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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1926
Page
4
Notes suggest Rinefield beauties and flap pers will appear in the pageant. Readers are urged to watch the papers for details on the event and the organizers involved.
Mr C A Ralston and family sped from Bluefield to Bloomsburg 521 miles in a day and a half. Mrs Ralston praised the scenery of the drive. Dale Harman left Atlanta at six thirty and reached Bluefield by nine thirty after a 4355 mile run with companions Willis and Mrs Anderson. They plan a visit to Philadelphia during their trip.
Announcement of the marriage of Alice Grady Mooring to Frank P. Powell on June 17, 1926, in Ashland Kentucky, with a small ceremony at the First Christian church. The bride, daughter of Frank Dennis Mourine Sr., wore navy blue chiffon. The groom is son of Leonard Powell of Portsmouth Ohio, a Miami University and Ohio State alumnus, now with Westinghouse in Huntington. The couple left for their new home at 840 Twelfth Avenue Huntington West Virginia.
The Moorings, formerly residents of the city and well known, traveled during a motor trip through Ohio and Indiana. They located in Muntington several years ago.
Rev. Homer Anderson reports drought in the Lynchburg tobacco belt with farmers hauling water and crop damage. Monroe County pastures brown and streams low while Tazewell County enjoys a better season though meadows are short. Recent showers across Virginia brought relief after a long dry spell.
Weather prophet Hugh Ratcliffe will release an official forecast for Pisgah on the celebration date. The chairmen of the bag on shortureee ments request the forecast and an interview with Uncle Hugh is planned with Uncle " picture. Watch for information from Mia A Higatabocham and Miss Minnie Harman.
Katherine James, talented soprano and pianist, will be heard in recital this evening at the oldest church. She will be accompanied by Miss Kathleen.
Miss J H Hardy is named chairman of the refreshment committee in Bluefield Virginia and will solicit goods for planned events.
The D A R sale of collateral is scheduled for June 29, 1926, at 10 o'clock in the morning. The sale will take place at the front door of the Bank of Graham in Blue.
Field and Graham notice that 402 shares of Poca Hontas Coal Land Corporation stock were pledged as collateral for a note, and default has been declared. Bank of Graham, by R K Crockett cashier, states the default occurred. June 16, 1926.
Members of the Bluefield Virginia Business Men's Club are invited to the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce banquet at the West Virginian Hotel. The event starts at 6 20 pm and ends before 9 pm. Plates cost 1 50 dollars and a fine speaker is promised. Invitation extended by chamber secretary Conrad Breverick.
Mrs J Snidow recuperating at St Luke s Peewee after gall stones operation. She is the Conahh lay of Jude and Mrs Martin Hiams of Pearisburg. her husband a Norfolk and Western employee at Bye stone power house. Mrs J M Gilpin had a serious surgery at Bluefield sanitarium Monday and is progressing. Miss Virginia Or home from Randolph Macon College for vacation with Mrs Ashworth. Mrs T J Ashworth and daughter Evelyn departed for Meadow View. Old Misses Virginia and Josephine Peery returned from Marion. Miss Rose Hansbarger of Washington DC vacationing in Monroe county.
Fragmentary OCR reads names W M Echols and S Echols with unclear relation and event details.
Co. M. Cunningham of this city announces candidacy for a local election, outlining platform positions and urging voter support in the upcoming race.
A brief observation notes that claw worms become more active or visible just before a storm, contrasting with calmer behavior at other times.
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