All Sunbeams Meet at Church for Prayer Program
All Sunbeams of the First Baptist Church are to assemble at 6:00 pm at the church to prepare for the prayer meeting program. The Presbyterian Women's Auxiliary executive board meets Thursday noon at 3:00 pm with Mrs. Jon Mannell on Straley Avenue, noting the first meeting of the church year.
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First Baptist Church
Wom
Presbyterian Arch
Jon M-nnell
Straley Avenue
Ornoon
Baptist Circle Meets as Board Debates Pending Business
Circle No. 2 of the Baptist Mission Union meets Thursday at 2 30 with Mrs F Austin at 1601 South Walker Street. Notables include A M McCoy in Virginia for his mother’s death, and several locals visiting or returning from Roanoke Beckley and Beckley.
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The
Baptist Mission Union
F. Austin
South Walker Street
W. H. Malcolm
Keystone
Gwendolyn Mitchell
Trent Street
George Donovan
H. L. McCoy
Kenneth
Mercer Street
Norvon
Beckley
Chesapeake and Ohio
Princeton notices and local ads highlight rentals and legal matters
Local column lists furnished rentals at 906 Highland Avenue and a sale notice for a Studebaker car. Court actions include several chancery rules and a $10,000 damages claim. A marriage license is issued for Leslie Walker and Hattie Sawyer. Community events feature revival preparations, a school oration contest, a May cantata, a square dance, and an Easter bake sale.
Thankful note to those who helped save our home
A brief message expresses gratitude to the many kind people who offered help and support during a difficult time protecting a residence. It thanks neighbors friends and local responders for their care and effort in the crisis.
Princeton Legion Plans Drive For Endowment Fund
At the Princeton Post No. 54 meeting the American Legion will draft plans for a drive to raise Princeton's $1500 toward the $5,000,000 endowment fund for orphans of veterans and disabled veterans. The West Virginia drive runs April 6 through 12, with the post also acting as a board of directors to supervise plans for a soldiers and sailors memorial building pending county board confirmation. Bluefield Post named L. H. Perkins as its representative.
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Princeton
American Legion
Legion Mall
National Legion Organization
West Virginia
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial
Bluefield Post
L. H. Perkins
Princeton Club Debates Name Change To Chamber Status
At a weekly meeting the Princeton Business Men's Club discussed renaming to Princeton Chamber of Commerce. Opponents held the majority and the proposal was referred to the next meeting. A council request urged a committee to discuss city improvements on April 9. J. H.
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Business Men's Club Chamber of Commerce
Princeton Business Men's Club
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Princeton
Business Men's Club
Chambers of Commerce
J. H
Committee Appointments and New Members Noted at Luncheon
MacGlothlin J Chambers and W EH Thompson appointed to the committee. Karl Gott named to membership and attendance committee, W H Shepherd to dues committee. Two new members attended the luncheon yesterday.
Drilling Plan Set For No. 1 Oil Well Near Future
Goodwill Oil and Gas directors at Narrows approve contract for drilling Well No. 1 to begin soon. The president with the engineer geologist will meet the contractor in Princeton Friday to pick the drilling site with stockholders. Stock to be offered in West Virginia and Virginia in coming days under law compliant assurances. Storms devastate crops across Australia Hungary and Roumania.
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Goodwill Oil and Gas Corporation
Narrows
Princeton
West Virginia
Virginia
Welch and McDowell County Murder Case Hears Grim Details
Wesley Speaks, 37, was stabbed to death at the Thompson home in Thorpe after a suspected affair with Thompson’s wife. Thompson, jailed on a $2,000 bond, describes a violent struggle ending with Speaks fatally wounded as neighbors called a physician.
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Wesley Speaks
Har
Bond
Thompson
Janu
Thomp
Speaks
Thompon
Etback
Davenport
Tompson
Thorpe
Robert H. Powell
Powell
Squire A. C. Hufford
Ume
Nee
Five Dogs Die of Poison Reported in City
City officials were informed yesterday that five dogs died from poisoning. Among the victims was a valued German police dog owned by L. K. Woods, who was absent in Charleston attending a state legislature meeting. The dog was regarded as one of the finest police dogs in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. KE. Woods
Woods
Charleston
Mr. Woods
Northfork Kiwanis Club Meets Tonight
The Northfork Kiwanis Club convenes tonight at the regular venue with hopes of full attendance. Members are urged to be punctual as delays affect closing time, and the program includes a father and son pairing with Baptist ladies serving banquet style dishes. Col. Cunningham, the presider, asks members to attend and bring a boy.
