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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1923
Page
2
Enrollment at Concord College neared the 500 mark before noon Wednesday with many students detained by heavy rains and high waters. Attendance at uniform examinations was strong and a professor leased a Mercer Healing Springs cottage for nine weeks, aided by an early morning car trip.
Ruth Robinson of Graham leapt from a fast moving Bluefield auto after a Negro salesman allegedly said he had appointed her sister. She was injured, hospitalized at Lomax Hospital, with a badly lacerated leg and shock but listed as not in serious condition.
Supreme Court report on the water works case noted a later case pending over Bluefield city protests on water supply conditions. The paper corrects that claim, stating the referenced case is not before the courts and clarifies the earlier wire report error.
Graham residents appeared before the town council seeking to sue the town of Graham for damages from yesterday’s high waters. Bluefield citizens are frustrated with city officials over the heavy rains since Monday.
On a Wednesday last week Mr. B Campbell and Miss Sallie Jones wed at the bride’s sister Mrs J W Reese home in Welch. The bride is a trained nurse daughter of J J Jones. groom son of Mrs Sallie Campbell. They will reside in Killarney West Virginia with Dr M H Tabors at home after Bluefield Sanitarium stay.
In Handsworth England sixteen blind ex soldiers completed a 25 mile walking race. W Trott won the event in 6 hours 35 minutes.
Mrs. Lou White widow of Richard White of Raven Virginia died at her daughter’s home in Bluefield at 10 45 last night after a brief illness of about twenty minutes due to hardening of the arteries. She was aged sixty seven native to Tazewell county and spent most of her life near Raven. Surviving are eight children and the funeral will be held in Raven with interment in Raven cemetery.
Bluefield playgrounds begin operations after two days of heavy rain with directors present to register children and organize activities. Dodge ball starts early next week, while story telling features with Mrs. W. K. McDowell Lucille McKilhaney and others will entertain. The new north side ground is prepared on graded land near C B Hancock’s residence with equipment moved from fair grounds as a gift from Mrs. Hoge Mason.
The White Way on Princeton avenue is decorated for the Home and Industrial Exposition grand opening next Monday evening. A schedule covers Bluefield and surrounding communities with daily Bluefield days and featured towns including Bramwell Pocahontas Welch Keystone Northfork Gary Tazewell Graham Princeton Matooka and general coalfield day. Local businesses prepare to host visitors during the week.
Be there to help you learn any new games to be played and to start you out on some of the good old ones you liked so much last summer. Be sure to be at the grounds nearest your home at 3 o'clock.
The first prayer service at the new Adams Street Methodist Church drew ninety seven attendees. Speakers praised eight months of building work and board members delivered remarks. Organizers expect an even larger crowd for the next gathering.
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