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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
11
Local anglers in Bluefield Virginia look toward the trout season opening next Wednesday. Reports mention possible out of season fishing on Cove Creek and Sunday. Sportsmen urge stricter enforcement of game and fish laws in Tazewell county and ask cooperation to uphold them.
An entertainment figure highlights lavish spending to attract public support and patronage, stressing the star's fame and influence as a draw for audiences.
A Tazewell county board of supervisors meeting Friday at 11 a.m. will consider a committee report on establishing a detention home for children. Citizens are urged to attend and share views on providing temporary care separate from the jail and poor house while juvenile court cases are handled. Colonel J. B. Boyer urges participation in this worthy cause.
The moonlight fox chase for the school teachers is under discussion and likely to occur on a Friday night. Weather and moonlight are expected to suit the outing, with several outside bachelors invited to participate and Roscoe Dudley of Bramwell possibly named master of hounds for the event.
Miss Margery Wilson, famed Hollywood leading lady, visits here Friday night at the Palace Theatre. She will speak before the curtain about Verywood and the film The Thundering Herd to be shown. Babe Little anticipates a large crowd for the event and Wilson’s appearance, alive and in person, draws local interest.
Music lovers will attend an entertainment at Highland Avenue Christian Church Friday at 8 o clock. The program features the best colored talent on the Virginia Side with Willie Ward in By and By among singers. Readings talks songs and mirth promise a lively evening staged by the ladies of the congregation.
The high school varsity practiced intensely for the upcoming school league season. Captain Bill Davidson forecasts strong form within a week. Blaine Peery learns pitching as observers compare his shots to last year's standout Speed King Hinton. Professor N. P. Reed leads coaching with Sid Shell on the sidelines.
The funeral of D. A. Gillespie was attended by many relatives and friends. Rev. J. M. Carter conducted the service at the home of his daughter Mrs E K Bailey on the Cumberland Road. Interment followed at Maple Hill cemetery. The deceased was known as a good man devoted to family.
The observer notes sections appear heavy in look yet modern and handy in design. The contrast between weighty appearance and contemporary practicality is evident in the layout and utility.
Officers seized a large moonshine operation on Paint Lick Mountain at Brown Harman. The plant was reportedly running at full steam. A man named Harman was taken into custody and posted bail for appearance in Tazewell court.
A commotion arose on the Virginia side late Wednesday when word spread that the eleven year old son of a well known local family had been kidnapped. The youth reportedly vanished for a time with a stranger in an automobile but reappeared near midnight, easing the town’s alarm.
Miss Helen Cook connected with Radford Normal was the first patient operated on at the new Radford Hospital for appendicitis. Mrs. Cook’s mother returned from Radford. W B Morton, longtime merchant, is laid up with a deep cold after days of illness. IL J Taylor of Castlewood visits son Fred Taylor. Mrs Wagoner recovers from flu. St Clair schools near close as the term ends with students such as Jessie Brewer involved.
Edith Baugh and Lewis Cecil, Green Lantern proprietor, were cited after a late Tuesday traffic jam on Highland Avenue. Speck Burton reportedly struck Cecil's car after stopping nearby, causing substantial damage and sending the vehicle to a garage for repairs.
Community notices urge support as the high school baseball team hosts a game with a lively crowd, a fine program, and needed equipment like shin-guards mitts balls and bats. Local illnesses are listed including McLain Kinzer and others. sale ad and Roanoke trip noted.
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