Households See Slight Food Bargain Amid Overall Inflation
Government data show May grocery costs eased while clothing, transportation, medical care, and recreation rose, keeping the overall family budget unchanged. Eggs led price declines, meat and dairy fell slightly, but coffee and sugar rose year over year. wages rose for workers with dependents and singles, with pay boosts offset by higher living costs.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
East River Radio Club Plans 24 Hour Field Day
The East River Radio Club of Bluefield will run a 24 hour field day from Mitchell Stadium beginning at 5 p m to celebrate Amateur Radio Week with Governor Barron’s proclamation. The event, under the call W8MOP, will connect with about 400 stations across the U S and Canada.
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Radio Club
East River Radio Club
Bluefield
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Amateur Radio Public Service Corporation
Mitchell Stadium
City Park
Federal Communications Commission
Pat McNulty
States
Canada
WHIS Radio Plans 35th Birthday Celebration
WHIS Radio Bluefield marks 35 years on air dating back to 1929. A WHIS Birthday Jingle contest runs four weeks from June 22 to July 19 offering gift certificates from sponsors. A staff birthday party aired on WHIS-TV Channel 6 included Mel Barnett interviewing staff and cake cutting. Announcers are C. C. Young Bud Gentry Bill Sni dow Gordon Jennings and John Harmon. John C. Shott is the station manager.
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Whis Radio
Bluefield
WHIS
Whis-Tv
Channel 6
Mel Barnett
C. C. Young
Bud Gentry
Bill Snidow
Gordon Jennings
John Harmon
John C. Shott
Annual Service Set For Tomorrow At Bethel A.M.E. Zion
The Court of Calanthe will hold its annual Thanksgiving Service at Bethel A.M.E. Zion church on Bland street this Sunday at 2 p.m. Rev. George Fagan and the St. Matthews A.M.E. from Beckley will present the program. Mrs. Lola Mack and Mrs. Gla dys Hicks, both from Bluefield, serve as grand worthy counselor and worthy counselor respectively.
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Court of Calanthe
Bethel A.M.E. Zion
Bland Street
George Fagan
St. Matthews A.M.E
Beckley
Lola Mack
Gladys Hicks
Bluefield
Democrats Name Delegates to State Convention Aug 8
Democrats will name delegates at magisterial district conventions held July 10 at 8 p.m. County chair A C White said all county Democrats may attend. Beaver Pond Bluefield 47 delegates East River Princeton 29 Jumping Branch Flat Top 1 Plymouth Athens 5 Rock Matoaka 29 Temporary chairmen to be announced later.
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A. C
Clyde) White
White
Beaver Pond
Bluefield
East River
Mercer County
Princeton
Jumping Branch
Flat Top School
Plymouth
Town
Athens
Rock
Otto Walker
Matoaka
Rev P D Edwards to Speak at A M E Zion Church
The Rev P D Edwards and his Choir of Powhatan West Virginia will be guest speaker and musicians in the A M E Zion Church on Pulaski Street Sunday. The Rev McCain is host pastor.
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P. D. Edwards
Powhatan West Virginia
A.M.E. Zion Church
Pulaski Street
McCain
GM Sessions Start Tuesday
DETROIT AP The Big Three carmakers and UAW unions begin wage contract talks with national political and economic significance. GM sessions start Tuesday Ford Wednesday and Chrysler Thursday as talks address retirement terms pensions and longer breaks amid a tense labor environment.
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Detroit
Henry Ford II
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Ford’s
Chrysler
UAW
Cadillac Square
Tax Official Responds To City Director Remarks
West Virginia State Tax Commissioner Thomas Battle criticized Bluefield City Director Angelo Monaco for remarks at a June 17 meeting about an independent audit. Battle urged careful conduct and offered to seek formal opinions on financing and legality of taxpayer funded audits, noting prior Bluefield audits and praising local state auditors.
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Thomas Battle
West Virginia
Charleston
Bluefield
Angelo Monaco
Monaco
Bluefield Daily Tele
Graph
Battle
Daily Telegraph
Randolph G. Whittle
Edward C. O'Day
Division of Inspection and Supervision
Phil Lilly
West Virginian
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
City of
Messrs
John E. Mitchell
John H. Carrico
Virginia Traffic Toll Reaches 444
The 1964 Virginia road toll rose to 444 after a Friday fatal crash. The year’s toll compares to 423 at the same point last year. Leroy Sand, 23, of Prentiss Mississippi, died in a two car collision on U S 460 near Burkesville. he was a passenger in one car.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Nottoway County
Leroy Sand
Prentiss
Miss
Burkesville
U.S. 460
Western Big Three decry Soviet East German treaty
The United States Britain and France denounce Moscow East German treaty as perpetuating Germany’s division and urge renewed talks with the Soviet Union. They reaffirm Bonn as the legitimate German government and press for a peaceful path to reunification and European security.
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Washington
Big
Soviet Union
East Germany
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
Berlin
Bonn
Europe
Peru Dominates Global Vanadium Mining Share
A study notes that nearly one third of world vanadium is mined in Peru, highlighting the country’s key role in the metal supply chain and potential impacts on prices, investment, and regional mining activity.
