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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1926
Page
7
The Virginia traffic code updates include lower night driving visibility rules with brighter headlights and a reduced crossing speed to five miles per hour near railroad crossings. Daylight speed is raised to thirty five miles per hour on highways for cars and trucks. Frosty morning weather and a large parade crowd are noted, with local shops preparing floats for the event.
Forecasters warned of a heavy frost overnight Sunday into Monday morning. Farmers woke to clear skies and mild temperatures as the anticipated freezing weather failed to materialize.
George Hughes, a blind Danville news vendor known for years at a street corner with his wife Pearl Hughes, died in a local hospital after hernia surgery. He was 46, a Jefferson Avenue Christian Church member, and leaves a widow and four children and a daughter who joins his wife in religious singing.
Bluefield delegates at the Grundy district conference praised Grundy and Buchanan county as thriving, citing a handsome courthouse, banks, streets, hotels, churches, and schools. They forecast Buchanan county becoming a great Virginia region as highway projects proceed. Recent cherry harvests and wheat prospects in nearby Tazewell and Russell counties are noted, with a Presbyterian Auxiliary meeting announced requiring members to quote a Bible verse.
A Pisgah Fort feature in Sundays paper noted busy preparations for a parade with floats. The article includes column remarks about community effort and local plans surrounding the event.
Music lovers anticipate Miss Katherine James in a Friday recital featuring Raff and Mendelssohn pieces. The Bristol report praises her clear control, fine feeling, and engaging style, noting enthusiastic audience reception.
In Dodge City Kansas on June 21 1934 Mary Hale probate judge presided over a double ceremony uniting Charles F Bennett 23 of Chicago and Christina Frances Steel 26 of Toledo both blind musicians. Their companions Clarence P Medearis 25 of Anderson Indiana and Rose Jankowsky 21 of Minneapolis Minnesota also wed after meeting as chauffeurs for the couple. Bennett a piano accordion artist and Mrs Bennett a singer have been blind since birth.
Washington June 21 Receipts from Income taxes due June 15 will total 1400000000 or 870000000 more than received a year ago treasury officials today estimated A surplus of 399000000 for the fiscal year ending June 30 is predicted The surplus attributed to heavy income tax collections and back taxes will be used to pare down the public debt to suite 00 at the end of this fiscal year The large income tax collections despite rate slashing is the result of unusual prosperity last year a treasury official said
On Wednesday evening the First Christian church hosts a church and community fellowship dinner for adults and youths. A fifty cent plate covers dinner with a splendid program and high school orchestra music starting at 6. The event aims to boost church growth and offers limited table space, so reservations are requested by noon Wednesday.
Record mentions over 9.07 million dollars in electrical goods exported, up by more than one million from April of last year. It also notes a Buffalo Bill Wild West show that played seven months in Paris, with a printed program due tomorrow.
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