Mercer County 4 H Report Highlights Farm Bureau Growth
The 1933 annual report for W H Roberts county agricultural agent outlines county farm bureau activities, home demonstration work, and community programs. Mercer farm bureau membership reached 226 with 21 Four H clubs involving 262 youths, plus gardening drives, spraying demonstrations, and a state livestock contest preparatory effort for 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Roberts
State Extension Division
United States Department of Agriculture
County Home Demonstration
West Virginia University
County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Mercer County Farm Bureau
Mercer County Farm Women’s Bureau
Farm Women’s Organization
County Home
Hack Scott
C. A. Fletcher
L. P. Lewis
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
Monroe
Summers
Fayette
Raleigh
Mercer
County Farm Bureau Leaders Named At Athens
Since 1914 the County Farm Bureau has organized other farms groups and promoted county wide efforts. John M. Bailey of Athens serves as president and H. B. Barber of Princeton as secretary while advancing bovine tuberculosis testing, cream receiving stations, stump removal with explosives, curb market creation in Princeton, and collaboration with the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce to establish a Bluefield curb market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Bailey
Athens
H. B. Barber
Princeton
County Farm Bureau
The
Farm Bureau
Bluefield
Funeral Rites Today for Accident Victim Frank Brown
Funeral services for Frank Brown colored will be held at Gott funeral home this afternoon at 2 30 o clock. He was fatally injured when struck by an auto on Merceretree last Saturday night. Interment will follow at Lincoln Park cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brown
Merceretree
Gott Funeral Home
Lincoln Park
Circuit Court Session Today At Courthouse
Judge Howell M. Tanner will hold a session of circuit court today at the courthouse. Chancery matters are on the calendar and he may wind up the November term. A Mandamus proceeding involving the Wyoming county court will also be heard today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell M. Tanner
Tanner
Wyoming County Court
Princeton Paintings Update and Local Rifle Team Scores
Twenty five painters have been allotted by the local CWA for county school painting projects though many have not reported for duty. The American Legion rifle club hosted a match with Morgan town rifle club. Morgantown's results had not yet arrived. Local shooters scored from 149 to 183 with totals out of 200 at the Memorial building indoor range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
County Farm Women's Organization
County Farm Bureau
County Farm and Home Institute
Memorial Building
Princeton
Glenwood
Mercer County
Mogantown
W. P. S. Blacksburg
Mercer County Fair
CWA
American Legion Rifle Club
Morgantown Rifle Club
Morgantown
Asten Douglas
W. C. Epling
H. I. Goode
W. C. Fletcher
R. B. Johnston
L. F. Compton
R. W. Bird
L. J. Williams
Carl Rose
D. D. Hall
Kiwanis Speaker Recalls China Experiences
Miss Lucille Douglas of New York City shared insights from China at the Princeton Athens Kiwanis club luncheon on Wednesday. She attended as the guest of Miss Nancy Sasser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Lucille Douglas
New York City
China
Princeton-Athens
Kinwanie Club
Douglas
Nancy Sasser
Royal Theater presents The Good Companions film debut
Jessie Matthews leads the cast in the screen adaptation of J B Priestley’s novel The Good Companions arriving at the Royal Theater today. Advance notices promise a lively musical drama with notable performances and period charm for cinema fans.
