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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
9
Washington reports the house post office committee backed a $360 annual raise for most postal workers, costing about $150 million yearly. The proposal adds to a postal rate bill and was offered by Rep. Recs of Kansas, boosting hourly wages by 20 cents and giving fourth class postmasters a 20 percent base pay increase.
The Missionary Circle of Union Baptist meets at 4 30 p.m. today at the church. Mt Zion Senior Missionary gathers at 2 p.m. The Senior Missionary Society of Bethel AME meets with Mrs Harry Tolbert on Jones street at 3 30 p.m. The Missionary Society of Church of God Apostolic meets with Miss Mildred Palmer on Barger street at 7 30 p.m. The NAACP meets at 7 30 p.m. with W A Hurt on Wilson street instead of at the Carolina Home.
Chicago June 6 AP Rand McNally and Co. leads map publishing by updating boundaries as world events unfold. President Andrew McNally says realists must reflect current reality, with Estonia cited as example. The firm has a long history from rail timetables to escape maps and a sprawling atlas updating 122,000 U.S. locales. it conducts frequent inquiries to census towns beyond official counts.
Virginia expects a general fund total at least 103.62 million dollars driven by late corporate income taxes and May and June revenues. The comptroller estimates 24.1 million to 24.5 million from corporate taxes plus other income sources, backing an automatic 15 percent income tax reduction for Virginians.
Paul Chryssikos, lemonade chairman, said the chamber will cover a deficit from a Sunday event. Beaver Sub-Deb club members will serve lemonade on the first fair day as temperatures rise to the 92 degree mark.
Senators quizzed Secretary Acheson on whether Korea counts as a police action or a war. Acheson said it is a military action to repel an attack, but Byrd pressed for a war declaration, noting Congress may declare war and instances like World War II show fighting occurred before formal declaration.
A daughter, the first in three generations of the Brandon family, was born about 1 PM to the Rev. and Mrs. Don R. Brandon of Welch. The baby weighs 8 pounds and was born at Grace Hospital where the Rev. Mr. Brandon serves as pastor of the First Presbyterian church.
London June 6 Joan Fontaine blonde film star flew into London and said Aly Khan ex love of Rita Hayworth is a charming escort Rita Hayworth seeks separation from her oriental prince Aly Khan Fontaine was divorced from William Dozier recently seen with Aly Khan in France I am glad he likes my company there is nothing more to it.
Manhattan Beach councilman William Suppe urged a street department spelling expert after misspelled street signs caused confusion. He pointed to Herrin Street where four spellings appeared within four blocks, including herrin herin and herring decorations.
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