Princeton Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Taylor Damage Case
Mercer county circuit court jurors could not agree on damages for Jack Conrad Taylor and Mary Gray Thompson after four hours Tuesday and three hours Wednesday. The dispute centered on the amount of damages for injuries from an automobile collision. Separate notices reported settlements in other chancery actions including Nu-Grape Bottling versus Hunnicutt and the estate case of Sutton versus Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Conrad Taylor
Mary Gray Thompson
Taylor
Mercer County
Ai Sheen
Alex B. Mahood
Martin J. Garry
Robert Sheffey
Concord State Hers College
Nu-Grape Bottling Company
H. P. Hunnicutt
A. M. Sutton
Elbert O. Hale
American Bonding Company of
Baltimore
Derie B. Thomas
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York
Kermit Shields
Princeton
Protection Measure Urges Senate Action on Widows and Orphans
National executive committeeman J Millar Watt explains the four point program ends with protection of widows and orphans. House passes bill. unless Senate acts it expires. Veterans urged to write senators. Local post contributions to Community Christmas tree and veterans hospital party. Social notes cover Miss Buford Tinder reception and Circle 4 Methodist meeting with time change to 2 o'clock.
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National Executive
House
Senate
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
Post votes to urge passage of widows bill
Princeton Post 54 meeting urged state senators M. M. Neely and Rush Holt to seek Senate consideration of H. R. 9000 protecting World War I widows and orphans. Neffien noted existing laws cover others but not World War I dependents.
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Post
Princeton Post
M. M. Neely
Rush Holt
Senate
W. Elliott Neffien
Lost Calf Found at Bushee Home Porch
Bushee advertised for a lost calf the last two days. The calf disappeared Sunday and was found Wednesday morning under the Bushee family porch after getting in but unable to get out.
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Bushee
NYA launches plans to build vocational buildings countywide
The National Youth Administration announced a program to construct about 1000 agricultural vocational buildings. In this county 264 buildings and 12 additions were approved from July 1 to November 27. Buildings include vocational shops and farm facilities operated by local school authorities. The NYA will not manage post completion use.
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National Youth Administration
Vocational School Systema
Aubrey Williams
Je \ Lee Parker
Mercer
County Board of Education Administration
NYA
Hearn Avenue
The
Funeral Rites Held for Jackie Fredeking
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Center Street home for Jackie Fredeking the young son of Mrs. J. L. Fredeking and the late J. L. Fredeking. Dr Edward Stubblefield pastor of the First Baptist church led the service. A male quartet sang Tell Me the Old Old Story with Mrs Denny Shuff at the piano. The body rests in the family plot of Oakwood cemetery with a mound of flowers.
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Center Street
Jackie Fredeking
J. L. Fredeking
Edward Stubblefield
First Baptist Church
Phil Sutton
R. C. Sutherland
Sam Evans, Jr
T. M. Johnston
Denny Shuff
Oakwood Cemetery
Princeton Society Notice for Mrs Marry Karnes
Local society notice lists Mrs Marry Karnes contact at 115 L for hours from 1 PM to 4 PM.
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Marry Karnes
Circle 1 Meeting At First Methodist Church
Circle 1 of the First Methodist Church led by Mrs H C McCary meets this afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs Omar C Belcher of 818 Reynolds Avenue and Mrs Lena Anderson as joint hostess. Presbyterian Men's Club to hold monthly supper at 6 30 tonight at the church with Circle 1 Mrs F B Tinder serving a turkey dinner and inviting members and friends.
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First Methodist Church
H. C. McCary
Omar C. Belcher
Reynolds Avenue
Lena Anderson
Presbyterian Men's Club
Circle 3 Circle 3 Meeting Led by Mrs Pettry at 7:30
Circle 3 of the First Methodist church led by Mrs Frank Pettry will meet tonight at 7 30 with Mrs Everette Keesee on Straley avenue.
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First Methodist Church
Frank Pettry
Everette Keesee
Straley Avenue
Stubblefield Calloway Bible Class Meets Tonight
The Stubblefield Calloway Bible class holds its regular meeting and pot luck supper at 6 30 this evening in the Appalachian room Members are asked to bring gifts for the Goodwill Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubblefield-Calloway
Appalachian Room
Goodwill Center
Return Home After Death in Ashville
Mr. and Mrs. A. Fortune returned to their Straley avenue home from Ashville North Carolina where they were summoned by the death of Mr. Fortune’s sister Mrs. Williams. Reception honors brides Mrs Bill Raney Jr.
