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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1925
Page
12
Classifieds and local notices cover room for rent in Princeton, sale of property, and licenses issued for marriages. County court considers a county detention home for juvenile delinquents after site inspection by the county farm group and civic clubs. Also noted is a thunderstorm, milk price spike, and a coal-backed play at the junior high.
Princeton freshmen meet Bluefield freshmen in a 3:45 PM basketball game at the new high school building. Both teams are well coached and evenly matched, with strong crowds expected and Princeton aiming to extend its solid season performance.
The annual spring cleanup in Princeton begins next Monday with two city trucks collecting trash left by residents. Property owners must place waste in barrels or cans accessible to the trucks, and vacant lots must be cleaned by owners. If organizations fail to tidy, members may be publicly cited. The city plans full coverage within two weeks.
A period advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy for female ailments. It links beauty to self care and warns that distress signals like sallow skin fatigue headaches and low mood indicate health issues. The copy promotes using the tonic to restore health and beauty.
The county court members visited the county home for indigent persons in Gardner yesterday. They allegedly dined sumptuously and remained at table over an hour, with two commissioners reportedly needing assistance to rise. In the afternoon, the court resumed with road matters, notaries, and bonds. A proposed route change for Bluefield to the Bland county line would bypass Washington street, running diagonally from Orchard street to the hairpin curve with a 30 foot surface and 18 foot metal face, with landowners offering to donate land and grade the road at no cost but facing objections from some Washington street property owners.
The court directs the county and state engineer to survey both routes via Orchard street and report as soon as possible which should be adopted as part of the Lake to the Gulf system. The line runs from the south of Bluefield to the Bland county line seeking the best route.
H. R. Christie longtime Mercer county resident and hymn writer died at his home in Willowton after over five years of illness. Born June 29 1848 in Monroe county he moved to Mercer in 1859 and taught music while composing hymns such as Let Shine in Your Soul and What Have I Done Today He is survived by three brothers Lewis F Christie R C Christie and Samuel M Christie and a service will be held at 2 pm at Mrs M W Christie home with interment at Oakwood cemetery Rev R M Sims and Rev Thomas S Broadway assisting and pallbearers named.
Mr and Mrs W T Meleod of Crozet Va spend weekend with daughter Mrs Ray Hylton on Hinton Avenue Cyrus Gadd leaves for Charleston to visit his parents Mr and Mrs J S Gadd who expect to return to Princeton for a several day visit Glenn Wood who underwent tonsil surgery at St Luke s Hospital Binefield Wednesday is reported doing nicely.
In Brush Fork West Virginia Miss Enema Lambert is in Welch receiving a medical treatment from Dr. Victor Wetherby. The procedure will span two to three months. Friends wish for her a novel recovery. A baby girl Maggie Pearl was born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Parthing om March and Mrs Farthing was.
Formerly Miss Nannie Lambert of Bluefield West Virginia, the mother and infant are reported to be doing nicely while the father is in good spirits.
The Bluefield Virginia funeral for Mrs. D W Ruble who died at her Bluestone home Wednesday night was set for 2 pm this afternoon at Ebenezer church Rev C B Bailey led the service with Rev BE H Cole assisting. Ruble formerly Minnie Fleshman and about forty years old she was a sister of W H Fleshman James Fleshman and Mrs K E Shrader of Bluefield Va.
New York March 19 St Paul Railway Securities moved down to a new low for the season as selling pressure pushed prices lower in active trading today. Several traders cited disappointing earnings and broader market softness as contributing factors to the slide.
Low records persist as road stock and bond liquidation proceeds without pause under receivership. Federal court orders authorized payment of maturing interest on notes held by the U S government across equipment, general and first mortgage issues, and several bonds including Chicago and Missouri Rivers and Milwaukee and Northern. St Paul common stock reached a new low before closing down 7/8. preferred shares fell to 8 3/4, while junior bonds dropped but general mortgage issues rose on news of interest payments.
A nostalgic pitch extols Postum made from roasted golden grains, touting health benefits over caffeinated coffee and tea. It urges a 30 day test, offers a free first week, and promotes Instant Postum or Postum Cereal with Carrie Blanchard delivering preparation tips.
A frenzied campus funding drive unfolds as leaders from Welch and McDowell County colleges govern the university. They appoint proctors and rotate vice chancellor roles, meeting in a candlelit convocation to conduct long term, life tenure administration as heads age into their sixties and beyond.
One marriage license was issued in the county clerk's office, Henry Brown aged 36 to Mattie Kelly 32, both of Davy. Vaso Stanovich of Filbert died at 6 o clock in a local hospital from stomach trouble after being taken there in serious condition. Sam Masil of Davy saw his building destroyed by fire early Thursday, losses about 35000, with partial insurance coverage. Other items note visitors, travel, and social calls across Welch.
L A Osborne returned from a business visit to Lynchburg. Rev Ben Roller was a business visitor to Gary yesterday. Mrs H Sexton and Mrs Gaston G Rogers of Jaeger spent Thursday in Welch shopping. Dave Houston of Kimball was a Welch visitor Thursday. Tom C Carney of Charleston called on friends in Welch yesterday. Warren A Wilson district governor of the West Virginia Kiwanis was mentioned.
The American Legion meeting reviewed a successful minstrel show that raised over $250. A March 15 membership drive ended with Reds team led by RK H Powell securing 50 of 151 new members, bringing total to 287. A cup will be awarded at a banquet, with auxiliary invited. a committee set the date and arrangements.
D Froe and Fred Harden two colored miners at United States Steel Company mine in Elbert were fatally injured in a plate fall yesterday morning. The men worked together. Froe died shortly after rescue, Harden died at Welch Hospoul about 5 oclock yesterday afternoon.
Brighton crossword contest conductor awarded the winner a day off with full pay. The gesture followed the idea he thought was right and earned praise from participants and organizers locally.
Warren A. Wilson West Virginia Kiwanis district governor spoke at the recent city Kiwanis meeting urging members to plan a trip to the International Association gathering in St Paul this spring. He described Chicago as a meeting point, discussed rail fare and expenses, and cited April 20 as the deadline to enter names for reservations.
Railway coaches with glass roofs are planned for a new line through Norway’s mountains. The route will let tourists view peaks rising sharply beside the railroad and offer dramatic alpine scenery.
The Day in Washington reports the death of former Senator Cutherson of Texas at his Washington home. The item notes distinguished service medals awarded to the army and references shifts in government offices and personnel, including Rush Holland of Ohio resigning as assistant attorney general and president Coolidge ordering an agency transfer from interior to commerce. It also mentions 1925 crop acreages plans and inquiries into grain exchange records amid wheat price investigations.
Oxford reports that college heads average near seventy, with some past 100. The article notes minimal duties for heads who admit undergraduates, host a yearly breakfast, and largely avoid teaching or public speaking duties. It contrasts monastic founders' beliefs with current Oxford health and longevity.
Berlin held its first clothing fair at the new exhibition grounds with over 1,000 firms applying for space in three large halls. It followed recent showcases for radio and automobile events and marked the largest fair Berlin has yet seen.
Pepgen, a tonics product from Goodykoontz Drug Co, claims to purify extracts from roots and herbs to relieve nervous indigestion and post meal pain. A Bluefield painter, J Weaver, testifies Pepgen restored appetite, eased pains, and improved strength after taking it.
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