World's Champ feature to screen with Paris troupe
A street Paris company of thirty actors, drawn from diverse lives, performs a midnight show at the local theater Friday at 11. Jack Dempsey appears in the short feature The World's Champ. Circles of the First Church of Christ meet today in listed homes with named leaders and hosts at 7:30 this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ
Circle One
Rhodes
Jessie Sowers
Bigara Street
Circle Two
Hedrick
D. W. Johnson
Princeton Personal Notices of Local Residents Over Christmas
Mr and Mrs G B Halstead return from Norfolk after Christmas with relatives Earl Brown arrives from Detroit due to his father W A Brown s death George Spotts returns from Montgomery Virginia Miss Virginia Karnes visits Elkridge West Virginia Miss Sadie Reynolds and Pauline Burton visit Morganton friends and relatives Mrs B H Crawford and daughters Jean and Jeanette visit Beckley relatives Mary Gordon Perkins visits Morganton Miss Gertrude Humphreys spends a few days in Morganton with Mrs Maxine Downey White and son Tommy Rose Tinder visits Morganton from Winston Salem Mrs G W Osborn and son visit Morgantown relatives D E Simpson Bluefield and Mrs A E Wickle visit Morganton for Christmas Day with E G Haley Trent Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Halstead
Nton Street
Norfolk
Earl Brown
Detroit
W. A. Brown
George Spotts
Montgomery
Virginia Karnes
Browning Davis
Elkridge
W. Va
Front Street
Washington, D. C
Walter Taylor
L. R. Taylor
Daniel Hale
Northwestern University
Chicago
K. W. Hale
Circle Drive
Carl Walters
Seattle Wash
Rose Tinder
Winston- Salem
Tinder
North Walker Street
G. W. Osborn and Son
Pearisburg
J. H Gadd
Highland Avenue
D. E. Simpson
Bluefield
A. E Wickle
E. G. Haley Trent
Roosevelt reviews budget figures and recovery trend
A continuation notes Roosevelt’s approach to road legislation and stock exchange regulation as he prepares a general message to Congress. He aims at recovery and outlines possible steps, though no definitive plan has been set, with past recommendations guiding forthcoming actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
Congress
Roosevelt
Soviet plans to expand trade and auto plant talks
The plan calls for increased U S expenditures if prior conditions are resolved, with a mid January budget ready for talks. Valery Mezhlauk may visit the United States soon to push trade. The USSR eyeing a six cylinder auto plant in its second five year plan, following a long Ford contract. Chrysler and General Motors seek engineering supervision for a six cylinder plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Valery Mezhlauk
State Planning Commission
Soviet Union
Merhlauk
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler
General Motors
Charleston Man Stuns Guests With Knife Attack
Angela B. Starnes, 25, an employee at a Charleston wholesale firm, was stabbed six times while seated at a banquet table during an employees’ event at a downtown hotel. Her husband, George Starnes, was arrested and charged. witnesses say he overturned her chair and stabbed her as she lay on the floor before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. van
Angela B. Starnes
George Starnes
Guthrie- Morris-Campbell Company
Starnes
Icebergs threaten Byrd's flagship during gale off Antarctic
Aboard Admiral Byrd's flagship, the second Antarctic expedition fought a northwest gale among hundreds of icebergs. Visibility stayed under three miles as the ship drifted amid floes, logging 756 miles since Saturday noon. Commander Gjertsen called the situation difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Byrd
Antarctic
Mackey Radio
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Gjertsen
State Roads Reported In Dangerous Condition
West Virginia faced a sharp cold snap with sleet and snow in the mountains. Two to five inches of snow fell as all highways were reported slippery and dangerous by the road commission. Temperatures plunged from 22 to near 5 degrees, with ice causing numerous auto accidents and telegraph lines damaged.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Road Commission
Welch News Notes and Local Appointments
Welch society notices list Mrs T K Tandy and Coacho Tandy in shipwreck drama off the English coast. Dr R H Folkers travels to Pocahontas for business. Dr Thomas Vermillion of Athens visits Welch. Betty Gray Wheeler heads to Narrows to visit grandparents. Lois Hurt has appendix surgery at Grace Hospital. Evelyn Sale goes to Pittsburgh to visit friends. Elizabeth Gabroski seeks treatment at Stevens clinic. Mrs James H Berheim arrives from Aldereen to visit her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. K. Tandy
Coacho Tandy
Shaner
Uniontown
R. H. Folkers
Pocahontas
Thomas Vermillion
Athens
BE. Vermillion
Welch
Betty Gray Wheeler
Narrows
R. V. Wheeler
Lois Hurt
Grace Hospital
Evelyn Sale
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Gabroski
Pageton
Stevens Clinic
James H. Berheim
Aldereen
Berheim
Welch Kiwanis honors president Booth at year end
Fred K. Booth finished a year as president of the Welch Kiwanis club with praise from Lieutenant Governor J. Randolph Tucker and a silk lounging robe gift. Tucker noted a 60 percent membership rise and top district attendance, while Adjutant John Courtois thanked the club for Christmas baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Kiwanis Club
Fred KE. Booth
J. Randolph Tucker
Booth
West Virginia
John Courtois
Salvation Army
Wilson Anderson
Kiwanis School of Instructions
Welch
Memorial Building
Zeb H. Herndon
Auto wreck victim remains unconscious in hospital
Bernard Dowling of Coalwood lies unconscious after a Tuesday night auto collision near Vivian with a fractured skull. His wife Mrs Dowling, injured in the same crash, shows improvement after also suffering a skull fracture. Tom Gabina is also named in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Dowling
