Price of Groceries Not Changed By Furore Vote on Farm Bill
New York reports that processors doubt the farm bill will affect grocery prices. Weather could influence crop sizes more than policy, with fixed costs and middlemen pushing costs to consumers. The article also covers government surplus programs, wheat and cotton price dynamics, and farmer incomes, plus a municipal budget levy outline for Beckley, West Virginia.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Chicago Board of Trade
Commodity Credit Corp
Congress
West Virginia
Raleigh
Beckley
City OF Beckley
Elmer L. Davis
F. J. Smith
Clarence L. Bibb H. P Meadows
G. C. Porter
John W Smith
Poultry Prices and Toll on West Virginia Steel Sale
Live poultry markets in Harrisonburg and Moorefield show mixed demand with slightly lower prices. broilers and fryers quoted at 23-27 cents, turkeys and hens also listed. West Virginia Turnpike Commission invites sealed bids for excess tunnel support steel with items ranging from roof bolts to tunnel ribs, due by August 26, 1954. Obituaries note the deaths of Rebecca Wiseman of Sophia and Nannie R Maxey of Keyser, with funeral details forthcoming.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Moorefield
W. Va
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
West Virginia Turnpike
Howard, Needles, Tammen and
Bergendorf
Greenbrier Street
Capitol Station
Charleston
West Virginia
Standard
Howard, Needles
Tammen
Commission
William G. Stathers
Maxey Maxey
Nannie R
South
Kanawha Street
Keyser Funeral Home
Methodist Temple
J. B. F. Yoak, Jr
Sunset Memorial Park
Sally McGinnis
Salem College gift funds library extension program
A $5,000 gift from Miss L. V. Miles of New York City to Salem College will underwrite early phases of a library extension. Mountain State misc from the Associated Press notes other regional updates including university stadium improvements, telephone service expansions, new parking, and local events across West Virginia with multiple institutions and figures named.
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K. Duane Hurley
Salem College
L. V. Miles
New York City
Salem Board of Trustees
Mountaineer
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Culloden
Charley Creek
Milton Exchange
Martinsburg
Market House
Tri-State
Huntington
Cavender
Greater Charleston
Marshall College
Luther E. Bledsoe
Marshall
Charleston Daily Mail
West Virginia
Taylor V. Cremeans
Ravenswood High School
Mercer County
Cabell County Court
Huntington - Cabell Health Center
Congress Advances Compromise Bills Amid Adjournment Push
Congress moves toward adjournment as House and Senate weigh compromise anti-Communist farm and atomic measures. A Communist party ban bill awaits Senate action backed by the House, while a farm price support bill nears final action. A limited exchange of atomic information with allies faces House hurdles, and a Senate action on social security seeks a compromise to expand coverage and funding.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Communist Party
U. S
A_ Senate House conference committee
Life and work in Dhala under qat chewing men
In Dhala, Amiri protectorate, 6000 residents live by qat culture while men mostly idle and rely on women for meals and farming tasks. Men chew qat bought at about two dollars daily, claiming it energizes them though some say it reduces appetite and strength.
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Aden
Dhala
Amiri Protectorate
Dhali
Valedictorian record at Hungry Horse High
Four eighth grade graduates from Hungry Horse school four years ago are all valedictorians. Their fathers worked at Hungry Horse Dam and have since moved away. Don Brownson became valedictorian at Columbia Falls High School. Marian Baird Norman Seilstad and Edward Chatfield were valedictorians at high schools in Bridgeport Cowpea and Othello Washington respectively.
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Hungry Horse
Mont.p
Hungry Horse School
Hungry Horse Dam
Don Brownson
Columbia Falls
Mont
Marian Baird
Norman Seilstad
Edward Chatfield
Bridgeport
Cowpea
Othello
Wash
Indian Investment in Five Major Sectors Reported
New Delhi data shows investors allocate over 2 percent of total capital to India's five major sectors. The report highlights shifts in allocations and potential implications for growth and policy. Firms and analysts weigh risks and opportunities as capital flows evolve.
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New Delhi
India
Names Make Trouble in Pooler Church Pastor Mixups
In Pooler Georgia, identification mixups occurred among church leaders when C. E. Smith led First Baptist and another C. E. Smith, Jr. led the Methodist Church. The Methodist pastor was transferred and replaced by Gilbert Ramsey, but confusion continued as Carter Ramsey pastored Rothwell Street Baptist Church.
