Proposal to set hunting season for mink opossum raccoon
A Virginia meeting of the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries authorized a proposal to establish a statewide hunting season for mink opossum and raccoon from October 15 to January 31. In National Forests the season starts November 20 to January 5, with Grayson County raccoon season starting November 20. Regulations conflicting with this proposal will be rescinded.
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Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Richmond
Virginia
Richmond Virginia
National Forest
Grayson County
Beverley W. Stras, JR
Market Quotations and a Virginia squirrel hunting regulation
Fresh buying in radio and television stocks kept markets firm with notable gains for International Nickel and several steel producers. Bonds and government notes held steady as regulators announced a statewide early squirrel hunting ban effective June 15 1950 covering many Virginia counties.
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New York
International Nickel
Steels
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Chicago Livestock Market Report With Mixed Hogs Cattle And Sheep
Salable hogs total 10 000 with prices mostly 19 to 20 per cwt and sows 16 to 18 after declines. Cattle and calves 5 000 and 600 head respectively show steady to higher demand for fed steers 32 25 to 33 00 with other grades 27 50 to 32 00, heifers 29 00 to 31 25, cows 22 50 to 24 00, vealers 26 00 to 32 00. Salable sheep 1 000 and slaughter lambs steady with good to choice at 27 00 to 30 60, light shorn lambs 27 00. Baltimore market reports include holdovers and varied hogs and cattle prices with slaughter steers 30 00 to 31 75 and hogs around 19 50 to 20 00 for barrows and gilts, sows 15 50 to 16 50, calves 27 00 to 31 00, and stockers 29 50 to 60 00. Produce and fruits show modest activity with steady to higher prices for apples, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and eggs. poultry market steady with various wholesale price ranges.
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Chicago
USDA
Baltimore
Usis
N. J
Butte
Grain prices open firm on the Chicago board
July soybeans hit a seasonal high as grains opened firm on the Chicago Board of Trade. Corn showed some hesitation while wheat soybeans and oats moved higher with July and September futures listed for each commodity.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Arctic lichen forms vast feeding grounds for reindeer
A. describes a lichen species common in Arctic regions. It is erect with many branches, reaching a few inches tall and spreading over large areas. The organism is used as a food source for reindeer and other animals.
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Arctic
Regulation fixes quail season west of Blue Ridge
The commission adopts a regulation to set the quail season west of the Blue Ridge mountains from November 20 to January 5. Russell County closes December 5, while Bland Buchanan Carroll Craig Dickenson Floyd Giles Grayson Lee Montgomery Pulaski Scott Smyth Tazewell Washington Wise and Wythe close December 20. All conflicting regs are rescinded.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Richmond
Virginia
Russell County
Bland
Buchanan
Carroll
Craig
Dickenson
Floyd
Giles
Grayson
Lee
Bland County Population Drops After 1950 Census
A 1950 census report shows Bland County population fell by 303 since 1940. The preliminary release from the office of Harry Legong in Marion notes the decline in residents.
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Marion
Bland County
Harry
Legong
Rummage Sale At Market Street Methodist Church
Rummage sale hosted by church members runs Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. and Saturday at Market Street Methodist Church. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach.
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Market St. Methodist Church
Wws
Deer Season Open Days Set in Virginia Counties
The Virginia Game Commission declares specific counties under the first three legal hunting days of the general deer season. Counties listed include Augusta, Frederick, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and others. Bath requires the first four days. Beverly W. Stras, Jr. signs rescinding previous order.
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Richmond
Virginia
Augusta
Frederick
Highland
Nelson
Southern Railway
Page
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Alleghany
Bland
Wolf Creek
Botetourt
Craig
Giles
New River
Grayson
Roanoke
Haven’s Refuge
Scott
Smyth
Tazewell
Clinch Mountain
Warren
Washington
Wise
Wythe
Lee
Bath
Eder
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Beverley W Stras. JR
Rathbone Elm in Marietta Claims Nation's Largest
The 99-foot Rathbone Elm at Marietta Ohio is described as the country’s largest elm. Local observers note its height and prominence among venerable trees in the region.
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Marietta, O
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