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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1923
Page
11
The Northfork Clark Chamber of Commerce held a luncheon at the Masonic building with C. C. Rutledge as guest speaker. He proposed combining the Chamber and Community Service under one secretary and announced C. V. Watson started duties June 1.
Bluefield Telegraph manager O Stahlman arranged a Northfork Clark page in the Sunday Telegraph to run weekly. Local merchants and Chamber of Commerce back the page with support to boost Northfork and vicinity sales and reader interest.
The Methodist church ladies plan a bazaar in the Northfork high school building Friday night. They will offer baby clothes and clothing for adults, plus a plate supper with country ham chicken salad and desserts. A supervised play room will care for children, aiding a local good cause.
Prayer services were held at the home of Mrs. S H Ferguson on Saturday night led by Rev Hoppe of the Methodist church in honor of Mrs Ferguson birthday. Attendees included Mrs Balchi Mrs Carter Miss Wickline Mrs McCarthy Mr and Mrs Hoppe and family and William Smith. Mrs Ferguson received a five dollar gold piece a string of pearls a prayer book and other gifts. Refreshments were served after the services.
Northfork residents report Shrine convention attendance in Washington with several locals returning. Visitors include Dr M H Torregrosa Crumpler Tabor and J K Parker among others. Families travel to Bristol Williamsport Dublin and Bluefield for events and schooling absorbs alumni and summer program plans.
C. V. Watson will serve as Telegraph correspondent. News items should be sent to Mr. Watson at the Chamber of Commerce office room 6 in the Flat Top Ice building. Sold by Northfork Drug Co. or news boys on the street.
About thirty Northfork boy and girl scouts traveled by morning train to Crumpler with two chaperones Mrs Cunningham and Mr Huff They carried dinner and ate in scout fashion After arriving they played games in the afternoon and returned home in the evening rain
The Northfork high school senior class and baseball team thank donors from commencement night. About seventy dollars was raised to finance the trip to Erwin Tennessee for the ball team and its travel expenses.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce greets members of the Northfork Clark Chamber and locals who greeted the Cincinnati good will special visiting Northfork West Virginia. They invite a longer visit to Cincinnati. David Long opens a summer school for grades to recover back work and promote advancement with about fifteen enrollments in three days. WOMAN S MEETING: The Community Service women hold a bi monthly meeting at the school on Thursday afternoon June 14. Members urged to attend for key business.
The Woman's Missionary Society will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. J. R. Anderson at 3 o'clock. Sunday morning Rev. Wilson the student minister will preach at the Methodist church. Rev. Dan Atkins of Keystone will preach in the evening with special music by the choir and soloist Dan Howe of Roanoke VA.
Northfork Clark and Keystone vote to fund one third of a new incinerator to dispose of garbage. The project costs under a thousand dollars with donated materials and will be built along the cut between Northfork and Keystone. Work starts next week and aims to improve health and creek cleanliness.
Next Sunday a full page advertisement will announce the Northfork Clark Chamber of Commerce monthly sale. The event features a dollar sale with unusual values and many items offered for one dollar, attracting readers to order the paper in advance and shop for bargains.
Twenty youths from Northfork rode to Davy on Tuesday night with Mrs Ayers as chaperone. They departed about 6 pm and reached a hill above Davy where a fine supper was served by the trip's young ladies. They returned to Northfork shortly after midnight, reporting a very enjoyable evening.
Miss Dora Gammon was awarded a gold medal Sunday night by Rev. Wilson student pastor of the Presbyterian church for being valedictorian of her Northfork High School graduating class. A ceremony held at the church marked the honor after the class graduated from Northfork High School he received the medal two
The girl scouts of Northfork are asked to meet their scout leader Mrs. Cunningham at the school building on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The discussion of a summer camp will come up, and all girls interested in this camp should be present.
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