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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1925
Page
12
Courtesies planned for visiting medicos include a luncheon at the West Virginian Hotel on Thursday at 12 45 and a Bluefield Country Club luncheon on Wednesday at 1 o clock with reservations for fifty guests.
Circle No 2 with Mrs J W Gilbert will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 at the home of Mrs H Cook 618 Bluefield Avenue All members urged to attend.
The Wesley Willing Workers Sunday class of Grace Methodist Church gathers this evening at 7 46 at the church and seeks full attendance from members.
The event notes a Ladies Day at the Blue Field Country course featuring match play against bogey with enthusiasts awaiting results and updated standings.
Wayne Cubbedge visits Huntington Marshall Gane while Miss Lizzie Roles with her niece Edna Roles head to Chicago to join a tour party bound for St Paul II and Indian Rock. A motor group including T O J Wilson and others enjoy a Sunday outing to Bristol and Kingsport with luncheon. Mrs Henderson travels to Salem for Roanoke College finals.
Mr Bays returns from an extended trip to Chattanooga New Orleans and Texas. Miss Eliza Williams leaves for Marshall College Huntington to take a summer course. Miss Elnora spends weekend with Miss Christine Walker Pearlsburg. Miss Lucille Hager arrives for summer with relatives. Mrs G J Nick returns from Hopewell Danville and others. Family visits include Jack Ramage and daughter Jean in Pennsylvania and Harris family trip to Salem Virginia. Eleanor Williamson visits aunt Mrs J W Overstreet. Myrtie Bessie Williams and Homer Williams motor to Mountain Lake. Andy Gott visits relatives in Princeton. Ralph Thompson visits home near Tazewell. Snow Caffee returns from Princeton visit.
Bluefield residents anticipate a Saturday night program with Japanese tea service Korean sweets and African entertainment plus a southern dinner from Louisiana guests. Proceeds fund a new organ for the Methodist church. Card of thanks from Mrs Fannie Saunders and family honors Alfred Saunders. Circle No 1 Presbyterian plans a Wednesday 3 PM meeting at Mrs W L Sexton.
A quirky item notes a bona fide box of coffin tacks for the Bluefield Casket Company likely to hold some of the so called articles. The issue also covers a school recital by Miss Lois Benbow on June 11 at First Christian church Bluefield W Va with Miss Catherine James assisting. Social notes from the Virginia side list visits and illness among local families and Miss Grace Lindley will speak at the West Virginia Episcopal meeting in Bluefield June 10 11 and 12.
Miss Tabor aged forty two born February 26, 1883. Funeral arrangements will be announced today. State's case for a motive appeared likely as Connors' suit faced opposition from the father who favored Templeton. The girl expressed confidence in acquittal to reporters, sobbing at the day’s end as she was led from the court.
A fragment indicates someone present at meetings and describes the sessions as potentially interesting and instructive for a father figure. The text suggests emphasis on participation and learning opportunities.
Miss Lou Tabor a longtime Bluefield resident died yesterday afternoon at 3 20 at her brother M M Tabor's home on Fourth Street after a several year illness. She was a longtime member of the Christian Church and one of Bluefield's best known women. She was born at Falla Mills, daughter of the late S G and Virginia W Tabor, and is survived by brothers M M Tabor D W Tabor Charles Tabor and sister Mrs R B Ferguson among others.
Dorothy Perkins seventeen stands trial in Greenwich Village for first degree murder in the St Valentine party slaying of Thomas A Templeton. State evidence to be presented as Rudolph and Mrs Margot Perkins may testify. siblings Harold and Arthur expected to testify. witness Mickey Connors also named.
The Hureka Coal and Coke Company store in Kyle McDowell County was broken into Sunday night with a large theft of goods. About twenty pairs of men's shoes, women's shoes, data, suits and clothing were stolen along with sugar, meal and yeast. The loss suggests liquor manufacture involvement.
Townwide attention mounts over a pending scandal involving a prominent businessman and a local engineer. Affected parties seek to suppress publicity while a planned complete disclosure is announced for June 18 and 19 during the production of The Whole Town's Talking at the Municipal Auditorium to aid deficits from last year's baseball and football seasons.
Judge Friend halted a witness during testimony in Chicago court and ordered him to stop chewing gum. The gesture aimed to maintain courtroom decorum and ensure clear verbiage during the proceeding.
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