Protest By Heirs Halts Probate Of Fletcher Will
Mercer county farmer J H Fletcher died months ago leaving a February 17 1932 will offered for probate October 8 Heirs Charles Fletcher Mrs Lilly George and Victor Fletcher protested alleging undue influence and incompetency The will split 39 acres one third to the widow and two thirds to three daughters Hallie M Fletcher Nannie V Cumby Pearl Poff plus one third of the personal property to the widow and two thirds to the daughters Further litigation is expected In Princeton Mercer County West Virginia December 30 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Fletcher
Mercer County
Norman T. Turner
G. M. Caldwell
Charles Fletcher
Lilly George
Victor Fletcher
Fletcher
C. B. Martin
John R. Pendleton
Hugh G. Woods
Hallie M. Fletcher
Nannie V. Cumby
Pearl Poff
Princeton Paragraphs Lowlands Flooded
The bottom lands around Princeton were flooded Thursday morning due to heavy rains earlier in the week. Residents welcomed a return to fair weather on Thursday and hoped precipitation would stop, as Brush Creek lay ahead of the floodwater.
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Brush Creek
Guardian Named for McFadden Family in Fiduciary Order
Charles W. R. Luther and Imogene McFadden receive a guardianship appointed by the county court yesterday. Pearl Doss named guardian with a 200 bond. sureties include T. R. Doss Isaac Wright and Mrs. George Fowle. Also Princeton Legion plans minstrel show with local performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardian
Pearl Doss
Charles
W. R
Luther
Imogene McFadden
T. R. Doss
Isaac Wright
George Fowle
Five youths arraigned for trespassing on Virginian railway
Five local young men were arraigned before Magistrate D T Carr on trespassing charges after arrest by Bert Lima special officer. They named as Sooner, Marion Harvey, Marvin Harvey, Ernest Skeens and T R Radford were fined ten dollars and costs. Skeens and Radford admitted they were on the railroad right of way with 150 pounds of meat said to be stolen from Ed Champ’s home Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Virginian
Bert Lima
D. T. Carr
Eere Sooner
Marion Harvey
Marvin Arvey
Ernest Skeens
T. R. Radford
Skeens
Radford
Ed Champ
Ten Nights in a Starroom at Royal Theatre
William Farnum leads the all talking feature Ten Nights in a Starroom at the Royal theatre today. The film, a modern color version of a seventy year old stage favorite, presents Joe Morgan’s regeneration through his daughter’s faith and love amid anti saloon themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Farnum
End Serious Coughs With Creomulsion
Advertisement style copy touts Creomulsion as a strong cough remedy claiming seven science based benefits. It promises powerful relief without narcotics and urges readers to consult a druggist for satisfaction.
Jungle Mystery cast shown in film with Farnum
The article lists Farnum and Tom Santachi in a climactic boxing style clash. Other cast members include Robert Frazer Phyllis Barrington John Darrow Lionel Belmore Thomas Jefferson Sheila Manners and six year old Patty Lou Lynch. The first episode of Jungle Mystery starring Tom Tyler and oo Parker will be shown to y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnum
Tom Santachi
Robert Frazer
Phyllis Barrington
John Darrow
Lionel Belmore
Thomas Jefferson
Sheila Manners
Patty Lou Lynch
Tom Tyler
Oo Parker
Toy
Marriage Announcement for Lole White and William Hedrick
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. White announce the marriage of their daughter Lole White to William Clifton Hedrick in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on November 16. Hedrick is a printer at a Morgantown newspaper plant and a former Princeton resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. White
Lole White
William Clifton Hedrick
Pittsburgh
Hedrick
Morgantown
Princeton
Princeton Personal Notices Reflect Local Illnesses And Visits
Mrs Ralph Shrewsbury on Harrison street is recovering from influenza. Miss Mae Johnson returned home from Bluefield to care for ill relatives. Miss Lally Johnson slowly improves after illness. Mrs G W Johnson remains ill on Main street. Marion Myers is seriously ill with measles and pneumonia. Officer P B Chewning is out after influenza. his wife and child remain ill. J B Shrewsbury ill on Hale avenue. Margaret Agnes Morgan visits from Glen White. Dr A W Gregory returns to Baltimore after holidays. Dr W Morrell and family visit Bluefield. many local names mentioned in brief notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Shrewsbury
Harrison Street
Mae Johnson
Bluefield
Jim Sutphin
Lally Johnson
G. W. Johnson
Main Street
Marion Myers
Emale
P. H. Myers
Trent Street
P. B. Chewning
L. A. Pine
Mercer Street
O. C. Belcher
Reynolds Avenue
W. M. Morrell
Elizabeth Morrell
Jimmie Mor
Bluefield Yesteray
George Swope
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Rachel Morrell
J. H. Bane
Bobby Bane
T. R. O’rourk
Baltimore
Christmas Holiday Social Roundup Across City
The city saw a wave of holiday visits and recoveries. Several residents hosted relatives and friends from Richmond Norfolk Athens Pittsburgh and Chicago while illness influenza and convalescence were noted among families on Mercer Lovell Center and Hale avenues.
