County Farm Bureau Maps 1947 Goals At Special Meet
Raleigh County Farm Bureau holds a 1947 planning meeting with officers directors and committees reporting on hybrid corn, small grains, and truck garden crops. Evolving recommendations will be drafted on varieties, fertilizer supply, and pest control including DDT use on potatoes. Beef cattle vermin control and dairy plans are also discussed, with input from local agents and growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Farm Bureau
Raleigh’ County
Farm Bureau
Floyd Farrow
Shady Spring
W. B. Oliver
Glen Daniel
P. C. Ballard
Glen Dan
H.—B Thomas G. Kingsley
Pluto
Perry
Allj Jarrell, Jr
Dry Creek
Minor L. Scott
Table Rock
Willl
John L. Clay
Wisconsin Hollander
Carl Toney
Prosperity
Theo Meador
Thomas
Raleigh County
G. W. McKinney
Amigo
Lutherj Bennett
Abraham
Ballard
Raleigh County Milk Production Committee
Fishing Catches Meeting Demand Across Coast
East coast fishing faces lower prices as demand struggles to match a postwar fleet surge. Washington reports show large harvests, with Boston boatside sales and overall receipts rising. Navy vessel withdrawals and wartime production boosted supply across Maine to Virginia as prices hover near prewar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
J. Anderson
Interior Department
Division of Commercial Fisheries
Anderson
Nto
Boston
Pearl Harbor
York
Navy
Akn
Coordinator of Fisheries
Maine
Chesapeake Bay
Pro-vincetown
Gloucester
New Bedford
Mass
Hampton Roads
Saxon Man Wins Cheney Award For Rescue Device
First Sgt. Lawrence Lambert of Saxon in Ralfeigh County received the Cheney Award for developing a aircraft ejection test device. The honor came with 500 dollars and a bronze plaque. Lambert, adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Milam, volunteered for parachutist duty in 1940 and trained at Ft. Benning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lambert
Cheney
Saxon
Ralfeigh County
Tom Milam
Lambert
Wiliam H. Cheatey
Peterboro
N. H
Ft. Benning
State sales tax figures reported for Charleston WV
West Virginia State Tax Commissioner George P. Alder son announced gross sales tax collections for the first seven months of the 1946 47 year totaling 13 257 915 84 dollars. This compares with July January receipts of 12 251 417 26 dollars for the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
George P. Alderson
West Virginia
Liquor Store Opening Planned for Lester February
The town of Lester plans a new liquor store opening on February 15 at the Commercial Hotel site. J Cram of Lester notes a theater will also be built on the opposite side of the hotel, with Edward Birch and an Oak Hill partner operating it. The city recently received a $2,500 advance from the Public Works Administration for planning a new water and sewer system, while a $70,000 revenue bond issue has been floated. Beckley already hosts two liquor stores and Sophia has a third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cram
Lester
Cram
Edward Birch
Oak Hill
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Beckley
Raleigh Register
D'Artega
D’artega
Vets
Chu Chu Martinez
the Sports Scene
George Springer
Serenade
Eckley College Blue Hawks
W. Va. Tech
Golden Bears
W.w.hs. Auditorium
Diamonds
Kredit Jewelers
Neville Street
Beckley Theatre
Hotel Hill
E. C. Gwinn
West Virginia State Liquor Commission
Philippines
Pacific
Wright Field
aPpoRus
Seidman's Style Shop
Prince St. Beckley
A&p
South America
BOKAR
Jane Parker
Texas
Wisconsin
Natural American
Sunnybrook
Chuck
P. D
White House
Campbell's
Neoh
Fish and Seafood
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