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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1925
Page
15
Bluefield Virginia March 20 1925 residents discussed the suspension and possible dismissal of Police Chief Bing Neel. Mayor Patty and council debated who would lead the force as deputy Sid Bane and J B Wilson filled temporary duties amid a jail break incident and ongoing vacancies.
Giles county enjoys growth tied to New River and major industry. Appalachia power house Glen Lyn and Virginian Railway Narrows facility drive employment and regional prosperity. Tannerys and limestone plants along New River employ hundreds, with weekly wages in the thousands. Greater Bluefield remains trading hub. Two standard railroads and rich waterways boost agriculture and transport as new state highways arrive. Annie Steele leaves Atlanta for Chicago Bell role.
D B Bell, an electrician, has moved his family to a house on Tazewell Avenue in Bluefield Virginia from Gary. The children will attend the local school.
J. L. Mullins arrived from Roanoke to assume management of Jamison Store 44, succeeding W. L. Lane who relinquished the post to Jo.
Chick Bogle alleged mastermind of the Virginia Side hip pocket boot leggers ring was brought back here from Pocahontas where captured Wednesday night He escaped ten days ago with three others after they asked guards to be absent while they bought pie Acting Chief J B Wilson and Detective George M Jaway accompanied him to the jail Bogle faces almost four years on bootlegging sentences from the mayor s court last month
The presiding elder Rev W 38 Hendricks of Tazewell Va authorizes a special session of the quarterly conference tonight. All officers stewards trustees lay leader Sunday school superintendent Epworth League president and Woman's Missionary Society head must attend. George P Crockett will have papers to sign for loan completion. Roy E Early pastor.
An accident at the Connable Alabama power plant led to orders for the Connable facility being fulfilled by the Nemours plant west of the city. An explosion at Connable reportedly caused damage and loss of hive stock, with continued powder shipments from Nemours to southern locations. The article also notes a PTA session discussing free milk for under cared-for children to be provided at the school building.
The Maple Hill Cemetery Association met Monday to plan spring and summer improvements. Members behind on dues were asked to mail payment to Mrs. W. W. Brumfield, secretary and treasurer, for each plot.
The notice states owners must contribute a minimum of five dollars annually for cemetery maintenance. It mentions Miss Una Flewor, a well known high school girl who moved to Narrows with her father Abe Flewor, involved in an automobile accident near Princeton that left her car out of commission until repaired. Misa Flemar is staying with Miss Josephine Yost on East Tazewell Avenue.
J H Catron of Roanoke serves as general building and bridge inspector, overseeing inspection work on bridges.
Local officials conduct an inspection of the Clinch Valley bridges with Norfolk and Western this week. Mr. Catron, recently appointed to fill the vacancy caused by J R Anderson's death, is a former Tazewell County citizen and brother of J R Catron of this city. The Falls Mills Pocahontas blue field road is being scraped and leveled to ease travel, while the state highway commission remains deaf and blind in this matter. Flat Top Yard residents comment.
Douglas Harman, prize baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Crockett, is getting better after a bout with measles. The news notes his progress and expresses hope for a full recovery.
The report notes a case of German measles and public curiosity about where it was contracted. Douglas is favored to win the prize at the baby show to be held soon on the Virginia side.
Grand Lecturer John T. Cochran of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Virginia leads a Masonic school this week with strong attendance through sessions.
Mrs J Boyd and Mrs George Dodd of the Fashion Shop have returned from a business trip to Greensboro North Carolina. Mr Mullins is an experienced store manager with several years in the trade.
A visitor from Panoke notes the city’s appeal as he plans to move his family here soon. He remarks on the strong presence of war memorials, mentioning that after the war more than 15,000 monuments have been erected on French battlefields.
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