Princeton Kiwanis Name 1928 Officers at Banquet
Mercer County capital news reports the Princeton Kiwanis club elected officers for 1928 at a recent meeting. Installation will occur at the January 4 ladies night banquet at the Virginian Hotel with Dr Ben Bird as president and J H Bane as vice president and treasurer.
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Ben Bird
Kiwanis Club
J. H. Bane
W. B. McNutt
Charles H. Archer
G. V. Bruce
Perry J. Cook
George W. Diehl
E. B. King
W. D. Pendleton
A. W. Reynolds, Jr
L. H. Vermillion
Christmas goods charm Princeton youngsters
Local stores fill with toys and decor as Christmas speaks to Princeton children. The period features "The Music Master" at the Royal Theatre, a bake sale by the Episcopal Guild, property appraisals for the Appalachian Electric Power project, rental offers, a Republican executive meeting, and a traffic incident on the Princeton Bluefield road.
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Santa Claus
Princeton
Santa
Ladies of the Episcopal Guild
Mercer Street
D. T. Carr
J. BE. Gott
EB. F. Bratton
F. W. Elmore
W. R. Manning
Appalachian Electric Power Company
J. C. Burgess
Montcalm
Princeton Women Hold Music Club Roster Refresh
The Women's club Music Club met at the Presbyterian church and renamed itself the Wednesday Morning Music Club. Members plan monthly concerts with three classes, plus a year book committee and officers guiding the program. A Christmas tea funded the library fund, with a large turnout and Girl Scouts service. Circles and Teen groups held meetings across the church and surrounding locales, while community notices listed hospital updates and local visits.
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Music Club
Presbyterian Church
J. M. Smith
Women's Club
Olga Pendleton
C. Norris
L.r H. Vermillion
H. White
Helen Reynolds
T. M. Johnson
W. L. Givens
Fred Smith
J. B. Shrewsberry
Princeton Women's Club
D. C. Rice
J. W. Sasser
L. J. Sheppard
Ola Pendleton
Harry O'Dee
Earley Robertson
Mother Machree
L. C. Porter
Thelma Bowling
Second Annual Poultry Show Opens in Mercer County
The Mercer County Poultry and Pet Association opened its second annual winter poultry show yesterday morning with a large display of many breeds. Hundreds toured to view the specimens as the event runs through Saturday night.
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Mercer County Poultry and Pet Association
Yeater
Local Enrollment Totals For Dunbar And Street
Readable figures show street enrollment at 263 with 70 percent depositing $32.42 while Dunbar reports 129 enrollments with 46 percent depositing $3.76.
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Street
Dunbar
Thorn Funeral Rites Are Set for James K Thorn
Funeral services for James K Thorn 41 will be held at 2 30 pm at the First Methodist church with Dr Pf Schuler and Rev A B Clear officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery with Princeton Lodge 1459 BPOE in charge, pallbearers from Elk Lodge members.
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First Methodist Church
Schuler and Clear
James K. Thorn
A. L. Griffith
Thorn Street
Pf. (. Schuler
A. B. Clear
Kee Street Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Princeton Lodge
E'k Lodge
John H. Land
Bluefield
M. L. Carter
Falle Milla
J. BE. Lambert
J. E. Wornal
Alex Karnea
John Lowry
Princeton
E. B. King
Burne Wornal
W. BE. Shumate
Harry Bar
Thacker
Error Corrected in Title of Lawsuit and Related Cases
Legal notices recount corrected defendant names in Morton Motor vs H A Tabor, verdict for plaintiff $509.00 in circuit court. Murphy vs Evans awarded $500.00 for assault. C J vs city of Bluefield settled out of court over property damage. Harvey vs Wheley trial underway with verdict anticipated. A closing note laments small towns where women leave when men tell stories.
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Morton Motor Company
H. A. Tabor
A. Lucas
C. W. Murphy
E. Evans
Yuesters
C. J
Bluefield
Ronerty
J. M. Harvey
Fred J. Wheley
Welch Kiwanis elect officers for coming year
Kimball Kiwanis elects H B Morgan as president with B K Bank as VP and D J M Cook as district trustee. Other officers include J I Payne treasurer and several directors. The meeting also covered a three act comedy drama fundraiser for library books and noted visitors from Welch club.
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WELCH
Kimball Kiwanians
Houchins
Bank
Cook, Payne
Halsey
Williamson
Kinder
Hughes, Williams, Organ and
Turner
Kimball Kiwanie Club
Houston Memorial Church
Kimball
B. K. Bank
D. J. M. Cook
Cc. W. Harris
Kimall Club
H. B. Morgan
D. J. M Cook
J. I. Payne
P. W. Houchins
G. W. Haleey
W. G. Williamson
L. G. Kinder
J. ©. Williams
C. R. Hughes
T. E. Organ
George J. Turner
E. D. Gerwig
Welch Club
S. F. Mitchell
T. L. Booth
Will Bailey
Kimball Club
H. 3. Mutsell
W. E. Sult
D. J M
W. B. Stevens
Sheffy Bailey
Carter Osterbine
Ernest Hogan
Dorothy Butcher
Freda Cook
Logene Gamble
Agnes McClarey
Welch Briefs: Marriage Licenses and Local Notices
County clerk reports licenses issued for W. J. Flasher and Arminda Collins of Litwar. Ernest Kelting Jr and Mrs KE Elliot undergo hospital operations. F D Steinke and wife welcome a boy at Grace Hospital. Davy PTA to meet December 15 Drama club to present Aston Boggs at Davy Theater.
