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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1949
Page
1
In Quanah Texas June 184 a price war cut one pound loaves to 0 cents today. A grocer opened a branch in Oklahoma City and bought a bakery to supply both stores. He undersold rivals to lease idle bakery equipment. Now four stores sell bread at 6 cents.
Archbishop Josef Beran broke four days of seclusion to vow he will not sign any church state agreement that violates church laws. About 3,000 worshippers packed Strahov Monastery and backed him with chants of loyalty as he warned the state to leave the church free.
Harrisburg June 18 construction chief Gor H Duff announced a 66.7 mile extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike from the Ohio line to the opposite end of the state The plan calls for a four lane high speed highway with an estimated cost up to 000000 and an official route finalization accompanying the extension news release.
In Fairmont City Illinois on June 18 two men were shot and six beaten during a three hour riot tied to rival CIO unions at a zinc plant. Some 300 striking workers, many wives present, clashed outside City Hall as state police and sheriff's deputies patrolled afterward.
Washington June 18 AP Senator Taft predicts the senate will vote to preserve the Taft Hartley act injunction provision against national emergency strikes. John L Lewis blasts the act while urging opposition to repeal. The debate centers on five plans to handle strikes endangering national wealth or safety.
Hubert H. Stark landed at Kanawha airport at 2 45 P M unaware flyers from five states sought him. The 48 year old West Virginia aeronautics chief said he had not been lost just delaying a Pacuhah Charleston hop awaiting better weather. He was returning from Tulsa Oklahoma in a state owned plane undergoing overhaul.
John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers plan wage negotiations with northern and western soft coal operators at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia on Wednesday. Discussions with H C Frick Coke Company and U S Steel mining subsidiary resume Thursday. Miners vote to return after a week idle and face possible no work if no contract by July 6.
Philadelphia baseball star Eddie Waitkus says he intends to press charges against the young woman who wounded him with a rifle. The Chicago Herald-American quotes Waitkus insisting he will seek prosecution despite calls for forgiveness.
Washington reports real estate boards led by T H Maenner of Omaha defend the industry against President Truman’s housing bill critique. NAHB cites federal and local housing authorities as the real lobby pushing the bill. The NAHB convention in Oklahoma City framed the measure as a drive toward socialized housing and warned of higher federal costs.
In Fairmont West Virginia on June 18 AP reports a Federal court jury heard that back income tax payments for William G. Lias covering 1934 1935 1937 1938 and 1939 were not paid until 1942. Deputy collector Eller testified about amounts due and paid and a defense motion was denied.
Early reports in Petersourg and surrounding Shenandoah Potomac valley lowlands describe widespread flooding with at least twenty dead and twenty missing. Rivers surged as homes were washed away and infrastructure damaged. Red Cross and local authorities coordinate search amid continuing danger.
A fragmented report from Jerusalem notes an ambush involving Israeli and Arab forces. The account cites Israeli sources and references Tarreti territory with unclear details about authors or outcomes.
A flood event near Bridgewater causes casualties and extensive property damage as heavy rains swell rivers and flood streets. Residents report urgent rescues and water rapidly rising through neighborhoods, with several homes evacuated and utility services disrupted.
Donald Oulton, a coastal Connecticut boat dealer, plans to keep opposing the U S Treasury bond selling drive. He toured Bennington Vermont and New London urging “Better Buy Boats Before Bonds” and said he would continue his campaign despite legal warnings about advertising licenses.
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