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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
6
A nine year old girl named Prancess remains missing as the town's citizens gather to mourn the dead and endure a time of strain. Authorities tighten searches while officials estimate vast damages and economic losses from the disaster.
A 500 mile typhoon sweep across Kyushu to Shizuoka caused extensive flooding and property loss in southern Japan. Police reported about 40 dead and 563 missing, with 4,500 farms flooded and over 500 homes destroyed while communications failed and shipping was disrupted. The storm moved toward Honshu and Osaka, with winds up to 115 mph and high tides threatening further misery.
Bluefield Chapter No. 20 Royal Arch Masons installed officers at the Masonic temple. Bob Honts became priest as C D W formalized succession. other posts filled by James Loyd king L D Wilmore scribe Dawson Payne secretary Millard Thompson treasurer Merle Morgan captain of the host Ralph Schussier principal sojourner Warren Brooks arch captain J M Prichett grand master 3rd veil Herbert Humphries grand master 2nd veil John Shewsbury grand master 1st veil George E Dean chaplain John Dellis Charles Tesso stewards Noel Wickham. Incoming officers were chosen at the June 2 meeting with Grand Royal Arch Chapter of West Virginia events planned for October.
Morgantown West Virginia June 21 The selection of Elmer M Grieder West Virginia University librarian since 1949 as assistant director of Stanford University libraries effective September 1 was announced here today Howard H Lapham of Cleveland Ohio will arrive here July 15 to act as WVU s head librarian until a successor to Grieder is named.
Morgantown reports 1,132 graduate students enrolled for WVU summer session, the largest on campus. Registrar J Everett Long notes 1,544 of 3,031 unregistered students are World War II veterans, including 32 women, with 794 seniors among the total. Enrollment at end of June last year was 3,107.
The divorced wife of one of 14 convicts who escaped on June 3 was held as a witness in a shaving probe in Wood County. Prosecutor Chavis Brenner identified the woman as Mrs Virgie Fradey Starcher, former wife of Starcher, and said the killing may have occurred at her home in Cut Pere. Witnesses named include Seam Mumphrey and Renee.
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