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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1925

Page

3

Princeton Circle Dines Guests Amid Summer Home Scene

Social notes detail Mrs. Charles Reed hosting at Park Avenue with Miss Mae Myers from Charlotte and other guests. The scene features summer flowers and course meals. Several locals and visitors are listed along with medical notes on Billy Epling Jr and various society arrivals. The column also notes church services and school reopening plans in Princeton.

Mae Myers Charlotte N. C Blanche Straley Ritchie Street Charles Reed Park Avenue Leta Bohn D. M. Viers Highland Avenue J. D. Beard Mary McCrows Lucille McCrows Handley Billy Epling, Jr Albert Lester East Falls H. B. Barber Park Avenues Mary Viers George H. Brown Bee Street Wes Brother Hutchings Tallahassee Fiorina Jack Carley Tenn Luio Nandhee Beckley John B. Harry Louise Hiawatha Mise Mary Fanting Mapie Acres E. G. Ayres Front Street J. Edmund Thompson Thompson W. Harry Olcott Margaret T. Olcott Glencariya John Adkins Blacksburg W. Miller J. H. Hamilton Earl Hamilton Charleston W. W. Hamilton

Church Services and Revivals Across Local Congregations

The Presbyterian and First Methodist churches report weekly services with Sunday school at 9:45 or 9:46 a.m., morning worship at 11, and evening at 8. Rev. Martin Hopkins will return to China in July 1926 after furlough. Church of God hosts a revival led by Rev. W. T. Rimmer in downtown Indianapolis, drawing large crowds and continues next week.

Beckley Epen J. C. Mabe Hamilton J. M. Hamilton Arthur Riner Herndon Riner E. Z. Crozier Highland Avenue Harrington Bessie Faulkner West Princeton Edgar Lazenby Memorial Re Mise Cordieley Middle West S. C. Whinerry Rose City Michigan Helen McIntyre Detroit T. C. Bonham Sarah Elizabeth Monroe Ramona Holroyd Athens Mullens Betty Koontz Randall First Methodist Church North Carolina Mandall D.C. Petry Margaret Key Bluefield Luther Hale Park Avenue Bartimeus Epworth League Sarah Whitfield Ogle Protestant Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest Mercer Street J.edmund Thompson Trinity Sewing Circle College Avenue P. m S P. Kennedy Christian R. M. Sims Elmer C. Barton Christian Endeavor Church of God W. T. Rimmer Indianapolis Straley Avenue Seventh Street First Methodist Z. B. Randall

Notice of Princeton Cemetery plot price change

The Princeton Cemetery Association announces burial plots in Oakwood Cemetery rise from 50 to 100 after September with an interim 69 price through September 1 1925. Unpaid buyers are warned that unless paid by September 1 1925 the plots will be sold, and any graves in unpaid plots will have the remaining space sold after that date. J C Chambers Manager Princeton Cemetery Association.

Princeton Cemetery Association Oakwood Cem Cemetery Association Chambers Princeton I Cemetery Association

Dozen Divorce Docket Cases Open in Circuit Court

The circuit court opened a continuation of the trial of Annie M. Dalton against Annie M. Martin over alleged trespass and alienation of affections with $40,000 damages claimed. Mrs. Dalton testified about a photo she found in Dalton’s suitcase while Dalton and Mrs. Martin denied any inappropriate relation. Dalton, the plaintiff’s husband, and Mrs. Martin both testified, with the trial expected to go to the jury later today.

Circuit Court Annie M. Dalton Annie M. Martin Dalton Apares Dalton

Divorce Day Opens in Court with Alimony Debates

The article notes divorce hearings resuming with Judge Herndon handling the docket as Judge McGrath nears completion of the Dalton-Martin trial. About a dozen active cases loom, with witnesses and combative spouses present, alimony concerns prompting sympathy for children amid domestic strife.

McGrath Herndon Dalton-Martin West Virginia

Virginia Tech Announces Revised Football Schedule

Clarence P. Miles announced Virginia Techs revised grid schedule for the coming season with games at home against Lynchburg Roanoke Hampden Sydney and Washington and Lee and away contests at Auburn Maryland South Carolina North Carolina Virginia and VMI. The Tech squad is ordered to report in Blacksburg for training.

Blacksburg Clarence P. Miles Virginia Polytechnic Institute Lynchburg College Roanoke College Hampden-Sydney Auburn Ala Maryland Washington, D. C Washington and Lee Lynchburg South Carolina Richmond

UQUBLES TITLE 10 BE DECIDED TODAY

The national doubles championship at Longwood features Vincent Richards and R Norris Williams meeting Gerald Patterson and John B Hawkes after earlier rounds. Americans face Australia in three finals as Miss Fry gains a place in the Longwood womens final.

Brookline Mass Vincent Richards Yonkers N. Y R. Norris Williams Philadelphia Gerald Patterson John B. Hawkes Longwood Cricket Club United States California Johneton Griffin Richards Williams Howard Neey San Francisco Samuel Hardy Walter L. Pate New York Julian Myrick A. Wallis Myers England America Australia Joan Fry Marian Zinderstein Jessup Wilmington Del Elizabeth Ryan Molla B. Mallory Fry The Rovers William T. Tilden Molla B Mallory Mise Kat Er McKane Joan B. Hawkes Mise McKane

For rent Furnished rooms for light house keeping

Classified note offering furnished rooms for light housekeeping at Santon Apartments with a contact number 129. The item then shifts to a road project contract in progress from Bluefield to Abshire Gap, mentioning bids by White, Rich & Company for grading and macadamising work.

