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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1945
Page
10
Advertisement fragment lists solid walnut dining set with buffet and china closet, EVANOTS heater, and cash payment option at 13 Virginia Ave. The note mentions borrow money at The Swap Shop and room heating adequacy but details are unclear.
A series of home notices lists multiple properties for sale or rent in Gallia County Ohio. J M Howell offers a two to five room frames with creek water and garden, priced for quick sale. Other listings include a five room house on Court Street and an eight room brick with hot water heat and basement. Dial numbers and box addresses provided.
Cash buyer seeks medium priced home within miles of Pocahontas. Must be owned by seller. State price. Respond to Box 85 Coopers, WV via Daily Telegraph.
The Leslies Club Diner corporation in West Virginia adopted a resolution to discontinue business and surrender its charter. The board plans to convert the business and settle debts, then distribute remaining assets to stockholders after notices run in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph for two weeks.
Salable cattle in Pittsburgh show steady prices with steers and heifers ranging from 12 to 18 dollars in various grades. Hog sales list 150 head steady with weights from 160 to 300 pounds, sheep and calves also reported steady with lambs and calves highlighted.
Baltimore June 16 cattle and hog market activity shows slaughter steers and heifers steady to last week while cows and bulls move slower. Calves and hogs remain steady with buyers active on high grades and light weights, with spring lambs around 16.50.
The butter market held firm at OPA ceiling prices in Chicago on June 18. Egg prices remained steady across grades with large No 1 and No 2 extras at 38.60 to 38.80, various extras and standards priced accordingly, current receipts 33.80 and dirties 32.80.
Salable hogs 5 000 total 10 000 active steady with barrows and gilts at 14.75 for 140 lb, sows at 14.00. cattle and calves ample with top steer price 17.75 and best heifers 17.70. cows and bulls scarce and firm to higher. sheep 2 500 with closing generally steady and lamb prices per pelts reported. ranges for weights and grades given across hogs cattle sheep.
New York reports a stock market surge as rails and assorted specialties push the index to an eight year high on strong volume. Transfers totaled 1,930,000 shares with gains for M K T Western Maryland and General Motors among leaders and U S Steel and Chrysler among notable casualties. Railroad bonds reach new highs while overall market activity remains robust.
New York markets report two day receipts totaling 41 222 for poultry with wholesale prices for whites extras No 1 to No 4 39 7 412 near 39 7 412 medium 38 3 44 lbs nearby. Butter receipts 2 604 865 with OA A set maximum prices for bulk butter in cartons delivered New York. Creamery grades AA 42 25 92 score A 41 75 B 41 50 C 41 tub cent per pound more on all grades.
WPA produce report notes steady demand for apples with Nos 1 baskets Alabama early harvest and Virginia Winesaps at 2.50 each. Potatoes show 29 cars with sacks at 0.8. North Carolina cobblers at 3.81 and Virginia cobblers at 3.78. California long whites 4.34. Eye prices unchanged.
Tazewell market notes total 676 head with lambs higher. Breeds and weights show several price points including 92 lbs at 16.06 and 86 lbs at 15.25, 76 lbs at 13.75, and 62 lbs at 13.00. Bucks 80 to 100 lbs at 13.05. Sheep and vealers listed with ranges reflecting good to common quality.
One car daily seam known as Virginia five foot ranges 4 to 11 feet thick. Lease covers 200 acres with 1000 additional available. Located in Clinch Valley District near Raven Virginia. Royalty ten cents per ton. Electric power under $1500 with cutting machine and mine cars. output could reach four to five cars daily. Bargain price 4000 dollars. Act quickly. Phone 6819 or Box 849 Bluefield West Virginia.
The report lists hog weights and prices with figures such as 38, 183 Ibs at 15.95 and 27, 163 Ibs at 15.65. It notes averages around 120 Ibs and ceilings for packing sows at 13.80, with occasional heavier lots reaching 16.50.
Chicago grain markets closed on June 18 with barley up five cents and rye up to 4.5 cents. Wheat saw no sales while corn and oats quoted in varied sample grades. Prices listed include corn No 4 yellow 1.17 and 1.06 for yellow sample, oats No 4 white 73, No 1 special 74, and malt ing around 1.15 to 1.39 with feed at 1.18.
Mrs Ruth Cecil Monroe of Bluefield Virginia reports her husband James A Monroe has been missing in the south Pacific since January. He entered the service in 1942 and trained at Fort McClellan Alabama.
The Senior Missionary society of Jones Street Christian Church meets at 8 at Mrs. Esther Booker’s home on Park Street with officer elections on the agenda. Circle No 3 of John Stewart Methodist Church meets at 7 with Mrs Eva French urging full attendance. The Home and Garden Club relocates to Mrs Janie Henskie’s Jones Street home next Tuesday for a workshop on efficient electric cooking and appliance care.
The article notes free courses on laundering and dining room service open to the public each Wednesday night for six weeks, inviting community participation and practical skill building.
The North Side Garden club met at Mrs. Steward Jones home with Mrs. C Johnson presiding. After minutes, Mrs Amanda Anderson demonstrated fabrics for home use and shared helpful canning tips. Hostess Mrs Ben Whittiker assisted with serving.
Charleston West Virginia June 18 E E Hollyfield assistant regional director United Mine Workers district 50 said any likelihood of a work stoppage at Westvaco Chate Products company has waned after a telegram from Morton D Barrisch disputes director regional war labor board Cleveland reported the petition had been dismissed The dispute centered on demotion of 30 employees and the union demand for retroactive reinstatement at old wage rates since last November The WLB dismissed the case citing no prior dispute and no wage issue A female starfish produces about 200000000 eggs annually.
Two 16 year old girls May Dolan and Loraine Edwards were killed when struck by lightning during a violent thunderstorm east of Bel Air Maryland. May Dolan survived her brother Franklin, who escaped unhurt, as rescue teams battled the injuries and power lines were damaged.
Governors of thirteen eastern states meet in New York to discuss the looming meat and poultry shortage. Gov Thomas E. Dewey of New York and Gov Raymond E Baldwin of Connecticut organize the talks, warning the shortage could become a crisis within sixty days.
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