Multiple Court Orders Reported in Monday Session
A Monday circuit court session released several decisions including Mrs. Minnie Reid French winning 3090 against Ohio State Life Insurance with a 60 day appeal bond set at 9500. Other actions included verdicts against WT. Shumate and others totaling 225.90 and an order granting Vera L. Bonham custody and no alimony. Various judgments and petitions for writs set for Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Hugh G. Woods
Minnie Reid French
Ohio State Life Insurance Company
French
Supreme Court
National Carbide Sales Corp
Matoaka Grocery Co
W. H. Malcolm
WT. Shumate
J. E. Kade
A. Gilmore
E. Gilmor
E. Gilmore
Gilmores
National Carbide Company
Welch
Princeton
Charleston
Vera L. Bonham
George A. Bonham
Cour
E. Bond
George Witcher
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
John Custard
James A. McQuail
Custard
McQuail
C. L. Hardin
Isabelle Mays
L. C. Mays
Hardin
Tazewell
Dale Bailey
F. Wiley
Plymouth
Correction: Lanton’s Sunday coat ad mispriced items
A correction notes that coats listed as six ninety five were shown as fifty four seventy five. Correct price is sixty nine fifty for coats, with a sale price of fifty four seventy five.
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Lanton
Just Received Rugby Snow Suits at Mosre's Mart
New stock of Crevenetted rugby snow suits arrives in plaids and solids with color combos. Outstanding value priced from 8.75 to 9.95. Located at Mosre's Children's Mart opposite the post office.
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Mosre
Children’s Mart
Post Office
Lost coat sought in Princeton or Bluefield
Dark blue hand knitted three quarter length coat missing in Princeton or Bluefield. Reward offered for return to Mrs. T M Johnson at 114 College Street Princeton. Phone 226 J.
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Princeton
Bluefield
T. M. Johnson
College St
First Church of Christ Board Meeting Tonight
The official board of the First Church of Christ will meet at 7 30 this evening at the church office to consider church business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Church of Christ
Fifth Birthday Party for Jimmie Robinette Attended By Friends
Jimmie Robinette celebrated his fifth birthday on Tuesday at Fifth Street with a party attended by many children. Guests included Margaret Ann Boggs Gloria Dow Jones Julia Ann Hann Netty Ann Jackson Dorothy Robinette Doris Christian Gwendolyn Christian Beulah White C H Martin Florence Keatley Charles Keatley Charlie Shrews bury Stanley Walk Leslie Robinette and Jim mie Robinette.
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Jimmie Robinette
Fifth Street
Margaret Ann Boggs
Gloria Dow Jones
Julia Ann Hann
Netty
Ann Jackson
Dorothy Robinette
Doris
Gwendolyn Christian
Beulah White
C. H. Martin
Florence
Charles Keatley
Charlie Shrewsbury
Stanley Walk
Leslie
Piano Recital By Pendleton and Hoke At Mercer School
Miss Joyce Pendleton and Miss Leola Hoke, pupils of Mrs Ray Bailey, present a piano recital at Mercer school auditorium tonight at 8. The program includes Mozart and Pendleton pieces, Crocard Berceuse, Scharwenka Polish Dance, Haydn Sonata, Bizet Toreador, Torjussen Dedication, Schubert Valses Nobles, Crieg To Spring, Larzo Country Gardens, Grainger Quatette from Rigoletto, and other selections by Verdi Engzelman. The public is invited.
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Joyce Pendleton
Leola Hoke
Ray Bailey
Mercer School
Haydn
Bizet- McIntyre
Torjussen
Mercer School P T A Meets This Afternoon at 3
The Mercer school parent group will hold a meeting this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the school building.
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Mercer School
Douglas Bible class meeting at Mrs Huddleston’s Blake Ave
The Douglas Bible class of the Presbyterian church meets tonight at 8:00 with Mrs Huddleston on Blake avenue. It will be a business meeting and social event, and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Bible Class
The
Presbyterian Church
Huddleston
Blake Avenue
Woman's Auxiliary Meeting at Hale Avenue Home
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal church meets Thursday at 2:30 PM at Mrs. L B Willyoung's Hale Avenue home. It is the last meeting of the year and members are asked to take care of their pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Auxiliary
The
Episcopal Church
L. B. Will Young
Hale Avenue
For Rent Two Unfurnished Rooms Box No 7 Telegraph
Two unfurnished rooms in a good location for rent at three dollars each. Respond with a reference when replying and address to Box No. 7 Daily Telegraph.
