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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1923
Page
6
A column blends fashion humor on Easter bonnets with a sociable roundup. Local residents attend bridge parties, family events, and travels from Bluefield to Washington, Hinton, and beyond, noting births, visits, and job moves among families and teachers.
Tonight the Bluefield Country Club will entertain with cards instead of dancing as in years gone by. Preparations have been made for a large crowd.
The First Christian church auditorium was full for a recital by pupils of Mrs. Lila T. Roberts. Sixteen numbers were performed and pleased the audience.
Mrs James E Mann entertained several tables of bridge Friday afternoon in compliment to Mrs Matheny a visitor in the city who has been the toast at a number of social functions during the week and this congenial little party added one more pleasant reminiscence of her visit.
Mr and Mrs EB Stone and Mr and Mrs E T Tyree have just returned from a motor trip visiting Tennessee and North Carolina. Chas Thomas of Pulaski is staying with Mr and Mrs B C Stone on Oakhurst avenue. Mrs P H Lawless and daughter Mildred of Berwind arrived for a visit.
Calgary reports heavy rains surge across Southern Alberta with streams rising three inches per hour. Macleod and Okotoks residents flee rising waters, homes washed away, police rescue efforts ongoing as Old Man River floods lower town areas. Lethbridge irrigation canal head works damaged but dam holds with nine feet of water over crest.
New York June 1 The appellate division of the supreme court ruled that three of Richard Croker's children will receive about 200000 among them despite the Ireland estate fight. The court held Croker did not legally revoke a trust he created for his first wife and three children including Howard Croker Ethel C White and Florence Morris. Dublin June 1 Mrs Richard Croker widow of the Tammany leader testified in the will contest case brought by Croker's children detailing her life in a long witness stand.
Chicago June 1 4 Morris Reinhold said to be manager of Harry Donald & Co was placed in custody as state officials raided multiple bucket shop offices seeking books The books were reportedly moved to an auditor six weeks earlier and a cashier said she worked on them last night Investigators seized records from M L Meyer & Co G H Milton & Co and Warren Lois & Co and questioned manager T H Klopper of the latter firm
Baltimore jurors found Lonng Rensen DeRoode guilty of obtaining $52,000 in bonds by false pretenses after a week long trial. The jury requested mercy recommendations and was out over seven hours before Judge Stanton in criminal court.
The Bristol Herald-Courier notes Miss Katherine Strickland of Graham earned local interest after a Virginia Intermont College recital. Reading with a mezzo soprano voice praised for breadth, warmth, and diction, the young artist displayed stage presence and breath control, signaling a bright future.
A married couple from Graham now living at Northfork faced a case in the fee court after a woman kissed a man and he bit her, drawing blood. The couple, both former Graham residents, were at a North Graham ball when the incident occurred at Eszie Long's home. The mayor assessed a ten dollar fine for the exchange, and witnesses noted a knife was flashed during the affair.
West Graham will gain a new water system as J F Dudley builds a large reservoir on his farm high point to furnish water to homes beyond the town limits. Water will come from a spring on his property. The western section is rapidly developing with several homes under construction.
Thursday and Friday drew large crowds as the Green Ville Tenn baseball team played two games against the Graham colored nine. Long hits sailed over the willow, the first game ending 7 to 2, and a Greenville player was briefly knocked down by a pitched ball but returned to the game. West Graham Methodist activities and a community ice cream supper at Bailey church are announced, along with an afternoon Graham Red Sox versus West Yard Tigers game. Desirable five room house and lot on South Morton Street, Graham, Va, listed for sale by J. P. Hinegardner.
Port Arthur Ont June 14 encircled by advancing forest fires residents of Graham 104 miles west on CN lines flee to a nearby lake by boat as a wind change checks flames at the town edge a dynamite explosion in Murphy's cellar occurs spurring a vow to remove the explosive.
New York society notes announce the engagement of Miss Emily O Dell Davies to William H Vanderbilt son of the late Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is noted as twenty one last November.
A Graham street design debate continues as a Kentucky rock asphalt representative argues the current limestone base should stay. He recommends patching holes and applying Kentucky asphalt to achieve a uniform grade rather than tearing up the base. The visitor notes Columbus Nelson Street in Ohio uses macadam with Kentucky rock asphalt since 1914.
A council member claimed no repairs were done on the street. The Kentucky asphalt representative offered to pay three or four members to travel to Columbus to inspect the material. An engineer will confer with the council today about the proposed new work and bids on the project are expected to be requested in a few days.
Farmers from the east end of Taze well county report fruit in spots. They say this year's conditions are reversed from last year. Fruit spared by the May blizzard is in the low lands and valleys, while fruit on mountains and high grounds was killed by freezes. Last year only fruit above the frost line survived.
The Methodist church ladies plan a summer pageant visiting foreign mission fields in a June 21 event. Stops include Mrs Benbow in Mexico and Mrs Hinton in India with a Korea scene at Mrs Sulter's, then assembly at the church for the program. Attendance by Hand dowbt is noted.
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