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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
2
Auction and misc listings from Bluefield WV papers include bulk sale of auto supplies to Fred J Mayer in Bluefield, several real estate offers, bazaar notices, meat market prices, a car painting ad, and local community updates on death, weather, education, and Merchants Bureau meeting planned for January sales day.
In West Virginia Thursday will be fair and Friday somewhat warmer. In Virginia Thursday brings partly cloudy skies with unsettled conditions in the southeast, while Friday turns fair and warmer.
A heavy slide yesterday on the Clinch Valley district at Big Sand Rock Cut west of St. Paul Va delayed freight and passenger trains. Eastbound train No. 6 was held about three hours, arriving shortly after midnight. Bond Election at Williamson and other civic notices fill the page.
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce voted to donate sixty acres to Bluefield College to support early construction of a million dollar educational campus. A mass meeting at Kik Opera House was arranged to discuss a city manager form of government and other town plans.
Born to Mr and Mrs H H Hale of Wythe avenue a son. R A Greear recovering after Bluefield Sanitarium operation. Howe Johnston and John McCreary of Beckley in town on business. Miss Ella Simpson and mother Mrs D E Simpson improving after illness. Miss Ethel Housman of Galax Va recovering after operation at St Luke s Hospital. J A Menefee returned from Washington after death of grandson John Randolph Menetee Jr.
Three men injured in a gas explosion at the home of Rede Youckley in Weirton West Virginia. The house was demolished and nearby windows shattered. Roomers Mike Totolia and Sam Mokowach badly hurt with poor recovery chances. Youckley suffered severe wounds and bruises.
Buckhannon West Virginia December 8 Weslayan College is seeking a first class basketball coach. The program has six letter men from last season state champion team plus many high school and prep stars. A tough schedule includes Creighton University Marietta Pitt Tech Penn State Navy Grove City Allegheny and West Virginia.
Harrisburg officials informed F. F. Mathers and Robert L. Chalfant from the Philadelphia coal exchange that the state highway department has no authority to permit oil lamps on automobile trucks instead of gas or electric lamps. This marks the second such decision in a year, with officials insisting the law must be followed.
An international boxing carnival between top amateur middleweights and heavyweights of England and the United States will be held in New York next month. It marks the first contest in a sport series expected to elevate 1921 as a landmark year. featuring the best amateur boxers from the English and American armies and navies.
Georgia Tech releases a tentative football schedule listing a match with Penn State in New York on October 29. Other games include West Virginia at Morgantown October 15 and Notre Dame here on October 22.
Saskatoon report states Dr. John A. M. Moran aged forty four died today. Moran, a former American journalist, studied dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania and served as a correspondent for the Philadelphia Press and later with the Associated Press.
W H Comers reports 100000 barrels of apples have been stored in West Virginia in recent weeks after a Chicago market officials convention. He notes steady though not heavy shipments to markets continuing.
Eric Carter, 20, examined a friend's revolver in Newport when it discharged striking his chest. A violent coughing spell followed and he expelled the bullet. He was none the worse for the experience.
Last month the cost of living in Switzerland hit a new record with prices up 3.5 percent. The rise is most evident in meat and milk trades across Berne and the nation.
A Thames court magistrate notes a marked rise in women charged with drunkenness in public places, calling the trend very discreditable and indicating growing concern over urban disorder and public morality.
Plans have been submitted for rubber pavements in London England. A rubber paved street in Glasgow has shown lasting wear and the scheme may be adopted here following that example.
James T Perdue a well known resident of this city took his own life yesterday morning at his home corner of Graves street and Walters avenue by a bullet to the brain. He left a wife a son and an adopted daughter and was about forty years old. He had recently appeared despondent and bought carbolic acid and a revolver. Funeral plans were not completed.
The cabinet informed former King Constantine that the plebiscite supported his return to the Greek throne. The note states the people demand his restoration and outlines the government’s position on the issue.
O. E. Bradfute was elected vice president over S Lings of Castile New York by 35 to 29. Gray Silver of West Virginia was elected to the executive board.
J. R. Howard of Iowa was unanimously reelected president of the American Farm Bureau Federation at the closing session in Indianapolis Indiana. The event conducted during the organization meeting named new officers and reaffirmed leadership.
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