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Daily Telegraph
Year end meeting to elect officers and exchange gifts
Members gather to complete year end business including election of officers at the meeting and the exchange of gifts in the friendship chain.
Pageant Rehearsal Set for First Methodist Church
An afternoon rehearsal for the pageant is planned at First Methodist church at 4 o'clock. Three more rehearsals will follow and every child is urged to attend each one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Eastern Star Meeting in Princeton Tonight
Princeton Chapter No. 53 of the Eastern Star holds its regular stated meeting tonight at 8 00 o clock. Members are advised to attend as business and announcements will be discussed.
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Princeton Chapter
Fire destroys Straley Avenue house leaving occupants insured
A Sunday morning fire started from kindling near a furnace pipe gutted a two story Straley Avenue frame house owned by Mercer Securities. Occupants Miss Julia Hetherington, Mrs. Molly Scott and daughter, and W. E. Whitt and children lost furniture and much clothing. Owner carried 2500 dollars insurance on the building. adjacent paint damage occurred at W. R. Wortington’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straley Avenue
Mercer Securiies Company
Julia Hetherington
Molly Scott
W. E. Whitt
W. R. Wortington
Nineteen Committed To Jail Over Weekend
Nineteen prisoners were committed to the county jail Saturday and Sunday. Fifteen were nabbed by county state and city officers on Saturday night. Six men were arrested in a Mercer street poker raid at nine o clock. They posted bond to appear before Police Judge R N Vermillion. Four more were arrested on driving while intoxicated charges with one held for investigation.
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Mercer Street
Bond
R. N. Vermillion
Cout Run
Forty New Jurors Drawn for Court in Open Session
Forty more jurors were drawn Monday for circuit court service starting Wednesday. The list includes jurors from East River, Beaver Pond, Rock, Bramwell, Matoaka, Montcalm, Coopers, Hiawatha, Plymouth, Jumping Branch and Athens districts, naming individuals such as N W Ed wards Elgood H E B Noble Hal P Johnston W K Peters and many others.
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Circuit Court
East River District
N. W. Edwards
Elgood
H. E B. Noble
Hal P. Johnston
W. K. Peters
J. M. Bondurant
D. V. Wickline
R. A. Saunders
Princeton
Beaver Pond
M. Deverle, Jr
Wm. L. Rutledge
J. C. Dunn
H. T
Bramwell
Carson Tabor
Matoaka
O. J. Taylor
Montcalm
C. D. Cox
McComas
W. H. Boyce
Kenneth Jones
Tom Rodes
Coopers
P. J. Good
Hiawatha
Ebb Harris
Conley Shupe
R. W. Hill
Plymouth
Edgar A. Phillips
Driving Drunk Cases in Magistrates Courts
Harold Thompson, 22, fined 25 dollars and costs after being arrested Sunday night by Troopers Ballard and Gore for driving an automobile under liquor influence. Robert Linkous was fined 25 dollars plus costs and given thirty days in jail for drunk driving. Albert Combs faces charges for permitting an intoxicated person to drive. Two other men arrested on drunk driving charges posted bond to appear later.
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Harold Thompson
D. T. Carr
Thompson
S. C. Ballard
F. L. Gore
Honaker Avenue
Center Street
Park Avenue
Robert Linkous
Princeton
O. E. Susong
Albert Combs
Susong
Otta Gleason Fined for Assault and Drunk Charge
Gleason was fined 50 dollars and costs for assaulting F. M. Morse Saturday afternoon by Magistrate D. T. Carr after a hearing. He also paid 10 dollars and costs on a drunkenness charge from Friday night.
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F. M. Morse
Otta Gleason
D. T. Carr
Gleason
Morse
Youth Surprised During Garage Break In
A colored youth was surprised by Douglas Barger while attempting to break into Joe Hatcher's garage where Mrs. Wallace Rason's car was stored about 11 p.m. Saturday. A colored youth was arrested Sunday for investigation in the same incident. Recent weeks saw stolen cars often returned or damaged when starters failed. Senator W. Broughton Johnson's car was taken and set afire last week.
