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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1935
Page
15
At a Welch city council meeting on Friday night, officials discussed enforcing the city ordinance against spitting on streets. Mayor John W. Blakely noted women asked action to curb ex pectorating on sidewalks. First offense carries a $1 fine, second offense up to $5. The complaint targeted tobacco chewers amid unsightly sidewalks after meetings.
Sam Hill of Kingst on Pocahontas Coal at Hemphill was jailed pending investigation into the death of John Davie struck by a mine motor Thursday at about 3 15 am. Hill said dense dust blinded him and he did not see Davie. no hearing has yet been held.
Van A. Bitner, president of District 17. United Mine Workers of America, will be principal speaker at a miners gathering in the Pocahontas theatre today at 10:30 AM. Jesse Aquino, Welch representative, sent notices to all locals. Jess Johnson and his orchestra will provide music.
Sam Hermanson proprietor of Hermanson ladies ready to wear shop was reported improved yesterday at Grace hospital where he is a patient. He had been seriously ill since Thursday night and his condition showed reaction to treatment. This marks his second illness in the past year, with prior recovery after extended Hot Springs, Arkansas stay.
Sam Maybury and Millard Allen of Switchback were jailed in Welch on drunk and pistol carrying charges. Police say both were intoxicated at arrest and the two children who reported Allen drew a gun helped prompt the arrest. Allen surrendered a gun and cartridges.
A Masonic school of instruction will be held in Mullins at Mullins Lodge No. 151 A F and A M this morning starting at 10 30 A M. All Master Masons of Southern West Virginia are invited to attend under the direction of W W St Clair deputy grand lecturer for the section.
Chaperons chosen for the Memorial building dance next Friday December 13 sponsored by Superior Maitland school. The couples listed are Mr and Mrs H H Hicks Mr and Mrs H T H Henritze Mr and Mrs E L Chatfield and Mr and Mrs E R Jackson.
Emanuel Temple Sunday school members are urged to attend the synagogue at 10 45 this morning. Advanced classes are especially requested as a cast will be chosen then for a holiday play.
Mayor John W. Blakely leaves this morning for a hunting trip with Bob Hatfield of Huntington. They plan several days near Davis, about 65 miles south of New Bern, N Carolina, to hunt deer bear and wild fowl.
Buddy Carter son of Mr and Mrs W G Carter received a five dollar prize in a national movie magazine contest. He was among sixty finalists for the grand prize of five hundred dollars and a possible film career. Movie Mirror conducts the contest and final judging comes from votes sent by hundreds locally. votes may be in the January issue.
Dr Howard Swart of Charleston spends weekend in Welch to accompany Mrs Swart to Charleston visiting her parents Mr and Mrs T W Edwards L B Carson Welch High School music director is at a Parkersburg weekend state high school bands meeting Mr and Mrs Frank Chappell Virginia Avenue spend several days in Charleston visiting friends Mrs Joe Cowan and baby Martha Carol moved home on Lake Drive from Grace Hospital Mrs Jack Mabe spends weekend in Huntington visiting relatives Paul Sells visits Roanoke Virginia for weekend with friends Mrs Elizabeth Salagi from Chicago will spend Christmas holidays in Gary with her parents Mr and Mrs Mike Sa-
In Yukon West Virginia on December 7 the Willing Workers society met at the church with President Mrs. Steel presiding. Officers installed include Mrs. Harman as president and Mrs. Carver as vice president.
E. W. Wann of Tazewell visited Thursday as a union league meeting was held at the church that night. The Epworth league will meet Sunday evenings instead of Wednesdays. Bill and George Carver accompanied Joan Hatfield and Hazel Carver back to Athens after holidays here. John Warden of Bluefield spent last weekend with his father Roy A. Warden.
Circle No. 1 of the Woman's Missionary Society met at Miss Maggie Carnes home with Mrs. Robert Carnes hosting. Rev. L. D. Yost and others attended as guests. scripture from First Peter chapter two was read and Pollyanna gifts were exchanged.
Evening revival meetings at the Houston church show good attendance and growing interest. Conversions and reclamations have occurred. Music led by Mr and Mrs Jeff Wall of Cookeville Tennessee inspires the gathering. Rev Mr Yost preaches forceful sermons as nearby pastors join. The revival closes with Sunday services.
