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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1914
Page
13
Classified notice offers a single family home at 4500 dollars on Virginia Avenue. Mentions three rooms, pantry and bath. Describes nearby amenities including a car innex, school and churches. Indicates balance and terms unclear.
Stealey Heights offers four room cottages and building plots on Duncan Ave Hut and Hurt direct. Each lot 10x120 feet priced at 1400 dollars. Woodland Ave features a four room cottage on a 40x120 foot lot with an alley, priced at 1600 dollars with 600 cash and 200 dollars annually.
Six four room flats on West Main Street with monthly rent of 80 dollars. Good location, strong value, always rented. Promises nearly 14 percent return. Terms available.
An ad offers a 328 by 108 foot parcel on East Main Street with cement walks water and sewerage and indicates terms of payment including cash and installments. The notice promises assistance to buyers to obtain funds to build a house and lists multiple year options. The seller references a Ti side corporation and monetary figures such as 1350 and 350.
Edward F. Groker urges nationwide fire prevention, arguing annual U S fire losses exceed 100 million dollars and deaths follow due to carelessness. He calls for mandatory inspections, automatic alarms, extinguishers, and regular drills in factories, hotels, and public buildings with strict enforcement and fines.
Contract awards list for Washington Irving school project includes Grand Rapids Hand Screw Company for cabinet work at $1000 plus, Home Furnishing Company of Clarksburg for furniture, Merit and Co. of Camden for metal shelving, Leon Janjeton of St Louis for blackboards, Virginia School Supply for pupils desks, and G Welch Company for electric fixtures. Several items show no award after bids.
June 9 members of the Vincent chapter announce an inter rating contest between the Bigex and the Reds for Sunday school members at the new fair grounds. The event runs through the last Sunday in June with supper promised by the defeated side, free to all who wish to partake, Tuesday evening after.
Community reports the contest finished and plans underway for a Baptist Church project. A Sunday school with enrollment around 100 and 11 sessions meets in the school house. Miss Dorrie Queen, noted in the piece, has been seriously ill with a doubtful recovery.
Descriptive literature on the Webster Springs hotel is being distributed by Clarkeburgers. Wooddell has gone to the resort to begin duties for the season. The resort remains popular with Churkshurcers and expects many patrons. A mailed booklet covers the spring’s history, baths, and vacation information. Wooddell resumes charge, Mrs. Wooddell to greet guests, and several improvements have been completed for the season.
Clarksburg camp No 8 and Stonewall Camp No 106 plan to travel by rail to Grafton for Sunday memorial ceremonies honoring deceased members. The trip leaves Bell hall at 10 35 Sunday morning with Morris Sheppard of Nebraska delivering the memorial address. Other camps are expected to attend.
Stonewall Jackson chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held a Wednesday memorial event. Members gathered at 10 a m in Christ Episcopal Church parish home then traveled by automobile to the cemetery to decorate the graves of Confederate soldiers. A visit followed to Lonewall Jackson’s birthplace site on West Main Street where the David Davidson building stands, where a large bouquet of white roses and ferra wan were placed on a bronze tablet that had been set years ago by the chapter to mark the location.
North America Sunday school hosts plan the fourteenth International Sunday school convention in Chicago from June 23 to 30 at the Medinah temple. About 20,900 delegates and orators are expected, Virginia’s delegation expanded to accommodate more attendees. notable guests include Dr C B Purinton Morgantown and Rev S W Walker Huntington. International Sunday School Day falls on June 20 as the event unfolds in Chicago during the convention.
In Rengon Un'on district 16 teachers celebrate the Dew school graduation at Benson with Rev Ab Stead delivering the close sermon. Graduates Sylvia Hitt Goldie Hitt Alice Jemima Bailey Bly Bailey Citne Bailey Lexsier Hailey Christopher Glenn Marts Worthy Walker Flodie Romine Harry Queen William Wayne Paugh Pay Coffindaffer Oriel Brent Thrash receive diplomas.
An itemized list of unclaimed letters advertised at the Clarksburg post office on May 26 includes Tul Atkinson, Mrs Grace Brandli, Louis Boog, Winnifred Bellair, Mrs J C Barker, Hogener Barnett, Leslie Beck, F G Bargerhuft, M Boone, Mrs Glenn Butcher, Geo Barton, John Bron son, Mrs James Banks, Mrs John Bowen, Credo Conley, W L Calvert, S J Clarken, Mrs Cora Cordray, Nan Carson, S C Pufield, A O Breeman, Ada Pletcher, Miss Maud Fanke, and many others. Names reflect diverse recipients awaiting pickup.
Take Koski of Pinlander's condition improves after being shot near Tin Plate Monday night. He rests at St Marys hospital as doctors hold hope for recovery. Despite a diligent search no clue has been found about the offenders and the value of a 191% investment is noted at 2,059,919 to the United States.
Wayne Brooks aged 18, nephew of Chief of Police Harry J. Brooks, died last night following pneumonia. Telegram to the chief says he was well known in this city and had visited here. Funeral plans include departure tomorrow morning for Parkersburg. grand jury enters its second day with no indictments reported.
Fractured OCR text shows an appeal to kill bed bugs and a rally phrase. mentions a drug store and unclear references to a “pint squirt toemi” and “AIT.” The readable items focus on a pest control message and local commerce, with minimal clear details.
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