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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1925
Page
2
Short items cover coal suppliers offering standard grades and delivery tips, watch repair by Henry Rodgins Co., and a Billy Sunday rally day in Pisgah Virginia. Also listed are a bluefield auction notice, church announcements from Richmond, a real estate rental, fresh produce ad, local police uniform update, a deserter arrest, and the death of Mrs Lee Lawson in North Powell Street.
Geneva August reports Mrs Woodrow Wilson may lack housing upon her arrival next week. She has leased Chateau Bartholon for September but current occupants refuse to vacate until November 15 under their lease. Officials seek hotel accommodations as Geneva rooms are fully booked while she follows the league assembly.
Vancouver, Aug 28 A EB Wilson branch manager Canadian Bank of Commerce rushed from the vault to trap a would be robber Joseph Leonard eighteen outside. Leonard entered with two men silenced clerks and forced Wilson and two assistants into the vault. Leonard moved to claim loot. Wilson slammed the vault door and alerted police.
The On Leong and Hip Sing factions meet in Assist District Attorney Pecora’s office to discuss terms. An armistice holds pending a final arbiter decision by District Attorney Banton and the Chinese Benevolent Society, with a new treaty review set for next Monday.
Unity Encampment No 4 LO CF adopts memorial resolutions for B G C Ingram a long time member and trusted brother. The text notes bereaved wife family and lodge mourning abstain wear mourning badges for a day. It also directs distribution of copies to the family and publication in Bluefield Telegraph with archival filing in the lodge. Northfork W V August 26.
Mercer County hosts a Colored Folk Teachers Institute beginning Monday at 9 30 with instructors led by Prof W W Sanders and Prof J L Hill directing. Rev Simon Smith of Slab Fork preaches Sunday at 3 pm at Church of God Apostolic. Public invited. Personal notes list visits by Mrs E D Gpeare of Columbus and others.
Grand Lodge of What Views, FALLY will lay the cornerstone on Sunday at Shiloh Baptist Church with lodges No 42 Bluefield No 75 Princeton No 3 Bluefield No 84 Bluefield No 1 Gitatto and No 156 Bluefield Va in attendance A sermon at the Princeton courthouse and a lecture by Dr C Mitchell grand master F A will follow.
The Telegraph Window announces a new press run tonight around nine o clock. Early morning edition will be printed, and readers who wish to view the issue should note the 9 o clock print time at the usual location in the Vin Woo building.
A West Virginia chapter of Y M organized a cornerstone laying event with a 3:00 p.m. dinner at the Masonic Temple and a 7:30 p.m. sermon by Rev. W R Woodson.
Officers report liquor being pitched from a train into the Giles street hill area. Ramsey, Wilson, and Gilpin were involved. Ramsey was fined ten days in police court after being caught with two heavy sacks of liquor while the other suspect fled.
E L Dickerson dies after long public service in McDowell county burial set for Maple Hill cemetery Elkhorn with funeral at Bilkborn conducted by Rev R L Evans. He served as deputy sheriff deputy assessor and justice of the peace and led local Scout activities born Floyd County Va April 17 1883. He married Alma Ward Noel in 1912 and leaves a widow and one stepchild.
Fort Wayne Indiana August 28 Charles Murphy alias Charles Farmer alleged member of the Gerald Chapman George Anderson gang was questioned by city police and justice agents about Anderson who is wanted for the murder of Mr and Mrs Ben Hance near Muncie two weeks ago Murphy was arrested after a midnight clash at Lake Webster and is believed to be the go between for the gangsters and Anderson He was arraigned on a loitering charge and held under $5000 until September 8
The Rev Virgil B Lowder vacationing pastor leads at Midway Christian with Evangelist Harvey C Bream preaching both morning and evening. Morning theme The Empty Communion Cup and evening message Religious Liberty. A picnic lunch follows the service and Christian Endeavor meets at 6 with revival ending Wednesday.
Acorn-fed mountain trio including Jilly Childress were arraigned with two mountain men on federal charges. They posted a $5,000 bond and wait for Judge George W. McCree in Dowell county. Authorities seized still gear and mash in a Virginia line raid.
