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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1927

Page

6

Local Notices and Classifieds From The Daily APH

Public notices include church meetings resolutions and cards of thanks. obituaries and related items appear in the local section. Readers are directed to pay communications and mailing details to the Daily APH Printing Co for postal service and processing.

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Subscription Rates for West Virginia Postal Service

The notice lists subscription prices and terms for mail delivery in West Virginia. Rates vary by duration with options of three months six months and yearly plans. The advertisement details advance payments and postage conditions within a stated territorial radius and specifies rates for single and extended periods.

West Virgin West Virginia Sorgeery

Concord and Unity of Purpose

The state senate reclaimed respect by weighing Governor Gore's appointments and avoiding continued refusals. Disagreement between the governor and several senators is regretted, but all parties are urged to put the state's business first and work toward concord and unity.

State Senate Gore

West Virginia Seen as Prosperous and Welcoming by Visitor

R. B. Dodge writes from New York to tout West Virginia in the Herald Tribune. He praises Logan and other communities, extols natural resources from minerals to water power, climate, and scenery, and predicts vast industrial potential and inviting living conditions in Southern West Virginia Southeast. He urges Northern motorists to tour the state for a new outlook.

New York Herald- Tribune New York City R. B. Dodge West Virginia Herald-Tribune Dodge Logan The Union

Heaberlin Named Worksman’s Compensation Commissioner

Charles L. Heaberlin of Raleigh County is appointed worksman’s compensation commissioner. The article notes Lee Ott’s term ending and records Heaberlin as the district’s top candidate, with Senator Ashworth’s term also expiring.

Charles L. Heaberlin Raleigh Lee Ott Heaberlin Ashworth

Violent Shooting on Courthouse Lawn

We Were Doing James A. Francisco, a police officer, was killed. Officer Thomas L. Hunt was wounded and assailant Lee Tabor was shot in the back. The incident occurred on the lawn of the old courthouse in this city.

James A. Francisco Thomas L. Hunt Lee Tabor Old Court House Rncess Anne Virginia Beach F. B. Erle Bluefield Telephone Company Northfork

Potential Senate Candidate Names Surface in Mercer Raleigh Monroe

The passage notes possible successors from Mercer Raleigh or Monroe with early mentions including E. W. Hale of Princeton who could bring energy and leadership to a senate role.

Mercer Raleigh Monroe E. W. Hale Princeton Senate

LIKE BREATH TO A BODY Chamber election urged for Bluefield

The Bluefield chamber of commerce plans its annual election after by law changes bar current directors from reelection. The piece urges every citizen and businessman to participate, stressing the chamber’s vital role in attracting industry, investment, and growth for the city.

Chamber of Commerce Bluefield

Baptists Call for Prohibition Enforcement by Officials

Delegates at the Northern Baptist convention in Chicago oppose any movement that thwarts enforcement of prohibition. They urge electing officials from president to constable who will uphold the law, citing Governor Smith and Dr Nicholas Murray Butler as leading Democratic and Republican figures to avoid appointing wet leaders to high office. They warn that a known wet in authority undermines enforcement and respect for law.

Northern Baptist Convention Chicago Baptist Convention Smith New York Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University Baptists

The Magic Mist City in the Rain Poem

A poem evokes a city in the rain transformed by light. Glimmering windows, shimmering cloaks, and fairy towers turn grime into enchantment. Brimming with urban imagery, the piece celebrates lights, reflections, and the mood of a rain lit metropolis.

Spain

Oriental view on civilization and cultural clashes

A Washington letter quotes a Chinese writer describing perceived habits of Westerners with biting irony. He argues that such views impede political cultural and economic rapprochement and mutual advancement and understanding.

Washington, D. C

Speculation on Fall Special Session for Flood Relief

A special session of congress to consider flood relief and prevention may be called in the late fall before the regular session opens. The proposal contrasts with urged earlier sessions and would signal shifting the convening date if Mr Coolidge issued such a call.

Congress

Clarence Chamberlin Sets Long Distance Telephoning Record

Clarence Chamberlin has broken a record for long distance telephoning by contacting relatives in Iowa from Germany. The source notes uncertainty on who holds the record for most gang numbers, but suggests thousands would claim it.

Clarence Chamberlin Iowa Germany

Islanders in the Bay of Bengal Fashion High Hats

Island residents in the Bay of Bengal favor tall hats as symbols of status while outsiders from a more advanced culture view such adornments with curiosity and cautious admiration.

