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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1940
Page
5
A Bluefield feature blends a humorous photo gallery of film stars adorning Jim Angel's stock board with a sharp dig at fiscal nerves. The piece pivots to a cautionary scene of a mayoral crisis and a festive Santa mishap as a year of social excess collapses into farce and public spectacle.
In a busy town beauty shop last Tuesday a 70-year-old woman staggered among booths, delivering loud hiccups and merry chaos. Attendants, alarmed for customers, urged calm as the inebriate, with white hair and a red nose, was settled in a secluded nook and put to sleep.
The piece recounts Tony Lotito's method for Spaghetti a la Lotito. He browns pork and beef in olive oil with four onions, adds seeded tomatoes and tomato paste, simmers three hours with bay leaves and red pepper, removes the meat, and serves the sauce over al dente vermicelli with Parmesan.
In Bluefield notes a mix of local quirks and people including Doc E. W. Tanner nicknamed Stork, a new Chrysler that drew two hit and run incidents, and plans to switch to a jaloppy. Also details on two unmarrieds, holiday romantic moves, and a campaign box of Willkie buttons spotted at a GOP rally. Elfenday Santa in Bluefield hints at a Christmas celebration.
Mrs Herbert May and Mrs Jim Mann invite guests to a two day tea in the West Virginian hotel main dining room to support Bundles For Britain. Uncle Bill Cole has granted use of his dining room for the event with tea served to shoppers on Friday and Saturday December 13 and 14. Guests may drop in a contribution as they leave.
A Concord college journalism class uses a weekly quiz on nosepejmnet stories, revealing weak recall of recent items. Questions ask who William C Bullitt is and what PFascism means, with multiple-choice options that include misdirections and errors.
A humorous local note riffs on striking vests worn by Uncle Jesse Pranklin and the narrator, recalling prior ribbing and a recent call about a new style. The piece touts compliments from readers and even the mayor, hinting at light community banter and fashion bravura.
Willie Snyder tries it on and wants one like it in a vivid brief biography of Mort Wagner. Born at Bailey Switch Virginia near St Clair’s Crossing, he rose to a UVA law degree, joined Kee Lubliner, then formed a long partnership. Married to Emily Martin, with two children Emily and Morton Jr., he serves as a local attorney and steward.
Abb's Valley Virginia residents Mr and Mrs Henry Morris and Mr and Mrs Frank Taylor of Jenkin Jones along with Adraine Morris and Bill Odom of Boissevain traveled to Georgetown Kentucky for Thanksgiving. They returned home with Joe Taylor and his roommate.
Miss Elsie Presley suffered a broken leg after tumbling from a ladder while cleaning windows last week. Medical updates not disclosed.
Lon Dillon suffers a fractured leg at Bois sevain mines forcing him to remain home. Mrs. Jack Hicks stays at her home. Mr and Mrs Harry Mitchem and daughter Shirley join Mrs Os s sister Miss Irene Shaw of Pageton for Thanksgiving at Florence Litt com home with Nannie Dillon and Marvin. Warren Paine visits relatives in Welch. Kenneth Murphy visits Floyd Canter in Lamar. Misses Joyce Peggy and Patty Dillon relocate to Detroit to live with their mother Mrs Mary Slaughter after a stay with grandmother Mrs Nannie. J A Cox and Bill with June Dunn of Thorpe visit Nannie Dillon family. Willard Murphy and son Jimmie in Bluefield. Harvie Gentry visits Elmer Gentry. Herbert Gibson of War visits Mrs Henry Morris on Saturday. Inez Edmonds of Big Vein dinner guest at Barry Rinchich home. Margaret Gerdik of Bishop visits Mary Rinchich. David Carrico visits sister Mrs Bernard Jennings. Wade Jennings and family are received. Bernard Jennings and Charles Jenes and Mrs Nannie Dillon travel to Tazewell. Mrs Ann Terry of Falls Mills.
The report mentions Mrs. Bruce Williby and Mr. Williby visiting their sister while Mrs. Buddy Walker of New York City and Mrs. C. G. Platte of Columbus Ohio are in town to visit their mother and brother, Rosa Sacabo and Charlie Sazabo. Clarence Marshall of Bluefield spent the afternoon with Miss Mary Rin richton and parents on Sunday. Charles Lighter visited his uncle in Falls Mills on Sunday.
Mud Fork notes from Miss Hettie Shrader report a 9:45 service at Macedonia church led by Rev. W. S. Barbery Bluefield visitors include Mrs. George Walker and children with her mother Mrs. E. T. Baker. Local residents S. P. Tabor Luther Epperwind and Joe Shiot were in Bluefield.
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