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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1946
Page
3
Bluefield fire officials report most buildings meet state fire code and have adequate escapes though many are old and would require remodeling for modern protection. Local firemen conduct frequent inspections. owners generally cooperate but several minor changes are needed to reduce fire risk and casualties.
Local price control board warns consumers there is no application this year for canning sugar stamps. Stamps are validated in Variation Book 4, with only stamp No. 9 currently usable to buy five pounds of sugar for home canning. The canning stamps expire in October.
The Model Airplane club sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars called off its Sunday contest at the old airport due to strong cross winds. Eight boys had planes ready, but fear of gusts lifting free flight models over the mountain kept them grounded. The club now meets at R W Butt's garage at 321 McCulloch Street, which Butt plans to expand so the boys can work on planes there.
A group of eleven men departed last night to take the army enlistment examinations at Fort Hayes in Columbus Ohio. The list includes James David Short James P Spence Nicolia Garazaniti James L Gouge Evert Lee Hart Vernon H Mingo Julius Caesar Woods Beverly B Yost Herbert H Henderson Roy T Eskew and Henry M Mars.
John Fraser will address the Bluefield Executive Club at the West Virginia Hotel on June 20. A renowned speaker praised for his engaging and mystifying delivery, Fraser has long been in demand nationwide and is booked for a limited number of appearances by the Associated Clubs.
Local price control board cautions merchants to check stamps as defaced sugar stamps spread. Reports say customers tamper with stamps to steal sugar from inventories, one merchant losing 110 pounds before detection. Spare stamp 49 covers five pounds valid May 1 to August 31. spare stamp 9 covers five pounds for home canning valid until October 31.
Maj Richard L. Midkiff Jr was among officers in the first class at the Carlisle Barracks school for government of occupied areas. One hundred thirty officers earned diplomas and readiness for overseas posts after a four week intensive course teaching civil administration terrain and local customs under instructors formerly in charge of military government.
Honorably discharged service men reported this week to Local Board No 1 Mercer county selective service listing multiple individuals with full addresses. Also an advertising line promoting Mexsana medicated powder as a protective chafing guard.
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