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Northfork Kiwanis Club
Baptist
Col. Cunningham
McDowell County Automobile Club
Criminal Court Room
Blakely
W. J. Hatfield
Charleston
Jury verdict in Pan Coal versus Garland Coal case set at 5806.40
The Pan Coal Company won against Garland Coal Company with a verdict of 5806.40 after seven days of trial. The case had been up for trial three times and began Monday afternoon with a short deliberation before reaching a late afternoon decision yesterday.
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The
Pan Coal Company
Garland Coal Company
Unidentified Man Found On Cinder Dump
A man about 21 years old and five feet eight inches tall was found dead on the Pulaski Iron Company cinder dump by school children yesterday around nine. He was poorly dressed and remains unidentified.
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Patton Undertaking Establishment
Pulaski Iron Company
Welch News Roundup of Local Visitors and Moves
K W Franklin left for Cincinnati to visit his parents. John Henry, formerly hospitalized, returned home. Ira Doss and Mrs. Spector of Keystone visited Welch. Mrs. Budnick and Merrill returned home from hospitalization. L B Crawford of Pocahontas Fuel Co. visited in Welch. James Caffee of Eckman conducted business in Welch. Robert Powell of Wilcoe did county work in Welch. Mary Day of Coalwood was wheeled through Welch. A Welch Chamber traffic bureau committee includes Gail Carter and Pat Flood.
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K. W. Franklin
Cincinnati
N. H. Franklin
John Henry
Ira Doss
Keystone
Welch
Jacob Spector
Harry Budnick
Merrill
L. B. Crawford
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Pocahontas
Tnesday
James Caffee
Eckman
Robert H. Powell
Wilcoe
Mary Day
Coalwood
The
Welch Chamber of Commerce
Gail T. Carter
Pat Flood
New Dentifrice Claims to Beat Teeth Film
An advertising piece touts Pepsodent as a new dental method that removes the sticky film on teeth, claims faster whitening and healthier teeth, and urges readers to mail a coupon and ask their druggist for the tube. It warns old dentifrices don’t fight the film and stresses dental authorities’ views on pyorrhea.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Virginian
Emma Peck
Royal
Flaming Youth
Colleen Moore
Teleum
Highland Avenue
County Court Clerks Office
Leslie M. Walker
Hattie EB. Sawyer
Sterling Grocery Company
L. D
E. W. Hale
Arizona
Mr. Hale
Elbert
Roscoe Pendleton
Dorothy Hale
Stanley Smith
Uncle Sam
Mr. Coals
Graham
South
Z. B. Randall
Coale
Harvey Rice
East River High School
Bluefield College
Henry W. Longfellow
Ira B. Wilson
Claude Buck
L. C. Lesno
D. F. Hale
John Newkirk
BE. Blake
G. B. Bowling
R. H. Moore
McDowell County
Lilly Land
Studebaker
Miles
Roanoke
Domenick Romano
C. H. Martin
Domenick Small
Loyal Legion Post
Legion Hall
Legion
Circle No. 4
Christian Church Aid Society
Sydney Chaplin
Phylis Haver
Frank Mayo
Royal Theater
Wormy” Halil
John Coad
Roby
Black Oak Mountain
Justice of Peace
C. C. Karnes
Hall
Mrs
Harry Johnson
Princeton Road
College Heights
Lilly Land Company
Lily Lami
Charles Wheley & Son
Second Street
Colleen Moore and
Vienna
Australia
Hungary
Roumania
Dean’s
W. H. Miles
Bluefield Avenue
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Mig
Buffalo
Earl Thompson
J. Callaway Houchins
Northfork, W. Va
Roaches
Resear Institute
Fisermntenst
Welch Briefs
4. Lawrence
Lecuses
Elmarvis
Mary Belle Payne
Lex
Andy Keene
Rosa Beavers
Wallscreek
Berwind
William Griffith
Norfolk
Ruth McCall
Cedar Bluff
J. M. Wysor
Jaeger
Mildred Lawless
Nellie Spangler
W. E. Gaunt
Kathryn Thornton
M. Epling
Brewster
Leafie Murphy
Robert Duvall
Marion
W. H. McCulloch
W. R. Keyser
Joe Slack
New York
Moore
Brooklyn
Hoyt
Shocker
Schang
Rush
Roberts
Williams and Taylor
Pensadgnt
Sal Theodent Company
Ave
Boe
Wabash
Pardee
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