Santon Apartments Bluefield Abshire Gap White, Rich & Company

Coalwood Gary dispute disrupts McDowell County baseball meeting

A Coalfield baseball league directors meeting in Welch and McDowell County aborted when President Strother and Frank Archer failed to attend. With a quorum of three, Berlin Sullivan and Dennen debated a re opening of the Douglas case and a prior compensation pact. Gary and Coalwood prepare for Sunday’s deciding county championship game as Mecklenbourg likely starts for Coalwood and Gearhart for Coalwood.

Coalfield Baseball League J. D. F. Strother Frank Archer Bluefield Kentucky FE. L. Berlin Coalwood Jack Sullivan Gary C. A. Dennen Pocahontas Pace-Bramwell Berlin Telegraph Poca-Bramwell Sullivan Dennen Mr. Sullivan Douglas Bed Cooper Bramwell EB. L. Berlin Uglas Mecklenbourg Cording J. Sullivan Gary Wul McDowell

Welch Rotary Club Hosts Community Picnic Planning

The Welch Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club accept an invitation to a Friday picnic on September 4 organized by Salvation Area to give local children a real outing. A committee is formed to run the event at Baileysville with both clubs aiding in the program.

Welch Rotary Club Kiwanis Club Rotes Regres Salvation Area Rotarians Rotary Club Baileysville B. E. Downs McDowell County Boy Scout Council Big Creek Browns Creek Adking W. C. Hall Court of Honor Sanders, Crockett Fox & Sanders

Community charity aids crippled children in city

Grace hospital treated led children at minimal club cost and six crippled children were sent to Shriners hospital in St Louis. The children are said to be improving rapidly.

Grace Hospital Shriners Hospital St. Louis

Fire damages house of Davy postmaster

A fire at the residence of John O. Stone postmaster of Davy started from a defective flue and burned a bedroom above the kitchen. Neighbors contained the blaze with buckets. about 300 dollars in damage occurred. Welch fire department was diverted en route.

John O. Stone Davy KH. B. Martin Mr. Martin Lane Stone Welch Fire Department Deegans

Welch Briefs and Local Event Highlights

The county clerk issued two marriage licenses Edward Sheets age 24 to Eric Mitchell age 22 both of Gary and John Parker age 25 to Florence Jones age 26 both of Elbert. Ellwood Davidson of the Welch Theatre demonstrated a new motion picture camera capturing a fire scene at the frame building on McDowell street. Chas Sherrer was fined 100 and given 60 days in jail for driving under the influence with jail time suspended by Mayor Blakely in police court.

Edward Sheets Eric Mitchell Gary John Parker Florence Jones Elbert Ellwood Davidson Welch Theatre McDowell Street Davidson Chas, Sherrer Blakely

Welch Personal Items Highlight Local Business Travel

Billy Williams a Bluefield board member spent time in Welch on business. Mr and Mrs Guy C Mace of Gary will depart for Hinton and Ronceverte where they will go next.

WELCH Billy Williams Bluefield Guy C. Mace Gary Hinton and Ronceverte

Weekend Notes of Local Residents and Visitors

A roundup of residents and visitors with travel plans and home visits. Miss Carolyne Eagle of Ronceverte will teach music in Gary for one season, others like Lewis Clark of Kyle and Joe Mart of Welch plan winter business in Miami.

Carolyne Eagle Ronceverte Mace Gary

Gertrude Ederle Prepares for English Channel Bid

Boulogne August 28 Miss Gertrude Ederle the American swimming champion will begin light training starting tomorrow if weather allows. She completed her usual regimen today with a long walk in the afternoon and a massage.

Boulogne Gertrude Ederle English Channel Miss Ederle Cates

Middle Atlantic League Scores Show Mixed Results

Fairmont beats Clarksburg 10 to 7 in the middle games while Fairmont second team leads 6 to 7 over Clarksburg. Wheeling defeats Cumberland 5 to 4 in another contested matchup.

Middle Atlantic League Fairmont Clarksburg Carksburg Wheeling Cumberland

Terms Agreed On For Maintenance Men During Tieup

Wilkes Barre mayor backs a single peace-maker to mediate between miners and operators. F M Kirkby, a Woolworth and Lehigh Valley figure, is proposed as mediator. Contract miners in the region plan to quit work, causing a preemptive suspension over forty eight hours before the official start.

Daniel F. Hart Wilkesbarre F. M. Kirkby F. W. Woolworth Company Lehigh Valley Railroad Kirby Park Hart Kirby

No Strike Committee Formally Disbanded

Scranton Pennsylvania August 28 4 The anthracite region business men's no strike committee formally disbanded its organization at its meeting here tonight Hope of averting a suspension of anthracite mining on September 1 was definitely abandoned by citizen mediators they declared in a formal statement.

Scranton

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