Bluefield Rotary Hosts Annual Ladies Night Dinner
The Bluefield Rotary Club held its annual Ladies Night at the Bluefield Country Club with a social hour and singing led by Rev. Winton R. Houck. Vincent Paoliello and his string ensemble provided dinner music as P. Dick Woods presided. Sam D. May was installed as the new president with the gavel presented.
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Bluefield
J. M. B. Lewis, Jr
Joseph H. Bowen
Harry A. Goodykoontz
Lewis C. Tierney
Gilbert S. Meem
Patrick T. Flanagan P. Dick Woods
Sam D. May
House Passes Bill For Road Allotment
Washington June 25 The allotment for the Blue Ridge Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee is part of an 11 million dollar appropriation approved by a conference committee. The Natchez Trace parkway in Tennessee and Alabama would get 4.4 million, with 1.2 million to be divided between the George Washington Memorial parkway from Mt. Vernon Virginia to Great Falls Maryland and the Foothills parkway of Tennessee.
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Washington
Blue Ridge Park
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Mt. Vernon
Great Falls
State Guard Units To Go To Camp Dawson
West Virginia's two state guard regiments will leave their home stations early July 21 in motor convoys to Camp Dawson near Kingwood for their annual drill. About 800 members of the first and second regiments will train July 21 to 28 at Preston county grounds, with separate unit drills as approved by the war department. A department advisory on regular army officers aiding the program had not yet been issued.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Camp Dawson
Kingwood
Carleton C. Pierce
Preston County
War Department
Pierce
Virginia Boys' State Elects Officers in Blacksburg
In Blacksburg Virginia the 194? Virginia Boys State elected J B Johnson of Osaka as governor with 181 to 110. Federalist Frank Avery of Fredericksburg defeated nationalist Jimmy Marshall 147 to 144 for lieutenant governor. The Senate and House results favored Federalists. Officers elected included Billy Wolf Norfolk president Johnny Chalfont Arlington vice president Jack Prince Acacia secretary and Donald Runyan Dunbar treasurer. Louis Tyre of Roanoke presided as outgoing governor.
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Blacksburg
J. B. Johnson
Osaka
Overnor Tuck
Bullion Tech
Alee
Ht of
Norfolk
Eke Ite
Peleratt
Senate
House of Eee
Frank Avery
Ericksburg
Jimmy Marshall
Isa Forat
Ee Ee
House
Boys State Bar Association
Billy Wolf
Johnny Chalfont
Arlington
Jack Prince
Aachia
Donald Runyan
Dunbar
A A Louis Tyre Oewporews
Synthetic Liquid Fuel Study To Continue
Rep Randolph says national funds will finish warrnous liquid fuel studies at West Virginia and other centers. House and Senate conferees approve interior department appropriation bill at 5 250 000 for this work.
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Washington
Randolph
W. Va
West Virginia
House
Senate
Interior Department
Community religious milestone marked by joint services
The Colored People News notes a fellowship program led by W. N. Pitts and Rev. M Simms. Church choirs provide music for each service and fraternal brothers participate in laying a cornerstone. The event aims to bring together congregations through shared ceremony.
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W. N. Pitts
Elder Paul Jones to Speak at Local Church Service
Pastor Paul Jones of the West Virginia East Tennessee State Oil Pentecostal Assemblies will lead a service at 8 o clock tonight at 315 Reese Street. Robert Owens 29 of Arista died Tuesday at Providence Hospital after one month as a patient. Funeral plans are pending.
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Paul Jones
The
West V Ja Anq East
Tennessee State Oil
Pentecostal Assemblies
Reese Street
Robert Owens
Arista
Providence Hospital
University center work eyed for 40 50 workers in West Virginia
Randolph said about 40 or 50 workers are engaged at the West Virginia center in the University of West Virginia mineral arts building. Initial funding was voted by Congress under a top limit of 30,000,000. Studies may be reported in about three years. Other experiment stations on liquid fuel from coal and agricultural products exist in Colorado, Missouri and Wyoming.
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Randolph
West Virginia Center
University of West Virginia Mineral Arts
Congress
Colorado
Missouri
Wyoming
Diesel powered shallow draft cargo vessels designed for ocean and river routes
New 2 700 ton diesel powered cargo ships are built for dual ocean river operation. With 1 200 tons of cargo they ride a shallow eight foot draft enabling access to tighter harbors and inland ports.
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the News
Virginia State Police To Patrol From Monoplanes Soon
Virginia state police will deploy aircraft in an observatory role with two way radio links to patrol highways. Col C Woodson said planes will aid in locating remote property and criminals, with bases planned for eastern central and western Virginia and pilots with wartime flight training.
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Richmond
C Woodson
Woodson
Highway Patrol
Preston
Lynchburg
Midlothian Pike
Virginia
Aynesboro
Chilhowle
Wythe County
Pennsylvania
New York
Local Jaycees Hold Monthly Dinner-Meet
The Bluefield Junior Chamber of Commerce met at the West Virginian hotel for a 6:30 p m dinner meeting. Tony Lotito city recreations director spoke on the ongoing recreational program and future plans. Lyndall Boice reported on governmental affairs program set to begin June 30, to be run by the committee. Lee Baldwin presided in Chuck Crawford’s absence with C L Shockey directing the program.
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Bluefield
C. L. Shockey
Pastors School Enrollments At Local College
A total of 26 pastors enrolled at the Baptist Pastors Conference at Bluefield College. Roy Helton, future Bible professor, led a conference on the Sermon on the Mount with Dr Herman Stevens of Newport News. James R. Bryant and Dr. H W Connelly spoke on pastoral issues and led evening sessions at the First Baptist Church. Conferences run each morning with supervised recreation in afternoons. evening sessions begin at 7:45 on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Baptist
Eeanal Ae Beneiees Eetees
Ray Morn'na Gay
Cast
Ane
Roy Helton
Bluefield College
Herman Stevens
Newport ‘News
James R. Bryant
Richmond
H. W. Connelly
Roanoke
Bryant
Connelly
First Baptist
Paul Judy
the First Baptist Church
Public evening sessions set with scheduled speakers
The schedule lists speakers for evening sessions this night, inviting public attendance and participation.
Four Areas Vote To Join Glenville Four Areas Vote To Join Glenville
Four suburban areas vote to join Glenville in a no limits plan. Officials estimate population could rise from 5 000 to about 1 500. voters approve expansion in multiple sites. Camden Plats records show 152 registered, 147 votes cast.
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Glenville
W. Va
Genville
Union
Hays City
2S View
Collins
Camden
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U. S. Army
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