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Smokeless Coal Capital Builds Beef Cattle Hub
Beckley area business leaders push a shift toward beef cattle, with attorney Dwight A. File purchasing Aberdeen Angus stock and planning moves to Fayette and Raleigh Counties. Sheriff candidates and local farmers join the drive, citing improved pastures and soil as keys to profitable herds and regional growth. Layland taxi service expands to serve cattle markets, while soil and farm programs guide pasture improvements for increased cattle units.
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George Armstrong Roelster
Hill Park Drive
Beckley
Dwight A. File
File
Pax
Fayette
Raleigh
Aberdeen
S. A. Ford
Angustaley Hi
de Lewis
Henryi Cline
Braminer
S. C.seattie
Haltengee
Wherefords
Staunton
E.R. Cline
Lidy
Cline
Haz
Cooll Fayette
Summers
Mercer Ridge
Berkley