Cost Of Living Survey Highlights West Virginia Cities
The West Virginia Department of Labor reports its first complete quarterly cost of living survey for Charleston Beckley Logan Wheeling and Buckhannon. Buckhannon shows the largest increases especially in rents with 150 percent rise as rail yard moves and no rent control are cited. Beef and footwear prices vary by city with Buckhannon recording high beef costs and Charleston showing significant women’s shoe increases.
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Charleston
W. Va
Wheeling
West Virginia Depos of Labor
Beckley
Logan
Buckhannan
Buchannon
Ciity
Buckhanon
Sattler
Baltimore and Ohio
Weston
Buckhennon
Buckhannon
Local Pastor Elected Moderator by WV Presbyterian Synods
In Elkins West Virginia on June 9 the northern and southern synods of the Presbyterian church united for the second time to elect officers. Harman Ramsey Bluefield pastor was named moderator and R R Gray Union Stated Clerk for the southern synod. Northern synod officers chosen included Edward M Flanagan Moundsville moderator and James Fisher Cameron stated clerk. Women and youth leaders from the southern branch attend the sessions and John A MacLean Richmond Va served as guest preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
W. Va
West Virginia
Presbyterian Church
Brances
Harman Ramsey
First Presbyterian Church of
Bluefield
R. R. Gray
Union
Presbyterian Church of the United States
Presbyterian Church of the United States of America
Edward M. Flanagan
Moundsville
James Fisher
Cameron
John A. MacLean
Richmond
Jews Kidnap Two British Police Officers
At Ramat Gan a group of armed Jews abducted two British police officers from a crowded pool shortly after the UN secretary general arrived to probe Palestine. The attackers used masks and smoke bombs and fled in a commandeered truck. a bystander was lightly injured and a guard was struck. Authorities blamed the Irgun Zvai Leumi for the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Ramat Gan
Secretariat
United Nations Ee
Palestine
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Palestine Coastal Plain
Enrollment Peaks at Athens Summer Normal Training School
The Athens grade school runs a summer session of the Concord Standard Normal Training school from June 2 to July 11 with 60 pupils in four groups. Fred S. Rogers serves as principal and 33 student teachers from Concord college assist under four critic teachers including Miss Kathryn Whitaker and Faye Cooper.
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Athens
Concord Standard Normal Training School
Fred S. Rogers
Concord College
Eston K. Feaster
Concord
Kathryn Whittaker
Faye Cooper
Kathryn Gibson
Hes
Reccardo Martin
Deaths and Funerals
Multiple obituaries note deaths and funeral arrangements in Bluefield area. Mrs. Mary E. Bogle 80 dies after six weeks illness. services at Trinity Methodist Church with interment Hoge's Chapel near Bland. Also William Billy Graham 19 killed in motorcycle crash. funeral at Lashmeet Presbyterian Church. Homer B. Morris dies, funeral at home with Monte Vista burial. Other notices include Mrs. Sarah Evelyn Doyle 88 death on Bluefield Princeton road. Mrs. Katie Bailey 21 death in Matoaka with service at Matoaka Baptist Church and Resthaven Cemetery burial.
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Mary E. Bogle
Trinity Methodist Church
J. R. Bogle
Wythe Avenue
C. G. Eastwood
Hoge’s Chapel
Bland
David Wagner
Tazewell County
Bogle
Bluefield
J. W. Doak
Hameah Truth Seeker
Lashmeet Presbyterian Church
William
Billy) Graham
Z. F. Mayberry
Fred Manning
Monte Vista Cemetery
Sarah Eveline Doyle
Ernest H. Doyle
Princeton
Doyle
Buorn
Mercer County
William Doyle
James Doyle
Herbert B. Doyle
San Bernadino
Calif
Stewart K. Doyle
Fairmont
Louis R. Doyle
Cincinnati
Rites Tomorrow For Ronnie Mathis
Funeral services for Ronnie Mathis 64 of Jenkinjones will be held at 2 PM at Jenkinjones Methodist Church. Rev C B Dickenson will officiate. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. He married Lucy Caldwell in 1919 and worked 30 years for Pocahontas Fuel Company. Survived by wife and children Ronnie Jr Stanley Jackie Virginia Odrey James Eleanor Margaret and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Mathis
Jenkinjones
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jenkinjones Methodist Church
C. B. Dickenson
Woodlawn
Mr. Mathis
Wilkes
N. C
John Mathis
Eleanor Mathis
Lucy Caldwell
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Ronnie, Jr
Stanley
Jackie Mathis
Virginia Buffelow
Odrey Mathis
Jenkin Jones
James A. Mathis
Washington, D. C
Margaret Mathis
Danville
Stoker Exhibit Opens to Public in Bluefield
Bluefield hosts its first postwar stoker show with crowds viewing 12 exhibit booths by all local distributors and dealers in cooperation with Appalachian Power. Visitors praised industry strides since the last exhibit as experts from American Coal Journal and the National Retail Coal Dealers Association laud the event.
