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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1925

Page

4

Princeton Social Circles Lovely Fall Bridge Party

A large fall bridge event was held Tuesday afternoon at 3 oclock hosted by Mrs J D Castro of Havana Cuba at Mrs Halsteads home on Avenue. High score went to Mrs W C Epling with 13 as the lucky number and Reed hanging prizes awarded to Mrs Calloway and consolation to Mrs Shepherd. Guests included numerous local residents and visiting friends enjoying refreshments from Miss Juanita Leach of Athens.

J. D. Castro Havana Cuba Halstead Avenue Castro Shaffer Norfolk W. C. Bpling Calloway Shepherd S. Castro Juanita Leach Athens Ames Vermillion W. Hale B. Spangler Velvier Rixey J. W. McNutt Beckwith Ball DeJarnette Todd Straley Cunningham Sutherland Hare Norris Taylor Cummings Haye Willae Swaim Pearis Misses Peck Margie Garrett Princeton R. P. Bears Richard Park, Jr Memorial Hospital Senator White Matewan R. B. McKenzie Wilber Gilbert Bonham Gilbert Bommer N. C Don MecClaugherty Carl McClaugherty Cleo Rorrer Byrethel McClaugherty Monroe A. J. Black Stockton California A. T. Rice Front Street FE. A. Stecker Johnston City Tenn Lowery G. Bowling EB. C. Batley Vineland N. J W. EB. Whitt Elouise E Jackson College Ave Henry Howell Tazewell R. EB. Jackson W. B. Whitt Elouse R. FE. Jackson Mary Francis J. C. Mitchell J. A. Pine Rebecca

Princeton Prates Include Rentals News and Local Happenings

Local notices list rentals for four and five room flats and cottages in Princeton with contact details. Also covered are marriages licenses, a taxi fine for improper child seating, mushroom harvests after light rains, and upcoming community events at Walker hall and the Christian church.

Baptist Circles Meet at First Baptist Church at Three

All circles of the First Baptist Church will gather this afternoon at the church promptly at three o'clock. Members are urged to be on time.

Baptist Circles First Baptist Church

Missionary Society Meeting At Mrs Blankenship Home

The Women s Missionary Society of the East Princeton Methodist church will meet this afternoon at 2 30 at the home of Mrs D J Blankenship on McNott avenue All members are requested to attend The Christian Church Circle notes all circles of the ladies Aid Society of the church.

Missionary Socrety Women's Missionary Society of the East Princeton Methodist Church D. J. Blankenship McNott Avenue Christian Church Circle Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church

Jailbreak Aims Eight to Nine Prisoners Escape County Jail

Report says eight or nine inmates fled the county jail on Tuesday prompting a manhunt. Details on identities and recapture efforts were not disclosed. Local authorities urged residents to report any information leading to the fugitives.

Judge Hiner Named Pastor After Sermon at Pocahontas Church

Judge Hiner of North Dakota preached at Pocahontas Christian Church on Triumphant Faith and at Midway Church on The Scarlet Line. He accepted a call to pastor both churches and will speak next Sunday at 3 PM on What think ye of Christ using judicial methods.

Christian Church Judge Hiner North Dakota Midway Church Bluefield Midway Pocahontas Church Hiner Christ

Veteran Minister to Hold a Meeting Here

Dr. W. C. Campbell of Roanoke Va returns to Pocahontas for a ten day series of meetings. The veteran pastor led First Presbyterian Roanoke for forty five years and now retires from active service on full pay for life.

W. C. Campbell Roanoke Pocahontas Presbyterian House of Worship First Presbyterian Church of Big Lick Virginia Roanoke Times

Swarthmore Chautauqua opens with sermons and shows

A Swarthmore minister and eloquent veteran will hold services starting next Sunday at 11 for ten days, aiding weaker churches. The Swarthmore Chautauqua opens Friday at the opera house with two shows daily and strong advance sales. H Clay Powell will appear soon after under local auspices. Street and sewer improvements proceed rapidly and a new school building project will begin soon.

