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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
5
A Tug River resident reports near Vulcan that holly bushes have largely vanished. Once common on hill sides, the native evergreen was cut or sold for Christmas use, reducing local greenery and sentimental Yuletide imagery. Sunday schools across denominations hosted festive programs with large crowds and special music, reflecting holiday cheer.
J F Dudley found two gallons of corn hidden in a corn shock while feeding his cow near the Citoch Valley Railroad west of Hockman. Local police asked Prohibition officer T M Gravely to inspect. he deemed the corn drinkable by a cow and poured it out on the ground. It is believed a thief hid the corn in the fodder shock after coming in on a freight train.
A Christmas day snow storm delighted residents as coasting and street play filled the town. The first winter snow to stay boosted mood, weather forecasts seemed vindicated, and the cold snap aided local business as Santa visits boosted activity.
Free entertainment at Colonial Theatre Sunday afternoon features films by the International Typographical Union Local 644. The program, about two hours, includes a leading picture inspired by Dollman’s Am I My Brother’s Keeper, a special comedy, and is open to the public with no admission charge.
Rev. Roy E. Early owns a hen he claims produced the state’s most expensive Christmas egg. One hen laid a large white egg on Christmas Tuesday after heavy feed costs and prior refusals to lay, with the rooster crowing at the milestone.
Local sports readers hear that the suit filed in Pittsburg by Shufflin Pall Douglas will not impact the Hump League next season. The note recalls prior praise and a Pittsburg scribe’s critical column leading to a lawsuit, with a moral on speaking well of others. Meanwhile Santa Claus was busy on the Virginia Side Wednesday night visiting four churches.
The Graham M. E. Church South pastor Roy Fe. Early delivers a Christmas morning message urging holiness and service. He emphasizes Christ as the dwelling place of God and calls on believers to plow, sow, and reap in His fields this holiday season.
Local observers in Carterton and Cleveland note the Clinch River has not frozen from bank to bank by Christmas as villagers recall. Ice reports near S Paul show partial freezing but no solid cross-river ice yet, prompting traditional winter sign judgments for the season.
The article extols Lon Chaney as the supreme figure in early makeup artistry, noting his genius in transforming appearances on screen and suggesting his enduring influence on the craft.
Lon Chaney's dual role in Tod Browning's The Unholy Three shown at the Virginian theater highlights his mastery of makeup artistry. He recalls early struggles with crude makeup techniques and the long road to perfected effects.
A holiday note from Virginia Side asks Santa for a new nasium and city hall, Walnut street fixes near Dr. Witten’s, seating for all schoolchildren, and a “Great Whiteway” among gifts, with thanks but a wish for bigger presents next year. The item also mentions St. Mary’s Episcopal Church services and various local notices, including a commandery meeting and a shooting match.
An aged farm laborer, Soper, already linked to twenty typhoid cases in Oakland and Shiawassee counties, was ordered detained by the state board of health. He is to be isolated on the Drake farm near Lansing as a public health measure. If found, his remaining years may be spent there due to his age and condition.
London society women embrace rabbit farming to enter a field once dominated by men. Notable adopter Lady Helen Forbes, a novelist, has begun an extensive rabbit farm at her Wiltshire home.
A locomotive struck the rear of a loose merchant’s automobile in Wahpeton North Dakota. The driver steered his car about a half mile along the tracks and escaped unharmed.
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