Post War Backlogs Urged for U S Unemployment
A New England and Mid Atlantic governors conference adopted a report calling for full postwar employment led by private industry with government aid as needed. It urged long range public works programs and modernization of highways housing and slum clearance along with state and local reserves and bond investments reported by New Jersey treasurer Robert Hendrickson.
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New York
New England
Middle Atlantic
Robert O. Hendrickson
New Jersey
Poet Pearson of Boomer Farm Acknowledges Ongoing Vision
The text traces poet Pearson's rise from early sale to New York Independent, through 1908 book releases Castle Gates and Pearson's Poems, to major 1930s exposure in Munsey magazines, Literary Digest, and The New York Times. It notes Fifty Acres as a notable poem about his Boomer farm, his 1934-39 family changes, and his belief in continuing strong but less prolific poetry, grounded in ordinary life.
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New York Independent
Castle ‘Gates
Pearson
Munsey
Literary Digest
New York Times
the Times
Boomer
Albert Eller
North Wriresburg
Eleanor Fox
Guilford College
West Virginia to Auction Purebred Bulls and Heifers at Jackson’s Mill
Eighty seven top Hereford and Aberdeen Angus animals will be exhibited and auctioned at the State Farm camp Jackson's Mill on April 21 22 as the ninth annual West Virginia purebred bull and heifer show and sale under the West Virginia Livestock Association and state agriculture department. Thirty five Hereford bulls and 85 Hereford heifers plus eight Angus bulls and nine heifers were selected from many consignments making the largest show in the event. The program begins April 21 at 1 pm with Hereford cattle shown, continuing April 22 at 9 am for the remaining Hereford and Angus entries. Judges are Dr C D Lowe of the U S department of agriculture and FE A Livesay of West Virginia University. Gartin Is Auctioneer Colonel Earl Gartin of Greensburg Indiana has previously cried the sales.
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West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
West Virginia Livestock Association
State Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Servic
C D. Lowe
United States Department of Agriculture
Rearrangement of Fields Cuts Labor Says Farmer
C V Widemeyer, Morgan county farmer, touts contour strip farming to conserve soil and boost yields. He notes easier harvests with a binder on strips, reduced labor, and less topsoil loss, preferring long fields over square plots and suggesting wire reuse due to wartime material shortages.
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C. V. Widemeyer
Morgan County
Soil Conservation Service
West Virginia
Squire
West Virginia Sale Offers Stock for Farmers and Breeders
A statewide animal sale advertised by Benj Fo Creech of West Virginia University promotes farm stock including sires and foundation females. The event features Hereford consignors from multiple counties with numerous bulls and heifers listed from Barbour to Taylor, highlighting improved herd distribution and accreditation standards.
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Benj
Fo Creech
Estensios
West Virginia University
Crewe
West Virginia
Hereford
Barbour
Shaw Farm
Braxton
W. B. Moyers
Son
Berkeley
Tramines Hollis
Tyardridge
Everett W. Maxwell
Gilmer
A. Ba. Cattrill
Marguerite Orton
J. O. Marks, Jr
Jefferson
Oliverboy Stork Farm
Grant
Berenard Robey
H. Taylor
Greene
Brier
Mori
Aberdeen-Angus breeders list offerings and consignors
The notice details numerous consignors and cattle types including heifers and bulls from farms such as Roberts Hereford Farm, Wirt, and McCoy. It lists Angus consignors Grant County Austin L Silee and Son, Greenbries H B Moore, Lewis M A Taylor, Clyde Bonar Lohuit, and Mononsatia West Virginia university with varied counts of bulls and heifers.
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Son Farm
BK. McCoy
Brill Wirt
Roberts Hereford Farm
Carl £. McCoy
Wood
Theodore J. Sheppard
P.O. Kerr
Newport
Ohio
Consigors of
Angus
Aberdeen-Angus
Grant County
Austin
L. Silee and Son
Greenbries
H. B. Moore
H.B. Moore
Harrison Lewis Ber
Lewis M.A. Taylor
G. Stanlin
Clyde Bonar Lohuit
Mononsatia
West Virginia University
Local Negro Activities and Personnel Changes
Community notes report Samuel Mundy visiting Montgomery business areas. Rev Green moves to Fast Leak Virginia. Martha Minter of Ohley VI visits her parents Richardson family. Zack Booker family relocates to Fayetteville. Junior choir events led by Rev S W Williams featured soloists William Preston Miss Mable Robinson and Miss Alice Richardson with the Hast Beckley junior choir performing.
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Samuel Mundy
Montgomery
Hb. Green
Fast Leak
Martha Minter
Ohley
Igf, Richardson
Zack Booker
Fayetteville
Anjean
William Preston
Lester Quartet
Mable Robinson
Hast Beckley Junior Choir
Alice Richardson
Mrs Cinotti III In Oak Hill Hospital After Illness
Mrs Willie Cinotti of Tamroy is hospitalized at Oak Hill hospital. She works for the New River Company at Oswald.
