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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
2
Local ads list flowers, bakery items, fruit and produce offers, Christmas trees, and stationery. Notices include John Richardson’s return home after mental health adjudication and a First Christian church Christmas program with Santa Claus and relief collection.
John Screener aged fifty nine died at 7 30 yesterday morning at the home of his step son H L Moore 162 Shenandoah avenue South Bluefield He had lived in Keystone for twenty eight years and owned extensive property destroyed in the Keystone fire He was a naturalized American citizen born in Austria Survived by his widow an adopted son Robert J Screener a stepson H L Moore and W L Cook of Blacksburg Va Funeral at the Church of the Sacred Heart at 10 oclock Interment Walnut Grove cemetery pallbearers G W T R S Hufford J R Wright W L Sumner J W Thorton D M Easley J T Ward H A McCue
The fragment lists First National Bank and D. E. French with amounts $25 and $5 respectively, indicating a financial claim or settlement referenced in a local notice.
Born to Mr and Mrs Jack Bowles of Preston street a daughter. Miss Helen Miller leaves for Roanoke to spend Christmas. R A Sheffey goes to Lynchburg to be with parents. Miss Ruth Fuqua arrives from Farmville Normal to visit father C B Fuqua. Mr and Mrs J S Martin of 406 Scott street depart for Knoxville to spend Christmas with sister. Joe Turley and Walton Johnson Virginia Military Institute cadets return for holidays. Hunter Hancock Alvah Tyree and Colam Cunningham of Washington and Lee University arrive home for holidays. Mrs W F Francis returns from Lynchburg after sister Willie Moon’s death. Frank Archer Wash ington and Lee University student visits home. Mrs W E Francis of Princeton travels via Bluefield to Baltimore for Christmas with brothers. Miss Mary Louise Archer home for holidays with mother F M Archer traveling to Cincinnati. Miss Lucile McIlhaney Farmville Normal student arrives home for Christmas visiting parents on Princeton avenue.
Miss Zen ith Louise Knight and Fred W. Grant wed at seven yesterday morning at the Church of the Sacred Heart on North Mercer Street. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eleworth Knight of Princeton, has worked at Superior Supply Co. in Bluefield Princeton area. Grant, formerly of Sparta Kentucky, has been a hotel official in Bluefield for six years. The couple left for Sparta and Ohio after the ceremony to spend the holidays.
Captain Edward Frazee announces a joint plan with the Community Charities Association to distribute food baskets to about 200 local children. The Salvation Army will pack the baskets Friday and distribute them Saturday at the American Legion Dugout, with toys nuts and clothing provided by the Community Charities Association and Rotary Club. Donations acknowledged include $5 from Elma M Cameron and $10 from Home Insurance Agency.
Morning at 1 45 oclock funeral to be conducted today at 2 p m by Rev L L Wynn at the Carter home 75 Blue Field avenue. Also notices: Bland Street Methodist choir rehearsal at eight tonight last practice before Sunday morning music. Lutheran church Christmas Night entertainment at seven in the church auditorium. Midnight Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart Friday night officiated by Rev Father Lemon.
A Sunday school event at the Presbyterian church features a decorated Christmas tree with nuts candy and oranges and a program of songs and recitations at 7 o clock in the Sunday school room. Members are asked for a generous offering to feed starving millions in central Europe and China. last Sunday more than 700 dollars was raised and this evening’s collection is expected to add to that total.
T. M. Peniard, an Ashland Coal Company driver, had his left leg broken below the knee yesterday when a wheel fell from a car while he unloaded near the company's store. He was attempting to load at the time of the accident.
A notice states the residence of Bliefield will be at 209 South Mercer Street, identifying the new home location.
Motley and Corvin formally open their pocket billiard parlor in the old Lazarus building on Princeton. The venue includes a soda grill and barber shop and offers one of the most attractive facilities in the area with thoroughly overhauled equipment by a factory expert.
Messrs Motley and Corvin extend a cordial invitation to friends and patrons to visit and inspect their new quarters this evening in fist class condition.
Mrs Mary Mattox of Moneta Bedford County Virginia died December 13. She was the mother of the late B4 who died in Kentucky last August and leaves many relatives in the field and coalfields. She is survived by several children and was married sixty eight years and one month. The couple shared a long and happy life.
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