Col OToole to Meet Friends at Gary Bowling Alleys
Colonel Edward OToole, retiring general superintendent of United States Coal and Coke Co after 28 years in Gary, will be honored Friday at 3 PM by company employees of all colors. Open house will follow at the OTooles home in Gary Saturday afternoon from 3 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O'Toole
United States Coal and Coke Company
Gary
O’tooles
Pittsburgh
Colored man held on charge of murder in Rolfe
George Dillard of Rolfe, charged with murder in the death of Charlie Turner, also of Rolfe, was placed in the county jail yesterday morning to await the January grand jury. Turner was fatally shot after an argument last Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dillard
Rolfe
Charlie Turner
Turner
Welch Area Visitors and Local Social Notes
Welch residents report a steady flow of visitors with M H e Hall of Yukon stopping by on Thursday. C A Tutwiler and spouse left for Texas Ky to visit the latter's parents the Rov and Mrs Anderson. Roy Wolf and son Bobby returned from Marion Va after Christmas with the mother. Judge R D Bailey of Pineville visited on Thursday for business. Floyd Waldron and daughter Jean of Berwind spent time with friends. Mrs W S Clark and children of Northfork visited yesterday. R B Taylor of Bluefield stopped for business Thursday. Hugh Power of War engaged in local matters yesterday. May Lazarus of Keystone was in Welch yesterday. Scott Hale of Bluefield conducted business here Thursday. Beverley Peters, recently visiting, departed yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H.eHall
Yukon
Welch
C. A. Tutwiler
Texas
Rov
Mre. Anderson
Roy Wolf
Bobby
Marion
R. D. Bailey
Pineville
Bing
Thursay
Notable Visits and Local Residents in Charlottesville Area
Charlottesville reports include visits by Dr. Kenneth Peters' father and other regional residents. Dr. L. H. Clark of Kyle traveled for business. H. Milinder Mitchell from Bluefield is a Stevens clinic patient. Mrs. Guy C. Mace and Mrs. Gordon Beach of Gary shopped locally. Miss Louise Graves visited Bluefield. Miss Beatrice Carver, Stevens clinic staff, is ill at home. Corporal Robley, ex police, is at Welch emergency hospital. Mrs. Emily Spears and daughter Wilma arrived from Norfolk to stay with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Keyser. Mrs. George Lewis, Spears’ daughter, will join for a weekend and then return to Dayton, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Kenneth Peters
L. H. Clark
Kyle
H. Milinder Mitchell
Bluefield
Stevens Clinic
Guy C. Mace
Gordon Beach
Gary
Louise Graves
Beatrice Carver
Joyce Aileen Morgan
Huntington
M. Burgess
Robley
Welch Emergency Hospital
Emily Spears
Wilma
Norfolk
W. R. Keyser
George Lewis
Spears
Roosevelt Accepts Reorganization Task
Albany dispatch reports President elect Roosevelt ready to take full responsibility for reorganizing the federal government to achieve major economies. Advisers say he will center authority in the chief executive and reject a general manufacturers sales tax as a budget balancing measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Congress
Sheriff Elect Fanning Files Personal Bond
Sheriff elect J C Fanning posted a personal bond of 100000 before the county court with sureties named yesterday. The court accepted the bond as several more signatures were expected this morning. Additional bonds approved include deputy John Henry Crawford Athens and constables James A Arbor Beaver Pond and C C Elmore East River with listed sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Fanning
J. E. Kade
I. B. Winfrey
F. D. Wagner
C. B. Cumby
P. J. Long
C. R. Calfee
J. B. N .M. Peraldo
H. A. Dickingon
E. D. Bailey
Mann Law Violator Gets Prison Sentence
Pittsburgh report says Federal Judge Robert M. Gibson sentenced Harry Reitzel to three years in prison for Mann act violations. A new trial was denied. Reitzel allegedly transported Agnes Ferick and Pauline Pisano from Pittsburgh to Steubenville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Robert M. Gibson
Harry Reitzel
Reitzel
Agnes Ferick
Pauline Pisano
Steubenville
Ohio
Trio Held on Ohio Robbery Charges After Belmont Raid
Three men John Balog 29 Nick Balog 30 and Tony Padiak 19 were arrested in Belmont County after a raid in Oco Belmont County. Police say they confessed to multiple robberies in Belmont Harrison and Guernsey counties. Stolen goods valued at $1500 were found in the house and transported to St Clairsville jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Belmont
Harrison
Guernsey
Ohio
Oco
Belmont County
John Balog
Nick
Tony Padiak
St. Clairsville
Guards Guard Morgan Manuscripts After Theft
Detectives hunt the thief who vanished a priceless J. Pierpont Morgan manuscript. Despite guards at Morgan’s Madison Avenue mansion and library, no thefts have occurred there, while the Columbia University display item remains missing from last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. P. Morgan
Madison Avenue
