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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1954
Page
7
Law enforcement issued a warning after a rash of grave thefts, mainly at Woodlawn Cemetery. Manager C D Earls said a 35 year old Welch man was caught, fined ten dollars, and given a 30 day suspended sentence after being chased for stealing flowers from a grave.
In Salem Massachusetts police hold a humorous public show to identify a lost sporty loafer found in the lock-up footgear. The owner is asked to claim the item, described as a size 8 and not a glass slipper.
In Romney West Virginia the Schools for the Deaf and Blind broke ground for a 400000 dormitory to house 122 advanced deaf students. Romneys Hugo F Schunoff and others attended as officials spoke and a student body president turned the first spadeful. Construction is expected to begin within a few weeks after a recent legislative action.
A $10,000 petition seeks damages from the State Road Commission for injuries to Brenda Sue Addair after a rock fell from an embankment above West Virginia 83 last March 28 striking her hand and leading to amputation of her right ring finger. Her father Walter Addair of English, McDowell County, states the road was not warned about falling rocks and the commission failed to maintain a safe highway.
The Scott Street Baptist Usher Board meets at 7 p.m. today. The Girls Choir of West Virginia State Prison for Women performs Sunday at 2 30 p.m. at Mt Calvary Baptist. John Stewart Church WSCS sponsors a 7 p.m. program Sunday titled Alcohol and Christian Responsibility. A film on alcohol will be shown. Mt Zion Baptist Church hosts a gas dryer demonstration at 7 30 p.m. with Zion Travelers serving refreshments.
Mrs R E Moore, civilian recruiting representative, visits Princeton to hire stenographers for Navy administrative offices in Washington D C. Salaries from 245 to 264 dollars monthly. dictation 80 wpm, typing 40 wpm. Must be 18 or older and high school graduates. Housing assistance provided. applications/tests at Navy Recruiting Station Memorial Building Princeton daily. Contact Princeton 3675.
New York reports Printers Ink records an 11 percent rise in national advertising volume for the first four months of 1954 vs 1953. The April index rose one point from March and four percent from April 1953, led by a 44 percent jump in network television. Network radio declined six percent.
A brief notice notes coal and coke materials on the sixth and seventh floors of the Ridg building. No further context or dates available.
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