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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
1
A World War circular seeks picked men for immediate enlistment in the aviation section of the Signal Corps. It seeks skilled workers and directs prospective applicants to the Thornton building recruiting office for full information.
State and federal authorities continue to hold men eligible for the first draft in suspense as instructions for their departure into the new national army have not yet been issued. The delay leaves many registrants awaiting a schedule and further guidance on next steps.
Mercer county exemption board received the last increment yesterday. The fourth and final contingent from Bluefield was chosen weeks ago and awaits orders to depart for Camp Lee. Seven registrants will compose the unit, names withheld per provost marshal general. Traveling salesman N. C. Hawkins plans to move to Roanoke after selling his Bluefield home on South Bland Street. His family will leave Bluefield early next week.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad imposed an embargo on coal and coke shipments to connecting lines while local deliveries remain open. Government supplies including equipment livestock and perishables are being handled by the company. The embargo took effect Tuesday. Modern Woodmen of America Graham Canryp No 13004 schedules a meeting tonight at 8 in the Masonic building over the drug store. Bluefield Camp officers and members are invited. A large class adoption is planned with a big crowd leaving for Graham at 7 0? o'clock.
The woman’s missionary society of Grace Methodist Church will meet at Mrs Zink on Rogers Street Thursday at 2 30 PM. This last meeting of the year will include the election of officers and a full attendance is desired.
Louranza Amorosa, a 33 year old Italian miner from Canebrake, died Tuesday at 3 PM at Bluefield Sanitarium from complications of diseases. He was buried yesterday at Walnut Grove cemetery at noon.
The Red Cross hosts a Friday matinee at the Elks Opera House at 2 50 p m. Manager Cullen has spared no expense to make it attractive and worth double the price of admission for the season’s highlight event.
Seven year old Ersie Farley son of Conductor and Mrs Farley of Williamson was brought to Bluefield Sanitarium yesterday morning after a fracture to his hip from a Williamson accident.
The twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs J H Lewey of 346 Bland street was badly injured yesterday morning while running down Jefferson street. He tripped over a guy wire.
A man was struck by an object attached to a pole and hit his head on the sidewalk, causing a brain concussion and thirty minutes of unconsciousness. He was taken to Mrs. Cunningham's home on Jefferson Street and later to St Luke's Hospital. May Winter in Florida, J Wafi, chairman of the local exemptions board, arrived yesterday from a weeks long automobile trip to Florida. Mr. Ruff, accompanied by J B Hall and family, plans a Florida winter cottage stay and possible relocation. It takes 2500 cars daily to supply government camps and posts nationwide, a railroad official stated yesterday.
Walter C. Peters a prominent Monroe County cattleman of Union entered St Luke s Hospital in this city yesterday for treatment after being struck in the eye by a nail.
Peters was struck on a flying nail injuring one eye and is under care of Dr. Thomas E. Peery. Machinists Elect Officers at Stony Ridge Lodge No. 252 with J. T. Gaffney as President and W. F. Reese among trustees. Norton Coal Co plans fifty coke ovens east of Norton and immediate construction. Elks opera house promises a matinee surprise for Red Cross Friday at 2:00 with tiered admission. Bailey Lumber Co buys a two and a half ton truck for city delivery. first truck for the firm.
The Atlantic essay praises French character for its electric balance between mind and heart. It argues culture arises from quick mental heart quickness, disciplined expression through action, and a finite form attached to utility, keeping culture in touch with reality.
A biographer notes canaries thrive in moderate climates and endure cold with acclimation. In England they live outdoors year round. A 1909 release on Midway Island grew to about 1,000 by 1914, implying strong establishment in the wild under favorable conditions.
Col. John S. Mosby praised General Grant in his memoirs noting a 1885 letter seeking employment. Grant, on his death bed then, dictated to Governor Stanford of the Union Pacific a personal favor to help Mosby obtain a position as an attorney for sixteen years. Mosby recalls Grant as his best friend after the president’s death.
The text recalls Rev Sylvester Graham who died in Northampton Massachusetts sixty six years ago. He introduced Graham bread made from unsifted wheat flour and promoted a vegetarian diet theory through books pamphlets and lectures. The public initially resisted but Graham flour later became a commercial product.
A friend asks why the wife wants a divorce and she cries that her husband isn't the man she thought he was. The dialogue warns that applying such reasoning broadly would threaten most homes nationwide.
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