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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1912
Page
13
Notice to Tax Payers of District warns that a list is being compiled and taxes must be paid within days to avoid delinquency. Deputy E. Carter Ellison, 8 M. Beaver Pond, is cited for collection duties in the filing.
Opening ball for the season will be held at the Tip Top Mineral Springs Hotel on July 4 with afternoon and evening events. The Commodious Amusement Hall will be open to guests and visitors and amusements such as dancing bowling pool and skating will be free. Music by a stringed orchestra. All welcome. W H Walters proprietor.
The notice lists May 26 1912 schedule in effect for Roanoke Norfolk and Shenandoah division. It details Pullman sleepers meals and parlor cars Roanoke to New York Richmond Norfolk Philadelphia Bluefield to west and northwest routes with departures at 6 10 am 2 30 pm 8 20 pm 8 45 am 2 05 pm and 7 30 pm among others. Contact agents W B Bevill and W W Saunders for information.
West Virginia's delegates returned from Chicago split among Roosevelt Taft and regular party lines. Some supported Roosevelt others Taft, with Davis narrowly winning delegate-at-large amid Clark instructions. The delegation totals eighteen delegates from sixteen votes, reflecting factional debates and loyalty within the state party.
Miss Sara Archie Swanson married Frank C C Beverly of Bluefield at Rest More Whitmell Virginia the home of the bride's parents. Rev James T Moore and Rev Granville King officiated with Georgia Swinson maid of honor and W R Davis best man. The couple leaves for northern cities and will reside in Bluefield after July 15.
W R Reynolds professor of economics and sociology at West Virginia University declares prohibition the only effective remedy for liquor evils and urges readers to vote for the prohibition amendment, calling for moral suasion and temperance education to improve public habits.
The National Story Tellers League opened its eighth annual meeting at Charlottesville during the university summer school. Prof Richard Wyche of New York presided as league president and Miss Pearl Carpenter of Cincinnati spoke on local work. George B Hincran described methods used in Atlanta. the group aims to find stories from world literature and history for youth using public libraries and teachers and playground workers as members.
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