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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1922
Page
13
W. D. Hancock displays a 1730 tooth puller from England, a carved 1750 Indian gourd, and a Revolutionary War horn relay. The Commercial Bank of Bluefield buys a 39000-pound vault door from Barnes Lock, to be installed in a new bank building with 552 safety boxes and a mirrored vault design.
The Bluefield Public Library May report shows total circulation of 3160 with 4002 members. Adult fiction 1664 and juvenile fiction 92 with classed 169 and auxiliary 257. May's busy period leaves many overdue books. borrowers urged to return items to avoid excess fines.
The Bluefield Billy Sunday Club meets at the Presbyterian Sunday school rooms on Albemarle Iseret this afternoon at 3. Mrs Fitzhugh Lee of Charleston will sing two vocal solos and be accompanied by James Finner Brown who will lead Billy Sunday songs. An invitation is extended to all. A merchant in East St Louis reports his shop was burglarized but says he left the door unlocked so his brother could steal goods.
Word arrived of the death of Robert Watson in an accident while opening a new mine near Scottsdale Pennsylvania. He formerly resided in Welch and was an official in the New River bituminous industry. Survived by widow and nine children, with all local relatives traveling to attend the funeral.
The Church of God hosted a crowded gathering for the late brother G. W. Groseclose with heartfelt condolences. Regular services are announced by Pastor H. French Wilson including Sunday school at 9 a.m. and sermons at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m.
Merchants note a marked rise in public buying of luxuries and view it as a positive sign. The piece recalls the first income tax in the United States, which began in 1863.
The Epworth League of Bland Street Methodist church hosts Dr. R. A. Lansdell president of Bluefield College for a talk on Better Friendships. A large crowd is expected as the league takes charge of Sunday services at 7 o clock tonight.
The usual congregational singing was conducted by James Fimner Grown with some special musical numbers.
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