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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
8
Local ads list summer coal prices for Pocahontas Raven Red Ash and Mohawk varieties with cash terms and bulk discounts. Also advertised are services for fence posts lime food fish market hours transportation schedules and tax deadlines plus real estate for sale or rent and a Masonic Shrine Patrol dance announced.
A dense listing of radio station schedules for March 17 detailing hourly programs from WOR New York and WEAF Atlantic City to KDKA Pittsburgh and WGN Chicago. Entries show music, talk, and entertainment from 6 AM to 11 PM with orchestras, singers, and variety shows. Stations across major markets present concerts, weather segments, and special programs.
Depositions proceed in the Al gonquin Coal Company bankruptcy with H M Tanner as referee. George West, a Pocahontas Fuel miner, is in Lomas hospital after a likely fatal mining accident. Fire alarms trigger multiple calls with one false alert from Oakhurst and Bland. A guard against tampering with fire boxes is to be enforced. H B Hunter, a Bluefield figure, is seriously ill possibly with pneumonia.
Findlay Ohio March 16 The Ohio Oil Company today increased the price of Creek Wyoming crude twenty five cents a barrel The new quotation is 1 50 a barrel
Mrs P L Thomas of Columbus Ohio died at 5 pm Sunday at the home of her parents on College avenue. She had been ill four years and left two sons Leon and William ages ten and seven. Survived by husband FP L Thomas and siblings, she was active in church work since age fourteen. Funeral at 10:30 am at 1800 College avenue. interment Walnut Grove Cemetery. Rev M Sims to officiate. Pallbearers include C S Cheyney and G A Ashworth among others.
New York March 16 Theodore Roosevelt's career as police commissioner is given a permanent place in New York public life with the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Room at the old Mulberry Street headquarters where he directed the force thirty years ago. Reproductions of the furniture used.
Ten internal revenue agents under Garret Arns worked late to handle the income tax returns from thousands of Wheeling residents. Nine mail bags were filled with completed forms and 2,000 more awaited processing as the rush continued into the night.
Michael Muller a well known Cincinnati lawyer died today after a heart attack last week and long illness He had served for years as personal counsel to 8 K Hynicka Hamilton County Republican leader The obituary notes his prominence in local legal circles.
Real estate transfers recorded include Arthur F. Kingdon et al to R. W. Honaker for lots 6 7 and 8 section 960 Bluefield at $5. C. L. Stewart and wife to J. W. Parker and wife for lots 1 and 2 section 1 Hearn addition Princeton at $10. K. G. Lawrence and wife to Mrs. Mary Belcher 1256 acres Elkhorn at $25. W. C. Minnix and wife to T. C. Whittaker lot on Crane Creek at $300.
Bluefield Kiwanis Club set a record with ninety seven members present and only six absent promising the best attendance in the club’s history. Clarence Ridley announced plans to fund dental care for city school children whose families cannot pay with volunteers from local dentists covering material costs. Funding comes from proceeds of the recent Bluefield automobile show. Dr. H E Robinson of Louisville is slated to speak next Monday.
A Bluefield Kiwanis gathering featured a performance by the Roy Scott Post American Legion colored quartette. The program included several selections that drew hearty applause as reports from standing committees were heard. Visitors included J. R. Caskie of Lynchburg and L. R. Lofgren among others.
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