City Board Approves Second Paving Project For Summer
The Bluefield city board authorized City Manager E P Mitchell to proceed with plans for a second paving project this summer. No. 2 will cover 17 725 feet on Oakhurst Heatherwood Road View Avenue Clovis Street Stadium Drive Roanoke and Maryland streets with completion hoped by summer end.
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City Board of Directors
E. P. Mitchell
Eank Lans
Oakhurst
Heatherwood Road
View Avenue
Clovis Street
Stadium Drive
Roanoke
Maryland
Luther G. Scott
Bluefield
T. C. Tanner
Mitchell
Porterfield
Monroe
Princeton Avenue
Miss Maynard
Eagles
O. S. White
Thorn Street
Funeral services for G. L. Denny in Bel Springs Virginia
Funeral services were held yesterday at 2 PM at Bel Springs church for G L Denny 86 who died Sunday afternoon in Radford. He is survived by his wife two sons D C Denny of Bluefield and Frank Denny of California one grandson Claude Denny and four great grandchildren. Death due to infirmities of old age.
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Belsprings
G. L. Denny
Denny
Radford
D. C. Denny
Bluefield
Frank Denny
Calfornia
Claude Denny
Funeral services for Tyler M Kidd at Bastian Union Church
Tyler M Kidd 52 of Bastian dies at St Luke's hospital after a years long illness. Funeral Thursday at 3 at Bastian Union Church with Rev T O Dennis and Rev Harrison. interment in Bastian cemetery. Survived by wife a Kidd two sons Ralph M and Guy W Kidd a daughter Margaret at home and two grandchildren. Brother J T Kidd of Bastian also survives. Born January 6 1864 in Grapefield Virginia.
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Bastian Union Church
Tyler M. Kidd
Bastian
Kidd
St. Luke's Hospital
T. O. Dennis
Harrison
Bastian Cemetery
Bland County
Grapefield
A Kidd
Ralph M
Guy W. Kidd
Impressive Memorial Service By Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
An impressive memorial service honoring J. M. Utley of Summit City lodge No. 144 I O O F was held at the Roanoke street lodge hall. Rev Winton R Houck gave the memorial address and grand master W A Shuman spoke on the orders three principles Friendship Love and Truth. About 100 lodge members and guests attended the public service.
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J. M. Utley
Lodge
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Summit City
Morgantown
Trade Body Directors To Hold Meet Today
The Bluefield chamber of commerce board will meet at noon at the West Virginian hotel. They plan to appoint judges and a ballot committee for the upcoming annual board election.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
West
Italians Rally as Police Battle Rages in City Center
Monarchist demonstrators stoned the communist building and fired missiles at police and troops. The clash escalated into a two hour battle as mobs tried to burn the structure, with shooting described as almost continuous by AP photographer Walter Green from a police building basement used as U.S. military police HQ.
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Associated Press
Walter Green
Construction Bids And Repairs Approved In Routine Session
Bids were approved for Essex street project costing 50 dollars Roy Willis will erect a one story frame dwelling on Bramwell Road at 2 500 James Romeo Jr to erect a one story frame dwelling on Melrose street at 2 000 E E B Jones to repair a business dwelling on Princeton Avenue at 30 St Mathews Holiness Church to remodel its Church building on Church Street at 60. Other routine matters were attended to and bills and payrolls were approved.
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C.be. Frazee
College Avenue
Church of the Living God
Reese Street
Carolina Community Home
Wall
Bland Street
Harry Melvin
South Midway
George Stinson
Allen Street
Mable Clide Browder
Longview Avenue
John B. Merrill
T. R Nelson
Federal Street
Louis A. Ferguson
North Mercer Street
H. G. Booth
Carolina Avenue
Ira M. Stowers
Bellevue Avenue
Luther Dowells
Peck Street
J. W. Gwaltney
Bluefield Avenue
W. E. Sawyers
Hale
Walters Avenue
J. T. Mathena
Thorn Street
L. R. Brooks
Ing
Essex Street
Roy Willis
Bramwell Rd
James Romeo, Jr
Melrose Street
E. E B. Jones
Princeton Avenue
St. Mathew Holiness Church
Church Street
Virginia Side Jail Receives Criticism and Plans for New Building
Bluefield Virginia officials heard a state report calling the current one cell town jail primitive and unfit. A new city hall and bond issue were discussed to fund a suitable Virginia side jail, with site selection and material availability noted by City Manager W H Lambert.
