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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
3
In Roanoke the United States court under Judge Henry C. McDowell hosts a practical witness school. He lines up witnesses before cases and instructs on demeanor, eye contact, and volume. A good witness avoids gum and looks jurors in the eyes while objections are discussed.
The remains of Private Fred Smith of Virginia Side, killed in a Honolulu air crash on November 5, will be shipped to California for burial. Expected arrival in San Francisco December 7, the body will travel to Montrose Street, where funeral services will be held at the new Methodist church, with burial at a War Department cemetery on December 3. If routed via New York, arrival would be around December 28.
Pulaski Pocahontas Flat Top Yard and Falls Mill residents spoke before the Virginia Highway Commission seeking appropriations to improve Fallsville and Ellieon Christiansboro roads. Chairman H. G. Shirley led the session and the panel took the matters under advisement with a decision expected soon.
President Coolidge's message to Congress pleased Bluestone and Wrights Valley farmers who seek no special laws. They simply want rain during spring and summer, a condition Coolidge has not yet regulated.
Veteran fox hunter Rev. C. A. Wagner leads the Bluestone Pack in spirited chases with twelve hounds in full tongue. Jess Carter Bailey notes the sport as the black fox draws effort and the pack shows strong running and tracking ability.
A rundown of tonight’s radio schedule shows orchestral concerts dance tunes and variety programs across stations WWJ WCAE WRC WBAP WMAQ KFNF WHAS KPRC WEPM WKRC WOAW KTHS WIAZ WLW WHO WDAF CFAC KGO KNX and KFI Featuring the Rain bow three act comedy and late night entertainment with multiple orchestral and vocal showcases timed from early evening to midnight.
The hound tracked a black fox from Coon Den Ridge to St Clair's Crossing on Saturday night then it angled toward Wrights Valley to its den. Several planned big chases are scheduled for the Christmas holidays, according to Mr. Car.
Mrs Ann Wright aged eighty wife of Dr D Mat Wright dies at home in Bland County after long residence at Holly Brook She is survived by her husband five children and her brother G D Bruce of this city The deceased was born and raised at Holly Brook and was well known locally
The funeral and burial were conducted Wednesday afternoon for a locally noted individual, leaving behind many relatives and friends across Bland and Giles counties and other areas.
W A Thornhill rushed to Appomattox Sunday due to the death of his aged aunt Miss Neal Jones. Miss Jones aged eighty, long resided with sister Miss Ida Jones. the two sisters managed a large family farm. Misses Jones are sisters of Thornhill's mother. In Baltimore Mrs Eugene White and Mrs 0 M Jennings are visiting there.
An advertisement promises Ferraline and Werraline aid for stomach disorders. It asserts that the first bottle brings relief from heartburn headaches gas and nausea with a guaranteed refund if not effective. It touts mineral water treatment as powerful and cost efficient.
Mrs Jennings has suffered eye weakness for some time while Mr White reports health issues over the past year. The text notes the week framed around Johns Hopkins Hospital and mentions the pleasing new sidewalks under construction.
A clipped piece notes that walking now and then is necessary and that the east end has nearly finished an improvement. It adds a remark that the oak tree is more often struck by lightning than any other tree.
A British newspaper sent ten-dollar bills to ten clergymen ten lawyers ten journalists and ten scientists with a note claiming it corrected an account error. Only 26 percent returned the money. Clergymen and lawyers led in returning funds but not scientists.
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