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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1925
Page
10
The Bluefield Virgin ia News defers the weekly bear feature to a later issue to respect the Dayton monkey trial and its wider discussions. The piece muses on evolution, family trees, and whether humans arose from primates, while promising a future bear story and a tale of a man defeating a bear with a bare fist.
Pastors in Virginia will lambaste the evolution staff in church services today with packed houses expected. Rev. B. Horton of Louisville will preach at 11 on the subject the Boomerang, while this evening Rev. M C Hughes will discuss evolution Darrow and Bryan at Highland Avenue Christian Church with organ music by Miss Annie Dudley.
A Virginia Side council committee discusses annexing West Graham Stony Ridge and North Side. Engineers will survey then lawmakers draft a bill to join the territory to the city. The circuit judge will rule after hearings amid some outside opposition.
Florida boom may bring fortune to two Bluefield sisters Miss Mary Ritter and Miss Bessie Ritter. Mary has taught in Bluefield West Virginia and will teach at Midway school next term. Bessie, a coal field teacher, studies at the University of Virginia and owns Florida land near Tampa.
Virginia's primary battle intensifies as Hon. Harry St. George Tucker endorses Senator Mapp on tax and reform plans. Mapp supporters claim Tucker's backing could swing several thousand votes, while Byrd supporters organize to defend state issues and character.
A white crane near Cedar Bluff and Pounding Mill is described as large as an airship with outstretched wings. It is protected as migratory fowl by federal law, and locals are urged not to shoot it. The item also notes L. G. Toney recovering well and interested in town affairs as he reads about evolution trials and Bryan and Darrow debates.
Bowen's Cove near Maiden Springs is praised as the county's prettiest place by a pioneer resident. The area features a Burling spring dam, ample shade and bluegrass, drawing picnickers and visitors. The write up notes a future publish of an "interesting and beautiful legacy" attached to Maiden Spring and mentions local church services and community news. Mr Donald Mullen is buried after a funeral held for the Tazewell resident.
A reflective look at weather as an uncontrollable force. The piece notes anglers farmers and sports fans want different conditions and cautions against nagging or trying to alter the skies. It cites a distant couple who moved only to face a violent thunderstorm, illustrating weather cannot be tamed.
The first street car linked Bluefield and Graham about twenty years ago. John Walters built the line amid predictions of failure. The system connected Bluefield Virginia and West Virginia with Princeton and expanded, proving a lasting investment despite early doubts.
Norfolk and Western Railway battles English sparrows nesting on bridge works by burning nests to deter rebuilding. The article also notes local hiring, travel plans, and social updates including carpenters sought, church convention trips, and residents’ health and family news.
Miss Virginia arrives from Washington after a motor trip. Mr Hinton has been here since June 11 representing the Charles M Seiff Piano Co. A M Lane returns from Ohio with reports of a fine crop down there. R B Baldwin Baylor and J D Brown depart today on a Florida sight seeing and prospecting tour by auto. Mrs J J Fagg and daughter Miss Pet of Roanoke visit the Galloway family. Rev W Morimer preaches at Christiansburg this morning. no preaching at Virginia Side Presbyterian today. Mr and Mrs Bowen Bulchee return from their honeymoon and stay on Fairview Street. Mrs Pulchee formerly Sallie Leedy. Mrs Jack Lindsey of Charlotte NC visits Mrs H B Friezier. Lindsey, formerly Kate Bane, was reared here.
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