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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1918
Page
2
Merchants advertise tomatoes cabbage peppers and flowers with prices for transplanted and potted plants. Real estate and auto sales offered by Mercer Garage and Bluefield firms. Local events include dances and lectures with dates June 6 and June 2. Community notices cover crime, education, church events, and a son commissioned as an officer.
William Farnum delivers action and acting in the new True Blue Tuesday feature. Fans of Farnum productions will recognize energetic scenes and strong performance as the look and feel of the print.
O R Wheeler of Huntington and J D Hewit of Bramwell visited Bluefield yesterday. Coralie Witten of Tazewell stayed in the city, with many other locals and guests from Glen Lyn, Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Harpers. Several residents returned from trips and a few attended college events or joined new positions locally.
A Keystones news notes brief recounts Grace Mays visiting Peterstown with friends including Clara Payne and Lottie Smith while Red Cross reports exceeding its local goal of 2500 dollars raising 2794.55. Local residents travel for military training in Camp Meade and Annapolis, with others visiting relatives or seeking medical treatment in Cincinnati Seattle and cashmere.
A rugged west drama to be shown at the Colonial theatre Tuesday features William Farnum as the stronger half of two half brothers. An English remittance man deserts his American wife and son to claim an inheritance and is drawn back by a reforming half brother on a western ranch. A poignant love story threads the tale.
The Civic Club charity committee reports Daisy Day raised 802.20 for the poor, surpassing last year’s 500. Ladies sewed daisies all day and into the night as men passed, some contributing only a few cents while others gave more, with several buyers exchanging multiple flowers. The fundraiser aims to ease the coming year's needs and thanks donors and volunteers are extended.
United Commercial Travelers advertising committee promotes a June 14 3 day convention in Bluefield and hopes former Ambassador Gerard will deliver an address aboard. An estimated 2000 to 3000 attendees are expected, with agency efforts ongoing to confirm his appearance.
Miss Elsie Samuels born in Bluefield, daughter of Mrs. Kate H. Samuels, earned a Peabody Conservatory piano diploma after five years of study under Arthur Newstead and Howard R. Thatcher. Examinations covered music history, harmony, counterpoint, form, and literature. diploma conferred May 31, 1918.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch released an industrial edition of seventy two pages filled with live reading matter and advertising. The paper highlights Huntington as a progressive West Virginia city with a proactive chamber of commerce driving development and industrial growth.
The notice promotes the live newspaper’s upcoming showing of the drama True Blue at the Colonial on Tuesday. It highlights the Rugged Rockies setting and invites readers to attend, framing the performance as in the best interests of the city and its residents.
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