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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
5
Society column echoes a moral appeal from Charles Kingsley urging practical charity over idle dreams. JAS O Keeffe requests reader submissions for the Home section via the listed phones and hours.
The YWCA meeting featured twelve tables each representing a birth month with themed decor and light refreshments. Readings and musical numbers followed the month displays as members heard about worship education summer conference and camp benefits before adjourning with thanks to the organizing committee.
A business meeting of the Ladies Missionary Society of Calvary Baptist Church will be held at the parsonage on Church Street Thursday at 2 PM.
Goodykoontz Drug Co promotes Ware's Mentha Pepsin as a remedy for chronic indigestion dyspepsia and gas. The ad claims rapid relief within ten minutes, easing heart pressure and breathing, and promises full stomach comfort with a large bottle guaranteed by Goodykoontz Drug Co and regular pharmacists.
Mrs. J Moffett McCue, newlywed, honored at a reception yesterday afternoon by Mrs A G McCue Mrs Alonzo McCue Mrs Fred Sanders and Mrs Robert McCue at the McCue home on Walton Avenue from 3 to 6. Guests greeted at the entrance as roses and color filled rooms with cordial greetings and a punch table. An abundant dining room display featured roses and silver coffee service with attendants serving to a steady flow of visitors.
Friends hosted by Mrs. A. H. Baldwin and Miss Lyde Baldwin at Miss Virginia omy's home to honor Mrs. R. V. Campbell turning seventy five. Entertainment included old-time songs by Mary D. Becker and Mary Louise Wade, with Sallie Day accompanying, followed by a salad, ice cream, cake, and coffee. Attending from Tazewell and Graham included numerous named ladies, expressing wishes for future birthdays to be as joyful.
Monday afternoon from 3 to 5 Miss Elizabeth Given welcomed friends for her eleventh birthday celebration. Pink and blue decorations adorned the dining room with pink roses, crepe paper dolls, and blue bon-bon baskets. A large pink cake marked with candles carried emblems of fortune as Mrs. John McCullach and Mrs. Ray Hawley helped host.
The Christ Church auxiliary meeting scheduled at Mrs. J Tracy Walker’s home this afternoon is postponed to Saturday afternoon. Members are asked to spread the word to ensure full attendance.
The Women’s Missionary Society of Calvary Paget church will hold a meeting Thursday afternoon at the usual hour in the parsonage. Members are requested to attend.
The article promotes olive oil shampoo as a cheap, simple way to achieve glossy, silky hair. It claims Palmolive Shampoo purchased at drug or department stores provides salonlike shine, softness, and a delicate lustre when used according to directions.
A group of young people from the Christian Endeavor society of Tazewell Street Presbyterian church enjoyed an outing to Ebenezer on Bluestone River Tuesday evening. After cooking and serving a picnic supper they motored on to Tazewell, chaperoned by Dr and Mrs David Littlejohn and Miss Blanche Goney.
Members of the Falls Mills Fishing Club and friends picnic and bathe at the dam during hot summer days with outings and luncheons the article notes.
The YWCA plans to open its camp on July 9 and urges girls planning to attend to register immediately. For more information call 1480.
A cordial invitation is extended to Bluefield residents to attend the mission at St. Marys Episcopal Church in Graham. Rev. G Otis Meade of Christ Church Roanoke will preach helpful and interesting sermons each evening at 8 o clock.
The city saw births and numerous visits as residents hosted family and friends. A newborn son arrived to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fuller of 506 Hoge street. Visitors included Mrs. R. J. Oliver of Reidsville with her daughter Miss Margaret Oliver, and Mrs. Luther Fox Brown with her children from Gary visiting the Morrisons. Continued visits involved Mrs. Robert P. Grogan returning home from Roanoke with her brother Forrest Morrison.
W H Austin alias W R Henderson of Keyser West Virginia was sentenced to eighteen months in the Atlanta penitentiary after a federal court conviction for using the mails in an attempted blackmail. He testified he wrote a Florida camp captain demanding 1020 dollars to fund civil and criminal suits. Captain McIntosh denied the coercion and testified Austin was a model prisoner headlined by the Florida theft sentence.
