Peery Building to Open Roof Garden in Bluefield
The Peery Building on Bland and Federal streets will open its 60 by 60 foot roof garden with open air dances and luncheons on June 4. Owner Thos E will lease the space for events, with Russell County Fiddlers providing music for an old time square dance. A round dance will also be held in the Federal street side room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Owever
Russell County Fiddlers
Federal Street
Peery
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
Peery Building
Social Personal Personals Visitors and Local Sightings
Francis Lewis Zeigher of Jewell Ridge and others visited Bluefield. J W Bailey of Kimball visited relatives. Miss E B E St Clair was moved to Bluefield Sanitarium after a relapse. Various residents and travelers from Pratt, Narrows, Bramwell, Leonabe, Dublin and Welch appear in weekend notices with family visits and hospital news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Lewis Zeigher
Jewell Ridge
Blueneid
J. W. Bailey
Kimball
James Edward Wagoner
Stowers Street
E. BE. St. Clair
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mary Wise
Hungeresawra
Minnie Deyerle
Bramwell
Scaerald
Oakvale
Mies Mn
Ha Rosen
Leonabe
H- D. Phillips
N. Lindsey
Dublin
E. M. Dickerson
Princeton
C. R. Adair and Son
Narrows
E. C. Bonham
Wells Goodykoonts
Williamson
Bluefield
West Vhrginian
Annie
Clark
Althea Mary Diffendiffer
Taegar
W. A. Vawter
Union Street
Mabel Evans
Annie Davidson
Brushford
F. H. Jarell
Gilmer Street
St. Luke's Hospital
W. B. Staniforth
C. C. Otey
R. L. Midkiff
A. S. Peery
Pocahontas
G. T. Crews
Willow Street
Abe Hogan
J. L. Lameth
Welch
S. Angrist
Ramsey Street
Louise
Billy Beatty
Blacksburg
Ireson Hosts Card Party With Beta Theta Sorority
Mrs Ireson entertained last night at her Elm street home with a Beta Theta Sorority card party at Concord College. Guests played cards late, then enjoyed refreshments served by the hostess and Mrs B A Binder. Several local men and Athens residents attended with sorority members Bula McManaway Hattie McMullen Virginia Alley Roxie Smith Thelma Bailey Julia Delosier Ella Johnson Hazel Powell Maddie Dunn Charlotte Hembrick Mary Dickinson Mrs Hope Mara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude M. Ireson
Elm Street
Beta Theta Sorority
Concord College
B. A. Binder
Athens
Bula McManaway
Hattie McMullen
Virginia Alley
Roxie Smith
Thelma Bailey
Julia Delosier
Ella Johnson
Hazel Powell
Maddie Dunn
Charlotte Hembrick
Mary Dickinson
Hope Mara
Golden Wedding Observed By Sisson Family in Otey
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Sisson of Otey celebrated their golden wedding with family from Virginia and Kentucky. C. P. Sisson and C. EB. Sisson returned from Tey, Virginia, where they attended the May 20 anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Sisson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P
C. EB. Sisson
Tey
P. P. Sisson
Lissie Shepherd
Algoma
C. P. Sisson
Orinco
R. A. Sisson
Christiansburg
Byrd Sisson
Cooper Hill
J. B. Lyins
Roanoke
R. E. Miles
Liying
Otey
Boys Club to Pick Director After Red’s Departure
Weekly note from the Boys Club shows a new director to be chosen Thursday night. Members reflect on juvenile courts and hope for a wise selection. Pass privileges continue with Mr Brown and Mr Sargent. A camp trip departs Saturday for June 4 prep.
Pilgrimage Signups For Historic Grave Visit
A group of boys including Allen Pankey Thornton Kell Ernest Kesee Sam Morgan and Gus Maynard sign up for a pilgrimage to Mr Watermans grave and a tour of historic sites in Washington Philadelphia New York Boston Cape Cod Providence and more. The trip costs 50 dollars per person with Dr Kell donating the car and Rev Abram providing camping gear. We hope no others join this trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Waterman
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Cape Cod
Providence
Allen Pankey
Thornton Kell
Ernest Kesee
Sam Morgan
Gus Maynard
Kell
Abram
Waterman Memorial Vision for K and L Memorial
Vision of a Waterman Memorial in Waterman reflects a gym with a director mentoring boys correcting infirmities and building manhood, a city swimming pool, print shop, carpentry shop, radio room, typewriting room, and study classes for employed boys to pursue ambitions. It asks readers to envision a lasting tribute to Red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman
K& L. Waterman
Red
Service Director Helps Every Boy at 57
The acting director, known as Mr. Sargent or Sarge, is at the service of every boy who may need help and can usually be reached at 57.
