Judge Tanner Holds Final Session as Circuit Court Winds Up
Judge Howell M. Tanner will preside at the courthouse today for the final session of the November term of circuit court. It is expected all remaining docket matters will be disposed of. Earlier, an order approved a compromise settlement of 500 between J. M. Evans guardian for Wellington Elmore Evans and J. W. Snyder and Hugh Rader Perry to settle a personal injury claim from an automobile accident.
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Howell M. Tanner
Tanner
J. M. Evans
Ay Giington Elmore Evans
J. W. Snyder
Hugh Rader Perry
Wellington Elmore Evans
Kellysville Men Held for Grand Jury Action After Brawl
A Sunday fight in Kellysville between Sam Harry and Carl Thomas led to felonious assault charges. Trooper Ballard and Deputy Bailey arrested both men. arraigned before Magistrate Carr and held to await grand jury action next week. They were released on recognizance to answer any indictment. Harry sustained a slashed arm while Thomas was knocked down.
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Kellysville
Sam Harry
Carl Thomas
8. C. Ballard
E. Dale Bailey
D.T. Carr
Harry
Thomas
Gauley Bridge Man Fined After Beckley Road Accident
Bernard Reed of Gauley Bridge paid a $25 fine and costs in Magistrate D T Carr's court for reckless driving after his car collided with G W Dalton's on the Beckley road near Princeton Thursday afternoon. The crash was investigated by Trooper 8 C Ballard and Deputy E Dale Bailey.
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Bernard Reed
Gauley Bridge
G. W. Dalton
Eccles
Beckley Road
Princeton
D. T. Carr
Reed
8. C. Ballard
E. Dale Bailey
Accient
Forest Robbins jailed for theft of turkeys
Forest Robbins was fined 25 dollars and sentenced to ten days in jail by Magistrate D. T. Carr for stealing two turkeys owned by Essie E. Bailey on December 23. Witness Zimmie Grubb testified Robbins was found in a tree with the roosting birds. Robbins was later arrested on a warrant.
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Essie E. Bailey
Forest Robbins
D. T. Carr
Robbins
Zimmie Grubb
Mr. Bailey
College Street
Zimmie
County Court Meeting To Address Constable Race
The Mercer county court will meet today at the courthouse to settle the contest between E. H. Johnston and E. Wiley for constable in Plymouth and to receive the final settlement of Sheriff J. C. Fanning who retires December 21, with G. H. Crumpecker poised to succeed.
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Mercer County Court
E. H. Johnston
E. Wiley
Plymouth
J. C. Fanning
G. H. Crumpecker
Needy Children Attend Army Yale Party in Princeton
About 175 needy children from Princeton attended a Salvation Army Christmas party last night. Readings and dialogues entertained the group, and each child received a bag of candy, nuts, and fruits. Earlier, at the citadel, a capacity audience watched the play The Empty Room with credible performances.
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Princeton
Salvation Army Ome
The
Citadel
Old Age Annuity Rates Under Social Security Table
The article explains how to determine individual old age annuity benefits under the Social Security act by locating the nearest age in the left column and the approximate average weekly wage in the top row, then reading the intersection for the monthly benefit after age 65. It describes a simple two-variable lookup to estimate payment levels.
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Sat
Guts Eee
Reo Ae
Eran
Anon
Saa
Princeton Personal Notices Include Out-of-Town Holiday Visits
A long list from Princeton records guests and travelers during Christmas and holidays. Names include Miss Stella Boyd of Joplin Missouri visiting Mrs H S Goode. Mrs Charles H Archer of Athens leaving for Kansas City to visit daughter Mrs R L Lee. Mr and Mrs S W Mustaine Jr Honaker Avenue returning from Halifax Virginia. Mr and Mrs William Peck of Brooklyn visiting Mrs H C Roney. Mr and Mrs D E Brandau of Ironto Virginia visiting G L Stimette. Mrs Mumford Ellis of Washington with Judge and Mrs Hugh G Woods. Miss Caroline Rich of Beckley visiting Miss Frances Robertson. Mr and Mrs B B Murphy and son visiting Florida. J A Gott of Mullens visiting parents Dr and Mrs Gott on Center Street. Miss Mary Beth Fitzhugh of McComas visiting Miss Robertson. H L Baldwin and daughters and Ralph Davis of Vinton Virginia visiting Kegley family. Spencer Dowell and daughter of Wyco West Virginia visiting G B Karnes. Homer Dunford and daughter and Mrs Lora Dawson visiting relatives in Bastion Virginia. Mrs Fred Rule of Washington DC and Miss Tressie Williamson visiting parents. Miss Loraine Plaster of Charleston visiting her mother on Reynolds Avenue. Thelma Allen returning home after holidays with Blacksburg Virginia relatives. Mrs Charles Roby Claybell and son visiting Claywell relatives on Hale.
