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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1933
Page
5
A Brown Webber Circle gathering is set for 7:30 this evening at the home of Mr and Mrs R L C Hubbid at Side Park. The Webber Prayer circle will convene following the first meeting.
The Campus Club hosted a late Thanksgiving dance at the West Virginia hotel from 10 to 2 with music by the Concord Commanders and Eddie Galloway and his Rhythm Boys. Bluefield youth returned home from colleges for the holiday, menus fed needy families, churches held services, and all businesses closed in observance.
The Business Women's Circle of Trinity Methodist Church will convene this evening at 8 at the home of Mrs. P. D. Bratton, 1514 Bland Street.
An advertisement touts Dr David’s Sanative Wash as a remedy for scabies. It claims rapid relief from itching and nerve pain by destroying skin germs and offers 60 cents postpaid via Owens & Minor Richmond Va. with relief guaranteed or money refunded.
Mr and Mrs W A Chapman are moving from Northfork to Welch to make their home there. Former Northfork residents for over thirty years they left Stuart Virginia and Mr Chapman was a pioneer merchant. He has worked for the Northfork and Western Railway for the past fifteen years and will reside in Welch. Their granddaughter Miss Helen Chapman is a popular student at Northfork.
A junior high student and skilled musician in Bluefield is noted as a pupil of Paul Lawrence, highlighting early training and potential in music education.
Miss Ruth Perkins daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Perkins Washington street submitted to a second operation for mastoiditis Wednesday evening at St Luke s hospital. She is reported doing nicely. Mrs William J McMillan is visiting relatives and friends in Baltimore her former home Mrs T OJ Wilson has gone for a visit in Richmond Va for the holiday season. Sam Polen of Welch is recuper-
A. H. Jenkins recuperates after surgery at Bluefield sanitarium. Mrs. Jenkins remains a patient at Mt. Regis sanitarium in Salem. Several locals headed to Roanoke for Thanksgiving including Miss Virginia Bivens Emmett Bivens Hattie Theresa McMullin Thelma Virginia Bailey and D K Bivens and Mrs Bivens. Effie Loudermilk visited Roanoke for Thanksgiving with sister Mrs A C Crotty. V P I game in Roanoke witnessed by Harry Clark Mrs Freda Frank G Gish and others. Maude and Mildred Pamplin spend Thanksgiving at Radford with D D Tynes and family. Miss Mary Sue Tynes of Washington DC visits Pearis Street home.
Dr. Anderson Hilding of Duluth Minnesota told the Cincinnati Army of Medicine that the nose is the best air conditioner. He said the nose cleanses the air, corrects its temperature and humidity, and can process about 500 cubic feet of air daily while delivering warm, humid and nearly sterile air to the lungs. Streamlining air passages would not help and may harm, as air must contact mucous membranes to remove impurities.
Gary West Virginia November 30 The national commander announces a commission will examine irregularities in electing New Mexico Legion department officials The panel includes Alter Jennings and Davis The first meeting is expected in Santa Fe December 4 The New Mexico department is suspended and region under national supervision pending the panel’s report
In Windhoek a policeman’s horse being wounded during a cattle theft arrest near Bpukiro leads to a hunt for the antidote to a poison used by African bushmen. The incident focuses on the mystery surrounding the bushmen’s arrows and the related antidote.
A magistrate in Bobabis was wounded by an arrow from a bushman and died after the antidote was unavailable. The antidote used to save the horse came from a captured bushman and is noted in the incident report.
Nashville readers report the Methodist Episcopal Church south initiates a treasure hunt for gold and silver to replenish its missionary fund. The drive asks donors to send in items such as gold teeth, grandpa’s spectacles, a baby’s milk mug, and over 500 wedding rings.
In Charleston West Virginia Harriet Legg of Acosta Pennsylvania and Mrs N R Bowles of Charleston died from burns suffered in an explosion of gasoline used to clean clothing. The blast wrecked the basement of Mrs Stewart Paxton the sister of Mrs Bowles. Mrs Paxton was in the kitchen and was severely shocked.
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