News of Princeton and surrounding coalfields
In Princeton social roundups Ald society notes election results set the tone for a social year. Locals Mrs Lie A Sutton presides with Mes. B M Sims as vice president and Mrs J M Myers as secretary. Visitors include L H Swain Martinsville and Tiff Godfrey Matoaks. Birth of Grace Irene to Mr and Mrs Licy Wilson reported. Business activity noted from Lilly Land Company and Mercer projects with several town visitors from Beckley and Charleston.
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Ald Society
Locke
Lie A. Sutton
Mes. B. MM. Sims
J. M. Myers
W. Duwrevel
S. B. Hensley
Flower Fund
L. H. Swain
College Avenue
Martinsville
Tiff Godfrey
Matoaks
T. M. Fry
Ward Sowers
Hatcher
Cedar Bluff
Harry Gay
George Brown
Mercer Motor Company
Columbus
Luther Thompson
Elmore
H. P. McCormick
Mercer Street
Julian Hines
Lilly Land Company
Beckley
Princeton
Licy Wilson
Grace Irene
W. C. Byrd
T. Blackwell
Bud
G. KE. Charleston, Jr
Baltimore
L. J. Hines
K. E. Reed
Oakvale
E. G. Hoke Hat
Raleigh Coun
Local marriages and court suits highlight Princeton notices
County records show licenses issued for marriages including Walter Lawson to Mary Venable and others. Circuit court suits listed against several defendants with rules to February. School statistics reveal playground space gaps with only the colored school meeting the desired 60 square feet per pupil. An attempted jail break was thwarted as a youth sawed doors and bars. Upcoming events include basketball double headers, Legion dance with Bluefield musicians, a clearance sale, and a Royal theatre bill featuring Roulette and live musical acts.
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Princeton
Colored School
Mercer Street
East Princeton
Knob Street
High School Auditorium Hosts Public Library Benefit
A school auditorium hosts a public library benefit show featuring about 150 cast members. Local residents attend to support library programming and fundraising.
Welch Briefs Highlights Local Crime and Community News
Marriage licenses issued include Lemuel C McAlister to Genno Virginia Crawford of Axendale and Charles Richards to Emma Byrd of Wilcoe. Joe Pressly returns to jail for sentence completion amid illness. Moonshine cases and a Keystone raid lead to fines and sentences. Fire near Hobart street causes about 1000 dollars in damage. Criminal court session to be long with many minor cases. grand jury busy. Teacher association meeting discusses education features. Methodist advisory board meets in Bluefield. Mary Rich and Lucy May Cloniger found new homes. Moonshine arrest at Campbell residence. federal hearing set. Welch fire department responds to a false alarm. Business travel triggers hotel room demand. Princeton teams defeat Northfork in basketball. Samuel Evans dies of pneumonia. funeral in Roanoke. Stag dinner at Blakley apartments features notable guests.
Pitiful Case of Dirt and Squalor
Probation Officer W T Farley and Attendance Officer Muney reached Mrs Lucinda Reeds mountain home aided by two mules. They found a one room hut with no furniture housing two small boys and an elderly grandfather amid dirt and hunger. The boys were removed to homes offering food clothing schooling while the grandfather will go to the county poor farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spangler & Webb
W. T. Farley
Lucinda Reed
Jaeger
Mr. Farley
Grapevine Hollow
Muney
Muncey
Hero
Trio Charged in Keystone Whisky Case and Signal Sabotage
Three men named Dave Jones Sam Johnson and Gary Johnson were arrested in Keystone Sunday accused of carrying whisky and pistols. Evidence suggests they cut railway signal wires on Norfolk and Western lines in Mingo County and threw a red block on an approaching train.
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Keystone
Dave Jones
Sam Johnson
Gary Johnson
Mingo County
Norfolk and Western
Keep Young with Olive Tablets Declared Doctor’s Secret
A vintage health ad claims keeping young is about monitoring fiver and bowels and avoiding dull skin. It credits Ohio physician Dr. Edwards for Olive Tablets a vegetable mix with olive oil to cleanse the liver and bowels. Sold as 15¢ or 5¢? none.