Swarthmore Chautauqua H. Clay Powell

Pruning Coaches and Odd Sports Anecdotes

An assortment of short sports notes mentions football squad pruning, a historic counter fighter named Bob Fitzsimmons, and Dr. Paul Crouch of Boston achieving 90 hits and 626 scores in an archery match rather than against baseball pitchers. A punchline suggests a traffic cop handling tip.

Paul Crouch Boston Phillies

County Fair Opens With Fiddlers Contest and Events

Mercer County Fair underway in full swing with old fiddlers contest offering cash prizes for solo and group divisions. Brush Ford Farm Women team to perform dramatic contest followed by rural choirs and a broad judging contest led by Mrs. Sackett and Miss Weihardt. Health clinic and baby show tomorrow with blue ribbons for high scoring babies. Princeton schools closed early for public day and dog show prizes on Saturday at fair grounds.

Mercer County Court House Charleston Brush Ford Farm Women'’s Justin Sackett Betty Weihardt Princeton Rmit Saturda

Stomach Distress Remedy Promises Quick Relief

An offer for Dave's Mentha Pepsin claims rapid relief from gas bloating acidity belching and heartburn with a money back guarantee. It cites strong sales in a New Jersey town and lists local druggists and pharmacies as agents including Bluefield Pharmacy East End Pharmacy Fairview Princeton Hale Pharmacy.

New Jersey Dave Bluefield Pharmacy East End Fairview Pharmacy Princeton Agents Hale Pharmacy

Gore to discuss interstate highways with Maryland officials

Governor Gore will travel to Harper’s Ferry to confer with Maryland authorities on interstate highway use. He cites questions of courtesy and privileges on the roads and plans to return to Charleston by Sunday.

Charleson W. Va Gore Harper's Ferry Maryland

Goitre Vanished by Sorbol Quadruple Promised by Mrs Clara Pabodie

Cincinnati woman Mrs Clara Pabodie testifies Sorbol Quadruple removed her daughter's goitre four years ago. She offers to share full experience by letter. Available at drug stores or from Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio. Local outlet Goodykoontz Drug Co serves Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Clara Pabodie Wentworth Ave Ohio Sorbol Mechanicsburg Goodykoontz Drug Co

Local Names and Officials Listed in Fragmentary Charleston Text

fragmented OCR of places and names across West Virginia towns including Charleston Athens Morgantown Clarksburg Wheeling Elkins Webster Springs Salem Farmington and Middlebourne with several officials and a few initials such as J. O. Jennings Q. M. Agnew Max Cohen and Bruce Kelley among others present or cited in the unreadable record.

Charleston Athens Julian St. Albans Clarksburg Wheeling Elkins Webster Springs Salem Gration Middlbourne Middleborne Morgantown Middlebourne Farmington

Black Diamond buses to run through Welch to Bluefield

Through bus line approved by the Transportation Commission will run Studebaker vehicles with four wheel brakes planned to operate from Welch to Bluefield. The schedule is not set but operation is expected soon, promising convenient service between the two cities.

Black Diamond WELCH Bluefield Eich Tas Transportation Opera Studebaker

Welch Briefs Local News and Hospital Updates

A miner named Nathaniel Hairston suffered a severe hand injury at Havaco and had a finger amputated at Grace Hospital. A five year old boy, Frank Seamell, bruised head from a fall at home but recovered to go home. Meeting at Houston M KEK church discussed a future naturalization school for foreigners in Kimball. Various Welch area residents and visitors list travel, hospital stays, and minor injuries. The column ends with a grim note about Chicago’s murder rate.

Nathaniel Hairston New River Pocahontas Coal Company Havaco Grace Hospital Hairston Frank Seamell Joe Seamell Lex Houston M Kek Kimball Kiwanians Kimball

Quota Accepted by West Virginia Synod

The general assembly set benevolent quota of 174383 dollars was accepted by the Presbyterian synod of West Virginia in Huntington. The sum will be distributed among the three presbyteries to be raised next year. Dr Wybert Smith of Nashville addressed the synod.

General Assembly of the Church For Benevolent Presbyterian Synod of West Virginia Wybert Smith Nashville, Tenn Foreign Missions Committee

Black Draught credited with liver relief by planter

Centerville Mississippi planter W G Huff reports relief from heavy head and fatigue after using Thedford’s Black Draught. He says early symptoms improved after a few doses and credits the remedy with preventing days in bed and noting its herbal, mineral-free composition.

