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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1925
Page
1
Multiple short items note coal prices at Citizens' Coal & Supply and Pocahontas Raven Red Ash, a barber shop under new management, a 1924 Jewett Touring Car for sale, mortgage and tax notices, a Shrine dance, and local notices on concerts, instrument rentals, and theater events. Also mentions a baseball prospect Lindbergh signing with the Giants and a fine for liquor possession. Coal shipments and a Kazim Temple fundraising drive are reported.
New York on May 19. Bethlehem Steel Corporation operates Sparrow Point plant in Maryland on full time. Payroll now totals 8,500 with every department busy except shipbuilding.
Next Saturday Bluefield, Virginia and West Virginia neighbors join a Southwest Virginia Inc gathering. Delegations from multiple towns plan early travel, with Bluefield’s municipal auditorium open for tours and a 2 PM meeting to foster friendly ties and local introductions.
Trustee in bankruptcy Mr. B. Postlethwaite reports the closeout of two defunct establishments. The Bluefield Candy Company sale ended Monday with multiple buyers, led by Bluefield Grocery Company. The F. A. Jaffee shop on Princeton Avenue sold yesterday for 1,000 dollars to H. G. Hobson of Watson Salvage Company.
Continued from First Page details an attempted jury for the Shepherd trial. White, once Fatman’s bodyguard, is linked to typhoid fever and inoculation schemes. Prosecutor Crowe notes a vigil investigation of White’s disappearance on the eve of trial. Thirty six veniremen were examined as three tentative jurors are sought. court to convene tomorrow at 2 pm.
New Orleans May 19 Mr and Mrs William Rumney were at home tonight to police and friends after Rumney kidnapped Corrine Waltera from a business office with a pistol and demanded she marry him. Ramsey explained his tactics were to win his bride despite opposition. Police found them wearing a pink Kingham apron as a bridal gown and the bride appeared unfazed by the kidnapping.
William Jennings Bryan spoke at Carnegie Music Hall in Pittebure and denied reports he would be a candidate for moderator of the Presbyterian Church general assembly in Culvaibus Ohio. He said he would attend as an onlooker and would not push a modernist platform.
Hundreds of business lenders arrived for the opening of the United States Chamber of Commerce convention. Funeral honors were paid to General Nelson A Miles in a ceremony attended by the president and Mrs Coolidge. Gaston B Means surrendered to a local court to begin a five year sentence in Atlanta. Submarine S 19 officers face court martial as officials consider enforcement of prohibition. Couzens committee members critique policing methods as hearings close. Justice Department to appeal Harvester dissolution ruling. Belgium signals independent debt funding talks drawing high government optimism.
The revival at Trinity Methodist draws record midweek crowds with services led by Dr. Coale and visiting ministers. Ten reasons to belong to the church are presented, with strong emphasis on conversions, anticipated Wednesday themes on Family Religion and Blockading the road to hell, and a push for Community Day and full member participation.
A miner, W. C. Deems, seeks an injunction against McKeefrey Coal Company to block unionization efforts. The court previously refused but a new amended petition prompted a ruling. decision expected Wednesday in a crowded courtroom amid sympathizers.
Tonight at 8 16 the Pierian and Alexandrian literary societies of Beaver High School meet in Beaver City Hall Auditorium for orations essays and debates with a musical program. Winners receive the Hugh the Shott trophy and medals from Henry Rodgin Co and Dr William Greenspon. Admission 15 cents. Orchestra parts add to program. police and road employers repaired damages after a prior incident.
A subway panic in New York erupted when cars shorted and lights failed. Motorman Harry Post shut off power, saving lives as passengers fought to exit, with many injuries from shattered windows and smoke. Ambulances, police, and hotel staffs aided victims, while brave and cowardly acts were reported amid the chaos.
A distressed speaker laments inability to eat and fear of charity as family hardship deepens. The fragment hints at a missing father figure and a struggle to find daily bread amid hardship.
Paul Smith of Dublin Virginia was arrested by State Traffic Officer Buchanan at Simmons after his car struck a prisoner's vehicle on the bridge. Police found about thirty-five gallons of liquor and a German automatic gun in Smith's car. Smith said the liquor came from Princeton and he was bound for Pocahontas.
In Huntington West Virginia on May 18 upwards of 250 people from Huntington and Charleston credit men associations attended a joint meeting at Justice Inn in Milton with Arthur B Koontz vice president of Union Trust Company Charleston as guest of honor and principal speaker.
Washington reports a Senate committee transcript showing the administration vows to enforce prohibition to the unit. Critics say enforcement focuses too much on minor police work while neglecting major supply sources like alcohol manufacture and denaturing plants. The army is described as experimenting with large aerial ordnance.
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