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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1948
Page
2
White Sulphur Springs W Va Jan 1 state farm and business interests opened here today a campaign to approve a 50 million bond issue for farm to market roads to be retired over 30 years and voted on at the November general election.
Logan West Virginia June 1 state police say Jempers Mullens of Chauncey is jailed awaiting grand jury action on a charge of fatally wounding Henry Browning age 46 Saturday night Mullens admitted the shooting Browning died yesterday and police report Mullens in custody under arrest awaiting proceedings
A shooting in a local Oceana restaurant left Franklin Perrine and Louise Hamilton wounded and Betty Baxter hit in the leg. Charles Berry, of Kopperston, fired at Perrine and is jailed for grand jury action on a charge of shooting with intent.
William N. Neff, former state senator from Washington county, accepts appointment to the state board of education by Governor Tuck. He is general manager of Vance Co. hardware stores in southwest Virginia and will fill the unexpired term of Dr. Huston St. Clair of Tazewell. The appointment lasts until January 1952, with Neff to begin at the board meeting on June 14. he previously served eight years on the board.
Havana reports first returns from Cuba's presidential race with Carlos Piio Socarras leading 2443 to 1355 for Ricardo Nunez Portuondo and 1086 for Eduardo Chibas among 23 of 7730 polling places. Four-way fight and other races drew crowds to polling sites.
J W West president of the Tennessee Press Association praised Circuit Judge Jesse L Rogers for dismissing a contempt citation against Nashville Tennessean reporter Nat Caldwell. Caldwell refused to disclose sources to an Anderson County grand jury, asserting press source protections and aiding a push for a law to shield reporters. The grand jury found no evidence to substantiate Caldwell's claims about highway patrols aiding bootleggers.
Virginia Senator Byrd criticizes the civil rights program as not passed by Congress while speaking at the Raritan picnic on Senator Garland Gray’s estate. He warns the president’s civil rights plan would be a disaster for the south and notes the anti lynching bill remains tied up in committee amid applause from about 1200 attendees.
Senator Revercomb of West Virginia will address Independence Day events in Point Pleasant on July 5. Chairman Carl Smith announced the schedule for the community celebration.
City Manager Emory P Mitch ell said funds are available to pay the deficit on the Municipal stadium seat project. The board authorized payment of the debt as only half the seats planned have been installed. A Friday meeting with committee chairmen will plan for the parking building operation. Licenses granted for radio repair and vending machines. Building permits issued for roof work, porch enclosure, repairs, and other improvements at multiple addresses.
Romney West Virginia June 1 three councilmen and a recorder were chosen in annual elections. Voters rejected a daylight saving time proposal 270 to 216. Elected to the council from eight candidates were M. L. Wolford William B Brannells and Paul Oates. G E B Noble was unopposed for recorder.
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