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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1925
Page
1
A collage of 1920s classified items lists coal firms, rents, and services in Pocahontas and Bluefield areas. Entries include City and Coalfield items, concrete garden furniture, limestone products, and coal companies with contact numbers. Notices cover rent, annual meetings, cafe management changes, promotions, barber legislation, a bankruptcy sale, and heartfelt thanks.
Missionary to Japan Dei Fulton will address the Wednesday night prayer meeting at the First Presbyterian church this evening. The public is invited to attend and hear his message.
WTAM will dedicate Saturday night January 31 to the Binefield Show with a live announcement from the station. Atwater Kent Corp sends two experts Juud and Atlee to attend all week at the Flat Top Auto Supply Co booth. RCA and others may join. John Hall travels to Chicago to study the event. The local show draws strong regional interest and aims to demonstrate radio progress after four years of public use.
The YWCA plans to submit a list of prospective directors at its annual meeting Tuesday evening. From the eighteen member board the first five new directors will be chosen from nominees including Mrs P J Alexander, Mrs Bertha G Grayheal, Mrs I J Quinlan, Mrs Hugh Swingle, Mrs L A Jackson, Mrs C B Hancock, Mrs Hoge Mason, Miss Ginnys Udy, Miss Georgia Ratalif, and Mrs W B Delirick. Members are urged to consider candidates carefully to ensure qualified selections and a timely vote. The current board met last evening with Miss Eftly Noudermik presiding. A tea for visitors to the state conference of social work is set for Tuesday, February 24. At the January 27 meeting at 6 pm, reports on the organization’s work will be presented and all members, including business leaders, are expected to attend.
A young baritone artist will appear at the Colored Institute tonight. Frank Harrison recently sang in Connecticut with success, praised for his voice, poise, and engaging stage presence. He performs a rich program including Ombra mai fu, Mondnacht, Beau Soir, Night, and Please Dont Vet Dis War Jves.
Rotary held a noon meeting with Herbert Markle discussing electric power and C H Hancock recalling World Life League obivers, while Christie shared a humorous Mercer county physician story. Thy Methodise quartet and a Barrett solo were praised. visitors Frank Helis Bristol Va Wy Wn Halsh Baltimore Ralph Smit Wy Is KRoepler 18 Slocum LC Baxton WL A attended.
A treaty to resume diplomatic relations between Japan and Russia was signed in Peklog at midnight China Time Tuesday. Announcement by Rosita News Agency cited the Soviet government.
City directors spent most of the meeting examining bids for furniture and equipment for the new municipal building. Over twenty representatives presented offers for items including floors, window shades, library equipment, vault files, lockers, office seals, and auditorium fittings. The bids were referred to the city manager for review and action at a special meeting next week.
Real estate transfers fled yesterday in the county court clerks office for recordation list several deeds. Elbert Hogan and wife to Virgie Doyle cover part lot 35 section 9 Bee Addition Princeton price 600. A Hylton and wife to J O Long and wife lots 1 and 3 section 1108 Bluefield price 10.1. E Bee and wife to T G Brown lot 13 section 101 Bee Reservation Princeton price 1. Tom Brown to Frank Dickenson and wife lot 13 section price 760. Flat Top Insurance Company to T Oliver lots 88 and 38 section 208 Bluefield price 1000.
State Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn announced a first degree murder indictment against Gerald Chapman. An extraordinary grand jury handed down the charge as Chapman awaits potential transfer from federal custody. The aim is to bring him to New Britain for trial on the murder of Policeman James Skelly.
Jim Cas, colored, taxi operator, arrested by Federal Agent I K Taylor and deputies after a raid on a Travelers Hotel Raleigh street room yielded sixteen pop bottles of liquor from his trunk. Officers had watched for Cox for three weeks. He is held in the city jail and to be tried today before H B Kitts.
Mary Kitenmiller twenty was shot by her sweetheart Fred Lichtenberger in an automobile after a two day together near Pekin. Lichtenberger, who attempted suicide, confessed he shot her after she pleaded for him to kill her and that they had planned to kill themselves. He worked for six years on the Kitenmiller farm until he was fired for attention to the girl. Miss Kitenmiller, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Hitenmiller, remains in critical condition.
Moscow Jan 20 The central executive committee announced Leon Trotsky's dismissal as Soviet war minister. The public reaction was calm and indifferent as the news spread through Bolshevik press and official channels.
A printed advertisement promotes Pape's Cold Compound with a schedule to take two tablets every three hours for three doses, claiming relief from a cold after the first dose and complete breakup after the subsequent doses. It asserts the product contains no quinine or bitters and is guaranteed by a druggist. Price is thirty livre cents.
Critics hail Land of Joy a premier musical comedy by Anton Scibilla at the Colonial. The show features Matilde Corpos dancing Spanish styles, Buenos Aires tango stars Carmela and Vincent Martinez, and spectacular stage elements including The Dream and The Moroccan cave. The feature acts promise vivid spectacle and romance in twenty scenes with thirty five numbers.
At a 1924 Gary Knights of Columbus meeting a resolution expressed condolence to Brother Maloney on the death of his wife Mary Rucker Maloney and urged publication in Welch Daily News and Bluefield Telegraph. Committees signed the measure.
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