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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
2
Augusta Military Academy defeated Staunton Military Academy by a 9 to 0 score to claim the South rep championship. The game featured strong defense as Augusta prevented any opponent scoring while logging nine points.
A meeting of the Mer cer County Farm Bureau is set for Saturday afternoon at 1 30 at the Princeton Chamber of Commerce. All interested are invited. M G Campbell won the Bluefield Country Club golf championship with the finals played yesterday on the Country Club links.
This morning a coal tipple incident at Mohawk on the Pocahontas division left a car load of coal on the tracks after a coaling attempt. The mishap caused a temporary blockage while the coal choked the rails. Meanwhile local notices report Married men may enlist in the U S regular army on equal terms with single men following adjutant general guidance. Beaver High School buys three typewriters from L C Smith & Bros.
The Baptist Church gathered in its classroom for the annual meeting with strong attendance led by the pastor. Officers were elected for the coming year with Constance Kersey re-elected president and Jane Matthews as vice president, among others. reports were praised as highly encouraging.
Wytheville observers report a parade of visitors and travelers including Mrs. Fred Farley of Northfork and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ellis of Whitewood. Others include Col. L. B. Tierney and Dr. L. H. Clark en route to Philadelphia and New York.
William G. McAdoo in a letter to the Mercer County Defense Council calls circulating rumors that the federal government will confiscate depositor funds in banks vicious and absurd. He states the claim has no foundation and notes the government has no power to seize bank deposits. Banks are urged to reassure customers and dispel the rumors.
National Red Cross Day events feature the film Retreat of the Germans from Arras at the Elks Opera House. Manager Cohen will start at 2 30 PM with a matinee followed by a surprise act. Proceeds go to the Red Cross. Tickets cost twenty five cents ten cents and dirty cents.
Miss Bessie Mays died Tuesday after several days illness at her parents' home on Adams Street. Funeral held yesterday at Bland Street Methodist Church at 2 30 conducted by Rev T S Hamilton with solos by Mrs Kittie Baxter. Burial followed in Walnut Grove cemetery.
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