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Tamroy
Willie Cinotti
Oak Hill Hospital
Cinotti
New River Company
Oswald
Beckley Sleep Walker Suffers Arresting Injuries
O. O. Harrold of 116 Clyde street explains how a night wander through sleep caused him to fall down 17 stairs. He shows bruises a split eyebrow requiring stitches and a black eye while warning others that sleepers do get hurt.
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O. O. Harrold
Clyde Street
Harrold
Amish Colony Restores Fertile Land in Maryland
Amish families from Pennsylvania settled in St. Marys County three years ago and transformed barren soil into productive ground. They rotated crops, used heavy fertilizer, built barns, and built self sustaining farms. The community relies on kinfolk from Pennsylvania for help and explores growing herbs for commercial use while maintaining a dairy and livestock operation on the land.
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Pennsylvania
St. Mary's
Elam Stoltzfus
Benjamin Stoltzfus
Kinfelk
Baltimore
Stoltzfus
Unluckiest Town in Pa Beats Misfortune Again
Austin Pennsylvania a 1000 resident town has faced fires floods and a flooded mill closure since 1907 but rebuilt each time. After the 1942 flood damaged the mill and rail line the town formed a rescue committee secured one new industry and seeks others while most residents stayed and taxes were paid in full.
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Austin
Pennsylvania
John Collins
First National Bank
Thumbing Rides Aids War Effort In East Bay
Oakland and East Bay cities launch a share the ride program to reduce streetcar and interurban congestion. 150 000 extra people in 10 cities were reported by Mayor Slavich, with 76 000 instruction booklets issued to drivers and pedestrians.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Castan
John F. Slavich
East Bay
San Francisco Bay Cities
Keep Cows Out of Grassland Says West Virginia Expert
G A Bowling associate professor of dairy husbandry at West Virginia College of Agriculture warns against burning dairy cattle to pasture this spring. He urges evaluating pasture condition first and notes scarce supplemental seeds this summer. Pastures should be managed now to preserve carrying capacity, as he says May 1 marks when pastures are generally ready for dairy herds.
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G. A. Bowling
West Virginia College of Agriculture
Postmaster Job Open in Harvey Office
Harvey post office announces opening for postmaster with applications due by April 20. Must meet US Civil Service requirements, be 21, and reside in the local postal territory. Salary listed at 527 dollars yearly. exam to be held in Mount Hope on a date to be announced after filing.
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Harvey
G. W. Spessard
United States Civil Service Commission
Spessard
Mount Hope
Labor Leaders Opposed To Anti Racketeering Measure
Senate opposition formed against the Hobbs anti racketeering bill though supporters pledged an early vote. The bill would federally prosecute interference with interstate commerce moves, and faced labor leaders concerns over rights under Norris La Guardia and other labor laws. Senator Wagner said he would study the house amendment to ensure labor rights remain intact.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Truman
D-Mo
Senate War Investigating Committee
George
Supreme Court
Organized Labor
Norris-La Guardia
Wagner
C and P Company Honors WV Ten Year Employee
Mount Hope West Virginia Drema G Pettit of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Mt Hope office received a two star emblem for ten years service The announcement came from T H Lilh manager During February fifteen C P Telephone Company employees in West Virginia were awarded emblems.
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Register
Mount Hope
Drema G. Pettit
Mt. Hope
Chesapeake and Potomace Telephone Company
West Virginia
Chicks Rearing Advice From West Virginia Extension
Farmers receive guidance on keeping chicks and alder birds separate, dry litter, and clean sanitary conditions to prevent diseases like coccidiosis. Extension circular 314 covers approved methods for rearing chicks and growing poults for profit, available from local county agents or the Morgantown agricultural extension service.
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Hitler
Smith
West Virginia
West Virginia Farmers Urged to Sign 1943 A A A Practise Plans
J Ward Wood state A A A chairman urges farmers to sign 1943 Farm Practise Plans by April 15. Community committeemen have contacted about 72 000 farmers about the program. In 1942 Raleigh County led with 2 548 participants and Roane and Upshur counties each exceeded 2 000.
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West Virginia
J. Ward Wood
A.A.A
Adv Vises
Mr. Wood
West
Community Chest Faces Possible Deficit in Pledges
W. R. Fugitt warns the Community Chest may run short if the $2 032 19 pledges remain unpaid while $11 746 61 has been collected. Projected disbursements total $12 524 99 for clerical help IT B A Sallv ation Army Girl Scouts and more.
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W. R. Fugitt
IT. B. Association
Salyvation Army
Childrens Home Society
Mountain State
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Dorothy Lamour
William Ross Howard
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