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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1948
Page
2
Bluefield and nearby towns join in the dedication of a half million dollar Municipal Building here Friday. Mayor A. Harry West of Bluefield will represent the city at the ceremony. A band will perform as the afternoon program unfolds.
The city will dedicate its third municipally owned parking structure, housing 800 cars, aimed at easing overcrowding in the business district. Welch and San streets host the other two buildings, with a total cost of $430,000. Bluefield Chamber of Commerce assists as neighboring communities attend. An efficiency committee led by E G Otey organized the program and festivities.
New York June 5 The stock market turned in a third straight weekly loss with turnover around 1,000,000 shares. Friday's 1,100,000 shares was the slowest since April. Brokers reported selling of the same type that has chipped away at prices since the May up surge. Railroad bonds rose to the year's high average as government bond activity remained tame after the Federal Reserve ordered banks to boost reserves by 2 percent. Prices eased the morning after the reserve move but offers remained sparse and quotations steadied.
Workers on the near completed Bluestone Dam on the New River reported a curious beaver watching construction for over an hour before slipping into the woods. The project, valued at about a million dollars, was described as an ogee work in progress with no further comment from officials.
Charleston West Virginia June 5 press shows the Bar plans a meet at Clarksburg on October 2. Secretary Treasurer J Ross announced details and the arrangements committee was at work coordinating the event.
The passage notes a broad, shallow root network for the main plant, with roots spreading close to the ground. It implies potential stability concerns and highlights how surface placement affects root depth and access to nutrients.
Charleston West Virginia June 5 about 150 copies of the states hospital licensing law were sent to general and specialized hospitals and other institutions by the state health department. Commissioner N H Dyer said license application blanks were sent with instructions to return them promptly. The law taking effect July 1 requires a field health department representative to visit hospitals to verify fire marshal certificates sanitation facilities food handling and patient accommodations meet requirements. After July 1 no hospital or similar institution with five or more beds may operate without a license. Hospitals under federal or state government are exempt.
Mr and Mrs Francis J Dickens of Washington DC announce the birth of a daughter Donna Rae at Bolling Field hospital on June 3 weighing eight pounds. Mrs Dickens, formerly Miss Marie Ketter, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs E F Ketter. They also have a son Kenneth who celebrates his second birthday on June 4.
A long list of Gary residents and relatives visiting family or traveling for education is recorded. Anita Drosick enters training at St Marys Hospital Huntington while others visit Morgantown Charleston and Oregon. Notables include Miss Bird at St Margarets School and Christine Duckwall at Scarritt College. The canal route at Sault Sainte Marie is cited as the greatest ship highway.
Word has been received of the death on May 29 of Mrs. Gus Sansone a resident of Indiana and mother of Mrs J L Davis Mr and Mrs Davis were summoned to Indiana last Tuesday due to her serious condition
Anawalt West Virginia June 5 revival meetings begin Monday June 7 at the Anawalt Missionary Baptist church on Spencer Curve. Ministers Luther Shumate Ed Lighman and pastor Barnes Sturgill will lead along with singer Ike Sturgill. The public is invited to attend.
Dr. John E. Pomfret, president of the college of William and Mary, will confer degrees on 322 seniors at commencement exercises at 6 p.m. tomorrow in Williamsburg Virginia. Leverett Saltonstall, U.S. senator from Massachusetts, will deliver the commencement address.
Forest and wood fires destroyed more than $30,000,000 worth of timber, enough to build over 215,000 five room houses, in a sweeping blaze that devastated vast forest resources and halted lumber production across multiple regions.
West Virginians earned an average per capita income of 1044 in 1947, the state chamber of commerce reported, with Mercer County residents at 1128 and Hancock at 2314. Total statewide income reached 1.93 billion, up 16.5 percent from 1946, driven mainly by salaries and wages. The report notes county shifts since 1939, with coal areas rising and agriculture regions lagging.
Revival services at the Church of Christ in Duhring West Virginia begin Tuesday evening led by Rev Myron Taylor of Gasport Indiana. The Rev will arrive here on Tuesday.
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