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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1923
Page
2
A mixed page lists food market offerings at The Market and ads for jobs and housing in Bramwell and Montvale. It notes a home cooking position, Montvale lot sales by Stone Securities Company, and a cautionary note about bills. Also covers a bus schedule change, plant sale at Thornton's, church announcements, and local crime/traffic briefings.
The Billy Sunday Club holds a regular service Sunday at 2 30 PM in Bland Street Methodist Church with a promise of something special and invites all to attend. Extension workers had a productive day at Bethel church and plan two services tomorrow including Spanishburg and Ceres Baptist Church with revival meetings continuing into Sunday night.
F. E. Hudgins of Third street, a well known traveling salesman, suffered a painful serious accident on a mountain road near Matoaka. A broken spring halted his car as he tried to replace leaf springs. the engine slipped off a jack and injured his hand. He rode to Matoaka by horse and then went to Bluefield Sanitarium.
City warns residents to place grass and lawn trimmings in boxes or barrels for pickup. May engineer report shows 17 sanitary sewer connections with material use including 740 lb ft 6 inch VC pipe and cement on streets Pearls Mulberry Union North College Tu Up Greenbrier Washington Logan Walton and Jones. Maintenance used 16 lb ft of 6 inch VC pipe 12 bags cement and 5 lbs oakum.
The knitted frock, already popular, gains appeal as embroidery with all over patterns or smart conventional borders is added. Telegraph Want Ads promise results.
Sacred Heart Catholic holds Masses at 8:00 and 10:30 with Sunday school at 10:00. Bland Street Methodist lists services and a 11:00 sermon by Dr. M P Carico, with evening services and league meetings. College Avenue Baptist announces Sunday school at 9:30 and morning worship at 11, nursery provided, evening sermon on The Great Salvation of Jesus Christ, prayer meeting Wednesday at 8.00. First Christian Federal and Brands streets offers 11:00 and 5:00 services with 9:46 Sunday school and 6:30 Christian Endeavor. All welcome.
First Baptist Church offers Sunday school at 9:30 with preaching at 11 and 7 45 led by Rev J Taylor Stinson. Westminster Presbyterian at Albemarle and Washington Streets features Sunday school at 9 45 and morning worship at 11 with sermon The Sabbath A height. Christian Endeavor at 7 p m and evening worship at 7 45 with Ten Virgins theme.
The Pentecostal Holiness church on Wayne Street invites all residents to join in the final lecture of a seven part series on key note books. Rev W B Underwood preaches Sunday at 11 am and 7 30 pm. Prayer meetings are held Tuesday and Friday at 7 30 pm. Sunday school begins at 10 am.
Sunday school at 10 a m with A Kahle superintendent. Preaching at 11 a m by Rev J R Home of Dayton Ohio on Ten ting Toward Sodom Gen 13 12. At 8 p m Rev L C Fletcher of Ontario Canada preaches The Heaven of Sunshine Luke 19 9. cordial welcome to all services.
Christ Episcopal offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning prayer at 1 00 p m. Princeton service at 7 45 p m. Grace Methodist invites visitors to worship with 9 30 a m Sunday school and 11 a m preaching by Rev Eugene Blake of Greenville Tenn with 8 p m sermon by Dr M P Carrico. Adams Street Methodist lists 9 30 a m Sunday school and 11 a m sermon by O M Pullam D D on Patriotism and Law Enforcement. Junior Epworth League 2 p m Epworth League 7 p m with music by Prof Becket and chorus. Mid week prayer 8 p m at the new church corner Washington and College. Immanuel Lutheran Bible school 9 45 a m and morning worship follows.
The Immanuel Lutheran church announces an evening service at 7 15 featuring A Living Light by E M Baxter and Sermon titled A Wonderful Vision. Mid week service on Wednesday at 8 00 covers Abraham's Sacrifice. Communion will be celebrated July 8 morning. Preparatory service Friday June 29 at 8 00 for baptismal candidates. All Lutherans and other Christians are welcome to join.
Sunday school at 9 30 A M with J L Alexander as superintendent. Sermons at 11 A M and 7 46 P M by Rev Samuel W Moore on Modern Religion I Corinthians 11 16 and A Worthy Ambition II Corinthians 5 9. Christian Endeavor at 7 P M. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 45 P M. Baptismal service for children at the morning worship. Cordial invitation to all including strangers to worship.
The government thermometer registered ninety two degrees in the shade at the Norfolk and Western railway offices yesterday afternoon at four. The report notes this as a rare high for the day and mentions only one previous occasion reaching a similar level.
The piece notes that June 4 saw heat records with temperatures matching yesterday as many people complained of the heat. Railroad temperature reports indicate June 4 was as hot as yesterday, reflecting a persistent summer heat wave.
Jeweled pins for hats grow larger and more elaborate with black hats featuring rhinestone pins proving especially effective in styling and visibility.
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