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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
2
Franklin County flat beans and Virginia produce headline a Bluefield market list with peaches strawberries and greens. Civic Relief work, local weddings, hotel rental, florist ads, medical office openings, and train plans reflect a bustling community classified page in June.
Garrett Bailey at his Highland avenue home and several residents plan or have taken trips to Huntington Washington Philadelphia Trenton and Cincinnati. Others visit relatives in Denver Ohio Virginia and Missouri while some attend hospitals and colleges.
James G. Latz of New York Life said Dr S D Hatfield Kokomo Indiana carried a 25 000 policy with double indemnity. Widow Hatfield to receive 50 000 plus a 1 335 check from the Beni Kedem Shrine Benefit Fund Association.
The Bluefield Amateur Baseball League reorganized with 8. C. Nichols as chairman and officers including C. E. Ridley T. O'J. Wilson Carroll Woods Harry Henderson Ralph Millar and Moffet McCue. A new eligibility committee will investigate players to weed out ineligible athletes and forfeits apply if a team fails to report within fifteen minutes after the scheduled start. H. S. Hall serves as Community Service secretary handling league affairs.
Announcement of the marriage of Jennings F. Hylton and Miss Na Carroll occurred on November 29, 1921. The couple departed for Baltimore and Philadelphia for a few days and were married by Rev. Taylor Stinson of the First Baptist Church.
Dr H Carr president of the TH blather Epworth League Union notes Friday night hosts the regular monthly Epworth League gathering in Tazewell mapping out work for the coming year Rev H B Brown of Graham to speak and Grace Church Epworth League to lead devotionals music by Tazewell group Fire alarm report shows one call this month a Rogers Street home fire causing about 350 damage Heavy rains after noon Tuesday swelled street department workload with crossings and catch basins cleanup efforts described as the season's hardest rain.
The city posts its delinquent tax list at City Hall for two weeks before certification to county officials. May police court processed 154 cases with 143 convictions after 11 dismissals, totaling 2984 in fines, the largest paid so far. Of arrests, 64 white males and eight white females are noted.
Charlie Brooks was severely injured when earth fell on him while excavation at the Christie property near Chestnut street and Bluefield avenue. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital with no fracture found on X ray, though recovering from a back sprain. His condition is not thought serious. The steamers Majestic and Leviathan measure 100 feet in width.
Federal and state agents captured two moonshine stills totaling 250 gallons of mash and whiskey on Spices Creek in McDowell County. Three men Charles Murphy Ernest Freeman and Joe Freeman were arrested and jailed in Welch for hearing before the U S Commissioner.
R Kemp Morton of Charleston, state president of the B P O Elks Association, spoke to Bluefield Elks members at their meeting. The group discussed plans for a Beckley trip to initiate a new lodge and a large delegation from Bluefield was announced to attend. Morton will stay in Bluefield until Friday before aiding initiation in Beckley.
The state road commission awarded the grading draining and hard surfacing of twelve miles of Pigeon road in Mingo County to Beckwith White and Jo of Princeton and White and Wood of Roanoke at a contract price of 211654. This links the Ohio River highway from Bluefield to Huntington via Williamson and will provide a substantial grade dirt road from Kermit to the Logan county line, about forty five miles.
A Ford roadster owned by Avapalachian Power Company was nearly demolished when youths kicked off its brakes allowing it to roll down Allen street. It ran off a high embankment into railroad yards and landed upside down on the tracks after several flips. A company employee had left the vehicle parked nearby.
Washington June 7 The senate manufacturers committee moved toward an inquiry into the gasol ine and crude oil situation including prices profits and combos A five member sub committee will conduct the probe with Senator LaFollette as chairman The text ends with garbled phrasing about blondes and gasoline line fin.
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