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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1927
Page
7
Memorial service held at the home of Mr and Mrs Taylor with Rev James H Lot spiech officiating. The couple plan to live in Littleeburg. Also notes Princeton society events including Willing Workers meetings Business Girls circle 7 and Sunday School Workers council plans.
The Mercer county circuit court and civil docket saw a verdict for the defendant in the case of D. D. Doyle versus the county court with damages requested for a car wreck on the Princeton Glen Lyn road. the next term will hear the case due to absent witnesses. A poultry show display will run with Fred Sarver judging birds Thursday and Friday, free to the public, in the showroom windows.
The Cadet in Virginia Military Institute notes Cadet Downey son of Irvin A Downey as a first class VMI student in electrical engineering authors a poem The Engineer praising engineers harnessing power from streams steam dynamo power lines and coal and foretelling future use of calculus meters and slide rule with a forward looking view of atomic power and etheric ray.
More than 500 attendees including 100 Prince ton Lodge BPOE No. 1459 gathered at the First Methodist church for a lodge of sorrow service in memory of eleven departed members. Dr George West Diehl of Concord College gave the memorial address on living to be remembered through a philosophy of life emphasizing tolerance and constructive living. The service featured prayers, music by the Flka quartet and selections by Mrs Porter and the audience, with names called and lights extinguished as each departed member was remembered. The ritual concluded with silent reflection and the lodge address. Syd Chaplin To Star In The Man on the Box at the Royal theatre today. For Rent Modern heated or Hot and cold water Apply H Barbakow Princeton.
Licenses issued for Hoy C. Craghead to Dana Gore and Jessie Worles to Rena Patera, both Princeton. administrator appointed for Anna R. Abbott's estate. civil suits filed in circuit court seeking damages. Police fined Harold Smith for liquor possession. rental listing. barber shop ad. Assessor sending land books to binders. space concerns at county clerk. boys released in theft case. local campaign note requesting votes.
Funeral service for Mrs Mildred J King was conducted at Elgood church by Rev L W Swope. She died at the home of her son Howard King in Rock. She came from Floyd County Virginia and is survived by seven sons two daughters 48 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
The Mercer County Poultry and Pet Association announces its second annual winter show at the Coleman building on Mercer and Sixth. About four hundred fowls are expected, with entries open tonight and judging running from tomorrow morning until Saturday night at 10 p.m. A detailed premium list awaits prize-winning birds.
A touring car with five occupants plunged about thirty feet down an embankment on Maybeury mountain near 7 PM Monday. Driver Arthur Blevins of Keystone escaped uninjured as the car, heavily damaged, continued under its own power. A defective steering gear was blamed. The incident followed a Ford display at Ashworth garage drawing 3,070 visitors to see a Tudor sedan.
The notice offers free advice from Mrs Ellen Lovell of Saint Louis to women suffering ovarian pains and nervous complaints. It claims many have been helped and report feeling like a new woman. No sale is involved and inquiries are welcome.
A. F. Wilson of Newhall was arraigned before Magistrate R. L. Simpkins in War last Thursday on selling home brew. He was found guilty, fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 60 days on the county road.
The Rev. W. C. Williams of First Presbyterian Welch spoke to the Smylie Bible class in the Memories building on Sunday afternoon, discussing the third chapter of Pers in a devotional talk that drew applause. D. J. F. Strother praised class attendance and teamwork while urging outreach beyond church members. Rev. H. Fox of the Episcopal church will address the class next Sunday on the fourth chapter of Acts.
The Junior Order of United American Mechanics held a Saturday night meeting at the Odd Fellows hall in Keystone to initiate 44 candidates. Councils from McDowell County including Keystone 58 Elkhorn 1 Welch Sand Lick 114 Gary Kimball Kimball and Berwind 6 War contributed to the class. The session was called to order.
Miss Lois Harrah and Ethel Hunter visited In Capels. Mr and Mrs BEN Watson and son Charles stayed with Mrs Watsons parents in Vivian. Mrs George Leckie returned from Northfork guest of Mrs Kirkpatrick. Others include Mrs Stewart Mitchell in Pohontas with Booth family in Vivian and visitors from Tazewell, Bluefield, Coopers and Hemphill.
Marriage licenses issued to Ted Walter and Hattie Perdue. Sidney Grubb and Lena Isem. Major Ward and Sapphronie Armatead. Booker Taylor and Nannie George. George King of Roanoke arraigned for possession of whiskey, fined 100 dollars. Hospital admissions noted for several residents. Funeral planned for Elise Hardin of Coalwood. Boy burned by tar from an exploding can. condition improving. Mrs John Volinsky of Thorpe injured Sunday afternoon.
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