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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1919
Page
5
An advertisement claims seven Dieferen tablets daily restore red blood, vigor, and ambition for nervous rundown men and women. It promises doubled steadiness within a week and offers refunds if claims fail, noting pharmacists and local druggists stock supply.
Graham unit of the Bluefield canteen lists contributors who supplied food and drink for travelling soldiers including Flat Top Grocery Co., Mrs L J Barbe, Mrs E H Harman, Mrs John Lockwood, Mrs A Harman and others. An auction offer invites bids on 60 car line lots with a top offer of 1200 dollars and bidder anonymity.
Bob Neel, a married man once employed as a motor man and later a fireman, remains at large days after his jail break in town. Authorities expect capture as a nationwide hunt continues. Neel was arrested at Kenova with a Bluefield schoolgirl and faces serious charges including a white slave accusation. He was reared in Graham and has dependents relying on him.
The Graham Red Sox defeated Princeton 11 to 7 before a large crowd. Graham pitcher Yost allowed seven hits while the Sox collected eighteen, with standout hits from Davidson Smith McGuire and Yost. Athens visits next Saturday to decide the championship race.
Miss Hattie Neel was awarded the annual music medal in Mrs Alexander’s senior music class Friday evening in the auditorium. Mrs Russell judged the event as part of a large audience, following her prior honorable mention in last year’s music contest. The junior class presented the program, with more performances expected as school ends on June 12.
Will Dever, a former Graham man and son of George Dever, was killed by a lightning strike at his Montana home Thursday morning. He had lived in Montana for years, farmed, and was reared near Graham. He leaves a widow and five children, plus sisters and brothers, and was buried at Selestia, Montana, after a recent visit to Graham.
Mr Callaway named to a three member committee to develop a pension plan for the International Order of Railroad Telegraphers. The investigation will take him to many states to study different pension systems. Also notes on Graham Boys returning home Eugene Witten Ardis Neff in New York Jim Burton's sea voyage from France and planned welcome home. Special sermon to Scouts by Rev H B Brown at the Graham Boy Scouts meeting. Corn and grass looking fine in Tazewell county. W B Morton returning home from St Luke’s Hospital. Miss Finn Keister and Ciara Pile studying music in Palti-
Felix M. Warburg reports $19,000,000 raised for Jewish relief and urges plans funded by international loans. He warns five million European Jews face starvation, cites Poland Russia and Greece, and calls for orphan adoptions and livestock to restart farming.
The item notes several residents on leave or visiting. Miss Keister completes a second Peabody Institute year. Miss Lucile Walker travels from college to Hanover, stopping in Graham to visit Miss Margaret Strickland. Ray Barnett returns Wednesday from Dayton after airship work for the government. Irby Catron goes to Chicago to see his brother. Miss Lottie Morton returns from Camp Humphreys after Red Cross duty. Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Frazier and family visit from Roanoke. Miss Lettie L. Walker visits Norfolk for her annual vacation with Mrs. C. A. Neikirk.
Aerial sermon by a Methodist minister at the Columbus Centenary Exposition is planned to be preached from about 2000 feet. The message will be heard via wireless telephone and megaphone. Organizers also aim to honor centenarians at the event.
The pope sent a letter to the American hierarchy approving Catholic social and economic programs and urging support for a national shrine to the Blessed Virgin at Catholic University in Washington. He also endorsed an annual U.S. hierarchy gathering to define activities and public work, set to meet in Washington next fall.
The excerpt credits Mr. Warburg with urging governments to honor promises to protect Jews and restore medical, educational, and social institutions ruined by war. He praises Mr. Hoover for guiding world food distribution and for leading a global effort to save humanity, a task others had forgotten.
The article notes the government refuses to permit American oil firms to move payrolls from Tampico to oil fields by air due to repeated attacks. It states companies have secured American pilots and planned to buy aircraft to carry out the transport.
Lieutenant Alan Clark, ex Royal Air Force, wowed Atlantic City crowds at the Pan American convention with airplane stunts reaching 130 miles per hour. Demonstrations included a vertical wing tip stance, tall slip, and a nose-down plunge, as tests advance for commercial aircraft adaptability and a wall delivery system using parachutes.
Talbot F. Franklin argues in Architecture that great architectural style mirrors shifts in thinking and living. He warns teachers to connect art history with race and society, urging students to see architecture as integral to contemporary civilization and social responsibility.
A London reader recalls a humorous dining-room dispute where a habitual patron insists the pepper is half peas. The head waiter denies it while the customer tests the change, joking about “sixpence for peas” and the phrase “half peas.” The exchange ends with laughter and a light payment discrepancy.
Helgoland in the North Sea lies 40 miles northwest of the Elbe mouth. The island features a 184 foot high steep plateau with 128 acres area and a cemented armor belt. Kaiser Wilhelm is said to have spent 40 million dollars on its reconstruction, creating granite bastions 16 feet thick and 240 feet high with ferro concrete binding and filled fissures.
Transport Mercury arrived today with 3,196 officers and soldiers aboard at Newport News signaling a notable troop movement during May.
Brigadier General William D. Beach commander of the 176th infantry brigade and elements of the 851st infantry regiment with casuals and convalescents were aboard a transport carrying officers and men from Minnesota North Dakota Iowa and Illinois.
An item urges readers to call 728 to place a paper or magazine order and promises value in trying the Want Ada service. The note emphasizes direct phone ordering for subscriptions or products.
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