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Columbia University Library
Sir Walter Joe
Guy Mannering
Questionnaire shows trend of married life
Sociologists report a method to measure marital happiness by a score from 0 to 100. Jessie Bernard notes husbands prefer husbands older by up to ten years while wives favor husbands up to five years older. Income and education do not affect happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
John
Jessie Bernard
Washington University
American Sociological Society
St. Louis
Seattle
Los Angeles
Bernard
Three People Hurt in Weirton Car Crash
In Weirton West Virginia on December 29 a car traveling from Pittsburgh to Wolfe Run Ohio crashed into an abutment at Florence. Samuel Randalson, his son Jacob, and Jacob’s wife were hospitalized with burns and cuts after the vehicle overturned and caught fire. Five other occupants were bruised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weirton
W .Va
Pittsburgh
Wolfe Run
Florence
Samuel Randalson
Jacob
Fairmonter Released After Fire Inquiry
Pittsburgh report states Frank Reed of Fairmont West Virginia was questioned in the fire that swept a wing of the Seventh pesos hotel and was released late, according to Coroner W. J. McGregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Frank Reed
Fairmont
W. Va
W. J. McGregor
Fire sets off fatal hotel blaze linked to Reed case
Insufficient evidence failed to tie Reed to the hotel fire that caused J. Henry Benton to suffocate. Firemen estimated damages at 15000 dollars after Battalion Chief George Spahr testified a cigarette started the blaze in Reed's room. Reed claimed he woke to find the railway on fire and was released to testify at the coroner's inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
J. Henry Benton
Leo Rothenberg
Battalion
George Spahr
Longley Granted Retrial In Millionaire Heir Case
Chicago December 29 Three appellate judges remanded the case of Brown eyed George Adair Green Longley to circuit court for retrial in a bid to determine if he is the son and heir of Albert W Longley the millionaire hat manufacturer Longley claims a share of the $1 000 000 estate The Mendelian eye color theory featured in prior hearings is not controlling the judges said noting evidence over weeks of testimony from scientists Names Albert W Longley and Alice Hall appear in the suit and the case has drawn wide public attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Adair Green Longley
Albert W. Longley
Circuit Court
Longley
Michael J. Feinberg
George Longley
Feinberg
Alice Hall
Albert W
Opening of Radio City draws notable crowd in New York
Attendees at the Radio City Music Hall opening include Gene Tunney escorting Mrs. Richard Hoyt and John D. Rockefeller Jr. as sponsor Alfred E. Smith and his wife arrive. The 6200-seat event filled the largest theater in the world marking Rockefeller Center’s first completed unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio City
Music Hall
Rockefeller Center
New York
Gene Tunney
Richard Hoyt
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Alfred Ek, Smith
Smith
Roosevelt plan eyed for federal government consolidation
The article describes Roosevelt considering a broad reorganization to cut costs and concentrate authority with the president. It suggests congress would only affirm the plan and vote on related appropriations, reducing pressure from organized groups on individual members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Mrones
Speed of Golf Ball Impact Measured in England
An English experiment measured golf ball impact speeds from 70 to 125 miles per hour as a driver makes contact with the ball using specialized equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Injured in Crash Hits Karcis Family in Pittsburgh
The mother and sister of John Karcis, former Carnegie Tech star, were badly injured in a car crash today. Mrs. Mary Karcis aged 46 suffered multiple fractured ribs while Mrs. Frank Walters age 26 endured a broken hip. Alice Long, 19, had serious cuts. All are hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John Karcis
Carnegie Tech
Mary Karcis
Frank Walters
Alice Long
Another Claimant Seeks Schroeder Reward
New Castle Pennsylvania December 29 a claimant for the 3200 reward for Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague appeared swelling the tally to seventeen Heigrichard M Giles of Maricopa county Arizona says he had not filed before believing reward paid Giles says he helped drive the fugitives into a rock crevice where the posse surrounded and captured them the county court weighs division of the reward
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Heigrichard M. Giles
Marico County
Arizona
Posee
Giles
How Doctors Treat Colds and Coughs
Physicians increasingly recommend Calotabs to break up a cold and reduce congestion. One or two tablets at bedtime with milk or water, then a cleansed system by morning, with no danger to appetite. Sold in 10c and 35c packages at drug stores.
