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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1956
Page
7
Rotarians heard a fellowship talk about fellowships providing an additional year of study for students from nations abroad. David, Concord dean, chaired the Student Projects committee as the club discussed grants for study and service.
Classified note offers a 1948 Pontiac in excellent condition with no down payment and 20.52 per month. Also listing a 1955 BC Allen typewriter for 125 dollars with terms. Contact number 54850 in Princeton.
A luncheon at Miss Lowe’s home hosted by 5. F. N. Lucas celebrated bride elect Carolyn Lowe. Guests included Princeton and nearby area residents. decorations featured roses and summer colors. attendees wore white net trim and blue ribbons.
Readable fragments from a historical paper show a local incident involving community figures and a public event. The text hints at a meeting or notice affecting residents and nearby organizations with names and dates likely present in full records.
Judge Walter W. Ross placed Robert Lee Lapine and Robert H. Phillips on probation for 12 months each with jail terms suspended. Barton recommended the action in a tampering with a motor vehicle case. Both sentences were remitted and run concurrently with no objections from the prosecutor.
Marjorie M. Harbert, a Princeton sophomore, is chosen to attend the National 4-H Camp in Washington DC representing the 48 states plus Hawaii and Puerto Rico. She has led her Mercer County club for three years and assisted for four, winning the 1955 State Leadership award and completing 18 projects with blue ribbons on all.
The Bluefield Lions Club heard reports on the annual state convention held in Beckley June 1 to 3. About 15 members attended, with several taking part in the meeting yesterday. The program included announcements and group singing led by Thurman Scruggs. President Bill Pri ed.
Ottawa Prime Minister Louie St Laurent says the commonwealth conference in London later this month is unlikely to reach a firm decision on Red China. He stated this view in the House of Commons amid questions about Britain’s stance and related resignations.
San Dingo California reports the Junior Fire Department at Jefferson Elementary Public School trained Ko Ko a cocke lel ae marshal to bark upon detecting a lit match or cigarette.
A rental listing offers a house one mile north of Route 20 near the state garage with a well on the porch and Hampshire pigs for sale. Contact Jorell Gott at 1602 Honaker Avenue Princeton GA 55 2593 for details.
Mrs G M Caldwell of Deerhead Cabin Oakvale road fell at home breaking her left hip and arm. She underwent surgery Friday and was reported as doing as well as could be expected. Mrs R J Windley and her son G M Jr visited their mother.
The Borys of Woodcraft will gather this afternoon at two o clock in the Moose building for a meeting.
Kelly applied for a permit to build a five room brick house on Fellers Street at Princeton Avenue with an estimated cost of $10,000. Earlier notes show a separate estimate of $8,000 for a related project in the same area.
Five pistols were stolen from General Auto Store on Tuesday and recovered by city police. Two boys from Princeton Ingelside Road were arrested at their home on Wednesday night in connection with the theft.
Beaver Band Boosters will meet Monday at the Appalachian Assembly Room. A report on the August event and related arrangements will be presented during the session.
A polio clinic at the Memorial Building in Princeton administered second Saik Vaccine doses to children who had first vaccines in May. A repeat clinic is set for next Friday, coordinated by the Mercer County Department.
The State Insurance Department announced new resident agents after qualification exams. David Vernon Cline of Petersburg earns life accident and health and auto casualty licenses. Richard Gordon Pleming of Clarksburg gains fire casualty and auto. Arnold W Harless of Batleyville is licensed in casualty auto.
Paris dispatch reports Vietminh rebels concealing arms totaling three tons inside a Buddha altar. The discovery underscores the hidden supply networks amid ongoing Indochina conflict.
The national ballet guild of Canada went in the red eighty three thousand dollars last year and needs over one hundred thousand dollars more than box office receipts this year to sustain its standards. Guild President Tony Griffin urged government action on a proposed council to support the arts.
Maracaibo Venezuela June 16 The National Safety Council reports Creole Petroleum Co workers in Venezuela set a world record for continuous operation without an incident. 744 workers logged 421264 hours without a mishap surpassing the previous record of 302428 hours by Standard Oil of California workers.
Mercer County Tuberculosis and Health Association held a monthly diagnostic clinic on Tuesday. One active case was found, one suspect for Tuberculosis, and twenty eight persons had follow-up rays. Eighty eight contacts were X-rayed.
The Lions Club will install its new officers next week with plans led by the chairman. Members are requested to attend the ceremony and welcome the incoming leadership.
The Adjustment Board approved a building permit for James Spangler to erect a garage and storage building 20 feet from the front line on Washington Avenue rather than the required 00 feet. The action clears the way for construction under this variance.
Bill Linkenhaker of North Walker Street is recuperating at Memorial Hospital after undergoing an appendicitis operation.
Notice of public sale of a 1986 Mercury Tudor Coupe by Don Clark Ford Sales Inc after default on retention of title. Also notice of Trustee's sale of a Mercer County West Virginia real estate on the court house steps as authorized by a 1965 Deed of Trust and recorded amendments.
A 1959 Oldsmobile four door sedan with motor R-36420 repossessed under retention terms will be sold at public auction. The sale is set for 1:00 pm on June 27, 1956 at Thompson Motor Sales in Richlands Virginia. Terms include required reserves and payment as legally provided.
Colored ad list of local services includes lodging rooms, detectives, car repairs, and home improvements. Notes pool in Rock View now open with new management and white-only policy. Various contact numbers and local business promotions across Bluefield, Charleston and Mercer area.
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