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Donald Payne
Buford Tinder
Elks Club
Douglas Street
Miss Tinder
Bill Raney
S. F. Tinder
H. H. Ball
O. E. Susong
W. R. Raney
W. R. Smith
Mary Jen Wells
Rose Tinder
Peggy Baker
Lois Lucas
Joyce Cormany
Betty Walthall
Frances Hale
Mary Jo Burgess
Mary Smith
Mrs. A
Fortune
Straley Avenue
Ashville
N. C
Williams
Bill Raney, Jr
Mercer Anglers Club Christmas Party Tonight
The Mercer Anglers club hosts its annual Christmas party at the clubrooms on Fifth Street tonight at 8 o clock. Entertainment and refreshments will be provided for members and guests who attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Anglers Club
Fifth Street
Quota Club Meets at Central Cafe at Noon
The local Quota club holds a regular business meeting at Central Cafe today at noon. Officers stress the importance of full member attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club
One Crowded Night at Royal Theatre and Hit Parade of 1941
The Royal Theatre screens One Crowded Night with Billie Seward and William Haade in the romance tale of twelve thrilling hours in an Arizona auto camp. Mercer Theatre hosts Hit Parade of 1941 featuring Baker Hugh Herbert Lee Miller and Frances Langard. Royal Arch Chapter to meet at 7 30. Deer fatalities noted statewide with cars spotted bearing dead bucks. Newt credited for a big buck brought back by C N Kirby and Lin Kirby.
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Arizona Desert
Billie Seward
William Haade
Royal Theatre
Mercer Theatre
Baker
Hugh Herbert
Lee Miller
Frances Langard
C. N. Kirby
Lin Kirby
Newt
Suit Entered in Circuit Court Against Mutual Benefit Health
Virginia S. Early sues Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association a Nebraska corporation in assumpsit. Damages due to be returned by January rules.
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Virginia S. Early
Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association
Nebraska
Assumpsit
Chicago Grain Prices Rise on December Weath Contracts
Chicago December grain contracts gained popularity with dealers as prices climbed nearly a cent to above 90 cents a bushel. Strength in the current delivery supported May and July contracts while demand lifted prices for other grains on contracts tied to actual deliveries.
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Chicago
Commodity prices end year outlook with mixed grains
Prices for wheat fluctuated in early trading due to slow selling and strong northwest marketings and a favorable crop outlook. December rose to within four cents of a seven month high, closing mixed with oats up, soybeans steady to down, rye up modestly, and corn mostly unchanged. A notable oddity mentions a rain of clover hay in Norwalk Ohio in 1938.
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Northwest
Princeton Personalities Resignations And Trips Note Local Moves
G EK Teel resigns from Princeton Pharmacy to return to White Sulphur Springs. Tem ay W A Stores of Hardy serves the pharmacy as a substitute pharmacist. George H Brown and Conley T Snidow are deer hunting in North Carolina. Mr and Mrs Frank McKenzie head to Chicago for a national association convention.
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G. EK. Teel
Princeton
White Sulphur Springs
Temay W. A. Stores
Hardy
George H. Brown
Conley T. Snidow
North Carolina
Frank McKenzie
Chicago
National Ae Association
New York Poultry Prices and Grades Report
New York market notes butter at 668 482 pounds with steady to firm tone. Creamery butter prices vary by score with premiums and cash markets shown. Eggs total 22 540 with whites resales and premiums listed. various grades and weights given for nearby and midwestern markets.
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New York
McDowell County Pushes Forest Crest Fund Drive
McDowell County Chamber of Commerce leaders met Charleston officials to push completion of the Panther Creek state forest project by December 10. They seek $9,400 locally to cover the total $49,000 cost, with state funding and a pledge not to mine the area, ensuring forest and watershed conservation and recreational benefits.
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Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
McDowell County Chamber of Commerce
H W. Shawhan
Panther Creek
Sandy River
McDowell Country
Fee
Senior Guild Meeting At St Luke's Welch
Mrs J R Tucker hosts the Senior Guild of St Luke's Episcopal Welch at her Virginia avenue home this afternoon at 2 30. After the business session a tea will follow with Guild officers as hostesses. Connecticut stands as the only state without an official state bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Tucker
Virginia Avenue
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Welch
Salvation Army to Distribute Baskets and Toys for Christmas
Letters from McDowell county families highlight the Salvation Army annual Christmas program. Baskets of food and thousands of toys will be distributed through the drive across the county with help from Kiwanis clubs Scouts and Moose Lodge. Stores host toy drop boxes as kettle contributions reach about $85 to date.
