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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
9
County AAA committee schedules a courthouse meeting Friday night June 29 to discuss beef subsidies. War Food Administration enacts a fifty cent per hundredweight subsidy on qualified sales and payment terms require the applicant to provide certain cattle records and weights.
Mrs. Lewis A Pine Jr died Wednesday afternoon at her Princeton home after battles with illness She survived by her two children Harold Wood and Betty Ann Pine and her son Lewis who was educated in Pittsburgh The family report of arrangements was incomplete at press time
Princeton Youth Inc sponsors a summer recreation program with a treasure hunt at three playgrounds in Princeton and Thorn schools on Friday June 29 from 3:30 to 6:00 PM with prizes. Junior and senior softball leagues begin regular playoff schedules later in the program.
The dramatic film showcases Edward Arnold as a detective opposing Renee's gangsters who target sailors. Cast includes Selena Royle Tom Trout Dan Duryea Dorothy Morris Hume Cronyn in a police oriented plot.
JHE portrays Capt Nelson leading glider borne and parachute troops against Japan in Asia. Supporting cast includes William Prince George Jas James Brown Dick Cruman and Henry Hull in the Mercer Theatre film showing.
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Zeb Winfrey learn their Marine unit has arrived overseas safely. The update notes the serviceman’s return and family acknowledgment.
O Boggess was appointed administrator of the estate of Allce Vv e358 and posted a $3,000 bond with B F P Boggess as surety in the county clerk's office. W L Elmore C S Johnston and G E Davis were named as appraisers of the estate.
Suits were filed in circuit court in chancery returnable to July rules by Lee Ogle against Walter Ogle Kathleen D Seamnhe against Edna M Wood and Clark M Thornton trustee Lena Mae Nelson against Carl H Nelson.
The Willing Workers class of the First Christian church meets at 7 30 at Mrs. 8S G Foster home on Park avenue for a picnic gathering with members asked to bring picnic foods.
The Princeton Quota club met Tuesday evening at 6 10 at the Virginian hotel with president Mrs Lou Eason presiding Racine Spencer led the program and presented Miss Clara Belle Craft who sang two numbers She accompanied H K Martin A special social meeting is planned next week to reveal capsule sisters exchange gifts and draw new sisters.
Mrs L J Pack of Circle Drive left Tuesday for Harrisburg Virginia to attend the wedding of her sister in law Miss Marguerite Pack to Mr Nick J Giovanni of the U S Navy. The wedding will take place on June 30.
The Princeton American Legion auxiliary will hold a pot luck supper this evening at 6:30 o'clock at the Memorial ball. The Blue Field legion auxiliary unit will be the guest of the local unit at this meeting.
The Delphian club met Tuesday at Mrs. J. H. Hoge's home with President Mrs. Lillie Sutton presiding. Guest speaker Gladys Spangler spoke on southern prose writers and Dr. Edward Stubblefield covered three principal southern poets Sidney Lanier Edgar Allan Poe and Father Abram Ryan.
Effective July 1 1945 all work by the agricultural adjustment agency in farm transport programs will be inoperative. Kermit Bowling AAA chairman says the Office of Price Administration and Office of Defense Transportation will run these programs after June 30 without AAA input. The loss affects farm tire aid truck tires replacement and conversion new trucks off highway gasoline and highway gasoline for farm use.
Sgt William Coburn returned to Athens with a 60 day furlough after eight months as a prisoner of war. He served with the Fifteenth Air Force from Italy as a B-24 armorer and was shot down over Yugoslavia on September 13, 1944 before capture. He will then report to Miami for reassignment.
The Mercer county AAA committee office will relocate from Dr. W H Wallingford's Center street building to the Kirby Building on Main street near the courthouse Saturday June 30. Kermit Bowling chairman announces Arlie Stovall Jene burg has succeeded Mrs Aret Meador Whitlock as chief clerk.
Press dispatches from Okinawa report Sgt. Patrick C. Twohig of Princeton was active with a three-man team including Sgt. Victor R. Alt of Landes and Sgt. Virgil Coontz of Philippi. Their amphibious tank battalion reportedly captured 153 Japanese alive to 138 dead and rounded up 199 Okinawa civilians during southern Inawa operations. Mrs. Ann Lawrence Twohig, wife of Sgt. Twohig, lives in Princeton.
Cpl Flynn Snidow, held in a German prison camp for several months, has arrived home for an eight day furlough.
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, provost marshal of the European theater, returned home to Baltimore to a warm reception at a hotel luncheon for about 300 servicemen and officials. Gov. Herbert convened the crowd urging united strength of army navy and air force to ensure America leads and gains trust for future disarmament.
Local social items report Mrs. George Carr traveling to Donora for her daughter’s ankle injury. Dwyer of Highland Avenue at Mayo Clinic in Rochester awaiting an operation. Military personnel including Ray Lambert on furlough, Merlin Miller back after USS Comfort attack, and Majors McGlothlin awaiting home visit. Rotary activities in Huntington and members visiting Ferry and nearby towns. The piece closes noting the modern quince origins in Persia.
Davis, son of Mrs. Mattie B, Bluefield, is awarded the Bronze Star for heroism on Nov 11 1944 in France with Company B 104th Infantry Regiment of the 26th Division. He joined a patrol to locate and destroy hostile elements, moving under heavy fire to enable his company to press the advance and complete its mission.
West Virginia war loan bond sales totaled 22 183 093 dollars with nine of fifty five counties at or above three quarter quotas. Individuals bought 45 930 186 dollars (72 percent of 64 100 000 quota) and corporations 56 482 049 dollars (297 percent of 19 000 000). Call investor purchases stood at 102 422 235 dollars (123 percent of 83 000 000). Cade county met all objectives. Braxton Preston Mineral Boone Hampshire Boone Barbour Lincoln lead in progress.
Charleston June 27 The new six member advisory conservation commission will hold its first statutory meeting next Monday to approve projects. Shipman said the plan would place 60 division employees under the state merit system and be financed from a 1.1 million dollar road fund. The commission’s approval will precede a presentation to a legislative interim committee on conservation for final expenditure approval.
Forty five service men and two spouses attended a Service Men's club meeting. Twelve states were represented. Corinne Booker chaired as general chair. An anonymous donor sent a 100 dollar check. Bluefield Floral Company sent red roses. Bertha Farmer added five dollars to the club. Charlies Pace chaired. L. D. Mattox co-chaired. Workers included Nancy Taylor Nannie Thompson P M Shrewsbury Grace Persons F L Black Rob Sa Poole and R L Shel.
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