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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
9
The Bluefield Shrine club led by president Ben H. Williams will host its annual New Years dance at the Masonic temple on Friday evening December 30. Many out of town Masons are expected along with elaborate carnival features and excellent music for dancing.
The D A R and John Chapman chapter met at Mrs. Walter Perkins home on Highland Avenue. Mrs. Thornhill led the opening ritual. Reports noted clothing donations to Tanassee School and a talk by Mrs. Edward Greever on Madonna Of The Trail. Visitors from nearby chapters attended and refreshments were served.
Mr and Mrs H R Hunter celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary informally with immediate family at their Bluefield avenue home. They are longtime residents of Bluefield having lived there for forty five years.
The Bluefield Cotillion club hosts a Christmas homecoming dance Friday at the West Virginian hotel from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Honoring holiday students from various area schools, the event features music by a popular orchestra. Officers met last night at the same hotel to arrange details.
At a recent session the resignation of Harold Porterfield as vice president was accepted and Ralph Lawrence appointed to fill the unexpired term. The move sets a new leadership slate for the club's ongoing programs and governance.
The junior department presents a Sunday evening pageant and play at 7:30 in the church under Misses Lorraine and Aileen Thornton. The program includes an announcer, welcome address, candle bearers, scripture readings, a Christmas story with named cast, a Christmas prayer, and the Carrie B Adams play The Child Christ opening with a couple in a living room awaiting someone.
Public health notice urges precautions though flu not alarming. It endorses Wicks Plan for better control of colds, advising rest, fluids, and vigilant care. It promotes Vicks Nose Drops VapoRub and Cough Drops as remedies with claims of reducing cold duration and cost.
The regular meeting of the G I A of the B and L E will not be held today as planned but has been postponed until December 29.
Mr and Mrs Thurman Rash of 103 Allen Street announce the birth of their son Richard Wayne on December 11.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bishop of College Avenue apartments will travel Friday to Greensboro North Carolina to spend the holidays with Mrs. Bishop's mother Mrs. W C Neal. Miss Alice Gibson arrives from Westhampton College Richmond Virginia to visit her parents. Mrs. Bess McRaffa leaves for Washington to spend holidays with her son John McFaffa. Several others are recovering from influenza or visiting relatives for the season.
A number of German automobiles are equipped with small carbon dioxide tanks to inflate tires after repairs. The system provides quick inflation when a flat tire is fixed, replacing traditional tire pumps.
Mary Jane Mills 56 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard R Mills of 131 Gilmer street died Tuesday night at the Bluefield sanitarium from complications of an infected tooth. Funeral at 2 this afternoon at the Gilmer street home conducted by Rev Stanley W Hayne. Interment Monte Vista park cemetery. Survived by parents five brothers and a sister. Active pallbearers named Conwell Conwell Early Conwell Mills. Flower bearers from Mrs Dodgings circle. An accident involving a Chevrolet sedan injured two others but caused no lasting harm.
Grace Methodist church will host the last rites for Mrs. Mattie Margaret Edwards 53 who died yesterday morning at 210 Allen Street after a brief illness Rev J R Brown will lead with burial at Walnut Grove cemetery She was born March 18 1878 in Carroll County Virginia and lived in Bluefield since marrying thirty years ago She is survived by her husband one brother W R Taylor of Galax Virginia a sister Miss Eliza Taylor of Martinsville Ohio and four children Junior N Ennis G George R and Lacy F Edwards all of Bluefield
One hundred ten 1933 city motor tags were issued yesterday on the first day of distribution by police headquarters. The first dozen tags were allocated to city dump trucks and departmental vehicles. Police announced that motorists failing to display the new tags after February 1 will be arrested.
Two persons were slightly hurt yesterday when an automobile and a city truck collided on Bluefield avenue near Walnut street. Mrs H G Neal of 200 Floyd street sustained facial cuts in the crash.
William G. Hamm of Wilcoe has enlisted in the United States Navy. A Gary High School graduate, he was accepted at the Bluefield recruiting depot and sent to the naval training station at Hampton Roads Virginia.
Howard McLane of Princeton was injured when a truck he drove skidded on an ice covered road near Mehaffey's filling station on North Fork. He was trapped under the overturned vehicle and extricated by bystanders after returning from McDowell County with laundry for Majestic Steam.
Buffalo and Pepin counties in Wisconsin move to unify small government units to cut taxpayer costs. Pepin delegates support merger, while Buffalo backers plan a similar vote. Advocates say Pepin would save about 300 thousand dollars annually, with possible county seat moves and shared facilities along the Mississippi. The legislature may approve if public sentiment remains favorable.
Lisbon Ohio December 21 underworld hangouts and county highways were searched for robbers who blasted a vault wrecked two safes and escaped with $318 in automobile license funds stamps a machine gun army rifle and a revolver. Fingerprints are the only clues as Youngstown experts assist in identifying the burglars.
Quemado New Mexico December 21 The cowboy world champion Dog Nesbitt arrives at his hometown post office to find mail, romance prospects, and fanfare awaiting him The 26 year old 6 2 1 2 inch winner was crowned by the Rodeo Association of America for a points haul at Cheyenne Pendleton Calgary and rodeos in Chicago and New York He defeated Earl Thode of Belvedere South Dakota for the top spot
Rawlings Wyoming residents, once generous to transients, now require “work or no food.” With Rawlings’ position on the Lincoln Highway and Union Pacific, the town previously offered aid to travelers. new policy mandates one hour on a community wood pile and possible assignment to a cleanup squad for the unemployed seeking meals or lodging.
A city official promotes a plan to remove papers and trash from alleys for twenty minutes. He notes that broader publicity east and west will improve support and effectiveness for the effort.
Governor Sterling announced that national guardsmen who had been in the East Texas oil field under martial law for sixteen months evacuated the area tonight. About 1,200 troops were deployed August 17, 1931, to close the field and enforce proration orders, but fewer than 100 remained on duty for months as they had been inactive recently.
The court held he exceeded authority by allowing the guard to enforce prohibition orders set by the military. It noted the treaty imposed rules fixed by the military without the railroad commission’s acquiescence, with only occasional cooperation during their stay.
Morgantown West Virginia December 21 judge Charles G Baker approved a Christmas payroll gift totaling 47000 dollars for 787 Continental Coal company workers The receiver reported no borrowing to cover the delinquent wages The company runs 325 men at the Rivesville mine and 462 at the Brock mine in Cassville
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