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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
2
Local notices highlight summer studios, church sales, and community events in Bluefield. Announcements cover Billy Sunday era venues, auto and filling stations, Legion meetings, fabric and food sales, and upcoming baptisms and children day events.
Stomach kidney and bladder troubles are said to not disappear on their own, and Spring Water is touted as a sure cure. The ad lists Pence Springs Water Company at 1125 North Avenue Huntington VA and City Warehouse Co. as agents in Bluefield VA with phone numbers 740 and 1134.
About 150 officers will be needed in the Marine Corps Reserve next January. Graduates of military schools who pass the required exam will receive commissions as second lieutenants. A board of medical examiners will assess candidates and issue fitness certificates for recruitment stations and duty at Quantico.
Mrs L A Jackson and her children left yesterday for Lynchburg to visit relatives. Frank Archer Frank Pollock and Hunter Hancock returned yesterday from Washington and Lee University Lexica. Mrs J M Sanders and son J M Jr have returned from Morgantown with Joe Sanders among those who graduated from the state university. Since the war Danish railroads have placed large orders for locomotives in the United States.
Miss Isabelle Virginia Evans wed Loyd F L Witt at 851 Princeton Avenue in a June ceremony. The home was decorated in white and green with palms roses and candles. the couple received guests after a light luncheon. The bride wore white taffeta and pearls. Rev. T. S. Hamilton and Rev. J. W. Moore officiated. After a trip to Cincinnati they will reside at the Evans home after July first. Coffee consumption rose from five pounds per person in 1870 to twelve pounds in 1919.
Robert Thompson of Lexington Ky led a memory training lesson before a full chamber of commerce audience in which he outlined morning hygiene and mental relaxation. He credited Billy Sunday for memorable teaching and urged practical steps to sharpen focus.
The First Baptist Church revival grows nightly with Dr. W W Weeks assisting the pastor. Attendance and conversions rise as preaching strengthens Christians and attracts the unsaved. First baptismal service set for Friday after the sermon. Those who joined the Billy Sunday campaign urged to attend and connect with the church. Services at 7:45 PM nightly. Calvary Baptist revival has added more than thirty members. services continue 7:45 PM through next week.
Mrs Margaret Ennis a 72 year old widow was shot in her apartment in Chicago on June 16 by Sergeant Thomas Smyth a 50 year old British Army officer and middleweight boxing champion of Ireland. After killing her Smyth killed himself leaving police to cite jealousy as the motive.
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted permission for the Pennsylvania Rail Road Company to buy the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway Company from its holding company the Pennsylvania company. The deal covers thirty four million dollars of special guaranteed stock at par.
W L Thompson says Robert Thompson the memory trainer has engagements with Rotary Clubs for about a year and a half. Bluefield classes met last night and again tonight amid strong interest and praise for his methods. Also, a weekend Potomac cruise on the Mayflower is under consideration for President Harding and family.
Des Moines hosts the 77th annual Ancient Arabic order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine conclave with a banquet for Ernest A. Cutts of Savannah Ga as new imperial potentate. More than ninety thousand shriners attended over three days.
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