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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
9
A local builder continues his housing work in the west end, placing a new fifteen cent advertisement in the Graham Daily News to sell a home he has built and to start another project.
The third out being a force play prevents any run from scoring in that inning, reflecting the rule applied in this instance.
Ott Willis, once a great pitcher, remembered for battles at Bluefield and in the coalfield, now serves as assistant supervisor of signals on the Pocahontas division. He still loves baseball and keeps posted on the score.
Slag from a furnace blast cut the porch banister of W A Hearn’s home about two hundred yards away. Hearn, state boss for the Arista mine, was visiting family after helping restore the site following a prior explosion. Peaches thrive in Graham with A J Williams boasting fourteen trees, one fully loaded, a puzzle about the others remaining.
Mrs. J. B. McCall continues to improve slowly and friends hope she will be out soon. Professor R. W. Bobbitt, Graham High School principal, has gone to Columbia University for a summer course and recently bought a home in Graham. He and Mrs. Bobbitt will return for the upcoming school term. Professor N. P. Reed and Mrs. Reed, after visiting Pembroke, plan to spend part of the summer at Mr. Reed’s Maryland home.
Brick arrives for the new Methodist church and workers prepare to unload. Foundation laid weeks ago and construction will push to completion as church leaders fund a large pipe organ. Dr. Morton, his wife and Mr. Wright visit Graham for summer. Morton finishes medical studies next year at the University of Pennsylvania. Mrs Caples active in Virginia politics as a Republican candidate for the house of delegates. Dr. Tabor recovering health at Crumpler. Bids open July 5 for Graham street project with sidewalk drive planned. St Marys hosts Meade sermons all week. Methodist church ice cream supper set for Saturday at 6 pm.
Farmers report that successive heavy rains have ruined the dirt road between Graham and Pocahontas, leaving the route nearly impassable. The poor state of this important public highway in Tazewell County concerns local voters and may influence supervisor candidates to address road improvements.
Condition improved for Mrs. H. B. Milam who is recovering at Bluefield Sanitarium after a severe operation. Her husband is a well known express messenger on the Clinch Valley trains.
Uncle Johnny Walthall breaks ground for another new home in West Graham. He left railroad work a couple of years ago to pursue house sales via advertisements.
Mrs Pauline Edmunds Webb died at Bluefield Sanitarium at 9 p.m. after moving from Graham. Daughter of Oscar N and Mrs Edmunds, she married less than a year ago and was active in Methodism and Christian work. Funeral plans pending, likely Saturday in Graham with box supper at the Christian church tonight at 7 30.
The article notes vegetables not from the garden stay crisper when left to stand in cold water for a time. It also mentions fashion trends with lingerie, highlighting elaborate lace trimmed pieces in navy blue and brown, growing in popularity.
Mr and Mrs Paul Clemens present Clemens Marionettes with a miniature stage, scenery and lighting for a children's afternoon show of Jack and the Beanstalk. The program also includes a Punch and Judy act to entertain every child in town.
A college baseball rules puzzle unfolds with bases loaded and one out. The foul ball fair, a double play at third and second, and forces at both bags retire the side as runners misjudge the play.
In San Francisco on June 28, Dr. C. D. Srive of Denver told the American Medical Association that two meals a day should be standard for men past middle age whose work is not physically demanding to prevent stomach kidney and heart disorders. Dr. Spivak noted studies showing caloric intake rising with meals, breakfast smaller lunch intermediate and dinner largest. he said older people crave less at breakfast though habit keeps same overall intake.
The article advises washing machine oil from material with milk soap and cold water. It notes the oil has entered the stitching but recommends dissolving it with benzine or gasoline.
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