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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1925
Page
20
Local notices and ads mix coal prices, tires, auto parts, sales, events, and community notices from Bluefield and nearby towns. Highlights include fuel prices, tire promotions, a Ford for sale, a country supper, a summer school notice, church events, and police and civic items.
Impressive exercises at the Masonic Temple marked the graduation of six nurses from Bluefield Sanitarium. Dr. Ridley delivered the diplomas to graduates Isabelle Flippen led the class. awards included flowers and gifts from an anonymous donor. An informal reception and dance followed with music by the Blue City House Band.
An eight o'clock service at Bland Street Methodist Church features congregational singing and musical selections including Ruth Bodell solo, a Ta ta by Maury Barr, John Mastin Norman Crawford and Joe Wills. James Elmer Brown directs the song service and Dr. E. E. Northen will preach an excellent sermon. Everyone is invited to attend and participate.
The Independent Wireless station at East Hampton reported the vessel Chesdale is in no immediate danger as it nears Fenchurch. The steamer last radioed that she would reach Fenchurch early today and is believed to be standing by, though no further word has been received.
Huntington W Va May 80 A banquet and dance ended the twelfth annual convention of the West Virginia branch of the United States Association of Postoffice Clerks with Governor Gore as speaker. Louis P Knode of Wheeling was elected president, succeeding W B Martin of Morgantown. Other officers named include BH L Goolsby Huntington first vice president L C Howard Packerurg second vice president Clyde McKinley Weston secretary and F C Duvall Charleston treasurer Wheeling selected as the 1926 convention city.
Marshall College in Huntington plans eighty eighth annual commencement with 126 graduates Monday morning. Sixty three Bachelor of Arts degrees, forty six standard normal diplomas, seven pre engineering diplomas, and ten pre medical diplomas will be awarded. Dr. Glenn Frank editor of Century and newly elected president of the University of Wisconsin will give the commencement address. Dr F H Williams of Boston will deliver the baccalaureate sermon.
Vice President Charles G. Dawes will use crutches for a few days after spraining his ankle in a fall at his Evanston home. He reviewed 500 Scouts from a car during Memorial Day exercises and presented bravery medals to William O Keefe and David Cass for saving lives from drowning.
Eugene V. Debs presided a regional Socialist gathering with delegates from Indiana Pennsylvania Kentucky Michigan and Ohio. The purpose was to build the party raise funds and energize members in anticipation of launching publication efforts.
In Chicago in January the American Appeal under editor Debs's direction adopted a resolution to make the Americans the official publication of the Socialist party.
Forty eight students will graduate from Morris Harvey College at Barboursville. Baccalaureate services will be held tomorrow morning with Dr W A Candler bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South of Atlanta delivering the sermon.
ABE WILLIAMS aged 35 of Gordon Ohio was instantly killed when his automobile was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train at a crossing in Stewartsville Belmont County Ohio late this afternoon. Four passengers in the car were injured.
Report notes that several patrons in a bar were badly injured and rushed to Bellaire hospital while separately a Milwaukee boy allegedly set a candy store blaze. No further details or official explanations are provided in the readable text.
Electric wiring boosts rental value. cost today is far lower than years ago. Electricity is a necessity within reach for all. The Asian Power Company offers every person signing for electric service to an unwired old house a new-pound Golden Rod electric row. Offer expires July 1.
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