Mr and Mrs John Grogan spend days in Hellmore Md where he is a patient at Johns Hopkins hospital. Miss Mary Alice Leedy returns to Concord college work after holidays with her parents. Miss Ethel Yost visits home in Pageton. Mrs L V Belcher recovering after operation at St Luke s hospital Bluefield. Mrs C W Harris in Welch. J Max Dawson in Bluefield for business. L V Belcher visits wife at St Luke s hospital. Organ and Yost families dine with T E Organ. A P Wood returns from Woolwine Va. Joe Lowe and Sam Sarver in Bluefield Saturday night.
In Germany, Gustave Huferson aged 70 and Mrs Aldriede Schulte 67 were once promised to wed fifty years ago but married others. They reconnected last May and wed yesterday. The bride quips that they are celebrating a golden wedding anniversary rather than a new marriage, yet she remains thrilled.
Misa Elizabeth Franklin hosts a Friday evening gathering on Lover's Lane with games dancing and a buffet. Attendees include Marianne Moses Lucille Sullivan Jean Barker Elizabeth Corder Juanita Harless Julia Franklin and several others. Local updates note visits illnesses travels and residents returning from Kentucky Virginia and Michigan with a few regional job and accident reports.
Mrs. C. C. Riggs hosted the Nellie Barr circle on Tuesday evening with Mrs Riggs presiding as leader. After the business, Mrs Ray Haleep shared a life of Paul and Mrs L S Riggs spoke on Jesus habits of prayer. Visitors included Mrs Jessie Sneed and Mrs Ray Halsey. A salad course was served by the hostess and Mrs L S Riggs.
Miss Mary Barker and her troop met Thursday evening in the Methodist church before a large attendance. Business was transacted and a social time followed with tenderfoot scouts Helen Faro, Elizabeth Andring, Alga Dutchinko, Margaret Whitney, Elsie Wehrman, Frances Ann Lawcen, Nellie Halsey, Joyce Robertson, Helen Spriggs, Virginia Prince, Adele Coulon, Polly Hackler. second class scouts Jane Coulon, Annie Andring, Hilda Wehrman, Mary Esak, Juanita Watson.
Miss Lucille Conner hosted a Friday evening event for the intermediate girls class. Officers elected for the coming year include President Marianne Moses, Vice President Annie Andring, Secretary Hope Jones, with recreation committee members Louise Kitts Peggy Valley and Louise Lyons. Refreshments were served to a list of members after the meeting.
Members of the Nellie Barr and Mary James circles will hold a bake sale at the company store on Friday the 13th at 1 o clock. Special bake orders may be telephoned to Mrs P P Tabor or Mrs E F Ketter not later than Thursday afternoon.
The St. John's Episcopal church auxiliary held a Tuesday business session at Mrs. William Dougherty's home with Mr. Keith Bird presiding in the president's absence. Members and guests included Mesdames Keith Bird B. M. Paine Gaston Brown William Dougherty and Misses Catherine Mary Scott Elizabeth and Mary Lambert. Refreshments followed and the January gathering will be at Mrs. Carlton Fox's home in Welch.
Mrs. J. L. Sullivan entertained her Bridge club on Wednesday at her Church street home. High score prize went to Mrs. W. Whiteman and the guest prize to Mrs. Paul Duncan. A fine salad course was served to the 13 guests including Mesdames R. H. Moore Dean Barr G C Sledge L N Lineberry Gaston Brown David Rock W Stedman N E Conlon B M Paine Miss Anna Stratton and guest Mrs Paul Duncan.
Mrs N. F. Conlon hosted the Sacred Heart club at her Thorpe residence Monday evening at 7. Plans for the Christmas party were laid by the young members after the business session led by Mrs. Boardman. Eleven members enjoyed refreshments.
On Tuesday evening the Mary James circle and the Nellie Barr circle of the Methodist church will hold a joint meeting and Christmas party in the church basement at 7:30. Committees from both circles oversee the social program and gifts from a Sunshine will be revealed during the event.
Mr and Mrs B M Paine and children returned to Gary after tenting at Roanoke. Mrs Bob Cooper and her father F A Hickok came back from Christiansburg Virginia. Fred Cyphers of Amonate visited relatives here early week. W E Sneilman hosts Miss Bernice Goss of Ohio. Joe Lassak returned to Athens where he studies at Concord. Mrs Italo Bucaccio, formerly at Grace hospital Welch, went home. Mildred Hoffer, Marshall college student, returned to Huntington after visiting. Jack Vernon, son of Mr and Mrs Jack Watson, remains ill at home but improving. Elizabeth Dudash, Marshall college student, visited her parents. Pearl Crowe returned to Gary from Bowling Green Kentucky. Mrs Claude Boughner spent Tuesday in Bluefield. The Riggs families visited together last week.
