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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1947

Page

10

Miss Moore Named Head of Class at National Cathedral

Miss Margaret St. Clair Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert H Moore of Bluefield is elected president of the senior class at the National Cathedral School for Girls in Washington D C She will assume office in the fall guiding her class through their final year.

Margaret St. Clair Moore Robert H. Moore Liberty Street Bluefield National Cathedral School For Girls Washington, D. C Moore

Quota Mothers Invite Daughters for Luncheon Conference

Quota Mothers of Bluefield plan a luncheon next Wednesday at noon with their daughters as guests. The program, led by Miss Virginia Vass on the coal situation, will be presented by several of the daughters. Miss Kathryn McCall presided, with Miss Effie Loudermilk honored for past service and Ruth Jason welcomed as a new member.

Bluefield West Virginian Hotel Kathryn McCall Lelia Gammage Hien Chandler Margaret Hendricks Mary Burgess Effie Loudermilk Quota International Miss Loudermilk Ruth Jason Virginia Vass

Depletion of Local Coal Mines Urges Shift to Agriculture

A speaker presented startling figures on the depletion of numerous area coal mines and urged residents to focus on expanding agricultural and other industrial projects to boost revenue beyond coal.

Ation

B P Club Hosts YWCA Party and Housewarming

The Business and Professional club entertained at the YWCA Monday evening to inaugurate its new club room. Miss Margaret Grimes and Miss Kitty Tidwell performed violin solos while Miss Ruth Sage gave a humorous reading and games engaged all guests.

YWCA Margaret Grimes Kitty Tidwell Ruth Sage Juanita Crouch Janie Marie Lambert Louise Gregory Alda Lawrence Desir Gilmore Ophelia Vaughn Louise Snavely Annabelle Martin Bernice McCoy Lula Mae Cox Effie Carter

Miss Chambers Speaks at Federation Meeting Banquet

Tuesday evening at 6:30 the Southwest Virginia Federation of Business Women's circles held its annual banquet at Bland Street Methodist church. Miss Irene Norris presided as Miss Chambers delivered the keynote address. Mrs. Asa Taylor announced the nominating committee report and officers were elected by acclamation led by Miss Norris.

Southwest Virginia Federation of Business Women’s Circles Irene Norris Bland Street Methodist Church Irene Chamis Asa Taylor Miss Norris Billie Shumate Princeton

SSS Tonic Promised Relief For Digestive Distress

An advertisement touts SSS Tonic and 888 Tonic as remedies for bloating sour stomach and weak digestion. It claims to increase gastric juice flow, improve appetite and sleep, and aid nutritional anemia, urging readers to buy for “Sturdy Health.”

SSS Tonic Tonio

Roanoker To Speak At Club Meeting Here

Bluefield Executive club members hear Clem D. Johnson of Roanoke discuss Communist Infiltration in the United States at a 6:30 p.m. dinner meeting in the West Virginian hotel. Johnson, with a long M S career, serves in multiple chamber roles and Rotary positions. Road commissions will open bids June 24 for a four lane bridge on Route 2 near the Ohio Brooke line and for stone base and bituminous surface on three miles of Route 26 between Kingwood and Tunnelton.

Bluefield Executives Club United States Clem D. Johnson Roanoke U. S. Chamber of Commerce Johnson West Virginian Hotel Ordnance Field Service U. S. Army China American Warehousemen’s Association Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Rotary International Charleston W. Va Road Commission Short Creek Ohio Brooke County Kingwood Tunnelton Preston County

Mission group outlines officers and plans for ridgecrest event

Effie Loudermilk and local officers of the federation are announced with Mrs. Lera Cox Miller and Miss Marian Flanary among leaders. Miss Catherine Walker, a Bluefield missionary bound for China, is honored. Miss Chambers urges more home missionaries. The Athens group joins the federation and Ridgecrest conference dates are noted.

Effie Loudermilk Bluefield Lera Cox Miller J. W. Dickerson Marian Flanary Richlands Aelise French T. M. Johnson Princeton Elmyra Saunders Norris I. M. Smith the Valley Association Asa Taylor New Lebanon Association G. W. Lavender Catherine Walker Southern Baptist China Chambers O Zion South D. J. Davis Alice Zimmerman Tazewell D. E. Cannon Donna Wassum Paul Blevins Memorial Baptist Church Athens Group Federation WMU Business Women Ridgecrest N. C Elmo Agee Business Women's First Baptist Church

Sanitarium Alumnae Hold Regular Meeting in Bluefield Hospital

The Bluefield Sanitarium Alumnae met in the hospital dining room Tuesday evening with two visitors, Josie Graham superintendent of nurses and Mrs. Vail Baldwin. Meetings are discontinued until September.

Sanitarium Bluefield Sanitarium Josie Graham Vail Baldwin

Early Gainers Turn To Losses In Mixed Market Action

New York June 4 AP. The stock market failed to sustain a recovery as tax cut legislation prospects sparked late selling, turning early gainers into losses. Major issues including US Steel General Motors and Chrysler faced declines while techs and rails posted modest advances. Turnover reached 820,000 shares, the week’s largest, with mixed bonds in a subdued close.

New York Zonite Bethlehem Anaconda Great Northern Railway US. Steel Republic Steel General Motors Chrysler Goodrich U.S. Rubber Montgomery Ward Macy Sears Roebuck Boeing Sperry Consolidated Edison Electric Power and Light Kennecott General Electric Union Carbide Johns-Manville Santa Fe N. Y. Central Pennsylvania Railroad Southern Pacific Southern Railway Texas Co Standard Oil Cal Pepsi-Cola American Woolen Union Pacific Norfolk and Western Allied Chemical U.S. Gypsum Woolworth J. I. Case Deere International Harvester International Telephone Victory

Chicago Livestock Market Report Shows Steady to Active Trade

Livestock receipts at Chicago June 4 show hogs 9 000 with total 14 000 and salable cattle 11 000 plus calves 800. Hogs sold mostly steady with top at 24 00 and sows 17 50 to 18 50. cattle and calves steady to fairly active with fed steers and yearlings selling 26 50 upward. average grades 25 50 to 27 50 for steers and yearlings and 24 00 to 25 75 for heifers. stock cattle scarce and beef cows firm at 16 50 to 20 00. canners 9 50 to 11 50.

USDA

Westbrook Pegler Reflects on Masters and a World Holocaust

The column discusses a belief among certain supernormal intellects that a world holo caust could purify humanity. It draws parallels to Hitler and Ludendorff who linked fate to a sacred soil and warns against taking such ideas literally.

Hitler Ludendorff Germany

Untitled Reflection on East and a Western Observer

A terse meditation contrasts Orientals with Asians and notes white men in Asia. It mentions Henry Wallace as a possible example whose proclaimed crystal soul drinks eternal fire from an ancient chalice.

Asia Henry Wallace

Butter And Eggs Market Report New York June 4

The wholesale egg market remains firm for fancy grades with steady demand for others. Egg quotes show whites at 50 to 51 for extra fancy heavy weights, and numbers across extra large to pullets. Butter moved firm with bulk creamery prices around 61 to 61.2 cents for highest grades and lower for lower scores.

New York

Wheat slips after early gains on Chicago Board

Wheat futures fell from earlier gains of more than three cents on the Chicago Board of Trade as late selling and hedging pressure capped sessions. Cash quotes show No. 2 red wheat around 2.70 a bushel while corn values cover No. 1 yellow near 1.98 to 2.01. Malting barley quotes range 1.60 to 2.12 with feed and other grades listed.

Chicago Board of Trade

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