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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
2
Shrine Deuce Patrol No. 2 will hold a regular monthly dance Friday June 16 from 9 p m to 2 a m All Masons welcome Admission $2 Bluefield area notes include travel lines and rates for Hudson line trips and reservations 386 telephone number referenced for bookings.
West Virginia: fair and somewhat warmer on Thursday and Friday and Virginia: generally fair with slowly rising temperatures on Thursday and Friday.
Miss Ethel Greenspon, daughter of Mr and Mrs Greenspon, returns from Baltimore where she studies at Goucher College. J J Fleenor resumes duties after illness. Miss Vivian Devault back from Roanoke Richmond and Crewe. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs C W Painter of New Midway. Mr and Mrs J A Burton return from six weeks in Houston San Antonio and Galveston. Mrs Bennett of Ridgeway returns from Graham after visiting her brother J K Burgess. W Hays of Economy House and Material Company goes to Staunton with family to visit his mother. Miss Virginia Higginbotham, guest of Mrs Courtney Tanner, leaves for Tazewell. Dr Shawver returns from Salem after Roanoke College finals. Mrs H Lachman of Chicago visiting Mrs H Gross. Stuart Booker and Ralph Hefner back from Roanoke College regent vacation. Miss Nina Dodd of Winding Gulf visiting Mrs Courtney Tanner. Mrs S C Slavin to Hampton for a short visit with her parents. Harman Woodward leaves for a business trip to Cincinnati.
City sealer W Rutherford says ice supply is ample and weights are checked on all ice wagons with drivers to charge by delivered pounds. May street cleaning covered 71.07 miles by six workers at a cost of 794.22 dollars. 116 cubic yards of dirt removed. Building permits issued for five residences and a storage shed with costs ranging from 300 to 3000 dollars.
William McCarthy superintendent of the Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company spoke to the Graham council about diverting more water from the Bluestone River above Graham to supply Bluefield. No definite action was taken by the council.
Tuesday evening revival at the Opera House in Pocahontas drew larger crowds than any prior meeting as Mr. Havens and Mr. Wall boost attendance. The sermon urged against procrastination, stressing repentance and spiritual values over worldly standing, with several converts at the close. Morning services continue to grow and residents are urged to attend.
Federal agents M M Day and R L Taylor with State Agent Eli Watkins captured a fifty gallon still near Bell's school house on Caswell Creek. They destroyed 180 gallons of mash five sixty gallon fermentation vats one fifty gallon thumping barrel and two ten gallon whiskey barrels. No arrests were made. The site was on a coal company's property.
The piece outlines four issues facing the coal industry including districts rejecting the May 31 plan using Garfield run of mine prices for spot sales, districts seeing prices rise up to five dollars per ton, operators charging maximums beyond justified cost increases, wholesalers accusing operators of adding selling costs of 15 to 25 cents per ton, and anthracite holders pushing prices above the April 1 scales.
Morgantown West Virginia June 14 Robert J Riley of West Virginia University tennis team was elected captain for 1923 at a meeting of the tennis lettermen in Charleston following an exhibition game at the country club. Riley succeeds Edward Coffman of Mannington. Coach H L Mumma said prospects for next year's team are brighter as the entire squad will return plus Clay Hammond of West Union who was the top point getter in 1920 but was not in college this year.
A busy Saturday at Bluefield Country Club features a 2 PM mixed foursome team match with no handicaps. Captains Mrs. L A Hooper and Mrs. M G Campbell select partners from a detailed draw by the ladies golf committee. A driving contest and barrel race follow, then Shrine Classic results from San Francisco include Joe Thomas winning the 160 mile race in 1h 23m 43.5s.
Sixty five women delegates attending the twenty ninth annual meeting of the West Virginia diocesan branch of the women's auxiliary of the Protestant Episcopal church were commended by Bishop W L Gravatt of Charleston for the high type of home and foreign missionary work in the diocese. Mrs George W Peterkin of Parkersburg presides at sessions continuing tomorrow.
Federal Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes ordered a ban on press announcements of arrests and related officer activities. R L Taylor, the Federal Prohibition Agent, says cancellations remove public awareness of violations. Eli Watkins has not received guidance from the state department on adopting similar limits.
Mamie Belvins twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bart Gel vins of near Clinchburg Virginia was struck by a freight train on the Norfolk and Western bridge near there Tuesday afternoon and died from injuries sustained in the accident.
A brief ad for Madam Altreso a fortune teller and palmist offering to fix family and love troubles and improve business. The notice invites those in trouble to consult her at Bluefield on Graham Trolley Line first stop from state line East Graham Virginia.
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