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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1945
Page
9
The fragment mentions borrowing money at a shop named The Swap Shop. No clear date, people, or organizations beyond the shop name are readable. Further context is needed to form a complete, factual card.
Sales total 7.67 million with curb 480 thousand as cattle and calves show nominal steadiness. Beef cows bring 11.50 to 12.50, calves 16.50 to 17.50 for good and choice, with various weights and classes noted, including sows at 14.55 and spring lambs around 16.50 to 17.50.
Grain futures in Chicago on June 19 showed mixed moves with rye advancing to a new 20 year high while other grains eased. Wheat eased about 2 cents, and cash wheat sales were reported weak with price data partially unclear.
Wytheville livestock sale shows 1650 head with lambs 333 choice at 15.90 and 208 good at 15.00, 492 bucks med to choice 12.80 to 15.25, sheep good and choice slaughter 6.70, corn and med 3.80 to 5.00. Cattle and hogs follow with steers stocker feeder 8.00 13.00, heifers 9.00 14.00, cows 8.00 12.00, canner 6.00 7.75, hogs ceiling 14.55 and sows 4 stag 13.80.
On June 19 butter prices remained at ceilings with 2.788.420 pounds traded and bees at 41,236 with no change. General wholesale prices for whites and other dairy products held firm with No 1 and No 45 weights near established levels. A market note adds a culinary tip about chopped chives or onions in cooked spinach for added flavor.
For sale by owner many small houses in Bluefield area. Listings note 9 room and 6 room houses with hot water heat, hardwood floors, baths, basements, and large lots. Private calls for details and viewings.
The 82nd anniversary of West Virginia's formation will be observed quietly with most state offices closed. Selective Service headquarters at the capitol remains open, while Governor Meadows' office will sell $4,769,000 in bonds for cities counties and districts. In the morning Meadows will deliver a West Virginia Day message on 14 radio stations.
The Associated Press reports new 1945 highs with sales totaling 1,560 and curb trading volume at 420,000 shares.
Produce demand shows mixed activity with apples steady across varieties including Alabama Early Harvester Virginia Winesaps and U S No 1 baskets. Potatoes remain steady across 33 cars and 100 lb sacks with Virginia Cobblers and California Long Whites listed.
Three thousand workers at Libbey-Owens-Ford Creighton Pennsylvania plant walked out after a strike vote. The plant is among several Libbey-Owens-Ford locations affected as hearings on contract issues were scheduled by the NLRB for Philadelphia regional office.
Bertram Wadsworth, 60, a former kennel operator, was found guilty of murdering his wife Drussila, 50, in an April hatchet attack. The Wheeling jury deliberated about four hours before returning the verdict. Defense plans to seek a post verdict motion with Judge David A. McKee set for July 6.
Charleston June 19 The agriculture department laboratory in Charleston will begin a new liquor testing system for state stores Every 90 days tests will be conducted to ensure products are fit for human consumption and that stated proof is met Marvin H Snyder chief chemist will oversee the program with C H Newton directing merchandising and J B McLaughlin drafting the plan Tests previously done by Wheeling and Buckhannon labs will be replaced by this faster closer check system
War casualty notices list West Virginia soldiers and sailors. Names appear with service branch, status like dead wounded liberated prisoners of war and locations in Europe Pacific regions. The notices name next of kin addresses and home towns such as Mullens Bramwell Hinton Big Stone Gap Lebanon Norton and box numbers.
West Virginia urges immunity from challenges to state title of beds under navigable rivers. Attorney General Ira J. Partlow testifies before the House Judiciary Committee, arguing the state should own mineral rights beneath streams and receive royalties from coal, oil, sand, and gravel along its waterways. The effort echoes federal moves to acquire bed rights, citing 300 miles of navigable waters and current royalties from the Ohio river bed near Wheeling.
Weather recorder O. C. Keeney reports rainfall on 15 of 19 days in June in Bluefield. Only June 1 2 6 and 12 saw no rain, with total June precipitation reaching 4.34 inches by 8 p.m. last night.
Melba B Love of Virginia Avenue is mentioned along with her husband Richard A Love. John D Pond is listed as First Lt son of Charles G Pond from Box 483 Crewe. The fragments point to oblique notices of individuals and relationships in a local area.
Keeney reports the month was slightly above normal with a total of 90 inches of precipitation from 7 am Monday to 7 am yesterday and 96 inches from 7 am yesterday to 8 pm last night. The high temperature reached 85 degrees on June 13 and June 1, with a 40 degree low on June 6.
In the Clerk’s court of Mercer County West Virginia a chancery case titled Elsie Edwards Troy Edwards is described. The defendant is non resident and must appear within one month of the first publication to defend the suit as directed by the court.
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