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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1926
Page
7
Princeton readers learn the Mercer County Court House disgracefully lacks paint on walls and walks, with a rotted cannon and decaying yard cement. the county court plans to address repairs in the next fiscal year as residents urge better public building upkeep and civic pride.
The note defers any repair work until after the start of the upcoming fiscal year when the next year's funds will be available for such purpose.
The Sunday night program at the Presbyterian Church drew a full house with praise for the youth giving the show. Prizes and Bibles were awarded for catechism memorization and best work in different departments. A church picnic at the Fair Grounds is planned for all members, with a two and a half dollar prize for top points and each family asked to bring a full basket.
At its Monday night meeting the city council directed the city engineer to survey the proposed sewer line route and assess costs, right of way needs, and potential impacts on nearby properties. The move follows public interest in widening the sewer system and improving drainage.
City council approves survey for sewer line extension in East Prince ton and securing easements. Advertisements will invite bids for the work. Permits were granted for curb slope at Main street filling station, garage on Thorn street, and tin roofing on Mercer street building. American Legion carnival permit set at 125 dollars for August. No damage found to Ed Neel property. city to supply dirt. First Street paving petition considered. Virginian road funds its share in budget. sixty percent owner sign needed to pave. Weather balloons from Calgary station report pressure and temperature. Los Angeles plans a women only hotel valued at one million dollars.
Town residents anticipate summer travel while Mercer’s green hills promise pure water clean air and fine scenery. Chamber of Commerce notes discuss sanitation improvements street plans a Fourth of July delay and bond proposals. Warren Howell family feud leads to bonds and peace terms. Hostess and doctor exchange in a London Passing Show snippet.
Mrs. Ethel Shelton hosts Brush Creek Hustlers in Princeton with a June gathering focused on pictures. Al bert Mooney delivers lesson on art history while Mrs Counts sings selections. Dues total 10 20 dollars. a trip to Jacksons Mill is planned for the farm women’s camp. Capsule party hosted by Railroad Conductors Auxiliary.
O K Knight aged about twenty and a stenographer for Bert Atwell died after attempting to save a little girl who had gone beyond her depth at a Berwind Rift pool between Berwind and Rift, Tug Fork, McDowell county. Knight was pulled from the water after a cramp and later pronounced dead despite over two hours of efforts. The body was taken to Welch for burial by C. J Douglas Undertaking Company. His father J F Knight of Fieldale Va is en route to Welch.
Mr and Mrs T Lilly of Elizabethton Tenn direct sales for Lilly Land Company in McDowell county and Elizabethton with new addition lots sold to visitors from Virginia. Moore and W O Lilly report activity. others from Faraday and Amonate buy plots as Bemberg plant builds in Elizabethton.
A national group argues against worn horse and buggy pavements citing high repair costs and danger. They advocate true non skid concrete pavement with built in maintenance, as a superior, lasting solution.
McDowell Boy Scout Council in Welch launches a program to educate committee members and leaders. Rev B T Sells leads the plan with courses on council structure, civic service, troop work, finances, camping, leadership, and the court of honor. A volunteer leadership camp runs July 28 to August 4, free of charge, with Dr B F E Downs noting anticipated boosts to county scouting.
Safety was the topic as the Welch division of Appalachian Power Co held a Monday night gathering in their quarters with about fifty attendees. O E Roberts Scout executive McDowell county H E Shedd Bluefield general superintendent B T Rouse Welch member and M W Sargent Bluefield led speeches and demonstrations on safety rules and resuscitation from electric shock. A committee including R A Walk Coalwood Lank Smith Pocahontas and F C Ratcliff Switch-
West Virginia officials led by Congressman Strother and Samuel Solins asked Secretary Curis Wilbur of the Navy for a government band to attend the state department convention in Welch this year. The Marine Band and Naval Band are under consideration and Wilbur will decide after review. Local hopes include a government air visit and a maxime tank from Camp Meade as part of events.
The article notes President Coolidge signing the federal bill as Congress nears a final vote on the McNary farm bill. It reports Senate action, and mentions the Missouri River and Cape Cod projects receiving Senate Commerce Committee approval. It also covers a meeting featuring the Bluefield colored quartet with spirituals, plus preparations by the Ladies Auxiliary for a summertime feed for Legion members.
James A. French of the Midland Stores Company was expected to return this morning from Huntington where he had been on business. Sam Goldman departed yesterday for Cleveland for a several day stay on business. Eugene H. Lepinsky and B. F. Howard came back Monday evening after a weekend in Charleston. Dr. W. L. Peck of Coalwood was in Welch yesterday. Harry Franklin returned yesterday.
Day from Cincinnati as guest of his parents Ed Blakely. Mrs Ed Blakely returns to Lynchburg for several days visiting relatives. Bert E Downs of Welch Drag Company leaves for Char ton on business. C E Runyon of War in city yesterday. Mayor John W Blakely drives to Berwind on business. Senator H Sol White of Matewan arrives to transact matters through noon. Ed Blakely a War business visitor. Young Billy Reyes and Majorie Nicholson recover from tonsil operations Welch Hospital and go home yesterday. Graham Sale heads to Ashville N C for several days of business.
A fragment notes a quip about Henry’s fate with a Berlin joke and mentions that few automatic clerks work, as they sit with feet on desks.
An advertisement touts Howard's Buttermilk Cream to reduce wrinkles around the eyes and mouth. It promises a money back guarantee and notes several local pharmacies as suppliers in Bluefield Princeton and nearby towns.
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