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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
6
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Rates shown for mail subscriptions vary by duration and zone. West Virginia zones 1 and 2 priced at 6.50 per year, 3 and 4 at 5.25, and distant zones up to 7.00 for city carrier delivery with advance payment. Details specify territory radii and applying zones.
A 20 year retrospective notes plans for a Virginian Railway line from Princeton to Pocahontas. Dr A D Wood travels to Portland to wed Miss Annie Johnson. Bowyer Street begins to develop and Mercer Healing Springs opens season. Mary Peck of Athens marries J J Clifton Jr of Wilert Pa. F P Cook a Princeton railway brakeman suffers a severe foot injury at Laurel Creek in a Coal Company operation.
A lyrical piece warns a young woman to flee as May froth and moonlit cherry bloom evoke a mystical atmosphere. The speaker laments aging hair and eyes turned gray from losing daily sustenance while urging restful slumber beneath a curtained couch until dawn. The aged narrator hints at forest dwelling frogs and fey flavors in a moonlit plea.
A columnist argues that higher taxes follow from more laws and agencies and vows tax rises will continue for Capitol projects. The piece notes public demands for law enforcement costs rise with government, urging simplification to avoid further tax increases. It closes with sharp satire on criminals and officials.
The passage discusses how visitors fear or favorably affect office dynamics. It contrasts those who linger with dread and those who shorten encounters, leaving a pleasant impression. The speaker hopes for increased office visits and warmer interactions.
Famous writer Jay House completes a 3000 mile automobile journey ending at a quiet coastal town. He plans readings and prefers simple lodging as he reflects on landscapes, people, and inspirations gathered along the route.
A column highlights Senators Goff and Hatfield of West Virginia as diligent lawmakers advancing state interests. The piece retells a Nation's Business anecdote about Goff and recalls a Sioux City Journal critique on brief, purposeful visits to the president, plus reflections on travel, tourism, and wartime lodging trends.
A fragment describes a figure named pAstaes in Franklin moving with unusual slowness as others hurry past, creating a moment of stillness amid activity, with readers likely noting the peculiar pace and setting.
The WHIS Bluefield station completes trials and begins regular programming marking a historic milestone in regional radio. Editors hail radio as an age of miracles with rapid advances in science and invention transforming formerly unexplored fields.
The list advocates quarterly tax payments to local governments similar to federal practice, mine safety enforcement and miner education, barriers on curves and high banks to protect motorists, broader vehicle levies via gasoline tax, more Bluefield factories, new north side street connections, a southern West Virginia development association, and Sunday elections emphasizing self government. It also mentions a municipal flying field and a city owned water system.
A French druggist in Biskra is praised for pushing back superstition by providing modern medicine to desert tribesmen, while global commerce advances help lift living standards. Commander Rosendall predicts huge dirigibles will soon offer Atlantic passenger and freight service, launching midair aircraft from integrated fleets.
Summer brings unique health concerns including heat and humidity effects on the body. Boil drinking water for 20 minutes to sterilize it and wear light roomy clothing to aid evaporation. Avoid overeating, keep meals light, and protect eyes from glare with dark glasses.
A fragment style column notes heat waves with a Babe Ruth return and a reference to Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. It mentions Mediterranean fruit fly fears, peaches, and a critique of mechanical schools for girls amid modern electrical sales.
In Washington a farm relief measure unfolds satire as 74 to 8 votes seal the bill after stern denunciations. Senator Norbeck of South Dakota leads a bloc against the measure while praising the senate plan’s reach, highlighting intra party tensions and President Hoover’s leadership amid the eight year farm relief drama. He cites past party shifts to challenge Republican unity and the bill's claimed gains for farmers.
Last night in Washington Rodney Dutcher explains a tariff on finished snake leather used for shoes and accessories and a preferential rate for Angostura bitters. He notes snake skins come mainly from India and Africa and discusses fees, snake farms, and potential future clashes between producers.
Funeral services for M G Shrewsbury 28 will be held at River side Methodist church Montcalm at 2 pm conducted by Rev Henry L Dean with Rev Davis assisting. Shrewsbury died in a Carswell operation accident of Houston Colleries near Kimball. He is survived by his mother Mrs Mary Shrewsbury and brothers and sisters. Active pallbearers listed.
William I. Siegel, a New York bar member, is appointed an official referee of the supreme court of New York. A well known local figure, he recently married Miss Rae Abrahamson of Bramwell and is brother in law to Mrs. Nathan Effron of Uton Street. Friends praise this honor reflecting his notable legal ability.
J. J. Thompson of Hanover died in Silver City after a gunfight with prohibition officers near Pierre on June 11. Officers Hill and McSherry allege Thompson fired first as they surprised him delivering two kegs of whiskey. The report was sent to Commissioner Doran in Washington.
Judge George W Mc Clintic presided as civil cases opened after a week of criminal hearings. The first case H B Bean v Norfolk and Western Railway alleges property damage from a changed stream course near Sneger West Virginia. A prior Bluefield term produced a hung jury. Evidence continued as the court scheduled more criminal-case actions for Wednesday.
A dismembered human foot from E. E. Cuppert of Terra Alta was admitted as evidence in a Kingwood county circuit court civil case against Dr. D. F. Dailey. Cuppert alleges negligence in limb care after an injury two years ago.
Marion Wade of Mont Coal sustained a skull fracture and broken left ankle in an automobile accident four miles from Tazewell on Plum Creek near W. B. Porter. Four relatives suffered lacerations and bruises as the car went over an embankment after a radius rod came loose. Wade was taken to Bluefield sanitarium with his father L. B. Wade accompanying him. others treated at Tazewell.
Bank of Jacksonburg in Wetzel county closed due to depleted reserves. Deputy Sheriff James Terry jailed in the killing of Otto Adkins at Wilburn. Public Service Commission considers suspending United Fuel Gas rate increase during investigations. Hazel Wabbie 19 of near Terra Alta killed. four family members injured after a blowout road crash. Grand jury reconvenes in Wheeling to consider alleged vice protection. Albert Walters of Fairmont on federal trial for altering and passing counterfeit currency. Manslaughter charge against two bridge company officials dismissed in Bridgeport over drownings of bridge workers. A youth dies from heat while mowing in Bridgeport.
A series of brief items from cities across the United States and abroad. Reports include a Madrid ship sighting and wreckage search off the Azores, a Columbus plea of not guilty with July 22 trial, and exhumations in Havre de Grace for iron tests. Other items note a jewelry robbery in Chicago, a Sacramento murder case, a high profile breach of promise suit in Washington, a Yale citizenship denial in New Haven, tribute in London to Bramwell Booth, a Chicago theatre safe theft, a Parls Francis Peacox trial delay in White Plains, a minister ill in Washington, and new trials granted in Wooster.
A funeral service for Mrs Rosie Neal was held Sunday afternoon at John Neal's home near Roy avenue. Rev Howard Weeks of College Avenue Baptist church officiated. Interment followed at West Graham amid many floral tributes and a large gathering of friends. Solo performances by M L Barrett included Beautiful Isle of Somewhere and Home of the Soul.
Mothers should know Phillips Milk of Magnesia helps with sour stomach belching vomiting feverishness and colic in infants and children as a mild laxative. One teaspoonful equals the effect of half a measure of lime water in cow milk. Free booklet Useful Information explains more uses. Send request to The Phillips Co. 117 Hudson St New York.
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