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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1925
Page
3
The Sanders million dollar development draws inquiries for home sites as builders and residents anticipate new jobs along Bluestone River. W J Osborne of Itter Lumber reports broad discussion across Virginia and West Virginia, with expectations for local industry to attract workers and spur a thriving, congenial community.
The feature is praised as a great dramatic story blending ancient and modern themes. It promises thrills that linger, with the world praising the film and its powerful storytelling.
R A Fleshman of Red Sulphur Springs in Monroe county recalls driving cattle out of Tazewell and Mercer counties fifty years ago. He says he has traveled across the area where Greater Bluefield now stands and that cattle were driven to markets in Baltimore due to lack of railroads. Drouth in Monroe ruined much of the corn crop except bottom land. Freshman, 72, is visiting Bluefield with wife and son Dr Charley Freshman of Richmond. They marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary last year.
Vernon Hinton and Edith Pyle married in Bristol on Monday and returned to Bluefield Virginia last night to the delight of friends. Both are longtime Virginia Side residents with ties to Graham School and Appalachian Power Company. The bride taught in McDowell County last year and they plan to reside in Bluefield Virginia.
The Virginia Side discusses Bill Witten s big picnic ard weinie roast at Ebenezer church with plans to incorporate the event. An annual Bluestone Valley night outing has grown to about forty attendees, featuring a large feast. Bill Witten was elected ident and W H Speed commissary with W Breckenridge as camp sergeant. Rev M C Hughes chosen chaplain and Dr R M Whitten chief surgeon.
A spokesman for the outing described the Virginia side as enjoying the occasion and claimed they smoked a preferred five-cent cigar once praised by the late Tom-a as a panacea for the railills.
S A Toy of Freeman West Virginia writes to Mr Calloway detailing a substantial coin collection. He lists a 1799 silver dollar a 1818 half dollar multiple early dates a 20 cent piece and a three dollar gold piece plus hundreds of other U S coins described as rare or valuable. He notes many dates from 1805 to 1839 and mentions numerous gold silver nickel and copper pieces.
A ball game prompts a question on proper appreciation of Bluefield College Blue Field Grounds. The field sits in a bowl amid hills with trees grass shrubs and vines. The college deserves public cooperation for acquiring the grounds.
Weather observers note the moon’s posture suggests a dry spell with no rain until the lunar cycle brings a new water supply. The local weather bureau implies rainfall will resume only after the moon completes its arc and changes phase.
Still in hospital a ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H B Lefler is confined at Bluefield Sanitarium with an infection of the left leg bone. X ray shows a poor bone condition and further operations may be necessary. The lab has been in the hospital month and has been seriously ill most of the time.
Serious illness befalls E B Hale a well known Bluestore Valley citizen. His family has been summoned to his bedside as he lies ill for several days.
Mrs Lizzie Davidson and her sister Misa Sallie Miller returned to Abb's Valley yesterday after spending the summer on their Abb's Valley farm and reporting on their stay.
A brief note says Abb's Valley has had better season conditions with a possible shower there. It mentions Mrs. Davidson owning a valuable estate in Abb's Valley. The text ends with an ad tagline about paying to advertise and a press agent connected to the John Robinson show.
The Sunday Bluefield Virginia News notes a menagerie including bears and other acts. The writer plans to reuse the piece in other cities, crediting Bluefield for the write up, highlighting how advertising pays for circuses and public interest.
After the criers and wild animals tour结束, the Virginia Side Virginian resumes coverage with a note to turn to page five for more details about the revived picture show.
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