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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1925
Page
5
Gregory John Nathan and Lenora Combs were married at the Baptist parsonage in Princeton. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. S. B. Ogle. Local social notes list church circles and upcoming meetings, plus a roundup of Princeton personals and community activities.
Attention centered on road issues at the weekly chamber luncheon. A report from Asheville described the formation of the Appalachian Scenic Highway Association led by H. C. Hadden.
A runaway team of horses crashed into a Ford coupe on Mercer Street yesterday afternoon around six. The carriage struck the rear of the car shattering the rear window and roof. one horse climbed onto the coupe. Driver Walker Wiley left the team before the collision. one horse belonged to Mrs Wiley and the other to a man named Patterson. Children on the sidewalk watched as repairs were agreed upon.
Sunday, October 4, rally day at the Presbyterian church. All pupils should attend Sunday school at 9 40 in the morning and Cradle Roll and Home Department members are invited. At 9 40 winners will shake hands with a Sunday school member to win gifts. First prize is a pair of Red Goose shoes from L C Porter.
Princeton paragraphs detail Sunday school service at 10 30 with communion at 11. Church unite notices. Youth Bible study 7 pm and choir practice 8 15. Also listings of sales rents licenses marriages fiduciary orders incorporations auctions and court notices plus hunting reports and local developments in Princeton and nearby areas.
Real estate transfers filed yesterday list transfers in Bluefield Princeton and surrounding areas with typical sums from $1 to $500 including W C Reid to H C Ellett and George P Stovall to Mary A Farmer. Also rental notices offer seven to nine room houses and several apartments in Princeton with several brokers listed for contact.
Princeton and East River district schools will gain a recreation park after the district board of education approved a seven acre site on the Princeton Bluefield road near Sheen. Development will begin immediately with an athletic field baseball diamond playground equipment and a picnic grove planned. The park aims to host football games and a 1926 baseball season despite seasonal overflow from nearby streams.
Three white men and a Black man named Churchwell were jailed in Welch for drunken driving, moonshine possession, and resisting an officer. Mayor Blakely vowed strict enforcement, with a chain gang sentence for Churchwell, fines for the others, and new parking rules to lure out of town shoppers and spectators.
Welch briefs report four month old Harry Hall died yesterday at Grace Hospital from infantile paralysis after being brought Monday evening from Pageton. J. Douglas prepared the body for burial. Eric Coger of Gary was jailed on petit larceny charges and sentenced to sixty days on the chain gang with fines and costs. Probation officer W. T. Farley seeks placements for several children including John Cabulo, a thirteen year old in need of a home.
No marriage licenses recorded in county clerk’s office yesterday. Hunting permits set a 1925 record as demand grows. McDowell County Boy Scouts begin Troop No. 4 meeting led by Scoutmaster Jan Hart in Welch. Walter Harris, twenty, miner, injured in coal mine accident at Coke Company. He remains hospitalized with a fractured leg and arm, but recovery expected. Other updates list residents visiting, travels for business, and local social visits in Welch and surrounding areas.
Fairmont West Virginia September 29 Mrs N fh C Morrow of this city gave an address titled Pioneer days in the Prohibition Movement at the forty second annual convention of the West Virginia W C T U The banquet drew over 200 and was led by J Walker Barnes toastmistress Officers reports showed new members and union progress A crusader dedication and speeches by local civic representatives were also held The old stage coach era fare from St Louis or Memphis to San Francisco was $200 and passengers supplied their meals.
The advertising committee plans streamers for car routes and distributes advertising materials to county football fans. Efforts focus on promoting the first college game in McDowell County to ensure a pleasant visit that makes fans want to stay in the area. Bert Downs leads the effort.
The earlier report of a Welch to Bluefield bus permit is wrong. The state commission heard the case last June and has not yet ruled, with a decision expected soon from Charleston. If approved, Pocahontas Transportation will order modern parlor cars on Studebaker bus chassis for a fifteen passenger route.
Social News of McDowell reports a Murphy family reunion on Sunday September 27 at 417 Frederick Street Bluefield. Sons daughters and in laws arrived by 2 pm for a park outing with a feast hosted by Mr and Mrs Sars McCoy. Attendees included W J Martin H K Carper Farr McCoy and others from Wyco Jaeger Capels Jenkin Jones and Bluefield areas. Dr J C Killey of Vivian visited the city and Mrs Wesley Brooks of Soccer had recently been at Grace Hospital.
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