Community notices and events around town in July
A collage of short items: Bundsy School Picnic set for July 2 at 7 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church rectory. American Legion Fourth of July program planned. tax blanks due by July 3, 1921. Troy Shoe Shine Parlor opens on Princeton Avenue. multiple sales at local stores. traffic court notes in Matoaka. Bluefield American Legion post grows to 588. Garden and bake sales by church auxiliaries. boxing trip to Jersey City. music recital at the Christian church. Bland Street Methodist choir resumes. notices of a marriage in Washington DC. Billy Sunday choir rehearsal reminder. a quip about the income tax notice from a prominent reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Hobson
Personal greetings as visitors arrive in city
Fred Nuckles formerly of Norton Virginia now Cincinnati is in the city visiting his sister Mrs A D Booth. Lena M Layman of Washington DC is visiting her sister Mrs Fred Johnston on Pendleton Terrace.
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Fred Nuckles
Norton, Va
Cincinnati
City
A. D. Booth
Lena M. Layman
Washington, D. C
Fred Johnston
Pendleton Terrace
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Adds Special Sixteen Page Section
Sunday edition to include a special sixteen page section for American Legion Post No. 9 with the first page printed in colors. Demand for the paper is high and readers are urged to place orders in advance.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Post No. 9
American Legion
Rotarians challenge Kiwanians to Tug of War at Fair Grounds
The Rotarians issued a challenge to the Kiwanians for a tug of war at the Fourth of July celebration at the Fair Grounds. The Rotarians claim great weight will compensate for slower speed and the Kiwanians parade a strong lineup led by Dr Eri Nelson. Twenty five members per club expected. full rosters to be announced later.
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Fair Grounds
W. J. Cole
Ray Evans
Fred W. Udy
T. E. Peery
Joe Hoge
L. Borden
Eri Nelson
Kiwanians
Harman Woodward
H. E. Shedd
Prank Early
Ed McCulloch
Bass Thompson
Bill Smith
Fun Without End At Warlicks Ticket Hunt
A humorous report recounts Warlicks ticket hunt with men involved and overlooked prizes. Green ticket 2170 claimed a brass bed while others note items like a matting rug, card table, wicker chair, iron cot, and umbrella stand left for holders of green tickets. Colored tickets remain valid for the week as Warlick hopes winners clear space for stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warlick’s
Columbia
Rutherford Named Superintendent of Welch Miners Hospital
Dr. A G Rutherford of Thacker was appointed superintendent of the Miners Hospital at Welch by Governor Morgan on Tuesday night. He succeeds Dr C F Hicks who left after forming a partnership with Drs Fox St Claie Rogers at the Bluefield Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Rutherford
Thacker
Miners’ Hospital
Welch
BE. F. Morgan
Rutherford
C. F. Hicks
Morgan
State Hospital
Hicks
Stafford Shaw couple wed in Bristol union
Miss Sarah Shaw daughter of Mr and Mrs Rufus Shaw Pocahontas wed Andrew Stafford son of Mr and Mrs E L Stafford Princeton Avenue in Bristol on Friday June 2 The bride a stenographer at St Luke's Hospital and the groom a machinist with the Norfolk and Western Railway begin married life with well wishes from many friends
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Bristol
Sarah Shaw
Andrew
Stafford
Rufus Shaw
Pocahontas
St. Luke's Pital
E. L. Stafford
Princeton Avenue
Norfolk and Western Railway
Emma L Carper Weds F C Johnston at Wilburn Home
Miss Emma L Carper married F C Johnston of Algonquin last night at 7:30 at 401 Third Street. Rev W M Morrell officiated for Grace Methodist Church with many friends in attendance. The bride, long based in Bluefield, works as a bookkeeper at Singer Sewing Machine Co. Johnston, linked to Algonquin Coal and Coke Co, will reside in Algonquin.
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A. M. Wilburn
Third Street
SEE SHOW FOR NOTHING AT COLONIAL THIS SUMMER
Daily Telegraph readers are told that each day in summer a telephone number printed in the classifieds will win two tickets to the show named in the advertisement. The owner of the lucky number must call the Telegraph office to claim the prize. Readers are urged to watch the Telegraph daily for a chance at free admission.
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The
Colonial
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
KLENZO toothpaste and rinse promoted by local drug stores
An advertisement urges use of Klenzo toothpaste followed by Klenzo liquid anti septic for germ killing and a cool taste. It lists GoodyKoontz Drug Co East End Pharmacy Blayfield Pharmacy and Rexall Stores as sellers and notes the 30-3 catalog or page marker.
