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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1944
Page
4
A postwar drive begins tomorrow to raise 300000 for Bluefield College to add a women dormitory housing 100 and an adequate library. Dr. Edwin C Wade says these gains will secure four year degree accreditation and a broader campus for the Bluefield area.
Fire at the Cox Depart SZlent store on Federal Street burned overnight but caused only minor damage though heavy smoke filled the area. Details unclear due to damaged text.
Balloting for the Bilue field chamber of commerce election opens Monday at 7 p m with seven directors to be named from fourteen nominees. About half the ballots have been returned, says acting secretary Miss Lila Taylor. Balloting committee chair Keil D Alderson leads W B Dunn R E Lazenby Jr Alfred Land and B L Phillips. The chamber has more than 350 members.
In Gary West Virginia eleven Adkins district men earned certificates for a Scouts training course led by J. Acuff Scout executive and W. K. Tarter field Scout executive. Names include C H Hale Martin Hayduk Ralph N Kirchner O J Swanson Hubert Brooks Bob White Frank E Watson Robert Ketter C E McNew Alvin Mann Glenn Brindle Charles E Nelson Gene Bingham Luther Bingham David Bingham and Tony P Vanchin received honors while Dayton University and Maryville Tennessee linked cadets pursue further training.
Mrs Browning hosted a luncheon at her Gary home for Girl Scout members last Wednesday afternoon. Dorothy and Jean Wotring catered the event at Lovers Lane, hosting about 30 youths from the community. David Bingham and Nick Crnkovich were honored before leaving Tuesday for pre flight training at the University of Dayton with the U S Army Air Division. Refreshments followed late in the day.
The W S C S of Gary Methodist church meets Friday at 7 30. The afternoon circle meets Thursday at 1 30. Mrs Gladys Belcher presides. Church school at 10 00 worship at 7 30 with Youth Fellowship at 6 30 led by the Community Service Committee chaired by Lewis Bingham. Choir practice Wednesday at 6 30.
The recreational center opened last Friday hosting a dancing and games event for local youths under P.T.A. supervision. About one hundred attended.
Pfc. Thomas S. Bingham of the AAP notified his parents of his safe arrival in India while training. He previously trained at Wichtalis Texas and in Oklahoma and is a Gary high school graduate who enlisted at graduation. He has four brothers serving in the air forces. Lieut. Hubert Alfred Bingham Jr. is a bomber pilot at Walker Field, Victoria, Kas., Ensign Eu-
Lieut. (j. g.) Joseph of Hollywood formerly of was a visitor here for a few days en route to his new post at Norfolk Virginia. Lieut. Frieda is a former coach of Gary high school Gary and entered the U. S. service in February.
Miss Helen Toth of Filbert daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Toth was in the West Virginia University graduating class at Morgantown. After the commencement exercises she joined a party of graduates on a tour to New York and other eastern cities last week.
A brother of Mrs. R W Worring of Gary was seen in the film Pin Up Girl shown at Welch theater the first three days of last week. Bill Forman, trombone player with Charlie Spivak's orchestra and noted composer arranger, is also a brother of Mrs. R W Wotring. During filming, the Forman children lived with the Wotrings.
A regional roundup lists women and men connected to Red Cross wartime relief in Gary and nearby towns. The note covers sessions of dressings in the Red Cross hall, visits by returning servicemen to families, and assorted travel between Gary, Lynch, Welch, and Bluefield with relatives and guests. It names D L Barr A E Duckwall W R Stedman R E Glick Paul Duncan E Comer L H Schiekedanz Nick Grasso Elizabeth Skljepo vich Mary Ann Coliosi Patty Ann Romeo Thea Anna Louise Petty Mrs Howard Hawks Mrs Chewning family J J Blair M L McCorpin and others. It also mentions Lieut William Falconio Jr and others in the armed forces and various hospital and school movements.
The city operates 310 classes for physically handicapped children within public schools, reflecting a broad program to address special education needs across New York.
Jenkin Jones June 10 The annual clinic for pre school children sponsored by the Poca hontas Fuel company was conducted here from 9 30 to 11 30 at the office of Dr C W Vick Ninety children were examined and inoculated for diphtheria and small pox Nurses from the different operations assisted Dr Vick and Dr C P Burk Marine Pvt Vernon Edward Keys son of Mr and Mrs R W Keys has completed his course of training in aviation machinist mate school at Memphis Tenn and promoted to private first class Pfc Keys received his boot training at Parris Island SC
Fred P Casimo Jr. son of Mrs F P Casimo has completed radio work at Scott Field Illinois and departed for Yuma Arizona to begin training as a radio gunner.
Mrs Nancy Holder leaves Sunday for New York to buy ready to wear articles for her use. The trip is arranged amid preparations by the Pocahontas Fuel Company colliery, highlighting the social and economic ties of the era.
The Rev C P Dickinson was called to Princeton for his mother's illness now improved. Mrs Earl G French mentors Miss Virginia Tabor in Fries Virginia. Mrs Charles Young and Brenda of Worth visited Mr and Mrs W A Bennett last week. Mrs Ira Ratliff RN spent weekend in Kenova with relatives. Pvi Freeman Caldwell returned to Florida after furlough with his parents in Pocahontas. Mrs C B Dickinson and Miss Louise Alley left for Athens to attend Concord College summer classes. A M 3/c James B Whitehead of New York spent a short leave with his parents.
Mrs J B Whitehead and relatives gathered over the weekend as area residents hosted returning servicemen and visiting relatives. Ensign Peter A McCoy, Earl Pumpley illness in Bramwell and Mrs Herschell Bostic visiting husband Pvt Bostic in Trenton were noted among other local visits and weekend stays.
A seven and a half pound baby girl named Dee Day Edwards was born at 5 30 am today on Middlesex Street Berkley to Alice and Rudolph Edwards. Patrolman L B Hoedi and Patrolman G S Moore assisted in delivering the baby with a Kings Daughters staff member present.
The army and navy have generated more than ten million hours of leisure time reading, reflecting a strong culture of study and recreation among service members.
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