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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
1
A 1940s probe into wartime contract fees reveals a $61,000 payment for work completed. The report, summarized from the New York Herald Tribune, names James V Hunt and committee heads as involved in the inquiry and notes potential overcharges and irregular billing patterns.
West Virginia and Virginia communities tackle storm damage and rebuilding after record floods in the Shenandoah and Potomac valleys. Eight dead with four missing. damage nationwide runs into millions. Red Cross sends 100 908 and notes no fundraiser planned. relief will use existing donations.
Milton Babich began life in a Wisconsin state prison after being convicted of murder. He arrived under strict routine as his wife Kathlen and baby are expected in mid July. Babich faces about three weeks in quarantine before good behavior privileges.
A swarm directed by its queen searched for a new hive in Allenteen Pennsylvania on June 21. Fire department and beekeeper Dave Bowman responded with a portable hive and ladder to coax the queen and swarm into a box, but Bowman was stung during the process.
The commerce department reported that businessmen may be more pessimistic about conditions than customers. A department survey indicated businessmen have contributed to the downturn by sharply cutting back on their own purchasing.
Judith Coplon acknowledged spending two nights with a man in hotels in Baltimore and Philadelphia after intense questioning by prosecutor John M. Kelley Jr. She insisted there was nothing illicit in their relations, while denying fornication. The trial highlighted her romance with the unnamed man and her alleged Russian confederate Valentine Gubitchev.
A government witness testified that William G. Lias profited from bootlegging during Prohibition as the Wheeling figure faces charges of defrauding the government of over 1 million dollars in income taxes, penalties, and interest for 1942 through 1946. The testimony covered 1914 to 1933 and noted trips to Washington with large sums and arrangements involving a lawyer named Leahy.
The Road Commission awarded multiple contracts totaling several hundred thousand dollars for road resurfacing and grading in Mercer and surrounding areas. Brown and Wright of Princeton received 21 441 31 for 7 65 miles on the Princeton to Bluefield road. Barboursville’s project covers 2 83 miles of secondary routes with 104 825 70 for grading draining and surfacing. Raleigh Acme in Beckley won 19 573 25 for 12 3 miles on routes 11 seven and one to Girtsville. McDowell Adams and Tate of Roanoke secured 34 443 92 for five miles on state route 85 Welch to .
Navy launched a 24 hour sea and air search near the Banana River guided missile testing area for an unidentified submarine sighted off the U S coast. Planes from Jacksonville Miami and Key West covered 3000 square miles with radar and patrol units. Classified reports withheld details while an Norfolk source claimed a friendly nation sub was sighted off North Carolina last week.
The body of 19 year old Tommy Willems was recovered from Horton Dam about six a m after his disappearance while swimming with friends the rescue effort involved Bluefield Hinton and local police fire crews and more than 70 rescuers. The body was found near the southern end of the dam and taken to Mercer funeral home.
June 71 House Democrats vote 147 to 0 on Truman housing plan with 106 absent. Aimed at trimming low rent units, the measure would lower federal subsidies from 400 million to 308 million annually. Senate earlier cut subsidies. final House vote awaited as Congress opens in January.
Wage conference continues with no agreement as UMW and SCPA discuss new contract terms. Officials report steady talks this morning amid ongoing negotiations on mine workers' demands and company concessions.
A garbled report indicates a trial date of June 27 for a Roanoke area youth. The text mentions charges, previdence, and an arrest of a Jeffrey or Jefferson suspect, with unclear details and many OCR errors.
Fragmented OCR text reports a sergeant recounting a traumatic family shooting involving his father. The garbled lines reference a wartime or military setting, names like Deidre and Geer, and a conference. Details are unclear due to unreadable sections.
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