VD Conference To Decide City Help For Clinic
Dr John C Hume of the state VD bureau will meet Bluefield city directors to determine city support for a venereal disease clinic. The current Bluefield clinic operates in the municipal building with funds from federal state and city health departments. The city may fund part time staff and travel expenses for a clinician while Mercer County plans cover running costs as state subsidy ends.
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John C. Hume
State
VD Bureau
Bluefield
Princeton
Mercer County
David B. Lepper
Brooks Speaks On Explosives At Rotary Luncheon
C W Brooks manager of Du Pont Powder Nemours was the main speaker at the Rotary luncheon at the West Virginia hotel. He discussed the explosives industry and powder manufacture. Announcement made for ladies night supper June 25 at Bluefield Country Club. Visitors Rev John A Wemeldorf and Fred Snead from Princeton Rotary attended. George Backus introduced Brooks.
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C. W. Brooks
DuPont Powder Company
Nemours
Rotary
West Virginia
Brooks
Bluefield Country Club
John A. Wemeldorf
Fred Snead
Princeton Rotary Club
C. W. Brooks of
George Backus
Gardiner To Continue In Treasury Post
Washington June 11 undersecretary of the treasury and former North Carolina governor Max Gardiner said he would remain in the post indefinitely at the urging of President Truman and Secretary-Designate John W. Snyder. He stated he was drafted to the office and was never a candidate for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O. Max Gardiner
the Treasury
North Carolina
Truman
John W. Snyder
Gardiner
Faith in Credit Still Guides Public Service Decision
After a conference with Secretary-Elect Snyder and President Truman, the speaker states a continued commitment to public service based on health happiness and acceptable service. He emphasizes preserving faith in America’s credit and currency as essential to national and international relations and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Truman
America
Measles Cases Rise Across State In Week
State health department reports 150 measles cases for the week ended June 8, with 95 in Mingo county, 30 in Mercer, 10 in Kanawha and scattered cases elsewhere. Mumps reach 40. whooping cough 17. chicken pox 4.
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Charleston
W. Va
Mingo County
State Health Department
Mercer County
Kanawha County
Monroe
Wheeling
City and state plan pollution study in Fairmont June 20
Fairmont city board of directors and West Virginia water commission officials will meet in Fairmont on June 20 to study eliminating Monongahela river pollution and its impact on the Ohio river and tributaries. The conference will also discuss installing a new stage system in Fairmont.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Monongahela River
Ohio River
Fairmont City
BSC Summer Term Enrollment Reaches Pre-War Level
Bluefield State College registrar E. H. Brown said summer session enrollment reached pre war levels with 201 students enrolled in the first five week session. Enrollment rose 16 from last summer and more may register as Virginia teachers receive extensions.
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BSC
Bluefield State College
E. H. Brown
Brown
Virginia
Frederick H. Dedmon
University of Ottawa
Can
Bula Chambers
North Carolina State College
Miss Watkins and son visit Martinsville sister
Miss Lessie Watkins and her son Bobbie traveled from 208 Peck Street to Martinsville Virginia to See her sister Mrs. Bertha Young during the weekend.
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Lessie Watkins
Bobbie
Peck Street
Bertha Young
Martinsville
Solon Finds Lost Hat By Maneuver Of Rules
Rep. Woodruff of Michigan recovered his missing straw hat after raising a point of order on quorum in the house lobby. A roll call summoned absent members and bells rang as the cap reappeared on the hook before the roll was finished. Woodruff did not reveal where it had been.
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Washington
Woodruff
Mich
Capitol
Political battles over attorney general appointments in early era
The article recalls the administration of Andrew Johnson and Calvin Coolidge facing defeats in appointing top legal officers. It notes Stanbery and Warren as figures in these disputed nominations, illustrating ongoing executive struggles with cabinet picks.
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Andrew Johnson
Henry Stanbery
Calvin Coolidge
Charles B. Warren
Coolidge Battles Warren for VP Spot on Ties
In March 1925 the battle over Warren’s renomination saw votes on March 10 and March 16, both failing 39 to 41 and 39 to 46. Dawes, absent at the first vote due to a nap, faced Coolidge’s suspicions that the vice president avoided a tie he would have to break as presiding officer.
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Coolidge
Warren
Charley Dawes
Dawes
Moist Weather Raises Prospects For West Virginia Wheat
May moisture and cool conditions improved wheat oats and hay prospects in West Virginia while limiting corn planting. Milk production reached a June 1 record of 15.3 pounds per cow, and wheat yield was estimated at 17.5 bushels per acre with 505000 bushels total. Flooded areas damaged some hay and garden crops, but pasture growth and June cuttings should supply livestock feed.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Panhandle
Auto Of Slain Plant Manager Is Found
Philadelphia reports the 1939 Coca Cola plant manager O J Beckerman of Pleesburg Virginia was slain near Fredericksburg Virginia. His abandoned 1939 sedan was found in front of a Sixteenth street residence with occupants claiming no knowledge of the vehicle. Police say the body was found stabbed while driving home after a meeting in Richmond Virginia. Three colored men picking flowers discovered the scene.
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Philadelphia
O. J. Beckerman
Pleesburg
Coca-Cola
Fredericksburg
Virginia Beckerman
Leesburg
Hazleton
Penna
Richmond
No. 1 Meat Saver Baked Beans Shortens Soaking Time
The guide promotes baked beans as a quick dish noting No. 1 Meat Saver as a descriptor. Processing reduces baking to three and a half hours and soaking to three hours by using boiling water to start soaking instead of cold water.