Coalwood
Vivian
Tevens Clinic
Dowling
Injured Driver Kimball Returns Home After Collision
Kimball, another injured in the accident, was allowed to return home yesterday from the institution. The crash occurred between Vivian and Landgraff when the Dowlings’ car collided with another vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Vivian
Landgraff
Dowlings
LaPrade Named Acting Superintendent at Welch Emergency Hospital
Dr. F K LaPrade received official notice from Governor Kump naming him acting superintendent of Welch Emergency Hospital, pending appointment of a successor to Dr L H Clark who died Saturday. This marks his second stint as acting head, following prior interim service between resignations and Clark’s start. A Virginia Medical College graduate, LaPrade has long served as head surgeon at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. KE. LaPrade
H. K. Kump
Welch Emeency Hospital
L. H. Clark
LaPrade
A. G Rutherford
Clark
Medical College of Virginia
Harris Bowman and Howard Murphy Injured in Gary Crash
Harris Bowman and Howard Murphy, injured Sunday afternoon in a Gary area automobile crash, are reported improving at Welch Emergency Hospital. Both sustained fractured skulls. Murphy also has a broken left leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Bowman
Howard Murphy
Gary
Welch
Murphy
Kidnap Murder Suspect Known by Local Man
Robert H. Wiles, 49, confessed to luring 15 year old Herbert H. Harris Jr. and killing him with an iron bar in Columbia South Carolina. Rev. W. Williams, pastor of Welch First Presbyterian, says he knew Wiles from years ago when living near a relative of the minister. The article also discusses tuberculosis tests and state health programs in McDowell County involving the West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health Association and the McDowell Woman's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Wiles
Columbia
S. C
Herbert H. Harris Jr
W. ©. Williams
First Presbyterian Church
Welch
Rev. Williams
Wiles
McDowell County
West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health Association
McDowell Woman's Club
Test Reactors Given X Rays At Welch Emergency Hospital
Seven positive reactors from the tuberculosis test received X rays at Welch Emergency Hospital on Saturday. Additional examinations were planned for Friday and Saturday for those without hospital privileges. Three of the seven showed no evidence of tuberculosis, while four require follow up with a physical examination. Families of workers are urged to obtain X rays. hospitalization is available on a flat monthly basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Emergency Hospital
Con
Welch Paragraphs Held for Grand Jury
Two young colored men, Ed Conley and Jesse Ford, were held for the next grand jury at a preliminary hearing before Magistrate H. W. Herndon. They are charged with beating W. M. Dykes and Joe Green last Friday, Dykes in serious condition, in the Sandy district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Herndon
Ed Conley
Jesse Ford
Sandy
W. M. Dykes
Joe Green
Dyk
Welch student Carl Bailey to attend Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day
Carl Bailey of Welch, a University of Arizona student, has arrived in Los Angeles before traveling to Pasadena to witness the Rose Bowl classic between the Columbia Lions and the Stanford eleven. Bailey, a standout athlete at Oval High, traveled with fraternity brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bailey
Welch
University of Arizona
Tuscon, Ariz
Los Angeles
Cal
Gong
Pasadena
Columbia Lions
Stanford
Bailey
Oval
Welch Society Announces Marriage of Jessie Noel and Pat O'Brien
Mrs. W. T. Noel of Vivian announces the marriage of daughter Jessie Evelyn Noel to Pat O'Brien. The ceremony occurred October 14, 1933 in Ripley with Rev. Robertson officiating using the ring rite. Mrs. O'Brien is a Flora MacDonald college graduate and former McDowell County teacher. O'Brien, son of Mrs. D. S. Grady of Raleigh, attended Notre Dame and is a medical student at Duke University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Noel
Vivian
Jessie Evelyn
Pat O’brien
Ripley
Robertson
Presbyterian Church
O'Brien
Flora MacDonald College
Red Springs N. C
Marshall College
Huntington
University At
Morgantown
McDowell County
Mr. O’brien
D .S. Grady
Raleigh, N. C
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Duke University
Durham, N. C
Welch Personal Notes From Christmas Travels
Welch personals list several visitors and travelers over the holidays. Miss Jimmy Ballard and Col. W H Ballard returned from Petersburg to Welch to spend Christmas with their mother. Mr and Mrs Morris Lepinsky came back from New York City after several weeks away. Miss Rachel Gravely returned to Columbus Ohio after visiting Welch. Mrs Virginia Rogers came back from University of Virginia where she spent Christmas with relatives. Mr and Mrs Jim Shaner and their son from Uniontown arrived in Welch to be guests of…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Ballard
Col
W. H Ballard
Peterstown
Morris Lepinsky
New York City
Rachel Gravely
Columbus
Ohio
T. A. Johnston
Johnston
Virginia Rogers
University, Va
Jim Shaner
Uniontown, Pa
Welch Yeeterdey
DDE SLED CARRIES NURSE ON ERRAND
Seeley and her husband John Milton Seeley joined the Byrd south polar expedition on a dog sled run to fetch a nurse. Wind and deep snow halted motor travel, and Holly the lead dog from Byrd’s first Antarctic mission accompanied the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughers
November exports show stronger trade balance in 1933 data
November 1933 exports totaled 184 million dollars, down about five percent from October but yielding a favorable trade balance of 56 million. Department notes seasonal declines in cotton and tobacco exports typically reduce figures by around six percent from October to November.
