Princeton Water Hearing Looms City Council Seeks Pollute Stop
In Princeton the city faces a state water commission hearing on January 7 to address sewage discharge into Brush Creek. Mayor Brown and city attorney Hale will represent the city alongside the Virginian Railway, while plans for a sewer plant advance and a bond election date remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Water Commission
R. E B. L. Holt
Brush Creek
Charleston
Water Commission
Virginian Railway Company
Tisdale
Commission
Holt
W. A. Brown
FE. W. Hale
J. W. Hatcher
Rown
Recorder King
Brown
South Fifth Street
Sarver
Mercer Street
Clark Barber Shop
For Rent Nice furnished apartment in prime location
Furnished apartment with cream heat and hot water private bath best location at 25 dollars monthly. Call 183 J.
Last Warning to Drivers Over Reckless Speed
Police defend traffic rules as motorists warned to obey speed limits or face a $12.80 fine in police court. City hall provides printed regulations to guide safe driving and protect property and lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordanance
Princeton Society Harriet Woolfolk and Various Local Notices
Social notes from Princeton include Harriet Woolfolk event hours, Rayon Bedspreads promotion by Lanton Brothers, and a ladies capsure party at Mrs. W. E. Francis’s home. Also reported are a newborn baby boy to the Belcehr family, a W M A meeting at Silver Springs chapel, candy contributions for Confederate veterans, and two marriages at Bee Street conducted by Rev. G W Talbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. EB. Francis
Highland Avenue
BE. A. Rumburg
Bee Street
G. W. Talbert
Hugh J. Mathena
Nora B. Tanner
Bluefield
William T. Hatch
Graciel L. Kelley
National Guard Captain McMichael Dies After Illness
Captain R. D. McMichael of Company E, One Hundred and Fiftieth Infantry, West Virginia National Guard and World War veteran, died in Princeton hospital after ill health and a late operation. He was about 34, his body to be taken to Norfolk for funeral and burial with a guard of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. McMichael
One Hundred and Fiftieth Infantry
West Virginia National Guard
World
Princeton
McMichael
State National Guard
American Legion
Navy
Norfolk
Legion Luncheon to Feature National Commander Bodenhamer
Princeton American Legion hosts a noon luncheon at Virginia hotel with national commander O L Bodenhamer as principal speaker. State leaders J A Duff and J B Thornton attend. flags urged from 11 to 2 30. Delegations from Beckley and local posts escort the visitors. banquet and dance in Beckley tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Rinceton
Welch
W. A Brown
J. W. Sasser
Hi. FE. DeJarnette
Fred Holroyd
W. D. Shuff
W. E. Davis
Joe Wynne
A. Wanoweer
H. Thornton
Sistersville
W. Va
American Legion
West Virginia
O. L. Bodenhamer
J. A. Duff
American Legion Post
Miss Medeline Spotts Recovering After Hospital Operation
Miss Medeline Spotts of Highland avenue is recovering nicely at Princeton hospital after an operation. Mrs. Carl Bish and daughter Mary Katherine are visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medeline Spotts
Highland Avenue
Princeton Hospital
Carl Bish
Mary Katherine
Four room apartment with steam heat near Baum’s department store
Listing notes a four room apartment with steam heat and modern conveniences located near Baum's Department Store. Telephone contact listed as 361 for inquiries.
