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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1961
Page
8
Pikeville College reports 651 students in its third week of the summer term. Twenty six West Virginians from Mingo and Wayne counties are among enrollees. President A A Page noted the enrollment closely matches the 655 record set two years ago. The group includes teachers and new college students, with 124 graduates this year completing bachelor work.
The second term of summer starts at 8 a.m. Students wishing to take a literature course or repeat subject should contact the school office for details. The session will run for the next 20 days.
AP reports Wall Street struggles with a cooling market as profits slow and new issues fail to sell at premiums. W. E. Hutton analyst L. C. Hooper cites stale long interest, weaker buy signals, and a drop in growth expectations across sectors including silk apparel and motion pictures, despite some indexes rising through Jan 1 to Jun 16.
The Bluefield Old Guards meet at Trinity Methodist Church to hear Rev. Charles Milam Jr. He will address the group at 10 30 this morning seeking Bluewe Baptist Church.
The hog market was steady to 25 cents higher with butcher types up to 18.50, highest since March 1, as 6,000 head cleared quickly. Mixed 1 to 3 grade sows and 260 to 300 pound hogs sold 16.25 to 18.50, while heavier weights and primes topped near 24.50. Cattle prices rose for slaughter steers up to 24.50, with prime steers at 22.75 to 24, and cows and bulls mostly steady to 50 cents higher or steady.
Prices for wheat rye oats and rye climbed on parched lands in Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan and dry U S Northwest. North Dakota grasshopper outbreaks and feed shortages cited as additional factors with July contracts listed for grain futures.
A detailed look at Eisenhower’s foreign trips shows lavish host gifts including silver and crystal, rare animals, fabrics, and tech for the president. The piece notes logistics and protocol strains, plus mixed foreign press reception and occasional embassy missteps by staff.
Final exercises for Raven, Virginia, Vacation Bible School at the Methodist Church were held on Friday. Group singing led by Rev. Harold Russell preceded class sketches. Teachers included Mrs. Eugene Cordal, Miss Jo Ann Jamison, Miss Ruth Hinkle, Mrs. Harold Russell, and others. Enrollment reached 90 with 46 perfect attendance certificates awarded.
The Men's Club of the East Graham Christian Church will entertain at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson Saturday at 4 p.m.
Prices offered farmers for grains across Virginia include Wheat No 2 red winter at 1.75 in Richmond Ashland and Roanoke with slight variations, Randolph County and others. Corn No 2 yellow shelled ranges around 1.21 in several towns with higher 1.36-1.40 at Rockingham and 1.38 at Page County. Barley No 3 around .80 to .90, No 2 Barley Roanoke around .90, Oats No 2 near .65 in multiple locales.
Bill Gove president of the Bill Gove Corporation of Coral Gables Florida will be the keynote speaker at 1130 a.m. the first day. He will discuss The Fate of Sales and Service. State Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers and numerous company officials attend.
Virginia live poultry prices and offerings show adequate to good demand. Broilers and fryers moved at 12 to 14 cents per pound on farms with varied intra company transfers. Rock Cornish totals and head counts noted. Turkeys show limited demand with Virginia processors slaughter estimated at 20,400 heads and farm prices listed for small type birds.
New York stocks ended a volatile session with a mixed close as big caps offered support late in trading. The Dow rose 2.72 to 683.88 while the S P 500 held at 64.47 and the AP index finished at 242.30.
Eleven building permits were approved or tentatively approved pending a clear description of work. Notable items include Dr. C. T. St. Clair Jr. remodeling at 418 Bland St for 5000, and Henry and Miriam Taylor repairing a dwelling at 205 Allen St for 900.
A first aid class will begin June 28 at 7 p.m. at the Civil Air Patrol Mercer County Airport for the Bluefield Chapter. Instructor Mrs Hershel D Perdue, second lieutenant, expects enrollment of 35.
The Pastor's First Anniversary of Mt. Olive Baptist Church begins 7 p m Friday with Rev J J Howard as pastor and soloist. On Sunday 11 a m guest speaker Rev H W Dews with guest soloist Mrs Hattie Anderson. 3 p m Rev Harold Green of Macedonia Baptist Church Bos sivan Va guest speaker with Big Creek Singing Convention and Miss Anna Murray soloist.
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