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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1954

Page

10

Petticoat Government Emerges In Virginia Local Elections

Women run for mayor and council across area towns including Richmond Colonial Beach Front Royal and more as voters prepare to cast ballots. Notable candidates include Mrs. Thomas E Sheppard in Richmond and Mrs. Ruby W Clark in Pamplin Appomattox along with several other women seeking multiple seats in town governments.

Associated Press Thomas £. Sheppard Richmond City Richmond San Ad Capital City Washington Rappahannock Davis Tross Wes County Virginia Ruby W. Clark Pamplin Appomattox County Anne W. Homes Emily Travis Colonial Beach Helen B. Knox Edith D. Stanford Bane Williams Johnson Ashland Ro— Grattan Alberta Janie F. Smithson J. W. Name Oonga Front Royal Gladys H. Lewis Lawrenceville Mildred Pearl B. Lucado Jame M. Farrar

Princess At Party Candidates For Local Elections

Princess At Party candidates along with Mrs. Harvey W. Carson Jr seeking a council seat in Radford and Mrs. Charlotte Do. Gie sen council in Waverly and Mrs. Grace C. Mercer seeking re election in White Stone.

Clark Harvey W. Carson Jr Radford Charlotte Do. Giesen Waverly G. Nelson Funkhouser White Stone Grace C. Mercer

Gillespie Re-Elected President Of Alumni At Hampden-Sydney

Hampden-Sydney College conferred degrees on 49 seniors and honored two others with honorary doctorates. Dr Alfred Blalock of Johns Hopkins and Dr Francis Gaines of Washington and Lee received honorary LL Ds. Gaines delivered the commencement address on The Duty of Educated Men to Abstract Ideals. The alumni meeting re-elected Joe Gillespie of Tazewell as president. Dr Robert Buge and P T Atkinson named officers.

Hampden-Sydney Hampden-Sydney College Alfred Blalock Johns Hopkins Hospital Francis P. Gaines Washington and Lee University Gaines Edgar G Gammon James Jackson Stokes Kee Algernon Sydney Rives Sebreil Hardy Blackstone Massey Lamb

Masons To Hold Public Exercises In Scott Street Church

The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Masons and the Electa Prince Hall Grand Chapter of Eastern Star plan public exercises at 7 30 p.m. at Scott Street Baptist Church as part of their annual Bluefield State College session. More than two hundred delegates from across West Virginia are expected with Judge Walter V. Ross and state leaders on the program. A motorcade will depart Bluefield State Campus at 7 to reach the church.

Prince Hall Oca Masons Electa Prince Hall Eastern Star Scott Street Baptist Church Bluefield State College West Virginia Walter V. Ross William L. Keil J. Wright Willard L. Brown Charleston Otrus Elliott Logan Louise Hembrick Williamson Dean G. W. Whiting Bluefield State Campus

Bible Deliverance Film Venture Into Faith Shown June 17

The world’s first Bible deliverance film “Venture Into Faith” featuring Rev. Oral Roberts will be shown in Bluefield at the Iachian Electric Power Critorium on Thursday June 17 at 7 30 p m The sound color religious picture highlights Roberts campaigns and depicts meetings under the tent cathedral seating 12 500 The film is free of charge and shown in churches and auditoriums nationwide not in theatres.

Oral Roberts Bluefield Iachian Electric Power

Litterbug Campaigns Grow Across the States

A nationwide anti litter drive intensifies as states boost penalties and keep America Beautiful champions local and national action. Surveys reveal widespread littering while Elks lodges and civic groups push cleanup, education, and a bag in the car plan to curb roadside trash.

New York United Staes Greybull Big Horn River Wyoming Elks Lodge Howard Chase Folka South Carolina Nebraska Indiana Ohio New Jersey National Council of State Garden Clubs Keep America Beautiful, Inc New York City KAB Willan C. Swlk American Can Co Keep America Beautiful National Park Service

Narrow Mixed Price Path Sends Market A Little Lower

New York June 7 The stock market moved narrowly on a mixed price path and closed a touch lower. The day’s volume was low with 1,520,000 shares traded as the market treaded water. Canadian Pacific led activity, while Steel and transport issues showed mixed moves across the board.

New York Associated Press Canadian Pacific Railroad Ngs & Well Burlington Mills Columbia Boeing Textron A Petroleum Supreme Court el Paso U.S. Steel Bethlehem Steel Studebaker United Aircraft American Telephone General Electric Kelsey-Hayes Derby Oil New York Central United Fruit Penn-Texas Corp U.S

Richmond Poultry Market Updates From Virginia Regions

Market data from Richmond and Roanoke shows steady demand for broilers fryers and heavy hens with prices listed by category including farm and delivered to market. Regional notes include eggs prices at Richmond and live poultry receipts with varied offers in Roanoke and Troutville, dated June 7.

Harrisonburg Browuze Richmond Marsteady U. S Commerceradea Roanoke

Chicago Livestock Prices Summary

Chicago Livestock market report shows 23.75 to 25.50 for steady to higher cattle and orders for heavy weights. Steers mostly 20.75 to 25.00 with heifers 25.00 to 35.50. cows 11.25 to 15.00. vealers and calves around 10.00 plus lower quality feeds. Sheep and lambs range 24.00 to 26.50 with prime classes noted.

Chicago Baltimore USDA

Baltimore livestock prices report cattle calves and hogs

Baltimore market listing shows cattle with ranges for weight classes and grades, including good and choice steers and heifers, utility cows, canners, and cutters. Calves and bulls appear with prime and butcher categories, plus sheep values and truck lots.

Baltimore Grain Receipts and Prices Report

Baltimore grain market summary shows rye receipts 4,000 bushels with no shipments, wheat receipts 3,20100 hundredweight with No 2 red garlicky and winter garlicky grades at 1.87 and 1.64 respectively, 130,158 bushels of heneipte and 296,500 bushels for a month. Wheat straw No 2 per ton priced at 23.00.

Baltimore

Richmond grain prices and marked variances across regions

In Richmond Virginia on June 7 Wheat prices for No. 2 red winter show varied quotes from Richmond and Ashland at 1.84 to 2.00 with regional adjustments in August Co and Pulaski. Corn No. 2 yellow shelled ranges from 1.74 to 1.85 with multiple county notes and rail hub quotes.

Richmond VDA Ashland Amguste Co Luray Rapidan (New Roanoke Rockingham Co Rapidan Rapidan Roans Rockinghos, Co Providence Forge Silersen Pulaski Norfolk Providence Barney Rapides Reanske Onte Richemond Ortete Pulak Abrutt Rapiden

Treasury Receipts and Assets Reported for July Balance

Treasury figures show a July balance of 14.998 billion in cash and gold assets around 210.2 million. Totals include 995.9 million withdrawals and a debt subject to statutory haud. (Note: OCR text is fragmented. figures reflect overall federal receipts and asset holdings.)

Washington Si Ageatte

Grain prices ease as Chicago Board of Trade closes lower

Chicago grain markets posted a softer session with wheat leading declines and lard dropping. Wheat July futures near 104.4, Sep around 100, while oats and rye showed mixed losses, and soybeans and cash grains reflected subdued demand.

Chicago Board of Trade

Butter and Eggs Market and Arizona Patrol Safety Belts

New York wholesale butter and eggs prices show varied bids with top quality and mediums listed per weight categories and steady to mixed national receipts. In Phoenix Arizona an airbag style seat belt system is being installed in highway patrol cars to boost crash survival chances, according to Greg O Hathaway.

Phoenix Ariz Arizona Greg O. Hathaway

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