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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1925
Page
8
In Princeton social notes, Nelson Packett and Miss Buela Packett of Bluestone were married by Rev. H. Phipps yesterday afternoon. Other items mention visits of L. H. McNeer and the McNeer family, births, travel, and local hospital updates.
Continuation of Thursday proceedings shows misdemeanor cases nearly cleared by Saturday. The state rested its case against Bluefield health officer Dr David Littlejohn over license and vehicle issues, while Bluefield and C P Clator faced a demurrer over water pollution charges. Berry Stokes case postponed for witness return. Non support law changes shift many cases to justices, easing circuit court workload. The new act took effect April 1.
A First Baptist Church Sunday evening sermon titled The Bootleggers of Infidelity invites neighbors and strangers to attend. A doubleheader quartet will perform and Mrs. Copenhaver of Bluefield will sing, while the church extends a welcome and offers help to attendees. For sale notice: 100 ewes, two thirds cash, inquire Cr. Spang.
Funeral services for Mrs H J Rawlinson a 49 year old evangelist of the Church of God will be held at Pisgah church this afternoon at 2 oclock with Rev Mr McCraw of Bluefield officiating. Interment follows in Pisgah church cemetery. She died at the home of her sister Mrs F H Connors in Pisgah after a long battle with stomach cancer. She had preached for 25 years including a pastorate at Dinefield and revival campaigns across coalfields and many states. She leaves a husband a son Harry six brothers and one sister. Her father Martin Bailey resides in this city.
Officials from the state health department and city administration collected water samples yesterday from old and new wells and Dr Smiths faucet for testing in Charleston. Tests found two samples safe and two local contamination notes, with odor attributed to old wells though not harmful. a rate hearing for the water company is set for this morning in Charleston.
A vintage ad promotes Pep-o-mint Life Savers as quick relief for indigestion during travel. It touts peppermint flavors including Pep o mint Wint o green Cinn a mon Lic o rice Cl o ve and Violet, priced at five cents a package from Life Savers, Inc Port Chester NY.
Alec Mahood city attorney left for Charleston to ask the commission to extend the case for ninety days so the city can prepare a defense. The council at a special meeting decided to hire an expert statistician and an engineer to value the water company plant and to obtain data to oppose rate increases. The rate increase is said to depend on reproducing the plant’s capacity.
About 2 500 Virginian Railroad workers are expected to attend the annual picnic at Eggleston Springs Virginia tomorrow. A day of bands, contests, and games runs from morning to evening with a parade of trains from New River division and a speech by Rev Roy E Early of Bluefield.
The curb market, a city council and Mercer County Farm Bureau collaboration, opened Wednesday morning with plans to operate every Wednesday and Saturday through the hot season and into fall. Officials welcomed steady produce and stressed vigilance against street peddling while farmers prepare more tables and bags for customers.
Local notices include marriage licenses issued by the county court clerk Ernest D. Fizer and Mamie L. Neal. Henry J. Nelson and Beulah L. Tackett. Rob ert Or. Wright and Gladys Blankenship. Rentals and sales ads appear for furnished rooms four room apartment and five room building. Lions club uniforms ordered for the local den and manager Gaylord Baker. A theft case reports Everett Hughes fined $25 and ten days jail for nine stolen chickens with fifty witnesses at Lerena court.
W F Whitaker of Princeton was jailed on charges of murderous assault against Sanders Corbin, a tenant who had won a court suit against Whitaker. The alleged ambush occurred about 6 pm. deputies arrested Whitaker at his home half an hour later.
July 15 Hitchin England reports a record flight of forty thousand homing pigeons released for Lahaye action. The birds scattered to home lofts in northern and eastern regions as fifteen federations of fanciers organized the race. Forty two railway vans moved about 1,600 bird hampers to Hitchin for participation.
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