Mercer County Food Dealers elect Haynes as president
Francis Haynes of Bluefield was re elected president of the Mercer County Food Dealers association at the West Virginian hotel banquet. Elmer Tabor was named vice president Paul Cole was re elected secretary treasurer and directors include Gilmer Foley R N Matson and T S Shawver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Haynes
Bluefield
Mercer County Food Dealers Association
West Virginian
Elmer Tabor
Paul Cole
Gilmer Foley
R. N. Matson
T. S. Shawver
Matson
Sandlick
Mercer County
West Virginia
George King
Charleston
State
Mercer
C. J. Foley
Gilmer
Three Mercer Men Called For Induction In December
Mercer county men Roy Wall Newton Roberts Jr and James Richard Cole are on call for induction into the U S army on December 15. They must report at 8 30 a m at the draft board office Bluefield and will be inducted from the local induction station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
United States Army
Roy Wall
Route 1
Bluefield
Newton Roberts, Jr
Bramwell
James Richard Cole
Essex Street
Draft Board
Army
Army and Air Forces
Peery
Lewisburg
Welch
Marlinton
Howard Edward Hodge, Jr
Princeton
Hodge
Blanche Eee
Tony
Kroger Oc Company
Pocahontas
Booklet On Virginia Wildlife To Be Distributed
The State Game Commission will distribute 30 000 copies of a Virginia wildlife booklet to high school students. Executive director I T Quinn said the first edition covers game birds mammals and fish in three sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Game Commission
Virginia
Commonwealth
I. T. Quinn
Commission
Meriest Christmas Gift: Underwood Portable Typewriter Ad
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co advertises an Underwood Portable Typewriter as a festive gift at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia. The promotion targets holiday shoppers seeking a practical writing machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Deaths And Funerals In Bluefield Area
Notices of multiple local deaths and funeral arrangements including William A. Honeycutt of Bluefield, Charlie B. Smith of Big Rock, Walker S. Umberger of Ivanhoe, R S King of Portland, O. J. Douglas mortuary plans, Mrs. Martin Williams of Pearisburg, Luther W Okes of Flat Top, and related survivors and services across Mercer, Raleigh, Summers counties with churches, cemeteries, and conclusive dates.
Funeral service for John E. Farmer set in Wytheville church
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m today for John Edgar Farmer 48 of Wytheville Va a carpenter foreman for the Norfolk and Western railway who was killed Monday in Salem Va when struck by a train on the right of way Interment followed in Bethany cemetery He is survived by his wife Ruby Wolford of Wytheville two sons Robert and Michael Farmer at home and two daughters Anna Lee Farmer and additional survivors not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie B. Smith
Charles B. Smith
Big Rock
Richlands
Clarence Greenleaf
George and
Rachel Hess Smith
Smith
Buchanan County Coal Corporation
Mary Hurley
Arnold
Grundy
Minnie Ratcliff
Graffin
Mildred Fraley
Leonard
Williamson
Fred Matewan
Arthur
Fannie Rasnake
Coal Mountain
Lidia Robinson
Paintsvillet
Mabel Smith
Charleston
Grundy Funeral Home
Hurley
Luther W. Okes
Flat Top
Jessie I. Bowling
Beckley
John Foley
Coal City
Okes
Floyd County
Jesse A
Polly Radford Okes
Concord State Teachers College
Mercer
Summers
Raleigh
Primitive Baptist Church
Sarah F. Lilly
Versie Adkins
Streeter
R. D. Cole
Clarice Cline
War Eagle
Rudolph Chappell
Bluefield
Okey
Teddy
J. M. Okes
Princeton
Luther F. Okes
Shady Springs
Charlie Richmond
Ellison
Hent Pennington
Huntington
John Fitzwater
Renick
John Edgar Farmer
Wytheville
