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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1923

Page

12

Bluefield Opens Six Neighborhood Playgrounds This Summer

Bluefield begins summer recreation with six playgrounds opening at 3 PM offering paired male and female directors. Activities include baseball volleyball dodgeball crafts hiking and dances with events like story time and lantern shows.

Bluefield Fairview East End Wade C. B. Hancock Jones Street Roers Hill Ora Gibson Kellogg School of Physical Education Winters McCue Sargent Marjorie Bullard North Side Bayground Arlene Lumley

Commissioners and Clerks Named for Bond Election

The board of directors named ward officials for the June 19 bond election. Each ward lists commissioners and clerks: First ward Thornhill Hume Land. Second ward Booker Williams Kilburn. Third ward Murphy Kilburn Parrish. Fourth ward Wright Boykin Hefner. Fifth ward Wilson Shott. Sixth ward Fisher Francisco Runaa Hawkins. Seventh ward Hale Lilly Holder. Eighth ward Tilton Lacy Alexander.

Board of Directors E. R. Burks C. J. Caldwell G. T. Thornhill Chas. Hume John Land D. M. Easley M. W. Prindle W. G. Ferrell A. 8. Booker R.S. Williams H. A. Lucas E. A. Leonard R. B. Parrish J R. Murphy G. Kilburn J. Browning O. V. Hefner A. F. Kingdon J. H. Wright L. W. Boykin C. B. Hancock W. A. Bodell P. J Runa Pearl Hawkins C. KE. Fisher E. B. Francisco Seventh Ward C. E. Fleenor Eugene Foster R. EB. Holder R. A. Hale W. J. Lilly

Jewels Stolen From Mrs Ellis Corey in London Trip

Mrs. Ellis Corey wife of the American steel magnate reports arrival in London from Paris and says she was robbed of pearls valued at $100000.

Mra. Wm Ellis Corey London Paris

Pajama-clad man robs home as chase ends with suspect caught

In St Louis Missouri Chester Ronaldson, in pajamas, pursues and captures a thief after a break in at the Ronaldson home. The burglar, wearing evening clothes, is apprehended following the chase.

St. Louis Chester Ronaldson Ronaldson

AIWANTS CLUB HEARS THE ECHO

Bluefield Kiwanis heard district governor Ernest Henson review the Atlanta International Convention noting business is where real gains occur The meeting touched on the West Virginia delegation and upcoming Bluefield state convention in October Shrine convention costs and crowd feeding were cited Attendance improved while a telegram about four delegates sparked a light moment and the club joked through a display of quiet mischief with a church exit Visitors included Mays Matoaka Kiwanis president Penn and H Norris of McGrawn Hill Publishing New York

Bluefield Kiwanians Atlanta Ernest Henson Henson Kiwanian Bluefield Luck Washington, D. C Bluefield Kiwanis Club Jim Gill Jimmy Ridley Atlanta Police Bureau George Crockett Judge Crockett Kiwanis Mays Matoaka Kiwanis Club J. J. Penn H. H. Norris McGrawn Hill Publishing Company New York

Progressive Marriage Story From Chicago Court Witness

Elizabeth Coulter, a Chicago court witness, asserts she has been married three times and each wedding was better than the previous one. The remark adds a colorful note to a pending case involving marital history.

Chicago Elizabeth Coulter

Taxi Driver Sticks to Bargain Despite Packed Car

V. O. Armentrout, a taxi operator, drove off with seven passengers and a car overloaded with six jars, trunks, and several suitcases. He managed to secure all baggage and still delivers his ride toward Athens, noting a vendor’s creed that a worker must be as good as his word.

V. O. Armentrout Armentrout Aithens

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University of Ilinois University of Wisconsin Harold Porterfield Wilson Holder Frank Hudgins Edith Faulkner Frances Zimmerman Law and Commerce Carnation Milkman Carnation Milk Products Company Carnation Bidg Goonr Wis Carnation City Board of Directors Eighth Ward J. R. Tilton R. W. Lacy P. J. Alexander R. BE Shirey Z. G. Henderson Thief Chase Aiwants Club Capital Isadore Cohen Co. Jewelers Princeton Ave Cohens Detroit Warlick Furniture Company the Bridge W. Va Meath Toledo Rex Spray CO Toledo M. G. WhItlow Hardware CO Bluefield, W. VA
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