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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
8
Mrs. G H Schill describes three years of severe headaches and nervous distress. She credits Cardus with curing her headaches after taking three bottles, noting improved energy and daily function. The ad touts Cardus as a remedy made from medicinal ingredients and claims forty years of use in medical texts.
Huntington W Va June 19 J P Stevens general manager of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad said improvements to the C and O shops would begin after plans and drawings are finished. Five hundred thousand dollars is the appropriation for the Huntington project to erect a mallet engine building and four new buildings while dismantling the old tin and blacksmith shops and completing site work.
Charleston West Virginia June 19 The state board of education approves extending the year long experiment in giving normal training at high schools to prepare future teachers. Twelve high schools served last year producing 100 graduates qualified for first grade teaching certificates. A 4000 legislative appropriation supported the program and is viewed as a strong return on the small investment.
A report on War Savings and Thrift Stamp sales details a $195.56 day-to-day increase and a corner booth total of $182.75. District chairmen and volunteers, including Mrs. Steger, Miss Hyatt, and Mrs. Hicks, organize drives across Bluefield with posters, district boundaries, and a pledge to boost purchases to push the drive over the top.
The local draft board will reexamine 118 registrants under a new bulletin. Deferred classifications for dependents may be overturned if marriage occurred after the act. Men aged 21 since June 5 of last year married in that period lose deferred status. Local boards hold broad discretionary power in decisions.
A large crowd gathered at the station to bid farewell to colored draftees. Local board No. 1 dispatched 27 men to Camp Sherman Ohio, and 43 more rode the 7 o'clock interurban from Princeton. Additional groups from Wise and Tazewell counties were sent to Camp Let Meade, Virginia, prompting a second section of No. 3 and extra cars from Welch and surrounding coalfield points.
Bruce Johnson, about seventeen, was killed in a railroad yard when his foot slipped while attempting to catch an electric locomotive. He worked as an apprentice machinist helper at the machine shops and was returning from dinner. The accident occurred around noon. his body lay on the tracks until found by a hostler.
A three day run of The Unbeliever at the American Theatre showcases marine service in war, faith and patriotism. The film follows a privileged youth who rejects religion and race but is converted after joining the Marines, with a Belgian love interest and trench scenes. Marines recruiting officers Oglesby and Gibson will be present to enlist. The Marine Corps plans to grow to 75 000. officers may come from enlisted ranks, with Quantico camps for commissioning. Young men aged 18 to 36 may enlist. draft registrants require local board clearance.
The Colonial Theatre opens today with a film adaptation of James W. Gerard’s book My Four Years in Germany. The production depicts Kaiser Wilhelm II Hindeburg and von Tirpitz with lifelike accuracy and shows German actions in Belgium and Northern France with realistic fidelity.
The government plans to ask the public to widen war sacrifice appeals to cover electric lights and gas to save coal, enabling factories to run part time. Discussed at a fuel administration War Industries Board and Shipping Board conference. Atlantic City convention of city comptrollers opened with Miss Bessie Townsend welcoming delegates.
Advert says calomel ruins a day’s work and promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable remedy. It claims quick relief from liver sluggishness and constipation, no griping, pleasant taste, money-back guarantee, and protection for children and adults.
A pompous German official is told he will stay in Germany till Hell freezes over rather than sign an agreement allowing interned German ships to depart for America. Screen images show American troops parading through London and Paris as the Kaiser’s five months of wait is echoed. The piece also notes theater showtimes and local Bluefield playground activities with several youth programs and a note on Hawaii selective service registration set for July 31 for new adult residents.
John W. Davis, solicitor general, endorses Colonel Watson for U S Senate in West Virginia. He emphasizes unity, party duty, and wartime leadership, stating he will campaign for Watson in the Democratic primary and expects Watson to lead in the next term with experience and steadiness.
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