Prospects of sheep farming in Raleigh County rise
Raleigh County farmers are urged to consider sheep as a profitable addition, says County Farm Agent H B Thomas. Census data show 2632 sheep and lambs over six months in 1940 on 121 farms, with wool output rising. meat shortages may lift prices. Sheep-killing dogs pose losses, a county fund offers limited compensation, and fencing costs push farmers to electric or multi wire solutions.
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Raleigh County
H. B. Thomas
U. S
Thomas
United
Pardon Foods
United States Bureau of the Census
Ex-Teachers To Practice Law In Baltimore Night Courses
Two former West Virginia teachers now at a Baltimore shipyard pursue law through University of Baltimore night classes. Charles Roby Moore and Charles Frye, Logan county natives, share a home lobby for study and war work. Moore works midnight shifts as a welder while planning his first case over a flooded property caused by a diverted stream.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
West Virginia
University of Baltimore
Logan County
Charles Roby Moore
Moore
Morris Harvey College
Mud Fork
Sulphur Springs
Lowe Mountain
Main Island Creek
Charles Frye
Alog
Blackstone
Frye
Prison Raises Its Own Food On Farm Output At Huttonsville
The 1942 report on the Huttonsville Medium Security Prison farm shows strong self sufficiency in food production. Inmates cultivated 689 of 3100 acres, with crops including potatoes 34000 bushels, corn 12000, beets 1400, tomatoes 1200, cabbage 35 tons, plus 600 tons of ensilage. The farm supported 167 cows and other livestock, supplying extensive dairy and meat needs and distributing surplus to other institutions.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Huttonsville
Senate Penitentiary Committee
Sizo
Ration restrictions to be eased and meat plan outlined
Washington officials announced forthcoming easing of meat ration limits with flexible point values and extended food aid. The plan envisions higher supplies from interior bureaus, expanding range land and fisheries, and potential use of excess federal land game to raise meat, fish, milk, beans, and potato output by 1943 to 1947, benefiting producers and remote areas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Q.P.A
Brown
O.P.A
Ickes
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Two Are Fined On Loitering Charges
In a police court session Judge George L Ballare found two women and one man guilty of loitering and being drunk. Patty Cottrell Beckley received 10 days in jail and a $19 fine plus costs. Della Wolf Hilltop was fined $5 and costs. All three were remanded to jail in default of fines.
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George L. Ballare
Patty Cottrell
Beckley
Della Wolf
Hilltop
Service Women to Visit Beckley Recruiting Station
On Tuesday and Wednesday En sign Nellie Hawkins and Yeoman Third Class Kitty Sadler of the WAVES will tour Beckley’s local naval recruiting station. They seek publicity and enlistments for WAVES and SPARS as J Anthony Jr. and the local station urge women’s organizations to arrange group interviews by calling the Beckley office before arrival.
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Nellie Hawkins
Kitty Sadler
W.A.V E.S
Beckley
West
Hendrix to Speak at Safety Meet in Charleston
A. A. Hendrix of the Eastman aircraft division of General Motors Corp. Lindon New Jersey will address the state safety conference during its annual session March 25 26. Secretary W C Easley announced Hendrix will speak on the conservation of manpower in the war effort.
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Associated Press
Charleston
A. A. Hendrix
Eastman Aircraft Division
General Motors Corp
Lindon
N. J
W. C. Easley
Hendrix
Land transfer recorded on New Raleigh road deed
E Schmidt deeded to Ed Snyder and Jerava Snyder a lot on the New Raleigh road in a county clerk record. It was the day’s only transaction filed for recordation.
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E Schmidt
Ed Snyder
Jerava Snyder
Raleigh
Concert at Faith Chapel AME Church Raleigh
A concert will be held this afternoon at 2 30 at Faith Chapel AME Church Raleigh Slab Fork featuring Johns East Beckley and other choirs. The public is invited.
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Faith Chapel
Am.e
Raleigh
Slab Fork
Raleigh County Tops Nation in Food Production
Raleigh County ranks high among U S counties for farm garden production. Census figures show Raleigh valued at 238 763 in 1939, up from 168 177 five years earlier, with the vice presidential garden program expected to boost output. Pike Kentucky leads with 646 247 in farm garden produce.
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Raleigh
Braxton
Mingo
Wyneming
Mercer
Kanawha
Roane
Thomas
Pike
Kentucky
Rev Ulysses Stevens Victim Of Sudden Heart Attack
Funeral arrangements for the Rev Ulysses Grant Stevens 59 of MacArthur remain incomplete as relatives arrive death occurred at 11 o clock Friday night from a sudden heart attack He had been scheduled to take the pulpit at his new pastorate in Pemberton this morning Survived by wife Clara five daughters and four sons plus three sisters and three brothers Deacon's Board of the Ec K Missionary Baptist church to serve as pallbearers Body lies in state at his home pending final funeral arrangements.
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Ulysses Grant Stevens
MacArthur
Rel Atives
Pemberton
Missionary Baptist Ftaoih
Missionary Baptist Church
Mason City
Edward 2D
Rebecca Knight Stevens
Clara MacAdams
Arthur Milam
Saxon
Doris Ener
Powhatan Point
Ohio
John Rollyson
East Beckley
Grace Stevens
Opal Stevens
MacArthurn
Charles
Cassville
Ellsworth
Babe
Callaway Heights
Harry
Clare Dowler
Chillicathe
Nora Sayre
Anne Corwin
Richtel
Edward
William
Maxwell Hill
Ec~cles Missionary Baptist Church
Warrant Issued for Grand Larceny in Clothing Theft
Frelyn Jennings swore out a grand larceny warrant for Roney Freeman charged with stealing clothing valued at $40. Magistrate George O Mills issued the warrant. Freeman is jailed and likely to face a preliminary hearing next Monday.
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Frelyn Jennings
Roney Freeman
George O. Mills
Three Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in County Records
Applications filed for three couples seeking marriage licenses include Filmer W. Perdue, 34, of Cedar Grove, with Gracie G. Kachermeyer, 35, of Beckley. Claude Jefferies Dooley, 32, of Whipple, with Virginia Lee Elmore, 37, of Beckley. and Theadford Thomas Hughes, 20, of Crab Orchard, with Lillian Cox, 17, of Crab Orchard.
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Filmer W. Perdue
Cedar Grove
Gracie G. Kachermeyer
Beckley
Claude Jefferies Dooley
Whipple
Virginia Lee Elmore
Beckleyo
Theadford Thomas Hughes
Crab Orchard
Lillian Cox
Uncle Sam Wants Gardens Victory garden push urges all to plant
A patriotic appeal urges large and small Victory gardens nationwide. Grow own vegetables for summer food and winter reserves, highlighting health, lower costs, and patriotism. Invites readers to request International Harvester’s 84 page booklet Have a Victory Garden for soil, seedbeds, fertilization, weed and pest control, harvesting, and storage guidance.
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Sam
International Harvester
Victory Gardens
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