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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1946
Page
5
Today marks the second anniversary of Buckleys Pharmacy in Bluefield located at 1408 Bland Street. Dr J C Buckley Jr, proprietor, says the store owes its success to close attention to business and to the highest quality of drugs and efficient service, noting growing patronage and steady expansion.
A man reports rheumatic pains in arms and shoulders vanished after taking RHU AID, now able to raise arms fully for the first time in years. He praises the remedy and urges others to try it. The Bluefield drug store advertises RHU AID and notes Buckley’s Buckley’s Drug Store expansion with new pharmacist Harry Shromshire and cosmetician Evelyn Hunter. Buckley’s emphasizes patient care and community doctor relations.
Fairview junior high was closed yesterday due to furnace trouble and students had an unexpected holiday. Principal Clyde Johnston announced that classes would resume today. The grade school did not dismiss, with their sessions continuing as scheduled.
Washington reports that authorities authorized immediate reconversion of the Greenbrier hotel at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia from an Army hospital to its former hotel use. The $146000 permit, approved by civilian production administration, allows work to begin immediately and continue into next summer or fall due to material shortages. Mayor Kenneth M Gillespie said the move will aid 3000 residents dependent on the hotel’s operation. Accompanying him were former Mayor William Perry and other local officials.
Moscow reports a stolen Tschaikovsky Nutcracker score from the St Petersburg Conservatory library was found in waste paper. Leningrad composer named Zablotsky bought paper to cover his walls and discovered the manuscript which was deposited in the Tschaikovsky Museum.
Major Dan Crozier a district medical officer at the Army Medical School in Fort Sam Houston Texas joins Admiral Byrd s South Pole naval expedition. He sailed from Norfolk December 2 with the Mount Olympus and a five month voyage planned via New Zealand and Australia. Mrs Crozier travels ahead to Florence Alabama then Bluefeld to visit relatives before going to Harrisburg with her father Commander Patton until his return.
The Mercer County Food Dealers association will hold its annual meeting Wednesday evening at 7 oclock at the Pinnacle restaurant. George W. King executive secretary of the state association will be principal speaker. Frank Sprinkle will provide accordion entertainment and Harry Lockhart, president, will preside.
Lithographic copies of a new state highway map for public distribution were announced by M Earl Campbell planning engineer of the road commission. The map, printed in four sections, measures 45 by 68 inches when joined and 750 copies will be sold for a nominal price.
Youngstown starts a back to work drive to return 18,000 strike idle workers to jobs after the coal mine strike ends. Steel firms push production with on hand coal, aiming to restore operation at Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Republic Steel amid ongoing repairs and resumed blast furnaces and open hearths.
Pauline Gance a 30 year old elevator operator at a Wheeling department store leaped from the steel bridge over the Ohio River today, police Lt Fidelius Strauss reported. The incident occurred in Wheeling West Virginia as investigators began inquiries into the death.
Charleston West Virginia December 9 63 year old W S Skinner was struck and killed by a vehicle on state Route 19 in Monongalia county the state police accident prevention bureau reported. It marked the 335th highway death this year.
Jacob F Bennett of Nicholas County asks the court of claims to approve a continuance of 1248 dollars annual compensation. He lost sight in both eyes in a March 20 1934 accident while employed by the road commission, and five legislative sessions have granted the payments.
The game featured Duke flattening the Gamecocks 39 to none in a conference showdown. Duke suffered a rare defeat twice in the circuit, while Carolina’s defense struggled as Duke’s woeful season momentum continued to puzzle observers.
West Virginia conservation officials estimate 1946 deer harvest will top 3500 to 4000, exceeding the 1945 record of 2467. Tucker County yields rose to 803 bucks from 280, and a Dec 2 one day hunt at Watoga State Park drew 1800 hunters. other areas logged 47 bucks at Seneca State Forest and 142 at Cooper's Rock State Forest.
George W Jenkins aged 59 former Kanawha County school superintendent and circuit clerk died in a Charleston hospital after becoming ill at his feed store yesterday.
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