Rotary wagon program entertains Welch Rotary luncheon
Welch and McDowell County Rotary members held a noon meeting featuring a economical sermon and a telepathy stunt by Eddie Gwinn and Jack Price on Rotary service. Agnew of the American Red Cross urged local support to sustain the chapter amid concerns of possible discontinuation. A visiting Rotarian, Mr. Fry of Cincinnati, attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Tice
Jack Price
Eddie Gwinn
Eddie
Rotary
Jack
Reacher
Henry
Col. McClaren
Carson City
Nevada
West Virginia
Welch
Bluefield
Adie
Agnew
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Kotaran
Fry
Cincibaau
Welch area notes mix personal updates and local events
Welch items report Aaron Catzen transacting business in Welch and L H Miller visiting local points. Updates on students, Mrs Compton illness, hospital patient William Tickle, and legal matters of Crockett and Payne. Church bazaar, school district meetings, and new Edison phonograph agency announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Catzen
Northfork
Welch
L. H. Miller
Lansing
N. C
Kimsail
Howard
Harold McConras
W. J. Compton
Welch Hospital
Joseph M. Crockett
Charleston
C. C. Morfit
Tug River Coal Operators
Washington
Red Cross Representative Addresses Welch Kiwanis
R C Agnew from the American Red Cross spoke at the Welch Kiwanis Club meeting, discussing the organization’s activities and aims. He graced the Washington headquarters as he shared insights into the relief effort and its impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Agnew
American Red Cross
Washington
Welch Kiwanis Club
Plan for Mexican Debt Resettlement Declared Operative
The International Committee of Bankers on Mexico announced that sufficient funds have been remitted to provide the first year’s interest on bonds and that the debt resettlement plan is operative. Simultaneous notices were issued in New York London Paris and Mexico City signaling the start of 1923 bond service. The move stems from the 1919-1922 international efforts and follows Mexico’s Adolfo De La Huerta role as finance minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Committee of Bankers On
Mexico
London
Paris
Mexico City
International Committee of Bankers
Adolfo de la Huerta
International Committee
Confesses to Murder of Four Year Old Boy
Nathan Schatsky admits killing Irving Pickerney four year old whose mutilated body was found in a cellar near Grand Street. Police say he also confessed to attempting to lure Phillip five to the roof of his tenement. The case ends a lengthy hunt following the child’s disappearance on October 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Irving Pickerney
Grand Street
Nathan Schatsky
Phillip
Schatsky
Pickerney Home
Governor of Indiana Called Upon to Resign
Indianapolis December 7. Clyde Walb Republican state chairman announced plans to convene the committee to act on Governor McCray. He urged written agreement to an early speedy trial of indictments in Marion County court and condemned the governor for besmirching Indiana’s name and harming the party.
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Indianapolis
McCray
Clyde Walb
Waib
Marison County
State Committee
Indiana
Walb
International fire bug confesses to multiple fires
A man calling himself the international fire bug was arrested in New York after allegedly admitting to setting fires at a lodging house in Chicago a hotel in Cleveland and a rooming house in Toledo among other blazes across cities reaching the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Firebug
Chicago
Cleveland
Toledo
Pacific Canal
Sailstad and accomplice reunite after arrest in Napa
Edward J Sailstad and Dorothy Anderson, tied to a disappearance hoax involving a burned body, met for the first time since arrest at St Helena. They embraced at the county jail as Anderson, treated for nervous exhaustion, fainted and received care. They later selected personal effects from their garage home and Sailstad showed a diamond ring valued at $1,000.
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Napa
Cal
Edward J. Sailstad
Ann’ Hor
Dorothy Anderson
St. Helena
Here
Dempsey to Box In Three Round Exhibition
St. Louis reports Champion Jack Dempsey will take part in a three round exhibition on a boxing program slated for Tuesday night. The event features a series of bouts to be held in the city arena, drawing interest from local fans.
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Dempsey
St. Louis
Jack Dempsey
Jams Mark Six Day Bike Race At Madison Square Garden
In New York on December seven the six day bike race at Madison Square Garden saw numerous jams as teams chased the lead. Kockler-Lawrence led with 247 miles and four laps by ten o clock, while Nefatii-Arsini stayed one lap behind the leading jesters. De Wolfe Stockelynch topped the time record at 2,304 miles on nine laps, with Vork-Bag set earlier marks.