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Joe Hatcher
Wallace Rason
Douglas Barger
W. Broughton Johnson
Princeton Personal Notices Highlight Local Travel and News
Princeton readers learn of Mrs. BE BE Anderson visiting Itmann on business and families from Kingsport Blountville and Raleigh returning home after gatherings with local residents. The item notes Duke vs NC State football, a stroke affecting Rev. I N Munsey, and visits to Washington and Philadelphia for Army Navy game, with local hosts listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Be.be. Anderson
Itmann
Princeton
J. B. Nall
Ruth
Katherine
Kingsport
Tenn
Sam Eanes
Bluntville
North Walker Street
I. H. Fry
Cecil
Walnut Street
Raleigh
Donald Fry
Buddy Fry
North Carolina State
Duke University
Louise Wells
M. L. White
Charleston
H. B. Wells
Monay
J. R. Munsey
Harrison Street
I. N. Munsey
East Radford
Munsey
Athens
Catherine Fleshman
Mercer Street
Verna Fleshman
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
G. F. Akers
C. W. Akers
Fannie Bailey
Bluefield
Algeciras Bombed by Warplane
A warplane bombed insurgent-held Algeciras today. Explosions from three bombs were visible from Gibraltar.
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Algeciras
Gibraltar
New York Poultry Prices Enter Varied Market
New York reports live poultry steady to easy with by freight and by express price lists for rocks, leghorns, colored birds, and fowls. Dressed and frozen poultry show weak demand with wide price ranges across broilers, fryers, ducks, and turkeys, while mixed colors and premium marks command mixed values.
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New York
Express
Southwestern
Pacific Coast
Prison radios barred after pistols found in cabinet
Richmond prisoners at the state penitentiary must buy radios from the prison commissary after guards discovered four pistols hidden in a cabinet battery case. Superintendent Rice M. Youell cited danger from “dangerous loudspeakers” as the reason for the new rule.
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Richmond
State Penitentiary
Rice M. Youell
I C C authorizes Kaplan Trucking to operate as steel carrier
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized Kaplan Trucking Company of Cleveland to continue as a common carrier of steel products in Ohio Pennsylvania New York and West Virginia.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kaplan Trucking Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
Beevier Pond teachers seek back pay over salary cuts
A petition filed in effenit court by Charlotte Terry Mullens against the Mercer County board of education seeks a writ of mandamus to compel full salary payment. Mullens alleges the Beaver Pond district cut salaries for 1922 23 from 93 to 75 dollars monthly without notification or consent, claiming 55 980 75 was available and that other districts recovered pay in a similar 1932 33 action reaching the supreme court.
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Effenit
Charlotte Terry Mullens
Mercer County Board of Education
Beaver Pond
Mallens
Mullens
East River
Supreme Court
Pittsburgh Produce Market Ledger November Prices
Pittsburgh Produce prices list moderate demand for apples including Grimes Goldens Jonathans and Mcintoshes with specific lot prices per bushel. Butter eggs cheese and poultry rates shown with varied grades and weights across regional markets.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Idaho
WPA Strike Man Finds Lead Ore Pocket While Digging
Joplin Missouri WPA laborer George Workman struck a pocket of lead ore two feet below ground while working a ditch project. He had leased the property and announced plans to become a lead miner.
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Joplin
George Workman
Workman
Slain man and wounded women in Welch shooting
Charley English, 44, was killed and Mrs Mollie Mae Johnson 39 and Mrs Mattie Brown 44 were wounded in a Sunday night shooting at a Northfork hollow home near Worth. Levi Thomas 86 was held by officers in connection with the slaying.
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Charley English
Northfork Hollow
Worth
Mollie Mae Johnson
Mattie Brown
Levi Thomas
Jennie B. Thomas
Ee Caldwell Thomas
Thomas
Dean Spencer
C. B. Banke
Frank Pinto
Hessie Andrews
English
Sam English
Brown
Stevens Clinic
Johnson
Neely Divorced for Second Time in Reno
The 22 year old John Champ Neelys won a Reno district court divorce from Mary Kathryn Faust Neely in his own right after a prior Fairmont West Virginia decree. He plans to remarry soon to Luetta Sutton of Salem West Virginia and return east. Custody of their four year old son Matthew M Neely II was awarded to Mrs Neely. No property or custody rights were involved in the Reno case.
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Reno
John Champ Neelys
Fairmont
W. Va
Mary Kathryn Faust Neely
U.S
Matthew M. Neely
West Virginia
East
Luetta Sutton
Salem
Neelys
Cumberland
No Mercy Shown Drunk Drivers in Moscow
Moscow reports two pedestrians killed and eight injured when Li Yatzun drove a truck through a safety zone by the American embassy. He was executed days later. I Deriabin, found guilty of bribing Yatzun with liquor to use the truck, was sentenced to ten years in prison.