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Bluefield
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Richmond
National Retail Coal Dealers Association
Bluefield faces budget crisis without gross sales tax
Bluefield leaders warn loss of the gross sales tax would cripple city services and hinder improvements. Lions Club chief Ray Barnett says police and fire protection would suffer unless revenue returns, while insurer Roy Thompson warns insurance rates could rise if fire protection funding falls. Former mayor William Snyder urges action to restore the tax and prevent stagnation since 1933. Chief Arnold Porter notes police staffing is already strained and cannot be cut further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Ray Barnett
Bluefield Lions Club
Bluefield Optical Center
Barnett
Roy 8. Thompson
Flat Top Insurance Agency
West Virginia
National Bureau
Thompson
William C Snyder
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Nota
Supreme Court
High Court
Snyder
Meadows
Arnold Porterfield
Rock Bottom
Canadian Spuds Imported To U S
Washington reports show Canadian potatoes entering the Richmond area while thousands of bushels of domestic stock are destroyed. Virginia restaurant association officials testified prices in Richmond range five to ten cents a pound as the government bought large quantities to support potato prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Food Investigating Committee
Richmond
Orville Judd
Virginia State Restaurant Association
Agriculture Department
Judd
Rep
Andresen
R-Minn
Toano
Miss Juanita Bruce Joins Concord Summer Faculty
Miss Juanita Bruce of Bluefield a Concord College graduate serves on Concord summer faculty. She holds a BA in education with teaching fields in business administration social science and English and is a Beaver High School alum who spent two years in the WAVES. Next fall she plans to teach commercial classes at Whitehorn High School White Sulphur Springs instructs typing at Deanne organization at Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Bruce
Bluefield
Concord College
Concord
Bruce
Beaver High School
Whitehorn High School
White Sulphur Springs
City Board to Debate Tax Ruling Impact on Local Policy
The city board of directors planned a lengthy discussion at today’s regular meeting on the repercussions of a recent Supreme Court ruling. State Tax Commissioner Koonte said the decision casts doubt on the legality of gross assessments and related policy measures.
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City Board of Directors
Supreme Court
Koonte
Gross A Ise Ng “Sre
Virginia coal dealers hear talks at annual meeting
Virginia coal dealers at the West Virginian hotel heard remarks by William Dern of Newport Kentucky and Stuart of the National Coal Association on future demand. The program included a banquet, a quiz session, a visit to the Pocahontas exhibition mine, and plans for expanded coal heating services and yard modernization.
