Meat Outlook Dark Note For 1949 Beef and Hog Slaughter Decline
The North Carolina Agriculture Department reports sharp drop in meat slaughter and beef output for the latest week. Hog slaughters fell 75 percent from the prior week and 65 percent from the same week in 1945, while Federal inspected cattle slaughters dropped about 77 percent from the week before and 75 percent from a year earlier. Beef production plunged to 28 million pounds from 142 million. sheep and lamb slaughter declined 32 percent from the previous week and 88 percent from 1949. Retail work shirts are seen rising about ten percent due to higher cotton costs, and cloth shades carry a 17 percent retail increase with manufacturers marking 11 percent.
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N.C. Agriculture Department
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Powell Receives Commendation for Outstanding Mess Unit
S/Sgt. Westly B. Powell of Weldon North Carolina has earned a letter of commendation from Brig. General F P Hardaway for leading the A Battery Harbor Defenses mess hall at Fort Sherman Canal Zone to be named the best in Panama Coast Artillery during August. He is praised for conserving food and maintaining a clean well presented kitchen. Powell served in the ETO with the 205th AAA AW Bn, recently arriving in Panama in April 1945 with his wife Kathleen Green and two children. He previously worked for Southern Cotton Oil in Weldon and attended Roanoke Rapids High School. He has three sisters and two brothers. He was stationed at Fort Bragg prior to Panama.
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Panama Coast Artillery Command
Westly B. Powell
Weldon
N. C
F. P. Hardaway
Panama Coast Artillery Forces
Hardaway
Powell
Cristobal
Fort Sherman
Canal Zone
Panama Coast Artillery
Army
Food Service
General Hardaway
Segt
HDC
CA Command
Isthmus
Panama
AAA
Ardiennes
Rhineland
Central Germany
Roanoke Rapids
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Kathleen Green
George Arnold
Benjamin Ronald
George E. Harrison
C. L. Baugham
Ames Brown
C. P. Powell
I. G. Powell
Sgt. Powell
Fort Bragg
Restaurant meat costs ease after menu freeze
The OPA reports that on average restaurants are paying a smaller fraction of current meat prices than they did when menu prices were frozen in April 1943, following a cost study of the situation.
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OPA
Town Talk Notes on Local Residents and Family News
Town Talk reports Mrs. W A Daniel learns her son Robert V Daniel has safely reached China. Connie Alexandria of Detroit plans to join him soon. Mr and Mrs Guy Brown and son Tommie of Plymouth visit Mr and Mrs Paul Matthews. Jimmie Brown returns to Plymouth after a stay with the Matthews. Mrs A O George visits her parents in Emporia Va. Mrs F R Kendrick weekend in Norfolk with her son Walter Kendrick. Mr and Mrs Garland Wyrick spend Wednesday in Richmond.
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Robert V. Daniel
China
Connie Alexandria
Detroit
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Guy Brown
Tommie
Plymouth
Paul Matthews
Jimmie Brown
A. O. George
Emporia
F. R. Kendrick
Norfolk
Walter Kendrick
Garland Wyrick
Richmond
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