Community event draws over a hundred attendees
The notice details a city gathering with speakers and a convention slated for Thursday evening. It mentions VIPs and entertainment and notes preparations by local officials.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1949
Page
3
South Bluefield and Northside District Nomination Contests
State President races set for July 5 with two contested spots in South Bluefield and one in the Northside district. One city committeeman and one committee woman also on the ballot as fourteen men and one woman sought the race. District 2 sees three aspirants. District 4 has no nomination contest. District 1 again draws the most candidates this year, mirroring four years ago. City primary turnout and past directors are noted with several incumbents and a resigning member affecting the board composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bluefield
Northside
EE. HM. Tucker
Nan Brown
J. B. Woo
City Elections Brief Reveals Six Candidate Field
Vague OCR sourced note outlines six candidates for city elections, mentioning high school ties and a roster of names. The fragment notes some named participants and suggests local stakes but lacks precise details or official dates.
Man Beaten In McCulloch Alley Stolen Clothes
Dennis Claude Johnson of Richlands was beaten in a scuffle about 4 o'clock near Tazewell Street in McCulloch Alley. Police said three men beat him, stole his shirt and shoes, and sold his belongings to buy liquor. Johnson, found with missing clothes, was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium and arrested for drunkenness. He will be turned over to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Claude Johnson
Richlands
Bluefield
McCulloch Alley
Tazewell Street
Johnson
R H. Lambert
L. H. Lilly
Baptismal Services and Gatherings Held in Falls Mills Area
The Billy Sunday club conducts a baptismal at Falls Mills at 11 o clock with 12 candidates led by Rev. Monroe Dodson of Union Mission. An afternoon service follows at Burke Garden Pentecostal Holiness Church at 2 30 led by Rev H H Peale. Evening service at Union Mission chapel at 7 45 with Rev Andy Roe. Monday prayer at 7 30 at the Peraldo home Falls Mills. Tuesday prayer with Mrs Muncy on Bluefield Prince ton road. Saturday prayer at Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Sunday Club
Falls Mills
Monroe Dodson
Union Mission
Burke Garden
H. H. Peale
Andy Roe
Union
Gus Peraldo
Muncy
Old Bluefield
Princeton Road
Ada
Summer Term Underway At Vocational Schools
The summer term of Mercer county vocational schools began Monday June 6 and will run through July, offering one unit toward high school graduation. Ninth and tenth graders around 15 years old are urged to enroll. Bus transportation is available to the schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Vocational Schools
Masonic Funeral Notice and Bradley's Fashion Promotions
Special communication Blue Field Lodge No 85 A P M conducts funeral for Bro John R Winter Sunday 1 30 pm Mercer Lodge No 160 to assist Meet at Masonic Temple Bring cars Bradley's offers wedding dresses veils bridesmaids dresses hats and suits at promotional prices Vogue Shop introduces dresses swimwear and Rockin' Chair cottons with discount offers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Lodge No
John R. Winter
Mercer Lodge No. 160
Masonic Temple
Vogue Shop
Deaths and Funerals In Roanoke and Nearby Areas
The report notes the death of Mrs Clyde Thompson 64 in Roanoke after a heart attack. She was a nurse and tuberculosis sanatorium matron, survived by brother Harry Stevens and daughter Mrs Chester Donahue of Miami Florida. Funeral plans unclear but expected in Roanoke Monday. Also details multiple obituaries including John Robert Winter retired locomotive engineer died at 120 Union Street and James Walter Dickerson 21 months died at Mud Port home. Elizabeth Pennington widow of Ben Pennington died at Rowan Memorial Home after eighteen months as patient. services at Speedway Methodist church today, burial Atwood cemetery with pallbearers named. Funeral notices reference Rev Cecil V Cook Jr and Rev J Taylor Stinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Thompson
Roanoke
Harry Stevens
Bluefield
Fila
Stevens
John Robert Winter
Mercer Funeral Home
Cecil V. Cook, Jr
J. Taylor Stinson
Maple Park
Mr. Winter
Union Street
Elizabeth Pennington
Ben Pennington
Rowan Memorial
J. H. Price
Athens
Speedway
Price
Dewer Cox
Memorial Funeral Directory
Speedway Methodist Church
Mr. Winkle
Atwood Cemetery
Harve Pall
John Lilly
Dever Promington
