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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1932
Page
3
The Bluefield Virginia council adjourned to fix a monthly water charge under the meter system and issued a circular explaining rates. A $1 minimum covers 2,000 gallons, with graduated tiers up to 500,000 gallons and special rates above that. readings are scheduled for April 20 May 20 and June 20.
A large congregation gathered at Memorial Baptist Church for a revival led by Rev. E. Gibson Davis of Beckley with assistance from Pastor Rev. H. A. Willis. The event, held under the Virginia Council of Religious Education, featured Henry Edward Stalle of New York as the visiting speaker.
A local column notes today and tomorrow as favorable for sowing cabbage seed citing old timer wisdom. The piece blends gardening guidance with zodiac notions about the head and a stated belief in a beneficial outcome.
Falls Mills Flat Top Yard and Ne mours residents report theft of a dozen springers from roosts at Robert Shrader’s hen house in Flat Top. Neighbors locked coops and watched for suspects who flee in cars using the rumble seat to speed away.
The mayor's office is getting a fresh coat of paint and other improvements. The building has been repurposed as a shop used by the city.
Over a 48 hour weekend period two people were killed and thirty three injured in and around Richmond. Insurance firms forecast higher fatalities this year than last, with national figures showing 35 000 deaths and thousands injured in 1930s style reporting.
A prayer meeting will be held at Graham Presbyterian Church this evening at 7 46 led by Mr. Lester. A large audience is invited.
Local critics predict that Harry Butt and Preston Sarver will reach the major leagues. They again defeated the Midway sluggers on Memorial Day as Butt allowed only four hits. The Flat Top crowd stays high on baseball as Butt shows terrific speed and control.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. George H. Moore of West Graham and a son to Mr. and Mrs. James B. Puckett of Falls Mills Road on May 30. The item records two birth notices in a single notice style.
Contracts mailed to Tazewell county teachers impose a five percent salary cut, the second such reduction in a year, prompting debate over a rule requiring six weeks at a state teachers college during summer. Local Bluefield faculty changes are expected with only a few likely not to return.
Mrs Kyle teaches at the local high school and Mr Kyle and family plan a vacation at their home in Woodlawn Virginia. Graham High School graduates frequently lead their classes in colleges and universities.
A road side market to be set up on Falls Mills road Saturday under the Falls Mills Home Demonstration club. Miss Vivian Waters notes countywide efforts in Tazewell and the market will showcase cakes pies and hot coffee. The Charley Hale farm site will host the market offering farm products including chickens and cooking demonstrations for housewives.
Citizens of Greater Bluefield are urged to support Bluefield College as the school marks its tenth year. Commencement exercises impressed with more graduates, reflecting growing local appreciation and enrollment of local students. The idea that success requires distant study is fading as the college gains local support.
Local observers forecast a noticeable increase in business for June compared with April and May. They note the upward trend is already evident as May ends despite holidays, with the coalfield expected to boost output when June arrives.
Virginia considers a highway expansion led by H. G. Shirley with plans to fund millions and start projects. Mr Sikley touts a labor pool of 85 000 workers to support fall and winter road improvements if the program is adopted.
Mrs. R. Va. Crockett and her son Douglas have returned from a two week visit with relatives in Tazewell, Virginia.
Revival at Bramwell Methodist Church began Sunday evening with Rev. S. H. Austin delivering a powerful sermon. Jeff Wall and wife led singing with a junior choir planned. Jeff plays trombone and Mrs. Wall piano. Visitors from Bluefield are expected. public invited for music and preaching.
The Public Service Commission postponed the United Fuel Gas rate case until Thursday to allow protesting cities to state their position on re opening the case. Commissioner C E Netken questioned protesters counsel about pressing for a hearing amid current conditions.
The hearing paused as the company planned to present new valuation figures to justify a rate above 29 cents while Protestant counsel sought to raise the rate or resist any increase. Paul W. Scott represented Huntington protestants who agreed to resume after the new evidence, but Commissioner Alex Mahood insisted on learning the Protestant position before new evidence would be heard.
The Supreme Court denied re review of Capone's case and closed Atlanta prison doors to Capone. It granted a review for seven Negro defendants accused of assaulting two white girls near Scottsboro Alabama with a death sentence set for June 24. Oral argument slated for October 10.
Weather conditions described as clear are cited as contributing to more than 30 percent of airplane accidents during the first half of 1930, based on a study.
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