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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1925
Page
3
The circuit court trial of C W West versus the Virginian Railway concluded with jurors viewing the fire site and returning to argue the case after an unfinished proceeding from Thursday. Damages sought totaled five hundred dollars.
A jury returned a verdict granting the plaintiff damages of 500 against the defendant company. A motion to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial was filed and will be argued. The court adjourned until this morning with no other cases ready yesterday.
Property rentals and marriage license figures appear alongside fiduciary orders from the county court clerk. Appointments include Kate Gardner as administratrix and Daniel Poe as administrator with bonds. OO Knighton named guardian of Jack Knighton. Jury commissioners select grand jurors for January term in East River and Beaver Pond districts.
Christmas trees appear in town as w and tracks from nearby sections arrive. Mistletoe and holly wreaths sell with high prices last Christmas, with hopes of lower prices this year. Ten possum were sold for parbling and roasting, promising greasy lips Sunday. The Baraca class at First Baptist hosts an inter class contest, green team leading. New York Lareain Store announces a big sale. Wanted two unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping in Princeton. A square dance at Legion hall runs from dusk to midnight with admission of one dollar.
East River district board of education has pur chased a seven acre playground across Grady Fork on the Bield Princeton highway. Workers are draining and grading the site, clearing undergrowth and maple and sugar trees as laborers plow roll and scrape. City water will be piped to the grounds and bleachers erected around the athletic field for a accessible recreation area for children and county residents.
The Tennessee Coal Iron Railroad Company a US Steel subsidiary announced immediate improvements in the Birmingham industrial area with total spending expected near ten million dollars. President George Gordon Crawford said additions would be built at Watfield where the firm operates large plants and mines.
Restriction grew as national banks faced overbanking in territories with too many charters during the war boom. The strain on business and excessive competition raised concerns about viability and safeguards as the postwar era began.
Washington December 11 A permanent coalition of over 100 trade associations and industrial bodies was established to oppose government participation in purely commercial activities. An executive committee was named to set up headquarters in Washington.
Ajax Smith addressed the Rotary Club in Princeton praising rapid growth since 1908 and railroad mergers. Attendance neared 100 percent with two absentees, and organizers projected full participation soon. R. W. Brown led the program as guests included C. T. Dudley Oscar Hefner TH Fallon and B Sykes. Shelby Rose surrendered in Princeton on a federal charge. he was held on a $5000 bond before U S Commissioner T H Scott in Bluefield for the federal grand jury.
Welch and McDowell County voices urge restraint on sports reporting during football season. editors are urged to avoid overemphasizing games to support educational policy while football remains valued as a lively American institution. Father Walsh says he knows nothing of any coaching change at Notre Dame and Rockne’s ten year deal still has eight years left.
The Welch Rotary Club hosted the Northfork football team and guests at its weekly meeting. Principal Frank Buchanan praised community spirit and cooperation as Dr. George West Deihl spoke on clean sports and Concord College efforts.
Wire from FE L Collier reports a syncopated run by his son 8 B Collier and Emanuel Bird to Anderson and Orlando in record time. Memorial building dances feature Weidermeyer Orchestra each Saturday night. Mayor Blakely plans a North Carolina hunting trip with friends, with City Recorder Dudgeon officiating in his absence. A bear hunting party including Reverends Roller Worley and O E Roberts aims to return from Smoky Mount, NC. St Luke’s Episcopal sale displays bazaar leftovers and fine pottery at Maytag store on Elkhorn. Charlie Farrington Hardison and Moffitt identified among Welch reporters in town. Julius Goodman and family visit Princeton. Lepinsky accompanies them back. Gail T Carter visiting Virginia relatives. Dr H Foster recovering well after appendectomy at Grace Hospital. Rachel Gravely to Salem VA for weekend with parents.
John Browning returns to Welch from War on the highway and at the soda fountain he spots Charlie the reporter across the street. A trio of men rushes in with notebooks asking for a news item and question who the other two are as Browning asks to clarify who Charlie is.
Raymonds Snelor underwent a throat operation at Grace Hospital yesterday. Mrs. Robert Page of Berwind shopped in the city for several hours yesterday. Mrs. George Cartolza of War had an operation at Grace Hospital yesterday and is recovering nicely. P J Kelly and Dick Woods of Bluefield were in Welch yesterday on business. Mrs D Lawrence Anvil of Sneger spent hours shopping in Welch stores Friday. D J M Cook of Kimball was a visitor in Welch yesterday. Ben Hurwitz of Charleston is in Welch on business. Jay Maynor of Charleston, a recent Welch visitor, left last night for home. Mr and Mrs J W Strickler and Miss Ila Scott of Welch will return this morning from Bluefield where they attended a dance yesterday. Mrs Eddie Carris and her son Eddie Jr will visit friends in Bluefield today. Dr W P Beane of Keystone was...
Paris reports the Hoggar country finds by Count Byron Kun De Prorok and the De Prorok Beloit College expedition were presented to the Academy of Inscriptions. Stephane Gesell questioned the tomb of Tin Hanan dating near 1000 B C to tenth century A D while the Libyan Venus awaits official study. Casts and reproductions of objects were requested by M Retnach on behalf of the academy.
New Haven Conn Dec 11 The Yale Alumni Weekly looks at the college and pro football scene as championship hysteria grows. The weekly warns public spectacle has risen and urges university leaders and alumni to act, noting the challenge is ending the frenzy, not merely arousing interest.
Notre Dame athletic director Knute Rockne reportedly reached terms with Columbia University to coach football but could not be reached in South Bend. Rev. Matthew Walsh, ND president, said Rockne left the city early and details remain unavailable.
Ad claims Creomulsion an emulsified creosote medicine soothes inflamed membranes and halts germ growth in coughs bronchitis and colds. It targets the throat and system for recovery while promising money back if not relieved. calls on druggists to stock it from Atlantic Georgia and Savannah.
New York December 11 The state athletic commission ruled to suspend automatically all boxers who lose on fouls whether intentional or not. Earlier Pittsburgher Jack Zivic escaped with a warning after fouling Sammy Baker in a bout here last Monday.
Michigan's Mode Holdsworth, once a fringe player, defeats Captain Dawson of Illinois to capture the Big Ten singles crown at Briercliff. He eliminated teammate Smith and Humphreys en route to the final, turning a likely loss into a triumph.
Mode Holdsworth, a substitute from Michigan, staged a remarkable comeback. trailing by five holes to Dawson, he won the 35th hole to go one down and then took the next to finish 2 and 1 for the title. He shot 71 on Briercuff and earned the Michigan captaincy for 1925.
Capetown reports a labor bill proposes deportation to a penal labor colony for South Africans who refuse work when offered. The measure, prepared by the minister of labor, sets one to five years for those who reject state assistance and work. Rewards are offered to those who show genuine reform efforts.
The federal bureau of agriculture reports the first Florida strawberries arriving in Philadelphia today selling wholesale at $2.50 a quart. Last year berries arrived the day before Thanksgiving and sold for $5 a quart.
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