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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
9
Help wanted at New Park Grill for dishwashers and wait staff. Highest wages in state offered. If not satisfactory, do not apply. No telephone calls accepted.
Funeral services for Robert Blassengate who died at his Bluefield home will be held Friday at 2 PM at Tabernacle Baptist Church Bluefield Va with Rev James A Palmer officiating. Burial follows in Oak Grove Cemetery. Girl Scouts Intermediate Troop meet today at Lawson Street School 4 PM. Missionary Society Edward Church meets this afternoon at 4. Senior Missionary Society Bethel A M B meets 4:30 at Mrs John English home Vine Street. Eureka Temple 339 meets 4:30 at Jones Street Hall. North Side United Holy Church meets tonight at 8 at Mrs Agusta Stone home Barger Street. Gate City Lodge 33 meets.
For Sale at Flat Top Yards Virginia an 5 acre parcel includes a 6 room house with full basement hot water heat and running water plus substantial outbuildings. M L Carver Yerds Va also offers an 80 acre farm located miles east of Tazewell Va well watered with electric and telephone lines mostly cultivable in good condition. Five room house in fair condition stock may be sold. For information call 26802 after 6 pm or write P Box 762 Pulaski Va.
An event is scheduled tonight at 8 o'clock at Jones Street Hall. The notice specifies the venue and time for attendees in the local community.
The annual Woman's Christian Society of Christian Service Training school opens at John Stewart church this morning at 9 o clock with Mrs. Louise Height presiding. The evening program includes welcome addresses by R. B. Kirtley C. L. Morrison Ethel Keeling Mae Coleman Vergie George and Grace Roten. Friday morning session begins at 9 o'clock.
The Office of Price Administration will set maximum watermelons prices at country shipper and wholesale levels. F.O.B. shipping point will be 33 dollars per ton from the regulation effective date to July 4 and 26 dollars per ton from July 5 to season end. Retail markups will be set by district offices for community dollar and cent ceilings. Watermelons were not controlled last season.
Mercer county selective service Local Board No. 1 received a call for three colored registrants to report for pre induction examination at Huntington on June 27. The June calls include one colored man for navy induction on June 13 and a sequence of white registrants for pre induction examinations and army induction on June 15 17 and 28.
The Associated Press reports a 1944 bond issue reaching a new high with sales totaling 13 124 000 dollars.
Pursuant to section 3497 notice is given that at a general meeting on April 8 1944 St Matthew United Holy Church of Bluefield WV determined to purchase the Pentecostal Itlines Church property in Bluefield on Wayne Street. After June 2 1944 title will be in the Trustees names who will then execute a purchase money deed of trust securing a balance of 2700 dollars. This 16th day of May 1944. By Lilian B E Wade Secretary.
Salable hogs totaled 200 with steady demand across weight classes. Prices ranged from 12.00 to 19.10 per cwt for various hog weights. Salable cattle numbered 100 with varied grades from steers to cows and bulls pricing from 6.50 to 17.00 per cwt. Salable calves and sheep also listed with multiple value points across grades including lambs and ewes.
Chicago May 31 hog prices steady in slow trading while cattle rose to the year’s peak. Hogs salable 22 000 total 36 500 with weights 180 to 570 pounds showing varied prices. Cattle demand very active with top cattle at 17 25 to 17 30 and best light yearlings near 17.10, cows and bulls priced up to 14.00 and 12.25 respectively.
Chicago May 31 grain futures rose as small buying and short covering outweighed light offerings. Government crop prospects were favorable, supporting wheat at the open before prices moved higher. Cash grain data were limited with sparse cash activity and nominal seed and forage prices. Argentina’s vast road and rail network noted.
Buying in rails and industrial leaders lifted the stock market to a five year peak with many issues up around 2 points. Rails paced the early rally as bonds and commodities gains spurred broad buying. The Associated Press rail average hit 90.1 the highest since 1937 while other groups reached new peaks. Volume rose to 12.1 million dollars from 9.38 million. US governments were steady.
The butter market remained firm at ceilings and eggs held steady with varied large specials and extras. Wholesale egg prices in New York show White No 1 to No 2 and various extra and standard categories with mixed percentages and averages for 35 to 47 pound ranges.
Baltimore stockyards report shows cattle receipts 375 with steers and heifers slow cows. hogs 2500 active with varied weights and prices. sheep 300 slow with lambs around 68 pounds and ewes steady. Top cattle bulls around 12.00, hogs 160-170 pounds 12.75 13.00, light hogs 14.30 15.00 for best, clipped woolly ewes 5.50 6.00.
Produce demand moderate in Pittsburgh. Potatoes with 34 cars of old stock steady. U S No 1 Maine Kath dins 100 lb sacks 2 25 new stock steady. Bliss Triumphs 100 lb sacks around 3. He 4.2 Katahdins 3 75 Mississippi Bliss Triumphs 4.00. Louisiana Bliss Triumphs 3 4.00. Egg market unchanged.
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