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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1948

Page

8

Owen Appointed Dean Emeritus At Bluefield College

Bluefield College announces Dean C. W. Owen named dean emeritus by the board of trustees while remaining a professor of education with full pay. President Charles J. Harman notes the honor and says Owen will continue teaching as the fall term begins. James Zembus named new head of history from Southern Baptist Seminary. Harman also expects at least three new professors to fill economics engineering and business vacancies.

C. W. Owen Bluefield College Charles J. Harman Dean Owen Harman

Television relay test aids Charleston WCAW reception

Charleston West Virginia June 24 radio WCAW reported good reception of a television rebroadcast of the Republican convention using a high over Pittsburg area plane. Chief engineer W B Stone said the test yielded better than expected results with fades requiring constant tuning during the 8 to 9 30 p m EST window. An Air Force B 29 planed for a later televised Louis Walcott prize fight relay to Middle Western viewers.

Charleston W. Va WCAW Pittsburg W. B. Stone Washington Air Force

Only Five Confederate Vets Alive In Virginia

Five surviving Virginia Confederate veterans were listed by the state pension clerk in Richmond. General Julius Franklin Howell reported that all but one are 100 or older, with Theodore N Mayo of Norfolk aged 103 and Ion Bannister of Richmond among the long lived. Died recently was 102 year old G. Dickerson of Bristol. The Bristol death and details of veterans in Scott, Suffolk, and Bluefield were noted in the office’s records.

Richmond Virginia Julius Franklin Howell Bristol Salling Slant Scott Couna G. Dickerson Suffolk Snares Matthews Bluefield Theodore N Mayo Norfolk Ion Bannister

Chicago Livestock Market Report June 24

USDA market summary from Chicago shows salable hogs 10 000 to 12 000 head with bulk good and choice weights 170 to 360 pounds priced from 25.00 to 28.75 per cwt. Cattle totals include 3 200 salable head with steers topping at 38.50 and most high to choice between 33.50 and 38.25. Calves 400 head with feeders at 32.65. Sheep and lambs report 1 500 total with native spring lambs 29.00 and shorn lambs down to 11.00 for prices. various other beef and pork cuts listed.

Chicago USDA

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