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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
2
A cluttered Bluefield page lists plant sales with tomato and pepper varieties from several vendors, a June directory update rumor, tax payment deadline, real estate money lending, and local wedding and death notices plus Red Cross and Red Men meetings. The mix includes phone numbers and community events across Bluefield and Princeton areas.
A quirky offer advertises six baths for five dollars, presenting a playful value deal. The piece reads as a light marketing snippet with no additional details about location or duration.
Friends report J A Koon is rapidly improving after an appendicitis operation at the Bluefield Sanitarium.
An unknown man delivered a two year old girl to Mrs. Frazee at the Salvation Army home on Federal Street last night. The man, clean shaven, wearing a derby hat, left quickly after asking her to keep the child for the night. He said he would return with candy but has not yet returned. the child appeared well cared for and wore a fine silk coat.
Captain Frazee attends Elks Flag Day event and arrives home to report a possible kidnapping or desertion after a child is found at a residence. He notes Train No 16's arrival timing and suggests a man from the west could have brought the child. Greece population context is also provided.
A brief note from a local printer in California remarks on a shortage of supplies and rising costs affecting small jobs. The message urges community support and suggests seeking alternative suppliers to keep essential printing services available.
Sixteen county prisoners on a Welch road detail were in a truck crash when a brake failed. Albert Sawyers was critically injured and taken to Welch Hospital No 1. Others sustained less serious injuries. Separately Angelo Radoccio was jailed for thirty days for selling elder containing alcohol after an injunction.
Flag Day actions were modest with many homes and businesses displaying flags. Local residents including Mrs William Leckie and Miss Mir iam Leckie visited Bluefield for a gathering at the Country Club and a picnic. Children rehearse for Sundays Methodist Sunday school Children's Day program as Mrs G C Tupper returns home from Ottawa Ohio. Col William Leckie travels to New York on business. Dr and Mrs G R Nelson return from Fort Worth after visiting daughters. Ben H Gay W J Hatfield and J Katzen return from Wheeling for Shriners meeting.
Flag Day at the Country Club featured a delayed ceremony due to rain yet proceeded after six with Old Glory unfurled. J T Thornton opened with prayers, Bernard McClaugherty gave a historyful address, Rev T S Hamilton added a spirited talk, followed by a club picnic and dancing despite wet roads keeping some members home.
A probe into the Heycock death will be pushed despite dispatches from Wednesday night claiming the Knoxville physicians concluded after an autopsy that the case remains unsolved. The body of W. J. Heycock was found in Binefield early Monday morning.
Authorities pursue exact cause of Heycock’s death as coroner’s jury ruled death from natural causes. Knoxville Morristown Tenn Ports mouth Ohio officials coordinate with local investigators. Bluefield detectives work in Knoxville and surrounding areas amid ongoing inquiry and forthcoming reports.
An advertisement promoting Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer claims it safely eliminates gray hair and restores natural color like a shampoo. It touts extensive chemist study, a money back guarantee, and availability at Goodykoontz Drug Co and other outlets. The piece ends noting the Dutch lower chamber voting to allow women membership in the states-general.
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