Wytheville Trinity Methodist Church
Bethany
Farmer
Norfolk and Western Railway
Salem
Ruby Wolford
Robert Farmer
Michael Farmer
Anna Lee Farmer
Welch Sewer Project Estimated Cost Reported
Welch City Council heard City Engineer L A Osborne present the Blakely field sewer plan with a major trunk line projected at 84121 and auxiliary lines at 21460 totaling about 105581. Plans would cost 145549 if creek bed routes are used. no action was taken. Dennis Clark of West Virginia Water Service outlined drilling for a new Welch water supply near Havaco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
L. A. Osborne
Blakely Field
Osborne
Stewart Street
Settles
Dennis Clark
West Virginia Water Service Company
Clark
Havaco
Methodists urged to foster four new churches in four years
Dr. Earl R. Brown spoke at Buck Hill Falls urging the Methodist church to establish one new church per year for four years to match population shifts. He noted more than 8 million members and urged boosting membership by about one third, with emphasis on the west coast and southwestern and southeastern regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Hill Falls
Methodist Church
Earl R. Brown
New York
Home Missions and Church Extension
United States
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Virgin Islands
Church
Board of Missions and Church Extensia
Brown
Chesapeake & Ohio Bond Sale Authorized
Interstate Commerce Commission approves sale of 40 million dollars in Chesapeake and Ohio railway refunding and improvement mortgage bonds. Maturity set for December 1 1973 and interest at 3 1 2 percent. Proceeds fund the companys current improvement program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Traffic Deaths High In McDowell County
McDowell County recorded 20 traffic deaths in 1948, already doubling 1947 totals, as state police pursue a stricter highway safety campaign with the help of the safety council, newspapers, and radio. November arrests totaled 116 for various violations, plus 186 warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
McDowell County
C. B. Doe
Safety Council
Dye
Dve
McDowell Divorce Decrees Handed Down By Judge Curd
McDowell County circuit court judge Thomas H. S. Curd today handed down final decrees in several uncontested divorce cases. Names on record include Robert E. Blair and Frances D. Blair, James Faulkner and Margaret Faulkner, Clara J. Branch and Thomas Branch, Fred Kennedy and Letha Marie Kennedy, Eck man Lockhart and Helen Bailey Lockhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
McDowell
Countty
Thomas H. S. Curd
Robert E. Blair
Frances D. Blair
James Faulkner
Margaret Faulkner
Clara J. Branch
Thomas Branch
Fred Kennedy
Letha Marie Kennedy
Eckman Lockhart
Helen Bailey Lockhart
Light Docket in Bluefield Municipal Court
Bluefield Municipal Court handled four drunkenness cases last night. Two defendants forfeited bonds of 16 dollars each. The other two were fined 15 dollars with 20 days in jail plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Five Area Men Enlist In Army
Five area men were enlisted at the Bluefield army and air force recruiting station for three years yesterday. First Lt. Jess V. Portman announced. They were James E. Patterson Crystal Willie H. Kindoll Jol Willie S. Carter North Tazewell Va Herbert G. Osborne Sky Rusty and Hubert B. Meadows Camp Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Army and Air Force
Jess V. Portman
James E. Patterson
Crystal
Willie H. Kindoll
Jol
Willie S. Carter
North Tazewell
Herbert G. Osborne
Skyrusty
Hubert B. Meadows
Camp Creek
Minotaur Described as Mythic Half Man Half Bull
A minotaur is explained as a legendary creature with a human torso and bull head, representing a fusion of man and beast in ancient myth.
