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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
2
Local ads list early planting fruit and flowering plants from Bluefield florists including June pinks June early tomatoes and peppers. Also noted are delinquencies and public notices about collections and telephone directory updates plus a Pythian boosters visit and a money-lending and coal trade notices. The page highlights community notices, prices, and travel of civic groups with personnel names.
The Church of God revival on Preston street ended Monday night after weeks of overflow crowds and several professions of religion. Evangelist Sutherland and assistants left for Anderson Indiana to attend a world convention. Local announcements note garden instruction for Ramsey street and West End students, recruiting updates for Army and regional rail service concerns.
Delegates converge in Huntington for the state education association meeting that begins this morning and runs through Friday afternoon. The event gathers educators from across the state to discuss policy, curriculum, and school administration.
A brush pile on Park street triggered a fire alarm at box 34 just before nine. Fire crews found it was a mistaken blaze as residents reported the burning pile to be a fire hazard but no damage occurred.
A local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter holds a 4 PM gathering at Mrs W H Thomas home on Russell street. Boy Scouts from the city are asked to assemble at the Daily Telegraph office this morning to receive Liberty Loan circulars. J N Hoylman Princeton superintendent of schools passed through the city last night en route to an educators meeting.
Public invited to witness the flag raising and patriotic speeches at the Country Club Thursday at 2 30 afternoon. A near hundred reservations have been made for members and friends, with picnic preparations to serve about a hundred. reservations can be made by calling Mgr Pearson at phone 60 or 274 early morning.
Two men and two women were arrested yesterday near Bull Mountain between Coeburn and St Paul Virginia on the Clinch Valley division by a Baldwin Feltman a St Paul policeman and a guardsman. They are charged with firing on guardsmen and staging an ambush in the area.
The Bland Street Methodist church audience enjoyed a recital by Miss Gertrude Watts pupils in Bluefield. All ages performed well from memory and with evident training. Special praise goes to Mrs. Kitty Baxter for high level work and possible Athauatqua honor next summer.
The Boy Scouts of Bluefield plan a nationwide Liberty Bond drive June 11 12 13 14 visiting 10 million homes. Scouts earning ten+ subscriptions receive a war service emblem. 299 055 members back President Wilson’s call to support justice liberty humanity democracy and shorten the war.
The committee for Bluefield Lodge No. 269 announces the Flag Day program to be held Thursday at 8:30 p m in the lodge room. It features the Star Spangled Banner performed by the Bluefield Orchestra, introductory exercises, prayer, and address by Hon. A A Lilly of Charleston. The program includes Universal City March by Charles Arthur and The Record of the Flag arranged by Thomas Moses with American airs.
Born to Mr and Mrs George A Stanger on June 9 a daughter Lillian Katherine. Various residents visit relatives travel to Princeton Falls Mills Bluefield Pocahontas and Bramwell for shopping music recitals or sermons. Notables include Mrs H L Price of Princeton Mrs Bryant of Twin Branch and Rev Thos A Niswander delivering a sermon.
An eczema treatment named Jse Zensal is sold by Goodykoontz. The notice provides a simple product and vendor reference with a numeric code 3-7-2.
The Colonial presents The Lonesome Chap a mining romance about wealth and a fiancée who deserts him. Keystone comedy Dodging His Doom also screens. The Elks Opera House notes the Double Cross series final episodes before Saturday remodeling.
A warning declares not to buy or trade a $1,000 note dated May 8 1917 Norton Virginia payable to C B Hancock and Charles I Fuller at the National Bank of Norton endorsed by Hancock and Fuller. The note was mailed from Bluefield West Virginia May 29 1917 to Fuller in Norton care Wise Hardware Co. A duplicate note has been issued by C B Hancock.
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