Circles meeting notes report Circle No 2 of the Ladies Aid society will meet with Mrs. W C Bradner and Mrs. Lawrence Bradner on Thursday. A series of local social visits and births are listed, including a baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Easter weighing 9 pounds 12 ounces.
Northfork West Virginia announces county wide Christmas holidays from December six to January six, 1936. All schools in the North fork system will close Friday and resume classes on Monday after the new year. Principal M P Boyles confirms the plan.
Coach W E Hartel and Assistant Jack Marshall hosted a banquet for the 1935 Big Orange football squad at Northfork high school. Forty two attended as Baptist Missionary society members provided the meal. Performances by Margaret Via Sexton Fleshman and Franques complemented talks from coaches captain Eddie Keiser principal Boyles and sponsor Miss Frances Cook.
Beginning Monday merchants of Clark and Northfork will stay open later to handle increased holiday business. Stores will remain open through the week until 9 p.m. and Saturday until 10 p.m. These hours will continue through Christmas Eve.
Mr and Mrs P C Gray and children of Gilliam with Miss Kate Kinder and Mr and Mrs C S Breeding visited Mrs D Sizer in Bluefield. Dr and Mrs W M Carr and son Billy of Bluefield and Mr and Mrs E Moore and daughter of Algoma were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Gene Cornett. Breeding visited Welch. Nancy Evans recovering, Mrs W S Wray able to be out. Bedwell family spent Thanksgiving in Fries. J R Anderson and Mrs Gene Cornett attended Victoria Carr funeral at Princeton. Richard Anderson left CCC camp in Kentucky due to Victoria Carr death. Bob McCoy and family spent weekend with Gammon family. Melvin Combs visited Roanoke relatives. Reverend Ernest Northern of St.
Guests and visitors are listed across Athens Bluefield Maybeury Princeton and Welch. Paul and Mildred Via with friends in Athens. Carl Scyphers and BE Hale families travel Bluefield and Maybeury. Louis Koslow returns from Bluefield sanitarium. Fath er of Inez Dent dies. she leaves for Troy West Virginia. Local residents attend nurses alumni bridge party while Mrs Gammon stays home ill.
The Jenkin Jones Ladies Bible class met at Mrs. Landon Bragg’s home with Mrs. R. R. Ragan in charge and Mrs. E. W. Alley leading the business session. Officers named include President Mrs Anthony Alley and Secretary Mrs Lee Billips for 1936. Also noted are two births to local families, Clarence Young’s son on November 30 and Orville Hall’s son on November 21.
Mr and Mrs George Wilson Vick hosted a Thanksgiving bridge party Tuesday evening at Dr and Mrs C W Vicks home. Guests included Mr and Mrs R L Likens Mr and Mrs H Murphy Mr and Mrs E C Bailey and others. A bird dinner followed Saturday evening with guests including Robert L Boone George H Buckland Charles E Caldwell J S Vance Earl W Alley and others. Mrs Vick assisted by daughter Miss Eugenia Vick.
The Parent-Teacher associations will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The junior high session occurs Tuesday night in Anawalt, at the junior high building, and the grade P.-T.A. gathers at the local school building.
Families from Roanoke Salem and Itmann Pocahontas and Welch gathered for Thanksgiving and weekend visits. Ernest Head and Randall visited Radford. A R Vance visited Big Vein. Nichols from McComas and Wonders and Hall families joined Lannddale for the holiday. Several relatives and friends spent time with S W Greene at Hetzel and Mrs Murphy at Welch hospital.
Mrs Harless Mann and Mrs Fred Puckett hosted Young People Union at the Keystone church with games contests and prizes won by Winfred Dillard and Mrs West for the turkey contest. Attendees included Mil dred Hamblin Louise Terry Louise Stuart Ella Yates Gladys Young Marie Boyd and many others. next meeting is December 18 at Mrs Sam Seligman home.
