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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1927
Page
12
Memorial service at the Met church today at 3 pm features Hon. C. A. Woodrum of Roanoke as principal speaker and singer. Delegations from sister lodges are expected to attend, boosting the crowd of local admirers.
Six year old Marvin Ford son of Mr and Mrs James H Ford fell from a coal car on a trestle twenty feet high near Pocahontas station fracturing his skull. He was taken to St Jakes hospital in Bluefield where reports say he is doing very well. Edna Diliman of Bluefield is visiting her sister Mrs Walter Perdue. The Abbs Valley bridge club enjoyed a social hosted by Mrs Rufus Har at her home with flowers, salad and ice. Prize for highest score went to Miss Harvey Yowell, consolation to Mrs Hal Renkin. Participants included Mrs C C Hindley and others. Methodist Church notices list Sunday school 9 15 am led by J K Kult. services at 11 am on Sold Out and 8 pm Not to Be Sold with Epworth League at 7. Prayer meeting Wednesday. A birthday party honored Theresa Pax on her tenth birthday with games and refreshments. Attendees included Virginia Macom and Francie Castinolia.
Paris 11. Americans overlook blued overmuch for quirky spelling in a year’s Art Salon catalogue. Gems include Pole lady for Polish lady and Food boat for Ship goat with eubstate. Nude bathers labeled Bath-keepers and a nude reader called Un covered reading woman.
An ancient note traces braid styling from light blue rick rack patterns to paneled diagonal accents in fabric. It mentions early close matching craft and links trade along the Euphrates valley with glass bead Commerce to Egypt, dating to ancient periods.
Norton Virginia June 11 Southwestern Virginia’s new First National Bank of Norton opened to the public drawing more than 12 000 visitors. President Robert S Graham and directors welcomed guests as bank rooms featured roses sweet peas and mountain laurel. The vault and alarm system drew attention and souvenir gifts were handed to visitors. Assets stood at 1 083 844 with deposits of 758 498.
Paris, June 11. Suzanne Lenglen, once the undefeated world tennis champion, now in Nice, visits the principal Riviera stamp market with her American manager. She collects stamps while playing tennis, buying Monaco stamps for color or old Russian stamps for rarity, keeping opponents guessing.
London reporters note that Drury Lane Theater continues to employ its two well known green coat lackeys. Today their livery is described as a brilliant red and the posts they hold remain unchanged.
The article notes sixteenth century theater life at Drury Lane as a royal stage, with actors serving the king wearing colored royal livery. It mentions stage hands dubbed green coats and traces how the term survived into later fashion and social usage.
A druggist sells a small bottle of Freezone that supposedly removes hard and soft corns and corns between the toes. The product claims to stop pain instantly and allow the corn to be lifted off with fingers without soreness or irritation.
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