Charles Wilson nineteen Clarence Huff are said to have stolen two hundred fifty dollars from Pedigo's Department Store on Thursday. Seagle surprised the trio as they prepared to divide the loot and police will send them to a hearing in Laurie Kitts Court.
After several weeks illness W D Harmon of Tip aged sixty eight died at the home of his daughter Mrs D H Kahle on Penmar avenue yesterday afternoon. Funeral at New Hope church at 3 pm Sunday with Rev J M Carter officiating. Interment at Smiths Chapel. Survived by wife nine years, one sister and children Beverly Harmon Bluefield B B Harmon Iaeger John Harmon Bluefield Chester Harmon Welch Robert Harmon Maitland Harmon Jaeger Marvin Imon Bluefield Mrs D H Kahle Bluefield Mrs Ernest Belcher Princeton Mrs Bruce Kahle New Hope Virginia and Nina Harmon Bluefield.
West Palm Beach August 28 six aliens who escaped after smuggling into the city by a liquor boat were being sought by officers five other aliens all Bahamans were captured today. The alleged smugglers reportedly fled toward port to evade a revenue cutter and fired six shots at the vessel but escaped unharmed. The five prisoners said they were brought from Grand Bahama island for twenty dollars each.
Chicago reports the Chicago northwest annual conference voting for unification with the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The move aligns two United Methodist bodies as of this date in August.
A man was fined five dollars plus court costs for washing his automobile with city water during an emergency. The incident occurred in Breslau on Thursday at the local court following a town ordinance prohibition.
EB C Wade announces contracts closed for a four story junior high on the Ramsey Street site. The fifth floor with twenty five rooms will serve high school pupils, the second floor with fifteen rooms to house Ramsey Street students. Memorial and Hardy Street buildings progress with temporary student housing on the Memorial site. New Wade stadium and Fairview gymnasium ready for fall sports as the school building program nears completion.
Doctors from Southwest Virginia gathered for the Southwest Virginia Medical Society meeting in Mountain Lake noting the profession must advertise to meet competition from cults. Dr. J N Millar urged advertising for the profession, not individuals, and pressed an educational plan to share discoveries and warn against fakes.
Workmen began cleaning terra cotta on the Law and Commerce building using a special prep that lifts dirt but preserves the surface. The Bluefield National Bank will relocate there, its new white sandstone facade ready for occupancy by October 1, and praised as one of the region’s finest looking bank homes.
Huntington W Va August 24 The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway reports weekly coal loadings for the week ending August 22 at 22 154.7 cars with a daily average of 3 692 cars Coke loadings total 232.8 cars including 49.2 in New River field and 18 346 in Kentucky field Coal by fields lists New River 6015 Kanawha 3639.5 Coal River 1829.8 Logan 8078.4 Kentucky 2676.4 Long Fork 718.2 Creek 280.4 A C and 1
The American Federation of Labor conference chaired by President Green discussed curbing Mexican labor movement into the United States. Leaders including Lars Morones and others considered plans presented to the American and Mexican authorities. Delegates remained in Washington to join Pan American Federation of Labor talks on expanding labor organization in South and Central America.
Rex Ford five son of Mr and Mrs E B Ford of Akron Ohio died in a Huntington hospital from injuries after a truck struck him near Hurricane this morning The driver Otho Wisman of Huntington was exonerated by witnesses The family was traveling from Johnson City Tennessee after visiting relatives in Tennessee
Conneaut Lake Park Pennsylvania August 28 Delta Tau Delta at its annual convention adopted plans to raise a ten million dollar fund to aid chapters in buying suitable houses and to loan undergraduates funds for education. The fund would be raised through member subscriptions.
Prince ton and Bluefield delegates travel to Midway Christian church for Harvey C. Bream sermons on enduring investments based on Hebrews 2 1. Nightly services feature six active preachers and strong choir work. An all day gathering planned Sunday includes a picnic lunch and afternoon service with invitation to all, families welcome.
Folger A Bancroft ambassador to Japan was buried today in Hope cemetery Dalesburg Ti Aug 28 Simple rites marked the interment his wife and parents buried there.
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