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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
3
Four hundred sixty two livestock sold to 76 buyers at the Bluegrass Market Caldwell totaling 34538.45 dollars. Prices varied by class with cattle values for steers cows heifers bulls calves hogs and horses listed across standard utility good and other grades.
Hospital officials at Doctor's Memorial in Welch said that Michael St. Clair, 9, of Baileysville, was slightly improved Monday. Michael was critically injured when he ran from behind a parked car into the path of an oncoming car driven by Brian Genco of Baileysville.
Nationwide department stores report strong start to the holiday season with Friday and Saturday sales ahead of last year. Dallas Neiman Marcus and Titche-Goettinger tout early gains as Philadelphia to Boston show brisk traffic. Executives forecast a record Christmas volume driven by higher quality purchases.
The Forty and Eight Society of the American Legion will hold its annual Promenade Lo cale Thursday at 8 p.m. in the American Legion Hall on Bland Street. A full schedule of business and the election of officers will be conducted per Chief de Gare Walter I. Ferguson. Installation of new officers is set for January, and members will donate gifts for Beckley Veterans Hospital patients.
Piedmont Airlines announces the purchase of six additional Boeing 737 jets, doubling its pure jet fleet to 12 by late 1969. The $25 million deal includes spare parts and training, with delivery of one aircraft in March 1969 and the remainder from April to November. The six jets will join the nine thousand mile route system for scheduled passenger service.
The article notes horses likely first trained to perform work over 5,000 years ago. It highlights early domestication and the evolution of riding, plowing, and hauling tasks across ancient civilizations.
West Virginian Captain Thomas McElwain, a Vietnam veteran and native of Logan, detailed infantry tactics from early dawn patrols to twilight attacks, bamboo traps, leapfrogging maneuvers, and artillery support. He shared battle experiences, noted medals including the Silver Star, and described exhuming Viet Cong dead for counts.
Members of the Altha Allen Homemakers Club of Bluefield host a Christmas party at Mrs. James Hairston’s home 114 Ellis St Bluefield Thursday at 7 30 p m Each member brings a covered dish and a Pollyanna gift President Mrs John Coblins also announces a Christmas bazaar Friday and Saturday December 6 7 from 10 a m to 4 p m at American Legion Post 39 on North Mercer Street Bluefield
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