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Baum's
Trustee Sale in Bankruptcy of Benjamine B Sykes Estate
Trustee in bankruptcy of Benjamine B Sykes estate will sell at his Princeton West Virginia residence on Bluefield Avenue December 28 1929 at 10 oclock for cash to the highest bidder a Chevrolet automobile and a lot of household furniture including beds bedding stores dishes books and all other articles in the house belonging to the bankrupt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamine B. Sykes
Bluefield Avenue
Princeton
W. Va
Chevrolet
Welch Welcomes National Legion Leader At Hotel Banquet
O L Bodenhamer national commander of the American Legion visits Welch West Virginia for a meet and banquet at the Carter hotel. Local officials and state officers attend with musical numbers from the 13th infantry band. Discussions cover Legion aims for 1930 and service to crippled veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodenhamer
Legion
Welch
William
13Th Infantry Band
Jem F. Bell
James E. Duff
Martinsburg
Welch Nota
Truck Driver Held for Grand Jury Hearing in Fatal Crossing Crash
Edgar Tilley, Welch Flour and Produce driver, faced a Police Judge and was held on 1500 bond for the January grand jury after the Friday crash on Virginia avenue that killed the Whittaker girls. Prosecutor Counte led witnesses though no eye witnesses existed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Tilley
Welch Flour and Produce Company
Little Whittaker
T. W
Mrs. Hatfield Improves After Septic Poisoning
Reported yesterday that Mrs. Hatfield shows signs of recovery from a serious throat infection and septic poisoning at Tucker sanitarium in Richmond Virginia. Relatives and doctors noted improved condition as Sheriff Hatfield was summoned to the bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfield
Sheriff Hatfield
Tucker Sanitarium
Richmond
Funeral service today for auto wreck victim
Funeral services for Oval Walters will be held this afternoon at 1 o clock at Twin Branch Methodist church. Interment will be in New Roderfield cemetery. Walters was killed instantly Monday noon in an automobile accident on the road between Mayberry and Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oval Walters
Twin Branch Methodist Church
J. M. Wysor
Roderfield
Walters
Maybeury
Simmons
Nineyearold Charlie Robinson Loses Toes Under Wheel
Charlie Robinson a 9 year old boy from Newhall had the toes of his left foot mashed yesterday afternoon while attempting to hop a wing train. He was brought to Grace hospital where it was found necessary to amputate all the toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Robinson
Newhall
Grace Hospital
Farley Seeks Homes for Three Boys
W. T. Farley, chief probation officer, says three boys ages 7 8 and 16 need homes. All are healthy and well behaved. the older boy is stout, able and ready to work for his support. Details via phone 603 Welch.
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W. T. Farley
Etout
Able
Will
Welch
Local residents visit Welch and nearby towns
Welch visitors include I. T. Mann of Bramwell and Washington and E. C. Brawley former sheriff of McDowell. J Randolph Tucker travels to Norfolk for a brother’s wedding. Mrs C B Houston plans holidays in Chester with relatives. Col James B Johnston visits from Roanoke. Keystone shopping trips noted. Davidson student Joe Stevens to join his parents in Kimball. Julius Goodman and Mrs Ellen Nicholson also seen in regional towns.
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I. T. Mann
Bramwell
Washington
Welch
E. C. Brawley
McDowell County
J. Randolph Tucker
Norfolk
Lawrence F. Tucker
Jane Ruffin
C. B. Houston
Chester
Houston
James B. Johnston
Roanche
Yestern
Chester Harmon
Eddie Carria
Keystone
Joe Stevens
Davidson College
Davidson
N. C
W. B. Stevens
Kimball
Julius Goodman
Bluefield
Death of 6 year old Anna Dale Riley at Grace Hospital
Little Anna Dale Riley of Thorpe, daughter of Mr and Mrs A E Riley, died Tuesday at 9 after an appendectomy at Grace hospital Welch. Her appendix ruptured causing poisoning. she had surgery Friday. Survived by parents and siblings. Body taken to Mrs Riley's home.
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Elizabeth Bennett
Williamson
Norris Bennett
Ethel Hunter
O. J. Hunter
Grace Hospital
Anna Dale
A. E. Riley
Thorpe
Welch
Illinois Mines Return to Work as Strike Fades
Taylorville Illinois reports Peabody Coal Company mine No 7 in Kincaid resumes operations tomorrow signaling full resumption of coal digging in central Illinois fields. Mine 9 at Tobey starts today after miners voted near two to one to return. National guard barracks are set in Christian County as patrols monitor roads to prevent clashes.
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Taylorville
Ill
Peabody Coal Company
Kincaid
Illinolia
National Miners’ Union
W. C. Argust
Peabody
Christian County
Tobey
Illinois National Guard
Workers Arrive At Eight Then Decide Future Course At Ten
A large number of men would report for work at eight o'clock, but many who declined to return would meet at ten o'clock to determine their future actions.
