B n ai B r ith Marks Jubilee in Bluefield Princeton
More than 200 people attended the silver jubilee of the Bluefield Princeton B'nai B'rith at the West Virginian hotel. J I Salzburg chaired the convention and Jerome Katz was banquet toastmaster. Ted Cook spoke on B'nai B'rith history and Palestine. Louis Lub awarded golf Ponty. Samuel Slifkin named outstanding member.
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J. S. Salzburg
Walter Adier
West Virginia State Council
Jerome Katz
Ted Cook
Philadelphia
Bluefield
Princeton
Salzburg
District 3
B'nai B'rith
Cook
United States
Palestine
Tion
World Harmony
Harry Clarks
Princeton B'nai Brith
Welch
Beckley
Charleston
Logan
Golf Ponty
Louis Lub
Bluefield-Princteon Organization
Samuel Slifkin
Masonic Notice for Bluefield Lodge No. 85 A F and A M
Stated communication set for Thursday night June 24 at 7 30 oclock with installation of officers. H M Underwood W M and L M Carper secretary urge visitors. Also a notice of a meeting this evening at 9 oclock for Third degree work. Visitors welcome. Shaman's 406 Princeton Ave advertises men s gabardine suits single and double breasted models.
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Bluefield Lodge No
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H. D. Underwood
W. M
L. M. Carper
Shaman
Princeton Ave
Bluefield Lodge No. 85
H. M. Underwood
Dewey Leads as GOP Divisions Weld Over Nomination
Massachusetts delegates split over Dewey and Vandenberg as the GOP fractured on the presidential nomination. Governor Bradford backs Dewey while Senator Lodge urges drafting Vandenberg. Indiana shifted to Dewey after a late caucus, signaling a contested path to the nomination with Taft and Stassen possible later ballots.
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Lodge
Taft
Vandenberg
Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
New York
Indiana
Charles A. Hallecks
Hoosier
Halleck
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Thomas E.dewey
Artur H. Vandenberg
Robert F. Bradford
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Bay State
Leverett Saltonstall
Sinclair Weeks
Beer violations loom as three retailers face beer law charges
Charleston W Va June 23. Beer Commissioner Burton Crow said three retailers charged with beer law violations would appear before him tomorrow.
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Charleston
W. Va
Burton Crow
Oklahoma Floods Take Seven Lives
Seven people are dead and three more reported missing after a flash flood struck Deer Creek in Hydro Oklahoma. The flood, resulting from about 18 inches of rain, swamped U S highway 66 and left hundreds of acres flooded across Oklahoma. A Greyhound bus passenger list and 100 cars trapped in a five mile stretch on the highway were reported.
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Okla
Oklahoma
Deer Creek
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Binger and
Hinton
P. E. Friesen
Corn
E. J. Rogalsky
Oklahoma City
James Dunn
Amarillo
Tex
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Rogalsky
Dunn
Greyhound
J. W. Jones
Kingfisher
Bus Driver Convicted Of Hit And Run Charge
Welch West Virginia June 23 Nelson Haun Consolidated Bus Lines driver was convicted of a hit and run charge and fined 50 cents when arraigned before Justice of the Peace E Lonnie Mitchell yesterday Defense Attorney Charles A Tutwiler appealed to the McDowell criminal court The charges stem from an incident June 11 at the local bus terminal during a strike Elmer Akemon of Welch said he was struck by Haun s bus while on picket duty at the terminal
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W. Va
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Consolidated ~ “Bus Lines
Justice of the Peace
E. Lonnie Mitchell
Charles A. Tutwiler
McDowell Criminal Court
Haun
Elmer Akemon
Akemon
Entering several stores leads to charges in Huntington
James Roberts Day, 36, was charged today with entering groceries, a jewelry store, drug store and other establishments. Warrants issued by two magistrates. Martinsburg contractor C D Butler submitted the low bid of 34084.96 for an airport administration building. Parkersburg contractors pour concrete on flood wall sections along the Little Kanawha river. Fairmont police elect Herman Frasier as president of the West Virginia police fraternal order. next meeting in Clarksburg in 1950.