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Stella Boyd
Joplin
H. S. Goode
Walnut Street
Charles H. Archer
Athens
Kansas City
R. L. Lee
W. Mustaine, Jr
Honaker Avenue
Mustaine
Halifax County
William Peck
Brooklyn
Hale Apartment
R. G. Williamson
Low Gap Road
Loraine Plaster of
Charleston
M. G. Rule
Reynolds Avenue
Thelma Allen
Blacksburg
Charles Roby Claybell
Local residents returning from holiday visits
Morgantown and nearby towns report residents back from Christmas visits. N. C. Wilmer Hedrick returned home from Richmond after a weekend with friends. Arthur Boult travels to Norfolk. Miss Virginia Karnes visits Elk Ridge with sister Mrs. W. B. Davis. G. B. Halstead returns from Norfolk. Miss Helen Boult visits Bluefield. Rev. and Mrs. Frank L. Stuck and three children return from Wheeling New Martinsville and Washington after Christmas visits.
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Bluefield
Frank L. Stuck
Highland Avenue
Wheeling
New Martinsville
Washington
Youth Surrenders Claims Beckley Theft Wanted
Deputy J E Kade found a youth at the jail claiming he was George Turley and wanted in Beckley for theft of an electric sweeper. Beckley police were notified and the youth was detained for further handling.
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Beckley Cops
J. E. Kade
George Turley
Beckley
Turley
Board of Education Meets for Final Easley Session
The Mercer county board of education holds a special meeting this afternoon at the Memorial building. It will be the final session with D. M. Easley as president before he becomes judge of the circuit courts of Mercer and Wye counties starting January 1.
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Board OF Education
Mercer County Board of Education
Memorial Building
D. M. Easley
Circuit
Mercer and
Wye Counties
Gloom Chasers headline at Royal theatre today
WHIS radio players appear on the Royal theatre stage in Princeton tonight as the Gloom Chasers. The cast includes Sue and Ann Mason Red Clark and Stooge O'Dell with a hillbilly novelty band. A Friday night prize reward notice is mentioned for a case in Princeton.
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WHIS
Royal Theatre Today
Sue
Ann Mason
Red” Clark
Stooge
O'Dell
Sue and
Hill Billy
West Virginia
Princeton High Defeats Alumni 42 To 31 In Exhibition
Princeton high school beat the Alumni team 42 to 31 before about 250 fans. E Hoke led the Alumni with 16 points while Lambert scored 14 and Christian 11 for the high school squad. Next Saturday Princeton hosts Victory high of Clarksburg.
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Princeton High
E. Hoke
Lambert
Christian
Princeton
Victory High
Clarksburg
Man Held On Old Federal Liquor Charge
Arrested Sunday by Constable J W Repass of Montcalm for driving without an operator's license. Charles St Clair Yost was taken into custody on an old federal charge by Deputy U S Marshal Lucian Fry. Yost held under $1000 bond by U S Commissioner Thomas H Scott on charge of eight gallons untaxed liquor in his move on October 2, 1920.
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J. W. Repass
Montcalm
Charles St. Clair Yost
Lucian Fry
U. S
Yost
Thomas H. Scott
Princeton Society Music Club Call Meeting Tonight
Princeton Music club meets at 7:30 tonight at the president Mrs. Fred Mole's home on North Walker Street to consider purchasing a piano and to urge full attendance. The item invites input from members about equipment needs.
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Music Club
Princeton Music Club
Fred Mole
North Walker Street
Princeton Paragraphs Suit Brought In Circuit Court
Olpha Carter filed suit in circuit court against E Carter in chancery returnable to February rules. Causby D Lusk appointed guardian for Pauline and Maurice Lusk Jr in fiduciary order. E W Jones named administrator of Eunice McKinney estate with Bettie Cook as surety. Essie E Bailey Gus Robinson and Owen King named appraisers. Mercer Central Labor Union to elect officers December 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Matoaka union hall. Item on page notes place was omitted. Lost: pair of rimless glasses in dark.
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Sulu
Olpha Carter
3. E. Carter
Causby D. Lusk
Pauline Lusk
Maurice Lusk, Jr
E. W. Jones
Eunice McKinney
Bettie Cook
Essie E. Bailey
Gus Robinson
Owen King
Mercer Central Labor Union
Matoaka
Jtem
Riffe Commited On Lunacy Warrant After Self Inflicted Wound
On complaint of H. A. Tabor Julius Riffe cut his throat with a safety razor blade on Saturday December 19 and was committed to jail Sunday on a lunacy warrant. He will be examined by the county lunacy commission.
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H. A. Tabor
Julius Riffe
Riffe
Accused Thief Held to Grand Jury in Hotel Theft
George Terry was held to await grand jury action next week after arrest by Constable J. W. Munsey for the December 24 theft of an overcoat and a watch from A. J. Reaves fair hotel. The overcoat was recovered and the watch expected to be returned.
