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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1945
Page
7
Road-2 spowses double rages acres land. All modern conveniences. $4982. Four room cottage with garden and fruit trees. Within walking distance to graded school. Immediate possession. Lots for sale at Oakhurst 100 by 150 feet. Front of lot $2500. Dial 1687.
Statement from Reseetl G. Bostic denying responsibility for any accounts made by anyone other than herself. The notice clarifies that only Bostic is accountable for her own transactions and liabilities.
The snippet shows bond values with daily and historical figures, including net changes, closing levels, and week month year comparisons. It references various bond metrics and dates, highlighting highs and lows from 1945 and 1944 with prices around 100.0 to 110.0 and a reported $32 figure.
June 8 reports show eggs and butter holding firm in New York and Chicago markets. Egg prices ranged for whites from No 1 to No 4 and various weights with midwestern and nearby bids. butter prices remained at ceiling with no change.
Cattle prices show mixed ranges with beef cows 11.50 12.50 and cutters 8.50 11.00. Calves and vealers hold steady with good and choice vealers 17.00 18.00, lighter weights down. hogs steady with barrows and gilts 15.30 ceiling and sows 14.55 ceiling. Sheep nominally steady with spring lambs 16.50 17.50 and select ewes 8.00 down.
Bristol stock sale showed total 1746 head with lambs 201 in various grades. Prices ranged from 11.00 to 16.00 for different categories, hogs averaged around 120 pounds at 14.55, and packing sows led at 13.80.
Chicago grain markets opened firm with wheat edging higher before mid session recovery to end with small gains. Remainder of futures held steady to firm in quiet trade as cash bids show No. 2 red wheat at 1.79 and corn around 1.15 to 1.111 for various grades.
June report notes modest demand in Pittsburgh with apples scarce and steady. U. S. No. 1 apples from New York Baldwins and MacIntosh at 300 per basket, California Long White potatoes at 4.84 per 100 lb, and eyes unchanged.
A Bluefield board study outlines stadium rental to city for white and colored schools and community use while repairs proceed. Beaver high school will receive general repairs costing about 8000 dollars including painting floors and new fixtures. Memorial, Montcalm and Nemaurs projects include lavatories, overhauls, and a four room building with land purchase in a summer program.
Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 with Junior choir music. At 3 pm Mrs Maggie Eldridge R L Gibson Miss Virginia Bowling Victoria Easley Prof N J Dickerson Mrs Carrie Hill Mrs Australia Robinson Queen Melody Four Female chorus of Boissevain Ushers of Tabernacle Baptist church serve. Evening 7 30 two sermons by Rev James Ford.
The Rev Ida G W Colley pastor at The Church of the Living God holds services at 11 am and 6 pm daily The Gospel prayer band conducts Thursday services at 8 pm at the church location.
The Rev. R. A. Lewis is the pastor. Sunday school starts at 9 45 in the morning. Morning worship at 11 o clock. Evening worship at 6 o clock. Prayer meeting is on Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
The Rev E T Browne pastor leads worship at 11 oclock in the morning with evening service planned Wednesday at 7 30.
The Rev. J. B. Dupree is pastor. Sunday school starts at 9 30 morning worship at 11 oclock. Afternoon service at 3 oclock. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30.
The Church of Christ lists a Sunday school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am. A 4:30 pm Children’s Day program is planned, with evening worship at 7 pm. A midweek meeting is set for Wednesday at 7:20 pm led by Elder A. R. Pastor.
The Rev. A L Polk leads Sunday school at 9 30 AM with morning worship at 11 AM and evening service at 7 PM. A prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 PM.
The Rev. O M McGue presides at North Side United Holy. Bible school at 9 30. A Baptismal service will be held at 11. Holy Communion at 8 p m. Prayer meetings Wednesday and Friday nights.
Elder J. E. Gibson leads services with Sunday school at 1 00 pm worship at 3 00 pm youth meeting at 6 00 pm and evening worship at 8 00 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 8 00 pm.
The Rev. James Dickerson is pastor with Sunday school at 9 30 and morning worship at 11 The text notes evening service but ends abruptly indicating a typical church schedule entry with a listed pastor and service times.
The Rev. J. A. Palmer, pastor. Worship at 6 30 p m with prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7 30.
The Rev. L. P. Whitten, pastor, leads Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 7 45 and prayer meetings at 7 45. Prayer sessions follow.
The Rev. S. C. Taylor presides with worship at 11 o'clock and again at 7 p.m. Youth meeting at 6 o'clock. Pastor choir and members go to Kimball at 3 30. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 6 30 and 7 30.
The Rev. J. J. Howard pastor. Worship at 11 in the morning with baptimal services. Evening service at 6 30. Junior choir to lead. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 in the evening.
The John Stewart Memorial Methodist church observes Methodist Student day with Sunday services largely led by youth. Rev. Thomas B. Howard will preach "A Challenge For Youth" and the Silver Star choir provides the music. Evening program features "A Child In Our Midst" by the Children's division.
Morning worship at 11 15 and evening worship at 7 30 are listed. Elder G U Roland from Winston Salem will conduct a ten day meeting starting Monday evening at eight o clock.
The Rev 3 R Porter serves as pastor at Tynes Chapel A M E Zion Church. The fragment notes church leadership and location, signaling ongoing religious activities.
Sunday services begin at 9 45 a m Sunday school at 11 a m devotional at 11 30 a m sermon and music by home choir then church program at 3 30 p m featuring a sermon by the Rev C W Ferguson with music by the Elbert Junior choir directed by Mrs Gladys and Mrs Estella Saun
Readable fragments indicate a scheduled Children’s Day event issued by the OEM. The note references timing and local participation. Further specifics are not legible in the OCR.
The Rev W J Greene pastor conducts church school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 preaching after the sermon then a 3 pm prodigal son service with Lewis Rev O M McGue Rev A L Polk Rev A R Fleshman and choirs. Mrs Jo Bailey will sing a solo Varick Christian Endeavor at 6 pm and evening worship at 7 with the pastor's sermon.
Prof Lawrence Watkins director of Genoa band calls all band members to meet at the school today at 7 p m. He asks for full attendance and notes a planned discussion on upcoming performances and practice schedules.
In sad memory of our mother Mrs. Mary Emma Graves who died June 8 1937. You are gone but not forgotten in our hearts you linger still. Signed children Mrs L M Terry Va Mrs Pauline Dooley Bluefield W Va Miss Led Graves Colmb Ohio Sherman George Preeman Gary W Va.
In early rail travel a thin iron strap laid over rails could come loose and jam up through coach floors, injuring travelers. This accounts for one of the early safety concerns in railway design.
A public notice advises residents of West Virginia to apply in person at the Daily Telegraph Office for a birth record and to request Steele when applying. The text emphasizes age eligibility and proper papers.
War casualty lists and prisoner of war notices are released by the War Department and Navy Office of Public Relations. The reports list Army liberated prisoners of war in Germany and wounded personnel in the Pacific, with next of kin notified and final authority to verify information.
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