Bay of Bengal Haven

Prevention of floods and relief efforts loom in Mississippi valley

The article notes floods as a national problem with citizens needing relief and rehabilitation before tax cuts in Congress. It mentions coal producers seeking relief from an interstate commerce ruling, railroads backing the campaign, and significant building growth in Bluefield as the city expands its business and construction activity.

Mississippi Valley Interstate Commerce Commission

West Virginia Road and state appointments praised

A Huntington Herald-Dispatch summary reports praise for Major C P Fortney’s reappointment to the State Road Commission and for Dr L M Robinson as prison warden and Dr Henshaw leading the State Health Department. The piece notes favorable reception across the state despite local criticism and references travel anecdotes about Parkersburg, Charleston, and Bluefield.

Ovbernor Gore Senate C. P Fortney State Road Commission Southern West Virginia Major Fortney Charley Haeberlin L. M. Robinson Clarksburg Robinson Henshaw State Health Department Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Andrews may expose truths after dry chief leaves post

Last Night's Mail reports that General Lincoln C Andrews, chief enforcer of prohibition, may publish startling disclosures after resigning. The Anti-Saloon League fears the worst amid enmity, while possible resignations of Sheffield and Wood ripple policy, and talks of a 1924 presidential field grow.

Rodney Dutcher Ashington Wayne B. Wheeler Anti- Saloon League Lincoln C. Andrews Cesar Andrews Anti-Saloon League New York League Angunet

Husband fears marriage to clever or dull spouse in Arkansas tale

A brief Arkansas Democrat item notes a man facing a dilemma about marriage. He would feel shame if he marries someone he deems dumb, and embarrassment if his wife knows more than he does. The piece presents social pressure on gender and intellect in unions.

The Arkansas Democrat

East and West divide shown by Chinese traveler

A Washington Star report highlights the wide cultural gap as a Chinese tourist travels in Europe, illustrating how half the world does not understand the other and the long road to international peace.

Washington Star Europe

Fair Treatment of Workers at Canadian Border Expected

A Canadian border issue stemming from the 1924 U.S. Immigration law is seen easing. Canadian-born and foreign-born workers in Detroit Buffalo and other border cities face adjustments as governments seek grace periods and possible law changes to protect cross-border employment.

United States Detroit Buffalo Canada Congress Hamilton Spectator Ontario Washington Vincent Maseey Buffalo Evening News Detroit News Secretary of State Eal Prese New York Times Europe Los Angeles Times Brooklyn Daily Eagle The Dominion Gavette Michigan Alhough Boston Transcript Manchester Union Kellogg Union Port Huron Times-Herald Montreal Star Janesville Daily Gazette

Dangers of reckless driving and nostalgia for dime novels

The article condemns speed freaks endangering others while recalling a red plastered slogan drive sanely and a memory of dime novels. It contrasts the thrill of old Nickel Libraries with modern sensational publishing and questions virtue versus appetite for risk and novelty.

New York Churches and Weddings Highlight City High Living Costs

In New York the trend toward grand church buildings mirrors theater and hotel style. The Church Around the Corner hosts about 2000 weddings yearly as couples seek quick nuptials, aided by two assistants, despite 400 to 500 annual rejections. High rents and jobs shape marriages, and elopers rush to Gretna Green of Manhattan.

New York Manhattan Dr. Fosdick New Baptist Church Cathedral of St. John the Divine America Gretna Green Elopers Randolph Ray Joba

Delaware’s Censorship Debate and National Fallout

The editorial disputes Delaware’s censorship proposal for divorce cases as un-American and harmful, arguing it encourages dissolution over stability. It cites Swarthmore student Katherine Toy choosing marriage over a traveling prize and notes continuing Mississippi Valley flood refugees and damages, urging readers to support relief not political maneuvering.

Delaware Lindbereh Chamberlin Mississippi Valley Kentucky

Alcohol in medicine evaluated by Dr. Roger I. Lee

In 1925 Dr. Roger I. Lee evaluated alcohol from pharmacologic and therapeutic angles, noting its value is not in germ action but in producing artificial euphoria. He argues alcohol may aid elderly convalescents and some early pulmonary tuberculosis cases by improving mood and appetite, but should not be routine.

Morris Fishbein The American Medical Association Hreeia Health Magazine Roger I. Lee Lee Dr. Lee Bette

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