Local V F W Post Hosts Area Meeting Sunday
Mercer Post No. 2703 V F W of Princeton hosted 75 members from Bluefield Welch Williamson and Hinton at a district meeting in the Memorial building Sunday. Harry Kleiman of Bluefield presided in the absence of Sam Hager. Veterans discussed legislation and other matters and arranged a pep meeting at Hinton on request of town veterans. The next district meeting will be March 6 in Williamson. Mercer Post No. 2703 will hold a regular meeting tonight at the Memorial building.
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Mercer
Princeton
We F. W
Bluefield
Livestock Marketing Unit Directors Plan Lewisburg Meeting
Directors of Mercer County Livestock Marketing and the Greenbrier Valley Livestock Cooperative Marketing Association will attend the Greenbrier association annual meeting at the Lewisburg courthouse next Friday. D. M. Callison will preside. County representatives will nominate directors. Speaker F. L. Miles, manager of the …
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Mercer County Livestock Marketing Ait
Greenbrier
Meeting on 1937 marketing and 1838 program details
Representatives from eastern Livestock Cooperative association and Swift Co. along with C. Wilson and J. B. McLaughlin discuss marketing progress and the 1838 program. An open discussion led by R. H. Tuckwiller and H. W. Beard will occur before afternoon adjournment.
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Astern Livestock Cooperative Association
Swift Co
C. ¥. Wilson
J. B. McLaughlin
B. F. Creech
R. H. Tuckwiller
H. W. Beard
Stovall's Ridge man faces peace warrant hearing
John Cole of Stovall's Ridge is jailed awaiting a 2 PM Friday hearing before Magistrate D. T. Carr on a peace warrant and mash possession charges. Deputies say Cole threatened family with a high powered rifle, and 10 gallons of mash and a still cap were found near his home. Bond set at $1000 each, Cole unable to post. Also noted: railroads have built 11,253 miles of main track in 14 years.
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Stovall
John Cole
Stovall's Ridge
D. T. Carr
G. H. Crumpacker
Carl Christian
C. C. Elmore
Minnie
Cole
Carr
America
Elks Pay Tribute At Departed Members Memorial Service
Princeton B P O E Lodge No. 1459 held its annual memorial service Sunday afternoon in the lodge hall. Scores attended with wives as H E DeJarnette delivered the oration and the Elks quartet sang hymns. Mrs Marvin Marshall accompanied on piano as Lloyd L Lambert, secretary, called the roll of departed members and lights blinked out on a board arranged by Karnes Hoge.
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Princeton B
Lodge
H. E. DeJarnette
Elks’ Quartet
Ed Rule
W. S. Herring
George Taylor
Deniel Carr
Marvin Marshall
H. R. Harrison
Lloyd L. Lambert
Karnes Hoge
Musicians settle row in J P Court and stage show
Joe Wood and three members of his group Tex McGuire Lyle Keeney and Clyde Campbell resolved a dispute in Magistrate Carl Jones office Monday morning. They then entertained Saurie and a large audience with a group of musical numbers.
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Joe Wood
Tex McGuire
Lyle Keeney
Clyde Campbell
Carl Jones
Man Arrested Here for Authorities at Pulaski
Nutter, Coolridge, Raleigh county, was arrested in Princeton Saturday night by Corporal Walter Hampton and held for Pulaski, Va., authorities on a felony fugitive warrant. Extradition steps were discussed with Alton S. Crowell, commonwealth attorney. Nutter, a produce peddler, is charged with theft of goods valued at $55 from N. N. Mebane of Fu asic.
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Are
Insurance Firm Winner in Suit
A jury in circuit court returned a verdict for the defendant in three actions by J R Slate against Aetna Life Insurance. Slate sought 3000, 1600 and 1100 on three policies. Two cases from 1937 had verdicts of 3000 and 1536 set aside earlier. The next case involves Bertha McGhee suing for 10000 damages over alleged beating and property destruction at Hill Top Filling Station Beckley road near Princeton.
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J. R. Slate
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Slate
Howell M. Tanner
Insurance Company
R. D. Watts
Insurance Agency
Anglo Star Lines, Inc
H. H. Kirby
N. & W. Railway Company
Asumpsit
Dr. W. A. Brown
G. T. Leslie
Laura Catherine Howie
Bettle Davis
Will Joyce
Bertha McGhee
Duke Man Visits Star Grid Player
Duke University official Carl Voyles visited Princeton to meet Woolwine the Princeton high back who may join Duke next weekend. Duke graduate Flynn Snidow was also visited by Voyles who praised the local talent.
