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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1954
Page
9
The report notes wholesale price movements across multiple commodities in New York Chicago and Richmond with USDA meat and poultry figures. Prices for eggs live poultry and cattle vary by grade and weight and reflect steady or moderate receipts and demand in several regional markets.
In New York on June 26 the USDA notes unsettled fees and mixed prices for nearby medium and small white ants and related receipts. Weather and market conditions leave balance uncertain as Rece Lowe quality figures show 4630 bb on a balance.
Richmond markets show No. 2 Red Winter wheat at 1.80 in Richmond and Ashland with varied regional quotes. Corn No 2 yellow ranges around 1.70 to 1.85, barley No. 2 test weights span 0.85 to 1.10, oats No. 2 around 0.65 to 0.78, rye quotes near 1.00 to 1.54, across several Virginia localities including Augusta, Luray, Roanoke, Pulaski, Rapidan, and Rockingham counties.
Market report shows cattle mostly mid grade with prices 13.75 to 17. Calves scarce. Hogs strong with barrows and gilts 25.50 to 26.00 for 220 to 249 pounds. Sows around 19.00 for 350 pounds. Listings note some price ranges and weight classes. Political advertisement disclaimer.
Moderate profit taking cuts an early rally as the market remains near a new yearly high. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks rises to a record high for the year, with Allied Chemical DuPont U S Gypsum and Proctor & Gamble among movers while oil shares soften late. Spend volume 2,060,000 shares.
Price trends were irregular and activity fairly steady on the Chicago Board of Trade with September corn around 1.04, oats near 72 percent, rye about 1.08, soybeans fluctuating and various No 1 and No 2 yellow and white grain contracts listed. Markets show mixed movement across futures with several months and grades cited.
Washington report shows Treasury cash balance at 6.19 billion dollars as of June 22 with deposits for fiscal year ending July 1868 totaling 767,166.97 and withdrawals at 70,000,665,407.50. Debt figures include 21,026 in sold benefits and 550,767,786.83 debt not subject to statutory limit.
Newly elected officers of Prince ton Lodge No. 134 A F and A M were installed Thursday night by district deputy grand master J Lee Selvey with M E Brookman as marshal and H J Thompson as chaplain. Officers include Fred Yaney worshipful master John H Whittaker senior warden Chatten H Nikolaus junior warden Joseph H Evans treasurer Mount E Miller secretary John C Morris tiler H J Thompson chaplain W W Smith senior steward Billy A Forbes junior steward Willard A Johnson R O Sewall and trustees Harvey J Thompson Milton E Brookman and Otho B Thompson.
The Annual Home Coming Day at Wesley's Chapel on Lashmeet Road near Sissonville will be held Sunday July 11. The Rev. Thomas Edward Frooks a Methodist minister from Sissonville will be guest speaker at the morning worship hour. A basket lunch will be served at noon and afternoon services follow.
The Douglas Bible Class of First Presbyterian Church met at Mrs Ray Thompson’s Blake Avenue home. Members and two guests attended with devotional by Mrs R E Lee and a program led by Mrs Thompson, including musical quizzes by Mrs Daniels and Mrs McConnell. Salad and coffee were served to 14 members. A separate note mentions Lucy Myers of Roanoke. An Immanuel Baptist Church youth swimming party at City Park followed with 24 participants and a basket picnic.
The Lashmeet Farm Women's Club met Tuesday at Mrs. Jack Porter's home. Seven members and one visitor attended, and summer refreshments were served as the season closed.
Baltimore grain report shows wheat receipts at 66,222 bushels with 659,032 shipped and 5,291,300 on hand. Corn receipts around 30,000 bushels with oats stock noted. wheat straw priced at 21 to 22 dollars per ton.
Room unfurnished in a ground floor apartment with private entrance and private bath. Includes porches and yard. Available now. Apply at 202 Lee St or call 3351 Princeton.
At the Princeton Lions Club meeting Kathryn McKinney of Mercer County Board of Education gave an instructive report on tachistoscope use at Knob School over six months. The device exposes brief visual stimuli to aid study and was demonstrated by Helen Lambert with Dwight ant and Douglas Bryant assisting. The club purchased the machine about two years ago for roughly $450, with William W Myers presiding in Earl Hadden’s absence. International Counsellor Roy Browder of Bluefield and J C Mabe of Douglas Aircraft attended as visitors.
At a Princeton Rotary Club meeting, Harry Strong Jr the AEPCO manager was installed as the new president starting July 1, with W Grady Carper retiring June 30. Wendell Marsten becomes secretary treasurer, James Hedrick as assistant. Swanson Pendleton biography notes, fall scenery slides shown by John ix.
