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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1946
Page
12
Curtain blaze blown by wind across a gas stove during breakfast at the home of W. H. Kessinger at 414 CC street. Firemen arrived about 8:50 p.m. and kept damages to a minimum.
Walter Grayson Maxwell 71 retired merchant died at his Garten Building home from heart ailment after a week illness. Born April 8 1875 in Spanishburg he married Catherine of Athens who died in 1944. Survived by ten daughters and one son Basil M of Charleston. funeral Sunday at Bethel church with burial in Bethel cemetery.
Washington reports idle naval land at South Charleston West Virginia may be leased next month. Hedrick and Bailey WV Democrats say a tract for building number 303 could be signed by July 1 after talks with War Assets Administration. Bids will be invited after the period ends around July. John R Wald Jr of Wald company Tyrone Pa attended the conference. the firm is interested in leasing part of the plant.
County clerk records reveal A E Robertson named guardian for 17 year old Charles Sheppard with a $100 bond secured by Virgie Doyle as surety. Emory E Ramey files suit in circuit court against Lizzie Kate Markham Ramey in chancery following July rules.
Princeton Society members Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Williams and children Nell and Warren Williams plan to attend the marriage of Miss Betty Shutt to Mr. Laurence Williams at 8 o clock Saturday in the First Church. Bridesmaid Betty Ruth Roach of Baltimore arrives with her parents. Other guests include Basil Hart, Bill Stafford of Bristol, and Mrs. Roy Johnston and Mrs. D. W. Stafford of Trigg Virginia, aunts of the bride.
Mrs R B Saunders hosted the Porum club Tuesday night at her Seventh street home with Mrs H B Wells presiding in the president’s absence. After a short business session Mrs J L Hart presented an herbs paper. Mrs A M Robinson discussed Service and Not Servants. Nine members attended and refreshments followed.
Members of the Princeton chapter E. S. will hold a meeting tonight at seven o clock in the hall. The notice calls all members to attend and discuss upcoming events.
The season closes with a 8 o'clock recital in the Memorial building. Presenting are Jimmy Lambdin, Bobby Jones, Nancy Selvey, Martha Sue Evans, Mary Elizabeth Collier, Patty Farley, Norma Farley, Betty Winfrey, Norma Muncey, Virginia Lee Bowling, Betty Gay Miller, Hila Arrington, Marjorie Onka, Mar gie Ann Kahle, Jeanette Snidow ine Lee Glenn and Patty Lou.
Attendees from the region joined the funeral of Arthur E. Pennington in Columbus at Cook and Son funeral home with burial in Greenlawn cemetery. Upcoming marriage events include Miss Jean Frances Donovan to Mr. Edgar Moyer at the First Methodist church with Miss Eloise Flynn and Miss Mary Kathryn DeHart as bridesmaids. A dessert bridge hosted by Mrs. Walter Burton honored Mrs. Joseph Shaffer and Mr. Shaffer at Honaker Avenue. Regular Athens Farm Woman's Club meeting held at Mrs. Viola’s home.
Huntington W Va June 27 Duncan W Daugherty head of the Cabell county bar association said the group will act in courts or otherwise against unauthorized practice of law in Cabell county. The matter was referred to the association committee on authorized practice for action. He cited wills and deeds drawn by laymen as risking the rights of citizens and said actions would curb such activity in the public interest.
The Princeton Juniors will meet the Bluefield American Legion baseball team Friday at 4 30 p m on the high school athletic field. The Legion beat the Moose 8 6 in a league game Tuesday with Gregory Bradbury collecting two hits and Moore homering for the winners. Rain postponed the V F W and Elks game on Wednesday.
Dr. C. E. Watkins of Oak Hill was elected president of the Fayette county chapter of West Virginians Inc at the meeting last night Ken Holliday of Montgomery was named vice chairman and C C Neal of Oak Hill was elected secretary treasurer for the university booster organization in Fayette County W Va June 27 4
J. B. Childers of Princeton long time state policeman is slated to become chief of police at Ronceverte West Virginia on July 1. His retirement application was before the Department of Public Safety retirement board on Wednesday.
Public service commission hearings on motor carrier applications to be heard at the Raleigh courthouse in Charleston West Virginia and run from July 1 through July 3. Twelve cases are scheduled with three on Monday July 1 three on Tuesday and four on Wednesday. Chairman C E Nether presiding.
James A. Corrick, county agricultural agent, who has served as lieutenant commander in the U S Navy Reserve in Astoria Oregon after duty in the South Pacific, will return to Princeton today to resume duties July 1. He has been in the navy for almost four years.
Funeral services for James Mon roe Rose 75 farmer and merchant who died at his home at Camp Creek Tuesday night will be held this afternoon at 2 30 o clock at the home conducted by Rev Isaac Payne of Spanishburg and Elder Nichols of Coal City. Burial will be in the family cemetery.
Honorably discharged service members reported to boards. Three names listed: Lawrence A Anderson and Pettry assigned to board No. 3, age noted as tee gy soma Mc Matoaka.
Ed Shumate a Glen Lyn postmaster and farmer is hospitalized at Memorial with a fractured right arm after his car driven by his daughter rolled over on Elgood road near Athens last Sunday.
Mrs. E W Cummings of Winston Salem and Mrs Nester Perdue of Pulaski are guests of Mrs Walter Burton on Honaker s avenue this week. Mr and Mrs Dennis Harrington returned to their home on Highland avenue Wednesday from Baltimore where they visited their son Mike Harrington and family.
A special grand jury was drawn in Cabell County common pleas court to consider the shotgun slaying of 19 year old wife by Paul Ward 37 at their Huntington home on June 19.
A delegation of 21 West Virginia educators will attend a state association meeting in Alo N and the state education meeting. The group includes SEA president W. Trent and executive secretary Pha Reeder with members from Huntington Charleston Fairmont Wheeling and other towns. Six WV educators will attend an emergency NEA conference on teacher preparation at Lake Chautauqua New York.
The U S Naval Medical Bulletin lists 10 species of woods and field animals found with bubonic plague across 15 states from Florida to the west coast. The bulletin notes that almost every year records a death from bubonic plague in the United States.
Since 1900 there have been 504 cases of bubonic plague in wild animals with over 300 in feral rats. The disease spreads mainly via rat fleas after wild animal hosts harbor it. Ground squirrels chipmunks tree squirrels marmots prairie dogs rabbits badgers and 18 species of rats and mice have been infected, across Idaho Utah Montana Wyoming California Nevada Washington North Dakota Mexico Colorado Oklahoma Louisiana Texas and Florida.
Inhabitants of Norfolk Island, a 6,600 acre territory linked to the Bounty mutineers, typically work their way out of taxes. A daily tax about 0 cents applies to men aged 21 to 55 for a period not less than nine days.
The excerpt traces Norfolk Island from a 19th century penal settlement starting in 1825 for incorrigible convicts to a relocated population. Mutiny and harsh punishments marked its early years, with convict settlement ending in 1855. In 1856 Pitcairn descendants moved to Norfolk Island, growing its population to 194.
Charleston plans a modern new railway station by Chesapeake and Ohio in Charleston West Virginia. President R Bowman announced the project to replace the old station west of the present site. Construction will start after details are settled. The railroad gave no cost estimate.
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