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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
2
A dense local ad list notes coal prices and weights for Pocahontas and Raven Red Ash, with bargains on furnace coal and a ton weighed measure. It also mentions Mercer's coal and supply, a New Service Restaurant in Minefield, a city transfer move, barbecue offerings, shoe repair, fruit and produce ads, and several lodge, charity, and social notices.
Geneva December 16 The success of international disarmament hinges on United States cooperation said Paul Boncour member of the Nations disarmament council and drafter of the program approved by the league council. He argued England will not push naval disarmament without America and France cannot discuss land armaments while naval and air questions remain intertwined.
Col Moody argues the Constitution’s solid foundation and the difficulty of amending it. He cites 3,000 amendments offered in 154 years with only 19 ratified, urging enforcement of the eighteenth amendment while noting a crime wave blamed on lenient courts, judges, and modern society.
Washington reports the mine sweeper Curlew aground on a reef off the Atlantic side of Panama in the San Blas area about 130 miles east of Colon. The Ocean Tig Seidta from Coco Solo air station was dispatched to aid but details are unavailable. The vessel normally carries fifty crew and is commanded by Lieutenant C. A. Kirtley.
Detroit police pursue a theory that Marie C. Mall rea estate broker and rooming house owner was slain by a Black janitor after she complained about heating conditions. A killer used an axe and broke into the cellar furnace area. The suspect, Ge be Deaiter, is held on innocence claims as investigators seek motives tied to the heated dispute and alleged protests at the property.
December 22 Senate will adjourn for holidays from December 22 to January 4. The speaker urged discipline and order noting youth crime concerns and a call for guidance from parents. A meeting at The First Christian church on Bland street is set for 3 PM with Miss Norma Cc Brown and Oliver W. Stewart delivering addresses.
Major A B Cutter former resident engineer of Bluefield arrived for a conference with Appalachian Power and Westinghouse Electric officials. He heads layout and beautification of a million dollar Fort Meyer subdivision as he travels to New York to purchase ornamental lighting and electrical supplies. Ralph King and Kyle Bruce, former Bluefield employees now with Fort Meyer, are progressing well.
The Dodge company plans a major price reduction with a December 15 effective date. Dealers in Bluefield report expectations of a significant shift in model pricing and output, while voicing confidence in Dodge’s policy of steady high quality at reasonable prices. Mrs. A F Kingdon returns from Huntington after the illness and death of her father, James M Ritz.
A bill introduced today in Cummins Iowa by Republican on the interstate commerce committee discusses regulating interstate bus lines akin to railroads. The measure follows recent conferences with the National Association of Utilities and related bodies.
A blast while workers from W. B. Mose excavated for a new building on South Bland Street sent earth onto the street and a rock struck Mr. Mitchell at the South Side fire station. The impact knocked the wind from him as the solid ground proved stronger than expected.
The National Coal Association reports bituminous coal output for the week of December 12 at about 12.9 million net tons, a level surpassed only in four prior weeks. The U S Bureau of Mines notes 11.6 million tons during the week ending November 28 and 12.768 million tons in the week ending December 5, indicating ample supply if prudent consumer planning continues.
Beaver High School presents Officer 666 by the senior class with a 3 PM matinee for children, admission twenty five cents, and an evening show Friday at 8 PM with general admission fifty cents, additional twenty five cents for reserved seats at Fasley-Drug Company.
Dave Henderson Steele, 35, of 109 Parke Roanoke, killed himself by slashing his throat in Narrows Va jail early morning after being arrested on a bigamy charge. He had claimed marriages to Sara Roop of Covington Va in 1916 and Mabel Spicer of Narrows in 1926, with further reports of another wife at Welch. He died later at St Elizabeth's Hospital Peariaburg. Narrows authorities investigate the claim and the clothing bundle his wife reportedly brought to the jail contained the razor.
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