Centerville Miss W. G. Huff Thedford Mr. Huff

Prohibition violators fined and imprisoned in federal case

Lester Spears and F Spears of Boone county were fined 1000 dollars and sentenced to four years each in Atlanta for six counts of liquor law violations. A. B. Blankenship received three years and a 1000 dollar fine, while Henry Orrick Flora Summerfield and Herman Ray Harlow faced punishments in related pleas. Five family members from Mingo county also received fines and jail terms for liquor law violations.

Huntington W. Va Lester Spears F. Spears Atlanta A. B. Blankenship G. W. McClintic Boone County Henry Orrick Flora Summerfield Herman Ray Harlow Ury Raleigh County Mingo County John Branty Summers County John Branty, Jr Millard Brunty

Mitchell to Testify Before Air Board on Tuesday

The article reports Mitchell as a witness before the air board on Tuesday. He outlines recommendations for aviation policy including creating an aviation bureau contracting out mail carriage and establishing airports in major municipalities. Hoover cites commercial aviation as essential to national defense and notes potential government savings from a proposed program.

Europe United States Hoover Defense

Ferraline Mineral Water Claim Stirs Digestive Relief Ad

An advertisement promotes Ferraline, a concentrated mineral water for stomach disorders, promising quick relief from indigestion heartburn sour stomach and biliousness with a money back guarantee. A dollar bottle is marketed as replacing many gallons of water. Drugstores offer refunds after the first dose.

Reserve of manufacture equipment for defense and postal relief

A proposal to maintain a defense oriented equipment reserve would supply a large stock for personnel and reduce government losses in supporting the postal air service. The measure aims to fortify national logistics and mitigate current shortfalls affecting mail delivery.

Postal Air Service

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Gypsie Lee Pine W. J. Barton Eighth Street Annie L. Myers Harrison Street Prs J. L. Hart Highland Avenue Herbert Martin Seventh Street Shumate H. P. Caffee Santon Bros Ee Hitneosk Yee National Bank Bidg Bluefield, W A. Caldwell Apply Lilly Land Company Dayton Camp Creek Shella Ve John Leura Combe Honaker H. Lurber Squire T Criminal Court Gordon Helmondollar Justice of the Peace T. C Hubbardesterday BE. Price W. R. Medley Algonquin Oakwood Cemetery Junior Cuddy W. M. Cuddy the Hearn East Princeton Princeton Lodge K. of P Mayflower Temple Walker Hall W. W. Rogers Grand Domain Ers of P Fairmont Mercer County Fair Grounds Institute W. H. Witt Hartley Sanders T. C. Phillips Wilford McCutcheon Jumping Branch Concord Princeton High School Hinton High School Hinton Tinton R. R. Brown J. A. West Mercer County Court West Virginian Hotel Hale's W. BE. Whitt Art Bowling & Barton's Sanitary Barber Shop J. M. Barton MME. Savver Mercer Street Woolworth’s Bob Fitzsimmons Bob Goitre George Washington Life Insurance CO Charleston, W. Va State of Guy A. Ritter J. O. Jennings Q. M. Agnew A. Palmer Max Cohen F. W. Cooper Nichols R B. Helmick Bruce Kelley Bessie A. Smith Howard M. Smith L. M. Whitlateh Princeton, W. Va Daily News Review Mcdowell County Welch Briefs WEEC Prsonais L. A. Osler M. G. Campbell W. W. McNeil Sam Hermanson Keystone Clyde Justice Davy Cu O. H. White Dolly Reynolds Sarah Thomas Gary R. W. Hart G. W. Mullens Grundy Mr. Mullens W. P. Sinclair Graham Sale Loran Chester Harmon Chicago Bernice Payne Chic West Virginia Synod Greenbrier Lewia Dotson Summers Ollie Brunty James Brunty Mitchell AIR Board Hattie Crane Tanlac Tam Tester Tucker JL. C, Davis See. and Treas C. M. Rosenbury Mateaka Claude M. Bare Phon Princeton Furniture Cos Clifton Forne and Covington T. M. Hrookle
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