Hoax 13 Seen in McCoin Mystery Photo ID
A correspondent notes the photo identified the hoax 13 in the McCoin mystery. The article corrects a prior report, stating Meon had bought one $1,000 North Carolina state bond rather than two and did not give it to his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sociate
Webster
North Carolina
Stimson and Davis Discuss London Conference Prospect
Secretary of State Stimson and Norman H. Davis met in New York to exchange views on issues affecting world amity and prosperity. The pair, amid talk of Davis as a potential Roosevelt cabinet successor, reportedly discussed the forthcoming London economic conference and Davis role in fostering its fifty-nation gathering for action toward global prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stimson
America
Norman H. Davis
Davis
Roosevelt
Alleged Plot to Kill Greek President Reported
Police reported the discovery today of an alleged plot by foreign anarchists to send agents to assassinate President Alexander Zaimis in Athens. Zaimis was not involved in the political controversy leading to P. KE. Tsaldaris forming a coalition cabinet with Eleuthérios Venizelos stepping aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Alexander Zaimis
Zaimis
Eleuthérios Venizelos
P. KE. Tsaldaris
Virgin Islands Council Nulls Local Prohibition Law
In a special session in St Thomas on December 29 the colonial council unanimously annulled the local prohibition law and urged Congress to exempt the Virgin Islands from national prohibition. The council also asked Congress to defer action on the new organic act, citing insufficient time for islanders to consider it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Colonial Council
United States Congress
Congress
Islands
Pearson
Committee On Insular Affairs
Warden refuses to confirm outbreak at Attica prison
Attica New York warden William Hunt declined to confirm reports of a Christmas day incident at the prison dining room. Authorities said tear gas was used to quiet a group of prisoners who shouted and fought, while guards resisted thrown objects. State Correction Commissioner Dr Walter N Thayer said there was no riot or outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
N. Y
William Hunt
Walter N. Thayer
State Commissioner of Correction
Albany
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O’rourke
W. C. Reed
Highland Avenue
Ma Sharpley
Richmond
Lovell Avenue
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H. G. Patterson
Greeneville
John Marshall High School
J. BE Sharpley
Brad Burke
Hinton
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Mickey Tobin
Center Street
H. BE. DeJarnette
A. H. Dangerfield
Charleston
Broughton Johnson
Honaker Avenue
Leroy Stennett
W. E. Davis
Louise Davis
Billy Davis
Mra
W. H. Roberts
Walker Street
Ira Mason Smith Jr
Gentry Hatcher
Jim Pine
Billy Poston
Harry Hadden
H. C. Hadden
Hale Avenue
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Memorial Hospital
H. J. Daling
W. W. Rogers
Keyser
Ajax Smith
Thelma Kenneday
Indiana
Dick Keeley
Francis Keeley
College Avenue
W. M. Poston
Frances
Billie
Colonel O'Toole
Dillard Dillard
S. 8S. White
Harold Davies
8. M. Burgess
Joyce Ellene Morgan
Pocahontas Theater
Miss Morgan
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Davies
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Helen Henritze
Dorothy Joyce
Mary Harrie
Betty Tice
Ethel Hunter
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Aue
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