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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1925
Page
7
A Bluefield Virginia council session discusses a comprehensive sidewalk program to modernize streets town wide. Chairman Barnett argues for immediate construction with low costs and favorable bids, while residents urge supported progress and completion of the new sidewalk network near the high school.
N E Edmondson connected with the Bluefield Gas and Power Company of West Virginia owned a coin his wife brought from Spain. The piece dates to the sixteenth century and is described among other dated relics in a brief item. A separate note mentions a loan offer on improved Bluefield real estate of 2,500 dollars or more.
The Welle barber shop moves Monday into new quarters in the ii building beside Pigaly Wiggly. The shop features modern fixtures with wall set mirrors and a glossy front, among the finest on the Virginia Side. Mack Shorter will relocate his Coney Island newsstand to the Wells barber shop building on Wicker Street.
Burke's Garden Virginia delegates join with Tazewell and Bluefield Lutherans to seek the return of Rev Homer Anderson as their pastor. A Sunday joint committee meeting in Burke's Garden discussed presenting his name, while noting some delegates favored other candidates. The minister previously served a church in Lynchburg.
Virginia side schools down to brass tacks resume organizing classes and preparing for a return to routine. Teachers gathered at the Virginia Theatre with talk of a formal theatre party for the new faculty as the annual teachers’ party looms.
Edawarde, foreman at Pounding Stone Quarry, witnessed a black bear grab a gray squirrel at the river edge near Molly Hop Hole and swallow it in one bite. The incident near Rich Mountain drew excitement among campers and locals.
Editor Bluefield Virginia News letters page reader defends not being a preacher and notes respect for the ministry while expressing a desire to serve if called by God. The writer references a Pocahontas division engineer and thanks the publication for a compliment.
In a 1908 letter W Simpson explains he pursued layman work rather than full-time preaching. He led the lay men's missionary movement in the New Lebanon Association for eight years until 1917 when ill health stopped speaking. He says he aimed to energize lay members in missions and notes no intent to preach.
J. H. McMullin is proclaimed the city's heaviest man after smashing two standard scales to 315 pounds. Dr. Fisher confirms the reading as correct while Dr. Pyott notes Tip Top resident weighs 339 pounds yet remains active.
Citizens of Cove Creek say last Thursday and Friday were this season's peak heat. The shade temperature reached 190, with hot dry conditions persisting. Despite the heat, Clear Fork Valley retains abundant cold spring water.
An early morning steam whistle blast on the Virginia side disrupted sleep and drew curious residents. Authorities began inspecting the source of the loud signal as patrols investigated the noise origin.
A reader asks why a mysterious whistle starts late at night and keeps him from sleeping, noting the noise lasts between five and thirty minutes. The item links to a broader note about sleep disruption and urban living conditions.
Readers are urged to report any cases of attempts to teach monkey language in Bluefield Virginia schools to the wild animal editor of the Bluefield Virginia News for prompt coverage and verification.
Tazewell County fans rally as Bluestone Shops faces the Tazewell club in a 3 30 p.m. showdown. Local fans expect a hair raising contest between rivals in county baseball.
Tazewell plans morning lineup with Poca Bramwell players joining. County seat events draw crowds after a lively day yesterday. Mies Esither Worth from Wichita will conduct a cooking demonstration at Chicago House Furnishing Co today and tomorrow, with about a hundred ladies attending yesterday. A new granite sailing ship model is showcased in Skinner Boyd's window, second by Bergerson.
Hobson and sister Miss Katherine Hobson of Cleveland arrive to visit the Osborne cousins W J and T A Osborne. Pearson Hobson of Merrimac fame visited two years ago and longtime ties to the area are recalled. Missionary Society meeting urged for Thursday at 2 30 PM at Memorig Baptist church. Mr Blosser notes at Graham Furnace during World War I, now custodian of furnace property. Adana Green Wagner of Falls Mills marries Maure Mark Davis in Newark New Jersey last Saturday. groom a Graham High School and Virginia Polytechnic Institute graduate, long time Newark resident.
A number of friends and neighbors called at the home of W. E. Averille on Lovers Lane to offer sympathy for the death of J. A. Blosser, father of Mrs. Averille. The remains were taken to the old home at Buena Vista for burial.
R L Gillespie, a Vir tta Side resident, in upfield Sanitarium for an infection on neck and head shows improvement. doctors hope he may leave soon after carbuncle drainage with two incisions. Circle No 4 meeting moved to church Thursday at 2 pm under Captain W J Crockett. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for support during illness and death.
Mrs J A Strickland returns to Falcon with family visiting from the old home. Ruth Spangler comes back to Peterstown after a visit. Fay Keister of Tonganoosin visits. Kate visits her uncle J T Keister. Mrs Willis Anderson comes from Roanoke due to her mother's illness. Mr and Mrs Curtis L Shuffle baker of Dinefield and Mr and Mrs Clyde W Shufflebarger of Blues noted.
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