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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1928
Page
24
Ramona, Jackson's tale seen as an American classic, comes to the Granada Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Dolores Del Rio stars in the film produced by Inspiration Pictures and Edwin Carewe, a vehicle for her talents.
A typographical error in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph mis-stated a midnight show at the Colonial theatre as June 28 instead of June 22. Sponsors reviewed plans for twenty two boxing rounds, a feature picture, queen contest prizes by Mayor Stewart, and other attractions. Sergeant Herman Zimmerman and A. F. Bargent oversee boxing arrangements for the National Guard sponsored event.
Westminster Church Men of the Church plan a special deputation to Northfork Presby Church. A. J. Graham will speak while Frank Booth and Walter Peters provide music. The trio will drive to Northfork on Sunday for Sunday school. Sweden later recognized a wife’s services as legally valued.
Bland Street Methodist schedules Sunday school at 9 30 with Rev J A Baylor preaching at 11 on A Worthy Appeal. No evening service. Epworth League meets 7. Billy Sunday Club 2 30. Westminster Presbyterian on Weahington and Albemarle lists Bible school 9 45, morning worship 1 with Five Hundred Grandfathers, evening Life's Losses series The Broken Will. Daily Bible school Monday start. Various church activities and services noted with addresses and leaders.
A church notices listing Sunday schedule for multiple congregations. Calvary Baptist on Highland avenue led by Rev. R. ft. Black extends welcome, with Sunday school at 9:45, morning and evening worship, BYPU sessions, and midweek prayer. Evangelistic services run nightly at 8 p.m. next week.
Howard L. Weeks presides as pastor with Henry Kendrick as superintendent. Sunday school at 9:30. Sermons at 1:00 about The Signs of the Times and at 8:00 about The Social Significance of Love. BYP A meet at 7:00 and prayer meeting at 8:00.
The Church of God at Hancock hosts Rev. C H Rice as pastor with Mrs M J Brugh as superintendent. Sunday school at 9 45 a m features The Crucifixion as the lesson. Morning worship at 7 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m. Young people meet at 6 15 p m. Prayer meetings Wednesday and Friday evenings. No new doctrine, only the old time gospel. All welcome.
Mrs J Caples of Virginia emerges as a convention figure in Kansas City. She served on major committees and helped shape Republican delegate activities. Residing years in Bluefield, she belongs to a Norfolk era family with her husband a prominent railroad official.
In Matoaka West Virginia improvements on Valley and Mercer streets and a new sewer system modernize the town. The state road force resurfaces main streets, coal mine paydays boost merchants, and traffic rises via the Arista Wyoming route. Kiwanis and Knights of Pythias hold meetings with local talent programs and degrees. Churches list service times while a California census reports over 250000 large wildlife across 18 forests.
Community notes list residents and visitors including Mrs A Dorton and baby Gene returning from Pounding Mill. Wm Dinwiddie of Williamson planning a New York voyage aboard the Leviathan. A T Horton visiting Devon to see Arlin Matney who is improving. D B Tate from Ritter Lumber in Cornetteville Ky overseeing a saw mill camp. many locals shopped or visited kin in Jaeger Bluefield Tazewell and Kanapolis with brief acknowledgments of travel and sickness changes.
June 16 correspondence reports ailing infant of Mrs. G White. Families and visitors including Myrtle Davis, J R Hill, and Mrs. Alice Wood share social calls. Montcalm guests return from Birmingham trip. Toledo daughters visit. plans for a five week stay and possible return with Baby Louise. Prayer meeting every Wednesday at Chris church.
In Chicago in June, Dr Clyde Jensen the 26 year old pathologist facing death during an autopsy infection rallied. He directed the draining of his own left lung while doctors worked and today he is recovering in hospital.
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