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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1950
Page
1
Washington economists warn sustained growth may tilt prices upward. They cite strong jobs gains, rising wholesale prices, a record housing boom, and credit growth. Risks include food costs, rent decontrol, and potential reductions in consumer spending.
Charleston West Virginia June 10 Dr Walter S Overstreet of Weston was reappointed today as executive secretary of the Methodist board of education for another year The 12th annual West Virginia Methodist conference concluded its third day with 520 ministerial appointments to be announced tomorrow Dr James L Hupp Buckhannon was named conference director of adult work Miss Blanche Gibson Fairmont conference director of children's work and Miss Dotty Leache Buckhannon conference director of youth work.
Rep Javits proposes creating a special committee to study measures that educate and encourage voters and the feasibility of compulsory voting by law. He notes low turnout in 1948 and 1946 and cites Portland Maine as a model where education boosted participation. A psychologist cites voter apathy among youth as a factor.
Norman R. Morrow-Tait of Cambridge sues Richarda Morrow-Tait for divorce accusing her of misconduct with Michael Townsend, a 26 year old Cambridge scholar who helped her on a round the world flight. Townsend served as navigator during the voyage that began in 1948 and ended in 1949 with a Croydon landing. Richarda, 26, intends to keep custody of their two children Anna and Giles and plans to remarry, while Anna stays with her father and his parents in Cambridge.
In Warren Maine on June 10 Mr and Mrs Charles F Dillaway and guests celebrated their golden wedding with a cake baked in 1900 by Lydia J Dillaway in East Boston for her son s Everett Mass church wedding The cake was sealed in an airtight can and opened on the 50th anniversary The groom s mother recalled opening the can about ten years ago to check progress.
In a crowded east 14th Street Woolworths a man identified as Lester R. Trice fired three times, wounding six women and causing chaos among about 1,000 shoppers. He was cornered by store officials, shot himself, and later jailed on felonious assault and illegal possession charges after being treated at Belle Vue hospital.
A Senate commerce committee report alleges Continental Press of Cleveland holds a near monopoly on race news distributed to bookmakers nationwide. It claims California bookies rely on a relay from a Mexican station and urges a new law to bar cross state lines pre race data. The panel notes data flow among press services and racing papers remains legal and lists Continental as the primary source, with Western Union, AT&T, Triangle Publications, AP, UPI, INS, and Transradio as major intermediaries.
The sport fishing boat Signal Hill foundered about 13 miles off San Pedro with 18 aboard. Coast guard reports 17 rescued and one missing. The 42 foot converted landing craft owned by A Otello and Joe Robinson of Long Beach was chartered by business men for a run to Santa Catalina Island.
Diplomatic officials revive the idea of a Pacific defense alliance among non-Communist WWII allies to back a potential Japan peace settlement. Key figures include MacArthur, Johnson, Bradley, and Dulles as they weigh the future U.S. presence in Japan and the role of a peace treaty versus alternative arrangements.
President Truman blasted Soviet Russia for talking peace while preparing for war in a stark Cold War address from St. Louis. He warned that Moscow seeks aggression and urged firm U S resolve amid rising tensions and mounting military preparations.
The United States ships surplus potatoes to East Germany amid famine claims. A New York broker allegedly moved 50 000 tons to a Swiss firm in Hamburg while export rules are reviewed. Washington deems the charges of foul play in the crop dispute as propaganda and notes potential seed shortages.
Washington report reveals James V. Forrestal warned President Truman in May 1945 that Amerasia arrests could strain U S Russian relations. Truman ordered the case to proceed as six people were arrested on espionage charges tied to secret government papers. The diary notes surface as Senate investigations probe whether justice officials mishandled the case amid McCarthy era tensions.
In a 17 hour session Senate Democrats asserted they have enough votes to pass a renewal of federal rent controls despite Sen Cain opposition. A noon Monday test vote on recommittal was set as Majority Leader Lucas predicted enough votes to defeat sending the bill back to committee. Cain dominated the debate with a lengthy speech and warned he is prepared to strike again after Monday’s vote.
Washington reports half the hemisphere population counted in the first ever regional census. United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras near completion with several nations set to begin later in the year. Latin America shows rapid growth and will influence future planning for aid and development programs. Enumerators across 22 American republics were trained in the U.S. to standardize counting.
Morristown Tennessee June 10 violent outbreak described as the worst yet occurred at the American Enka Corporation after national guardsmen withdrew from the strike plagued plant. Highway patrol squads rushed in after a midnight surge of stone throwing and club wielding as tension rose anew.
A Marine veteran, Granville W. Brittingham, 22, was killed by a rifle shot at a Sussex county cottage. Ex-WAC Mich Helena Powell, 31, is held without charge after two of her stepdaughters said she fired the fatal shot on a dare. The girls, Dorothy and Irene Reno, testified that their mother urged Brittingham to leave, then threatened to shoot him, and fired when he refused.
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