Mercer County Court Reopens With Judge Tanner Docket
Mercer circuit court resumes sessions Monday with Judge Tanner presiding at 9. Case lists include assumpsit actions against J. A. Ta Lipscomb Lambert, Twin National Bank, and others. Dockets extend to Thursday with multiple notices and forthcoming trials.
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How- IM. Tanner
Mercer County
G. C. Jack
Samuel Turk
C. C. Elliott
Mercer Garage
Assumpaii
Flat Top National Bank
Emanuel Baptist Church
Ball National Bank
Frank F. Houston
Standard Gas and Oi
Mat J. O. Mitchell
American Once Company
M. K. Hat
J. A. Ta
Lipscomb-Lambert
Twin
National Bank
A. L. Twin
R. L. Poindexter
C. E Cumby
J. L. Forkner
Hursday
Mona
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County Clerk Enters Two Fiduciary Orders
The county clerk’s office records two fiduciary orders. Ma B Caldwell and J H Crawford named administrators of Joseph Caldwell estate with a 15000 bond and multiple named sureties. C H Archer F W Cooper and S E B Via serve as appraisers. Orde r also lists James W Wyrick named administrator for Anna Grace Wyrick with 1000 bond and C R Crowell as surety. Emma Foster named administratrix of Alex Foster with 200 bond and G H Sinkford as surety.
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Nty
Ma B. Caldwell
J. H. Crawford
Joseph Caldwell
F. V. Coop
S&s
Anna Grace Wyrick
C. R. Crowell
W. 8. Reid
German
Renar Freeman
Emma Foster
Alex Foster
G. H. Sinkford
County Court Members to Attend Charleston Meeting
Mercer county officials plan to attend the Association of County Courts of West Virginia gathering in Charleston on December 11 and 12 at the courthouse starting at 10 a.m. Commissioners W. J. Peters Wade H. Bailey and Harve A. Shumate County Engineer G. T. Johnson and prosecuting attorney Walter G. Burton expect to attend.
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Mercer County Rt
Association of County Courts Ofest
Virginia
Charleston
W. J. Peters
Wade H. Bailey
Harve A. Shumate
Unty
G. T. Johnson
Walter G. Burton
Old Maids' Convention cast announced for town high school show
The production by the Prince ton Woman's Cemetery association at the local high school auditorium tomorrow night lists Maribah Lovejoy as president and a long cast including Amarilla Haywood Pris cilla Hope Augusta Prim Virginia Browning Faithful Blossom Salina Baxter Maggie Blake Susanne Smith Anice Gott Marinda Prim Sally Bennett Miss Martha Harmon and many more with Miss Erma Riner Louise Campbell Bessie Hale Bertha Hale Peggy Brown Buford Tinder and Elizabeth Bird among others in the lineup.
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Princeton Woman's Cemetery Association
Maribah Lovejoy
Ira M. Smith
Amarilla Haywood
F. 8. Tinder
Priscilla Hope
L. Porter
Anxiety Doeheavy
H. C. Wells
Augusta Prim
Virginia Browning
Faithful Blossom
W. O. Sowers
Frelora Babikna
G. H. Brown
Rhode Larkin
Guy Ritter
Salina Baxter
Maggie Blake
Susanne Smith
Anice Gott
Marinda Prim
John Robertson
Mariam Barnes
W. L. Givens
Sarah Jane Stringster
Howe Barnes
Eliza Hooker
J. H. McGlothlinster Snider
Martha Harman
Marion Perkins
H. E. Russell
Asenath Baker
J. P. Dyer
Amanda Horn
H. C. Roney
Amy Little
Virginia Karnes
Sophia Potter
Meade McNeill
Professor Pinkerton
Bill Custis
Erma Riner
Louise Cambell
Bessie Hale
Bertha Hale
Peggy Brown
Buford Tinder
Elizabeth Bird
Epworth Junior Society to Meet at First Methodist
The Epworth Junior society of the First Methodist church will meet this evening at 6 15 at the church. Miss Jean Osborne will lead the program. Mothers of the Juniors are invited to attend.
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Epworth Junior Society
The
First Methodist Church
Jean Osborne
Physical Education Extension Class Meets at Knob Street
The physical education extension class under Mrs. Marshall Shearer will meet at Knob Street School on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o clock.
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Marshall Shearer
Knob Street
U D C to Meet at Mrs Tinder Home Monday Afternoon
The United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold its business meeting at Mrs F B Tinder’s North Walker street residence on Monday at 3 pm with the executive board meeting at 2 pm. All members are urged to attend. TheSilver Springs chapel Woman's Missionary Union met Wednesday at 2 pm for a regular monthly session and observed the week of prayer for foreign missions.
