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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1950
Page
2
A total of 7854 voters in Mercer county did not cast ballots in the last three elections. Cards were mailed to these residents yesterday by Lowry G. Bowling, county clerk.
The Presbyterian Women of the Church will hold two circles on Thursday Circle Two led by Mrs. L W Doggett at 2 30 at Mrs C M Walls home on Honaker avenue Circle One led by Mrs W B Morefield at the church at 1 for a covered dish luncheon
Grover D. Jones 22 of Rock reenlisted for four years in the regular Navy and his brother James E. Jones 17 enlisted for minority years at the Princeton Navy recruiting station. Also enlisting are Harry Cook 18 of Baileysville and Harry K. Shelton of Cedar Bluff Virginia. Grover will report to Norfolk for assignment after leave. James Cook and Shelton go to Great Lakes for basic training.
Princeton social notes report visits and travel. Dwight Stafford and Emily Barham of Petersburg and Ogilva Stafford host relatives on Mercer Street. Roy Brown Basham families travel to Washington with plans to visit Henderson and Seattle. Parker Strong sails to Seattle for summer with Higman family. Phil Sutton family vacationing in Florida. Jimmy Greer recovering from appendicitis after surgery at Memorial Hospital. Kid visits Chicago resident Guy Carden visits sister on Park Avenue.
New officers of the Silver Springs church board are Ernest Pettry as chair, Carl Bish as treasurer, Mrs. Ed Tucker as secretary, and J.D. Wipperman along with Mrs. Sam Jones, Mrs. Panel Price, Moody White, Frank Jones and J. E. Wyant as members. The board planned a July floor replacement and discussed preacher selections.
Kee street Methodist church names officers for the new year led by Mrs. R. O. Sewell with E G Williams as assistant leader Mary Cooper as Bible teacher Myrtle French as secretary treasurer Kegley Walter Bolton magazine chairman Owens flower fund chair Louise Emore
The Woman's Auxiliary will meet tonight at 7 30 at Mrs J T Tobin's home on Center street. The Altar Guild will meet Thursday at 2 30 at Mrs Kyle McCormick's home on Circle Drive.
The Hallie Lemon circle of the First Christian church met with Mrs. B K Wysong and co hostess Mrs Bil Reed. Leader Mrs C B Anderson presided. Devotional by Mrs Robert Woods with theme The Righteous Shall Shine as the Sun. Woods gave a poem Gods Dream. Scripture by Mrs W T Smith. Missionary lesson by Mrs C M Eilli gan Children in New Japan Learns the Way. Year’s work closed with gratifying reports. gifts given to Mrs Anderson and shut in Mrs M M Martin. Next Delilah Straley circle and Martha Davis circle joint meeting at the Davis Chapel Thursday 1 30 pm. Elizabeth Karnes circle at 2 30 with Mrs Beth Morgan 109 West street. Hannah Sutherland circle at 2 30 with Mrs R V Wills 522 Washington avenue co hosted by Mrs Richard Wills and Mrs Ray Wills Jr. J H Rushbrook circle at 2 30 with Mrs Herbert Bowling on Honaker avenue.
Joe Lilly received his degree in pharmacy at West Virginia University last Monday and has accepted a position with Medical Arts Pharmacy in Bluefield. His mother Mrs P I Lilly and Mr and Mrs Barger R Lilly and Mrs Patty Lilly Linkenhaker drove to Morgantown Sunday to attend the graduation Monday.
The Ellen Hariton circle of the First Baptist church will meet with leader Mrs. O L Moore at 210 Walnut Street on Thursday afternoon at 2 30.
The Alma Lura circle of the Silver Springs church led by Mrs J D Wipperman will gather this afternoon at 2 o clock at the home of Mrs Jim Allen on Thornton avenue for a church group meeting.
Judge D. M. Easley heard eighteen uncontested divorce cases in circuit court yesterday with fifteen decrees entered. Settlements included a $2,000 award in a 1949 car-accident action involving Jerold Darwin Francis and C. O. Francis against B. W. Ford, and other judgments and stays of execution in various civil actions.
An 1802 experiment reproduced crude silhouette shadows on chemically treated paper with sunlight.
A two year lease recorded for a building and lot on route 219 with access from a secondary road. Alfred D. Preston of Beckley leases to Frank P. Chaposco of Willowton at 100 dollars monthly. Option to buy set at 5000 dollars with rent applying to the total price if purchased.
C. C. Linkenhaker applied to the city council for a permit to construct a one story brick business building at Thorn street and Caperton avenue. The project is valued at 10000 dollars.
At the First Christian church the Mary Gregg Bruner Guild installed new officers led by Mrs. Cyrus H. Gadd. A $50 building fund donation was approved after the annual banquet attended by 25 members and several guests. Choir practice notices followed at First Methodist church.
Elmo L. Agee named administrator of Virginia T. Sutherland estate with a $15,000 bond. James T. Patton W. A. Counts and Raymond Howard named appraisers. Charles E. Francis will dated 1944 probated. Estate to widow. Executor for First National Bank of Bluefield named R. A. Yarbrough. Sulit filed in circuit court by Helen Tate against Archie Tate.
Radio WLOH program lineup lists 6:00 News and 6:01 Reveille with Duke followed by a full morning and afternoon slate including Musical Clock Olad Time Moale Theatre Quest Today in movieland and Riders of Purple Sage Arcady Farm News. Afternoon features Yankees vs Tigers and Conroe Scoreboard with Evening Sports Roundup and Dancing Party to close the day.
Clarence C. Christian Jr. of 1220 North Walker Street filed in the circuit clerk’s office yesterday as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the unexpired term of Walter Fielder, deceased, constable of the East River district.
Lee Marshall accused of fishing out of season in Brush Creek was fined 23.50 by Magistrate FE Dale Bailey. W. H. Gilpin, game and fish protector, filed the complaint. Marshall was charged with possessing a rock bass.
Dick Walthall and Beans Bishop spend the week in Baltimore and New York City. Norfolk relatives return after weekend visits with Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. Ayers on Honaker avenue. Several students return home from West Virginia University for summer vacation, including Sallie Fredeking Ann Bird and Dottie Morrow. Everett Bailey and William Lilly depart for Morgantown to pursue six weeks of Master’s degree work at West Virginia University.
The clerk recorded Ella Vaughan's will of Williamson County naming sons Homer K. Vaughan and William Vaughan and daughter Evelyn Sydor as beneficiaries. Property listed includes holdings in Huntington and Williamson.
Two Princeton fire crews responded to a tractor truck blaze on the Beckley Princeton highway by the Hollywood service station at 11 55 Monday night. Booster water quenched the flames. The tractor suffered severe damage while the trailer carried a consignment to Columbia. Owner Lake Erie Trucking Co Lorraine Ohio and driver Harry McGarvey escaped unharmed after ditching the rig when it caught fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Chafin and children visited Mrs. R. B. Bodell in the Matney apartments. Charles R. Smith and Thomas Meadows with their spouses visited W. B. Richardson in Knoxville Tennessee. Straley Mahood of Lexington Virginia is visiting Hale avenue before returning to W and L law school. B L Pedneau Jr of New York will visit June 11. Mrs. John Shuff will attend Andrew Lewis high graduation in Salem Virginia to see grandchildren Jimmy Pete and Kay Stamper graduate.
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