Farmer Grows Apples Beef And Chestnuts
Sperryville farmer E. Johnson Jr. operates 770 acres in Rappahannock County with beef cattle and apple orchards plus a chestnut operation. His 80 chestnut trees produce about 1,500 pounds annually from Abundance and Nanking varieties, sprayed for beetles and worms. He keeps 126 Black Angus, including 100 cows and 23 calves, and participates in the Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association with seven BCIA feeding-test bulls. Johnson moved toward a purebred herd, harvesting calves at Front Royal sales and using BCIA data to improve gains. 187 acres support apple production as a major income source.
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Sperryville
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E. Johnson, Jr
Johnson
Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Assn
BCIA
Culpeper
W. H. Lyne
Rappahannock County
Western Union Introduces 900 Speed Stock Tickers
Western Union launched 900 speed stock tickers serving New York Stock Exchange members in 700 plus U S and Canadian cities replacing 500 speed units from 1930. The upgrade, linked to NYSE computers, aims to handle up to 10 million shares daily and 2.5 transactions per second, with first high speed message sent by Exchange President Keith Funston.
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Western Union
New York Stock
Exchange
United States
Canada
Weste Union
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New York Exchange
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Funston
Pany
New York Stock Exchange
Continental
Manhattan
N.Y. Stock Exchange
Agronomy Conference at VPI Previewed Topics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute hosts its annual agronomy staff conference December 15 to 17. Topics include non agricultural land use and soil science applications in rural development with speakers from Fairfax Chesterfield Prince William counties and VPI staff.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
H. L. Dunton
Cy 8. Coleman
Fairfax County
Mack Spencer
Chesterfield County Health Department
N. C. Sharp
Prince William County
Virginia
VPI
West Virginia Extends Bear and Turkey Hunting Seasons
The West Virginia Dept of Natural Resources extends black bear and wild turkey seasons by two weeks after deer season closes. The extension runs December 14 to December 26 under Director Lane. Only Hardy and Hampshire counties restrict all hunting except deer during the two day permit only deer season December 18 to 19.
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West Virginia
Parsons Named Publicity Head for 1965 Winchester March of Dimes
William K. Parsons, Portsmouth native and Winchester branch manager of John Roane Inc., will lead publicity for the 1965 March of Dimes campaign in Winchester. The drive runs January through the first part of the year. Parsons, married with three children, attends First Baptist Church and serves as membership director for the local Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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William K. Parsons
Winchester
James Bucher
Mr. Parsons
Portsmouth
Cradock High School
U.S. Coast Guard
UniversalSchool
Dallas
Texas
Radio and Television Technical Institute of
Los Angeles
Calif
Universal Schools
Parsons
John Roane, Inc
Norfolk
Bellville Ave
Joan
Richmond
Paul
Diane Cynthia Louise
Ken Jr
First Baptist Church
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah Valley Claims Association
Bucher
December to give answers on economy says AP analyst
AP analyst says December will reveal the depth of the auto strike setback and the likely impact on inflation and taxes. The piece notes hoped shifts in steel prices budget outlook and possible Treasury deficits ahead of 1965.
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Stee
Congress
Treasury
Virginia 4-H winners named at Congress in Chicago
The Old Dominion adds two national 4-H winners Linda Lee Stockton of Prince Edward and George Dawson of Fairfax join six alternates from Virginia. Linda Lee wins a $500 college scholarship in garden projects and plans college teaching. George Dawson earns a $500 scholarship in leadership while pursuing pre med at Wofford College.
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Chicago
III
Old Dominion
Linda Lee Stockton
Prince, Edward County
George Dawson
Fairfax County
Douglas McIntire
Clarke County
Linda Sue Howell
Culpeper County
Becky Finney
Rockbridge County
Mexine Lyle
Lee County
Shirley Bumgarner
Bedford County
Betty June Keffer
Roanoke County
Linda Lee
H. A. Stockton
Charlotte Court House
Allis. Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
George
Lawrence A. Dawson
Great Falls
Wofford College
South Carolina
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North American Philips Company, Inc
C. E. Johnson, Jr
Rappahannock
Keith Funston
Jawali
Puerto Rico
Europe
VPI Agronomy
Norelco
Gtletheng Drug Stores
Loudoun
Ward Plaza
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U.S
AP Business News
NEW York
Frances Ebert
Winchester Association of the Blind
Ralph Hardy
Rone Eatin
E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Inc
Coats and Clarke, Inc
Conservation of Natural Resources
John Deere
Maxine Lyle
Westinghouse Educational Foundation
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N. Loudoun St
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