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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1924
Page
6
Parents of high school students are urged to participate in a mock training day without formal lessons to relive school days and family memories. The piece notes mothers and fathers will guide their children through activities while avoiding actual instruction.
Beaver High School hosts an evening open house inviting parents to tour classrooms and meet teachers. Principal C W Jackson and the Beaver P T A encourage questions about child schedules and study loads, with activities in gym, cooking, sewing, cafeteria, and music. A B Y P U meet at 6 30 pm followed by evangelistic services at 7 20 pm.
Calvary Baptist invites neighbors to Wade School chapel with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 00 a m. A special car offers rides from the east end and returns after the morning service as part of Golden Rule Sunday and a governor related proclamation in West Virginia.
Society representatives from the service clubs Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants Association attended a Friday luncheon at the YWCA on Federal Street. The fifteen cent meal funds the next day’s lunch, and each girl serves herself while the organization aids thousands of local women monthly. The new quarters offer gym facilities while the Travelers Aid Bureau assisted over 800 people last month.
The Appalachian Literary Society held a Thursday meeting on The People of the Appalachian Section. Dr. EB. E. Northen presided as talks by D. M. Hasley, Mrs. R. E. Lazenby and Mrs. G. T. Thornhill prompted an enthusiastic round table discussion as Bluefield College plans a million dollar campaign.
Dr. E. B. Northen will lead a Bible class gathering Tuesday evening at 7 30 oclock in Hamilton Hall. The event invites attendees seeking study and discussion in a community setting.
About fifty children attended a Saturday story hour at the Bluefield Public Library conducted by A. H. Sargent. It was the last meeting for the Christmas holidays as fairy tales were shared in Sargent’s winning style that endears him to the children. Mr and Mrs C W Smith have returned from a trip to Park Pleasant.
In dotting regional stops Va guests visited Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ashworth and toured Mechanicsburg Bland county with Mr. and Mrs. Crow Powers. Miss Gertrude Williams of Wilcoe visits her aunt Mrs. C W Smith. Frank Woodyard of Keystone stays with his mother Mrs. W H Woodyard at 71 Rogers St. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Coffee of Athens spend the weekend with cousin Mrs. Willie Smith. Miss Laura Boteler of Bluefield spends Tuesday night with Dr and Mrs E E Northen. Mrs. W A Jamison of Bramwell shopped in the city Saturday.
Thanksgiving observance was noted in the Winding Gulf district as the week ending November 29 shows a drop in tonnage. Total loaded reached 148000 tons against a 206000 ton district capacity with an 58000 ton deficit. Eight mines reported no loading including Coe and Flat Top Pocahontas Coal Companies and Barkers Creek Nos 1 and 2.
Morning service features a choir number and a Mrs. Harlan Counts solo. An eight piece orchestra accompanies songs before the sermon. Mr s Stanley sings. a male quartet performs new negro spirituals. Rev. J A Bays will speak on That Mother in Law. All welcome.
James Elmer Brown will lead the singing at the First Christian church Sunday school this morning. A special program is arranged with multiple singers named, promising one of the most enjoyable programs yet. Committees are working hard to ensure a successful day. Glasgow: Dundonald house fire kills nine lodgers locked in their rooms.
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