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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
2
The post hinted at a forthcoming garden and flower contest later in the summer and invites everyone to attend a Friday night dance. The post showed minimal interest in a carnival and mentioned a vegetable garden component.
Charles Hamilton Carson 57 of Roanoke died of a heart attack Tuesday afternoon while attending final exercises at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. A former advertising director of the Roanoke Times and Roanoke World News, he was prominent in Virginia journalism and had written for national publications after retiring in 1946. A native of Abingdon, he attended Fishburne Military School, graduated from VMI, and later served as commandant of cadets at Fishburne.
Acres of slums were razed to clear space for a Paris boulevard during the Napoleonic period. The sweeping urban renewal reshaped neighborhoods, replacing crowded shelters with planned avenues and public works.
The Bluefield council 1404 Knights of Columbus elected Joe Romano grand knight. Other officers elected were Luther Page deputy grand knight F B Lynch chancellor A C Schweitzer recording secretary E T Kearns treasurer W E Hartman advocate H L Gods chalk warden Mike Eskut inside guard John Battaglino outside guard and Mike Harrington trustee. The financial secretary and lecturer positions are appointive with names not yet announced.
A Public Service Commission hearing in Charleston is set for July 12 on Wheeling Public Service Company's rate change request. General Manager Fred J. McCoy says the firm will seek authority to sell four tickets for 30 cents instead of five, while cash fares stay the same.
Tazewell opens a county wide sesquicentennial with Echoes of the Hills reenacting 150 years of events. The program spans Sunday worship, a 3:15 concert, a 5:00 pie contest, and an 8:00 pageant at the fairgrounds with queen selections from three districts.
Tazewell reports ongoing repainting of the dividing strip on primary roads using reflectorized white paint and fine glass for night and fog visibility. U S 460 and Virginia 19 beautification through Tazewell to Bluefield. resurfacing planned after July 1. funding includes 300000 and an additional 200000 forthcoming.
The Trinity Men’s Club will host George Upton and YMCA executives as speaker at the club dinner tomorrow at 6 30 pm in Trinity Methodist church A movie will be shown Entertainment by Miss Jean Patton from Salem College with Miss Sasse Udy as organist Members urged to reserve by calling the church office.
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