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Moscow
Russia
Li Yatzun
I. Deriabin
Yatzun
Local family involved in Murfreesboro car wreck
Mrs. T F Menritze wife of prominent attorney and Mrs L W Pierce guest of the party suffered minor injuries when their car overturned twice near Murfreesboro Tennessee while en route with Jane Menritze and Marjorie Nicholson. Both women remained in hospital for three to four days as careful reports note no other vehicle was involved.
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Welch
T. F. Menritze
McDowell County Court
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Jane
Marjorie Nicholson
Guy Nicholson
L. W. Pierce
Pierce
Tazewell
Henritze
Tennessee
Miss Henritze
Miss Nicholson
Mr. Henritze
Murfressboro Hosp
WVU Alumni Meet in Welch See Hawley Moving Pictures
West Virginia University alumni gather in Welch at 7 30 p m in Appalachian community rooms to view moving pictures by alumni secretary Legs Hawley. The program includes football and student activities images and aims to organize a county alumni chapter with W H Col as temporary chairman.
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West Virginia University
Appalachian Community Rooms
Welch
Hawley
University
W. H. Col
George Maxwell Taken by Death in Welch
George W. Maxwell 67, a Welch carpenter long employed by J. J. Green and Sons and later Virgil Stowe, died in a local hospital Sunday after a lengthy illness. He was born November 12, 1869 in Cedar Bluff, Virginia and lived in Welch for decades. Survived by a sister Mrs. W. K. Maxey of Pocahontas and brother Hugh B. Maxwell of Crumpler. Funeral at First Methodist Church, Welch, at 1 30 this afternoon. Rev. J. K. Patty to officiate.
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George W. Maxwell
Welch
Cedar Bluff
Maxwell
West Virginia
J. J. Green and Sons
First Methodist Church
J. K. Patty
Meeting chair to preside until officers elected
A report states the interim leader will oversee the meeting until the election of officers is completed, ensuring orderly proceedings and continuity of governance. The arrangement reflects a temporary arrangement pending formal leadership.
Wolford Maxwell and Welch Lodge to Serve Burial
The Welch Undertaking company handles arrangements for the burial at Woodlawn Cemetery on the Blue field Bramwell road. Mr Maxwell, a member of Welch Lodge No. 1094 Loyal Order of Moose, may have services at the grave.
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Woodlawn
Bluefield
Bramwell Road
Welch Undertaking Company
Maxwell
Welch Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Woods
Salvation Army Hall
Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
Episcopal Auxiliary
Temple
San Francisco
Saint Mary's
Tony Falkenstein
Gaels
Bill Dougherty
Owls
Millar Watt
Flapper
NEA Service, Inc
By Sylvia
NEW York Poultry
C. C
ROYAL
Matinee
Luo E Saba
ACC
Ra A
Reas
Mith Fares
Reginals Rere
Bowes
Levi Tomasi
WVU
George Maxwell
Welch Carpenter
Welch Hour
Peerless Laundry
Lewis Furniture Co
Pocahontas Theater
Temple Theater
Purity Food Market
Sherman's Pawn Shop
P.T. A
Welch Parent-Teacher Association
Welch High School
L. 8. Carson
R. H. Walton
Indianapolis
J. A. Strack
Strack
L Alexander
Harry Bowen
H. R. Hawthorne
Arthur J. MacBride
R. L. Wallace
Pocahontas Fuel Company
ONE Broadway
Pocahontas Coal Fields
Tidewater
Great Lakes
United States
Wmal Pocamontag $E
Atlantic Coast
Tidewater Pipers
Lambert's Point
Sewell's Point
Norfolk
Newport News
New Beds
Mass
Masa
Beeton
Mase
Portand
Faeme
Mystic
Wheed
Sandusky
Toledo
Maine
Norfolk, Va
Bluefield, W. Mich
Boston
Detroit
New Bedford
Portland
Cincinnati
Chicago
Moxey, Savon & C O., Ltd
Lime Street Square
London
E. C
England
Coal, Trading Association
Rotterdam
Holland
Frederick Gundersen
Norway
E. Pinto Basto & Co., Ltd
Liston
Portugal
S. A. HF. Coe & Clerici
Via Lomellini
Genoa
Italy
Arthur Drottninggatan
Stockholm
Sweden
Aktiebolagat Bergbrun
Gotherburg
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