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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1925
Page
1
A jumble of ads and notices describes services from nail care and barber shops to dry cleaning and fish markets. Entries mention Glenwood Park picnics, rental fixtures, Masonic Shrine events, and a jail fine record for Ernest Helm on moonshine possession and concealed weapons.
Mrs Barbara M Bell wife of John M Bell longtime Punxsutawney resident died at 114 Jenks Avenue after more than a year of illness aged 36 She was born in Scotland July 25 1880 married October 14 1900 and lived in Adrian vicinity She leaves husband five daughters and other relatives Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 am at the Jenks Avenue home with Rev L L Strock officiating
G. B. Buchanan was discharged on a warrant charging him with taking money from the state. The former state traffic officer, relieved from duty weeks ago after road commission opposition to paid arrest incentives, faced the charge as announced by the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce. The warrant alleged Buchanan accepted $60 for Hancock to appear in court on a traffic violation, then not appearing.
The Bluefield National Bank contracts fixtures for its new banking room in the Law and Commerce building at Fed erated Raleigh streets. Art Metal Construction Company via Lemkuhl-Shepherd will supply white Alabama marble fixtures with continuous scot around the room. The design eliminates railings between officers' quarters and the lobby to enhance public access and patron dealings.
A small cottage owned and occupied by Lula Jones, an 18 year old colored resident, burned yesterday morning in the northeast city section. Firemen arrived too late to save the building. loss estimated at 900 dollars with value and contents totaling 900 though no insurance. Lula Jones was said to be in her garden when the blaze started.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the forthcoming production The Whole Towns Talking to be staged Thursday and Friday nights next week. The amateur show marks a revival of local talent in Bluefield with plans to restage The New Minister later. Tom Johnson of Bluefield Furniture Company leads the male role, with Mrs J Eb Wagner Jr as Ethel Simmons and Mrs George Barger Jr directing the benefit show to cover last year’s athletic deficits.
Doctors and wives attend the fifty-eighth annual convention with a banquet featuring Mike Rosella Smith singing Rose of My Heart and Because of You. Mrs Seale Harris announces the West Virginia Medical Association Woman's Auxiliary. Dr J B Jeffers receives a ceremonial emblem. A negro quartet entertains with southern songs as Dr Harry Steele and colleagues receive praise for a successful event.
J D Bailey, arrested previously at MacRoberta Ky, appeared before Squire Henry B Kitts in Mercer county on charges of robbing the Sagamore store of the Pocahontas Fuel Company in McComas on May 24. Held without bail, the matter goes to the grand jury. Evidence included identified shoes and silverware. Baldwin-Felts says more remains. Additional thefts identified include post office property from McComas on May 13 and barber shop goods with a .351 rifle stolen May 6. Unknown property held by detectives, including ladies dresses, is awaiting identification.
The final day of the doctors meet highlights officer naming and a program with multiple sessions. Dr. J. N. Freston from Roanoke presents The Diagnosis and Treatment of IntraThoracic Tumors at 2 pm. Dr. George Heurer from Cincinnati speaks at 2:30 pm on Enterostomy in Emergency Abdominal Surgery. Discussion leaders include Dr. Charles Y Hicks and others from Welch, Charleston, Bluefield, and Parkersburg.
A Roanoke Virginia medical program lists speakers including Dr J W Preston Dr Geo YW Barkedale Dr Geo Lyon Huntington and Dr A H Hoge for afternoon sessions on certain topics. Dr Emile Novak Baltimore discusses so called idiopathic ut bleeding with lantern slides. An informal hotel lobby entertainment follows the program after the trains depart.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Crawford recently married left for a honeymoon trip to Norfolk and Washington and other points. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rose and their child, with Mr. Ross and his wife from Henry, Virginia, embarked on a six week tour visiting Yellowstone, California and Old Mexico.
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