Richmond news: state corporation commission schedules a 10 a.m. Sept. 15 public hearing on a joint N and W Railway and Atlantic Coast Line consolidation. The plan merges N and W trains 12 and 21 into 21 and trains 16 and 22 into 22 between Petersburg and Norfolk with a separate schedule change for ACL No. 29 between Richmond and Petersburg.
The closing program for Silver Springs Daily Vacation Bible School is set for 11:00 Sunday morning. Theme is The Church and will feature a history of Silver Springs Church. Three charter members will be honored. School staff includes Director Mrs Brown Weatherford and several department superintendents and assistants. A separate item notes colored ice cubes for Fourth of July and St Patrick's Day clashing themes.
In the week ended June 19 Sth District department store sales rose 10 percent over the year-ago level in 41 stores across Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and the District of Columbia. For four weeks ended June 19 the total fell 3 percent from a year earlier and the year to date was down 2 percent from 1953.
Witten Fort Long Rifles rise in Tazewell Virginia as a revived muzzle loading and percussion cap rifle club. An outgrowth of the 1950 Sesquicentennial the group meets monthly at Higginbotham Range on the historic fort site. The 62 member club held a June shoot featuring three matches Roy W Peery won the first event. Next shoot is slated for July 17.
Harvey M. Janney of Fredericksburg was acquitted in Richmond today on charges he evaded paying 58,461 in income taxes from 1946 to 1950. Judge Sterling Hutcheson voiced reasonable doubt amid defense claims of government errors and a 100000 miscalculation of net worth.
A Clean up Paint up Fix up contest is underway in the Raven area and runs until September 1 with final judging. Miss Margaret Grose explains the event with a $5 prize for the greatest exterior improvement. Eligible homes lie west of Doran Airport Bridge to Raven Hill and West Raven. July 15 is the deadline to notify the committee of intent to compete. Contact Mrs Charles Wilson Mrs Charles Casey or Mrs Jack Britts of Raven.
Princeton Park and Recreation Association president W Grady Carper says the community pool has averaged 300 swimmers in the first two weeks since opening on June 12. Attendance rose to 400 on day two and 650 last Sunday with plans for a bathing beauty contest finals Monday and a fireworks display Monday night.
Gov. Stanley will head Virginians and visitors to the opening performance of the eighth season of The Common Glory in Williamsburg on June 30. Jamestown Corp officials say the new play will feature a full musical score with a 16 piece symphony, new costumes and scenery, and a second act. Paul Green's symphonic drama about the Revolutionary War years will be staged at the Lake Matoaka Theater with Lew is A. McMurran presenting the governor to the audience.
Miss Patricia Ann Bales of Hampton Virginia visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs A W Steller in Princeton and other relatives. Washington residents Marshall Rule and B H Rule spend the weekend with local cousins while visiting. Mrs Amburgey of Mann stops en route to visit her grandmother Mrs R McKenzie. Joe Workman improves in Philadelphia after an eye operation at Wills Clinic. Lt Col F M Barberie and Mrs Barberie visit Princeton before his July sailing to Heidelberg to assume transportation duties.
Mr and Mrs E C Kirby of Princeton announce the marriage of their daughter Natalie to Darrell Duane Viars son of Mr and Mrs C E Viars of Princeton The double ring ceremony was held in Pearlsburg Va by Rev H C Dawson at 9 30 am June 1 1950 Mrs Viars attended Princeton schools and works for Blanks Inc Mr Viars is Beaver High School class of 1947 veteran of the Korean War and works for the Virginian Railway They will reside in Princeton
A. L. Pok as administrator of Richard R. Watkins and others sue Marguerite Watkins and others in Circuit Court to settle the Watkins estate. The Princeton Boys' Choir meets at First Baptist Church from 9 to 10 a.m. for rehearsal then walks to City Park for a softball game picnic lunch and swimming.
Practically new six room house with full basement in a residential section. Lot 50 by 50 feet. FHA approved with down payment of 4500 dollars. Will accept late model used car as part of down payment. View by appointment in Arkansas City at 4081 between 3 and 5 PM with Dempsey et al.
Legal notices reveal DIVING SHOPS INC withdrawing from West Virginia under state law. Repossession listings from Moses Ford Sales and Bluefield Lincoln-Mercury Sales announce sale of a 1949 Ford four door sedan and a 1968 Pontiac sedan coupe, with auction details, due dates, and conditions.
Lost male black and white English setter with a slight limp in the left hind leg. Liberal reward for information. Call C. French at 5187 or 732. Found black Cocker Spaniel on Bland side of East River counted. Male about 4 years old. Phone 3579, Princeton.
A compact old classified listing highlights insulation sales Johns Manville Spintex blown insulation offers phone and box contact, plus repairs for roofs gutters welding plumbing and lawnmower sharpening. Local name Morris at Sanitarium Alley provides pickup service and dial contact.
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