Split paternity of twins upheld in court ruling
Yankton South Dakota December 27 The possibility that twins might have a split paternity was upheld today in a divorce decree granted by Circuit Court Judge R B Tripp. Judge Tripp would not comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton, S. D
Circuit Court
R. B. Tripp
Tripp
Paddie Wins Custody Split Between Twins in Infidelity Case
In a Freeman area custody suit Judge Tripp granted Ewald Paddie the right to one of his twins while awarding the other child to the mother. Paddie claimed infidelity, stating the favored twin resembled him and was his son, while the other twin showed no likeness. He alleged his wife confessed infidelity. the wife did not contest. The court awarded custody of other children to the mother. The ruling touches on split paternity theories cited from a 1924 French thesis by Dr. Henetrer and Mme. Bertrand Fonaine suggesting identical twins share the same parents, while paternal twins may have different fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewald Paddie
Freeman
Paddie
Tripp
Henetrer
Mme
Bertrand Fonaine
France Ready to Destroy Half Its Bombing Planes
Paris reports France agrees to destroy half its bombing planes immediately if other nations do the same as a gesture toward peace. A Geneva proposal would back disarmament, referencing past Franco British talks with Baldwin Simon Eden and Daladier Boncour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parie
France
Geneva
Parise
Stanley Baldwin
Council
Privy Seal
John Simon
Anthony Eden
British
Air Service
Edouard Daladier
Paul Boncour
Hitler
Mussolini
Paul Hymane
Hinton CCC boy lends blood in Calfornia transfusion tragedy
Edwin Lilly a 19 year old CCC volunteer from Hinton West Virginia was selected from 25 volunteers in San Bernardino to give a pint of blood to Grace Clemmons a local victim of septic poisoning Doctors performed the transfusion but Mrs Clemmons died shortly after the operation The incident occurred December 27 in San Bernardino California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Calif
Edwin Lilly
Hinton. W. Va
City Creek
Civilian Conservation Corps
Grace Clemmons
Man-Hour Basis Talks Boost for Mercer CWA Projects
Mr. Cartwright argues winter work on GWA projects can raise manpower on the CWA payroll. He expects 3,245 Mercer county men on payroll by week’s end, but even then a surplus of 2,865 unemployed remains based on current registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GWA
Cartwright
CWA
Mercer County
Stock Exchange Adopts New Rules on Share Purchases
The exchange unveiled rules to curb undue losses from treasury stock moves. It explains that a company's own share purchases reduce capitalization and sales increase it. New regulations require full publicity for such purchases and separate listing to prevent sudden market dumping. The stock list committee secured approval from the exchange law committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
Exchange’s Law Committee
Senator Neely Calls Moratorium on Excess Killing Correspondence
In Fairmont West Virginia on December 27 Senator M M Neely told reporters that sheer physical exhaustion forces him to declare an indefinite moratorium on superfluous killing correspondence. He said even devoting 24 hours daily to letters without meals or sleep would not let him answer all mail from the last thirteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
M. M. Neely
New Deal for Coughs and Sore Throat
The medical profession treats a Cold as an internal infection and prescribes internal remedies. Thoxine is advertised as a doctor’s prescription that goes to the internal cause, relieves congestion, reduces fever, and speeds recovery. Priced at 35 cents, it is recommended over surface gargles and syrups.
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Coats
Santon’ S Department Store
Hollywood
Kay Francis
Kenneth McKenna
Byrd
LUDEN
ROYAL
B. Priestley
Jessie Matthews
Venus
Jack Dempsey
We'ch
Cromer
England
Kiwaniang
Fred E. Booth
Welch Society
Hinton
CCC
Neely
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