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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1949
Page
3
Nine Bluefield College graduates received awards at the ceremony with three locals among the honorees. Local pupils named include H. Miller and C. Reed, recognized for scholarly achievement and community service.
The College Board held its annual meeting to discuss future projects including campus improvements and facility repairs. Herman highlighted recommendations from the committee on vegetation care and energy efficiency, with several members reelected to continue leadership.
A distorted Nation article recalls a prison escape in West Virginia involving a group that breached a barrier by the Ohio River corridor. Authorities pursued the fugitives and reported the event affecting state officials and local law enforcement response.
The newly remodeled Bluefield recreation center opened to adults for a two hour test of its two automatic bowling alleys during an open house attended by about 150 people. Tony Lotito and Miss Stowers announced hours and scope as the center plans ongoing activities and a youth governed program with a 20 member board.
Amadeo P Giannini founder chairman of Bank of America, died in his sleep at his San Mateo home at age 79 after a month of illness. He built a vast holding structure Transamerica and led Bank of Italy Branch banking, surviving 1906 fire and 1907 panic with trusted staff carrying gold bars to reassure depositors.
Dr. Jack W. Witten treats 14 year old Alan Preacher McCann of Valley for a back stab wound from a knife used in the game Mumble-The-Peg. The boy slipped as he threw the knife over his shoulder and the blade penetrated about a half inch into back muscle. doctors say not serious and recovery expected.
Berlin June 34 Communist Gerhart Eisler told a news conference that millions of Americans and Germans are deceived by Truman. He pledged to visit political prisoners before free men and joined Wilhelm Pieck in a debate on Berlin.
In Charleston on June 3, bus lines urged reductions citing declining ridership and depreciation of wartime equipment as factors. Consolidated Bus Lines sought a 60 percent cut to a $2 million tentative assessment. they have already challenged last year’s $2 million city tax. The board of public works will set final assessments after hearings. The moon’s circular orbit is explained as a result of its movement and Earth’s gravity.
Delores Jean White, a month old baby, was struck by a Norfolk and Western train in Rock on Thursday afternoon. She remains in critical condition at St. Lukes Hospital with multiple skull fractures and a fractured right leg. Parents Cal and Mrs. White found the infant about 50 feet from the track after the impact.
Officials outline a possible special session of the state legislature to boost liquor revenue. The annual meeting of the West Virginia Municipalities League, to be held in Huntingdon on June 16 and 11, will consider a plan drafted by a recitative committee in Charleston. Governor Okey L. Patterson will review the proposal after league approval. The committee includes Charleston chair John Preston and city attorneys Luther G. Scott Wheeling Charlie Meade Charleston Lee Buchlone and Walter Ball New Martinsville.
Production in the Poca fields for the week ending May 28 totaled 504 916 tons, up 1.12 percent from the prior week. Year to date output shows a significant rise of about 16 percent, with a weekly average slightly higher than last year. Across the United States mining output also rose week over week, though total tonnage reached 15 915 000 dollars in value.
Koepler visits the Institute of Mining in Blacksburg Virginia for a day conference. The event focuses on mining engineering topics including disease prevention, new discoveries, and professional portions.
A fragmented report outlines stalled negotiations over contracts dated June 75 1948. Moody and Lewis face questions as miners and operators argue essential terms and supply obligations, with timing and legal requirements shaping the talks.
Church programs list morning and evening music selections across multiple congregations. Hymns, anthems, solos, and organ pieces include Handel, Guilmant, Mozart, Lorenz, Godard, and Welcott while choirs from First Christian, Bland Street Methodist, College Avenue Baptist, Grace Methodist, and First Presbyterian perform varied offerings. Several soloists and guest singers are noted among the performers.
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