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A. J. Reaves Fair Hotel
George Terry
J. W. Munsey
D. T. Carr
Terry
Trio Fined by Matoaka Justice
Three men were fined and given jail sentences yesterday by Magis trate E. L. Davidson at Matoaka. Andrew Morrison was fined $50 and given sixty days on charge of being drunk and disorderly, second offense. Lacey Pastio, accused of being drunk and disorderly and with resisting an officer, was fined $50 and given sixty days in jail. Warren Bibbs, charged with being drunk was fined $10 and costs and given thirty days in jail. it is claimed that Russian transport planes carry more freight than those of any other country as ua Word.
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E. L. Davidson
Matoaka
J. P. McKinney
Andrew Morrison
Lacey Pastio
Warren Bibbs
Jalil
Welch McDowell Red Cross Tops Nation In New Members
McDowell county Red Cross chair Walter A. Buchanan announced a record chapter membership of 4005 as of Armistice Day drive, surpassing the quota of about four thousand. The drive ran two weeks and showed a 75 percent increase over 1935 totals, with unofficial figures continuing to rise.
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WELCH
McDowell
Red Cross
McDowell County
Walter A. Buchanan
The
Humanitarian Society
Buchanan
Crees
Welch Hou Red Cross Chapters Lead with Members and Funds
In Washington at the Red Cross headquarters the Elkhorn district headed by amassing 1,263 members and near the 1933 total of donations raised, though the overall percentage and final figures were incomplete due to OCR issues.
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Red Cross
Washington
Wellane
Elkhorn
Mani
Dona Ahort
Christmas Holiday Arrests Lead to County Jail Boats
More than 60 arrests in the county during the Christmas holidays and past week were largely for intoxication and related offenses. Over 30 suspects, including Will Freeman charged with assault on Willie Horton, Gardner accused of assault and robbery, and Dewey Dunford linked to rum offenses, await grand jury action after hearings.
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McDowell County
Rayetane
Ve Gardner
C. I. Hairston
Dewey Dunford
Meiuming
Cieorge Wingo
Freema
Ewer
Erndon
Welch
Dunford
Flinn
Boris Ested
Keystone man shot in leg after drawing gun on officer
Coye Fones of Keystone was shot in the leg after drawing a gun during an arrest attempt by L. L. Hughes, the Keystone policeman. Boggs, reportedly drunk and disorderly, had been involved in a prior assault. Hughes placed him in a car and fired when warned as Boggs allegedly drew a pistol. He was treated at Welch hospital instead of jail.
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Coye Fones
Keystone
L. L. Hughes
Boggs
Lemon Elmore
Cherokee
Hughes
Bogge
Welch
New Uniforms Arrive for Gary High Band
Gary High School cheer band receives 45 new military style uniforms costing nine dollars each. Director John Cempella announced on Monday that the outfits arrived from United Supply Company and will be issued when school opens.
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Gary High School
John Cempella
Cempella
United Supply Company
Exchange of ownership on McDowell Street apartment building
The two story brick apartment building and storeroom occupied by Mayhews grocery on McDowell street changed hands Monday. Brewster-Roger Realty company and the McDowell County company sold the property to Emanuel Pals, a Keystone and Welch business man. A baby boy was born to Dr and Mrs Ralph Counts of Kyle at Grace hospital Welch Monday evening, grandson of Judge G. Counts of the McDowell county criminal court.
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Mayhew
Ralph Counts
Kyle
Grace Hospital
Welch
G. &. Counts
McDowell County
Week-Long Search For CCC Enrollee Ends Fruitless
Marlinton West Virginia December 28 Corporal A O Harper of the state police says a week long search for Walter Scouse 20 year old CCC enrollee has ended without success Scouse disappeared December 21 a day before he was to leave furlough for Mount Airy His unit Camp Seebert he started to cross Greenbrier River December 21 the ferry was not operating Searchers found evidence he entered the river to wade across but no sign he emerged The river was dragged without result A wire to Mrs Mary Scouse his mother went unanswered Scouse leave would expire January 1
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Marlinton
W. Va
A. O. Harper
State Police
Walter Scouse
CCC
Scouse
Mountare
Camp Seebert
Greenbrier River
Greenbrier
Harper
Mary Scouse
Everett Roberts Killed in Mine Accident at Caretta
Everett Roberts aged 24, a timber worker for Carter Coal Co, was killed in a slate fall at Caretta No 2 mine. Roof collapse trapped him as he set timbers. He lived at War and leaves a widow, Mrs Della Honaker Roberts, and several brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements were incomplete Monday evening.
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Carter Coal Company
Caretta
Everett Roberts
Olge
Della Honaker Roperts
Alstersa
O. J. Doortuary
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