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Goodykoontz Drug CO
East End
Blayfield Pharmacy
Rexall
Merchants Share Luncheon as Warlick Is Elected President
Sixty members crossed the bridge for a luncheon hosted by W. C. Warlick with a musical program by S. E. Guinn and others. Warlick elected president. he pledges support for cooperative advertising, sale days, and the credit bureau. R. B. Parrish notes the state gross sale law takes effect today and will distribute details to members via the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Warlick
EB. Guinn
Ethel Warlick
Elizabeth Warlick
W. C. Easley
Mr. Warlick
Tom Cofer
W. C. Phelps
S. E. Guinn
Jewel Furnaces
Morris
Napanee Kitchette
Daly
Columbia Grafonolas
Columbia Records
A. Walden
Rudy Furnace
Warlick
Bureau
Credit Bureau
R. B. Parrish
Parrish
Chamber of Commerce
Ada Lawrence Fined Over Tram Smoking at Greenwich Court
Mrs Ada Lawrence appeared before Greenwich court charged with smoking in a tramcar. The magistrate admonished that women’s equality does not grant permission to break rules as men do and fined her one thousand two hundred fifty six dollars for the offence.
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London
Ada Lawrence
Greenwich Court
Concord Normal at Athens Center Athens West Virginia
In Athens West Virginia the Concord State Normal School dominates town life with students focused on study while evening programs enhance the social scene. Fred C Forster leads educational talks and free moving pictures for students and the public, with weekly YWCA meetings and a community club program featuring Miss Elizabeth Rucker and speakers like A C Wade. The Cicero Debating Society offers diverse entertainment including music, readings, solos, jokes, and a debate on immigration laws.
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Athens
W. Va
Fittie
Concord State Normal School
Fred C. Forster
Forster
Shawn
Community Clun
Elizabeth Rucker
C. Wade
Bluefield
Cicero Debating Society
America the Beautiful
Society
Hazel Thompson
Ramona Holroyd
Margaret Ballard
J. L. Bradberry
Porter Pauley
Doctors Strike in Vienna Over New Legislation
All Austrian doctors including private practitioners and hospital staff walked out for four hours, treating only critical cases. Meetings protested recent legislation seen as harmful to doctor interests.
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Vienna
State Trooper McMillan Dies From Wounds After Mingo Shooting
William McMillan state trooper aged about twenty five died six hours after being shot in the back near Mingo county He joined the force April 11 and had served in Mingo county Four suspects G FE and G W Lehman brothers are jailed Bloodhounds aided the chase as two militia companies formed in Williamson after Governor Morgan's June proclamation with about two hundred men responding to organize militia units
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William McMillan
Matewan
Williamson
McMillan
Summersville
Nicholas County
Mingo County
G. FE
G. W. Lehman
Blackberry City
Frockus
Morgan
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Coalfield
Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Raleigh Street
Payne's Plumbing Shop
Bland Street
Hipover Gasoline
S K
Pure Prensylvania Petroleum Products
Bluefield of Company
Bluefeld Purniture Co
Binfield Furniture Co
Pownding Mill
W. Gerrell
Troy Shoe Shine Parlor
Appalachian Power Co
Old UC. L
BE. & Pedigo Co
Vic
Pelugo Co
Altamont
Pedigo Co
C. C. Jones
A. Mitchell
Co. A. Mitchell
Sun
Bluefield Avenue
Brand Street
White
EB. Shirey
A. M. Wade
Justice of the Peace
H. J. Cook
Matoaka
Parkersburg
Bluefield Post
State
J. T. Spangler
First Baptist Church
Appalachian Power Company
M. F. Dupree
Jersey City
Dempsey Carpentier
Mr. Dupree
Minger Cowan
R. B. Cowan
Sparrow's Point
Elizabeth
KE. J. Olinger
Washington, D.C
Billy Sunday Chorus
Tabernacle
Washington
United States
Treasury
Douthat
Frederick L. Black
Harold Black
Summers Street
Bluefield, W. Va
E. K. Bailey
East River Mountain
Central Pharmacy
Virginia
the Flower Shop
Alexander Cut Flower and Plant Co
A. G. Rutheford OF
Miners Hospital
Eassey-Perkins
Law and Commerce Building
J. B. Eades
Osteopathic
Maser Building
E. Princeton Avenue
Black Panther
Concord Normal
Athens Center
Omer
Weite
Jeen Brooke
O Ragulator Co
Stieff
Earth
Chas. M. Stieff
Lynchkberg, Va
William H. Carr
Osteopath
Kelly & Moyer
Wright Milling Company
Minario
NEW Royal
Hezekiah
Hortense
Warlick’s Furniture Store
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