a.m. Captain Carl Andreasen has secured instructors and materials. Open to boys and girls up to 14, with classes daily except Saturdays and Sundays from 9 to 12. A diploma awaits faithful attendees and a picnic is planned for Saturday June 20. Morning sessions include Bible study, handicraft and recreation, and educational features with junior classes in nursing, home economics, sewing, and cooking along with milk served.
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Salvation Army
North Jefferson Street
Carl Andreasen
Culver Military Academy to graduate 185 cadets Sunday
Cadet Roger W. Rowland Jr of 1000 Highland Avenue will be among 185 cadet seniors graduating at Culver Military Academy Indiana on Sunday. Rowland was a cavalry member and varsity track team manager, son of Mr and Mrs Roger W Rowland.
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Roger W. Rowland, Jr
Highland Avenue
Culver Military Academy
Culver
Ind
Rowland
Cavalry
Roger W. Rowland
Gaston School Reunion Planned for June 19
Plans are completed for the annual reunion of former pupils and teachers of the old Gaston Sunday School Association to be observed on Wednesday June 10 at the home of Mrs Howard F Magill 202 East Garfield Avenue A picnic dinner will be served at noon with business and reminiscences to follow arranged for the occasion
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Gaston
H. F. Magill
Old
Gaston Sunday School Association
Howard F. Magill
Garfield Avenue
Daily Dozen from the Medical Society of Pennsylvania
The article notes war disruptions in importing medicinal plants and argues for domestic cultivation. It lists belladonna from nightshade, cinchona bark from South America and China, chamomile from Latin America, gum tragacanth from Persia, resin benzoin from Asia, and suggests many plants can be grown in the United States to offset higher labor costs. It cites an American potential of 1,000 medicinal plants and urges domestic development.
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Balkans
South America
China
Latin America
Persia
Asia
United States
More Stenographers Are Being Sought in Washington
Norma Becker of the Civil Service Commission is in New Castle to hire junior stenographers and senior typists for government work in Washington. Interested women may meet her after 3 p.m. at the Senior High School or contact Miss Rhodes at the Post Office. A June 10 test at 9 a.m. at the Senior High School offers immediate job placement. pay is 1440 per year with overtime time and a half in war agencies.
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Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
Norma Becker
New Castle
Becker
Inspectors Sought for Pittsburgh Ordnance District Posts
The U S S Civil Service Commission seeks hundreds of inspectors for the Pittsburgh ordnance district with pay from 120 to 150 dollars monthly. Applicants need two years in purchase stocking servicing or distribution of mechanical equipment or two years industrial or shop experience. Apply at New Castle post office or any first or second class Pennsylvania West Virginia or eastern Ohio post office. No written test required.
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Pittsburgh
U. S&s. Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
New Castle
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Office Calls and Ration Rules Mentioned in 1943 Column
A syndicated note advises against calling a boyfriend at work unless needed. It cites German ration rules denying smokers cards to under 18 and limiting women over 25 to half rations per the Commerce Department. Professor Taubeneck predicts major events ending before Christmas 1943.
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Germany
Department of Commerce
Taubeneck
Bronx
New Castle Fair Rent Board Membership Delayed
The New Castle Fair Rent board membership announcement, due today, has been postponed after a telephone talk Friday between committee chairman John J. McCoy and state rationing chief Raymond J. Ashenfelder. The board will regulate rents and safeguard landlord tenant justice in defense contexts.
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New Castle
Local man treated after scalp laceration from fall
Hiram Alfred Bookamer of East Washington street was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital for a scalp laceration after stumbling and striking his head on the sidewalk this morning around 3:00 o clock. SheMac is cited as an imported raw material for which Germany has not yet developed a satisfactory substitute, per the De
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Hiram Alfred Bookamer
East Washington Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Germany
Department of Commerce
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International Harvester Company
Army
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Daily Dozen
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State of Pennsylvania
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USC
Red Cross
Btrense
Civil Service Commission
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Wade
Orange Blossom
Tim
Fair Rent Board
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Ca Thrifty
Bessemer State Bank
Bessemer PA
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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