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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
11
Classified notices list several rentals and a loan offer in Bluefield area. Items include a seven room steam heated flat, a garage on South Bluefield, a Princeton avenue house with options, and a five room cottage with a store room suitable for shop use. Also a $60,000 real estate loan fund and a two person board and room arrangement at $25 monthly.
Sealed bids for construction of the Memorial School building Bluefield West Virginia will be received by the Board of Education of Beaver Pond District at the office of Mahood VanDusen architects room 701 Tow and Commerce Building Bluefield WV at 10 am Monday August 16 1925 General contractors bids to include all materials and labor to erect the building per plans specifications by Mahood Van Dusen Architects Plans may be obtained from the architects A certified check equal to the bid must accompany each proposal and guarantee its good faith for further information address Mahood Van Dusen Architects Bluefield WV
Sealed proposals due August 18 1925 to West Virginia State Road Commission Charleston for Camp Creek Bridge No 1000 Mercer County a 90 foot concrete arch. plans specifications and estimates available from H J Spelman Huntington or Charleston office. certified check required. bids opened read after at Kanawha County Courthouse Charleston.
The State Road Commission of West Virginia invites proposals for surface treatment with cold tar on 10.6 miles in Mercer and McDowell counties. Bids open August 4, 1925 at 10 a.m. in Charleston and at the Kanawha County Court House. A certified check of 95000 is required with each proposal. plans and specs available in Charleston. The right to reject any or all proposals is reserved.
Default on two deeds of trust by W R Yockey and others led to a public auction of multiple Bluefield West Virginia lots. The sale by trustee J M McKenzie Jr is set for August 4 1925 at 2 PM at the building front door with cash as the terms.
Classified item offers porch dining room bedroom and kitchen furniture for sale. Respond with instructions to contact Attrac Fan at Address Box 3 in Daily Tele ohoe.
Female help wanted for general housework reference required Mrs Williams at 414 Albemarle Street seeks a reliable cook for Princeton Avenue. Phone contact listed as J. WANTED.
Beaver Pond District Board of Education invites sealed proposals for reinforced concrete bleachers at Wade School Building Bluefield West Virginia. Bids due 10 a m August 19 1925 at Mahood and VanDusen Architects Bluefield WV. Include materials labor and plans per specs. $300 certified check with each bid.
In the Southern District of West Virginia L M Ball of Williamson Mingo County was adjudicated bankrupt on July 1 1926. The first creditors meeting is set for August 28 1926 at 10 o clock in the forenoon at the office in Bluefield Mercer County. Creditors may prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact other business. Referee Howell M Tanner. Memorandum notes claims must conform to prescribed forms.
By trust deed dated July 19 1923 G B Patrick and Dora Lee Patrek to D M Gregg trustee to secure payment of notes. Failure to pay triggers sale on July 29 1925 at 5 pm on Princeton road near Glenwood Park. Property described as part of Carind Development Company containing one acre. Cash sale.
Mercer County Road Department invites proposals for the Washington Street to Bland County line road improvement in West Virginia. Bids include excavation, clearing, concrete drainage, and concrete work. Proposals due with certified checks, deadline staggered through August 29 with reading at the Mercer County Court House.
A list of crossword style clues with varied definitions and a few garbled phrases. The horizontal section includes terms like ship animal tools materials reactions and measurements, while the vertical section repeats with scattered items such as tripod publicity and seating terms.
Bankrupt W E Sweeney of Princeton Mercer County West Virginia seeks discharge of debts under bankruptcy acts. Court orders a hearing for August 28 1925 at Bluefield before Judge George W MacClintic with notice to known creditors by mail and publication in Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
A large gathering attended the funeral and burial of Mrs. J W Dalton who died in an automobile accident near Oakvale while en route to her father's home in Grayson County Virginia. Ministers Rev F B Shelton and Rev H D Davidson led services at the home and graveside on the mountain above Pocahontas where she rests beside two infant children. Community sympathy is extended to her family. A new pastor Rev C A Henson from Hagerstown Maryland arrived last Sunday.
Sealed proposals for Project 3093 A Mercer County Main Street Matoaka West Virginia will be received at the County Court House Charleston WV until 10:00 A M August 2 1924. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the Division Engineer Huntington WV or the Commission Charleston WV. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check for 600 90. The road commission reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. July 30 1924.
Compiled by United Press this radio schedule lists orchestras bands and concerts across stations such as WEAF WABC WOR and WLW with times and program notes including marine bands military bands and theater performances. It notes daylight saving time and includes weather updates and market reports for several regions.
Morning services mark the arrival of a young minister named Henson who succeeds Rev. Wm Kelgh after months of evangelistic work. He is highly recommended for his abilities as both preacher and pastor and will begin his duties here with an invitation to all to hear him next Sunday.
The article recalls William Jennings Bryan’s Pocahontas visit about 24 years ago during his anti imperialism campaign after his 1896 presidential defeat. It praises his honesty, sincerity, and patriotism while noting his impractical schemes like free silver. Also reported is ongoing work on a wall along Laurel Creek and dredging as part of the bond issue projects to improve sewerage. paving work and park development are imminent.
A Friday night outing near the dam at Bie Wain drew about thirty five participants. Mr and Mrs Frank Ellett joined other locals to roast weinies and toast marshmallows over a bonfire.
The list names Mrs Russell Wyrecoff and numerous guests including Miss Mary Ellett Evelyn Bowden Hilda Hinchee Selma Labliner Esther Labliner Marie Pennington Elizabeth Yeatts Ann O'Brien Ann Wieford Kether Magill Margaret Johnston Elizabeth McConnel from Princeton and Elizabeth McConnel from Big Wain along with Mesers Winefred Crist Dick Woods Andrew Gelsen Lilburn Ward John Bowden Amy Ellett John Wallace Hampton Crawford Arthur Ellett Ike Whitehead Walter Duchmann Paul Bishop Frank Moody Tom Alder man Ross Cadle Theodore Yeatts.
Rev R H Bowden Mrs Bowden Miss Omalee Hannah and others will attend the W M U annual meeting of the New Lebanon Baptist District Association at Glade church three miles west of Lebanon Thursday and Friday. A memorial service for Mrs R A Henderson will be held Friday morning. she long headed the association’s Woman's Missionary Union.
Rev John Sargent has delivered more than 7500 sermons in sixty years in the pulpit despite long years of blindness. His work has spanned multiple decades and reflected steady pastoral leadership.
Fire alarm signals from multiple streets including Princeton Avenue Russell Street Bluefield Avenue Cherry Street Raleigh General Station Giles Stand Princeton Lee and Franklin Streets East River and Hyde Avenue College Avenue Oenoke Clark Hardy Orange and Midway roads indicate centralized dispatch alerts from Central station. No injuries reported and responders are on scene.
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