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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1925
Page
1
An assortment of short notices and ads lists coal prices from Citizens Coal & Supply Co and allied firms, plus groceries and market openings. It notes tax notices, a rummage sale by Grace Episcopal Church, and local business services from Mercer's Coal Co, Bluefield Concrete, and others. A whiskey possession arrest is briefly mentioned.
A brief funeral service for BE. J. Knowles is planned Sunday May 4 at 3001 Bluefield Avenue conducted by Rev. Frank Jackson with the assistance of Rev. B. W. Moo. The ceremony will be followed by burial at Pocahontas Presbyterian church cemetery. Two Wythe Avenue lots, each 7 by 700 feet, are for sale at $7 by $700, near J. F. Phelps residence, contact H. Weinberg at 147 Princeton.
Dr Knickerbocker preached on The Greatest American Sin arguing that being busy with little matters wastes life’s big issues. He warned that daily chores distract from meaningful tasks and urged new and prospective members to attend next Sunday services.
John R. Dillard of Fulton street, a well known attorney, was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital after a sudden illness. Doctors found a perforating gastric ulcer and performed an operation. Officials said his condition was serious but the exact prognosis was not yet clear.
Notice from Bluefield reporting the death of Myra Lewis mother of Jess M Lewis of Bluefield. She died at her Cascade Virginia home Thursday night. Funeral services are planned for Sunday after Mr Lewis was summoned earlier in the week to be with her.
Dr L Guthrie of Huntington State Hospital spoke to the state board of children’s guardians and staff during their spring conference in Charleston May 1. The group discussed board work and held a concluding dinner. Attendees included James S Lakin, Dr John L Dickey, Mr and Mrs Downey, Mary Frank Hughes, and Sue Staunton, president of the board.
New York May 1 Habe Ruth will be allowed to entertain visitors tomorrow at his hospital where he has been confined three weeks to recover from indigestion influenza and an operation for abscission Officials of the New York Yankees led by Colonel Jacob Ruppert and press representatives will form the first party to see the home run king since his removal Noel the institution The New York Americans were told he should be ready to take his place in the one up on May 26
A digest of church notices listing services for First Baptist, Christ Church, Grace Methodist, Immanuel Lutheran, First Christian, Westminster Presbyterian, Trinity Methodist, College Avenue Baptist, Bland Street Methodist, Sacred Heart Catholic and First Presbyterian. It covers Sunday school times, morning and evening worship, special classes, youth groups, and midweek meetings with invitations to visitors.
Boys Week in Bluefield closes with a noon to about 2 pm track meet at the fair grounds. Doc Owens chairs events with T O S Wilson and others guiding races plus field events for ages eight to sixteen. Prizes attract many participants in 100 and 50 yard dashes, discus, javelin, shot put, running broad jumps, and fun races including wheelbarrow and sack races.
In thirty six hours six youths aged eleven to sixteen were arrested for theft and attempted robbery. Ten youths were arrested in the past week for theft. Four youths, ages eleven to sixteen, were fined in police court for stealing brass aluminum and other metals from Platnick Brothers after re selling to them. An eleven year old colored boy was arrested for stealing 45 from Bluefield National Bank. Later another eleven year old colored boy was caught with eleven keys attempting store break ins in the business district.
The funeral service for Mrs Lucy Gooking Day, who died Thursday night at her Bland street apartment, will be held at 2 p m today at her son G Bay's home on Virginia Court. Rev Samuel W Moore of the First Presbyterian church will conduct the service and Maple Park cemetery will receive the interment. Pallbearers listed include H Henley Moffel McCue James McDowell Norman McDowell HK Mitchel Walter Adkins Montgomery John Knibb and many others with John Land P J Kelley O Q Jenkins Rucker Jenkins Lewis Stacy BH Tyree R L Burgess A H Baldwin R M Baldwin John R Dillard Judge George L Dillard W B Hicks J M Mellane y Harry Q Weller Dr M Scott Myron Mareh Dr B W Horton Dr I G Steele and W A Hancock.
Report from St Luke's Hospital notes BL Waterman is seriously ill but unchanged. An attending physician quotes the patient as holding his own, with no improvement or deterioration. Minor garbled lines mention B Shergion and days of fever without clear context.
A rainy Bluefield debut of the Walter L. Mall show drew a large crowd despite wet grounds and late tent setup. The parade featured bands and a Hawaiian act while the main tent offered trained ponies, dogs, goats, and juggling. A wrestling match closed the after show as the troupe tours Princeton Mullens and beyond with gambling noted on the Virginia side.
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