Lions Map Plans For Meet Here
West Virginia Lions clubs plan a three day session here next week with more than 600 expected. A redistricting report will be presented and officers elected. Roy Browder of Bluefield has withdrawn as district governor candidate.
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West Virginia Lions Clubs
Lions Clubs
Morgantown
Fayette
Raleigh
Summers
Monroe
Wyoming
McDowel
Mercer
Roy Browder
Bluefield
Harry D. Holmes
Thomas Gawthrop
Ray Barnett
Garland Golliday
Carol Thompson
Clax Houseman
Island Creek Sells 49.62 Acres on Middle Fork
Logan West Virginia June 10 A deed filed in the Logan clerk's office shows Island Creek Coal Co sold 49.62 acres on the Middle Fork Island Creek including Holden Nos 5 and 6 houses to Aldredge Land Co for 358000 dollars. Current occupants receive 30 day priority to buy from the land company under the sale policy.
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Logan
W. Va
Island Creek Coal Co
Middle Fork
Island Creek
Holden No. 5
No. 6
Aldredge Land Co
Nimitz Sought As Observatory Partner In Summers
In Summers county West Virginia the town of Nimitz with about 100 residents urges Admiral Chester W. Nimitz to aid in locating the future naval observatory when moved from Washington. The Hinton Chamber backs the campaign and asks Navy Secretary Forrestal and Senator Kilgore to support the plan as observers cite West Virginia’s suitable latitude.
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Nimitz
W. Va
West Virginia
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Observatory
Summers County
Washington
Hinton Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Kilgore
D-Wva
Naval
Hinton
Meetings and Training for Local Colored Community Groups
The Blue field Federation of Music Groups executive board will meet at the Church of Christ on North Mercer Street today at 7:30 pm. Rev D L Drewer of Memphis Tennessee leads a revival at the same church each night at 7:30 pm. Homemaker training for club lesson leaders is set for June 12 at the Appalachian building in Princeton from 1 to 4 pm with canning instruction by Mrs T J Livisay and Mrs A H Anderson. Mercer Wyoming county 4-H camp runs June 23 to 28 at Washington Carver camp in Clifftop. reservations urged through club leaders.
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The
Bluefield Federation of Music Groups
Church of Christ
North Mercer Street
Pp. m
D. L. Drewer
Memphis, Tenn
Appalachian
Princeton
T. J. Livisay
A. H. Anderson
Mercer
Wyoming County
Washington-Carver
Navy Recruiting Unit Plans Bluefield Visit
The Fifth Naval District Traveling Recruiting Unit No 3 will arrive in Bluefield West Virginia on June 16 for a three day stand to promote the Naval Reserve enrollment program. Lieutenant R B Burke USNR Baltimore Maryland leads the unit and will provide information on the Civilian Naval Reserve V-6 Inactive duty program and accept enrollments.
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Norfolk
Fifth Naval District
Bluefield
W. Va
Naval Reserve
R. B. Burke
USNR
Baltimore
Burke
Bridges for top control of CIO maritime labor
Curran accused Bridges of stirring internal dissension during contract talks with ship owners over the Haddock issue. Murray, urged to keep unions united to avoid a threatened shipping strike as labor legislation looms.
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Bridges
CIO
Curran
Murray
Haddock
Soil conservation hearings set for county district petitions
Charleston June 10 state soil conservation committee will hold public hearings next month on Wood county farmers seeking inclusion in the Little Kanawha district and Ohio county farmers seeking inclusion in the northern Panhandle district. The committee tentatively approved distributing an appropriation for equipment.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Soil Conservation Committee
Wood County
Little Kanawha
Ohio County
Panhandle
Local Lawyer Attends Judicial Conference
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Kwass travel to Grove Park Inn Asheville North Carolina to attend the annual judicial conference for the Fourth United States circuit. The event is convened by Judge John J. Parker and typically includes Fred M. Vinson and several circuit and district judges as well as invited guests from multiple states.
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Sidney J. Kwass
Grove Park Inn
Asheville
N. C
Fourth United States Circuit
John J. Parker
Fourth Circuit
Fred M. Vinson
United States
Parker
Morris Soper
Armistead M. Dobey
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
West Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Trumpet’s Origins Traced to Early 1500s
The trumpet is believed to have been invented around the year 1500, with early instruments evolving from natural brass horns. This reflects a long history of brass musical innovation in Europe and the growing role of orchestral music in Renaissance culture.
Athens Legion Post To Hold Elections Tonight
Athens American Legion post No. 98 will hold a special meeting at 8:00 p m in the Concord lodge hall basement to elect a temporary post commander for the remainder of the legion year Delegates will be appointed to attend the sixth district convention and refreshments will be served The acting post commander and post adjutant is W J Hartman of Athens Bronstein Trotsky is named Davidovich in the provided text
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Mainder
Legion
W. J. Hartman
Athens
American Legion
Concord Lodge
Davidovich Trotsky
Bronstein
Wage Increases Won by Local 464 CIO Union
Local 464 of the CIO United Furniture Workers won hourly wage increases of 15 to 16 cents in a contract signed with Huntington Chair Corporation. Company secretary M. H. Graig announced the agreement.
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Huntington
W. Va
CIO
United Furniture Workers
Huntington Chair Corporation
M. H. Graig
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