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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
2
Readable items include bake sale at Bramwell Presbyterian Church Collins Building June 26 at ten, meat market ads, watermelon carload, deli specialties, and a vacant store for sale. Also church revival at Ceres Church, merchants convention notices, and public notices about voters registration and lodge meetings.
The text lists household items for sale including a cigar case candy cases display counters a safe cabinet and other items. It notes the funeral of Eliza Kelso a colored woman who died at home with services at Mt Zion Baptist Church led by Rev L Dabsey. A dinner reception in Drewery's auditorium was postponed to July 3 from June 26.
Dave Copenhaver, longtime Norfolk and Western conductor based in Roanoke, died Wednesday night at 9. He served on trains between Roanoke and Williamson and was well regarded in the railroad community. A native of southwest Virginia, he had retired about a year earlier and was active in Masonic and railway orders. Funeral arrangements had not yet been learned.
Shanghai district reported safe with excitement abating and an encouraging outlook in a cable to J. F. Love of the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board. The message answered inquiries on the EA Reve year and noted no reply yet from Canton.
The National Coal Association reports a drop of about 200,000 tons in bituminous coal production last week compared with the prior week. Estimated total output for the week ended June 20 is about 8.4 million net tons, with different estimates from the U S Geological Survey showing 8.616 million and 8.372 million net tons.
Greenville Tennessee June 24 posses scouring the Paint Rock section of Green County searched for four wounded officers after Hunter Rollins deputy sheriff was killed and his father among the injured when moonshiners ambushed them on their return from an illicit distillery raid. Bloodhounds aided the pursuit but no arrests had been made by nightfall.
John O'Leary of 297 North Division Street Buffalo, longtime second ward supervisor, urges readers to try Peterson's Ointment after years of pile troubles. He claims quick relief and thanks the remedy’s maker. The advertisement promotes Peterson's Ointment at 35 cents and Peterson's Soap at 25 cents from the Buffalo company.
One hundred fifty places were reserved last night for the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at the ry Club. Mrs. E. W. Hardaway hosts a dinner with a menu including fried chicken and desserts. The high school orchestra will play. Charles Watkins will speak as a featured guest from Muncie Ind. Election of the board of directors will be announced during the evening, with twenty six nominees from the primary. Reservations urged to avoid last minute seating.
President Coolidge and wife arrived at their Swampscott summer home for a vacation stay. Crowds gathered while photographers captured the scene at the portico and garden arbors. The president relaxed with neighbors and reporters, noting limited engagements and telephonic links to Lynn and Washington for official matters. A dog and children added to the casual welcome as springlike cool weather persisted.
St Paul news notes that John H. Moss of Milwaukee was named Kiwanis president after a convention session closed with an address by humorist Roe Foulkerson. Robert Lynn Cox of Metropolitan Life explained longevity aspects of life insurance to members.
Judge Sanders praised the Lions Club's year and new officers. Committees on tug of war and the roof garden dance reported progress. The dance among the stars, a major social event, sold many tickets with rain plans for a later night. Music by Mrs. Stafford Bass Perkins and Vincent Paoliello complemented the program. Guests J Hardsbarger J B Moose and Jack Easley were welcomed.
Lacy Hodges of Mercer County lost his damage suit for 30600 against a railroad for injuries on the Norfolk and Western Widemouth Branch when the jury found for the defendant. The session spanned Tuesday and Wednesday while a Fordson Coal Co case on timber breach of contract in McDowell County was underway.
Rev J B Moose from Mount Pleasant North Carolina, former pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran, visits Bluefield staying with O V Hefner on College Avenue. He just earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Hartford Theological Seminary after two years of postgraduate study, the first to receive the degree from Hartford Theological Seminary. He has no current charge and plans to return to North Carolina for the summer and resume pastoral duties in the fall.
Robert Baldwin Jr and his wife left yesterday for Ron ceverte where Mrs Baldwin will visit while he takes a motor trip through Florida Marvin Ferguson will meet him in Virginia this week and join the journey The two Bluefield men plan to enter the real estate business in Florida Mrs A S Burnham of Lynchburg Va visits sister Mrs H I Shott at Lake Place
An unidentified 25-year-old Italian man was stabbed to death in an uptown drug store. He entered with a companion who fled after calling the druggist. Police say the killing likely resulted from a vendetta and occurred as the proprietor reached the front.
C Given cashier of the Commercial National Bank and vice president of the West Virginia Bankers Association attends the annual meeting with several other representatives. The gathering carries local significance as Mr. Given is involved in the proceedings.
The vice president is likely to be elevated to the state's association head. Delegates at this year's convention are not expected to deviate from the past method of choosing a president after several years of the same custom. An American woman earned a sizable fortune by selling hot cakes with Vermont maple syrup in London.
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