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Bluefield
G. R. Osborne
Virginia
W. H. Lambert
Bluefield Missed Housing Meeting Proclamation Misdirected
Gov Clarence Meadows proclaimed Home and Property Owners Day to discuss housing in nine West Virginia cities. Bluefield officials received no copy and no meeting occurred last night despite plans by Charleston and a nationwide foundation to promote private ownership.
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Clarence Meadows
Bluefield
Charleston
West Virginia
Daily Telegraph
Chamber of Commerce
Meadows
Home and Property Owners
National Home and Property Owners Foundation
Beckley
Logan
Huntington
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Wheeling
Flour Shortages Spur Debate and Storage Tips
Feuchtenberger circulated a wheat in transit loan plan to mills amid flour shortages. Bluefield wholesalers report empty shelves while retailers stock up and bakers plan home baking. Dealers fault OPA pricing and black market ties. manufacturers store products, hoping for higher prices.
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Bluefield
OPA
Flour Shortage Hits West Virginia Bakers
West Virginia bakers warn of a worsening flour shortage with two Bluefield bakeries closing. An official from the West Virginia Bakers association told Charleston the crisis is growing and more bakeries may idle, intensifying citizens' bread and meat concerns.
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Charleston
W. Va
Bluefield
West
Vogue styles and bakery concerns headline city items
The Vogue advertises summer styles and under thirty dollar coats while bakeries trim output and flour shortages threaten Logan and Weston, with Miners union urging aid for fuel and food as pressures on labor and supply intensify.
Backers Plan Continued Veto Fallout and Congressional Votes
United against the veto, labor backers hail the president's stand while critics call it a lost chance for constructive legislation. The House and Senate considered minimum wage boosts, military pay, and agency funding as they graphed party alignments and action on labor and defense issues.
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American Federation of Labor
Pepper
D-Fla
Rep. Case
R-S. D
Congress
Byrd
D-Va
House Labor Committee
House
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Military Committee
Mark Clark
Rapido River
Italy
Clark
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Housing Agency Estimates $6,000 Street Preparations
The Housing Agency reports site work for the housing colony would cost about 6000 dollars. Mitchell estimates grading and crushed stone treatment for the street would be included in the same project.
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Mitchell
Oere
Defects Found in More Than Half of Autos Check during June Week
The Princeton WV state police detachment reported 213 vehicles checked from June 3 to 9, with 11 defective. Defects included 45 head lights out and 34 rear lights out among others, plus 16 arrests for offenses from speeding to DWI and invalid licenses.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Yoak
Indignant Citizens Protest Nude Dancing in Landover
About 100 members of the Landover suburban residents association gathered at town hall to draft letters to police and county commissioners protesting nude dancing along moonlit byways. They claim couples park there, engage in petting, and frolic nude, prompting action by Prince Georges authorities.
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Landover
Prince Georges County
Two Physicians Licensed by Public Health Council
Two physicians from this area were licensed at a Charleston public health council meeting. The physicians are Frederick Vivian Lilly of Beckley and Gordon Livingstone Todd Jr. of Princeton.
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Public Health Council
Charleston
Frederick Vivan Lilly
Beckley
Gordon Livingston Todd, Jr
Princeton
Virginia Voters Slide Through Local Municipal Elections
The Glen Lyn mayoral race saw N. J. Jessee defeat incumbent J. C. Smith by 54 to 36 votes. Multiple towns reported council wins with Thigpen, Patteson, Wiley, and Thompson securing seats, while others like Crawford and Taylor retained offices amid light turnout and write-ins.
