Home Agent Wins National Pfizer Fellowship Award
Mrs. Caroline W. Schnably of Lewis County receives a $1500 Pfizer fellowship for the Eastern Region at the 27th annual National Home Demonstration Agents Association meeting in Boston. She has advanced homemaker education and helped secure a Weston High School hot lunch program, while also aiding Lewis County 4-H. Pfizer awards support further study and travel for extension workers.
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Caroline W. Schnably
Lewis County
Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc
Gertrude Humphreys
Cooperative Extension Service
West Virginia
University
Schnably
National Home Demonstration Agents’ Association
Boston
Herbert L. Schaller
Pfizer
Federal Extension Service
Winterizing the home before cold snap
MR. FIX advises proactive winter prep for homeowners. Inspect and re putty windows and recalk gaps around frames doors and joints. Repair loose siding roof flashing gutters and cracks in foundations with patching materials and masonry sealer. Drain outdoor pipes and sprinkler lines and seal cracks in driveways and shingles before freezing.
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Fix
Assa
Extension Workers Conference Is Set for WV
West Virginia University Extension Service workers from across the state will meet at the State 4-H Camp at Jacksons Mill October 17 through 20 for the annual conference. Dean Ernest J. Nesius will lead the event with a theme of Awareness Knowledge Adaptation. Keynote speakers include university figures and state leaders, with an October 19 banquet featuring Congressman John M. Slack Jr. and awards for retirees and long service.
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Cooperative Extension Service
West Virginia University
Mountain State
Jackson’s Mill
Ernest J. Nesius
College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics
Bowers
Nesius
Francena Nolan
Division of Home Economics
Homer Evans
Department of Agricultural Economics
Chester A. Arents
College of Engineering
University Center
Hereford Men Buy New Stock At Dispersal Sale
Four members of the New River Hereford Association attended the Smithdale dispersal sale in Limestone Tennessee where 1 010 head were offered. Paul McGraw Jim Hall D C Wipperman and H G Farmer bought eight head of Herefords. Wipperman purchased a bred cow with calf at side the calf sired by a Hereford bull that brought 16000 the cow bred to another bull that brought 12000. The new calf later will give two calves whose sires are valued at 28000. This shows how Hereford members are improving herds to boost the beef cattle industry in the area.
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New River Hereford Association
Smithdale
Limestone
Tennessee
Paul McGraw
Jim Hall
D. C.wipperman
H. G. Farmer
Vipperman
Hereford Breeders Announce State Fall Sale at Jackson's Mill
Officials of the West Virginia Hereford Breeders Association announced the State Fall Hereford Sale will be held Saturday October 28 at the State 4H Camp in Jackson's Mill. Nineteen bulls and 31 heifers have been consigned by 14 breeders along with 10 choice club calves. The dispersal of Howard Renner's herd at Bens Run is another feature. Catalogs available by writing the association in Spencer WV.
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West Virginia
Consignors
4-H
FFA
Howard Renner
Bens Run
Hereford Breeders’ Association
Main Street
Spencer
Grant County
Petersburg
Raymond E. Spencer
A. Goff and Sons
Washburn
Buckeye Polled Hereford Association
Caldwell
Ohio
Tyler County Hereford Associa
Middlebourne
West Wirinta Ginia
Grant County Hereford Association
West Virginia Hereford Breeders’ Association
Jackson's Mill
Boy Cucumber In A Pickle
CHICAGO UPI reports at the National Pickle Packers Association 69th convention that cucumber plants now bear 95 percent female blossoms. President Evert Landon says the few remaining male blooms suffice for fertilization and the industry welcomes the shift as female blossoms dominate production.
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Chicago
UPI
Evert Landon
National Pickle Packers Associaton
Landon
Pickle Packers
Association
Neighbors column reflects daily life and local events
John S Phillips writes from Beckley about October scenery, office changes, and Beckley neighbors. He recalls Margaret Kastanis, meets Sharon Wallace, Odell Jessup, and Casey, comments on Andy Griffith and a comic saw loan tale, and notes West Virginia Forest Council meetings and photography on White Oak Mountain.
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Beckley
Wallaces
Church St
Sharon Wallace
Rita
Odell Jessup
Sharon
Odell
RDC
Poultry Commission
Andy Griffith
Barney Fife
Andy
Cork
Casey
Big Sundial 4-H Club Names Three Divisions
The Marsh Fork Junior High School in Raleigh County organized as one of eight 4-H clubs for 1961 62. Three divisions Jolly Workers A B and C elected officers including presidents Jackie Miller Dora Long and Jackie Tolliver and reporters David McCallister Gary Thompson and Wilma Estep. The clubs with 100 members chose West Virginia Trees as their project and are collecting leaves and nuts.
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Marsh Fork
Raleigh
David McCallister
Gary Thompson
Wilma Estep
Sundial
Jolly Workers
Jackie Miller
Diana Quarles
Danl Miller
Roger Stewart
Nina Dunlap
Ellen Hundley
Dora Long
Dale Canterbury
John Hale
Ronald Kellerman
Cheryle Brune
Jess Boggs
Jackie Tolliver
Linda Wilfong
Mary
West Virginia Honey Output Declines in 1961
West Virginia honey production is estimated at 1.76 million pounds for the year, down 23 percent from 1960, according to the Federal State Crop Reporting Service. The report highlights reduced yields across the state.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Federal State
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John S. Phillips
State Treasurer’s Office
General Revenue Fund
America
Shaller
HDA
Extension Workers Conference
Herman M. Bowers
CES
Hereford
Shady Spring
A. G. Wilcox Sr
White Oak Mountain
Raleigh County
Dieldrin
Shell Chemical Company
Agricultural Chemicals Division
Vauxhall Road
Union
New Jersey
Cinci
Flo
Flanagan
Lwe
Memorial Building
Margaret Kastanis
Bev
Beltsville
New York Times
New England Hills
Inlaw
Ethel
Sears
Hades
West Virginia Forest Council
Upper Marsh Fork
Huntington
Fio
Perry Mason
West Virginia Forest Council Inc
Don Cuppett
West Virginia Forest Fire Protective Association
Warden Im. Lane
Dept. of Natural Resources
Jover
Franklin N. Longwood
Prince
Ton
Senencutt
Big Sundial
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