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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1928
Page
12
Improvements at Lomax hospital, now led by Dr. W A Brown, nearly finished. New x ray equipment and staff expansions include nine nurses and a strong corps of physicians. The facility will keep Lomax name and aims to grow into a statewide respected institution.
A slate of services across multiple churches in Bluefield and nearby areas includes Bland Street Methodist, Highland Avenue Methodist, and Church of God events. Sunday schools at 9:30 to 9:45 with evangelistic campaigns, evening services, and special music mark a packed schedule with baptisms, prayer meetings, and youth programs announced.
College Avenue Baptist holds Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with Henry Kendrick as superintendent and preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Rev. M. O. Carpenter to preach. Young People's Unions meet at 7 p.m. First Baptist with Rev. J. Taylor Stinson. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. E. M. Lou than, superintendent. Services at 11 a.m. and 7:46 p.m. Prayer service at 7 p.m. Wednesday due to Chautauqua. B Y P U at 6:45 p.m. All welcome.
Westminster Presbyterian on Washington and Albemarle invites all to Sabbath worship with Bible school at 9 45 a m divine service 11 a m and 8 p m midweek prayer 8 p m Wednesday preserve power through prayer. St John s church corner Dubling and Tazewell rector Rev J W Hobson holds 11 a m service 11 a m and 7 45 p m Near East Relief director H B Harnieh will speak on the work at 11 a m service public urged to attend.
W A Williams of Wilcoe visits T B Stanger. Bramwell guests include Miss Sarah Frances Perdue and Miss Virginia Perry tours to Evanston. Families travel to Chicago and Bluefield for events while others visit Pocahontas Fries Coaldale and Bramwell. Local residents attend tea, recitals, and repairs as outings and visits continue.
Mrs. W. M. Leathco is confined to bed with injuries from a car wreck five miles from Tazewell while en route to Abingdon to visit relatives. In the same Bramwell area, robberies at a pool room and a filling station yielded cash and goods, with the post office also showing tampering signs. A Baptist church meeting and a play at the Methodist church are announced, along with local social notes and arrivals.
Miss Charlotte Perry was the honor guest at a Wednesday afternoon tea hosted by Mrs. W. H. Saunders. In Bramwell, W. D. Leach and J. F. Kirby were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania June 23 Col Charles A Lindbergh was forced down at Coxton last night on the Detroit to New York leg. He spent the night there and lifted at 1 20 pm to complete the journey. About fifteen thousand people gathered at Coxton to see him take off again after a fog induced halt. He then flew for almost two and a half hours before returning to the field due to further weather or air difficulties.
Fine, lightweight toe rubbers sold in snakeskin printed rubber. Available now in a full range of colors and fitted into their own case about the size of a folded pocket handkerchief.
The First Baptist Church men’s Bible class reports stronger attendance this year than the Philathea ladies class. A committee will set time and place for the annual watermelon feast donated by Alex Walk, who funds and serves at the event, as the class seeks to outpace the Philatheas in both numbers and enrollment percentage.
Brown tones lead in home textile trends with a cream lunch set featuring five brown appliqued flower shades and brown striped bath sets with monograms.
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