French Funeral Today for Mercer County Farmer Russell French
Russell M F French 82 longtime Mercer county farmer died at his Stovall Ridge home Sunday afternoon. Funeral service will be held at his home at 10 oclock conducted by Rev I M Payne Ishburg with interment in the French lot. Born April 26 1 he spent life on the family property and married Mary L Karnes in 1884. Surviving are his children M E French Ky R G French Cor Ky J A French Welch Mrs A W Meador pores ore FP M Bowling Green Ky Mrs Walter Lebanon Va Jeff Smee burg and M P Frenchville Ky with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Millard Fillmore French
Mercer County
Stovall's Ridge
I. M. Payne
Ishburg
French
Mary L. Karnes
M. E. French
R. G. French
Cor
J. A. French
Welch
A. W. Meador
M. Bowling
Aomeing Green
Waler
Lebanon
Jeff Smeeburg
M.P. Frenchville
Theaters Offer Odd Melodrama Comedy At Royal and Mercer
The Royal theater presents a melodrama based comedy evoking 1844, with Hugh Herbert Anita Louise and others in a humorous take. The Royal hosts a free Christmas party for children at 10 o clock with a film, stage act by C Q Bingham and his dummies. At Mercer theater Jimmie and Rosalind Russell star in No Time for Comedy with Charlie Ruggles in support.
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Royal Theater
Hugh Herbert
Anita Louise
Royal
C. Q. Bingham
Salvation Army to distribute Christmas baskets in Mercer post
One hundred names were certified as worthy and received tickets for baskets. Officers and helpers will hand out bags at the Mercer post on Fifth Street starting at 9 o'clock, distributing by noon.
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Salvation Army
Mercer
Fifth Streets
Methodists to Deliver Christmas Food Baskets to 13 Families
The First Methodist church school plans to deliver Christmas food baskets to thirteen families. The church welcomed gifts Monday night as committees coordinate delivery packing and citizenship under J. J. Griffith and Mrs. Hugh Neal with Jack Williams leading the young people’s division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Church School
J. J. Griffith
Hugh Neal
Jack Williams
C E S and Royal Arch Chapter to Be Feted
Princeton lodge A F and A M 134 will entertain the Eastern Star chapter and the Royal Arch chapter at its annual Christmas party next Friday night at Masonic hall. M Callaway R C Sutherland and Joe Evans are on the refreshments and entertainment committee. Members of lodge families may attend.
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Princeton Lodge
A. F
A. M
Eastern Star
Royal Arch
Masonic Hall
M. Callaway
R. C. Sutherland
Joe Evans
Mem
Twenty-Two Held In Week-end Jail Car
Twenty-seven persons were committed to the county jail over the week end. City police made eight arrests Saturday and five on Sunday, while state, county and district officers accounted for ten on Saturday and four on Sunday. All charged with misdemeanors.
Truck and Car Collision On Oakvale Road
A truck driven by Harry 8. Todd of Charleston and a sedan driven by Oliver Daniels of Elkins collided on the Princeton Oakvale road at 10 o clock Sunday night. The wreck was investigated by Trooper H. E. Martin. Grace Daniels of Elkins sustained lacerations and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry 8. Todd
Charleston
Oliver Daniels
Elkins
Princeton
Oakvale
H. E. Martin
Grace Daniels
Princeton Bank Trust Mails Dividend Checks
The Princeton Bank Trust company mailed dividend checks to 200 stockholders yesterday. This first dividend in a long time pleases stockholders and satisfies directors who had declared the payout.
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Princeton Bank
Trust Company
Christmas Shopping Still At Rapid Pace
Christmas shopping continues at a brisk pace with crowds in stores as merchants report good trade. Local businessmen expect strong totals for the month as the gift season nears its end.
282 Page Mortgage Deed of Trust Filed
A 282 page mortgage and deed of trust was filed in the county clerk’s office. The instrument covers the A D to Bankers Trust Company with R Gregory Page named as trustee.
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A .D
Bankers Trust Company
R. Gregory Page
Princeton Society Members Hold Christmas Gathering
Mrs. Harry Karnes hosted Daughters of the American Revolution events on December 21 at North Walker Street. Guests enjoyed holiday decorations, Virginia boiled custard, a program of carols and readings, and a festive afternoon featuring solos and duets.
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Matthew French
Fred Mole
North Walker Street
Virginia
Walter Perkens
Bluefield
R. R. Sage, Sr
Athens
William Raney
Donald Payne
Harry Chafin
Clarence Norris
Edith Norris
Washington, D. C
R. R. Sage, Jr
Logan
Mary Gordon Perkins
Ann Cubbidge
Huntington
Grace Perkins
G. W. Bruce
Bessie Hale
Hale
Louise Beaver
Bertha Hale
Walter Perkins
Bob Sage, Jr
H. F. Toothman
L. C. Porter
Mesdames James Agnew
Herbert Bowling
George Hall
Donald Strong
Louise Elizabeth
Bessie
Madie McGlothlin
Doris Smith
Louise Susong
Buford Tinder
Gertie Yearout
Mesdames Deweyley
George Brown
D. K. Calloway
W. E. Cunningham
W. 8. Custis
J. P. Dyer
EB. O. Plaherty
Stuart Garret
G. B. Halstead
T. M. Johnston
Jean Mitchel
Brend ~Ane
An Frances Aeapn Bird
Sallie Fredeking
Patty
Betty Bates
Virginia Powland
Donald Dickenson
Frances, Griffith
Carol Anderson
Kathryn Blanton
Jean
Mary Lou Shannon
Marion Smith
Betty Davis
Eloise Carr
Virginia Basham
Geneva Anderson
Mary Lou Hoke
Daphne King
Wanda Grim
Pauline Ird
Present Recital by Mrs Ray Batley at Park Avenue Home
Mrs Ray Batley presented a group of her piano pupils in a recital at her Park Avenue home on Saturday afternoon December 21. The program gave a delightful display of student talent and musical progress.