Contracts Let For Area Roads In Eightteen Counties
Charleston, June 11. The state highway commission awarded surface treatment contracts for roads in 18 counties. Vecellio and Grogan of Beckley bid 847,388.50 for 10.5 miles of state 16 from Welch to Pineville, linking county seats with a paved highway. Smith and Price Construction of Huntington bid 630,141 to relocate 6 miles of US route 60 in Putnam County between Coal Mountain and Hurricane. The commission will recommend approval of the state 16 and US 60 bids. Other low bids for resurfacing and minor repairs included Abbot Construction for Rainelle to Big Bend sections on US 60 and State 20, and for several Raleigh County segments.
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Charleston
W. Va
Vecellio and Grogan
Beckley
Welcn
Pineville
Smith and Price Construction Company
Huntington
Putnam County
Coal Mountain
Hurricane
Fayette
Rainelle
Abbot Construction Company
WV Briefs: Boy Killed in Fall from Truck
West Virginia incident reports a 12-year-old Bendale youth Daniel Joseph Simmers killed when he fell from a truck rear while riding as a hitchhiker on a highway near Weston. Also noted are bank liquidations north of the Kanawha river and a nine percent dividend paid to depositors at Doddridge County Bank of West Union.
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Weston
W. Va
Daniel Joseph Simmers
Bendale
W. E. Eskew
Charleston
Kanawha River
One Savings and Loan Company
Wheeling
A. W. Locke
Locke
Doddridge County Bank of West Union
Kanawha
West Virginia school centers to hold June session at Glenville
Charleston reports state employee meeting for 31 school community canning centers at Glenville high school June 19 to 22 with instruction and refreshers. H N Hansack er notes centers to open next week. Seth Cameron Savage, 77, Charleston lumber firm president and bank official, dies of heart attack in a hospital. West Virginia war veterans pick Wheeling for 1947 meeting site with A J Rust named commander and Mrs. Fred A. McFarlin of Clarksburg named auxiliary president. South Charleston center to become permanent as wartime rapid treatment center for general diseases slated for public health service permanent status.
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Charleston
W. Va
Glenville High School
H. N. Hansacker
Seth Cameron
Cam) Savage
Wheeling
Clarksburg
West Virginia Department of Spanish American War Veterans
A. J. Rust
Fred A. McFarlin
Washington
South Charleston
Public Health Service
Government asks funds for 41 centers nationwide
Dr. J R Heller testified before a house sub committee requesting 1 833 523 dollars to aid 41 centers across the country. In Clarksburg a woman, Marie Allen 18, reports an attempted kidnapping by a man offering a ride. She was forced at gunpoint, escaped, and received medical care for a fractured elbow.
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J. R. Heller
House
Clarksburg
W. Va
Set. E. R. Martin
Marie Allen
Ater
Betty June Poe Discharged From Navy Service
Miss Betty June Poe daughter of R M Poe of 1211 Bluefield Avenue was discharged at the U S naval personnel separation center in Washington D C She reported for active duty April 5 1945 and was last assigned to the office of the joint chiefs of staff Navy Department in Washington today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty June Poe
R. M. Poe
Bluefield Avenue
U.S. Naval Personnel Separation Center
Washington
D. C
Office
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy Department
Rites Held for Martinsburg’s Oldest Resident
Funeral services were held today for William Henry Stateman a 97 year old Martinsburg resident who died after a month long illness. Stateman moved to Martinsburg from Everett Pennsylvania when he was 12 years old.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
William Henry Stateman
Stateman
Everett
V. P. I. Alumni Chapter To Meet
The V P I Alumni association holds its annual Ladies night on Saturday June 15 at Appalachian Hall starting 7 p m Music by Miss Marion Smith Miss Mavis Davis Conrad Brevick and James Elmer Brown The chapter covers Bland Tazewell Mc Dowell Giles Buchanan and Mercer Co L Shockey of Bluefield serves as president and will preside Officers will be elected at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.P.I. Alumni Association
Appalachian Marly Hall
Marion Smith
Mavis Davis
Conrad Brevick
James Elmer Brown
Bland
Tazewell
McDowell
Giles
Buchanan
Mercer
Co. L. Shockey
Bluefield
Plant Retained On Stand By Basis Morgantown Plant
Army officials say Morgantown West Virginia ordnance plant remains on stand by for possible emergency use. Some sections may be leased to private industry for five years with wartime control retained. Leases of coke plant to private firm Sharonville proceed with terms. future plans subject to change without notice.
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Washington
Army
Morgantown
W. Va
Ordance
Sharon el
Fox Attacks End in Man’s Death Kick
Ora Garner of West Union West Virginia reports a fox rushed from bushes and tried to bite him. He kicked the animal to death before suffering any injuries, the fox believed rabid.
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West Union
W. Va
West Virginia
Ora Garner
West Unig
Colorful animal shaped place mats brighten table settings
Colorful and clever mats shaped like dogs, bunnies and pussy cats add whimsy to dining tables.
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Wales
Ireland
Scotland
DIAL
Southern Auto Store
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
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W. Tiffany CO
Jones Street
Solon
Drew Pearson
Later Wechsler
Leopold Lindtberg
Esther Irene Graham
Datiheys
Manchester
Navy
Lidia E. Pinabam
Saes
LEE Theatre
Pat
Mexico City
Pied
College Queen
Granada
Little Lulu
Gilda
Blue Dragon
Taylor’s Drug Store
Pine Ridge
Kent Taylor
Virginia Grey
Hamilton
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Stanley C. Ridges
Henry Daniely
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