20 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1918
Page
1
Mrs. GF Care and J Kennedy announce a transfer from Bland Street M to a Portsmouth address. The Kennedy couple plan a family gathering at their home for a last farewell period and will provide details within a few days.
The Worfolk and Bat Company announces changes among officials while Shannon Company seeks approval. Readers note reassignment of private Alva Musick to a main U S station and other personnel moves. A busy list of local events, church socials, defense council, and notices fill the page with community updates.
Eight of the nine Shannon Stock Company band members are subject to the selective draft and stand as 1-A. The group is in the city this week and aims to perform to honor the troops in Berlin as the Star Spangled Banner plays for the Sammies. Captain D A French of Able City fractured his right hip but is improving at home. Rev M J Covne of Williamson travels to visit Father Olivier. Father Coghlan will preach at 7 50 pm at the Church of the Sacred Heart.
The Presbyterian church women's missionary society will hold a meeting Wednesday at 2 30 p m in the ladies parlor.
Fire of undetermined origin total ly destroyed the East River Grocery Company building and stock at Oakvale. Firefighters unable to save the structure despite quick alarm. Adjacent C M Goldwyn Company building emptied but undamaged. Insurance partially covers losses. town isolation aided containment amid limited water. Reconstruction expected to begin soon.
Five years after starting in a western musical comedy Charles Rey rises to cinema stardom in The Son of His Father at the Colonial. He plays a New York railroad magnate's son who proves business skill with five thousand dollars and wins love with a western girl. Chaplin also appears in The Rink.
The article notes widespread interest among men to join the ship building reserve army being raised nationwide by the United States Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Timetable from Roanoke Virginia listing train departures to East Radford Bristol Roanoke and the east with connections to Norfolk Philadelphia New York Columbus Cincinnati and Norfork via various sleepers cafe cars and parlor cars. Agents available for information in Roanoke.
An advertisement touts Nery-Worth, a tonic with accompanying tablets, claimed to aid nervous disorders tied to constipation and liver issues. It emphasizes cleansing the bowels, relieving stomach and liver symptoms, and offers a dollar back guarantee. Local outlets listed include Goodykoontz D Store and several pharmacy sponsors.
Saturday evening at the Pocahontas building lodge hall No. 153 Knights of Pythias marks the fifty four year anniversary of the order. W Eb DeBrek J W Brown lead a program with calls to order readings dedicating honors and addresses by Chanceller Jones and H G O Neil. Refreshments follow as members and families gather for a patriotic celebration.
Elkins Friday light brings the Beaver varsity against Elkins high on Beaver floors. Elkins is billed as the fastest state team and twice defeated Parkersburg, 1917 state champions, entering unbeaten for the year. A Beaver win would punch a state tournament bid and keep them tied with Princeton for southern West Virginia crown.
An old ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for constipated children, claiming a coated tongue signals trouble and promising an inside cleansing within hours. It warns against counterfeit syrups and instructs to ask the druggist for Salifortia Syrup of Figs with full bottle directions.
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce prepares a Friday evening gathering touted as the most extensive in months. Principal speaker John Kee will share experiences from troubled Mexico. Other speakers include H. J. Shott on Manpower and T. J. Phelps with William McCarthy on Our Present Duty and Opportunity Water. Toast master D. M. Easley will guide the event.
A letter from C Albert Sto val to his Bluefield mother describes arrival in France with convoys facing two submarines off the coast. He praises the station’s beauty likening it to a stage setting, notes a royal French welcome, and conveys satisfaction with his surroundings. Buck is well known in Bluefield and friends wish him success.
Bluefield resident J. D. Long of 249 Bluefield Avenue testifies Doan's Kidney Pills from Goodykoontz Drug Co. relieve back pain and irregular kidney action. He calls them unbeatable and a home remedy praised by many. Manufactured by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Also Zensal for itching eczema offered. 3-7-?
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