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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1922
Page
2
Several small items feature Father’s Day greetings from The Little Gift Shop and Fallon Florist offering wedding nets, bouquets, and shipping. Bluefield Hat Shop advertises cleaning and blocking. Hudson Line schedules trains from Matt Hotel and Tazewell Hotel. A residence for sale through J Frank Maynard and a used Hudson Sedan are listed. Bland Street church Epworth League plans a Glenwood Park outing at 3 pm with lunch invited.
S H Bradley just returned from Peace Spring where the West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association held its sixteenth annual three day meeting. Officers elected include J Charles Hall of Charleston as president and P A George of Ronceverte as first vice president. The next session will be at Deer Park Maryland near Terra Alta in June 1923 with dates to be fixed by the council.
Public health nurse Miss N B Hooper presents a health play titled The Town of Prom ie at the Dugout at o clock con. Assistants Miss Mildred McNatt and Miriam Conrad invite all to attend free of charge to promote Hooper’s work. The piece aims to spur public health interest with entertainment. New Traffic Ordinance Mailing To Car Owners As soon as ready, the ordinance will be mailed to owners and operator permits issued after familiarization. Licenses tags have arrived and look attractive. Carb Market Opens Today City market facilities improvement drive underway. Market operates on Stewart Street between Princeton and Raleigh avenues.
West Virginia sees local thunder storms Saturday then fair and cooler Sunday. Virginia forecast calls for partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday with continued warm temperatures.
A record crowd packed the Poca ntas Opera House Thursday night for a revival service led by Rev. Mr. Jones. The sermon from Genesis 3:13 urged resisting temptation, with performances by Mrs. Graybear and Mrs. Henderson and the Dickeys. Friday morning's service called the most interest and profit yet as attendees helped share the offerings.
The general manager of the State Railway of Chile and friends visited the Elkhorn grade electric system on Friday. Norfolk and Western officials joined the group touring Eckman Bluestone Junction and the N and W shops and power house before returning to Bluefield by train No 2.
Viola Dana stars as Joy Duval in Glass Houses a lively Metro feature at the Colonial Theatre today. Joy and her sister lose an inheritance and Joy under an alias moves through romantic and comic ventures with Aunt Harriet Billy Norton and a cast including Gaston Glass Mayme Kelso Helen Lynch Claire Dubrey Ellsworth Gage and John Steppling. Harry Beaumont directs with Edith Kennedy’s scenario adapted from Clara Genevieve Kennedy story.
St Louis University seismograph records show a quake starting at 3 04 PM and continuing to 3 00 PM with tremors traced 1950 miles away in a southeasterly direction likely Nicaragua. The strongest shock hit at 3 10 PM.
Howard Bennett of Bluefield faced a second preliminary hearing in Tazewell County on a charge of criminal assault against a nine year old Bluefield girl. Testimony mirrored the first case with three witnesses, and bail remained under consideration by Nye Britts.
Mrs. A. L. Poteet of Bramwell recuperates after an operation at St. Luke's Hospital. Joe T. Hoback vacations in Wytheville with family. Roy H. Jones family travels to Cincinnati for the weekend. George Mergier of Fox & Perkins to take a ten day vacation in Smyth and Bland counties. James Edward and Morton Wagner return from Emory and Henry College to spend summer with parents. Captain Lee Dillon and Mrs. Dillon visit Mildred Perry in Bluefield. H. E. Meadows and wife announce a daughter Ann Jeanette. Meadows works at Piggly Wiggly. Eleanor Moore, daughter of Rev. J. W. Moore, visits Bluefield. she just finished first year at Due West Presbyterian College. Dr. and Mrs. Moore sail for Japan to resume missionary work. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Dick of Charleston, former Bluefield residents, visit. Dick returns to Charleston. Conductor BE C Mays and daughter travel to Boston for treatment. J Alexander and Mrs Alexander, Bluefield Kiwanis delegates, head to Toronto for the Kiwanis International Convention. J H Wright joins as a delegate. Mrs. J. Frank Maynard departs for Boston to visit relatives. Percy Hancock of Roanoke travels via St Paul, Va, to visit relatives.
An inquisitive investigator reports whiskers are taboo even in Bohemian clubs where they once bloomed, reflecting changing norms in New York nightlife.
A mysterious notice invites readers to seek guidance from a female advisor who can straighten family and love matters and offer business counsel. If trouble strikes or friendships falter, consult her for insights at Bluefield on Graham Trolley Line, first stop from state line, East Graham, Va.
Sacred Heart Catholic holds first mass at 8:00 a.m. and second at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school at 10:90 a.m. Christ Episcopal invites all for Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning prayer at 11:00 a.m. Friends welcome. Bland Street Methodist lists services at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. plus 8:00 p.m. evening and midweek prayer. First Christian holds Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p.m. Prayer Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. You are welcome to worship.
First Baptist, Grace Methodist, Presbyterian, South Bluefield and Bramwell churches issue schedules with Sunday school at 9:30 to 9:45 a.m., worship services at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m., and midweek prayer or visitation gatherings. Outreach invites all strangers to attend.
The Bluefield College annual banquet set for Tuesday June 27 will honor the new Baptist institution with Dr R A Lansdell as principal speaker. Reservations and meal counts are due Friday night, limited to 260 guests in the Chamber hall, with music and officer elections on the agenda.
The piece notes plans for a Consumers Day in Bluefield with focus on better market conditions. It emphasizes well directed institutions balancing price factors and ensuring fresh, high quality foods. It stresses public inspection and consumer protection in weight and measure.
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