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West Virginian Hotel
Ham
W. W. Coffey
William Dern
Newport
Dern
Sunset Royal
Bishop
Paoliello
Virginias
Harris Mitchell
Richmond
R. B. Williamson
Bluefield
Eastern Coal Sales Company
Cris Barton
Hugo Benjamin
Bill Morris
Ivor Massey
W. E. E. Koepler
Pocahontas
Stuart
Armour Named To Diplomatic Post
President Truman nominated veteran Norman Armour to be assistant secretary of state in a move to unify postwar foreign policy. Armour, recalled from retirement by Secretary Marshall, would oversee the State Department’s political affairs worldwide and direct American political relations with Europe, the Far East, the Near East and Africa. The nomination followed the resignation of Spruille Braden and would complete a department reorganization pending Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Truman
Norman Armour
United States
Armour
Marshall
State Department
Senate
Spruille Braden
Europe
Far East
Near East
Africa
Artment Marrgook Ote
Moslem League approves plan amid riot at New Delhi meeting
In New Delhi the Moslem league council voted to back a British plan for a separate Moslem nation in India. The session ended with a riot as Khaksars attacked the hall. Police used tear gas and gunfire. 11 of 20 assailants were arrested. President M A Jinnah appeared unhurt. The Hindu Congress is set to ratify the plan on June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Imperial Hotel
League Council
M. A. Jinnah
all-India National Congress
Subcontinent
Congress
New Strike Threats Loom In France
Paris reports a first major break in deadlocked railway talks with unions as Premier Ramadier agrees to meet leaders. A planned one day Paris subway walkout looms Friday amid wage demands, while other energy sector workers in provinces have already walked off.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
Lonesome Pine Post To Meet Tonight
Regular meeting of Veterans of Foreign Wars Lonesome Pine post No 8046 Bluefield Virginia will be held tonight at 730 in the new VFW Memorial building All members urged to attend and prospective members invited. A vote recount is requested in Bethlehem West Virginia for the June 3 mayoral race where James P Garvin defeated incumbent Henry J Hores by one vote 145 to 144.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lonesome Pine Post
Bluefield
VFW
Bethlehem
W. Va
James P. Garvin
Henry J. Hores
Hores
Welch Court Clears Dockets in McDowell Circuit Session
McDowell Circuit Court yesterday cleared a crowd of cases with a mix of non-suits resets and settlements. Notable actions include Lola Hale vs James E. Davis non-suit taken and Pearmans Cleaners vs Ti Ti Legato settled while Bernard Insurance Agency vs Roy F. Barnes awarded $54 to the plaintiff.
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McDowell Circuit Court
Lola Hale
James E. Davis
Pearman’s Cleaners
Ti Ti Legato
Leonard Kiser
Buster Cyphers
Bernard Insurance Agency
Roy F. Barnes
Charley Collins
Barb Cline
E. M. Patrick
Dr. H. M. Colesman
Kermit Horn
Archie Blankenship
Berta D. Hale
Roy C. Hyatt
Roy G. Hyatt
D. C. Bradberry
William Whittaker
Eugene Pette
Tra
Jim Waller
C. Davis
Hobart E. Payne
Alma Gertrude McClanahan
Hazel McCoy
Robert Malloy
Ida E. Whittice Brown
Alberthaan
Bernice Jones
Algoma Coal and Coke Company
O. C. Davidson
Ger
Newman
James N. Holly
Mine Rescue Group to Host Dinner June 21
Smoke Eaters members of Welch Post No 1 National Mine Rescue association will hold a dinner meeting in the Appalachian community room Saturday June 21. A program committee will meet tonight to plan the affair with E L Chatfield Welch J M Holbrook Bartley William Prentice Pocahontas and W L Osborn Algoma on the committee. Walter W Jones Hemphill, president, called Saturday's meeting.
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Welch Post No. 1
National Mine Rescue Association
Appalachian Community Room
E. L. Chatfield
Welch
J. M. Holbrook
Bartley
William Prentice
Pocahontas
W. L. Osborn
Algoma
Walter W. Jones
Hemphill
Davy Woman Beaten On Mountain Road
Margaret Olsen 20 of Davy was treated at Grace hospital for injuries after a Saturday beating by a man she called an assailant. Police from Welch took her to the hospital where staff described the injuries as painful but not serious. She said a man she had parked with attacked her. motive not given.
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Elm Street
Margaret Olsen
Davy
Grace Hospital
Premier Mountain
Here
Welch
Rotarians' Luncheon Set For Noon Today
Welch Rotary members will meet for a regular luncheon at noon today in the Appalachian community room. Kiwanians plan a gathering tonight at 6 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarians
Welch
Appalachian Community Room
Shaman's Masonic Lodge Elects Officers Tonight
Bluefield lodge no 85 A F and A M holds stated communication at 7 30 pm with First Degree work. Annual election of officers. Visitors welcome. J F Kirby W M L M Carper Secy. Fathers Day sale noted with 4 percent price in city and coalfield items.