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New York
James
Madison Square Garden
Kockler-Lawrence
Nefatii-Arsini
Nefatt Assini
de Wolfe Stockelynch
de Wolfe
Vork-Bag
Daily Admits Killing Wife in Pittsburg Court
John H Daily confessed in court that he arranged his wife's death and rejected the defense claim an unidentified man killed her. He said he did not recognize any of the trial witnesses prior to their testimony. The remark about global population was extraneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Daily
Pittsburg
John H Daily
Daily
Meet two nights for toy mending
Community Christmas Club holds Tuesday and Saturday sessions at the Methodist Church to mend toys and collect clothing and groceries for 112 children. Treasurers report 1922 activity included large donations from merchants and coal firms, with 262.35 in contributions and 1414 in expenditures leaving 127.95 on hand. Mrs Stewart Garrett credited for organizing aid lists and coordinating relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. DeJarnette
Methodist Church
Santa Claus
Stewart Garrett
Club
K Nows
Local Elks event and community notices in Princeton
The Elks plan a grand dinner at the Legion Hall Wednesday with many visitors expected to raise funds for charity. Methodist choir and Engineer and Firemen brotherhoods hold meetings. fire damages a Virginian Railway shanty and yard office. Bake sale and drama tickets announced, plus student club and local sports updates and public addresses in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Elks
Legion Hall
Creomulsion promoted as cure for chronic coughs and lung trouble
An advertisement touts Creomulsion a creosote based emulsion claimed to soothe inflamed membranes kill germs and heal lungs. It promises relief for chronic coughs colds bronchitis and related illnesses with a money back guarantee and drugstore availability in Atlanta Georgia. Also notes a Christmas payment plan from Lilly Land Company and local notices about a Jersey cow for sale and a needlework display at The Little Bird Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creomulsion Co
Atlanta
Religious Services and Sermon Topics at Local Churches
Sunday school at First Baptist 9 45 with R C Sutherland as superintendent. Morning sermon questions if fallen race bones can live and life in dry bones. B Y P U meets 2 30. Evening sermon explores poems and mysteries around the corner. Choir music and tender hymns mark the day. Princeton invited. Methodist service 9 45 Sunday school, 7 80 evening worship sermon by pastor. Epworth League 6 30 led by William Hazlett.
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First Baptist
B. Ole
R. C. Sutherland
Rippetoe
Old Rugged Cross
Princeton
B. H. Cassidy
E. E. Bailey
H. C. Hays
Epworth League
William Hazlett
Young
Local church notices and mission talk by Rev. James Devery
The article lists services for Presbyterian and Sacred Heart Catholic churches including Sunday school at 9 30 and a 6 30 Christian Endeavor. Catholic mission begins Sunday 7 30 led by Rev. James J Devery of New York with masses at 6 30 and 8 and evening sermons at 7 30. Devery described as a convincing logician versed in scripture and theology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Snead
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
Sacred Heart Catholic
James J. Devery
New York City
Father Devery
James Devery
Bluefield
Circle No. 7 Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary Meets
Circle No. 7 met with Mrs. Frank Wilson on Center Street after a storm with eleven members and four visitors attending. The program included a Bible lesson a Christmas in Mexico story and a Christmas legend. A check was planned for missionary Mrs Fulton to Jo an. An all day February meeting with circle No 1 was planned to study the home mission study book. A two course luncheon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle No. 7
Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary
Frank Wilson
Center Street
Mexico
Fulton
Circle
Joan
Circle No. 1
Golden Rule Sunday Observed For War Relief Drives
Princeton residents will skip some Sunday dinners to save money for the near east relief effort. Contributions collected by church coordinators will be turned over to the Woman's Club treasurer and sent to the war east relief headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Near East
H. C. Hays
Methodist Church
S. B. Ogle
Baptist Church
Clarence Norris
Episcopal Church
W.S. Dangerfield
Presbyterian
E. M. Tandy
Christian Church
S. H. Fry
Woman's Club
War East Relief
Princeton Personalities and Visiting Families
Pat Kane and family of Roanoke have returned home after visiting his brother T. Kane here. Misses Clara and Maude Merrell of Kingsport Tenn have returned home after a week with Miss Lady Ruth Ogle on South Ninth street. Mr and Mrs H E DeJarnette hosted a six o clock dinner for Rev and Mrs Ogle and Misses Lady Ruth Ogle and Ser Moneed. School dismisses Friday December 21 for Christmas holidays.
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Pat Kane
Roanoke
Kane
Clara
Maude Merrell
Kingsport
Tenn
Lady Ruth Ogle
South Ninth Street
H. E. DeJarnette
Ser Moneed
Two Verdicts Not By The Same Jury
In Bluefield a circuit court panel returned a $2,790 verdict for Fred J. Smith administrator against the city of Bluefield. Separate trial outcomes included a $7,500 verdict for Gertrude Godfrey against Northfork and Western Railway, and a $89,86.13 judgment for Pearl Halt against G. B. and Lula McNew. Judges noted juxtaposed results and questioned differing juries.
