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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1925
Page
6
Coal and supply ads mixed with rentals sales services and events. Listings include houses for sale or rent in Bludfield and surrounding areas, shoe shine parlor addition, piano sale, chiropractic services, church notices, dances, and local incidents such as a fatal fall at Norfolk and Western shops, a road arrest, and a false fire alarm. The blend reflects a bustling town classified page with multiple named places and people.
A serious automobile crash on the Oakvale mountain road near Glen Lyn was reported last evening. Sheriff Thompson confirms injuries and arrests. early reports allege a car driven by Black occupants forced a white vehicle off the road, with two Black suspects arrested at Narrows and later released.
The Bluefield Fair will open September 14, delayed from past years, per Secretary W L Otey. Officials promise new features and stronger attractions, with no cheap events anticipated, aiming to provide patrons with top tier experiences as preparations begin on the grounds.
Coal production in the Pocahontas field rose to 476 716 net tons in the week ending. The record follows a pattern of steady increases in recent weeks with August expected to surpass the yearly high. Labor shortages remain a constraint though losses from no market are trimming output less than earlier.
Thousands of white robed Klansmen marched through Washington as a heat of cars cooled by rain left many needing first aid. Dr. Gurledge led a prayer at the Monument grounds before a drenched crowd as the Massachusetts delegation arrived and joined the somber procession.
Tomorrow is the last chance for boys to join the Big Brotherhood camp at Rocky Gap Virginia. The week ends August 15 and no engagement with the director is needed to attend. The director hopes many more boys from Pocahontas and beyond will come, while camp equipment is removed at week’s end.
In the absence of Pastor J A Bays Bland Street Methodist will be led by J B Anderson from Texas. Bluefield talents perform at both services with Ruth Bodell Shriner Jen Mitchell featured. A vocal quartet and solo selections accompany the 8 oclock program under James Elmer Brown and Mrs Stanley.
The Greater Bluefield Business College led by Professor B. J. Ferguson has met all requirements for acceptance into the Southern Accredited Business College Association and becomes an accredited college in full standing. Formerly the City Business College, it has seen rapid progress with new equipment better quarters and strengthened courses. Attendance has more than doubled over the last two years.
New York reports the first saintly body to reach American soil aboard the White Star liner Homeric. The relic will go to Cleveland Cathedral after arrival, tied to the bishop's campaign to restore nearby catacombs. Christina inspired early Christian worship in the catacombs and was later moved from the catacombbea to the Augustine Sisters' convent.
A New York report says a minor government employee uncovered German patents seized by the alien property custodian that may yield more efficient motor fuel and wood alcohol, with potential to revolutionize the automobile industry and steel production, filed before the war and later clarified by Thomas Delhanty of the Commerce Department.
Bluefielders travel Tuesday to Lewisburg for a publicity trip promoting a proposed Seneca Trail along the eastern border of the state. A group of eighteen or more plan to attend with families, stay overnight at White Sulphur Springs, and return Wednesday. The trip aims to show support for completing a new North South Highway and to boost a permanent committee to push improvements. Rev Warner DuBose and Mrs DuBose will join the contingent along with several local residents and their spouses.
Four drivers sustained injuries in an automobile race. Joe and Speed Gardner, along with two others, were treated and returned home after the crash.
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