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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1925
Page
8
A miscellany of ads lists coal prices from Citizens Coal and Supply and Mercer Coal Co with discounts. Auto tires from Cash Tire Co claim deep discounts and a going out of business sale. Also notices on a Ford touring car for sale, a country restaurant event, and a hill avenue grading project update with a June completion target.
Huntington W V May 29 Friends of Unification in the Huntington district of the Southern Methodist church decide at the annual conference in Clarksburg to ask a secret ballot on unification with the Methodist Episcopal and Southern Methodist churches. Ministers and laymen from Huntington Charleston Ashland Beckley and Mount Hope favor union and back delaying the vote until second year pastors join the conference.
Catlettsburg Kentucky May 29 Co C Lefler of Ashland Boyd county justice of the peace surrendered to federal authorities to answer indictments charging conspiracy to violate the prohibition law and defraud the government through protection of bootleggers He was released on 2500 bond after arraignment before State commissioner BE Poe Harri Lefler known as the raiding justice had been sought by prohibition agents for a week Two of his constables are jailed to answer indictments.
Samuel D. Brady of Fairmont, head of the Brady-Warner Coal Corporation, says the Warner Company of Ohio and the Brady Warner Company of West Virginia are separate entities with no interlocking connections. Union leader V. A. Bittner warned a strike in Ohio Warner mines if Brady-Warner issues are not settled promptly.
Representatives of J. Kell distributors honored the new Chrysler coach at a banquet at the Bland Street plant. More than fifty attendees from Bluefield and surrounding towns praised the car amid music by the West Virginia Ramblers and a menu printed on ornate cards.
Bluefield Gun Club will hold its regular Saturday afternoon practice at 1 o'clock instead of 2. Plans to move the weekly shoot to Friday were dropped by president H. C. Weller, so the schedule remains Saturday shoots for the time being.
In Huntington West Virginia on May 29 two federal prisoners were caught sawing the bars of their jail cells. Sergeant John Haws and Officer Okey Miller spotted the noise and halted the escape. In Washington the Belgian ambassador Baron De Cartier told Secretary Mellon that Belgium seeks negotiations to fund its debt to the United States.
Mrs. Kegley will be at 117 Giles St Bluefield every Saturday from 8 a m to 6 p m to take orders and provide fittings for customers. This weekly service seeks to accommodate shopper needs and offers in person fittings at her residence.
A unique three ton Dodge chassis truck with a tubular Life Savers shaped body is touring Bluefield and other regions. L E B Traub travels with the car as one of eighty five such vehicles visiting major cities across the United States and Canada giving away millions of Life Savers samples this summer.
Street paving on Orange Warren and Sussex streets advances as Ford Harvey contractors trim remaining work. East Princeton avenue paving planned next week, with traffic accommodations and future North Side projects. In Coal Glen North Carolina the Carolina Coal Company mine explosion yields up to sixty deaths after days of rescue efforts.
Merchants promoting the Golden West Tours will show moving pictures and stills at the municipal auditorium to spark interest in the contest. Blue fielders will view the scenes from the tour and winners will see more images of beautiful places. A large crowd is expected as many women in the area strive to visit these destinations. GROUP THREE BANKERS NE WV Bankers association to elect officers at annual meeting in Huntington with Joseph S Hill delivering the secretary’s report.
Beaver Pond district announces early work on Ramsey Street School restructuring. The board leases the Bailey building second floor with sixteen rooms to serve Ramsey Street patrons while Ramsey Street School reconstruction is delayed until fall.
Dr Smith captivated the vast audience with humor and logic as he argued evolution vs creation. He urged graduates to keep faith in God while applying reason to future college, professional, and business challenges.
The Senate killed the bill to raise auto license taxes after a journal correction, then returned it to the judiciary committee to consider the removal provision anew. Both chambers adjourned for the holiday and planned to reconvene Monday, with House delegates split but Senate voting 14 to 10 to adjourn.
Two youths were captured after midnight Friday for robberies at the City Candy Store on Bluefield Avenue and Holt Brothers on Roanoke Street. About $74 in cash, a revolver, and a twenty-four jewel watch were taken. police recovered part of the money and the revolver.
Two boys aged ten and twelve were hidden under a building on Hoge Street but could not be found yesterday. Local authorities search ongoing as residents report seeing the youths near the area.
Chlef Dillon announced to the Bluefield Automobile Club that Princeton Power Company will halt south Bluefield traffic on South street and sound a gong before starting. The police worked with the club to improve city traffic conditions. A demand for higher headlight power was noted, while 32 CP remains the legal limit for highway use. The Auto Club will distribute West Virginia motor vehicle laws to members.
The club hopes members will study state and city laws in a few days and then abide by them, emphasizing adherence to legal requirements.
The Princeton Power Company relocates its trolley line on East Princeton Avenue due to repaving. A temporary bus service operates between the Norfolk and Western passenger station and the city east corporate limits as tracks are moved.
The local post office began keeping its main doors open all night to serve the public for mail at any hour. The action was ordered by the post office department yesterday. The closing line notes a call for alternatives to substitutes.
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