Sign Up For Camp At Bluefield Boys Club Memorial
The Bluefield Boys Club now bears the name E. L. Waterman Memorial, inviting patrons to register early to secure preferred camp sessions before they fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Boys Club
E. L. Waterman
Princeton Graduates Hear State Superintendent and Earn Prizes
The Princeton audience urged more state aid for education as Ford proposed a cigars tax to fund schools. The program featured Rev Phipps invocation, Glee Club performances, violin solo by Miss Routing, and valedictory by Miss Clara Deitz. Gentry praised cooperation, diplomas were awarded, and prizes given for academics and class achievements to seniors including Miss Nancy Sasser and Miss Pauline Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
H. Phipps
Glee Club
Liar Johnston
Holdourney
Mattie Routing
Clara Deitz
Harvey Rice
West Virginia
Gentry
East River High School
B. Ogle
H. E. DeJarnette
Nancy Sasser
First National Bank
H. Barbakow
de Ruth Meador
Grace Johnson
Virginian Bank of Commerce
Pauline Rogers
Clisis
Bank of Princeton
CANDIDATES SILENT ON COW ISSUE IN CITY CAMPAIGN
City politics heats up as candidates show little interest in the cow question. Both sides claim momentum for next Tuesday's vote while voters consider taxes expenditures street work and other local issues. The campaign remains cordial with light humor and casual exchanges between supporters.
Dream Home on Co Avenue Opens for Inspection
Prospective buyers are invited to tour the unfinished Dream Home on Co Avenue as builders showcase hidden features and modern conveniences. The Bailey Lumber Company, associates, and contractor J. L. Phillippe promote the model’s structural strength, heating and plumbing systems, built in features, and space planning before completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pany
W. A. Bodell Plumbing Company
Bailey Lumber Company
J. L. Phillippe
Golden anniversary of famed fiddler and wife
In an era of broken homes a celebrated fiddler and his wife mark fifty years of marriage. The couple, still joyous since their wedding day, have raised many children and grandchildren who honor them as friends in town recall their home fires burning for half a century.
The Day in Washington Redress aid for Japan earthquake victims
The American Redress offered assistance to victims of the latest Japanese earthquake. The savvy department saw no cause for immediate action. Tax board decisions deducted straight rail and non taxable items, with prosecution noted in a brief tax court context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uesoem
Dt Rafhoads
Board of Tax
Golden Wedds Aged Couple Plans Municipal Ceremony
Mr. Oceo F Richardson of Rodgers Street seeks to honor an aged couple with a Golden Wedding event at the Municipal building on Monday at 8 20. James Elmer n will lead the wedding march and Maury Barrett will sing Old Gray Bonnet, followed by the talk No More Golden Weddings. The Blind Singers with fiddles and guitars perform sacred music, as Judge Gallehan and W R Graham select the third judge. Fiddlers from several states attend. prizes are anticipated to be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceo
F. Richardson
Rodgers Street
James Elmer N
Andoor Maury Barrett
Gallehan
W. R. Graham
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Mingo County
Siodiers
Colored student wins Hathaway Cup at NYU ROTC field day
James Pleasant of 213 East Seventy third Street New York, a colored student in Company C, won the Hathaway Cup for best drilled cadet at NYU ROTC seventh annual field day on University Heights campus. General Summerall reviewed the cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WN. Y. U
James Pleasant
East Seventy Third Street
New York
New York University
University Heights
Pleasent
A. Query
Charlies P. Summerall
Second Corps
Mrs Blackbird Seeks Perilous Nesting Help From Hawk Friend
Mrs Blackbird visits Doctor Bills hospital claiming she protected a friend of her children a fish hawk by inviting her to nest. She explains she built a second nest between sticks in the fish hawks nest space and laid eggs while recounting an encounter with a bald eagle that chased the hawk. The tale ends with anticipation of continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Blackbird
Doctor Bill's Hospital
