Democrats Pick Welch as Site for Fifth District Convention
The fifth district Democratic committee named Welch as the June 16 convention site at Welch West Virginia. Magisterial district conventions set for 2 p.m. June 12. Sheriff Clarence C. Elmore chaired the meeting. Mrs. Virginia Core and Mrs. Mable Alley to serve as secretaries. Delegates based on 1948 governor race votes. one delegate per 500 votes or fraction over 100. The convention opens at 11 a.m. June 16 to nominate the candidate.
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Welch
W. Va
Fifth District
Democratic Congressional Committee
Clarence C. Elmore
Mercer County
Virginia Core
Rupert
Mable Alley
Saeger
Jack Shipman
Pineville
J. C. Dillon
Hinton
D. Grove Moler
Mullens
Walter Vergil Ross
Bluefield
Jim Kee
John Kee
Kee
Six Bluefield Youths Attend Mountaineer Boys State
Six Bluefield youths sponsored by civic groups join 325 high school boys at Jackson's Mix for a week of citizenship training at the American Legion Mountaineer Boys State program.
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Bluefield
Jackson’s Mix
The
American Legion
Municipal Voting Set in Princeton Area Tuesday
County towns led by Princeton hold municipal elections with multiple mayoral races in Athens Matoaka Bramwell and Oakvale. Key contests include Princeton mayoral nominees Joan C Crockett and A L Inge as Democrats and Republicans contend for control along with several council and recorder positions. Local civic issues feature a new charter debate and shifting school board candidacies amid ballot slate changes.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Athens
Matoaka
Bramwell
Oakvale
Joan C. Crockett
A. L. Inge
Wade Elmore
A. E. Watson
W. T. Williams
Lola Mann
Katie Price
Recorder
Annie Camden
E. P. Keys
T. C Price
W. E. Ramsey
D. C. Jewell
Ben Johnston
Fred Fitzwater
W F. Eastburn
W. E. Lambert
D. W. McCormick
J. E. Mitchell
Don Amello
J. E. Cumby
J. C. Newbold
Reginald Sexton
Brown Talbert
John Hewitt
Peoples
C. E. Cumby
Roscoe Simpson
Ivan Clark
Newbold
Hewitt
Price War Hits U S Retailers As New York Cuts Prices
The New York department store price war sparks nationwide interest as Macy’s Gimbel’s and others cut prices after a Supreme Court ruling. Retailers face losses on some items while inventories run high and April sales show only modest gains. Traffic rose across stores as customers bought beyond cut items.
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Abraham & Straus
Brooklyn
Macy’s
Gimbel's
Macy's
New York
Eversharp, Inc
Goodall Fabrics, Inc
Palm Beach
New
R. H. Macy & Co
United States Supreme Court
Atlantic Hotel Virginia Beach Exterior Rooms With Private Baths
The Atlantic Hotel at Virginia Beach offers exterior rooms with private baths and Beautyrest mattresses. European plan includes air conditioning and coffee per person. Oceanfront location at corner of 22nd Street with two-room options and outside access.
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Virginia Beach
Atlantic Hotel
22Nd Street
Mishap Injures Pocahontas Man
Co. W. Billings of Pocahontas Virginia was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium for injuries from a car overturn near his Burneytown home. He sustained abrasions to his back and shoulders after the vehicle locked brakes and overturned, with bystander Harvey Damron nearby.
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Co. W. Billings
Pocahontas
Bluefield Sanitarium
Burneytown
Billings
Harvey Damron
Ed Proffitt
Damien
Damron
Boissevain
Jewel Box Special Flash Camera Set Deal
An eleven piece Flash Camera outfit with carrying case and extra bulbs offers clear indoor or outdoor pictures for ten dollars ninety five cents at The Jewel Box.
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America
Magnavox
Bluefield Music
Mpany
Bluefield, W. Va
Bob Considine
Theatre Guild
McCulloch
George McCulloch
Memorial Avenue
Jaycees
Robert Rounion
Louis Rounion
Fourth Street
Moose
Legion Post
Supreme Court
U.S
Theodore Granik
American Forum
Jimmy‘s Restaurant
Ramsey Paint CO
Dormeyer
Westinghouse
Hollywood Bed
Dad
Eset
Aig
Ammer Furniture CO
Bland ST
Bluefield, W
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