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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1935
Page
3
In Bluefield Virginia the West Graham street car service stalls after a heavy snow as highway plows pile up snow near street railway tracks. The piece suggests a cooperative plan between street car management and the highway commission to clear and coordinate service during severe winter weather.
Big dances tonight benefit the drum and bugle corps at the Elks club and Municipal building. H. S. Lesler calls figures at the square dance with M. B. Postlethwaite recounting Cattlenburg roots. Nelson's Night Hawks provide the music. tickets cover both events from 9 30 to 2.
The G I A will hold a Twin Sister party at 7 30 this evening at Mrs W B Johnson 706 Highlands Avenue. The identities of the Twin Sisters will be revealed and presents exchanged. Husbands of members are invited.
Miss Elizabeth Pritchett hosted a charming tea Sunday evening from 5 to 7 at her Bluefield Virginia home. Guests included local residents and out of town visitors with festive holly decor and red and green tapers enhancing the rooms.
Grace Church Circles of the Woman's Missionary Society of Grace Methodist plan meetings this week. Circle leaders include Mrs. Guy McDonald at 700 Highland Ave on Wednesday at 2 30, and others at listed addresses with sessions on Wednesday or Thursday at 2 30 and one Tuesday at 7 30 in the evening.
Miss Mildred Trent and Mr Par ley Bryant of McDowell W Va were married on Christmas day at the Calvary Baptist church parsonage with Rev R J Tyler officiating. They were accompanied to Bluefield by W B McCrickard of McDowell. Bryant works for McDowell Coal and Coke Co.
Mr and Mrs Laurence Tierney Jr and Mr and Mrs Lewis Clark hosted a formal Sunday afternoon affair at the Bluefield Country Club. About 150 guests visited during receiving hours with Mrs E Scott Hale and Mrs Edward J McQuail Jr presiding at the punch bowl. Refreshments were buffet style and the hall featured red and green Yuletide decorations with candles and poinsettias.
The West End circle of Calvary Baptist church holds its final meeting of the year as a banquet and Watch party tonight at 7 at the home of retiring leader Mrs J L Whittaker 217 Cherry Street. New officers will lead the next circle meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ferrell of Steubenville Ohio and Mrs. H. S. Frye were dinner guests of Mrs. R. H. David last week. A pleasant menu followed by musical selections by Miss Marie Carter Zenith Carter and the Misses White provided entertainment.
Detroit reports announce big Dodge price cuts with models as low as 640 dollars. Cars touted as money-saving, with mileage claims and energy efficiency. Dealers promise savings per mile and overall economy, urging customers to compare.
Aha vath Sholem congregation hosts a Sunday evening program at the synagogue led by Rabbi Colman Zwitman. Children perform recitations and violin pieces, the Bialik club presents a three act play about life in Germany, and closing songs include Hebrew pieces by Rabbi Zwitman. A future Friday program will feature a discussion on the German situation.
The circles of the Woman's Missionary Society at First Baptist Church have been postponed from Wednesday January 1 to Wednesday January 8, as announced by church officials.
A young musician recital in Bluefield featured Ms Mary Ann Meyer pupils delivering engaging performances. Solo and group pieces ranged from German and French folk tunes to English airs and classical selections. Notable performers included Julia Tsidleas Shirley Ann Groseclose Phyllis Groseclose John N Williams and Milton G Tsidleas with Miss Meyer guiding a varied program.
The L A to B A T will meet this afternoon at 2 o clock at the Red Men’s hall. All members are urged to attend as the installation of officers will be featured.
The Clover Club hosts its annual New Year’s Eve dance at Bluefield Country Club this evening. Hal Thurston and his Greensboro N C orchestra will provide music, with sponsors Mrs W L Sexton Jr and Mr Sexton leading the event assisted by Mrs Brown Miss Mary Fawcett and others.
The recital by Jackie Wyatt pupil of Mrs James Stott at Warlicks Piano Rooms was postponed due to inclement weather. The event was to be held last evening and featured the young performer.
Miss Louise Hartsook daughter of Mrs. Bertha Hartsook of Canal Winchester Ohio married Mr. Rufus B. Groseclose of Welch formerly of Bluefield on October 7 1935 in Huntington Reverend A L Currie officiated The bride a films college and Capital university school of music graduate studied with Harold G Davidson and taught piano seven years Groseclose a railway mail service employee reside Welch Bluefield area at 1900 Princeton avenue and now at 100 Lake Drive Welch The couple visited Bluefield Sunday
Circle 2 W M A led by Mrs H H Cheatham has postponed its meeting until Wednesday of next week January 8 due to weather. The gathering will be at Mrs C I Cheyneys home.
The city announces the marriage of Misa Sadie White to Milton A. Fore of Hagerstown Maryland. The ceremony occurred Thursday evening December 26 at 8 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs H D Jones 104 Bedford Street with Reverend Paul W Cook officiating. The witnesses were Mr and Mrs Jones and Miss Willie Murphey. The bride, longtime Outlet Shoe employee, and the groom, an engineer with Western Maryland Railway, plan to reside in Hagerstown after the new year.
