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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
13
News notes Princeton and the Virginian coal fields team will meet the game winner while the Seniors face the Sophomores. Finals determine season turnout. Also ad seeking a good used Ford coupe or roadster via Thornton Land Company in Princeton West Virginia.
A report from Narrows claims Goodwill Gas and Oil Company has let ten contracts to drill one or two test wells in Plymouth district. Drilling will start soon with a derrick, but no contractor name is public yet. The work is expected to proceed slowly, with the first gusher viewed in summer or early fall.
Princeton W A of the Baptist Church held a highly acclaimed meeting at the homes of Miss Eva Guinn and Mrs Garnet Guinn Moore on Richle street. Miss Erma Ryner led the program on home missions with devotional by Miss Mary Virginia Snidow and talks by Ruth Meador Evra Spencer and others.
The Christian church Sunday school teachers and officers met at Rev Sima's home to review final plans for the Sunday school rooms in the proposed new church to be built on the present Christian Church site at Eighth street and Strasey avenue. Thirty attended as the architect presented the first draft and Mrs Sims served cake and ice cream. Circle No 4 of the church will meet today at Mrs G EB Charleston Jr's home on Center street and all members are urged to attend.
All circles gather at the church this evening at 7 20 for home missions program led by Mrs S W Gentry. Ladies urged to attend as banner for attendance will be awarded.
Mrs Barbara Fisher remains ill at the home of Mrs W G Dunlap but is improving. Mr and Mrs J H Lilly return from Beckley on business. George McNew of Montcalm visits Princeton with the Lilly Land Company. Yed Ellison of Mullens arrives for one set. Mrs AJR Kyle returns from Schenectady New York. C Lilly of Kegley attends to town business. Mrs S T Bird returns from Charleston travel in brief.
A county court clerk issued a marriage license for Fred Marion Page of York to Nannie Butt of Nemours. Fiduciary orders appoint Louise F. Phillips administratrix of Frank P. Flannagan estate with $2,000 bond and guardian for Frank P. Flannagan Jr., plus Maude Taylor administratrix of James E. Taylor estate with $700 bond.
Mercer County Sheriff G H Crumpecker warns the public that no stops or searches of automobiles for contraband will occur without proper warrants. He states deputies are not involved in any such actions and cites the Fourth Amendment. The march date is noted and an April fool program is planned by club members J W Lesser and George Strong for April 1.
The Kiwanis Club at a noon meeting adopted a resolution favoring a three cent gasoline tax. A state bill proposing the tax was before the legislature this session. W B McNutt and D T Carr arranged the program. Mrs Carr provided piano duets with her sons aged eight and ten. The crowd enjoyed the youngsters who played ukuleles. New member H C Wells spoke and entertained with singing and piano.
Miss Virginia Farley of Maysfield Kentucky marks her eighteenth year of perfect Sunday school attendance at the Baptist church. She has been present on time for 936 consecutive Sundays.
The twins and the March Hare search for the Hurdy Gurdy Man. They pass the Rag Man the Scissor Grinder and the Umbrella Mender on the way. At last they reach the Hurdy Gurdy Man s house where Jocko the monkey is being bathed and cared for.
Cincinnati March 25 Postmaster A L Behymer received a telegram from Fairmont West Virginia asking aid to locate Elias Richter said to live on a rural mail route from Cincinnati The body of his son Walter Richter was removed from the Barracksville mine and lies in a morgue at Fairmont awaiting burial decision The postmaster said inquiries will be made on all Cincinnati mail routes
An advertisement touts ALLENRHU as a cure for rheumatic pain, claiming rapid relief within twenty four hours and guaranteed money back if not effective. It notes uric acid deposits dissolve and appeals to sufferers through James H. Allen of Rochester New York and The Central Pharmacy.
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