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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1924
Page
3
A public revival begins Saturday night at Glenwood Park with the event titled The Blind See and the Lame Walk. Dudley Land Company lists Graham Virginia property for real estate information and assistance.
May activity in Bluefield shows construction growth with 27 houses built by J H McMullin since moving to the city. Paving on upper Union Street completed by Boddenhamer and Tabor, with an alley project to follow. The city prepares for a July Fourth band rehearsal and adds four police officers. Standard Oil opens a new drive-in station at Bluefield Avenue and Pearls Street, with grounds beautification underway. Captain Carter improving after appendicitis operation at St Luke’s Hospital.
Shoppers discuss daily sale bargains at Warlick's with prices slashed on beds, rockers, fibre swings, floor lamps, a saw, pedestals, a gilt framed mirror and more. One plans to go at opening as prices change by the minute and inventory moves quickly.
A full year of work is needed to finish the Norfolk and Western freight depot in the west end. Walton Construction Company's giant steam shovel works in heavy excavation as two more cuts are made to reach grade. A concrete reinforced wall about eighteen hundred feet long is under construction to support an additional track along the east bound main line. The depot project is among the city’s largest recent construction efforts.
The Bluefield hotel register lists Ye Russell Shaw of New Orleans as the farthest from home today.
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce outlines plans for its annual director election and the Greater Bluefield Day dinner. Governors of West Virginia and Virginia will attend as honored guests, with tickets sold to members first and limited remaining seats for others. Primary ballots go to all 650 members. 26 top vote earners advance to the final ballot, and 13 winners are declared in the final election.
The Men's Bible class room at the First Baptist church has been enlarged to accommodate 40 to 50 more men as membership grew from 35 to 60 within two months. Dr. E. B. Northern is credited for guiding the class, with the final 30 minutes of teaching drawing a large attentive crowd. Attendees are urged to attend Sundays at 9 30 to study the Bible.
Medical authorities link many ailments to stomach troubles including indigestion headaches constipation rheumatism and skin diseases The ad promotes Feline Ferraline as a stomach remedy with a money back guarantee and urges readers to save the stomach to save the body It lists distributors and promises a free year book for everyone
Enrollment at the Daily Vacation Bible School reached 298 with 27 in the morning session and 23 visitors. Four teachers will join on Tuesday. plans include star awards, prize contests, Bible memory tests, motion pictures, and an automobile ride for perfect attendance.
Bland Street Methodist plans a summer enhancement to evening services with music from 7 to 9 speakers and an orchestra of seven to ten players. Tomorrow is the third Sunday of the schedule with soprano Ruth Bodell and violinist Helen Mitchell featured. Pastor Rev J A Bays invites all to attend and teases a mystery sermon subject about a little man in a big plate.
James C. Butler of Port Jervis New York died from wounds after being bitten by four horses he was medicines tending to. The incident occurred as he cared for the animals leading to a fatal infection from the bites.
An unidentified man in Ithaca, New York, was tragically decapitated when he was struck by a train while lying headfirst on a railroad spur about ten miles from the area. The incident is under investigation.
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