Chamber Names Board Nominees for 1947 48
D. Robley Wood announced 14 nominees for the Chamber of Commerce board and 7 to be elected for two-year terms starting July 1. Bluefield West Virginia and Bluefield Virginia nominees include E. G. Otey J. C. Borden Lon M. Rish A. B. Mahood H. Edward Steele C. B. Lilley L. C. Fowkles J. E. Wagner Jr C. A. Joyce O. M. Lawson Isadore Cohen Albert Kemper Carl Creasy and John O Keeffe. Hold-over members include Easley Gills May Richardson Stuckman Tierney Bates. The newly elected board will be named by month end and installed July 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Robley Wood
Ceater Bluefield Chamber Ofommerce
Board of Directors
Bluefield
W. Va
E. G. Otey
J. C. Borden
Lon M. Rish
A. B
Franks. Easley
J. P. Gills
Sam D. May
George Richardson, Jr
H. H. Stuckman Lewis C. Tierney
L.S. Bates
How West Virginia Voted on Truman Veto Override
Washington dispatch records West Virginia roll call on the day’s vote upholding President Truman’s veto override of the tax reduction bill. Republicans Ellis, Love, Snyder, Arbough voted for overriding, Democrat Edrick voted against, Kee also opposed.
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Washington
West Virginia
Truman
Ellis
Love
Snyder
Arbough
Edrick
Kee
Mercer County Bar To Meet Annual Banquet and Officers
The Mercer County Bar association will hold its annual business meeting and banquet at the West Virginian hotel Friday. The 2:30 p.m. business session in the bridge room precedes a 7:30 p.m. banquet in the hotel ballroom with Ajax T. Smith of Princeton as toastmaster. Inspector John J. McGuire of the FBI will be the main speaker, with remarks from LeRoy Katz of Bluefield Ira M. Smith and W. Robert Carr of Princeton and music by Paoliello String Ensemble.
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Mercer County Bar Association
West Virginian
Ajax T. Smith
Princeton
County Association
LeRoy Katz
Bluefield
Ira M. Smith
W. Robert Carr
John J. McGuire
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C
Paoliello
Ben Moore
U.S. District Court
Southern District of
West Virginia
Cherry Growers Set Pre-Harvest Meeting
The Shenandoah Valley Cherry Growers association of West Virginia and Virginia will hold its annual pre harvest meeting on June 23 in Kernersville. Growers will tabulate crop prospects for the season and discuss the market situation.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Shenandoah Valley Cherry Growers Association
West Virginia
Virinia
Kearneysville
Rotary Club Hears Talk By Judge Wagner
The Bluefield Rotary Club heard Judge F Morton Wagner of Mercer County Criminal Court discuss county affairs. He noted a 70000 surplus for the year and praised jail improvements and the city recreation program as part of a broader effort to curb juvenile delinquency, commending Youth Inc programs in Princeton and Bramwell.
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Bluefield
Leo’s
F. Morton Wagner
Mercer County Criminal Court
Agner
Wagner
Youth, Inc
Princeton
Bramwell
Lions Club plans events and interclub meeting near Welch
The meeting led by President Sam May at Lees reviewed juvenile delinquency efforts and announced a ladies night banquet and installation of new officers on June 24 at the Bluefield Country Club. The following week the club will join Welch Rotary for a Paul Jones cabin gathering in Bland County.
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Sam May
Lee's
West Virginian Hotel
Bluefield Country Club
Welch Rotary Club
Paul Jones
Bland County
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