Advance Guard Of GOP Rolls Into Philadelphia This Week
The advance guard for the Republican national convention arrives in Philadelphia for seven days of meetings caucuses and cocktail parties. The official opening is 11 am eastern time Monday June 21 in Convention halls. Delays possible if delegates fail to nominate president or vice president.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City
GOP
National Republican Committee
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Georgia
District of Columbia
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Revival services and church notices in Gary area
Gary Methodist church led by Rev L E Crowson holds church school at 10 am vesper at 6 pm with revival services at Elbert-Filbert tonight and a concluding revival. Choir Youth Fellowships and prayer groups plan a No 9 mountain picnic Wednesday. families should bring basket lunches for one. Also Our Lady of Victory Catholic church with Rev Robert Goshorn lists first mass 8 30 am at St Joseph Filbert and second mass 10 am at St Mary Gary. Nearby note: all acids in fruit do not remain acids in the body as citrus acids become alkaline.
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Gary Methodist Church
L. E. Crowson
Elbert-Filbert
No. 9
Mountain
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Robert Goshorn
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Filbert
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Gary
Auto Worker layoff Grows Detroit June 12
More than 16,000 CIO auto workers were added to layoff lists and 27,000 others won 13 cent hourly raises in rapid wage talks. Chrysler laid off 16,500 indefinitely due to parts shortages. Briggs and Motor Products settled for the raise. Briggs covers 23,500 workers and Motor Products 3,500. GM faced steel shortages idling 200,000 workers. Ford prepared for a return after a one day layoff. GMC and Chevrolet priced higher on trucks.
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Detroit
CIO
Auto
Chrysler Corp
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Chrysler
Motor Products Corp
Local residents note hospital progress and visits
Ada Hurst improves at St Luke s hospital Bluefield after surgery. Dora Mateer is her mother. Elizabeth Burton of Bluefield visited here Thursday. Ida Tackett of Bluestone spent the past week with her. Booker Hall and Mrs Paul Mahaffey of Florida visit Mrs W A H Moore. J J Shrader family guests of Shrader sister at Mullens. Luther Shrader and daughters Elaine Erlene Elizabeth and Elbert Jones visit Talmadge Murray at Welch. Elizabeth Shrader enrolled as summer student at Concord college. John Dillon ill at home. J C Farris returns from Norfolk after visiting son James. James Butt Jr returns to Cincinnati after week here. L W Moore of Spanishburg visiting daughter L A Dillon. Myra Joan Pickett undergoes tonsillectomy at Bluefield sanitarium. Emmett Painer of Bramwell visits her parents. Cletis Shrewsbury visits last Monday. John Rose recovering at home after Beckley hospital discharge.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Bluefield
Dora Mateer
Elizabeth Burton
Ida Tackett
Bluestone
Booker Hall
Paul Mahaffey
Florida
W. A. H. Moore
J. J. Shrader
Shrader
Mullens
Luther Shrader
Elaine
Erlene
Elizabeth
Elbert Jones
Talmadge Murray
Welch
Elizabeth Shrader
Concord College
John Dillon
J. C. Farris
Norfolk
James
James Butt, Jr
Cincinnati
L. WW. Moore
Spanishburgist
L. A. Dillon
Dillon
Myra Joan Pickett
R. B. Pickett
Bluefield Sanitarium
Emmett Painer
Bramwell
Eee
Cletis
Shrewsbury
John Rose
Beckley Hospital
Bluefield Elks Mark Flag Day Observance
Bluefield Elks will hold a Flag Day observance this afternoon at 2 30 at the Elks home on Raleigh street. Dr M A Krupey will give the flag history and J S Kahle will deliver the main address. Henry Fortune will provide music. Elks officers will participate and the public is invited.
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Elks
Raleigh Street
M. A. Krupey
J. S. Kahle
Henry Fortune
The
Truman Western Tour Splits Lawmakers Over Impact
Washington reports that a cross section of congression al members view President Truman's western speaking tour as a toss up for his political fate. Democratic friends say he gains by attacking Congress and engaging crowds. enemies say he angers party pols and bungles the trip. Republicans call him inept. Some lawmakers, even loyal to the administration, dislike his broadside at them. Still, he gets big applause when blasting lawmakers for not backing his program, especially in the far west against GOP power and reclamation records.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Far West
Jenkin Jones Personalities Report Daily Movements
Jenkin Jones notes a flurry of weekend trips and departures. Carolyn Self travels home to Bristol after visiting relatives. C A Murphy party visits Charleston with son Raymond and grandson Michael. W C Myers and Nona head to Shepards town for summer study and family visits.
