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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1949

Page

5

Postal Case in Federal Court in Warriormines West Virginia

The former Warriormines West Virginia postmaster Jeanette Eunice Wingo and her daughter Mary Ruth Rasnake face false records charges and will appear before Judge Ben Moore in a morning session of the U S district court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Claude Higgins of Widemouth is listed on the docket for interstate transportation charge.

Warriormines W. Va McDowell County Jeanette Eunice Wingo Mary Ruth Rasnake Ben Moore United States District Court For Southern District West Virginia Claude Higgins Widemouth

Long Docket as Jim Seal Impersonation Case Is Heard

In a southern West Virginia district court proceeding a string of cases was heard including Johnny E. Seal who pleaded guilty to impersonating an FBI agent after a convoluted family tale involving a child and cousins. Also charged were Allen Albaugh Aubrey Duncan and John Richards on government property theft with a July trial date set for Gordon. Phillip Hayden, Mohican postmaster, pled guilty to embezzling 463.65 in COD collections. the judge delayed further action as U.S. Marshals controlled traffic.

Robert Clinton Lester Gary W. Va Johnny E. Seal Athens FBI Seal James Seal Johnny Seal Johnny James Moore Allen Leo Albaugh Oak Hill Aubrey Warren Duncan John B. Richards James William Gordon Gordon Oak Hill National Guard Phillip Walter Hayden Mohican Hayden United States Marshall Bland Street

Forfeits Speeding Bond In City Court

Albert T. Hendricks of Kingston New York forfeited an $11 speeding bond in Judge James Martin's municipal court docket. A reckless driving charge against James L. Conley of Potashontas was sustained and a drunken driving charge continued. One person forfeited a $6 stop sign bond. another reckless driving and drunkenness case resulted as not guilty or pending. In four drunkenness cases two bonds of $16 were forfeited, one person fined $20 and jailed five days, another fined $10 or five days. The Earth's 1850 population is estimated at 1.091 billion.

Albert T. Hendricks Kingston N. Y James Martin James L. Conley Pocahontas

Rural Life Dominated U S Population in 1900

A historical note reports that only about 40 percent of Americans resided in cities and towns in 1900, highlighting the era's rural concentration and the spread of urbanization in the early 20th century.

New Kresge Store Planned in Bluefield

The Scott building at Bland and Raleigh will be razed to make way for a new S S Kresge five ten and twenty five cent store in Bluefield. Construction starts early 1950 with completion planned for Christmas 1950. The Scott building once housed St Luke's hospital and now contains multiple businesses and apartments. A note on King Xerxes is included in the report.

Scott Bland Raleigh S. S. Kresge Company Bluefield St. Luke's Hospital

Tobacco Samples Flow to Richmond Lab for Lucky Strike Purchases

A constant stream of tobacco samples from every growing area is analyzed in a Richmond Virginia laboratory. Reports on quality are sent to auction buyers for the Lucky Strike makers.

America Richmond Virginia

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