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Salvation
Welch
McDowell County
Salvation Army
Kiwanis Clubs
Wi Moose Lodge
Taxi Driver Fined Jailed On Drunken Driving Charge
Cecil Dobson a Hurley Virginia taxi driver was fined 50 dollars plus costs jailed 30 days carded six months and license revoked after a magistrate hearing for drunken driving. Edgar Dugas a War colored man received the same sentence. Arrests were by Constable Melvin Yost and Constable Lee Altizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Dobson
Hurley
W. D. Liddle
Edgar Dugas
Melvin Yost
Lee Altizer
Medical Auxiliary Luncheon Planned for McDowell Members
Luncheon will be served to members of the McDowell Medical auxiliary at the regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Auxiliary
McDowell Medical Auxiliary
Community group meeting in Welch today at 1 PM
A group gathering is set for today at 1 o'clock in the Iachian Community room in Welch. Reservations are being taken by Mrs. G. L. Straub.
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Iachian
Welch
G. L. Straub
Cotton goods hold firm at full prices in New York market
New York reports strong demand for long staple and better grade cotton goods while broadcloths remain scarce. Mills show improved demand for better quality worsted cloth as wholesale cloak and suit markets ease and rayon orders keep moving into the market.
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New York
Primitive Scene Captured In A Private Time
The fragment notes a private moment with hands visible and a crepe de ee fabric described, hinting at a quiet domestic scene. The terse line suggests a blurred memory or photograph caption rather than a full event.
Canadian dollar closes higher in New York FX trading
The Canadian dollar finished at 86 15-16 U.S. cents, up 1-16 of a cent in New York foreign exchange dealings. Open market discount stands at 13% percent, with a 86.93% U.S. cents rate cited. various international rates and currencies are listed in closing figures.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
U. S
Bankers Foreign Exchange Committee
Germany
Italy
Mexico
Hongkong
Shanghai
Treasury records show daily receipts and big deficits
The Treasury reported December 2 receipts of 26.63 million and expenditures of 51.27 million with a net balance of 1.801 billion. The fiscal year began July 1 with receipts at 2.211 billion and expenditures at 4.039 billion, leaving an excess of 1.828 billion. Gold assets stand at 21.815 billion. In Kentucky Morehead State Teachers College President Vaughan urged idle teachers to return to college.
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THE
Treasury
Washington
Morehead, Ky
W. H. Vaughan
Morehead State Teachers College
Colleges Urge Idle Students Back to Campus War-Time Call
A statement urges idle students to return to college as colleges nationwide face intensified demand for teachers amid conflicts and rumors of wars. The speaker warns that wartime strain could cripple higher education if students remain away.
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Marvin Miller
J. B. Robertson
Forest Street
WHITE
W. Va
American Cafe
Canada
Princeton Society
Siam
Thailand
Ananda Mahidol
Movie Guide
Royal Arch
Chicago Grain
Norwalk
Ohio
Ruxton
Maryland
Bellmore Pure Rye Distilling Company
Beltimore
NEW York Poultry
ROYAL
Billie
William
Frances Langford
Kenny Baker
Ann Miller
Patsy Kelly
Mary Boland
Borris Minevitch
Who Am I
Childrens
Pocahontas No
Mine Run
Tone
Own
Atlantic
New Bedford
Mase
Soston
Salem
Portland
Rockland
Cueeam
Correny
Ve Norte
Gaern
Man Now Beeters
Smase
Boston
Pocahontas Fuel Company
ONE Broadway
New York City
Dents
Chiltern Hills
England
Welch Kiwanis Club
Ween
Welch High School
E. C. Bailey
Jack Kirsch
Martin E. Hilty
Helen Partlow
Alyce Mac Gay
Helen Bero
Graham Sale, Jr
Eleanore Reed
Milton Crisp
Vera Russell
Welch Club
No Ce
Eileen Ts
Connecticut
Union
Reds
Mexico City
Maj
Guillermo Garcia
Camacho
Drygoods
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Bland St
Telegraph Commercial Printing Company
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