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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
1
The petition questions whether Workers of America and its officers can be held idle for wrongful acts not proven as committed or authorized by any individual, and asks if fines on petitioners are excessive under the Constitution. It also asks whether civil and criminal concepts may be tried together under one rule to show cause.
A panel to be named by the president would act as an arbitration board to mediate between Lewis and Secretary Krug if needed. The administration aims to push private mine owners and Lewis toward new contract talks to return mines to private ownership. Truman had no comment on CIO findings about a 25 percent wage rise without price increases. Charleston figures show eighteen hunting fatalities from the Oct 5 to Dec 7 deer season, with three more than in 1945 and most victims teenagers.
Mrs Jennie Catherine Crawford 86 died Tuesday noon at 107 Lee Street after a lingering illness. Impressive rites were held yesterday at Hawkins Chapel Bland Street with Rev Winton R Houck and Rev Harmon B Ramsey officiating. Burial at Monte Vista Park cemetery. Also noted, William P Hamblett 83 died at 4:30 yesterday at his daughter’s home in Brushfork after a stroke. Born Feb 25 1863 in Pittsylvania VA, he moved to McDowell County in 1907 and to Brushfork in 1940. Survived by children plus 29 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. funeral plans pending arrival of his sons.
George Elbert Steele 81 a Paint Lick area resident and retired farmer died at Richlands hospital from old age complications He survived by his wife eight children fifty grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral at Greens Chapel church Little River with Rev Henry Wolford and burial in Lockhart Cemetery Details note family origins in Tazewell county and relocation to Paint Lick 15 years ago Funeral home transfer arrangements announced
Display copy deadline noon today for Sunday's Daily Telegraph with warnings about late submissions. Vogue Furs slashes stock prices up to 60 percent on furs hats and felt items while Bradley's promotes silk hose dresses coats mink scarves and a wide array of gifts and accessories for Christmas shoppers.
Coaches from southwest Virginia gather in Klacksburg for the cage clinic and regional tournament runoffs. Semi finals pit Berthy Hall vs Rocky Gap and Hilton vs Jackson Memorial with finals Saturday at Tech's War Memorial Gym. An after-tournament exhibition by the Tech varsity closes the events.
Williamsburg Virginia December 12 veteran sports authority Grayson will be principal speaker at William and Mary football banquet December 16 at 7 pm where monograms will be awarded to this year’s Big Six champions and a captain for 1947. Alumni invited Otto Lowe toastmaster.
Bluefield community groups run the Community Christmas Tree to provide Santa visits for needy children. The fund has reached $1,428 of a $3,000 goal as WHIS airs donation appeals tonight at 7:45 and Saturday from 2 to 4. listeners urged to contribute by mail or bringing gifts to WHIS or the Daily Telegraph.
Federal tax unit agents launched a pre holiday drive to curb bootleg liquor in Roanoke and nearby areas in Virginia and neighboring North Carolina and West Virginia. They destroyed thirteen moonshine distilleries in Franklin county this week while observing the operation. Observers included John H. Wickham and Earl E. Kohler with added ATU personnel from Richmond.
The Spruance works of E I Du Pont De Nemours at Ampthill will curtail production by 20 percent at midnight due to a critical caustic soda shortage. The cutback affects cellophane and rayon divisions. 5,000 workers will not be laid off but hours will be reduced. The spokesman cited a supplier strike in Texas ending but insufficient volumes to allow full operation.
The old son of Whitney Scyphera of 1124 Bluefield Avenue, reported missing Wednesday night, sneezed into existence around 3 a.m. yesterday. While authorities and neighbors searched and WHI8 broadcast pleas, the child was found curled in a wardrobe at the family residence, sleeping soundly. Whitney Seyphers Jr. age 11?
Magistrate J A Douglas Bailey reported Mrs Gladys Bowling of Coopers was committed to Princeton jail for 16 days for failing to send her two children to school. He had warned her earlier that noncompliance would lead to confinement.
Bellefonte Pa December 12 John E Galloway 23 year old Penn State student was acquitted by a jury on 48 murder charges in the fatal shooting of his bride of one month at their nets trailer camp home on the college campus The jury of ten men and two women deliberated four hours Judge Ivan Walker center county court Galloway a World War II veteran was indicted after his wife Catherine Dismon Galloway was killed Oct 26 They were married in September His mother Mrs A E Galloway of Harrisburg wept as the verdict was read.
A mixed run of notices shows a 1947 sale by trustee under a trust deed for land in Mercer County West Virginia, with outlines of property and chain of title, plus a divorce action filed in Mercer Circuit Court and an Internal Revenue public sale notice dated 1946 with details of a 1999 model car and a December auction in Bluefield. The items include the First National Bank of Bluefield as note holder, J W Turner and Lucy B Turner as grantors, and a court order in a divorce case against Charles J Gregory.
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