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Duke Man
Carl Voyles
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Princeton
Woolwine
Duke
Flynn Snidow
Voyles
Trial of Woman Charged in Watterson Slaying Postponed to April
Inez Kentucky December 6 heavy snow and near zero temperatures forced a second postponement of the trial of Mrs Polly Runyon Sharanofsky 63 indicted in the death of wealthy James A Watterson 24 years ago The state sought an accessory charge with the ensuing delays and earlier postponements stemmed from judge changes and late witness arrivals The case recalls the 1913 slaying of Harvey Hardin at a Wolf Creek camp and reopened after Mrs Viola Runyon Harless testified she saw Hardin kill Watterson The motive alleged by the state centers on jealousy over Mrs Runyon
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Inez
Mra
Polly Runyon Sharanofsky
James A. Watterson
Stallings
W. Ve
J. F. Bailey
Harry Ramey
Salyersville
Bailey
Harvey Hardin
Wolf Creek Lumder
Shuranossy
Polly Runyon
Bardin
Viola Runyon Harless
Sharanofsky
Hardin
Watterson
Princeton Society MRE Harry Karnes and Other Club Notices
Princeton Society MRE Harry Karnes listed 1 PM to 4 PM with phone 118 L. Eastern Star Princeton chapter 53 C B S meets tonight at 8 with business and social hour. Christmas decorations contest announced via Mrs Dewey Bailey. Garden club sponsors contest hoping for many entrants. Thorn School P T A to meet at 4 PM. Circle 5 First Methodist meet at Hale Avenue home with capsule party and devotionals led by Mrs Pendleton and Mrs Buchanan. capsule presents distributed.
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Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
Eastern Star
Princeton
Dewey Bailey
Garden Club
First Methodist Church
A. 8. Croy
Advisory boards to meet in Bluefield tonight
The advisory board of the Prince ton Salvation Army unit will join the Bluefield and Welch units for a joint dinner at the Christian church in Bluefield tonight at 6 o'clock. Coroner Ernest Pugmier will be guest speaker.
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Princeton Salvation Army
Bluefield
Welch
Christian Church
Ernest Pugmier
Father saves son from train. father injured
Logan West Virginia report says G A Blankenbeckler pushed his 9 year old son Ralph from the tracks to avoid a locomotive. The father, who also shielded Roy, suffered a broken leg as the train struck his own leg while the action saved the boy. The tale ends with stray sentence about butterflies noted near the North Pole.
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Son
Sugar Unchanged As Market Reports Gales None Noted
Raw sugar in New York held steady with No 3 settling at 4 75 while limited trading volume appeared. Charity worker Melissa Ann Bowlin dies in Huntington West Virginia honored for four years of community and church service in Mellissa the town named for her.
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New York
Huntington
W. Va
Melissa Ann Bowlin
Mellissa
Princeton Paragraphs FARM MEETING AND MOVIE NEWS
A regional meeting of agricultural conservation program workers will be held at Beckley tomorrow, December 8, with a U S department of agriculture representative outlining the 1938 A C P. Mercer county officials and agents will attend. Paradise Isle starring Warren Hull and Movita opens at the Royal theatre today with exterior scenes shot on Tutuila and Samar. Cast includes Dorothy Reid, Wallace Reid kin George Piltz, Russell Simpson and others. Jessie Hurst, a longtime courthouse character, was declared insane and committed to a Huntington state institution. Driver Davis was fined 100 dollars, costs, and jailed thirty days for drunken driving. his car impounded and license revoked six months. Mr and Mrs A B Combs of Russell County va and family visited Bee Street. Mr Combs is sheriff of Russell County. F Cook improving after influenza and sinus illness at home. Mrs Ida Lawson and Phillip and Betty Jean Lawson of Bluefield visited on Highland Avenue.
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Beckley
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Herman Bowers
J. W. Warner
G. M. Bird
H. B. Barber
W. R. Hatcher
Martha Biedler
Marie Pierce
Mercer County
Paradise Isle
Warren Hull
Movita
Pardise Isle
Royal Theatre
Tutuila
Samar
Dorothy Reid
Allent
Wallace Reid
George Piltz
Russell Simpson
Davis
Carl Jones
Beckley Road
G. H. Crumpecker
C. C. Elmore
C. C. Christian
A. B. Combs
Russell County
Combs
Luther Ayers
Bee Street
Mr. Combs
F. Cook
Ida Lawson
Phillip
Betty Jean
Bluefield
D. D. Hall
Highland Avenue
Princeton Personalities Return Home After Visit
William Brown Jackson son of W C Jackson of Fifth Street has returned to Norfolk Virginia to resume duties and personal affairs following a visit.
