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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
4
A Beckley man killed his wife in a domestic incident reported by local authorities. Investigators described the scene and ongoing inquiry while neighbors reported a history of personal crisis and distress.
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Turbulent, garbled text hints at a vaudeville revival slated for next month at a New York venue with acts featuring music and bloodier stage spectacles, as the Palace theater plans a broad showcase.
The deceased WC. Field was cremated after a private service attended by family and friends. A later interment was not indicated in the readable text.
Velmer Curtis Richmond 25 Beaver formerly near Bluefield died in an automobile crash at Coal Ridge. Services at Callee funeral home Beckley with Rev. Charles E. Walker officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Also listed are Henry Preston 84 Tazewell banker. Henry Clay Whitman 42 Bluefield Va.. Orvel V. Hurst 66 Dott. Mrs. Nancy Lucinda Shrewsbury 74 Princeton. Burial and service details follow for each.
Ulysses Grant Cline 76 died at 5 20 am Thursday at his home 903 Henry Street Princeton. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 30 pm with Rev Denver J. Davis and Rev L D Row officiating. He is survived by his wife Ruthie four daughters Mrs Gladis Rule Mrs Clea Archer and Mrs Elmer Sivter all of Princeton Mrs Phillip Bailey Princeton Athens Road and one son J E Cline of Princeton Also surviving are 10 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Clarence Dobbins Joan Fredrick A L Turner and.
A crowd of about 499 East Berlin communists greeted Gerhart Eisler in East Berlin. He climbed a table outside the unity home as American reactionaries were accused of trying to disappear him. Eisler praised German unity and pledged to oppose outside interference. He embraced Wilhelm Pieck and was expected to teach at Leipzig University in a Soviet direction.
The Senate voted June 27 to provide 234000 for Clarksburg West Virginia airport work via an amendment to the house passed second deficiency appropriations bill. A CAA spokesman said the funds support several airfield improvements under the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
In Worcester Massachusetts two friends visiting in Boston spotted a stolen car parked on a street. They notified police and drove the car back to Worcester. The thief had left the keys in the car.
Three young boys aged eight six and four started a fire in Presque Isle Maine that razed a race track grandstand and main fairgrounds buildings. Police Chief Watson E Burlock said the blaze damaged the Studee’s Stand and several concession booths after the boys admitted starting the blaze. The destruction totals about 100000 dollars.
Abingdon livestock sale reports large hog totals and varied prices across grades. Hog headcount includes 3330 sold with top at 2100 and light at 2100. vealers, sows, lambs, and cattle show mixed bids from 10.10 to 30.30 in several lots.
France ends gasoline rationing by law as of June 2 with a new price at 67 cents per gallon. Priority groups including farmers doctors truckers and taxi drivers retain a small ration at the old 52 cent rate.
John Lewis arrived in Bluefield to lead wage conference talks on coal after June 10. He pressed Moody to admit a 15 percent output drop for 1949, while officials held to higher official tonnage. Crowds greeted Lewis at the Matz hotel and West Virginian as miners pressed for a settlement.
Wrapping bread in moisture proof paper and storing it in the refrigerator helps prevent mold. The method preserves freshness and extends shelf life by reducing moisture exposure.
Shaman's Ladies Dept offers suits and coats in sizes 18 to 48. Located on the 2nd floor at 406 Princeton Avenue.
Bluefield Conclave No. 19 holds its annual election and officer installation Friday June 3 at 7 30 PM. Members urged to bring uniforms. Ben H Williams is Eminent Commander and Millard Thompson is Recorder.
Concord college graduates were told today that loyalty to Christian ideology should come before national patriotism. Dr. Rice said there are two great powers in the world and that it is America’s job to oppose communism by proving the world can rise through the latents powers of individuals toward humanity’s greatest heights.
John Barrymore Jr won court approval to sign a seven year film contract worth 7500 dollars for his first movie. Dolores Vrowing, his mother, sought permission and leads the arrangement with Le May Productions. Barrymore is to begin work in Hollywood this Saturday under the pact.
The article notes that church membership rolls in the United States show record numbers, with more individuals listed on church rolls today than at any prior point in the nation’s history, indicating broad religious participation.
Federal Judge Albert G. Reeves imposed another fine on Architeid Palmer of New York for contempt of court in the Judy Coplon case. The decision cited obvious misconduct by the defense attorney during the proceedings, reinforcing prior penalties.
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