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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1918
Page
2
Auction notes describe a sale of horses and mares delayed by railroad misrouting. Horses arriving and inspected, sale set for Wednesday July 3 at 11 o clock rain or shine. Bran non Groans Pocahontas advertise sale and urging attendance with explanation day of sale. Details include ice cream tub pickups and local business notices.
A Virginia town reports a preacher labeled unpatriotic was whipped by neighbors after he refused to kiss the flag. The incident prompted police intervention and a rescue. separate items note a Pythian meeting to arrange July Fourth celebration and knightly installations at Glenwood Park.
Local War Savings stamp drive leaders claim the city has reached its quota with pledge cards to be collected tomorrow. Officials estimate Mercer County will announce totals on Tuesday as streets push sales, with Bluefield firms contributing and streets selling about 8 thousand dollars in stamps on Friday.
The United States employment service office will open soon in the Union Bank and Trust building with P. S. Reevon of Princeton heading the effort. It aims to centralize labor recruitment, curb poaching, and speed up job placement for war industries across the region.
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation planned a Fourth of July celebration at the Jewell Ridge mines with the Ifbanoke band and a special train. Some miners chose to work and donate earnings to the Red Cross, and the company matched by donating all mine earnings for that day.
The film depicts the exile of the Czar and his family to Tobolsk with Rasputin’s origin and the movement between Tobolsk’s governor's palace and a monastery. It notes differing reports on whether they will reside permanently in Tobolsk or move to a forest monastery after a one week stay.
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