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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1925
Page
2
Local Bluefield items advertise coal prices and specials at Sey P One, Standard Fuel and Supply, and Atkin's Studio. Also listed are sales on hats, poultry, heaters, and auto parts, plus notices for Golden Rule Sunday charitable drives and theater events at City Auditorium.
Westminster Presbyterian church hosts a joint opening of all Sunday school departments in the church auditorium at 9 45 a m with devotion and a talk by Diehl on A Christmas Gift for Jesus. The event aims to engage members and friends in a December holiday preparation program.
Local merchants report a shift from impulse buying to useful gifts as Christmas shopping begins. Window displays attract shoppers though tempers remain calm, with stock focused on practical, appreciated items. Bluefield stores enter the holiday season with strong sales prospects.
New York December 4 A conference in Chicago on January 7 will consider forming a national shippers advisory board to tackle car service problems. About six hundred shippers and one hundred rail executives are expected to attend, chaired by W J Ranham of the Atlantic States Shippers' Board. This marks the first chance for buyers of transportation to unite nationally to push for improved service.
Burwash England December 4 Rudyard Kipling shows satisfactory improvement from double pneumonia at his retreat. He remains conscious and pain free with a strong constitution. Messages arrive from around the world and King George and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin request constant updates. A Philippine alluvial field yields three corn crops in one year.
The Thornton-Laird Company held a West Virginia Hotel banquet for employees, celebrating a five week campaign victory. Henry Kendrick chaired as toastmaster, speeches praised teamwork, fairness, and cooperation, and a five dollar golf-piece was awarded to each winning Raleighs member.
Miss Eloise Kahle and Miss D L J MacCauley and Mrs Mamie Thomas are named in a list of attendees. The long article discusses sales contest results by Thornton Laird Company with departments Raleighs and erals showing large percentage gains and a banquet honoring winners.
Judge J. Frank Maynard appeared briefly yesterday after a car collision left him injured days earlier. He was cheered by friends as he recovered, marking his first street appearance since the accident.
A rehearsal of The Town's Talking stars Bluefield locals as an all star cast led by John Mastin and Miss Jennie Johnson. The two night show at the municipal auditorium will be funded by local businesses and the proceeds aid Triangular Mountain Institute and a blind man in a trade training program.
T S Kress, driver for Bailey Lumber, narrowly escaped death when a Bailey truck rolled down a mountain road near Pinnacle Rock. The cab bore the weight after five flips. Kress was hospitalized at St Luke's with a fractured collarbone, elbow, ankle, and severe bruising but faces no internal injuries. The accident occurred about 2:30 p.m. Friday, 200 feet north of Pinnacle Rock on the Bluefield Bramwell road.
The jury in the Rhine lander annulment suit delivered a sealed verdict to the court clerk tonight. Judge Morehauser will announce the verdict at 10 oclock tomorrow morning.
Beginning December 19 through the holiday season, all city stores will stay open at night for public convenience, following a Retail Merchants' Association meeting. The directors discussed the plan for some time and recommended merchants implement evening hours.
The Real Merchants' Association opposed using evergreen trees for store decorations and favored artificial decorations bought cheaply. Board members argued artificial décor is cheaper and often preferable for Christmas displays.
Rinard died at his Charleston residence on Thursday. He was father of R. E. Rinard and brother of W. J. Rinard of Norton, Va. Funeral services and burial are set for today in Charleston, with Mr. and Mrs. Rinard traveling there.
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