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Clicuit
Fred J. Smith
City of
Bluefield
Pearl Halt
G. B
Lula McNew
Z. L. Ferguson
H. Solly
Matoaka
Nora Bailey
Erimmer
Gertrude Godfrey
Northfork and Western Railway Company
Fred Smith
Smith
Former VET Bureau Chief Forbes Critically Ill in Boston
Colonel Charles R. Forbes, former chief of the United States veterans bureau, is under a neurologist’s care at his sister’s home in Brighton, Boston. His sister Mrs. Harry Judkins reports he is critically ill. she is a former chief nurse for the New England division of the bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chas. R. Forbes
United States Veterans Bureau
Harry Judkins
Brighton
Judkins
Col. Forbes
Two New Cardinals Named for Vatican Consistory
Rome announced that Evaristo Lucidi auditor to the pope and Monsignor Aurelio Galli director of the Vatican Museum will be created cardinals at the consistory this month.
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Rome
Evaristo Lucidi
Monsignor
Aurelio Galli
Vatican
New York Bank Not Likely to Buy Road Bonds
Charleston West Virginia December 7 There is little chance the National City Company of New York will exercise its option to buy the remaining 3 million dollars of state roads bonds Auditor John C Bond said after returning from New York The option expires December 14 and Bond said New York bank officials told him market conditions will not warrant purchasing the bonds at this time
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Charleston
W. Va
National City Company of
New York
John C. Bond
Bond
Cabin Creek Smith Dies By His Own Hand
Charleston West Virginia December 7 A Cabin Creek blacksmith Allen Clendennin died from wounds after a Wednesday night shooting police say he shot Mrs Pearl Fisher who was mortally wounded and Alf Fisher the woman s brother and initial shooter was ordered rearrested on a murder charge in a case linked to a broader West Side shooting spree Police suspect Clendennin killed Mrs Fisher after she refused marriage and was then shot by her brother with hospital reports noting Mrs Fisher expected to recover barring complications
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Allen Clendennin
Cabin Creek
Pearl Fisher
Alf Fisher
Clendennin
Speeding Taxicab Kills Two Children
A speeding taxicab struck four children at a street crossing near the Delaware river front in Philadelphia. Two youths died instantly, Ferro Contell thirteen and Stephen Lessner eleven. The driver fled. a motorcycle patrolman pursued but could not overtake.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Ferro Contell
Stephen Lessner
Wallingford
Battalion of Death Organized by Women in Murano
Five hundred Murano women form a battalion to resist annexation by Venice. They storm the municipal building as police attempt to block transfer of offices, shouting at authorities and wielding glass-working tools. The transfer was halted and Murano remained officially under Venice that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Italy
Murano
Teaching saving to boys and girls through systematic practice
A brief note urges teaching children a systematic saving method as the best approach, criticizing lightweight schemes like Lilly Land Company's easy payment plans as ineffective. It emphasizes practical money habits over promotional schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly Land Company
Princeton Boys and Girls Dominant in Season Opener
Princeton high school opened with decisive wins over Matoaka in a new gym. Girls triumphed 50 to 2 while the boys broke 60 and led 24 to 6 at halftime, with standout scorers listed for both sides and referee Shumate handling calls.
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Princeton
Princeton High School
Matoaika
Matoaka
Princeton Girls
Shumate
Princeton Matoaka Toot Xox Eeenenpeatens
Pico Sactnsas
R. Shrewsberry
Itt
Anala M
Downey
Franklin Hazlett
Shrewsherr
Lasser
River
Thomas
K. Shrewsberry
Matoaka Karnes
Mangus
EE Bacon Aall Hee Nlusn
Ana Caldwell
Edward Marshall
Neal Eoe Oa Haces Wed
Karnes
Thornton
Marshall
Lisagor
Edwards
Karnes Thornton
Hale
Chariton
Caldwell
Ovley
Views Exchanged by Enforcement Officers in Ohio Conference
More than 600 local law officers in Ohio were urged by state and federal officials to use every legal means to enforce prohibition. They praised President Coolidge and Governor Donahey for conference discussions on enforcement methods. The meeting ended without a unified program, but officials left determined to increase enforcement efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Coolidge
Doheney
Oeal
Quarrels with Parents End in Tragic Shooting and Suicide
In Mercer Pennsylvania on December 7 a 40 year old farmer Charles Swogger quarreled with his parents over cattle sales, shot his mother Oliver Swogger through a window, then fled to the barn and hanged himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer, Pa
Chas Swogeger
Oliver Swogger
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H. C. McKinley
Gary
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Goldie T. Perdue
Madyson Bailey
J. J. Turner
T. A. Lambert
McDowell County Women’s Club
Steller Jewelry Company
Elkhorn Street
Edison Phonographs
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American Legion
Carter-Davis Orchestra
C. S. Mitchel
Virginian Railway
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L. R. Taylor
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H. Gay
Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
T. C. Hubbard
Lilly
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C. S. Spangler
Little Bird Shop
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