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N. J. Jessee
J. C. Smith
Glen Lyn
Smith
C. K. Thigpen
James Thompson
Carl Patteson
Ira Wiley
F. W. Thompson
E. Bell
R. L. Whitesel
Macie L. McClaugherty
C. J. Taylor
Pearisburg
Taylor
Whitesel
McClaugherty
Julian L. Webb
T. E. Ruble
D. R. Whitaker
Shirley R. Hayes
Henebry and Mullikin Finish Voting in City Election
Leo F. Henebry and Richard H. Mullikin placed sixth and fifth in the city race. Henebry drew 2,365 votes, three fewer than Mullikin's 2,368. Incumbents Henebry and Powell failed to win seats and will take office September 1.
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Eathree
Teendaen
Leo F. Henebry
Richard H. Mullikin
Henebry
William Powell
Chemical Firm Buys Manufacturing Plant In Orrville
John M. Hopwood, president of Hagan Corp., said the firm has acquired Willburt's Plant No. 1 at Orrville Ohio. Hagan will start an expansion to meet increased demand with all existing equipment now produced there.
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Pittsburgh
John M. Hopwood
Hagan Corp
Combustion and Chemical Enginere
Willburt Company
Orrville
Hagan
Navy coal officials to tour western Pennsylvania
A Navy coal mining inspection team led by Rear Admiral Joel T. Boone will tour western Pennsylvania and neighboring areas to assess miners living conditions and review terms of the government contract that ended the soft coal strike. Cmdr. George E. Slocum will guide the delegation through Pittsburgh district and later Uniontown Morgantown and Fairmont areas.
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Pittsburgh
Navy Coal Mines Administration
Pennsylvania
Joel T. Boone
Navy Medical Corps
George E. Slocum
Washington Navy
West Virginia
Uniontown
Morgantown
Fairmont
W. Va
Delaware Man Held On Conspiracy Charge
James Edward Clifton of Townend Del waived a hearing on a conspiracy to murder charge. He is held on $1,000 bail for the court of general session as authorities say he conspired with Ethel Moore of Glasgow Virginia to poison Clifton's wife Ella. Moore faces similar bail after a May 25 hearing. Green said charges followed a Clifton letter claiming a poison vial was to be sent to his home.
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Wilmington
Del
James Edward Clifton
Townsend
P. Warren Green
Court of Common Pleas
Court of General Session
Clifton
Ethel Moore
Glasgow
Ella
Green
Moore
Himhhat
Safety Medal Awarded To C. and O. Railroad
The American Museum of Safety announced the E. H. Harriman memorial gold medal for 1945 best safety record among large railroads has been awarded to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
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New York
American Museum of Safety
E. H. Harriman
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Valuables Of Fire Victims Recovered
Dubuque Iowa June 11 authorities sought to determine ownership of five thousand dollars in cash and several thousand dollars in U S bonds found in an unlocked safe in the ruined Hotel Canfield lobby where eighteen dead were counted after an early Sunday fire. A second safe with about three thousand dollars in jewels was not yet found. Workmen cleared rubble from ten floors as the search for bodies continued with ten people missing and three unidentified.
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Dubuque
U. S
Canfield
Joseph H. Strub
Strub
Perry Kirch
Road District Meeting Set in Browns Creek District
Fifth in a series of McDowell county meetings will be held tonight at 8 in the courthouse. Browns Creek district residents may attend as Roy B. Shrout of the McDowell county chamber of commerce presides to discuss proposed improvements to secondary roads.
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McDowell County
Browns Creek
Roy B. Shrout
Welch Woman To Head Nutrition Committee
Mrs. Alice Ballard of Welch has been named chairman of the nutrition committee for the Mc Dowell county chapter of the American Red Cross. She will lead a countywide nutrition program as Rita M. Flick, field representative for the eastern area Red Cross nutrition service, visits June 26 and 27 to aid in organizing and promoting local programs.
