West Virginia selects Ruth Keister for 1962 IFYE exchange
Ruth Keister of Upper Tract Pendleton County has been chosen as West Virginia’s 1962 IFYE exchange participant. She will depart in April to live and work with Swiss farm families for six months. Keister, WVU 1958 history major, is a longtime 4-H member who has won multiple state ribbons, and she joins 40 other youths from 26 states in the national exchange program continuing through 1962 with reciprocal hosting in Europe and South America.
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Ruth Keister
Upper Tract
Pendleton County
West Virginia
International Farm
C. P. Dorsey
Cooperative Extension Service
West Virginia University
Miss Keister
Switzerland
IFYE
National
Washington, D. C
Aft
Europe
South America
United States
4-H Club Foundation
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Highlands
Tunnelton
Kanawha
Ohio
COLONAID Promises Fast Gentle Constipation Relief
Aging colon muscles lose strength, causing dry hard waste and weak urge to move bowels. Doctors recommend COLONAID with a three way action that relubks, tones, and stimulates the lower colon for relief overnight. Hospital tested safe for expectant mothers. Introductory size 43 cents.
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New Colonaid
Colonaid
Colonald
Manchin to Attend National Job Safety Conference
President Kennedy invited James Manchin, State Director of Farmers Home Administration, to the Washington conference on occupational safety from March 6 to 8. About 3,000 leaders from agriculture, industry, labor, and government will search cooperative measures to cut on the job deaths of 13,800 and disabling injuries near 2,000,000 annually.
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Kennedy
James Manchin
Farmers Home Administration
Washington
Eta
United States
Third Life Sciences Institute Planned WVU
The Third Life Sciences Institute at West Virginia University runs June 18 through July 20. Funded in part by the National Science Foundation as part of the Summer Science Training Program for high-ability secondary students, the five week program places students in university laboratories to conduct research and prepare reports, with emphasis on communicating ideas.
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West Virginia University
O. J. Burger
University
College of Agriculture, Forestry
Home Economics
National Science Foundation
Urger
Burger
Wvii Life Sciences Institute
West Virginia
Life Sciences Institute
Freeman directs RAD use of rural credit unions
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman directs John A. Baker to leverage rural credit unions in the Rural Areas Development Program. Citing WVU leaders, the note highlights credit unions as mobilizing local resources, complementing existing lending, and expanding access in rural areas with examples from Monominee Wisconsin and Wabash Indiana.
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Freeman
Orville ‘L. Freeman
Agricultural Credit
John A. Baker
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Morgantown
Gale Lyon
Cooperative Extension Service
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Wabash
Indiana
County Farm Bureau Credit Union
Neighbors News and Humble Reflections from West Virginia
John S Phillips shares neighborly notes from West Virginia with humor about time and life. He mentions upcoming events including a Bee luncheon and the Ag Workers Dinner, recalls family visits, praises local people, and cites National FFA Week and highway safety efforts. He notes his ties to Pennsylvania, love for West Virginia, and plans to attend a Brahman breeders meeting in Houston.
Hog and cattle markets show mixed weekly gains
Meat traders eye hog price peaks for the year with Chicago barrows near 18 to 18.50 while some expect a decline as USDA forecasts a larger fall pig crop. Fed steers rise as small weekly receipts keep prices firm. hogs vary by region with mixed wholesale beef and pork movements. Fresh vegetables and dairy trends show steady to modest shifts. West Virginia warns farm buildings must be kept clean and milk use has dropped over 50 percent in 20 years.
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William P. Gruber
United Press International
Chicago
Stockyards
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Windy City
Corn
Sioux City
Boston
New York
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College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics
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Phyllis
Don Williams
Earl Cochran
Old Dog
Little Duck
Shorty Duck
FFA
Kanawha Valley Bank
Attaboy
Wilbur Bays
Flo
Bud
Elkins
Sandra
Gail
Bill
Withrow
The
National Foundation For High
American Brahman Breeders Association
Parts
Sam Houston
Rice Hotel
Houston
Tex
Farm Trends
Chicago Board of Trade
West Virginia Farm and Home Safety Committee
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