Three Youths Sentenced in National Training School Case
In Harrisburg three Charleston West Virginia youths Orville Spencer Paul Lowry and William Lynch were given indeterminate sentences in the national training school at Washington for violating the national automobile theft act. They were arrested at Chambersburg while en route to New York in a machine stolen in Charleston. Vernon Man of Hagerstown Maryland received six months in Franklin county jail for aiding a post office robbery involving $70. Elijah Thomas of Oklahoma was sentenced to 29 days for transporting an automobile from Mount Airy Maryland to Franklin county Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Charleston
W. Va
Orville Spencer
Paul Lowry
William Lynch
National Training School
Washington
Chambersburg
New York
Vernon
Hagerstown
Franklin County
Elijah Thomas
Oklahoma
Mt. Airy
Unemployment in Japan Rises as Job Seekers Surpass Open Positions
Tokyo reports from the Home Ministry based on 242 local agencies show falling vacancies and rising applicants. The job seeker to vacancy ratio climbs to 123 percent, up from 101 percent last year, signaling worsening conditions as winter nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
INS
Japan
Home Ministry
Repeal of Laredo Boycott Sought Amid Mexico Tensions
Laredo Texas reports rising tensions as District Attorney Walls moves to arrest former Mexican president Calles for conspiracy to murder. Mexico closes consulate, suspends tourist passports. Mexican consul general condemns Walls. Gov Moody appeals to Stimson to protect innocent locals and urge reconsideration.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
Penn A. Walls
Lutareo Elias Calles
Enrique Santibanez
Valls
Dan Moody
Stimson
Moody
State Department
Calles
New York
Mexico City
Department of State
United States
Guerilla warfare halts search for countrymen
In northwestern Manchuria guerrilla warfare ends consular probes as Russians and Chinese clash near Yakusu and Mientuho. Consuls fail to reach Khailar from the Kingan mountains and message safety concerns prevent a longer journey toward Harbin. Negotiations at Khabarovsk aim for a peaceable railway settlement amid the invasion fallout.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
Mienturo
Bachuto
Harbin
Khailar
Yakusu
Mientuho
Kingan Mountains
Mancholi
Siberian
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Federal road aid bill could boost West Virginia funding
Col Floyd Cunnyngham, state road commissioner, says a congressional committee will report the bill favorably to raise federal road aid from 75 million to 125 million dollars annually. Cunningham returned from Washington after hearings, noting the state would gain about 533 thousand dollars more each year if enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Congress
Congressional Committee
Floyd Cunnyngham
Cunningham
Washington
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R. B. McNutt
C. P. Jordan
Pulaski
McNutt
Getr
Will Cook
Wyoming County
Renegar
Wyoming
Henegar
A. L. Wagner
Arista
William F. Bond
W. L. Mustard
BY Williams
Davy
Princeton Society
Harriet Woolfolk
Large & Ze
Lanton Brothers
Capsule
J. D. Belcehr
Princeton Avenue
Silver Springs W. M
Woman's Missionary Union of the
Silver Springs
O. D. Meadows
Front Street
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Confederate Veterans
H. H. Ball
North
Walker Street
National Guard
M’michael
Virginian
Farmer
Sam Mullens
Ritchie Street
Willie Phillips
Frederick, Md
Gond
Eugene Ballard
St. Luke's Hospital
G. W. Bowfing Jr
Toledo
Ohio
Dick Keeley
University of Illinois
Harrison Street
W. H. Roberts
Henry Havard
Jimmy
Pittsburgh
Roberts
David Rice
Forrest Street
Merrill Calloway
Cotlewe Avenue
Alabama
Red
White
Princeton-Beckley Road
Vmits
Boyd RB. Stutler
L. J. Brindley
Kentucky
Mrs. Deacon
E. H. Deacon
W. P. Kearns
Mesdamee Bob Cooper
Andy Burns
William Daugherty
Leo Shugrou
W. J. Kearns
W. R. Kearns
Francis Conlon
Adkin
Gary Safety Board
General Safety Committee
Gary
Goldie O'Dell
Wilma Vandiver
Miss Vandiver
Nevada
National Aeronautic Association
Farley
Gary, W. VA
Illinois
Peabody Mine No. 7
Washington School
Boots
Martin
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