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Delilah Straley
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
A. E. Caffee
G. W. Bruce
North Walker Street
Woman's Missionary Union
First Baptist Church
BE. K. Tilly
B. N. Sandidge
Bowiing
Matthew
W. H. Roberts
J. M. Melcher
George Woolfolk
Contract Bridge Club
College Avenue
J. H. Chariton
Herbert Pearis
R. B. Bodell
D. C. Rice
Pythian Sisters
Mayflower Temple
Walker Hall
Maude
Bess Worley
T. A. Johnson
Woman's Missionary Union of
Silver Springs Chapel
Jesus
Dottie Moore
G. 8. Gadd
Harvest Day at First Methodist Church Planned
The Woman's Missionary society of the First Methodist church will hold its annual Harvest Day on Wednesday in the church auditorium. Circles meet at 11 in the morning, luncheon at 12 15, and afternoon services begin at 1 30. Mrs James A Burrow of Bluefield leads devotional exercises with a demonstration of the year's work by members. Public invited to the afternoon services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
James A. Burrow
Bluefield
Marriage of Reginald L. Downey and Veronica Hoffman
The Thanksgiving Eve wedding unites Reginald Lee Downey, a GE radio engineer from Schenectady, and Miss Veronica Hoffman in Scotia New York. Downey, Princeton native, is the son of Attorney Irvin A. Downey and Mrs. Downey. He grew up in Princeton and graduated from Princeton high school in 1924 before entering Virginia Military Institute at seventeen.
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Vv. M. L
General Electric Company
Downey
Hugenot
Virginia
Princeton
Radio Club of America
Relay League
Boy Scouts
United States Army
Hallowe’en
Schenectady
McClellan Street
Mr. Downey
Irvin A. Downey
Reginald Lee Donney
N. Y
Veronica Hoffman
Scotia
Lexington
Princeton High School
Virginia Military Institute
Circle Leaders and Members Gather for 1931 Event
O B Susong and guests including Mrs T M Johnson and Mrs H C Hambrick attend with juniors Eloise Wood Ina Tabor Flora Mae White June Russell and Gene Koontz. Circle 6 contributes three circle chairmen for 1931 Mrs R N Horne Mrs G J Wood and Mrs J White.
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Flora Mae White
June Russell
Gene Koontz
J. G. White
White
O. B. Susong
A. C G. Harrie
R. N. Helland
G. J. Wood
W. M Poston
E. W. Burkholder
Edward Stubblefield
Rebecca Shumate
F. G. Haley
C. W. Escue
A. R. Christian
T. M. Johnson
W. M A
H. C. Hambrick
Jimmy James
Eloise
Margaret Wood
Ina Tabor
Circle 6
R. N. Horne
J. . White
Weekend visits and local notices in Princeton area
Miss Maurine Sackett visits sister Mrs. W. H. Carr in Bluefield. Catherine Hearn of Concord College visits Miss Buford Tinder on North Walker. E. W. Thomas of Lynchburg arrives in Princeton on business. Mrs. Clifton Pettit of Roanoke visits Miss Jimmy James. Frank James of Roanoke stays with his sister. Thelma Vaught, Keystone teacher, weekends with her parents. Nora Bil lips accompanies her home. Eugene Stearts of Mullens visits Princeton. Louise Engart visits Billy Shumate on Walker. Ed A. Higgins of Winding Gulf Colliery resting after back injury at Memorial hospital. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Johnson of Walnut street spend time in Charleston. Mrs. C. W. Fletcher of Athens operated on for appendicitis at Memorial hospital.
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Maurine Sackett
Bluefield
Princeton
W. H. Carr
Catherine Hearn
Concord College
Buford
North Walker Street
E. W. Thomas
Lynchburg
Clifton Pettit
Roanoke
Jimmy James
Frank James
Thelma Vaught
Keystone High School
W. H. Vaught
Nora Billips
Keystone
Eugene Stearts
Mullens
Louise Engart
Billy Shumate
Walker Street
A. Higgins
Winding Gulf Colliery Company
Goodwill
Memorial Hospital
G. T. Johnson
Walnut Street
Charleston
Memorial Service for Princeton Lodge Members at Royal Theater
This afternoon at 2:30 the annual memorial service of Princeton lodge No. 1459 B P O E will be held at the Royal theater. Members and the public are invited. The program includes invocations, orations, and performances by the Elks male chorus honoring listed lodge members.
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Princeton Lodge No. 1459
Royal Theater
R. E. Thornton
C. W. Merrell
Hoge Compton
M. A. Lowe
W. P. Haller
R. B. McKenzie
R. Hylton
R. C Moye
G. P. Damewood
Frank Welboan
F. L. Ball
J. K. Thorn
T. Fred Brown
A. I. Bratton
W. E.tyler
R. C. Secrest
R. D. McMichael
Carl A. Martin
America
W. M. Morrell
Beasley
Elks
Herring
Harrison
Rogers
Sutton
Greene
Rice
Fletcher
Reynolds
That Beautiful
Jones
Harvey M. Rice
Hall
the Beautiful
Day fined for liquor sale and jail time imposed
Char lie Day colored was fined 142 dollars and 85 cents and given 60 days in jail by Magistrate J O Mangus at Montcalm yesterday. Day was brought to the county jail by J W Mosby Maktoaka police chief.
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Charlie Day
J.O. Mangus
Montcalm
Day
J. W. Mosby
Matoaka
Funeral for James J. Via Held at Primitive Baptist Church
Funeral services were conducted at Seventh street’s Primitive Baptist church for James J. Via who died Thursday night at his daughter's Bee street home. Samuel Priddy led the rites with burial at Johnson cemetery under Panama Lodge No. 134 A F and A M. Royal program followed.
