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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1948
Page
7
Keystone West Virginia June 5 The annual summer vacation church school sponsored by the Methodist church will open for registration Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock. Classes for Beginner and Primary. The Rev A T Stewart will be dean of the school.
Northfork Va June meeting observes Father son and daughter night with Major Garthwaite Salvation Army in Welch performing tricks and magic and Mrs Garthwaite giving readings enjoyed by attendees.
Keystone Community playground sponsored by the Keystone Rotary club and directed by Miss Mae Lazarus opened June 1 for the summer. It will run each morning and afternoon for three months with supervision by Miss Lazarus, who managed last summer’s program.
Elbert West Virginia June 5 Vacation Bible School began at the Elbert Filbert churches this week with classes in the Elbert schoolhouse. Mrs. Lee Blevins directs, Rev. L. E. Crowson oversees. The two week program invites boys and girls up to 15 years old to attend. Last year this DVBS was the largest in attendance in the district and locally.
Gary residents are invited to enroll in summer band practice with John Cempelia guiding students who will join the Gary and Anawalt bands in the fall. Registration was ongoing last week and those not yet enrolled should sign up immediately. Lessons are offered free of charge to those planning fall band membership.
Attorney General Tom Clark urged eternal alertness against insidious government enemies at the 26th annual U S Junior Chamber convention in Philadelphia. Paul Bagwell of Lansing was elected president, succeeding Ben Shepperd. site chosen for 1949 convention is Colorado Springs. Delegates set the Antlers hotel as venue in June.
McKissick was one of the defendants for whom McLaughlin won an acquittal. President Truman will name Maj. Gen. John H. Hilldring as the first U S ambassador to Israel if health permits. Tito's government is secretly selling arms to Jews and Arabs. Haganah commandos blew up an entire shipload of Arab tanks and guns in Italian waters. The state department foiled a raid on the treasury by Greeks in Athens, exposing wives and relatives on the state payroll. Franco’s Spain is allied with the United States as $60,000,000 of frozen Spanish funds are released. Harriman advised Bedell Smith on handling the Russians. Smith is a former general. Marshall told Bidault he will not meet Bevin until the Palestine crisis is settled.
A fragment notes General de Gaulle’s close associate General de Nouville arriving to press for the premier post in France. It mentions discussions with Les Dulles, brother of John Foster Dulles, hinting at high level maneuvering in Paris amid uncertain political timing.
Gary Methodist Church announces church school at 10 a.m. vesper service at 6 p.m. no 8 o'clock worship due to revival at Elbert Filbert church. Intermediate Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p.m. Senior MYF at 7 15. Choir practice at 8 p.m. Wednesday night.
Washington June 5 The house agriculture committee voted to hold price supports for hogs poultry and eggs at not less than 90 percent of parity. An amendment. would drop the previous formula allowing pegs as low as 60 percent. Parity defined as a price that preserves farmers real income relative to the economy. Legislation continuing farm price supports to June 30 1950 moves to a house vote next week.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Webb announce the birth of a son on Thursday May 27 in a brief personal item noting the new arrival for the Jenkinsones notice column.
A young school teacher, identified as Miss X, was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital after influenza rapidly progressed to pneumonia. The case joins thousands on file at Associated Hospital and Surgical Service Association.
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