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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1925
Page
2
A jumble of Bluefield business notices details coal prices from Coal Company and load corrections, piano care offerings, bulbs for sale, rental listings, and grocery deals. The notices name Bluefield businesses and contact phones, with items ranging from coal and wood to flour and fruit deliveries.
City Manager Bennett City Attorney Ross and former city attorney Ritz have met with expert engineers hired by the city as the Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company seeks a rate increase before the public service commission. No action yet. preparations underway for formal steps in the next week as the city vows to contest the request.
Chicago's hearing before the interstate commerce commission features Conrad B. Spens of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy predicting motor transportation will persist within rail systems. He cites bus experiments on the Colorado and Southern and notes passenger service losses from private autos.
Nashville Tenn October 20 Officials report 2668 voting for unification and 1908 against in 27 conferences of the Southern Methodist Church. Total 4576 with three fourths needed 3492, leaving 764 votes short of ratification. Officials expect up to eight thousand total votes as sixteen conferences remain to vote.
Washington reports the federal trade commission has approved rayon as the proper designation for artificial silk products made largely from cellulose. The ruling aligns with manufacturer associations and public usage, and requires misbranded textiles to be labeled artificial silk or a correct material description.
The first real snow storm of the season visited Binefield and nearby, with heavy wet snow delaying travel. Snow fell from morning and continued into the evening, causing disagreeable conditions on city streets across the section and southwestern Virginia.
Paria Oct 30 The noted French financial authority Vice President Henry Berenger is expected to be appointed ambassador to the United States, succeeding Emile Daeschner. Official confirmation is unlikely soon as the foreign office and Berenger decline comment. Daeschner faced criticism from the debt mission for mismanaging preparations for talks with the United States and the debt commission.
Wytheville reports a hang jury in the Wythe County circuit court after the trial of David A. St. Clair for the murder of Walter Price. Bail set at $10,000 for the January 1926 term in Wythe County court.
Paria reports the League of Nations quickly adjusted the Greece and Bulgaria crisis to mediation by the council. France and Great Britain lead, spurring talk of a United States of Europe. Viscount Ishii of Japan hopes security pacts multiply worldwide. The Geneva pact weakens as the League remains main protector.
News brief notes 9:30 a m Sunday school 11:30 a m reaching by the pastor on the Higher Preparedness 6 p m preaching on The Midnight Cup Junior choir to furnish music public invited Also Silver Leaf Club to hold Hallowe'en social at Stella Hance home Wilson street from 4 p m to 11 30 p m
Washington reports President Coolidge weighs extending Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler's leave to remain as Philadelphia safety director for next year. No adviser opinion yet, while Philadelphia officials push for a seasoned head during the sesqui centennial celebration.
A radio panel from Station WIA debated a five per cent rise in western railroad freight rates. H. E. Byrum and Samuel O. Dunn supported the increase, while O. E. Bradfute and L. J. Tabor opposed it. They discussed government controls, rail profitability, and impact on farmers.
Detroit Oct 30 delegates of the national council of women prepare for their quinquennial day of events with elections for officers slated Saturday morning. The session featured defenses against charges of pacifist propagation and a debate over freedom of discussion amid reports of communist literature at the Washington meeting.
Washington reports reveal consular dispatches describing the Damascus bombardment by French forces. Official circles anticipate Paris will clear the incident soon and place responsibility on General Sarrail while noting vast damage and casualties as the United States and Britain press for accountability.
The well known Poca division train dispatcher H. H. Hale was reported in a more serious condition last night. Doctors now suspect a ruptured blood vessel in the head or another complication causing partial paralysis. Relatives have been summoned to Bluefield as the situation develops.
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