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William Brown Jackson
W. C. Jackson
Fifth Street
Norfolk, Va
Woodworking plant planned for Homestead area
Elkins West Virginia December 6 Representative Jennings Randolph said the Tygarts Valley home series will receive a $400,000 federal loan approved by Secretary Wallace to fund working capital and equipment for a new woodworking plant to be built with private contractor Bamble Brothers of Louisville. The plant is expected to employ 150 workers. Also noted is a claim that butane gas is a highly efficient fuel in locomotives and a by product of petroleum is considered insignificant.
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Elkins
W. Va
Jennings Randolph
Washington
Tygarts Vally
Randolph
Tygarts Valley Association
Wallace
Bamble Brothers
Louisville
First Session Of December Circuit Court At Welch
Welch hears seven cases on opening day of December term with several docketed for Monday. Notable verdicts include Mary I Johnson vs Aggentica awarding 488.75 and Jane Martin vs W M Zownan favoring plaintiff. Dismissals and continuances noted among local cases and insurance matters.
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WELCH
Midge
Thomas H. S. Curd
Circuit Court
Vease
Colonian Finance Ooration
J. Jackson
Nannigian
J. A. Lay
Tria
Mary I. Johnson
Aggentica
Janes Martin
W. M-Zownan
Alvis Roberts
Bisefield Grocery Co
Rose
Sun Insurance Limited
Deer
Thurston
National Act and Health Insurance Co
Wwrence Carter
Provident and Accident Insurance Co
Dale
Walter Shreve Agee Ee
Er Thern Finance Co
Peter
Thornton Berry Called To Chicago By Death Of Sister
Thornton G. Berry prominent Welch attorney rushed to Chicago on Monday due to the death of his sister Mrs Pauline Berry O'Brien 33 a Sutton West Virginia native and former Korea resident. O Brien died from a streptococcus infection Funeral services set for today Mrs O Brien spent five years in Korea with her chemist husband later living in Homewood Illinois Survived by husband three sons her parents and two brothers Thornton Berry Jr of Welch and Edward Berry a WVU Law School senior at Morgantown
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Thornton G. Berry
Welch
Chicago
Pauline Berry O'Brien
Sutton
W. Va
Korea
Homewood
O’brien
Thornton Berry, Jr
Edward Berry
West Virginia University Law School
Morgantown
Fred W. Eichert
Cincinnati
Gail Wilson Hartwell
Amelia
Hartwell
Hibhert R
George E. Davis
St. Petersburg
Pla
Salvation Army official Pugmire to visit Welch event
Commissioner Ernest I. Pugmire, Southern area commander of the Salvation Army, will visit Welch today. The highest ranking officer to ever visit Welch will meet the local advisory board at 11:30 a.m. in the chairman J. N. Jarmann Jr. office, then address the Rotary Club at their noon luncheon before traveling to Bluefield at 1 p.m.
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Ernest I. Pugmire
Atlanta
Salvation Army
Welch
J. N. Jarmann, Jr
Rotary Club
jJowney
Bluefield
Ép. m
Jamoree at Taeger High School Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd is expected for Taeger high school Jamoree in the school gym Thursday from 7 30 to 12. The program features the high school band and orchestra, songs by the Gleo club led by Miss Evan Teter, prizes by Taeger and Welch stores, and a dance. John L Kayser of Toledo Ohio showcases 160 blooming varieties in his yard.
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Iseger High School
Gleo Club
Evan Teter
Taeger and Welch
John L. Kayser
Toledo
Ohio
Funeral Held for Mrs Rachel Price 80 in Kimball
Funeral rites were held Monday at Mrs. Colvard’s home in Landgraff for Mrs. Rachel Spencer Price 80, of Kimball who died Saturday night after a ten day illness. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery with Rev. Joe Bird officiating. She was wife of Cone Price, mine foreman at Koppers Coal Carswell, and a Kimball native born February 14, 1906. Survived by her husband, mother, four children Bithie Doris Jimmie and Carol, and four sisters. Active pallbearers included Dennis Ledford, Ira Ledford, Fred Halley, Robert Carr, Sammy Salmon and James Hurt.
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Colvard
Landgraff
Rachel Spencer Price
Kimball
Ageat Hospital
Woodlawn Cemetery
Joe Bird
Kimball Methodist Churches
Price
Coney Price
Koppers Coal Company
Carswell
Vivian
John Goodson
Kimbell
Houston Methodist Church
Bithie
Doris
Jimmie
Carol Price
Welch Baptists adjust World Friendship circle meeting time
Members of the World Friendship circle of the Welch Baptist church are advised the Thursday evening meeting is moved to this evening at 7 30 in the church. A brief session will be held and all members must attend. Mrs Henderson Mitchell will host at her Virginia home.
