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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1929
Page
2
The Bluefield Virginia newspaper lists a Sunday morning program with talks by I H Harry Charles Harmon George W Liddle and Herman Tabor. The public is invited and everyone is expected to bring lunch. W D Larrowe is the pastor.
R Waller Dickenson a Russell County farmer and Allies candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia says he will be ready to strike when the campaign opens early August. The Democratic primary fight intensifies with accusations over newspaper coverage as Mapp Pollard and allies push toward August ballots. The double nomination for governor features Dr William Mosely Brown, a Washington and Lee professor gaining attention as a new political figure.
The Bluefield Virginia Business Club held a Friday meeting honoring the Chicago House Furnishing Company a pioneer installation furniture firm. Hufard acted as toastmaster introducing employees while Tyler Evans Ridge Roamers played Lome Sweet Home dedicated to the local firm. Guests from Princeton included Samuel Vivans general manager of Tri-State Traction.
The Tazewell fair grounds will host a July Fourth program full of races and entertainment. A bumper crowd is expected as vendors, shows, and thrill devices promise excitement for all.
Falls Mills road will be open to traffic for the day as observers visit to view progress by the state highway force. Residents and visitors are expected to travel the route to witness the ongoing development efforts.
In Pulaski County's Draper Valley area farmers Lester Nester and Nester Lester are listed as unrelated locals. Virginia eyes motor license reciprocity with other states and a good potato crop is reported by G P McMullin of Highland Avenue.
The Woman's Missionary society of Graham Methodist church met June 27 with presiding president Mrs. George W. Pyle. Resolutions honored Carrie Pyle and Mt Zion Church Maryland. New home near finish for W L Burton on Hockman Pike. Factory 18 growing at Bluestone Motor building led by L J Barbee Jr. Thirty ducklings said to be from a mother duck owned by Mrs Allen Neel. Society meets at West Graham Methodist Church with devotionals and district conference reports. July 1 monthly OFE meeting announced.
The camping and picnic season arrives as several Sunday schools arrange annual outings. Resorts like Wolf Creek Shawnee Lake Shannondale Falls Mill and other beauty spots vie to host the gatherings with shaded groves and sparkling streams drawing attendees.
Reports say farmers will bring in good yields with large sound heads if weather stays favorable. A Friday windstorm damaged some fields but grain can be salvaged using cradle shears. an eighty acre wheat field near Sanders State bears city limits is ripe and ready for harvest.
The Longworth Lawless structure on Main Street Bluefield Virginia is near completion and set for a formal opening soon. The 100 foot front building will house a modern theater with side rooms for shops and offices while a new granolithic sidewalk and decorative lighting enhance the business district.
Doc Green state sanitation engineer has worked here months aiding local sanitation. He will conclude services in July with local sewer project plans on hold. Several Virginia communities seek his services, but he has not chosen a first visit.
An article argues against killing blacksnakes claiming they aid racers by countering copperheads and rattlers. It describes how a blacksnake uses strength to combat venomous reptiles and even delivers a plant antidote bite. A Kentucky farmer reportedly found a copperhead inside a sourced blacksnake.
It is understood that part of the road machinery recently shipped here for city use may be returned. Several members of the council favor sending the roller back as it is not deemed suitable for the town, since it was provided on trial. The other two machines appear to give satisfaction, it is claimed.
The third quarterly conference and charge day occurs at Falls Mille today with Love feast by Rev. C.A. Wagner at 10 and preaching at 11. Luncheon runs 12:15 to 1:30 followed by a 1:30 conference. At 2:00 Gra ham circuit laymen present with C. B. Summers presiding.
Mr and Mrs J D Hinegardner return from Havana Cuba and Florida travels. Mrs L L Young of Lexington visits daughter Mrs Samuel Ueikirk in Walnut Street. Mrs C B Lawrence travels to Brooklyn to see her husband in hospital. Miss Lillian Beard returns from Welch after visiting brother W J Beard. M D Shrader returns to New York after visiting West Graham kin. Mrs Joe R Gillespie and Emma Sue visit Pulaski Virginia before returning home. Charlie Ballon and C K Johnson from Roanoke visit Mrs Mae Wade Harvey in Tazewell Avenue. Miss Colepe Larrowe stays with grandparents Mr and Mrs G M Williams at Conner's Rock Va.
Cedar Bluff Virginia June 29 Epworth Junior Missionary society met with Mies Pearl McGuire Monday with eleven young folks present A delicious vegetable lunch was served on the lawn. The funeral of Mrs N L Belcher of Tazewell Virginia was held in the Methodist church here Wednesday afternoon conducted by Rev Faatwood of Tazewell assisted by Rev Hawkins Burial was at Jones Chapel Cemetery Mrs Belcher had previously lived for a
Local tidbits from Cedar Bluff share wedding attendance in Tazewell, visits by relatives from Lynchburg Buffalo and Kingsport, new street lights in service, and families traveling between Bluefield Draper and Huntington. Several residents return from visits while others plan late-summer stays with kin and friends.
The great salt mine at Salnic Romania yields more than 80 thousand tons of rock salt each year as a key mineral resource for the region.
William Baker and his wife Eliza both of Farmington West Virginia were arrested in Pittsburgh on forgery charges after federal agents said they forged government like bonds and treasury certificates. Officials said the pair allegedly stole the bonds from a boarder and were ordered to appearance in the United States district court at Wheeling West Virginia.
A judge dismisses a dispute over a spoken betting agreement between two parties. The ruling clarifies that no enforceable contract existed from the alleged bet and emphasizes reliance on formal wagering agreements.
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