Ernest Kessinger
Obie Keaton
Charles Pennington
Bishop Service Today for Pocahontas Fuel Chief
Funeral services for Walton Ambrose Bishop of Pocahontas Virginia will be held at 2 PM at his home conducted by Rev E W Hughes and Rev H A Phillips. Interment will follow in Woodlawn cemetery. He died Friday at Bluefield sanitarium aged 73. Pallbearers named. Pocahontas Fuel company engineers will be flowerbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton Ambrose Bishop
Pocahontas
E. W. Hughes
Episcopal Church of
H. A Phillips
Richlands
Woodlawn
Bishop
Pocahonas Fuel Company
Priday Afernoon
Bluefield Sanitarium
John A. Carter
Conley B. Gentry
John L. Whitworth
William O. McKinney
Chester C. Hindhey
Johns. Mullin
Aubrey E. Sadler
Charles H. White
William J. Skewes
Harold W. Renkin
Pocahontas Fuel Company Engineering Department
Rites Set Today for Elbert E. Ballard
Funeral services for Elbert E. Ballard, 58, longtime lawyer and former Monroe County prosecuting attorney, will be held today at 2 30 p m from his Peterstown home conducted by Rev L D Candler. Ballard died yesterday at his Peterstown residence after a lingering illness, with burial at Peterstown Cemetery. Participants include Hansbar Ver Hugh Hughes Ralph L Ballard Randall Ballard Clarence Weatherford and Robert Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert FE Ballard
Peterstown
L. D Candler
Peterstown Baptist Irview Cemetery
Ballard
Monroe County
Hansbar Ver
Hugh Hughes
Ralph L. Ballard
Randall Ballard
Clarence Weatherford
Robert Jones
Five Kiwanians To Attend Convention
A delegation of five will represent the Bluefield Kiwanis club at the Kiwanis International convention in Atlantic City New Jersey from June 19 to 23. Delegates include Eddie Steele president William T Goodloe secretary and Mrs Goodloe and Mr and Mrs Hasker Sluss. Goodloe serves as one of five secretaries in a forum on secretarial problems at a convention session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Eddie Steele
William T. Goodloe
Goodloe
Hasker Sluss
Wage talks widen with UMW and CIO demands across industries
The United Mine Workers seek higher wages and better pensions as coal and steel interests brace for bargaining. UMW negotiators plan talks with Prick Coke Co in Philadelphia while CIO United Electrical Workers push for a $500 annual package per member covering raises and benefits, with General Electric already opposing further labor-cost hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Coal
H. C. Prick Coke Co Coal Mining
U. S. Steel
United Mine Workers
Philadelphia
Lewis
Prick
CIO
United Electrical Workers
General Electric
Bible Giveaway Drive Draws Youth Requests
A radio appeal by Ty C H Patterson of Westminster Presbyterian Bluefield offered free Bibles to children without their own testaments. The local Gideon band supplied Bibles, and requests arrived from teens and even the entire McComas Grade School class of 14 students seeking Bibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty C H. Patterson
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bluefick
WHIS
Dr. Patterson
Gideon Band
McComas Crade School
State Bar Names Oshel C Parsons
Oshel C Parsons of Charleston was named secretary treasurer of the West Virginia state bar. He will become the first full time holder of the post, succeeding J Ross Hunter Jr who had served part time since 1945. The Bar plans ethics enforcement under a code prescribed by the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshel C Parsons
Charleston
West Virginia State Bar
George Richardson, Jr
Bar
Persone
State House of Delegates
J. Ross Hunter, Jr
Supreme Court
Appellate Judaees
Weet Views Bike Weekend Opens Muddled Town Event
The four day Princeton area gathering begins with a two day conference of the district unit and a social event at night. Cody Pletcher of Princeton outlines the 1968 district administration plan as attendees vote and participate in lodge activities and memorial ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody Pletcher
Princeton
Utl
Prem Reese
Biveffel
Schadel
Davidson
William Gbe
Princetom
Duffet
Finn
Pridwe
Lawrence
Odies
Darham S
Richmond Man To Be Preacher For Revival
Richmond Va. preacher J. Bw Mel will headline revival services at WHEG station starting Sunday morning. The program includes a youth music group, a Sunday wheel meeting, and special appearances by college and church groups from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Oy J
Mel
Richmond Va
Chow
College
Avex the Baptist
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