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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1957
Page
8
The nation’s auto industry expects 3.425 million cars built and about three million sold in the first half of 1957, with a revised view closer to last year’s totals. Ford leads Chevrolet by roughly 23,000 in January 1957, signaling a potential top-position shift if Chevrolet cannot gain in the third quarter.
The Richlands Kiwanis Club sponsors the Miss Clinch Valley beauty contest with proceeds funding clothes for underprivileged local children. Open to single women 15 to 26 in the Clinch Valley from Bluefield, Virginia to Norton, Virginia. Prizes awarded to the top three entrants. A Richlands group named Scrub Jugglers joined WHIS-TV’s Woman's Whirl to promote the event.
The week showed only modest shifts with the Associated Press 60 dipping to 184.00 while oils led gains amid uneven moves in steel and select issues. Du Pont’s stake in General Motors triggered initial advances and later selloffs as investors weighed tax impacts and potential spin offs.
The White House said President Eisenhower has stopped weekly doses of an anticoagulant prescribed after his 1955 heart attack. Press secretary James Hagerty stated the routine ceased about a month ago and the president will use the treatment only intermittently henceforth. His weight is listed at 172 42 pounds, near the previous peak of 178.
Life sized Elvis Presley cutout used to promote the Love Me Tender film was stolen from the AAROR theater lobby. Manager William Langdon offered a reward but no one claimed the likeness.
Dayton Florida visit notes, family updates from Luther Ratliffs to Clintwood readers. Mentions Jim and Billy Jean Baker, Dorotha in Detroit, Robert back in Mountain City hospital, Ida in Johnson City eye surgery, nurses training for Susie Owens, Professor R L Rosenbaum, and Memorial Day Bristol shoppers. Ends with diary road trip to Norton Clinch Haven Farms Green Hill Palms and Big Stone Gap.
Mount Olive Baptist Church hosts a Vacation Bible School from June 10 to June 21, daily 9 to 12. Kindergarten through juniors are invited. Director: Mrs Clara E Cooke. Music director: Mrs Lucille Gardener. Workers include Mrs Mary Blackstone Susie Johnson Mabel Miller Lucille Williams Watt Teal Estelle Hartwell.
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