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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1926
Page
8
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Bluefield and field work, an engine contractor, and a timeline toward January or October. The text is partial and lacks clear actions or outcomes, with various broken phrases about roads, rain, and completion.
Fragmentary entry mentions 1925 events and a building or bureau note. Readable terms include "Bui" and "Othe r" suggesting a truncated note about construction or urban planning. No clear individuals or organizations are confirmed in the readable text.
The Denver convention features talks on citizen power in 2500 communities, stressing civic service and Rotary unity. Horace Dunbar notes Rotary accepts human flaws while urging belief in the Golden Rule as more than theory, with Copenhagen and Mexico leaders attending and charters presented. Blackfeet dancers and a wild west show in Overland Park showcase cultural and adventurous events alongside the convention.
A note on the Adirondacks summer retreat at Lower St. Regis Lake near Paul Smiths. The Paul Smith who opened land in 1859 grew a lodge into a renowned summer hotel attracting famed guests like Tagore Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan. The estate expanded into 30,000 acres of mountain and lake country after his death.
E Crank from Bonds Two-Pants Suit Case publicity team is preparing for a Bluefield store opening at 128 Princeton avenue. Fine formerly of Williamson will manage. expected opening in about a month. An enormous Bond sign already greets the city on Princeton avenue.
A dense roster lists radio stations and orchestras by call letters and locations. Entries cover cities from New York to Los Angeles and Chicago to Detroit with notes on genre and programming such as orchestras, vocal and instrumental shows, religious broadcasts, and musical varieties.
Rev. Virgil E. Lowder, just graduated from Lynchburg College, arrived to serve as assistant pastor at the First Christian Church. He focuses on youth work and plans a daily vacation Bible school starting Tuesday June 29. Lowder returns to the city from Bluefield and is boosting a strong faculty and large expected enrollment. A welfare worker notes bobbed hair reducing factory accidents.
Welby C. Cox was acquitted by a Martinsburg circuit court jury of feloniously shooting Jesse Frye, his World War I comrade, at a local railroad station last November. Cox testified self defense and fear of Frye led him to carry arms. Frye was badly wounded by five shots.
Miss Louise Fordyce of Youngstown Ohio led after the round of the North and South women’s invitation tournament at Alleghany Country Club. Kiloti Of Onwentsia was runner up with 86 and Bernice Wall Oshkosh Wisconsin and Mrs Nose Pittsburg tied for third with 88. The event concludes tomorrow.
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