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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1912
Page
10
A group of young people gathered at the depot Thursday for the first hay ride of the season. They rode in a wagon to Princeton where a bonfire and refreshments followed. Early Friday morning the riders returned with pleasant smiles.
D B Baldwin, veteran Bluefield real estate figure, offers 47 South Bluefield lots with streetcar access, plus a 200 acre Mercer county farm with 8 and 6 room houses and 100 fruit trees. He notes Bluefield’s growth, local amenities, two daily papers, an opera house, and 550-member chamber of commerce as market strengths.
Taxpayers in Beaver Pond District urged to pay delinquent taxes within days or their accounts will be returned. Deputy E. Carter for J. J. Allison M. Cc.
The town of Graham will institute a federal lawsuit this week through Attorneys V. Sexton and J. W. Hicks against Bluefield to settle the long running sewer question. Residents east Graham and along Beaver Pons protested the plan to dump into the Graham Midway area, prompting appeals and a possible extended court battle with high local costs and strain on relations.
The June Festival in Graham, first of its kind, drew hundreds to Hotel Hill for a May Queen contest. Miss Peal, daughter of Mr and Mrs Crit Harman, won the crown amid spirited voting and ten dollar bets. The event featured readings and musical performances, with community support including a piano donated for the evening.
The Keith vaudeville show at the Bluefield Elks Opera House has grown since Reagen’s summer inauguration and stands as the town’s most popular venue for affordable entertainment. It draws crowds seeking affordable fun and amusement.
A revised bill for tomorrow features Billy Dunlap with original songs and dances, Barto and Clark in In Sixty Five, the Stanley's Silhouette in Shadowland, and new Shadowgraph acts. Daily moving pictures, matinees at 3:30 p.m., and evening shows at 7:30 and 9:10 with ten and twenty cent admission.
A bulldog named Muggins spends summers with his owners at a lakeside camp chasing chipmunks. He mis judges escapes, falls into the lake, and later hides from a prank by his master who wears a flour bag as a spooky scare. The scene ends with Muggins fleeing and barking for hours before returning.
During a western tour tied to Indian affairs investigations Senator Carroll E B Page of Vermont meets a man in Ashland Wisconsin who shares Swanton Vermont memories. They discover their fathers partnered in a firm and reminisce, ending with a hospitable maple sugar feast.
The Civic League met Friday at 2 30 with Mrs Walter Belk chairing. The treasurer reported 104 dollars in the bank and the pure food committee announced readiness for work. It was decided to continue meetings on alternate Fridays and to urge unpaid members to renew membership. A petition was sent to the health and sanitation committee and given to the police chief, who found issues worse than described and pledged remedies. Mrs Laura Ivy was welcomed as a member.
A Pure Food Committee met before the league meeting on Friday afternoon. Members spoke freely on improving cleanliness in preparation and distribution of edible goods. They urged wrapped bakery products to guard against germs and encouraged community cooperation and merchant support toward better food reform.
At the Notre Dame society banquet in Chicago Dean Hoyne recalled a pupil who became a leading Chicago lawyer after a sleep in class led to a witty exchange. The piece also touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a constitutional remedy, with a money back claim and physician endorsements.
A sprained ankle may heal in three to four days by applying Chamberlains Liniment and following directions. For sale by all dealers.
Names and travels fill the page as residents and guests from Bramwell Draper Princeton Newport and Wheeling move through the city. Notable visits include Miss Nancy Montgomery en route to Parkersburg and Dr W H St Clair hosting relatives. Several plans for fishing trips Yellowstone Park and Roanoke are noted.
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