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Alice Ballard
Welch
McDowell County
American Red Cross
Ballard
Rita M. Flick
Nutrition Service of
Eastern Area
Red Cross
Miss Flick
Twenty-Six Enrolled In Mining Courses
Twenty six men are enrolled in the 34th annual short course in coal mining which opened here Monday and will continue until July 20. Instructors are Brown Talbot Bramwell L E Bradley Madison and W H Mackenzie Richwood. Practic al miners may enroll throughout the period with attendees from McDowell Mercer Logan Mingo counties and Tazewell county Va. Courses include mining arithmetic mine gases explosives and West Virginia mine law with future weeks covering haulage methods of mining safety lamps and gas testing.
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Brown Talbot
Bramwell
L. E. Bradley
Madison
W. H. MacKenzie
Richwood
McDowell
Mercer
Logan
Mingo
Tazewell County
West Virginia
McDowell Woman's Club Plans Friday Sun Bonnet Tea
The McDowell Woman's club garden department holds a Friday afternoon Sun Bonnet Tea at the Southwood Addition home of Mrs. H G Camper. Bonnets trimmed with garden flowers are worn and prizes will be awarded. Carl Gray of Woodlawn Florists will discuss flower arrangements. All members are urged to attend and answer roll call with a household or garden hunt. Mrs Hobart E Payne is committee chair.
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McDowell Woman's Club
Southwood Addition
H. G. Camper
Young People's Conference Trip by Local Church Group
Eight youths from First Presbyterian church and Anderson Memorial chapel depart for Camp Chief Logan Sharples for the Synod Young People conference lasting through June. Delegates are Dorothy Dennison Jack Harman Clark Hansbarger Phyllis Rau Martha Moore Jimmy Gillie Terry Lucas and Bill Bridges. The event replaces the former Greenbrier Military School Lewisburg venue.
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First Presbyterian Church
Anderson Memorial Chapel
Chief Logan
Sharples
Synod
Dorothy Dennison
Jack Harman
Clark Hansbarger
Phyllis Rau
Martha Moore
Jimmy Gillie
Terry Lucas
Bill Bridges
Greenbrief Military School
Lewisburg
Canning Center To Get Major Improvements
McDowell county canning center at Saeger will receive multiple upgrades before summer. P. K. Martin, supervisor, said the center will open in July and will add two electric dehydrators a sausage grinder two tomato juicers and a cooling room in the butchering unit plus a building repair.
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McDowell County
Saeger
P. K. Martin
Martin
Red Cross Chapter To Hold Meet Tonight
The McDowell county chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting tonight at 7 30 in the Appalachian community room. Chairman R C Luther of Vivian urges all interested in Red Cross work to attend.
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McDowell County
The
American Red Cross
Appalachian
R. C. Luther
Vivian
Red Cross
Second Army Quarters Open in Baltimore
Baltimore reports the second army headquarters moved from Memphis to Baltimore under a War Department reorganization. Lieut. Gen. William H. Simpson delayed. Deputy Commander Manton S. Eddy takes charge for seven states. The third and fifth service commands merge under a centralized system. Simpson led the nationwide realignment and is expected to arrive later.
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Baltimore
Second Army
Memphis
Tenn
War Department
William H. Simpson
Manton S. Eddy
Maryland
Pennnsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Army Service Forces
Simpson
Ninth Army
Pittsburgh Heatwave Reaches 88 Amid June Warmth
The Pittsburgh area logged 88 degrees at 3 p.m., the year’s high in western Pennsylvania. Forecasters expected a slight rise toward a 95 degree 1876 record, with little relief likely and a heat wave lasting into Thursday.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
C and O Orders Forty Locomotives
Cleveland June 11 Chesapeake and Ohio railway today placed orders for 40 freight locomotives costing about 9 million dollars with delivery to begin in the fourth quarter this year. American Locomotive Co. will build 30 at Schenectady and Lima Locomotive Works will build 10 at Lima.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
American Locomotive Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Lima Locomotive Works
Lima
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