Mrs. A R Peterman hosted a Budnick Shor apartments gathering on Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 o clock for Dorothy Peterman’s ninth birthday. Young guests enjoyed games and contests with Bobby Holland and Jack White winning prizes. A party plate was served by the hostess and Mrs R Peterman of Bluefield to a list of many children including Bobby Holland Patty Ann Rodgers John Ray Lois Rae Goode Ennis Cosgrove Sammie Christie Joe Betty McDowell Jack White Margaret Deskins Jackie Callaway James Preece Delorise Dillion Nancy Peterman Betty Jean Johnson Carolina Atkins Lee Thompson Harold Puckett Marie Frigo Ann Terry Frank Robertson Betty Hall Judy Pennington Bula Wallace Dorothy Peterman. The little party also saw several gifts for the honoree.
The Emma Peters circle of the Baptist church met at Mrs. Charles Johnson’s home Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Robert Angove leading the devotional and business. Officers gave reports and plans for the circle’s work were discussed. Mrs. Sullivan offered a closing prayer.
Baptist church led by Rev. R L West with Sunday school at 9 45 am and services 11 am and 730 pm. Methodist church under Rev G T Jorden with Sunday school 945 am and sacrament service. Jewish church holds Sunday school 2 pm and services 730 pm led by Rabbi Colman Zwitman from Bluefield W V. The U V T U meets at Mrs G T Jorden home in Eckman on the third Tuesday, rescheduled from December 10.
Mrs. H. P. Evans circle meets Monday at 7 30 at Mrs. C Apperson Budnick apartment. Mrs. E W Dyes circle meets Wednesday at 2 30 at her Keystone Hill home. Mrs H D Vaughan circle meets Wednesday at 2 30 at her Caffee apartment home.
The Woman's Missionary society of the Baptist church will meet Wednesday at 2 PM in the basement with Mrs. B. Sullivan in charge. The Methodist society will meet Thursday at 2 30 PM in the church with Mrs. W. P. Beane in charge.
The B'nai Israel sisterhood of Northfork Keystone met at Mrs M Yaffee's home for a 7 30 p m gathering. Plans for a Hanuka children event were discussed with date to be announced. A bake sale report noted funds raised. Rabbi Colman Zwitman will lead Sunday services at 7 30 p m.
Mrs P Harris reports the birth of a daughter at Bluefield sanitarium on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs H S Stone were in Bluefield on Saturday.
The board of stewards met at the church Thursday at 7 PM with Mrs. H. D. Vaughan presiding. A devotional was followed by a talk on board work and monthly plans. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Courtney, Murphy. Mrs. J. Alderson, Mrs. H. P. Evans, Mrs. H. P. Mitchell, Mrs. H. D. Vaughan, D. A. Atkins, Rev. G. T. Jorden, and W. D. McDowell.
Rev. Hayes spoke on The Other Wise Man in the Baptist church annex with illustrated pictures. A silver offering was collected. Weeks end visits included Mildred Bowling in Roanoke and Mrs J E Bowling. Various locals and guests visited family and friends across Bluefield, Pulaski, and Roanoke areas.
Bluefield residents hosted and hosted visitors over the weekend with Mrs H Banks Mrs J Lalb man Mrs Charles Budnick Shoeob Spector and Mrs A H Tabor from Charleston among those seen in town.
Glen Alum West Virginia December 7 The Rev Charles Vansant filled his regular appointment at the Methodist church on Sunday morning.
Miss Lucille Roache entertained the Bridge club at her residence on Friday. Three tables competed in bay with a salad course served late. Rose Whitley won the high score prize and Mrs B K Whitley earned the consolation.
Mrs KE and E Boyd entertained the Bridge club at her home after Thanksgiving. After several progressions a Thanksgiving motif party plate was served. High score prize went to Mrs D K Freeman, guest prize to Claudine Harris, consolation to Lucille Roache.
Ada Lee Roache hosted Claudine Harris of Charleston as a Thanksgiving guest. Harris, a Marshall College victory queen, is a senior. Ruth Freeman of Detroit joined Dr. and Mrs. Freeman for Thanksgiving. The Roaches, Hagers, Dunmans and Boyds visit relatives in Huntington Rich Creek Bluefield and North Tazewell for the holiday. Rev Van Sant of Freeburn dined with the J M Roaches. Blanche Dunman hosted J H Fleenor Trula Fleenor and Hester Woodard in Holston Virginia for vacation.
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