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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1924
Page
61
A sale catalog lists numerous furniture items with prices. Items include a 3 piece living room suite at 215, oak china closet, solid mahogany chair at 31.25, canvas camp chairs 2.50, cedar lined chests 65, 5 piece ivory bedroom suite 211, mahogany bed 37, and various storage and children's pieces priced from 2.50 to 100, highlighting practical home furnishings.
State Fire Marshal links Sol Kaufman, F. E. Ross, and Leonard Ayers to the Kimball ice plant arson after a May 13 blaze. Bonds set for Kaufman and Ross. the boy placed in sheriff custody. Local officials credit Henry Hurt with securing a confession and outline a plot to burn the plant for $12,000 in insurance.
Preparations are underway for the induction of Welch’s newly elected city council. J W Blakely will become mayor succeeding J C Summers. New council members include J W Luther George Bailey T L Foster Gaile T Carter Joseph Herzbrun and Gale T Dudgeon with Foster and Dudgeon as only returning members. The council plans sewer and paving work on Virginia avenue from the Presbyterian church to Riverside Drive, with bids soon to be invited by City Engineer L A Osborn.
A daughter was born Monday to Mr and Mrs E K Whitley in Premier West Virginia. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Pearl Whit, formerly a local schoolteacher, is the new mother. Welch visitors included Mrs J C Saunders and children Irvine Jesse Lockie Fannie B Irving and Mariah Greer.
New York reports K Waterfield was finally arrested in this city on a desertion charge, pursued by his wife across multiple cities for seventeen years before capture. The case centers on long running marital breach and legal action in a historic pursuit.
London reports a continued influenza decline as warm weather curbs that illness, yet smallpox cases are increasing in several regions of England amid public health concerns.
Welch West Virginia social column lists events and contacts under Effie F Beavers editor with daily office hours and request for items for these columns to be sent by telephone or mail.
Mrs. Jack Laughlin of New York issued invitations for a bridge party to be held at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Edwards on Hobart street Wednesday afternoon. Several names are listed as attendees at local events and travels are noted for families and individuals.
A crowd of younger boys and girls enjoyed a Welnie Roast Friday evening about a mile east of town. They were chaperoned by Mrs. Morgan Hunter and Messrs Hurrah and Hurd.
The Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church South will hold its regular monthly meeting at the church Thursday. Mr and Mrs Geo W Howard with Misses Mary Clark Pansy Haynes Virginia Doss and Zelma Neel motored to Guyan Friday afternoon and spent several hours. They enjoyed a delicious picnic supper before returning.
Denham England Lady Victoria Braithwaite has begun and personally oversees a vast duck farm on her estate drawing regional attention for its scale and hands on management.
M FE Sanderson of Wakefield bequeathed his estate valued at £100000 to set up pensions for deserving women within the Wakefield diocese.
Mrs J W Cline of Huntington visited yesterday. Russell Trainer of Huntington returned home after staying with Mr and Mrs Floyd Waldron for several days. Mr and Mrs T J Rees and family drove to Bassett Virginia to visit relatives. Mrs T J Elliott of Canebrake visited Mrs S E Carter on Court Street. Miss Frances Stultz of Stone Kentucky visits her sister Mrs O C Coburn. B S McNeil visited Northfork Friday evening. Mrs Victor L Weatherby and children with Marjorie Belcher plan a Virginia Beach trip tonight.
In Clarksburg West Virginia Angelina Bassil of Reynoldsville was sentenced to two years in the Moundsville penitentiary for taking part in the Gladys Stop miners riot that left two dead and several injured. Her husband Antonio Bassil received four years and is imprisoned at Moundville. She arranged care for eight children before sentencing.
Coventry England six weeks after his death architect Thomas F Tickner was declared the winner in the competition for a design for the Coventry war memorial.
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