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Huntington
W. Va
James Roberts
Martinsburg
C.D. Butler
Parkersburg
Little Kanawha River
Fairmont
West Virginia Fraternal Order of Police
Herman Frasier
Huntington Police Department
Clarksburg
Consolidated bus service resumes routes in McDowell county
Normal runs are expected on the Bluefield to Welch and Charleston lines with all Consolidated buses on regular schedules today. Additional services on Twin Branch Gary and Jenkin Jones lines resume. President J E Craft said operations are peaceful and service should return to normal by this weekend after earlier unrest linked to UCW bargaining agents.
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Consolidated Company
J. E. Craft
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Twin
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Jenkin Jones
McDowell
Craft
UCW Local 638
UCW
McDowell County
Circuit Court
United Construction Workers
Candidate must demand recount before canvass completes
Charleston West Virginia June 23. Attorney General Ira J. Partlow said a candidate must demand a recount of election votes before the official canvass is completed. After that it is too late.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ira J. Partlow
Pig Crop Grows Across Spring Report
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service announced a spring pig crop of 182000 head, up 19000 from the same period in 1947. The gain reflects higher production expectations and rising herd sizes in the agricultural sector.
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Charleston
W. Va
Federal-State
VFW Meeting Targets Veterans Benefits and Leadership
West Virginia VFW leaders push for World War I veterans to gain disability parity and Spanish-American War veteran status. Commander Davis notes the department ranks among the top three nationwide, highlights a state control building in Charleston, and Poppy Day proclamation achievements as national officers prepare to attend the encampment.
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Gonano
Hudson Hyatt
Sue Sig
Ladies’ Auxiliary
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Gary Man Shot By Welch Police
Welch West Virginia June 23 Abra ham Dodson a 24 year old Gary Negro was shot by a Welch police officer Tuesday night and is a patient in a local hospital where his condition today was said not to be serious Patrolman Jack Leedy fired after Dodson lunged with a knife during an attempted arrest for theft of a 1938 Packard from Eddie Mitchell of Gary The shooting occurred at Big Four and was described as self defense by Leedy Police Sgt Vance Spangler said Dodson stole the car and was found near the Virginia avenue bridge Mitchell notified police and Dodson was pursued by Leedy and Patrolman Buster Dodson The wounded man said he had been drinking and did not recall the events He was wounded in the right side and the injury was not serious
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Welch
W. Va
Abraham Dodson
Gary
Jack Leedy
Dodson
Leedy
Vance Spangler
Eddie Mitchell
Dor Motor Company
Mitchell
Virginia Avenue Bridge
Buster Dodson
Big Four
Beckley Tot Fatally Injured By Automobile
Beckley two year old Patricia Ruth Gunter daughter of Clyde and Mrs Gunter was fatally struck by a car on U S Route 21 near Beckley West Virginia. State Police Corporal R T Cummings said the child ran into the path of a car driven by Samuel Talbert Jr 17. He said Talbert was not held. The child was visiting relatives near the scene.
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Charleston
W. Va
Patricia Ruth Gunter
Clyde Gunter
Beckley
U.S. Vate 21
R. T. Cummings
Samuel Talbert, Jr
Talbert
Youth Injured In Scuffle With Pals
Howard Neeley a Daily Telegraph delivery boy was struck by a pop bottle during a scuffle with friends yesterday afternoon. He was admitted to Bluefield sanitarium with arm injuries and broken ribs though officials say his condition is not serious.
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Howard Neeley
Daily Telegraph
Neeley
Bluefield
Soviet Bloc Eyes Germany Meeting in Warsaw
Soviet bloc foreign ministers from Russia and seven eastern European states meet in Warsaw to discuss Germany. The talks, called by the USSR and Poland, aim to plan a separate government for the Soviet zone and review London conference decisions on Germany. Currency reform in western zones is under way.
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