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Primitive Baptist Church
Seventh Street
James J. Via
E. P. White
Bee Street
Samuel Priddy
Johnson Cemetery
Panama Lodge No. 134
A. F
Road work expands county routes under Johnson supervision
Under county engineer G. T. Johnson crews widen and channel roads from Oakvale to Ingleside and extend work on Pocahontas Flat Top Yards road. Graders and prison crews widen Cheesy creek and Arista quarries. base rock laid on Springton Arista and Matoaka Mullens routes, promising winter passability.
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G. T. Johnson
Oakvale
Ingleside
East River
Cumberland Gap
South Bluefield
Pocahontas Flat Top Yards
Cheesy Creek
Arista
Springton
Modoc
Matoaka
Mullens
Wenonah
Pleasants Crossing
Piedmont
Owner Sells 6 Room Bungalow in Princeton Area
Property at 80 by 125 feet near key highway intersections to the city offered for sacrifice at 1950 dollars. City water and electric lights available with no city taxes. Terms include small down payment and balance payments like rent within ten days.
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Princeton
For Rent Four-Room Apartment with Private Bath
Four room apartment with private bath electric stove and steam heat in a central location. We offer many city wide properties for sale on terms to suit you and at prices far below cost. List your property for sale or rent and we will sell it if it can be sold.
Suspect Arrested in Clothes Theft Case
Sheriff J Otis Bowling wired Charleston police to arrest Fred Mitchell a garage mechanic within thirty minutes and the warrant charges him with stealing a suit of clothes owned by Paul McClaugherty Mitchell allegedly posed as a cleaning and pressing plant employee A deputy sheriff will go to Charleston to fetch Mitchell for a county hearing.
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J. Otis Bowling
Charleston
Fred Mitchell
Paul McClaugherty
Mitchell
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L. C. Porter
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Toots” Morris
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Kenneth Hearn
Lorraine Bailey
Happy Smith
Cleo Thompson
Clarence Dobbins
Lila Belcher
E. R. Crotty
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Beatrice Morris
Bob Hill
Mabel Keesee
Ray Lambert
Louise Crotty
Curly Vickers
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Virginia Newkirk
Nathan Lucas
Elsia Ayers
Harold Bailey
Evelyn Morris
Emory White
Helen Tankersley
Hugh McClaugherty
Jessie Lilly
Pop Morris
Frances Abel
Hale Fry
Carolyn Hedrick
Melville Bondurant
Katherine Johnson
Burger Lilly
Kathryn Hedrick
Ed Lankford
Mary Alice Pruitt
Cutter Weaver
Ethel Davison
Lesty Oxley
Bob Bird
Eddie Mitchell
A. 8. Chambers
Lula Straw
H. M. Morris
Laneous
Winut Street
Mr. Johnson
Dale Burton
Billy Bowling
James McGuire, Jr
Ray Bailey
Mottesherd
Ellison
Rose Ellison
Charles A. Mottesherd
Narrows
G. C. Riffe
G. W. Tabbert
Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor Society of First Church of Christ
Irene Cook
Highland Avenue
Charles Wheley
Lois Strong
Margaret Sowers
Julia Covey
Irwin Refes
Juanita Fletcher
Russel Matney
Charles Stecker
Esther Cook
Wavy Rogers
Woodrow Simms
Rachel White
Katherine Jones
Sadie Ball
Clafrlee Rumberg
Minnie Lou Thornton
Ethel Hill
Flora Thornton
Marie White
Cook
Minnie T. Rhodes
Joe Stinson
Phil Rhodes
Elizabeth Lilly
James Meador
Lori Rhodes
Irene Ook
Young People’s Christian Endeavor Society
First Church of Christ
Beryl Woodruff
P.T. A
Mercer Street
Parent-Teacher Association
W. E. Davis
Hartley Sanders
G. G. Auvill
Hill Top
Beckley Road
Joe Matney
Matney
Princeton, W. Va
Princeton Society
Harriet Woulfolka
Silver Springs
Hiog
Westinghouse Radio
Ofohnston Motor Co
Princeton, W
RCA Radiolas
Westinghouse Radios
Mgr
von Court
Eran
Bowling CH Yrolet CO
W. Va
Perry J. Cook
Bible School
Women’s Missionary Society
George L. Dillard
Dana
Wille Mae Carr
Jack Holt
Dorothy Revier
Holt
Charlie Hart
Davey Lee
James J
Joan Crawford
Royal Theatre
Anita Page
Robert Montgomery
Dorothy Sebastian
Raymond Hackett
Belle Bennett
John Halliday
Dorothy Burgess
Richard Tucker
Pads
Mercer Securities Co
Downey Building
Mercer St
J. M. Martin
Albert Whitman
Young Heart
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Washington
Franklin
Lafayette
Princeton Furniture CO
Pendleton’s
Princeton Women’s Cemetery Association
Hale Pharmacy
Talking Pictures
Junior Durkin
Matt Moore
Zasu Pitts
Canyon Hawks
Yakima
All Boys
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