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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
2
Brief notices from Bluefield and surrounding area cover sales of plants and flowers, local services, watches, and chiropody. Public notices include lodge communications, Shrine club meeting, Bnai B’rith gathering, and a police report on liquor charges. Pocahontas coal production figures for the week end June 6 show strong output.
Tonight the dress rehearsal for The Whole Towns Talking at the municipal auditorium will open a two night run. Tickets cost 1 dollar at drug stores and in citizen canvasser hands with no reserved seating. The production, aiding Bluefield football and baseball, aims to cover sport deficits and launch amateur dramatics after facility restoration.
Radio listings outline a Wednesday schedule across multiple stations including WEAF WOO WCAR and WAAR. Features include United States Army Band Bernier Orchestra and Troubadors Concert with times ranging from early evening to midnight. The page notes silent stations and possible program changes.
Judge Mclintic spoke two hours to the grand jury warning against lax enforcement as Day and Rutherford were killed enforcing laws. The session focused on federal prohibition narcotics and postal laws. several defendants received probation or fines, with no jail, marking the new approach under probation for first offenses.
Columbus June 16 Twelve hundred and twelve Ohio State University seniors received diplomas at the forty eighth annual commencement. It was the final ceremony in which Dr W O Thompson president of the university will participate officially as he has resigned effective next November. For a quarter of a century Proxy has handed out diplomas to Ohio State graduates.
Tokyo reports the government contributed about 11000 dollars to support proposed airplane flights to Europe this summer directed by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, aiming to promote international air service and press collaboration.
Pauline Blankenship fourteen daughter of Mr and Mrs P K Blankenship Bluefield died in Memorial hospital Richmond Virginia early Tuesday. Brain tumor was cause after three operations including June 6. Survived by four sisters and four brothers. Remains to Bluefield on train No 15 with parents. funeral service to be announced.
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison reports from Oran New Jersey that Thomas Edison has no plan to attend the Scopes trial and did not offer to appear as a witness though defense counsel John R K Neal had announced Edison offered services.
Elizabeth Allen Robinson wife of R W Robinson formerly of this city died Monday night at New Altamont Hospital Christiansburg She had undergone surgery and was rapidly improving before a decline Friends of the family learned the funeral is expected to be held at White Gate Virginia on Wednesday Mr Robinson worked for the Appalachian Power Company before a recent transfer
The music and expression students of Mrs. F Y Jackson gave their annual recital at Mrs S C Douglass home on College avenue last night. Participants included Virginia and May Bowling Beatrice and Gertrude Yearout Virginia Craig Lois Lazenby Lois Caldwell Katherine Claytor Josephine Clark Alice Gibson Dorothy Carter Mildred Douglass Louise Hess Mrs W S Penn Hazel and Billy Cowan. The presentation was judged better than the previous rehearsal and refreshments followed.
City directors announce the July 7 municipal election will have election officers named next Tuesday. New city executive committees will submit officer lists and one commissioner per precinct in eight wards will be named. Registrars will sit June 23 to register unregistered voters. Board plans park and street extension discussions, pending two director absences, with a site visit scheduled for Monday.
Wheeling West Virginia on June 16 reports the newly elected city council in executive session chose Harvey L. Kirk former mayor as city manager replacing J S Butts. George Buchwald detective was named chief of police replacing Fred H. Frazier.
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