Miss Camille Claytor daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis P Claytor hosted an open house Saturday from 2 to 4 at 204 Preston Street. About forty young people attended with a lighted Christmas tree Yuletide decorations and a party plate served. Miss Lucille Litz assisted with the affair.
The Bluefield Public Library will be closed all day Wednesday for New Year’s Day, disrupting services and access to borrowing and programs.
The marriage of Kathryn Baumgardner and Ty Dobbs was solemnized in Christiansburg on December 26. The bride is a St. Luke's Hospital graduate nurse. she has lived in Bluefield for about six years and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Baumgardner of Wytheville, Virginia. Dobbs works for Page Coal and Coke Co. in Paqueton, West Virginia.
The Executive Council of Bland Street Methodist Church Women’s Missionary Society met Monday afternoon with retiring president Mrs. EB T Tyree presiding. Mrs. S M Bernard was elected president and introduced circle leaders including Mrs. Tyree and other named members. A budget for the coming year was presented by Mrs. A Dilcher, followed by a brief words of appreciation from Mrs. Bernard.
Impressive ceremony united Miss Lillian Goodall and Mr Adam William Hageman Saturday evening at the bride’s home with Rev M A Stevenson of Bland Street Methodist Church officiating. The event included family and friends in a warm, formal setting.
A published wedding notice omits Dr. C. G. Gunn, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, though he assisted the ceremony. The Rev. Gunn is noted as having aided the event in the original report, but his name was left out by error.
Mr and Mrs P J Long of Wilcoe W Va and Mrs Cleo Atwell with Miss Bernice Duncan of Ceres Va visited friends in Bluefield. A string of guests include Sanford Thomas Roanoke W Va, and Dr Rector LeGarde Erie Pa after holidays in Damascus Va. Red Walker underwent appendicitis surgery in Bluefield. Henry Glenn and family toured Miami Fla. Robert Hart takes a new job in Johnson City Tenn.
Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at Finney for J W Gent 79 a widely known Russell county farmer He died at his home Sunday morning He was the uncle of Mrs W A Burroughs Virginia avenue One daughter Mrs J F Staley lives at Rainelle W Va She cannot attend due to the storm.
A small blaze broke out in the Wornal building on Thorn Street home to the Baptist Goodwill Center Sunday afternoon at four o clock. Joists on the second floor caught from a flue. Firemen cracked out a little passage and used water from the fire truck to quench the flames with little damage reported.
The Epworth League of the First M. E. church at SMU hosts an Army league sleigh ride tonight. Army group won the attendance contest. Members gathering at the church at 7:30.
The Home Makers class of Memorial Baptist Church postpones its regular meeting to an indefinite date. The article also notes that Australia has over 23 000 factories employing about a half million people.
Citizens gather at the Tazewell county seat for the induction of new county officers as veteran officials retire. He P Brittain ends a nine-term tenure as treasurer after choosing not to seek reelection.
An elderly observer deflects complaints that winters are milder, asserting he tallies one snow per day regardless of multiple squalls. He predicts the storm will not clear until East River mountain is blue and bewhiskered.
The Young People department of Graham Methodist church invites members to a New Year banquet Tuesday at 7 30 in Palmer hall. A 25 cent plate will be served followed by a watch party and radio program of the Young People's Conference in Memphis Tennessee at midnight. A large attendance is urged.
A reader recalls a spring prank by a printer at an almanac publisher. The incident nearly cost him his job but the date arrived as the ground stayed bare. Among returning students are Hugh Morgan Jr of Emory and Henry, Loraine Crockett, and S C Beard Jr. The Major Bowee program may echo as Huth Morgan’s radio voice carries.
In Bluefield Virginia a father A Peery and his two sons Worley and Barry Peery weigh 180 205 and 215 pounds respectively under summer clothes. Their N and W section foreman reports they have large appetites and their wives testify to this.
It is feared quail may die in the mountains should deep snow persist. Quail are helpless in cold weather while pheasant adapts. the tiny birds huddle and may starve or freeze if snow endures.
Authorities warn that heavy recent snowfall on flat roofs in Blue Field threatens structural safety. Officials note several buildings already carry tons of snow and stress that meltwater dangers rise as temperatures increase.
Snow covered ground in Macon Georgia the other day for the first time in years with about one inch reported. Rail dispatches note 12 inches in Spartanburg South Carolina the heaviest in forty years. Bluestone valley residents dug out as drifts reached high piles near the St. Clair divides.
The Pullman car Cavalier arrives at Bluefield Virginia station on a snowy Sunday morning. Conductor A L Cherry greets passengers, revealing his name and veteran status with the Pullman company.
Mrs. C. O. Bailey and children from Princeton visited Mrs. O. O. Davis at 60 Tazewell Avenue. Betty Jane Laweon, seven, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Laweon of Tazewell Avenue, is seriously ill with pneumonia.
An advertisement from Minneapolis Minnesota promotes home treatment for liver and gall bladder trouble. It offers literature on a 30 year proven method, a money back guarantee, and urges clipping the notice for a prescription from a recognized specialist.
A registered pharmacist combines several ingredients to ease most headaches in minutes. The formula sold as B. C. comes in 10¢ and 25¢ packages and also relieves muscular pain colds neuralgia fever and nervous distress without narcotics.
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