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Peru
Princeton Class Plans Reunion for 1954 Graduates
The Princeton High School class of 1954 plans a ten year reunion banquet on July 4 at Tow N Country Restaurant Oakvale Road. The event will start with a 6 p.m. meal and feature introductions gifts prizes and possible specialty numbers. About 140 graduates have been contacted and organizers request addresses from distant alumni via Mrs Sam Thurmer or Mrs George Erps.
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Princeton High School
Oakvale Road
Neal
Sam Thurmer
George Erps
Peter Morgan Ordained to Ministry at First Christian Church
Peter Morgan former Princeton resident was ordained at the First Christian Church in a service led by visiting ministers and Belmont Christian Church elders. The event featured remarks by Dr. Dwight Stevenson and involvement of Dr. N G Crawford and Rev. Ray G. Manley among others from Princeton and Roanoke.
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Peter Morgan
Princeton
First Christian Church
Peter
Princeton High School
College of the Bible
Lexington, Ky
Belmont Christian Church
Roanoke
Dwight Stevenson
N. G. Crawford
Princeton Church
Danbury
Conn
Ray G. Manley
Chester
Landon Saul
Lawson Faulkner
Walter White
Browning Named PR Man in Regional Blood Program
H L Squire Browning was re elected district director publicity chairman of the Appalachian Regional Red Cross Blood Program at a Roanoke meeting. Mrs Peter V Daniel was elected volunteer chairman and is the first woman to hold the post in 15 years. H A Turner was chosen vice chairman and Florence Reipe re elected secretary. The region including Princeton reported 33342 pints collected from July 1 1963 to June 24 and total 34000 pints expected by June 30, a record and 5000 more than last year.
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UAW
J. E. Taylor
Appalachian Power Co
Red Barn
Bluefield
Taylor
Appalachian
Logan
Welch
Taylors
Dearborn Street
H. L
Squire) Browning
Red Cross
Roanoke
Peter V. Daniel
Sweet Briar
Daniel
Sweet Briar College
H. A. Turner
Radford
Florence Reipe
Charlotte County
Frank Whitten
Lynchburg
Princeton
Whittan
Members Entertain At Old Guard Meet
A quintet from the Princeton Old Guard entertained at the weekly meeting in Fellowship Hall First Methodist Church. Members Mae Oaks Jim Edmunds Roy Bird C L Shannon and Hubert Richards sang religious selections under director George B Halstead. 71 members attended including nine charter members with birthdays noted for G B Halstead A H Flanagan F A Moore D R Dunn J Bailey Fox Jake Hatcher E B Underwood. Ill in hospital were James Taylor Clay Hanks and Mike Lipiezky while A P Spangler C H Hall J W Goodall T J Young J W Perdue Lewis Johnson Grover Elmore C H Boles J H Petty C K Armstrong J E Stafford A O Mosrie C E Lucado C V Pennington E G Kimble James Cotton Silas Miller W S Miles Rev A B Moore and J D Vandyk e. The session closed with group singing led by Jim Edmunds and C L Shannon with A R Kyle at the piano.
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Princeton Old Guard
Mae Oaks
Jim Edmunds
Roy Bird
C. L. Shannon
Hubert Richards
A. R. Kyle
George B. Halstead
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
G. B. Halstead
A. H. Flanagan
F. A. Moore
D. R. Dunn
J. Bailey Fox
Jake Hatcher
E. B. Underwood
James Taylor
Clay H. Hanks
Mike Lipiezky
A. P. Spangler
C. H. Hall
J. W. Goodall
T. J. Young
Hatcher Union Church Hosts Homecoming Sunday
The Hatcher Union Church will celebrate its annual homecoming on the church grounds with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning services at 11 a.m. A picnic basket lunch and afternoon gospel singing follow. Pastor Rev. Fred Cooke leads the congregation.
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Hatcher Union Church
Fred Cooke
Hatcher Church
Art Show at Princeton Methodist Church
An art exhibit is scheduled in front of the First Methodist Church in Princeton today featuring students of Betty Snidow Ogden. Exhibitors include Reggie Evans Nancy Snidow Beth Branyon Nanette Broday Polly Caldwell Joan Wright Betty Scandland Reba Barton Brad Snidow Rosiland Snidow Catherine Sanders Shirley Casali and Marvin Kessinger.
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First Methodist Church
Princeton
Betty Snidow Ogden
Reggie Evans
Nancy Snidow
Beth Branyon
Nanette Broday
Polly Caldwell
Joan Wright
Betty Scandland
Reba Barton
Brad Snidow
Rosiland Snidow
Catherine Sanders
Shirley Casali
Marvin Kessinger
Kiwanians Buy Left Over Auction Items
Princeton Athens Kiwanis Club members purchased items leftover from the annual Kiwanis Radio Auction. Ed Jones and Cris Barton served as auctioneers with Jones presiding in the absence of Irving Selig.
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Princeton- Athens Kiwanis Club
Ed Jones
Cris Barton
Jones
Irving Selig
Indians in Arizona Surpass Other States by Population
About 82,000 Indians live in Arizona, the highest concentration in any state at the latest count. The figure reflects a growth trend among native communities within the region and underscores the state's significant Indigenous presence.
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Arizona
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