Corn Losses Hit Grain Market Amid Western Rainfront
Chicago grain notes report corn sliding up to four cents as rains drench the western main corn belt. Oats and wheat ease less sharply with corn bearing the brunt. Cash grain shows No wheat and No 1 yellow corn trading around 2.30 to 2.29 per bushel with feed varieties around nominal levels. A brief aside explains the wine term hock deriving from Hochheim Hochheimer wines of Germany.
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Chicago
Kimball Youth Injured as Fan Falls in Painting Accident
Kimball Luther Lucas, son of Mr and Mrs L C Lucas, is recovering after a large electric fan fell from a wall while he was painting a building, causing a fracture and requiring immediate surgical care. The item lists many local residents visiting, traveling, or ill, including Mrs B C Lackey and son Billy staying with the Lackeys in Martinsville Virginia, and others such as N B Dennis improving at Stevens clinic and Garland Ashworth ill at Stevens clinic. It notes transfers of Lt Robert B Testerman Jr to Fort Bragg and various trips and visits across Virginia and nearby towns.
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L. C. Lucas
Kimball Hotel
B. C. Lackey
Billy
Leon Lackey
Martinsiville
Philadelphia
Woolwine
Smith River
Davis Manola
R. B. Testerman
Concodrd College
N. B. Dennis
Stevens Clinic
Julia Lane
Mehegan
W. P. Parsons
Grace Hospital
Johnson Wilson
Lee Pickett
Bottom Creek
Dale Blevins
Kimball
Clyde Walters
Welch
Cincinnati
Nelson Brown
Leo Gattuso
Mike Gianato
Indianapolis
Bertha Ritter
Radford
Arthur Lawson
Junior Lawson
Thomas Kell
California
Mr. Musser
Charleston
West Coast
Harry Rowan
Edmond Isher
Wood
Frank Hubbard
Paul Jackson
Johnson City
Tenn
W. W. Page
C. B. Downie
Rocky Gay
Art ‘Harrah
Huntington
Mr. Harrah
New York
W. H. Show
Lewis Show
Petersburg
Donald Show
Randolph Barnes
Newport News
C."h. Barnes
Robert B. Testerman, Jr
Fort Knox
Fort Bragg
N. C
Garland Ashworth
Truman Blocks Maritime Strike
President Truman ordered court action to block an all coast maritime strike set for Tuesday. The White House released an inquiry board report blaming the Taft Hartley act for the dispute over hiring methods. The justice department will seek an 80 day injunction to prevent seven unions of seamen and dock workers from striking in Pacific Atlantic Great Lakes and Gulf ports when contracts expire.
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Truman
White House
Justice Department
Pacific
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Gulf Ports
Berkeley
Calif
Keystone Area Social Notes Tell Of Visits and Travel
Mrs A R Peterman returns home after visiting Mr and Mrs Otto Mansfield in Richlands Virginia. The Mansfield family formerly lived in Keystone. Bobbie Dye enrolled at West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon for the summer session. Several residents spend time at one Ceaser near Cowan with Patty Rogers returning from Mary Baldwin College Staunton to spend the summer. Tommie Jane Witt and Randy Mays visit sister Mrs Charles Price and family in Peterstown. Mrs Walter Dooley visits Baltimore and Shupe injury kept her from walking for days. Dixie Woodyard returns from Norfolk. Elio Pais visits relatives in Portsmouth. Mr and Mrs C T Apperson and Alicia visit his mother near Danville. Mrs Cora Johnson underwent surgery at Parkersburg hospital and is reported in very good condition. Mrs B L Tickle of Rich Creek and Mrs G L Robinson of Bland have been visiting.
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Otto Mansfield
Richlands
Mansfield
Keystone
E. W. Dye
Bobbie
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan
A. T. Stewart
Billy Gordon Mays
Michael Wallace
Linar Phelps
One Ceaser
Cowan
Patty Rogers
Mary Baldwin
Staunton
Tommie Jane Witt
Randy Mays
Peterstown
Charles Price
Price
Walter Dooley
Howard Shupe
Danville
Cora Johnson
Parkersburg
B. L. Tickle
Rich Creek
G. L. Robinson
Bland, Va
Plane crashes in Baltimore hits home killing pilot
A light plane crashed into a suburban backyard during a severe rain and thunder storm in Baltimore, killing the pilot. The victim was identified as Royal Heath, of New York City, from papers found on the body. The storm, with winds up to 60 mph, caused widespread damage and uprooted trees.
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Royal Heath, i
New York City
Wilmington
Camden
N. J
Weather Bureau
Neals Welcome Family Return After Visit
Mrs. B. A. Neal and Mr. Neal have hosted their daughter and sister for several weeks before they returned home. Garfield Shupe, who visited his mother in Troutdale, Va., has come back home and is improving from a heart condition after weeks of illness.
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B. A. Neal
Mr. Neal
Garfield Shupe
Troutdale
Garfield
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