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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
2
Reported mood in Moscow signals eagerness to restore Berlin rail services following the Big Four conference. Analysts note hopes for easier East West transport arrangements and reduced tension amid postwar rebuilding efforts.
The Princeton Lions Club held its annual Ladies Night dinner at Glenwood Park with the event spotlighting the club's year end activities. An independent citizens committee sponsored by the Princeton Bank and Trust elected the event’s featured honoree.
The Union Mission board of Gwertorms met yesterday evening at the home on 421 Scott Street to review activity, with members hearing a comprehensive report on ongoing operations and local outreach efforts.
Evening awards and ceremonies mark the Field Day event as organizers anticipate a large crowd and strong turnout this year following a past pattern of notable participants and club involvement.
Trouble within the labor movement surfaces as James Petrillo accuses John Lewis of betraying labor and condemns any compromise on the Taft Hartley Act. The Mine Workers oppose concessions and voice firm opposition to proposed changes.
Funeral services for James William Buffalow a 49 year old miner killed at Bishop Pocahontas Fuel No 34 mine will be Thursday at 2 pm at Jenkin Jones Methodist Church with Rev R C Bailey and Rev W A Bow officiating. Interment in Wood Lawn. Buffalow fire boss survived by wife two sons Billy and a son in Philadelphia and three grandchildren. siblings and other relatives listed. Body moved from Pocahontas Union Funeral Home to his son’s Jenkinsones residence this evening and will lie in state at the church tomorrow for one hour.
A man identified as Gray opened fire in Port Arthur Ontario court chambers, killing his estranged wife, the judge, and another person before killing himself. The judge was presiding over a non support case. Gray had proclaimed he would "get" the judge earlier. A taxi driver and movie theatre worker, Mrs. William Gray, 40, was among the dead.
Survived by parents two sisters Alene Elizabeth 18 Edna Jane 4 two brothers Oren Mack 15 Roger Lee 6 maternal grandfather Jack Bowman Bluefield and paternal mother Mrs Margaret Wil Bluefield Va funeral services set for 2 pm at Cumberland Heights residence Rev W D McCraw to officiate body moved from Mercer funeral home to Monte Vista Cemetery Bluefield four Hinton fire department rescue squad members Opie Keaton captain Lacy Goins assistant chief W E Kessler and Robert
The Tazewell County Tuberculosis and Health association launches a week long free X ray tour for residents over 15 with two technicians. Stops include Pocahontas Bluefield Raven with hours 9 30 to 12 and 1 to 430. Children under 15 may be X rayed if a doctor or nurse recommends. No undressing required. Early discovery means early recovery.
Dunkerque France June 21 Five Belgian seamen died as Princess Astrid struck a mine in the Channel and sank. Four hundred fifteen passengers and seventy crew were aboard when the explosion trapped engine room crews. Twenty passengers were injured and six people were hospitalised including two women.
Figures from the Pocahontas Operators Association show May output at 2,573,395 tons, a drop of 236,780 tons from the prior year for the same period. No last week figures due to a strike.
Pegler is summoned to testify July 7 at 9 30 a m before Rep Jacobs Democrat Indiana head of a House labor subcommittee studying democracy in unions. The subpoena stems from Pegler articles claiming information on practices in unions and no personal feud with Jacobs. The committee is reviewing finances of the era under President Berry.
The 40 and 8 meet will be held Saturday with Mercer Wet American Legion hosting at Riley West Legion hall for 1 PM registration of the Poor Groups. A colorful parade and street stunts follow, then a 6 PM dinner at Glenwood Park recreation room with Mayor A. Harry West in charge of the program. Legionnaires must participate in their club activities to be eligible.
In Pikeville Kentucky on June 21 a man named Chester Debord, held on a charge of selling mortgaged property, fled from a jailer after suffering chest pain. An ambulance hurried him to a hospital where he stood and walked off the stretcher, prompting a guard recall and a bus station sighting linked to Williamson West Virginia.
All children taking part in the Children's Day program at Jobe Stewart Methodist Church are noted to meet for rehearsal today at 7 p m. following a Sunday evening exercise.
The readable fragments describe a new industry and employment figures with mentions of a county and a corporation. Names, places, and precise details are heavily garbled, making it difficult to extract a coherent event or outcome from the material.
Ambiguous OCR text describes the NCAA tennis tournament advancing to the third round at Austin with unclear names and details. Readable parts mention progress and a general match focus but lack concrete results or participants.
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