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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
1
Congress approved a temporary rent control extension with the Senate backing 60 days and the House 30 days. The final Senate vote was 55 to 28, and the House passed 221 to 152. President Truman sought a 90 day extension to review wartime conditions.
Southeast Chapter of professional engineers plans its annual Christmas dinner at the AEP building auditorium at 6 30 Saturday night. Dr C H Patterson pastor of Westminster Church will be principal speaker. Entertainment by B H Hillard and Bill McDoude. Secretary James E McCoy announced 70 reservations, with nearly 100 expected. Frank Watson of Gary is chapter president.
Q Bingham of Princeton performed a ventriloquist act at Graham Kiwanis Club. C L Shufflebarger introduced the entertainer and included sleight of hand tricks. Briscoe Carlan and Rev Dan Daniel had birthdays. M Crockett Hughes led the meeting. visitors included G H Sluss S Boveniser E M Cecil Bluefield Kiwanis Doug Smith Wytheville Kiwanian and Raleigh Tabor Falls Mills.
The Bluefield Lodge of Perfection holds a meeting December 8 at 7 30 p m in the Masonic temple with all Scottish Rite Masons invited. J Toy Nelson is Venerable Master and William M Bostic is Secretary. Princeton Lodge No 134 AF And AM will meet at 9 30 Saturday morning to attend services for Brother A H Barber. Charley Miller is Secretary.
Edward J Burnette 71, retired Norfolk and Western employee, died at Bluefield Sanitarium. Rites Saturday at Hawkins chapel with burial at Monte Vista Park. Also listed are funeral notices for Lura Johnson 75 of Princeton, Bourne of Asco, Alvin Swinney 43 of Conway, Mrs. Hazell Parcell Lindsey Narrows, William G. Hale Narrows, and infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Asbury Matoaka with details of service times, locations, and burial.
Funeral at Bartley today at 9 30 a m for Matt Stone 102 who died Tuesday in a Welch hospital after three days as a patient. The Welch funeral home moved his body to the home of his son William Stone in Bartley for final rites by Rev George Spears and Rev Watson. Burial is in Deskins cemetery. A McDowell county pioneer since 1903, Stone worked as a coal miner and later farmed near Bartley.
Heavy rains across west central Virginia caused minor damage and prompted flood fears. Two landslides occurred and several bridges were washed out on secondary routes while portions of Route 60 and Route 11 flooded near Lexington. Rockbridge and Bath counties faced notable damage, schools closed in Shawsville, and river levels rose toward flood stage in Richmond with more rain expected.
A walkout of composing room employees at Beckley papers hinders tomorrow's Beckley Post-Herald as union recognition fights unfold. The Raleigh Register, firm afternoon paper, is expected to publish tomorrow with others working to organize composing room production.
James Macomber of the local health department warned shopowners to keep foods covered amid busy Christmas shopping. He cited state rules requiring safe storage to protect foods from flies, vermin, dust, and pollutants and warned that uncovered foods can spread disease to customers and diners.
Welch West Virginia December special meeting announced for UCW Local Union No. 19 drivers at 7 30 p m next Monday in Union Hall. Attendance urged as important business will be addressed.
At Fort Campbell Kentucky on December 7 a general court martial began for Capt John R Ballantine First Lieut Alfred R Lempicky and Private First Class John W O'Brien charged with negligent homicide in the October 27 deaths of Cpl John R Sprankle and Cpl Leonard R Gerow during an infil tration course using live ammunition Ballantine led the course Lempicky served as safety officer and O'Brien was the machine gunner The maximum penalty is dishonorable discharge forfeiture of pay and up to one year hard labor Col Broadus McAfee deputy post commander heads the panel and proceedings are ongoing.
Private Russell Morris of Albemarle county was found alive after being reported killed in Korea. The 29 year old, captured during a prisoner death march, escaped with four others to UN lines and was returning to the United States for recovery in San Francisco. He weighs 40 pounds less than before and hopes to spend Christmas at home.
Davy West Virginia December 7 The Davy Lions Club meeting postponed last week due to weather will be held at 7 o'clock Friday evening at the Junior High School building Twin Branch Home Room Mothers will serve the dinner
State Beer Commissioner announces revocation of licenses for Andrew Toth at Rainbow Club Catawba Marion county and Clyde Winbush Rip's Place Cedar Grove Kanawha county. Four more licenses suspended for violations of non intoxicating beer laws including sales to intoxicated persons and disorderly conduct.
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