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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
2
A Bluefield market ad lists Franklin County flat beans at forty cents per gallon and a wide variety of produce. It also promotes watermelons from a freight depot car sale, florist offerings, medical ads, transportation lines, farm notices, and community notices including candidacy and church events.
Local thunder showers are expected in West Virginia on Friday and likely Saturday with no temperature change. In Virginia, expect partly cloudy skies Friday and Saturday with possible scattered thunder showers and similarly stable temperatures.
Bluefield College moves to a new camp site with a small six cot house to be built. During summer and fall, the college men will spend most nights in the camp, citing advantages over the old location.
Miss Alma Haynes and Miss Louise Haynes of Bristol Virginia are visiting aunt Mrs. Wm A Stewart on Bland Street. Several other locals including Miss Pearl Turk head to Philadelphia for finals at the University of Pennsylvania while others travel or recuperate.
Two special Pullman cars were added to eastbound train No. 16 to carry Norfolk and Western Railway officers and staff to a big freight handling efficiency meeting in Winston-Salem, N C, with a Roanoke special train planned to transport more personnel.
City police reported multiple alcohol related arrests. A. C. White posted 500 cash bond to appear June 19 after being seized with seven half gallons of brandy. J. R. Estep faced trial after a whiskey possession arrest and received 100 fine with thirty days in jail. Two colored women charged with loitering were arraigned. one fined 20 and the other 10 for resisting arrest and profanity.
The Democrats won a sweeping victory in Manila carrying its entire ticket in yesterday's general election. The win included one senate member, two lower house members, and the entire city council. It marks the first such victory since the legislature was established.
Revival services at Pocahontas Methodist Church draw larger crowds with six conversions and four reclaimations. Evangelist Rev. R. N. Havens delivers Romans 6 23, while Jeff Wall leads songs and minsters, supported by Bramwell Men’s Christian Band and Miss Whitehead at the piano. Wednesday morning attendance reaches a record high.
The lobby at the Matz Hotel is being enlarged by removing partitions from the old lobby dining area. When finished the dining room will occupy an entire lobby side, separated by fern boxes between columns. The hotel will also be redecorated throughout.
Geo M. Wolfe of the Bluefield office of the American Railway Express Company posted $600 bond to appear on June 19 before Justice Jas H. Gollehon. He faces embezzlement charges after officials alleged his account was short by more than $125.
Sidewalks may be built by any contractor with a city maintenance bond. The city issues permits to inspect work and provides grade within six inches. Paving delays persist from bad weather. a block on Albemarle Street nears completion and a Rockbridge curb is underway. Federal Asphalt Paving plans to bring a plant by July 1 to begin macadam and sheet asphalt work. Building permits total $168,550 for Commercial Bank project and a Mulberry Street residence for C B Kidd.
A list shows bids from multiple contractors including Charles Révant for a residence on Hea d street at 3000 dollars, F. Page Thornhitt for a residence at one site at 4000 dollars, BE. R. Johnson for a Johnson street remodel at 250 dollars, E. J. John son for a Rockbridge street garage at 200 dollars, and H. S. Jeffers for Peck street porch on a residence at 100 dollars.
Announcement of the marriage of Wyndham Stokes Clark a United States Naval Academy graduate to Miss Elizabeth Caroline Timberlake at Alexandria Virginia. Clark is the son of Dr and Mrs L H Clark of Kyle and Timberlake is daughter of Mrs J M H Clagett of Berryville. They took a bridal tour to New York Saratoga Springs and Lake George. Moorish marriages are performed at midnight, and the bride is confined to her room for several days after.
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