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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1935
Page
8
Bluefield Virginia crews under the VERA build a new sidewalk in the west end to fill years of gap. Foremen supplied by the town, laborers paid 25 cents an hour for an eight hour day with flexible monthly employment based on individual circumstances and family size.
Old Fiddlers contest preparations fill Bluefield Municipal airport as fiddlers tune up for July 4. Reporters say many veterans will compete and revive tunes from a century ago. A Bluefield entrant will perform Charming Betsy as the theme selection amid talk of rare violins and possible finds from dumps.
Two furnished rooms with bath and private entrance advertised in Bluefield Virginia. Desirable location and contact via phone 764 A.
Two reasons why many men and women prefer Thedford's Black-Draught. It offers thorough cleansing and a better feeling the next morning after relief from intestinal poisons caused by constipation. A reader testimonial from Manion Virginia notes relief from biliary issues and fatigue. Try Black-Draught in 25c packages.
A large gathering from Bluefield Virginia attended the funeral and burial for Jim Janutolo in Falls Mills. He died Saturday night at his Brushy Fork home from cancer after years of service with the Norfolk and Western. He is survived by his widow and several children.
The June 22 1935 special meeting of the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors adopts an emergency ordinance prohibiting dogs at large in Clear Fork District unless muzzled. Violations incur a $5 to $30 fine. The measure lasts forty five days and excludes hunting dogs. Publication is ordered in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and Clinch Valley News.
A Bluefield Virginia woman uses an electric chair contraption to trap and kill house flies. The device resembles a spiderweb and lights at night to lure insects, with fine wire and battery power delivering instant electrocution. Proponents speculate electricity may destroy other pests like bean beetles.
The correct name of the Falls Mills woman who lost money in Bluefield Virginia last week is Aunt Mary Bucklen. She had to sell her cow and, with money tied in her handkerchief, lost the cow price plus extra funds on arrival in Bluefield, according to J M Hale. Hale calls Bucklen a fine old woman and notes she was nearly at her worldly end when the loss occurred.
Early Monday in Bluefield saw temperatures dip below fifty with no frost. Grass blades felt cool and offices used overnight had fires built. Old-Timer notes warmer weather approaching.
Visitors to Bluefield from Bland county report squirrels feeding on 17 year locusts. After an argument over the claim a quart of locusts was placed in a cage with two pet squirrels and the animals devoured the bugs.
In Bluefield West Virginia on Thursday evening the Better Service club holds its monthly meeting with W F Garrett from Roanoke in charge of air conditioning on the Norfolk and Western as principal speaker. Miss Mariam Smith will be the soloist.
In Bluefield Virginia a bumper cherry crop nears harvest with hundreds of gallons being gathered for canning. In Giles County historical notes recall Uncle Steven Midkiff who tended a black-heart cherry orchard once a Sunday gathering spot for local boys during cherry season.
Large crowds attend the revival led by Rev. T. R. Doss in Holbrook hall with many making professions of faith during the service.
Dr Forest Shufflebarger arrives home for a vacation from Chicago where he earned a medical degree from Northwestern University this spring. He is the son of Mr and Mrs T L Shufflebarger.
An advertisement from Home Drug Co announces home treatment guidance for gall bladder issues. It invites readers to request literature and a doctor prescribed remedy on liver and gall bladder trouble, promising 30 years of effective results and a money-back guarantee.
A resident of Cove Creek and brother of C. Lenner of Bluefield Virginia will spend a year as an intern in a major Chicago hospital. The arrangement follows regional professional training paths and signals advancement in medical service.
Mr and Mrs Fred H Horne attended a reunion held last week in Coeburn by the family of Mrs Horne at the home of Mrs J B Reynolds mother of Mr Horne. Eight children were present along with Mrs Reynolds grandchildren Robert S Horne of Minneapolis visiting Wise county for the first time in 12 years.
The Graham Presbyterian Ladies Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 3 in the afternoon. Mary Henry reports on the Knoxville colored conference. Special music led by Mrs. R. V. Crockett precedes the discussion of "The Tenth Man" with interracial dialogue.
Mr and Mrs J S Dudley visit Chicago and Miss Virginia Mae Sneed guests in Norton. C M Thacker of Maybeury visits Bluefield. Dr J B Greever hosts two daughters from West and Lu cile Graeber from Ohio. Miss Louise Bowen visits J S Gillespie. Mrs Darris travels with four children by auto. Dr Greever’s ninetyeighth birthday noted. Harold Speed moves to Grundy for new job. Dorothy and Billy Pippin visit Roan Mountain Tennessee. Missea Cora Lee and Jessee Philpott attend Radford State Teachers College summer session.
The Grunow product receives wholesale distribution through Flat Top Supply and retail via Warlick Furniture. Both firms offer full service departments ensuring ongoing attention for buyers. Warlick notes upkeep is a definite portion of the purchase price.
Bluefield College has requested a $10,000 loan from the federal public works appropriation to fund campus improvements. The school aims to rebuild the campus drive and pursue a broader program of beautification and enhancements.
Eastern standard time daily radio guide lists NBC WEAF network basics and coast to coast stations, with program blocks from 4:30 to 6:30 featuring Jack Armstrong Dixie Tex Owens Ranger and other acts, including Orienteering orchestras and news notes.
The listing shows a 6:45 start with Melodies w Rogers midweep and Planos Dixie 6:45. It includes performance segments with Boake Carter's Comment at 7:00 and Lavender and Old Lace basic at 7:00. The program runs through 12:00 with various orchestras and music acts across the night.
Mrs. F. F. Shouldis of 112 Rogers Street receives a Better Homes and Gardens Certificate of Recipe Endorsement for Pineapple Bakeless Cake. She also gets six copies of the endorsed recipe stamped by the magazine and instructions for preparing the dessert serving eight to ten.
Describes Haarlem Oil Capsules priced at 35 cents as a remedy to flush poisons and acids from kidneys and ease bladder irritation. Claims include reducing nighttime urination and addressing kidney and bladder weakness with symptoms such as burning, backache, leg cramps, and puffy eyes.
Four Bluefield youths escaped serious harm when their car rolled over on the Cherry street cut-off. Driver Douglas Foland and passenger M R Foland Jr. jumped free. Roy Hill Yost suffered a right elbow fracture at St Luke's hospital. John Wright also injured lightly as the radial rod failed.
Marked improvement is reported in the condition of Charlie Fowler an employee of the American Coal Company who was badly injured Saturday in an accident in the Crane Creek mine. At the Bluefield sanitarium where he is a patient the condition has shown definite signs of improvement. Fowler is a resident of McComas.
Police report a fourth man, Beve Hoops Jr., brother of Dock Hoops, jailed in the assault and robbery of George Green, 45, who was so badly beaten his leg was amputated. two White brothers, John and Tom, were already detained.
Robert Stuart son of Dr and Mrs R R Stuart of College avenue Robert Bailey of Bluefield Virginia and Andrew Johnson of Narrows Virginia all Bluefield college students have been accepted at Annapolis Naval academy They will join the new term without the usual mental examination due to the college recommendation Stuart leaves tonight for Annapolis others to follow later in summer Also a separate note estimates ancient Rome population around 1 200 000 while modern Rome sits near 1 010 000
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