Stock Rally Fades After Brief Market Push
New York, Dec 7 The stock market closed slightly lower after a tentative rally failed to gain real momentum. Volume reached 1,140,000 shares, with the Associated Press average slipping 0.1 to 64.4 in the first weekly setback. Zenith Radio jumped 2 1/4 to 32 as news of purchasing Rauland for TV tubes boosted prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Zenith Radio
Rauland Corp
Admiral Corp
Skelly Oil
Atlantic Refining
Sears Roebuck
Schenley
American Telephone
American Can
Dow Chemical
Radio Corp
U. S. Gypsum
Nickel Plate
United Airlines
American Telephone & Telegraph
U. S
Chicago Grain Faces Sharp Soybean Slide
Scattered liquidation drove grain futures lower on the Chicago Board of Trade with soybeans as the heaviest loser after stop less selling developed. Cash grain quotes show mixed No. 2 and No. 4 wheat, several corn grades, and varied oats prices across classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Bluefield Board Accepts Resignation of Director Sisson
The Bluefield city board accepted Robert A. Sisson's resignation from the board with thanks for his service. No action was taken on a successor. The meeting also approved bench permits for Richard Barton, issued a $50.63 insurance condition, and authorized traffic signals purchases for Princeton avenue and Highland avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Sisson
Bluefield
Sisson
Jack Adams
Bluefields
Princeton
Air Corps
A. Harry West
Richard Barton
Barton
E. P. Mitchell
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
Princeton Avenue
Lee Street
Easley Bridge
Highland Avenue
Helen Francisco
San Antonio
Mitchell
Addison Hopkins
Scott Street Baptist Church
Bluefield Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Manuel Giampocaro
Oakhurst Avenue
Sars H. Crews
Walters Avenue
M. J. Phillips
Thomas L. Shrader
Bland Street
Wytheville Livestock Market Prices and Range Report
Wytheville livestock sale lists hogs cattle heifers sows and vealers with price ranges from 10.00 to 40.00 for various weights and classes. The report notes porker and sausage stock values and includes a second item mentioning Villanova players rating Army as the hardest hitting opponent over five seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villanova
Army
West Point
Air Force Misses Bluefield Peace Day Flyover
Air Force planes failed to arrive for Bluefield Peace Week observances, leaving only one aircraft to appear at 3 PM. Col. Joseph Hunker spoke on Peace and Preparedness while crowds witnessed a Pearl Harbor anniversary parade. The largest West Virginia air armada was delayed as officials debated the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Pearl Harbor
Joseph Hunker
U. S. Air Force
Air Command and Staff School
Air University
Maxwell Air Base
Alabama
Bluefield
Pour
Hunker
U. S. Navy
Beaver
Princeton
Genoa
American Legion
Army Air Force and
Marine
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Army and Navy
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Mel Barnett
WHIS
First Baptist Home Prayer Meets Set Tonight
First Baptist church hosts home prayer meetings at 7 45 pm with hostesses Mrs J M Parsons Mrs Leroy Landrum Mrs H M Saunders and Mrs S G Rogers. A fifth service will be held in the church annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
J. M. Parsons
Giles Street
Leroy Landrum
North Street
H. M. Saunders
Whitethorn
S. G. Rogers
Oakhurst
Man Seeks Sleep Powered Mind Leap From Tibet To Los Angeles
A Californian explorer known as The Voice of Two Worlds claims a hidden Tibetan system can boost health, strength, charisma and success, even during sleep. He offers a free 9000 word treatise via the Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles for a limited print run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tibet
Land
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Calif
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Haynes
Tabor
Post Office
the Armed Forces
Virginia Wildlife
Merry Christmas
Vicks Va
Vicks Vatronol
William A. Honeycutt
Norfolk and Western
Albemarle
Stanley County
N. C
Charles A. (Letha) Henderson
Edwin A
J. R
Woodlawn
M. D
Trinidad
Colo
Billie Honeycutt
Mercer Funeral Home
W. S. Umberger
Walker S. Umberger
Ivanhoe
Elizabeth Fisher
W. R. ‘Ray Umberger
James Street
This City
R. Y. Woodburn
Wythe Avenue
G. T. Jordan
Rosedale
Marguerite Emery
C. P. Umberger
Johnston City
Tenn
Alice Spraker
Frank Umberger
Kingsport
Huddle Memorial Methodist Church
King R. S. King
Portland
Ore
Radford
M. W. King
Draper
Radford Funeral Home
Sharon Farmer
A. A. Munsey
W. M. Conley
R. O. Farmer
Bell Springs
E. W. Farmer
Dan Ville
Ill
I. C. Keeling
Mrs
Martin Williams
Pearlsburg
Pearisburg Presbyterian Church
John W. Sherman
Luther W.okes
John E. Farmer
Telli
Wy Hobby Wrk
Methodists
Chesapeake & Ohio
Falls CY Brewing CO. Inc
Louisville
Stock Rally
Associated Press Ind
Util
Stks
THE
Ind
Rails Util
A. d
Chicago Grain
Wytheville Livestock
First Baptist Home
Fairbanks-Morse
C. L. Lowder & Sons
Mercer Funeral
Bluefield & Montcalm
Mercer Funeral Home Inc
P.D. Bratton
Mer
Clyde Cravens, Asst
Ahgy
Ayerield
Maioama
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