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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1920
Page
2
A dense Bluefield page lists real estate for sale and rent, along with a string of ads for coal, flowers, groceries, festive foods, holiday gifts, and local services. Entries reference Raven Coal Co, Alexander Cut Flower, and Wm Greenspan optometrist, plus holiday travel notes on the Norfolk and Western line.
Westbound No. 3 operates in two sections to handle increased travel and mail loads, with three carloads of mail in the second segment. Clinch Valley train brings many teachers into Bluefield. fashion displays appear at the Norfolk and Western station as distant resorts set style pace. Two girls display solid gold Gruen ankle watches. Mrs. W. O. Porter of Williamson remains in critical condition after pneumonia, Mayor Porter improving after hospital treatment in Cincinnati. Police recover rifles once tied to Keystone Hardware theft. Mrs. Emma J Powers of Gary dies after pneumonia. burial planned on No. 18 train to Oakvale.
An overheated stove sparked a fire at Nemours school on Thursday causing about two hundred dollars in damage. Two rooms suffered heavy damage before flames were put out. immediate repairs are planned to prevent further issues.
Fire crews responded to a basement blaze at the Masonic Temple on Federal Street shortly after 4 am. A citizen reported the fire, which caused no material damage as loose wood near the furnace was ignited but quickly controlled. Separately, Sam Blankenship, a miner, was injured in Boissevain and hospitalized in Bluefield with a badly fractured left arm.
Due to absence of choir members the Presbyterian church will hold special Christmas music tomorrow. Morning service features The Light of the World and Star of Bethlehem with solo by P S Lovelace and Canzonetta on organ by Miss McNutt. Evening offers Blessed be the Lord God and Come and Worship Christ followed by Holy Night. Contributions aid hungry China and central Europe.
Women are the promoters and active managers of children's book shows now found in New York Chicago Boston Washington and several other large cities. The trend highlights female leadership in cultural events and youth literacy initiatives across major U.S. urban centers.
A community survey shows fewer families require aid this Christmas than in past years. Edward Frazee of Bluefield Community Home notes last year 110 dinner baskets were distributed. this year about fifty should suffice for those truly in need. Some families endure severe hardship without shoes or adequate warmth, prompting the Community Charity Association to supply fifty to seventy five pairs of shoes and coal as needed.
Twin daughters were born to Mr and Mrs J H Nosler of Burton street last Wednesday. J P Gose Jr of Tazewell attended to business matters here. L E Woods of Welch, president of the Central Pocahontas Coal Company, visited the city. Mrs Charles T St Clair is recovering from surgery and returned home from Bluefield Sanitarium. Lucile Leonard, Hollins College student, arrived for Christmas with her parents. Charles Gordon Hamilton at Emory and Henry College returned home for holidays. Miss Hoge of Pembroke taught in Norton schools and stopped in city en route home. W E B Keppler and John T Wilson returned from Smokeless Coal Association meeting in Philadelphia.
Dr Josiah Oldfield has left England for Jamaica to study tropical fruits and the effects of intense sun baths and air baths on constitution digestion and endurance and certain diseases during the winter season.
Bland Street Methodist, First Christian, First Baptist, Calvary and Christ Episcopal list Sunday School times from 9:30 to 9:50 a.m. with preaching at 11 a.m. and early evening. Guest speakers include Dr. J. F. Watts and Rev. Samuel W. Moore. Bishop Gravatt to lay corner stone at Immanuel Lutheran service at 3 p.m. offerings dedicated to church building.
German firms ship five consignments to New York including 258 suits 50 jackets and 2658 pairs of trousers priced at 50 cents or less. The arrival hints at a budget fashion push in the city within a fortnight.
A long catalog-like listing of items for men and elderly men and women including jewelry sets, belts, pens, brush sets, cuff links, napkin rings, coin purses, vanity items, desk sets, and decorative items. It groups items by audience and mentions many ornaments and tableware pieces without narrative context.
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