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Ray Batley
Park Avenue
Three Fined and Jailed for Liquor Violation
Ten men were arrested Saturday night by Sheriff J B Boyd and deputies and arraigned before Magistrate C C Elmore. Each man was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to thirty days in jail. A pint of gasoline was described as having explosive power comparable to a pound of dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Boyd
Conley White
R. C. Kinzer
Clyde Gills
Claude Gills
C.C. Elmore
County Prisoners To Be Surveyed For Christmas
Sheriff G. H. Crumppecker will serve a holiday meal to about 110 prisoners in Mercer County as the county celebrates Christmas tomorrow. Prisoners are enjoying the sheriff's hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
G. H. Crumpecker
Mercer County
Christmas Holiday Travel and Home Visits Noted
Local residents begin Christmas holidays with trips to Raleigh and New York City or visits with relatives in Virginia Ohio and West Virginia. Students and staff from Potomac State College Greenbrier Military School Morgantown and Duke University return home for the season.
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H. J. Thompson
Princeton Hospital
Jimmie Hylton
Gladys Hylton
South Avenue
Milton Shumate
West Virginia University
Morgantown
H. A. Shumate
Park Avenue
Harvey Martin
Joan Palmer
Mr. Martin
Potomac State College
Keyser
W. Va
Woodell
Athens
Neward
Elizabeth Ann Stafford
Harold Stafford
College Avenue
Phillip Sasser
Raleigh
N. C
Clarice Johnston
Closter
N. J
Douglas Avenue
Nancy Spangler
Duke University
E. B. Spangler
Hale Avenue
Bettyer
Middlebouune
Jane Wasmuth
Glen Dale
Louise Dyer
Roanoke
Christmas Holiday Visitors and Local Court Action
Holiday visitors arrive from Pulaski Norfolk and South Carolina to spend Christmas with relatives on Honaker Avenue College Avenue and North Walker Street. Ernest Fortner sang at a church event correcting a prior name error. The city of Princeton filed a chancery suit in circuit court against J W Smith and Zora M Smith returnable to January rules.
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J. P. Dyer
Honaker Avenue
Mary Shuff
Pulaski
W. D. Shuff
G. B. Halstead
Norfolk
Paul B. E. Lewis
Whiie
Edmond
College Avenue
Eiport
Mr. Lewis
South Carolina
Clarence Norris
Edith
Washington, D. C
Princeton
J. W. Smith
Zora M. Smith
Seyler Lumber Co. Advertises Complete Building Services
Seyler Lumber company of Bluefield Virginia offers home builders complete service in build materials and cabinet work at moderate prices. Their Virginia Side yards let customers inspect a wide selection before buying and their mill work is noted for high quality. The firm emphasizes years of reputation and customer satisfaction for homes and business buildings.
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Ler Lumber Company
Seyler Lumber Company
Virginia
Seyler Lumber
Virginias
Bluefield
Findlay Stoker Heralded for Automatic Operation
Findlay Stoker praised for reliability and economy. Each unit includes a thermostat timer relay and safety limit control, ensuring trouble free automatic operation and maximum efficiency.
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Findlay
Christmas Message From Hawkins Funeral Home Boss
A. L. Hawkins sends a Christmas greeting to area residents praising peace, love, fairness, and charity based on Jesus’s teachings. He wishes readers a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year from Hawkins Funeral Home Inc. plus a personal note about plans and family scenes as a story fragment continues.
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The
Hawkins Funeral Home, Inc
A. L. Hawkins
Pres
Christmas Rush
Tim Scott and family discuss joining plans with Sheila, Jerry, and Dad as they delay their arrival, signaling a holiday schedule and family decision. The excerpt captures a domestic scene of Christmas preparations and expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Scott
Sheila
Jerry
Mercer Memorial Library to Close Today Through Thursday
The Mercer Memorial library in the Memorial building will be closed today and for two more days, as announced. No services will operate during the closure period and plans for reopening were not specified.
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Mercer Memorial
Memorial Building
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Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
Herbert Chafin
William Bodell
Russell Bodell
Main Street
Betty Bodell
Ee Ais
Re. Rust
Ms. Russell Bodell
Chafin
George Ig
William Raney, Jr
Sam Rush
Wayne Reynolds
Alderson Swope
Margaret Boyd Cline
Russell Bodell, Jr
Engle! Bom Keister
Princesston
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Mrs. Bodell
Ronald Payne
Boyd Cline
Harry Strong
George Fanning
J. E. Bailey
Earl Hall
Pat Murphy
Matoaka
Russell Bo
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Kessler
Nat Silk Chase
Kessler's
Jolive Kessler Distilling Co., Incorporated
Beltimore, Md
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Norman Gragg
Joe Gragg
Bluefield Avenue
Chris
Pry
French L. Miles
St. Mary's
W. A
Mildred Flanagan
Randolph, Va
Miss Madelle
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Phyllis Curry
Lost Creek
Snead’s
Blue Ridge
Dept. Store, Inc
West VA
Seyler
Findlay Stoker
Hawking
Jesus
Val
Martha
Mary
WHITE
OUR
Eeenaanell
Inita
Louise
AN Mowbray
Billy
Gilbert
Ewart
Rosaline
James
Russell
Gedford
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Boston
Mase
Gal Mace
Portland
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Yesere
Pocahontas Fuel Company
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