Doctor Bill
Nancy
Farewell Program At Local School Sparks Loyal Ties
The school program featured a chorus led by Irene Bradshaw and Jerome Davis with diplomas presented. Farewell lines praised friendships as classmates Baxter, Nichol Ross, and others bid goodbye. Community gatherings followed with Mrs Cora Hicks and Mrs Pearl Baxter hosting the Widows and Widowers Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Beth Baxter
Perry
Irene W
Jome Davis
Anderson
New Century M. Eden
Adams
Tiet Church
Beth Beeta Baxter
Ivory Irene Bradshaw
Jerome Davis
Perry Nichol Ross
W- Wilson
Columbus
Miss
Mariah Carroll
Bluefield
G. Morrison
Pulaski
Allen
Cora L. Hicks
Pearl Baxter
Wm. Barnes
Nuriva
Laura Slaughter
Augusta
H. Kirtley
Mountain Laurel Flowers at Bluefield Social
A Bluefield Virginia social event featured decorations of mountain laurel and wild honeysuckle. Refreshments included punch, a salad course, and coffee. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Greiser, Mr. and Mrs. Mulkey, Mr. and Mrs. Roderick, Mr. and Mrs. Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. Averill, and several ladies. Mr. Mulkey won the high score prize for men and Mrs. Mulkey for ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greiser
Mulky
Roderick
Hancock
Averill
Baker
Harman
Gillespie
Speed
Miss Venable
Miss Baylor
Babe Barbee
Mulkey
Methodist Church Announces Sunday Schedule and Conference
Sunday school at 9 30 led by superintendent R Ashworth. Sermon at 11 a m at the high school auditorium for the graduating class. Senior Epworth at 7 p m led by J A Early. Choir special music noted as a delightful feature. Budget reports urged for district conference in Richlands Virginia June 18 21 with Bishop Edwin D Mouzon present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
R. Ashworth
Epworth
J. A. Early
Richlands
Edwin D. Mouzon
Lions Delegation Heads to Huntington for WV Meet
A Bluefield Club delegation will travel by car to Huntington for the state Lions Club of West Virginia meeting. About twenty members will make the trip. The Bluefield club is fielding a candidate for president and is considered to have a strong chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Club
Huntington
Lions Club of
West Virginia
Tucsout
University style play opens Bluefield Institute 1925
The Bluefield Colored Institute announces senior class activities for May and June 1925. The senior play Immate Strangers by Booth Tarkington debuts May 26 with cast led by Cecil Williams and James Schofield, followed by a commencement program and an address by Prof. N B Allen of the Columbus Urban League. A recital by Abbie Mitchell last Friday underscores the year’s musical highlight with Bernard Walton at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondoa
Mae & P. m
Aldumnay
N. B. Allen
Columbus Urban League
Columbus
Bisefeld Institute
Booth Tarkington
Columbus 'Urban League
Ohio
Tarkington
Cecil Williams
William Ames
James Schofield
Isabel Stuart
Clayton Barbour
Abbie Mitchell
New York
America
Miss Mitchell
Bernard Walton
Bluefield Instiate
Receivership Asked for Richlands Coal Co
J C McKinley president of Richland Coal Co asked for a receivership in circuit court with Judge Harold Brennan presiding. The court appointed attorney John P Arbenz and the Dollar Savings and Trust Company. The move described as entirely friendly with no discordant features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
J. C. McKinley
Richland Coal Company
Harold Brennan
John P. Arbenz
Dollar Savings and Trust Company
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Mrs. Ireson
Brown
The
Colonial
Sargent
Doc. Owens
Mr. Cargent
Rastus
Nossah
Hilltop Seminary
Walden
Hill Top Baptist Seminary
Mitchell Will
W. ©. Mitchell
Yorice Masons
Int Pleasant
Beckley
Toph
Sbie
Kyite
W. H. Lee
eBay
West Vic
Mre
Leslie BH Hill
Dunbar
L. Dickerson
C. H. Kirtley
L. G. Bell
L. Hyiatt
Eeeee Os, Olive Roberts Barton
Ms. Blackbird
John Stewart Church
M. Hyder
Presbyterian Church
John Stewart Memorial Church
Jones Street
Annie Stewart
John Stewart
Sallie Drewey
Bluefield, VA
LION
Bluefield Colored Institute
Florence
Flossie Jackson
Johnnie White
Milton Williams
Henry James Fuqua
Ben
Margaret Dodson
Mattie
Esther Smith
Richlands Coal CO
Woodstock
Electrite
Bryant Typewriter CO
Bland Street
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