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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1950
Page
6
Mercer Post 2703 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at the Memorial building at 7 30 this evening to select delegates for the state V F W convention in Huntington Thursday Friday and Saturday.
The Mercer Anglers Club meets at 8 p.m. on 5th Street between Harrison and Mercer for a club business session. A film Magnificent Wisconsin plays and members discuss the Pigeon Creek hatchery construction and a membership drive. All interested are urged to attend.
Senior Sub Debs will appear in a style show at the Mercer Theatre on June 22. They will model summer clothes from Nelson's Ladies Shop with the theme Teens on Vacation.
Judge D M Easley issued orders in two chancery actions. Eric Jean Jones vs George S Jones Jr restrains the defendant from entering Cecil's Cut Rate on Princeton avenue where the plaintiff works and orders $36.50 costs plus $100 to the plaintiff’s attorney. Margaret Jane Waters vs Green Wilburn Waters requires the defendant to pay $50 monthly to the plaintiff and $100 to her attorney. furniture is stored until final hearing with storage costs on the defendant, and both parties are restrained from interfering with each other.
Emma Viola Pokorney through Beatrice French as next friend sues Charles Pokorney in chancery under July rules seeking relief and guardianship authority in a circuit court action.
H N Felty the local grocer filed for a building permit to construct a seven room brick veneer house on Highland avenue with an estimated cost of 10000 dollars. Emma Carstens sought a permit to build a one room brick annex at 104 Douglas street valued at 500 dollars.
The Teen-Age circle of Silver Springs Church meets tonight at 7 30 at Mrs. John Shuff's Thorn ton avenue home. Leader is Mrs. Pauline Thomas.
Walter White, 34, of Oakvale posted $1000 bond on a theft warrant for allegedly stealing 1600 pounds of iron and rock crusher parts owned by the state road commission on Route 12 near Hardy. White was arrested by Constable Hume Rose and Deputy Sheriff C. T. Swim. bond sureties are B. B. Brown and W. H. S. White. He is to appear for a hearing on Monday, June 19.
Princeton firefighters answered an alarm from the home of R. H. Peake on High Street at 9:45 Monday morning. The fire in the attic was out upon arrival, occupants having quenched the flames. A short circuit was reported as the cause.
The Rev and Mrs J W Nida of the First Church of God will leave Friday for a week at the International camp in Anderson Indiana. They will return to Princeton the following Friday. Next Sunday G H Bailey will speak at the morning service and Fred Ferguson at the night service.
The Willing Workers class of the First Church of God will meet this afternoon at two o'clock at Mrs. A A Hubbard’s home 514 Bluefield Avenue.
A detailed broadcast timetable lists programs across the day including Reveille with Duxe Family Worship Hour Old Time Music News Musical Clock and Daily Devotions Station features Rio Time News Rex and Eleanor Morning by Request and Plantation Houseparty Evening concerts and dances with Meet the Band Thru the Listening Glass and Tuesday Night Dancing Party Scheduled sports reports and nightly memorial time round out the lineup.
The Christian Men's Club of the First Christian Church will hold its monthly dinner at six oclock Wednesday evening at the church. All members are urged to attend as proceeds go to the building fund.
Modoc White and Margery Har bert were selected as winners in the good grooming contest held with the 4 H club camping event at Glenwood Park last weekend. They will represent the county in the state good grooming contest.
The Bud and Blossom Garden Club met at Mrs. J. E. Painter's home. Members extended invitations to several others and arranged for an August picnic. A flower show is set for June 23 at the Presbyterian church basement, sponsored by the Friendship Garden club. Mrs. S. T. Bird spoke on Flower Arrangement with demonstrations, followed by a salad course hosted by the members.
Miss Thressa Chapman of Huntington and Miss Jean Wimer of Elkins win $250 scholarship awards from the West Virginia society Daughters of the American Revolution. The committee chair says awards honor outstanding home economics work and plan to pursue related study at a WV college. Chapman heads to Marshall College this fall and Wimer to West Virginia University.
Harry J. Gilligan of Cincinnati will address the 56th annual educational congress of the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association in Charleston beginning tomorrow.
The treasurer and former president of the National Funeral Directors Association thanks Princeton business and professional men and citizens for donations that funded an Eckman deep freezer bought from Jones Electric Co. Mabel Poe.
Brick residence with basement and hot water heat new gas furnace and hardwood floors. Located in best residential section with garage and large level shaded lot. A bargain at 12500 dollars.
The 10th West Virginia district of the American Legion elected C. W. Braithwaite of Berkeley Springs as commander at its annual meeting in Romey on June 12. The 1951 district session will be held at Moorefield.
An advertisement features Joe Bloom a Benton Tennessee youth saying he grew from 115 to 160 pounds after using Hadacol. It touts benefits for thin underweight youths and claims to improve hemoglobin and strength. The ad dates to 1950 and lists prices for sizes and a professional photo credit to The LeBlanc Corporation.
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