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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1917

Page

2

Bluefield Market Brings Plants and Subscriptions News

Local Bluefield notices list vegetable plants for sale including June Pink Chalks June Hearlyanna and Acme varieties with various flowers and bulbs. Also presented are market prices for fruit vegetables and staples plus public notices on taxes subscriptions and a Flag Day program at the lodge.

Ato Detroit Acme T. W. Wood Brimer South Bluefield Florist F. A. Harman

Recruiting Station Adds Private Cook to Assist Rone

Private B Cook is assigned to aid Corporal Jacob Rone at the local U.S. Army recruiting station. He is due the first of next week as high application volume necessitates extra help, with district command considering expanding Bluefield operations.

B. Cook Jacob Rone United States Regular Army Bluefield

Local Go to U C T Convention and Weddings in Roanoke

About twenty members of the local United Commercial Travelers chapter travel to Ashland Kentucky for the convention led by T J Phelps and Lt A Leonard Jr. Bluefield members depart by train and expect to return Sunday. Miss Ula Wine of Roanoke weds Harold P Dodd of Bluefield at a quiet ceremony. The couple plans home at 118 Tazewell Street Bluefield after June 30. F M Sutherland of Bluefield wins a Beasley Shoe Company car for top sales. Eggleston Springs Hotel hosts opening dances Friday and Saturday at 8 30 pm officiated by several chaperons. Annie Rodgers leaves for Huntington then Morgantown for state university summer school. The Pythian Sisters set a meeting in Bee Seenian Sola?

U. C Dodd- Wine B. F. Wine Virginia Avenue Virginia Heights Roanoke Miss Ula Harold P. Dodd Bluefield Washington, D. C Mrs. Dodd Tazewell Street Eggleston Springs Eegleston Springs Hotel Mesdames W. P. Miller J. T. S. Hoge Shannon Miller Bernard Mason K. S. French L. P. Eaton Annie Rodgers Huntington State Education Association Morgantown The State University

Bathhouse Ad Promises Bargain On Soothing Soaks

An early 20th century ad touts satisfaction guaranteed with baths at one dollar each or a ticket for six baths at five dollars. The pricing highlights a bulk discount and marketing emphasis on customer guarantee.

Red Cross and church notices urge civic participation

The notice urges Daughters of the Confederacy to attend a weekly Red Cross meeting in the Virginia Kelly room of the Kelly and Moyer building on Thursday at 3 p.m. It also notes a Bland Street Methodist Church choir rehearsal moved to Friday evening with strong attendance requested for an important session.

Philip Kidman Red Cross Daughters of the Confederacy Virginia Kelly Kelly and Moyer Bland Street Methodist Church

Summer School Enrollment and Local Notices

Misses Mary Kahic and Vera Harry enroll in Concord Normal summer school after visiting Athens. Wim Wagner and Wm Watemore return home for summer from Emory and Henry College. Norfolk and Western fire alarm practice at the local roundhouse proves routine. F. Davis travels through Wytheville for funeral. A grand music event is planned at Northfork featuring artists from Pocahontas Bluefield Bramwell Eckman. Bluefield Boy Scouts meet at the Daily Telegraph to distribute Buy a Bond posters.

Mary Kahic Vera Harry Athens Concord Normal Wim. Wagner Wm. Watemore Tazewell Emory and Henry College Mr. Wagner James F. Davis Company 14 Wytheville Bluestone Northfork Pocahontas Bluefield Bramwell Eckman Red Cros Boy Scouts of Daily Telegraph

Elevator Drama Near-Miss in Bluefield Building

Yesterday afternoon in the Kelly and Moyer building an elevator cable broke as Thomas H. Scott entered it. The shaft doors were locked, rescuers broke through a brick wall to free Scott and a Black elevator operator after a lengthy delay. No one was hurt. repairs are underway.

Kelly and Moyer Bluefield Thomas H. Scott Mr. Scott Scott

Red Cross Campaign Launched in Mercer County

Mercer county prepares to start a Red Cross subscription campaign for the 100000 fund during Red Cross Week. No fixed goal set yet but expected to reach five figures. plans to organize may be made today for a Monday start. A. E. Brooks arrived in Bluefield to coordinate business cooperation.

Mercer County American Red Cross Society Wilson Red Cross Red Cross Society France United States A. E. Brooks Bluefield

No Fresh Details In Heycock Investigation

Authorities in Bluefield and Portsmouth report no new information on the death of machinist W. J. Heycock at the Norfolk and Western railway. Thomas J Cabe, jailed in Portsmouth Ohio for manslaughter connected to the case, sold his Bluefield blacksmith shop in late April and reportedly planned to buy a farm in Ohio with sale proceeds before traveling to Ohio and back to Portsmouth.

Bluefield Portsmouth W. J .Heycock Snows Rere Norfolk and Western Railway Knoxville Tenn Thomas J Cabe Ohio Cabe

Saxophone Orchestra to Perform at Masonic Temple

Father Anthony of Pocahonta visits the city on business and purchases a fine saxophone. Prof McCtosky announces Wright's Saxophone Orchestra appears Friday night at the Masonic Temple from 8 to 11. Alabama leads the South in mineral production.

Anthony Pocahonta McCtosky Wrigtht

Masonic Meeting Called at Bluefield Lodge No 85

A called communication of Bluefield Lodge No 85 A F and A M is scheduled for tonight at 7 30 for work.

Bluefield Lodge No

Confederate and Union veterans meet at Elks dinner

Confederate veterans hosted Union veterans and Company L at a dinner in the Elks club rooms. Daughters of the Confederacy and Juniors assisted, with songs of ye olden time and touching addresses by Revs Hamilton and Moore, recalling war times.

Company L Daughters of the Confederacy Elks T. S. Hamilton S. W. Moore

Greek Expatriate’s Naturalization Confusion at Federal Office

Deputy clerk puzzled as born Greek immigrant Semimeiris of 112 Stewart Street seeks naturalization. He declares allegiance while Constantine abdicates in Athens. renunciation awkwardly reads King of the Hellines and the present potentate. He was born in Kinder Greece and arrived in 1912 from Marseilles aboard the Tellimih.

P. D. Horan United States Consteitianes Semimeiris Stewart Street Constantine Greece Athens Alexander Semeimeiris Kinder New York Tellimih Marseilles France Bassu

Notable Event: Daughters of the Confederacy Dinner for Veterans

The annual dinner by the Daughters of the Confederacy honors veterans with a community gathering. Members of the organization host the event, signaling recognition of service and heritage within the region.

Yellow Sulphur Springs Mineral Water Resort Ad

Open June list promotes Yellow Sulphur Springs in the Allegheny Mountains as a family relaxation retreat. A 50 acre park offers dancing amusements and a home like atmosphere with economical rates. W B Lazlewood, proprietor.

Yellow Sulphur Springs Allegheny Mountains Pash Segsong W. BE. Tlazlewood

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