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A. F
A. M
J. F. Kirby
W. M
L. M. Carper
Kathryn Whittaker Named Faculty Member at Concord Normal
Miss Kathryn Whittaker of Princeton serves on the summer school faculty at Concord Standard Normal Training School in Athens. A former primary grade instructor at Bramwell with twelve years in Athens, she is a graduate of Athens High School and Concord College. She has nine years of teaching experience and holds an A B in elementary education.
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Kathryn Whittaker
Princeton
Concord Standard Normal Training School
Athens
Bramwell
Miss Whittaker
Athens High School
Concord College
Special Levy Vote Set For June 24 in McDowell County
McDowell county voters will go to the polls Tuesday June 24 to approve or reject a $667000 special levy for new construction improvements and purchase of school sites. The official proclamation was issued by the county board of education. The proposal follows a citizen advisory committee study approved by the board and the taxpayers association. Nineteen projects span all county sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
County Board of Education
McDowell County Taxpayers’ Association
Rites for Mrs. William Norris Today at Eckman
Funeral services for 83 year old Mrs. William Norris will be held at Grace Episcopal church Eckman at 2 PM with Rev Willard L Kyle officiating. Burial follows at Woodlawn Cemetery. Norris formerly lived in McDowell and was born in Bolton England. She had two sons and two daughters including Mrs. James Cunningham and Mrs. John Seldon.
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William Norris
John Seldon
Elkhorn
Grace Episcopal Church
Eckman
Willard L Kyle
Woodlawn Cemetery
Norris
McDowell
Bolton
England
John Haslam
Gray Episcopal Church of
Seddon
James Cunningham
Whiliam Norris
Caretta
Horn
Powhatan
Roderfield Woman Stabbed, Victim Names Suspect
Miss Ethel Erdley, 26, of Roderfield, was treated at Stevens Clinic hospital yesterday for knife wounds to the abdomen from a morning stabbing. She identified another Roderfield young woman as the assailant after an argument. No arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Erdley
Roderfield
Stevens Clinic Hospital
Miss Erdley
Park Opening Draws 46 Registering Children
Forty six boys and girls of Welch registered at Linkous Park as the supervised public playground opened for the summer. Director Norris Richards said registration would continue through the week and urged more children to enroll so parents can be notified in emergencies. Workers laid a water line from Summers Street to the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Linkous Park
Norris Richards
Summers Street
Whittaker to Return to Bramewell After Graduate Study
From Concord and Marshall College graduate work Miss Whittaker has taught one and two room schools and served as principal. She belongs to Delta Sigma Epsilon, active in the glee club, and plans to return to Bramewell this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Marshall College
Miss Whittaker
Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority
Glee Club
Bramewell
Sing At Holbrook Mission Planned For June Fifteenth
An all afternoon sing will be held at Holbrook Mission on Sunday June 15 starting at 1 o’clock with public invitation. Special singers from various localities are expected and Rev H H Peek pastor will be in charge of the service. A Babussw plum tree yields about 800 nuts in a year whose oil is used for soap.
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Holbrook Mission
Varn
H. H. Peek
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Fin Training School
William Graham
Homer B. Morris
Bluefield Avenue
H. H. Matick
Calvary Baptist Church
Winton R. Houck
Grace Methodist Church
Monte Vista
Mr. Morris
J. L. McClure
J. W. Donaghue
J. R. Counts
A. R. Hunter
E. B. Rierson
John Ward
Barnes Ratliff
Ruth
Calvary Church
Young Women's Circle No. 12
Grace Church
Auxiliary
BRT
Mrs
Sarah Doyle
Katie Bailey
Matoaka
Memorial Hospital
Matoaka Baptist Church
Harry Sisk
Resthaven Cemetery
Bailey
Earl Bailey
Charles Baggot
Middle Creek
Elm Grove Highway Bridge
Joe Marsh
Bas Sole
Stoker
Virginia Coal Merchants
Virginia
Appalachian
Lynchburg
Virginia Coal Merchants Association
Bertha Cates
Burlington
C. B. Cragg
Greensboro
Association
West Virginian
Coffey
Sunset Royal Travelers
U.S
Virginia Coal
France
Welch News
Shaman’s
Good Housekeeping
Engineering Sales Co
Ffferson
Roanoke
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Norfolk and Western Railway
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