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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1949
Page
8
Vague historical snippet cites Gustro Man appealing a tether related matter. Court actions, mentions of names and places are unclear. The fragmentary text references a petition or appeal and potential legal proceedings without clear dates or outcomes.
Graters in Cincinnati receives a service award as Lt. Walle is honored with a cash prize. He will participate in a program over the next two months in the southern region.
Regular weekly Princeton pottery club meeting set for tonight at 6:10 pm in Virginia Octet. Leaders Lene Walthall and Geraldine Traveano urge Quetartons to be present and participate in the event.
William Howard Robey was arraigned before Magistrate E. Dale Bailey on a charge of attempting to break and enter the home of Mrs. W. M. Whitworth near Green Tree on Bluefield road. He waived to the July grand jury, posting $500 bond with N. D. and Helen Kounty as sureties. Whitworth said he had run his truck into a ditch and sought help. Burner arrested him after neighbors heard cries early Saturday morning.
James C. Gwyn of Mt Airy North Carolina was fined 32.04 dollars by Magistrate E Dale Bailey yesterday after being cited for reckless driving on the Princeton Bluefield road Saturday night. Trooper E D Bazzic issued the ticket.
Princeton Chapter 53 of the Order of the Eastern Star meets at 8 oclock with officer installation and a social hour. Guest speaker Atty Elie Saleh from Egypt attends the Delphian Club meeting at Shawnee Lake at 6 30 pm hosted by Mrs C T Sandow. Saleh was a Rotary delegate in New York last week and visits Mrs Santon and family for several weeks.
Edward S. Gaines a 40 year old Norfolk and Western machinist from Roanoke died after drowning while on vacation at Roanoke Island North Carolina coast. Coast guard attempted artificial respiration for three hours but he did not recover. His wife was in the water while their eight year old daughter Charliene stayed on the beach. The family had planned to stay through July Fourth. He had long been employed in the N and W shows in Roanoke. One third of the nations hogs are raised in Iowa and Illinois.
State police continued the inquiry into the death of Vivian Amanda Whittaker found Saturday in her Hearn addition home. A chemical blood and stomach analysis at the Charleston lab awaited results to determine cause. Her husband Fred Whittaker, held as a material witness, was released on a 1900 dollar bond. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon with interment in Monte Vista Cemetery.
August 6 will host the fourth Miss West Virginia beauty and talent show in Moundsville. The winner will represent the state in Atlantic City in September. Eight coeds vie for the Miss West Virginia title with a $1,000 scholarship awarded to the top contestant. Last year’s winner was Miss Jane Ellen Queen of Huntington.
Bobby Snidow son of Mr and Mrs C T Snidow of the Virginian hotel was among eleven graduates from VPI last week He earned a B S degree in animal husbandry and will join family farms near Shawnee Stanley Snidow a Washington real estate dealer visited for his brother's graduation and has since returned to Washington DC
WLOH AM lists a full broadcast day with early morning programs like Top of the Morning and Family Worship Hour followed by music blocks Musical Clock and Daily Devotions. The lineup includes Vocalists Quiz, West Virginia News, Vet's Bulletin Board, and a string of request shows and music programs.
Sanford Watts of Athens will lead three choirs in a sacred concert Sunday June 26 at 7 30 pm at the First Baptist Church. The program also features Orville Martin Joseph Bertalan and Choral Junior Youth and Senior choirs with Grace West and W H Mervining as accompanists. Sponsored with Princeton Ministerial association.
In 1934 average American meat consumption fell to 117 pounds, down from 143 pounds in 1948 and 151 pounds in 1900, reflecting changing dietary patterns during the era.
Residents question estimated five per cent raise for clerical staff amid budget talk. Officials say proposal aims to attract and retain workers while balancing city finances.
The readable fragments indicate a postal or address snippet for F Gore Box 644 in Freimecton. No clear event or action is described.
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