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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1945
Page
10
A special term of the Mercer county circuit court will be held July 6 at 9 30 o clock to hear chancery and law docket matters.
The Kee Street church in Pratt plans an addition adjoining the present structure to house chapel rooms and school facilities. The project, approved by unanimous vote after viewing plans, is estimated at 10,000 dollars and will begin once finances are secured. A building committee headed by C F Hill and W T Brooks is appointed with B T Elmore as financial secretary.
Suit instituted yesterday by Earnest Dillon against Zelphia Dillon in chancery returnable to July 1945.
Betty Grable and Vic Mature head the notable cast in the Technicolor musical Of the Islands at the Royal Theatre today. The confection runs with a cookbook of musical shtick and tropical scenery centered on Hawaiian ranching. Jack Oakie appears in a supporting role.
Greer Garson stars as Susie in Mrs Parkington at the Mercer theatre. The performance spans Susie from naive Nevada boarding-house keeper daughter to international beauty and matriarch. Walter Pidgeon portrays Major Parkington, empire builder in the drama.
The Vera Johnston circle of Lil a Springs church completed final plans at a committee meeting for a supper to be held Thursday evening at 6 o'clock in the Annie Shuff room of the Silver Springs school building.
The G I A No 557 will meet this afternoon at 2 oclock in Wal ker Hall. All members are expected to be present.
Mrs John Shuff hosted the G A meeting at Silver Springs church Monday night Betty Malcolm led devotion from St Luke and topics covered Citizenship Habits at Home and World Peace Youth prayers for peace and a closing Lord s prayer were offered plus refreshments during the social hour
The WSCS and Kee Street Methodist church friends hosted a surprise birthday party for Rev. Owen E Mercer on Saturday evening June 23 in Friendship Hall. The pink and white theme featured pink roses candles and a large birthday cake as fifty guests enjoyed refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Ed McPherson announce the birth of a baby daughter born Monday evening.
Dorothy Dix explains that many men in their forties and fifties drift from domestic life as they seek emotion over work, with the drift lasting four to five years. She advises wives to be well groomed and patient, noting nagging worsens the problem and that younger partners are often unattainable.
The district employees from Beckley Lewisburg Princeton and Mullens met at the Lewisburg office on Saturday afternoon June 23. A talk by superintendent 8 W Woodyard accompanied instructive pictures and business matters were discussed before a buffet supper. Princeton attendees included Mary Lee H Bondurant Lorine F Hammes T L VanStavern and E J Reaser. The next meeting will be in Princeton at a later date.
Princeton personals note Jimmy Glen Stamper has returned to his home in Salem Virginia after visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs John Shuff Kay June Stamper will return to her home with grandparents here after visiting her mother Mrs Opla Stamper in Salem Virginia Miss Ora Redman of Park Avenue is visiting relatives in Christiansburg Virginia
Governor Darden announced Virginia Polytechnic Institute board appointments with one new member Harry C. Stuart. Several incumbents were reappointed for two or four year terms ending 1947 1948 or 1949 with retroactive dates. Ex officio picks include Dr Dabney B Lancaster and Charles Wampler. apprenticeship council members named L Gordon Shearn and BE Barnes.
Governor Darden reappointed J. D. Wood of Norfolk to the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission for a five year term ending June 30 1950. Adele Clark of Richmond was reappointed to the art commission for four years ending June 18 1949. New members Margot Kent of Pulaski and Francis Herman of Martinsville join the State Board of Photographic Examiners. Kent replaces A W Orpin ineligible for reappointment. Herman fills the vacancy from Ralph W Holsinger who resigned. The sun theory was noted as an ancient Greek belief.
A column includes marriage warnings between youth and age and a reader asking about thinning hair. The response suggests buying a transformation and wearing it without apology, noting if trouble is only hair related the person is lucky.
Chinese high command reports 16 miles of south shore advance toward Shanghai as Chiang Kai-shek’s troops press along Taichow Bay and Linhai area. Japanese withdrawals extend 365 miles of east coast loss with Amoy area under Chinese control southward. Swarms of American air units cover wide aerial front from Inner Mongolia to Hong Kong region.
Hardened soldiers maintain a relentless attack on the bomb-burned airstrip and advance into the southern suburbs some 400 miles southeast of Chungking as the city endures bombardment.
Seven Virginians were admitted today to McGuire General Hospital. Names include Staff Sergeant Harvey L. Mansfield 30 of Richmond, Private First Class Kenneth Hawkins 23 of North Tazewell, Sergeant Dewey F. Draper 22 of Bassett, Sergeant William S. Rice 25 of Irvington, and others.
War Department and Navy Department publish casualty notices including missing status wounded and liberated prisoners of war. The June 8 1945 list names Norman Poland Fred B Pruett Andrew Sheppe Jr and others with next of kin details and final authority noted.
Washington June 26 Western Pennsylvania bituminous coal mine operators will wait at least until July 23 for action on coal-price hearings. The development postpones anticipated discussions and decisions affecting regional coal pricing and operations.
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