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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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In Parkersburg, W. Va., a 12 1/4-pound champion ham from the Little Kanawha regional ham and bacon show sold for a record $404.25 ($33 per pound) to a Ripley restaurant owner, Gene Penoz, who plans to serve it as ham and eggs on Easter. Entered by John Hoff of Spencer.
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PARKERSBURG, W. Va., (AP)—Ham sold for $33 a pound here Saturday. By Harold K. Milks.
The proprietor of a Ripley restaurant paid $404.25 for a 12 1/4-pound ham judged the grand champion in the Little Kanawha regional council ham and bacon show. The winner was entered by John Hoff of Spencer. Gene Penoz, the restaurant operator, said he planned to serve the meat as ham and eggs on Easter morning in his establishment. Ed Knight, president of the West Virginia purebred swine breeders association, said the price paid for the winner was the highest ever paid in the state, and, as far as he knew, in the nation.
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Parkersburg, W. Va.
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Saturday
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sold for $404.25 ($33 per pound), highest price ever paid in west virginia and possibly the nation.
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A 12 1/4-pound ham, grand champion in the Little Kanawha regional council ham and bacon show, entered by John Hoff of Spencer, was purchased by Gene Penoz, proprietor of a Ripley restaurant, who plans to serve it as ham and eggs on Easter morning.