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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1925
Page
16
Pocahontas and Bramwell girls split a clouded 12 to 12 tie that could be replayed this week. Bramwell boys fought hard in a 7 200 defeat while Emory Virginia trip plans and local program notes fill the page with upcoming events and school activities.
A quiet Thanksgiving week ceremony united Mrs. 8 L Maxey and Mr J W Argabright at 4 p m on November 26. Rev F B Shelton of the Methodist church officiated. The couple, well known locally, plan to reside in Marion Indiana.
Mrs George Rosenbaum entertained the Thursday afternoon club with a rock themed luncheon. Guests included Mesdames A H Yowell Sol Baach Frank Woods Rose French A V proles M Bloche M J Alexander W A Bishop H Lawford and L L Crawford.
Mrs Foree entertained Bridge Club members with spouses and guests at her Water street residence. The home featured yellow and orchid chrysanthemum decor and elaborate refreshments were served to the attendees including Dr. and Mrs Haller Dr. and Mrs Pedigo Dr. and Mrs Stump Dr. and Mrs Vernon Mr. and Mrs Baach and Mr. and Mrs Yowell.
Mrs Eugene Jones hosted a Rock Club evening at The Blue Bird Shoppe with orange and black decor. Mrs Grieve Forster won high honors. guests included Mesdames Sproles Castinoli Hammit Rogers and Grieve Forster and Misses Mollie Magrill Ann OBrien. Mrs Sol Baach honored Miss Bernice Bloch with a blue and yellow five course dinner and theatre party. Participants included Miss Blanche Eliott Martha Smith Alice Dennen Bertha Stavenge Bernice Bloch Mrs Catherine Lawford and Mrs Rufus Harrison.
Arthur Ellett hosted a Thursday evening social with dancing cards and radio entertainment. A late salad course was served by Miss Blanche Ellett. Guests included Miss Minnie Clay Maxey Freeman W Va Thelma Whitehead Virginia Saxton and Messrs John Wallace Hampton Crawford Dick Woods and Arthur Ellett.
Miss Bernice Bloch will depart Tuesday for a visit to New York. Further details about her trip or companions are not provided in the available text.
Residents and visitors fill Bluefield with social errands and travel notes. Philadelphia departure for Havanna on December 19 precedes a winter visit to Cuba to see relatives. Bluefield shoppers include Miss Bernice Bloch, Martha, and Mrs. Rose French. Local names such as Mrs. C G Hoffman and others appear at stores and homes, with several trips to Logan, Roanoke, and Greensboro noted. The item ends with a light quip about finding a wife willing to wash dishes.
Paving on Center street from Church street to the hilltop is completed and turned over to the city by Langley and Co contractors of Bluefield. Weather delayed progress. Mr Longley supervised to ensure quality. Creek dredging also finished. spring will see remaining street work paused. School construction progresses rapidly.
The Methodist church women's society held a bazaar with more to come. Next Saturday the Pythian Sisters stage a fancy work bazaar and bake sale at Citizens Drug Store. The Baptist Women’s Missionary Society will hold a pie cake and candy sale at the Pocahontas Inn.
A generous patronage helps solve Christmas gift and Sunday dinner problems, providing support to families planning holiday meals and presents. The act boosts community relief efforts and eases financial strain during the festive season.
The Community League resumes after term’s end with an 8 o’clock program at the Opera House. Invocations, songs, solos, and a talk by Clarence Smith headline a roster featuring the High School orchestra faculty stunt team and quartette, with Miss Alice Dennen and Miss Beatrice Long among the soloists. An Associated Charities meeting at 7:15 in Dr Ward's office accommodates attendees.
The bureau notes with pleasure the appearance of correspondence from a new source, the Bors Club, on last Sunday. The move aims to enstst more organizations in publicizing their work, broadening readers interests and boosting correspondent pay during the holiday season.
Last Tuesday and Thursday evenings marked the start of practice sessions for the Christmas entertainment by the local Sunday School of the M E Church South. The committee plans an engaging program and children are participating eagerly. The church is also advancing renovation work on the pulpit platform, likely to be completed this week. The pastor continues studies on What and Where is God and will preach on Sunday morning about Through Suffering to God and in the evening on Man to God.
Reporter Theodore D. Yeatts Jr. notes Bluefield Va. Boys' Club members visited Pocahontas for a meeting. After singing and refreshments for about thirty five boys, the group adjourned with praise for the club. Dennis Draper is recovering from surgery at St Luke's hospital.
A local association calls for fraternal charities to pool resources and appoint representatives to avoid duplication. The group opens a room on Church Street to collect clothing bedding and food for distribution to the needy and holds a 7 15 meeting to plan a winter campaign. A Christian Sunday school notes a revival of interest and hope among participants.
Epworth League invites members to a 6:30 p.m. gathering to hear about the Near East situation its causes and relief efforts. Members are urged to make their Mission Special pledge by year’s end as part of a shared civilizational concern.
Local notes list visitors from Philadelphia Henry Berwind and D A Newhall. others, including P Batley, Mrs W R Kiser, Mrs W C Harman, Frank Kerley, Miss Maggie Spence, and Joe Asbury, are noted as relatives and guests visiting in the Berwind area. Rev S D Long delivered sermons at Union Church. J M Justice, a dentist, sick in Welch Hospital. The era’s adage notes time as the most successful debater.
Countless women learn it is foolish to purge or physic themselves for headaches dizziness or biliousness. They now take a laxative only occasionally. One dose of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin establishes natural bowel movement for weeks, even for chronic cases, often delaying next dose for months.
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