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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1922
Page
2
Classified notices describe wedding bouquets from Fallon Florist, used items for sale, a no bone corset ad, auto tops and trimmings, construction updates at West Virginia Bluefield, and local event notices. Regional items cover chicken house fire, a child's death, lunch at the Country Club, a Chiss Reunion attendance, and Bible class plans.
The Sonic Hall hosts New man's Orchestra of New York on a Wednesday night. The renowned group arrives direct from Rector's Cafe, promising a rare musical event for Bluefield audiences.
Mrs. Mary Carter wife of J H Carter died at St Luke s Hospital from peritonitis after an operation. A Bluefield resident she is survived by husband son Earl Scottow and six sisters including Mrs Huffman Mundy Pattison Wood and others. Funeral at Bland Street Methodist Church this afternoon at 3 with Rev W Moore and Rev P P Haoselvander. interment Walnut Grove cemetery.
Much interest is shown in the Linefield Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet set for six thirty this evening in the chamber banquet hall. Women are invited for the first time and Bluefield residents anticipate a large turnout. Dr. a president of Bluefield College will speak and officers for the coming year will be elected.
Mrs. KR L Gosling is visiting Mrs. C T Smith in South Bluefield. Pauline and Bane Miles visit grandparents in the city and plan a Nort on trip to see their uncle. Heo travels to Columbia S C for ill brother T C Absher. Mr and Mrs Raymond Gostin of Huntington guest of Charles C Smith. Daisy Drivers returns home from Rocky Mount Va. Mrs Crawford and children visit Rocky Mount and Roanoke. Frank Brown and son depart for Anderson Ind. Mrs Francisco improved at Bluefield Sanitarium. J D Cartwright leaves for Huntington on business. Several locals attend Huntington for an insurance meeting and United States court. Isadore Cohen leaves for Huntington for West Virginia Retail Merchants meeting.
The Globe Auction Company of Knoxville Tennessee promotes an auction of twenty seven Ridgecrest homesites tomorrow afternoon. Prospective bidders rush to snag desirable lots near elite city properties with entertainment, free drinks, transport from Federal street office, cash prizes, and a brisk sale expected.
City hall meets at 2 pm to discuss regular business. Bluefield mails copies of the new traffic ordinance to auto owners. permits to operate vehicles will be issued by the police chief once drivers are familiar, with no fee and no owner requirement. License fees set at 10 dollars for pleasure cars. truck fees by capacity. Curb Market to reopen Wednesday with free stall space for farmers and direct seller-consumer dealings encouraged.
The Mercer County Medical Society and families will convene at Glenwood Park Thursday afternoon for their annual picnic. Members are urged to bring baskets and arrive early for time to enjoy recreation before the 6 o'clock dinner, rain or shine.
In France women dress the hair to minimize head size by pulling locks straight back and coiling at the neck. The outline of the head is kept small while hats are arranged softly about the face, a style considered more flattering to the average woman.
Beckley West Virginia special to the ily Telegraph reports the first fatality among non union miners in the Winding Gulf district. Alonzo Marcetendz a Spanish miner with East Gulf Coal Company at Helen was killed in Beckley after a Saturday night exchange with Auriano Garcia a Cranberry Fuel Company striker. Garcia fled the county and is pursued by sheriff officials with capture expected in days.
Mexico City June 4 Mexico plans a large participation in Brazil's upcoming centennial celebration. A committee led by Jose Vasconcelos will sail in August aboard the gunboat Coahuila to Rio de Janeiro. An extensive Mexican exhibit is planned with the police band and select units from military and naval academies to join for a month.
Gray suede remains popular for pumps and black patent leather trim. Sandal pumps peak in vogue with new models featuring stitching and strappings instead of slits.
Lamp shades are less colorful and figured than before and blend into the room’s scheme. Ivory and colored shades of silk or parchment have become popular for bedrooms and fit admirably with chintz-hung decor.
The article notes pastry and desserts often determine dinner approval, stressing how skilled pastry chefs prevent meals from being marred by inferior desserts. It emphasizes meticulous pastry preparation as essential to dining pleasure.
A large safe in the Norfolk and Western passenger station at St. Paul Virginia was wrecked by robbers early yesterday and about 270 dollars in cash was taken. Railroad officers sent to the scene found no clues to the suspects. The safe was damaged by a heavy explosive blast as a freight train passed, aided by a tarpaulin to muffle the noise.
Vera Cruz radicals push a secession resolution in the state legislature claiming poor representation in Congress. They seek to allow several radicals to run for national deputies despite a federal ineligibility ruling. Passage is considered unlikely.
Federal operated railroads in Mexico will be divided into three divisions with a director-general for each. Each director-general will oversee only the executive board of the national rail system. The Fiji Islands report near complete rationing at about 100 percent.
Columbia Records features three top sellers with Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down Lovable Eyes and Three O'Clock In the Morning. Sheet music also lists Smilin Thru and Three O'Clock In the Morning among notable titles.
The article notes a surge in satin and taffeta gowns with matching cape length and material. It observes a fashion preference for coordinated wardrobes with a consistent satin and taffeta theme across summer attire.
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