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Pooler, Ga
C. E. Smith
First Baptist Church
C. E. Smith, Jr
Methodist Church
Methodist Smith
Gilbert Ramsey
Rothwell Street Baptist Church
Carter Ramsey
Hindustan Standard Reports Ownership Details
The Hindustan Standard Reports states that Industries are owned by British and US nationals.
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Dustries
Hindustan Standard Reports
Outgoing UN President Opposes Glass Tower
Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit former president of the U.N. Assembly argues the United Nations should meet in regions under great tension rather than secluded in a glass tower. Speaking at the World Assembly of Youth in Singapore she said proximity to global troubles could speed solutions, rather than staying at New York headquarters with luxury distracting delegates.
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Singapore
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
U.N. Assembly
Second World Assembly of Youth
U.N
New York
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Elment
West Stant
Raleig Cane
E. J. Smith
J. Smith
R. CG. Egnor
Oak Hill
Logan
Ocha Florists
J. T. Seymour
Dial
Lewis P. Lilly
Weertrete Isremenatenmenrmmenenias Teissersgenneinntas
W. M. Beaver
FE. L. Webb
Montgomery Ward
W. E. Harvey
Don V._ Ford
Sanders and Edgers
Fabulon
Foster Hardware Co
Main St
Kat & Karl
Mabel West
Edith Petrosky
Murphy's
Helene Curtis
Marguerite’s
Main Street
Del-Mar
Neville Street
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
G. H Church
Crab Orchard
Edward Parrish
H C. Kinzer
McNiel
Pittman Pittman
Julia Alice
Daniels
Caffee
Mt. Tabor
Everett R Shafer
B. C. Jennings
Calfee
Mt Tabor
Earl Richmond
Arlin Pennington
Deem Ramey
Robert Griffith
Charles Lilly
Robert Scott, Jr
Earl Flack
Charles Dillon
Calfee Funeral Home
Smith Smith
Rebecca Wiseman
Ager
Sophia
Welch
Williams Funeral Home
Dewey Wilson
Hot Coal
Ralph Wiseman
Robert Wiseman
Dan Pison
Charlies Hughes
Firestone TV Repair Dept
Dial Geo
Sparks
OAK Hill Electric CO
Central Ave
RCA Victor
Zenith TY John W. Eye
Neville ST
Just-Rite Furniture Co
Prince St
Maxwell & Keyser
Halstead's
Wright
Oakwood
Lovitz Television
Frank
GMC
Sprague
Methodist
Talcott
Donald Lowe
Garten Motors
Hinton
Dewey Nelson
Ballengee
Cooper's Manufacturing Co
South Fayette St
Lincoln St
Lloyd’s Barber Shop
Riddle’s
Venetian Blind Cleaners
W Va
Mountain State
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Raleigh County Sanitary Service
Cam Thompson
Third Avenue
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High Point Curb
Bradley
Rainelle
Orbach
Ramey’s Grill
AVON
Hume Court
Southern West Virginia Company
Care Beckley Newspapers
Fidelity Interstate Casualty Company
America
ED Campbell
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
Kyle
Certis Cleaners
South Kanawha
Roy A. Jones
R Il
Stinson
East Beckley
WB. Jones
Nature
Dapple
Kenneth Cline
Bill Milam
Fairdale
Poultry and Supplies
H. Cantley
Rock Creek
Crosier Hatchery
Elberta Peaches
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Radford
Orchard Run
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Jeffrey
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Christopher Coal Co
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Simmon
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Whitesville
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J. W. Huddle
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J. L. Mills
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Mt. Hope
Bailey Avenue
Sophia Plumbing
FREE
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Williams
Belle
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Ghent
NORGE
Buster Daniels Place
Vapa
Hoover
Eastman Kodak
PAN American Alto Sax
Lilly
DOY
Prince & N. Kanawha
Webstor
Chicago
Klaus & Page
McCreery St
Nash Campbell
THE
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Shinnston Highway
Joseph R. Ervin
East Bank
Walton High School
Roane County
Gandeeville
American Red Cross
Nicholas
Webster
Braxton
Greenbrier
McDowell
John Copenhaver
Preston County
Kingwood
Winfield
Putnam County
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Indian Investment
Welfare Department
Ora Harrah
Edgar Harrah
Harry and
Garth
Thelma Bradley
Ronald Parker
Keyser
Douglas T. Bryant
Oakwood Ave
Quesenberry
Neville St. - Dial
Bae Choe Bulls
People’s Shoe Shop
Hoolvent Aluminum
Boyd P. Carper
BeckLey Glass
North OaKwood Dial
Beaver
Our
Zippy
Lucas
Neville St. Beckley
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