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Circle Meeting
First Methodist Church
J. C. Fanning
South Walker Street
Hall
Barton
Crawford
Ora Mae Miller
Jovey
Murphy
Covey
Garret
Grady
District Legion
Walter Powers
The
American Legion
Roderfield
First Presbyterian Church
Welch
E. W. Lucas
H. E. Owens
Blakely Field
R. R. Truslaw
Pred Booth
Maple Avenue
Booth
Charles Gearhart
Truslaw
W. G. McBride
M. Burgess
Southwood
J. C. Summers
Smiley Willams
J. M. Crockett
Iman
W. Goodridge Sale, Jr
Circle No
Baptist Missionary Society
D. W. Peake
Claude Peake
Handy
Baptist Circle
World Friendship Circle of the Baptist Church
Henderson Mitchell
Virginia
Zenith Club
Mary Marshall Clark
Appalachian Community Room
C. G. Reynolds
Funeral for Ollie Long in Morgan's Chapel Radford
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at d o'clock in Morgan's chapel near Radford Virginia for Miss Ollie Long 82 a longtime McHarg school teacher and sister of Mrs Louise who died after being struck by an automobile Saturday night in Radford She died en route to a Christiansburg hospital The British government is spending 10000000 in a three year campaign to improve the nation's physical fitness.
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Morgan's Chapel
Radford
Ollie ‘Long
McHarg
Louise
Miss Long
Christiansburg
Rites Today for Accident Victim Roy J Kelly
Rites are set for 3 p.m. in Pineville for Roy J. Kelly 34 of Pineville who died from injuries in a mine accident at Red Jacket Coal on November 14. Kelly a brakeman at Red Jacket for ten years left a widow Lucille, six children, his mother and siblings. He was born March 8 1903 in Pineville and survived by J T Kelly of Wilcoe and several Pineville relatives. The report notes a circuit court decision involving Lilly heirs and a roadway dispute on Lilly property.
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Roy J. Kelly
Pineville
Welch Hospital
Red Jacket Company
Kelly
Wyoming County
Red Jacket Coal Company
Mr. Kelly
Levi Kelly
Red Jacket
Lucille Kelly
J. T. Kelly
Wilcoe
Norfolk and Western Railway
Carrie and
John Kelly
Sadie Goldie
Georgia Kelly
Lohn Lilly
Opal Lilly
Sylvia Lilly
Rowlings
Griffith
Lilly
Supreme Court denies appeal in optometry suit
Charleston West Virginia December G. The state high court refused for the second time to grant Dr. Robert F. Gerkin an appeal from Cabell County circuits court dismissal of his suit against W Felix optician charging practicing optometry without a license. The West Virginia Optometrists Association argued Felix fit clients with glasses and ground lenses. The court allowed appeal of Oscar Bowling Sue Bowling and G S Griffith from Raleigh.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Robert F. Gerkin
Cabell County Circuit Court
W. Felix
Optician
Gerkin
Felix
Secretary-Treasury
West Virginia Optometrists Association
Oscar Bowling
Sue Bowling
Griffith
Raleigh
Editor Defies ELRB in Weirton Steel Case
Hartley W Barclay the magazine editor defies an ELRB subpoena amid hearings into charges that Weirton Steel coerced workers against joining a CIO affiliate. The board may act if he persists, with testimony sought from a union worker about magazine distribution to employees. A front cover statement accuses management of pressuring workers while government actions loom.
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Steubenville
National Labor Relations Board
Hartley W. Barclay
Young
Weirton Steel Company
Isadora Polier
Labor Board
Gordon Adams
Weirton Tin Bill
Attorney Poller
Wirton
Uncle Sam
Don Lewis
Royal romance rumors swirl around Leopold in England
London dispatch reports King Leopold of Belgium staying at Welbeck Abbey amid a snowbound Christmas shopping week with Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck. Diplomatic sources doubt an engagement, noting Prince Charles recently arrived in England for visits to the Portland estate. Estate gates guarded. no confirmation of a betrothal.
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London
Leopold
Welbeck Abbey
Anne Cavendish-Bentinck
Prince Charles
Charles
England
Anne
Duke of Portland
Nottinghamshire
Queen Elizabeth
Albert
Marquess of Titchfield
Th Abbey
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