Akron Ohio June 27 announcement that Kelly Springfield Tire Co will shut its Akron plant on July 1 for an indeterminate period affecting about 500 workers. The plant had moved to Cumberland Maryland earlier and produced about 1800 tire casings daily. Superintendent Louis Miller stated no reopening assurance was given.
F M Young a local blind pool stock operator under indictment for obtaining money under false pretenses was arrested in Philadelphia by post office officials and brought to Baltimore. Investigations show he took in over 3 000 000 dollars in nine years from about 6 000 customers. He had disappeared before his March indictment.
Chicago reports the formation of a Chicago Ford for president club and circulating petitions endorsing Henry Ford for the 1924 race. Dr. P L Clark serves as temporary president, stating Ford is a certain entry regardless of party conventions.
John Sayers a Bayonne dairyman was accused of adulterating milk by adding water. He assaulted the inspector and was heavily fined for the offense.
In Chicago a crowd watched as John Donlan fatally stabbed James O'Ses on a high scaffold. Police launched an investigation into the deadly incident and the circumstances leading to the confrontation.
Witnesses recount a miners march from Blair to Blair mountain with armed men, a prearranged password, and a gunfight at the gap. The testimony covers preparations, weapons carried, a large man directing the group, and cross examination revealing prior jail time and earlier statements.
President Harding traveled from Cedar City into Zion National Park with Utah's veteran pioneers and younger residents sharing the route. The motor trip covered almost a hundred miles round trip with stops at Hamilton Fork Kanarra Townerville Rockville and Springdale before heading to Pocatello Idaho for tomorrow's speech.
C. F. Edwards of Huntington, former Republican U.S. Senate candidate, convicted of election-law violations and fined $1000, was granted a writ of error by the West Virginia Supreme Court at a night session in Charleston.
David C. Anderson, son of a prominent clergyman, was sentenced to seven years for forgeries totaling $250000. The imitation coal mine from Werbley, Kng A, will be a regular feature at the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition in Glasgow.
Harding Grove Indiana resident Joe Craft touts Thedford’s Black Draught as superior for indigestion fatigue and liver cleansing. He notes family use for colds and torpid liver and says it aids digestion without minerals, sold by druggists for 25 cents.
Chicago June 27 The New York Central Railroad can acquire the Chicago River and Indiana Railroad properties ruling by a federal court. The action by several rival railroads sought to block the Interstate Commerce Commission order governing the purchase, arguing loss of switching monopoly near Chicago stock yards. The court dismissed the case saying plaintiffs showed no equity rights.
Chicago June 27 The masquerading man woman known as the smiling bandit was ordered held to the grand jury on murder charges after the coroner's jury found he killed Richard Tesmer during a garage holdup. The male companion may face similar charges when arrested.
In Wheeling on June 27 a gas explosion in an abandoned section of the Richland Marshall Coal Company's mine at Moundsville killed William Robson, a mine electrician. Foreman Robert Longstaff and assistant foreman James Meredith were injured. fire raged for hours delaying rescue. Robson's body, found under a motor and debris, was burned beyond recognition.
Okmulgee Oklahoma June 27 Brigadier General Alva Niles said a small force of Oklahoma National Guard units sent to enforce martial law in Okmulgee county has been returned to their homes and demobilized. Investigations will target alleged law violations and those guilty will face usual penalties. Roy Crane, speaker at an alleged anti Catholic meeting last night, is forbidden to hold another tonight.
Philadelphia lawyer A Florence Yerger-Hagan wife of former champion Philadelphia Jack O Brien argues a marriage must start with a sound financial footing. She says saving for a rainy day, shared finances, and mutual interests sustain a successful union and favors early marriages over later ones.
In New York a boy named Freddy Drake aged nine was caught in a machine belt at his father’s Long Island City factory and whirled to death. The tragedy highlights dangerous machinery risks in urban manufacturing settings.
The Easingwold district council has forbidden smoking during its meetings, calling the practice undignified and improper for official proceedings. The move aims to maintain order and decorum in local government sessions.
A band of dacoits in Burmah uses an auto to hold up traveling paymasters. The report notes Singapore as a region linked to the activity and highlights the organized nature of the robber band.
An advertisement touts Joint-Ease as a stainless emolient that penetrates to joints and ligaments to relieve burning feet. It contrasts with powders and baths and claims quick soothing within two minutes with use tonight and soreness gone by morning. A tube costs 60 cents at druggists.
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