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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
7
Moore Springs trip planned for two weeks by automobile for Hontas and party. Mrs J H Shott with James Jr and John Cary visiting relatives in Richmond. Mrs Sol Hyman and Harriet and Philip return from Portland. Mrs George W Litz and Helen Elizabeth of Chicago visiting Mr and Mrs T R Smoot after thirteen weeks in Europe.
The Business Women's Circle of the First Presbyterian Church will meet in the ladies parlor tonight at o'clock. Note change in time of meeting. Bible lessons cover the first six questions in Second Kings. A large attendance is urged.
Study Circles of Grace Church meet this afternoon at 2 30 for the study of Mwing Kwong. The group gathers to discuss the topic in a quiet church setting.
Shrine Club hosts a social dance from 9 to 2 at the Masonic Temple with Oxley's Orchestra providing the music for a festive season event.
A. H. Logan deputy organizer for the Loyal Order of Moose and his assistant William J. Gamble will finish their work in Clarksburg and depart for Parkersburg to join Mooseheart travelers. Several thousand Moose members will depart from Clarksburg Parkersburg and Wheeling with most northern lodges represented and low rates arranged.
The Bureau of Coal Economics reports a heavy mining rate for bituminous coal in the week ending September 6 with an estimated output of about 11,000,000 tons. This is 200,000 tons less than the prior week but about 500,000 tons more than the week ending August 22, which produced 19,523,000 tons.
Bluefield College projects a record year with bids totaling about 600000 dollars as the institution begins its fourth session. Electric orchards in Stockton England are testing frost protection by electricity and to be widely adopted.
The Bluefield fair grounds bustle as advance man for Friday and Saturday speed events arrives with a twenty five ton dust layer for the track. Fireworks expert John Zibbele arrives to assemble displays while the grounds gain a new stage and fencing. Traffic plans shift to speed entry via gates and Frederick Street exits as crews finalize preparations by Saturday morning.
The Edwards Memorial Presbyterian at 316 North Mercer Street holds a Sunday dedication service with Dr Hyder pastor assisted by Rev John Davis of Keystone and Rev Arthur Williams of Pocahontas. An 11 o'clock sermon by Rev J Davis precedes history of the work by Elder George Carey, with a large choir conducted by Mrs Hyder.
On the voyage aboard a grand ship, Tick Tock and the Twins discover the ship's clock in the captain's cabin. The clock jokes about languages and ports as it reflects on coffee and sugar as square wooden boxes, while vowing to be repaired before the voyage ends.
The crew discusses packing sugar coffee and bananas in large boxes, while Tick Tock the ship clock is repaired. A quirky farewell echoes aboard as a note mentions ultraviolet rays killing germs in seconds.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the U S district court yesterday. The Bowling Drug Company of Northfork shows assets of 9076.25 and liabilities of 19473.49 with about seventy five creditors. Nash Bluefield Motors Company of Bluefield filed an involuntary petition after being closed weeks ago.
Robbers entered the Rolfe store at Worth in McDowell county Wednesday and took a large amount of merchandise. The loot included a man's watch a woman's watch a ladies tan dress and seven dollars in pennies. No arrests have been made and authorities have no clue. Several Pocahontas Fuel Company stores have suffered robberies in recent months.
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