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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1926
Page
4
Bluefield Virginia news reports the June 2 1926 council meeting where a proposed tax levy to fund the school supplement was defeated five to three amid divided sentiment. Mayor Patton and city officials discussed water works financing and truck purchases as the incoming council prepares conservative traffic staffing.
A carrier pigeon was blown to earth near a crossing during a 7% storm. W. W. Dien, the Dhaene foreman, cares for the exhausted bird at Divides while a secret message remains unread under a rubber band on its right leg.
Ansi Davidson known as cleanup man for the Bluestone Junction Live Wires is having his best season in beer baseball. His brother James, former Graham Red Sox pitcher, farms in Abbs Valley while Tot remains ready to pitch at any time.
Plans for the Pisgah Fort celebration on July 3 were reviewed at a Business Minds Club board meeting. Strong sentiment favors Bluefield's prominent role with many firms to field floats. the Richmond motor vehicle department has authorized a measure.
In Bluefield Virginia, Uncle Hugh Ratcliffe the famed weather prophet posed for a new portrait at W. B. Atkins studio as plans for a forthcoming feature on his career unfold. He predicted a slight rain Tuesday, and it occurred. The photo will accompany a Bluefield News writeup. Traffic law penalties rise for safety lapses near streetcars at stops.
L H Carter a Pocahontas mine foreman and pioneer, served as master of ceremonies at the Flat Top Yard ice cream supper Saturday. The Pocahontas American Legion Band performed as a large crowd ate twenty gallons of cream. Rain in the Valley of Virginia Sunday and Monday brought a severe spell.
Bank of Graham announces sale of 402 shares Pocahontas Coal Land Corporation stock at 10 a m June 29 1926 at the front door Bluefield Virginia due to default. R K Crockett cashier signs the notice. June 15 1926. Virginia Side items note recital by Miss Amato sisters at Warlick piano rooms Thursday evening. Kent Witten recovering from tonsil surgery. Bluefield attendees at Myers Spangler wedding at Peters-
The town today features a wedding guest list including H C Jewes and Misses Callaway Shirey Parrish with the bride related to H C Callaway. Guests include Mrs T J Donahue of New York and Miss May Linkous. Bankers R K Crockett L J Barbee and Robert Baylor attend the Virginia Bankers Association gathering in Roanoke. Other notes mention Miss Helen Naylor returning from Elizabethton for a friend’s wedding, Mrs Robert Baylor visiting Dante, Charley Bock seeking treatment at Blaine field Sanitarium, and Griffith Morris preparing for tonsil and adenoid surgery.
The Bluefield Roosters plan an advertising tour Friday morning with a 7 am motorcade forming at the Daily Telegraph building on Bland Street. Local firms already joining include Kann's Inc The Vogue Show Cruise Bros Burgess Electric Lemkuhl Shepherd Co and many more. Others may join by contacting the Retail Merchants Association secretary. A closing note mentions the Chinese during an eclipse playing eerie instruments to scare away sun devils.
Immanuel Lutheran reports a strong opening for its Bible school with fifty seven children aged five to fifteen. Rev. Paul L. Royer directs with Ruth Cole as assistant director and Elnora Johnston, Juanita Cole, Thelma Johnston, Helen Umberzer guiding kindergarten, games, juniors and hymn study. Activities include missionary tales, ring games, indoor baseball, drawing, crosswork puzzles, and Bible character posters. Visitors welcome to join the busy group.
Paris reports at the Forensic Medicine Congress indicate no individual can be a perfect witness. Rogues de Furesac noted even a Sorbonne professor civil engineer and a renowned mathematician, witnessing the same event, would each err by about 40 percent and miss over 25 percent of details.
M. de Fursac presents the surprising view that the evidence of lunatics should not be systematically treated as unreliable, suggesting a nuanced approach to testimony and perception within psychiatric or legal contexts. The remark signals a challenge to prevailing skepticism about mental health evidence.
A quoted remark notes that a mentally ill patient might offer precise detail with remarkable clarity, potentially aiding the investigation or trial. The statement suggests that such testimony could advance the success of the proceedings or evidence collection.
Investigation notes include references to lunatics and an expert who can distinguish types that may become witnesses. The fragment hints at assessing potential witnesses but lacks specifics.
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