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W. J. Flasher
Arminda Collins
Litwar
Ernest Kelting, Jr
Gary
KE. E. Elliot
Davy
Grace Hospital
Dramatic Club
Davy Junior High School
Aston Boggs
Davy Theater
Parent Teachers Hold Weekly Twin Branch Meeting
The Twin Branch Parent-Teacher Association held its regular weekly meeting Tuesday evening at the club house.
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PT. A
Davy Parent-Teacher Association
Twin Branch
Parent-Teacher Association
Christmas Seal Sale Set To Start In County
The annual Christmas seal campaign begins this week to fund tuberculosis programs in the United States. The West Virginia Tuberculosis Association places stamps in county schools, with students and volunteers selling them to raise money for prevention and care.
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United States
West Virginia Tuberculosis Association
Local officials visit on county and city business
J. W. Easly of Avondale was in the city on business yesterday. County commissioners David F. Houston of Kimball and James Elwood Jones of Switchback were in the city early Wednesday. W. C. Cook of the city was in Davy Monday regarding school matrons. Miss Bertha Holbrook of Davy...
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J. W. Easly
Avondale
David F. Houston
Kimball
James Elwood Jones
Switchback
W. C. Cook
Davy
Mies Bertha Holbrook
War Eagle Community Notes Include Visitors And Family News
June Williams spent two days in Williamson with friends and shopping. George W. Coffey was in Williamson on business Tuesday and Friday. Verne Williams visited War Eagle with relatives. Milton Adkins moved to War Eagle last week and anticipates it as home. M O D Pipiline of Williamson visited relatives in War Eagle. Sadie Brown, a Man high school student, stayed with her parents. Mr and Mrs Browning and Mr and Mrs Thomas visited Gilbert. Ken McCormick from Hensley WV visited War Eagle. Fred D Price was ill last weekend. Roy Grubb family welcomed a baby boy at home. Dr R M Rhodes was called to Swahen last week for professional business.
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H. H. Ball
Princeton Woman's Club
G. V. Bruce
Carl Smith
Norton
George Ross Norton
Memorial Hospital
Jimmie Cotton
Edna Nelson
Bluefield
Maggie Blake
North Walker Street
W. K. Riner
Elizabethton
Tenn
Ella Bowman
G. T. Hilton
Hale Avenue
Bill Peck
Walnut Street
O. L. Moore
Gladys Given
Roanoke
D. J. Moore
W. Hughes
Bloomington
Ind
FE. G. Wolfe
Jim Wolfe
Marion
Charles Wolfe
Princeton-Bluefield Road
J. M. Prye
Charleston
Irene Frye
Oak Hil
Miss Frye
Kenneth Richards
H. F E. Beach
Montgomery
Clara Chestnut
Princeton Hospital
C. A. Goff
R. S. McDowell
Concord College
Bernice Smallridge
M. F. Thomas
Willowton
Lillian
Alice Lane
June Williams
War Eagle
Williamson
George W. Coffey
Verne Williams
Milton Adkins
Glen Alum
M OD. Pifiline
Sadie Brown
Man
W. Va
B, DD. Browning
J. H. Thomas
Gilbert
Ken McCormick
Hensley
Fred D. Price
Roy Grubb
Stork
Rail loadings and freight totals show declines for week
The American Railway association reports for the week ended November 26 total rail car loadings at 152 765, down 75 112 from last year, while freight loadings reach 840 508, down 97 041. Other categories include miscellaneous freight 315 127, grain 42 646 up 3 734, livestock 28 175 down 1 192, and forest products 55 939 down 3 267. Committees reorganized and an executive hearing on a nomination is planned with references to U S Mexico policy and J P Morgan associations.
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Washington
American Railway Association
State Department
Mexico
Morrow
J. P. Morgan
Confirmation of Morrow as Mexico Ambassador Deferred
The nomination of Dwight W. Morrow to be ambassador to Mexico was presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington on December 7 but action was postponed until after the Senate adjourns.
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Washington
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Indian Trail Found Near Cherokee by Archaeologist
Dr Charles Keys of Cornell College located an original Indian trail five miles south of Cherokee marked and seemingly undisturbed through the years. In Richwood West Virginia a 22yearold Okey Drummens of Kanawha county was instantly killed when crushed by a tree during a logging operation for Cherry River Lumber Co. Johnny Risko of Cleveland scored decisions in a showing for the heavyweight title in Cleveland.
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Cherokee
Charles Keys
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Richwood
W. Va
Okey Drummens
Kanawha County
Wes
Cherry River Lumber Company
Heavyweight Bout Sees Victory Over Phil Scott
A fighter won the decision over Phil Scott, heavyweight champion of the British Isles, in a 10 round bout held here tonight.
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Phil Scott
British Isles
Wisconsin To Play Two Football Games In One Day
Wisconsin announced a double header football plan for October 13 1928 scheduling two games on the same day Dakota State and Cornell will face the Badgers in Madison on Saturday October 13 1928 Also Philadelphia club released First Baseman James to Atlanta in the Southern Association in a separate item
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Dakota State
Cornell
Philadelphia
Today
James
Atlanta
Best Since Villa Ignacio Fernandez Emerges Philippine Featherweight Spotlight
Philippine featherweight Fernandez rises as a top fighter among island boxers, hailed as perhaps the best since Pancho Villa, with a steady climb through the ranks and notable skill recognized by critics.
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Villa Ignacio
Fernandez
Islands
Pancho Villa
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