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Edwards
Prohibition Officers Arrest Three Men Over Whisky and Pistols
Prohibition officers stopped a train and detained three men who claimed to be officers. They produced a badge and pistols to support their story and claimed an urgent case in Keystone. Ave Jones was tried in Northfork magistrate court, fined 100 dollars plus costs, and jailed for failure to pay. The other two remain in custody for grand jury review on felony charges with whisky and pistols. officers in the case include Keystone Chief John Stewart and deputies Jim Zingale Fred Moore and Kid James.
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Prohibition
Keystone
Ave Jones
Northfork
Costa
McDowell County
John Stewart
Jim Zingale
Fred Moore
Kid James
Last Judgment Theme in Lambert Bible Class
The Lambert Memorial Bible class Sunday examined the description of the Last Judgment from Matthew twenty five. The lesson stressed universal judgment beginning at home and extending to society, with reward tied to righteous living and deeds. The class drew attention to Christ as the final judge and the law of sowing and reaping. The session was well attended despite bad weather.
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Lambert Memorial Bible
Christ
Weekend visit notes from Carter Hotel family in Bluefield
Hen Baker of the Carter Hotel Restaurant spent the weekend in Bluefield with his family. Mr and Mrs Charles B Houston will arrive in Welch today after a long visit with Mr Houston's father in Chester Pennsylvania.
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Hen Baker
Carter Hotel
Bluefield
Charles B. Houston
Welch
Mr. Houston
Chester
Page Lieven
Pepgen endorsed by Dr Bates and others in Huntington
Dr J C Bates of the Bates Sanitarium Huntington WV joins many doctors endorsing Pepgen a tonic for nervous dyspepsia and related ailments. Mrs S B Dickman also attests Pepgen relieved nervous indigestion improving appetite and energy. Pepgen advertised as a tonic aiding digestion sleep and endurance with sales tied to local drugstores and distributors.
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J. C. Bates
Bates Sanitarium
Fifth Ave
Huntington
W. Va
Bates
Mt. Hope Hospital
Brites
Wes. S. EL Dickman
S. B. Dickman
Bluefield Ave
Pepzen
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the Daily Telegraph
Princeton 2
Cripeotts Sociel
Emma Peck
L. Parsons
Bramwell
W. J. Barton
Main Street
J. Foster
Eimer C Barton
Jesse McGee
Mannering
Pesermey
Fanning
S. C. Byrd
Pineville
T. €. Pack
R. H. Moore
Oscar Lilly
Lilly & Bowling
Lamar Epperly
JA. West
Rock
Walter Lawson
Mary Venable
Hiawatha
Hampton Hodge
Widemouth
Annie Buchanan
Springton
Menelus Mikas
Mary Wright
Beckiey
Princeton Building Mater Company
Charles L. Stewart
G. H. Crumpecker
Bridge of Sighs
Crumpecker
Princeton Independents
Tazewell Collegians
Independents
Princeton High School
Welch High
Matoaka Boys
Bluefield High
McCulloch Collegians
Legion Post
Legion Hall
Collegians
Hadden
Lilly Land Co
College Street
William MacHlarg
Royal Theatre
Edith Roberts
Norman Trevor
Maurice Costella
Oa Carr
Montague Love
Henry
Ragmar Godowsky
Diana Allen
Bette Shannon
Flora Finch
FP. H. Kanade
Patterson and Saunders
Music Makers
Troubadour
Nwa A. Troubadours
Lyceum
Royal
F. H. Kanode
Patterson & Saunders
John B. Rogers
Sean Ai
Woman's Club OF
Selby and
Red Cross
Ladies
Oxfords
ARROW
Wee Eee
Florsheim
Howard and Foster and Racine
Princeton, W. VA
Welch Briefs
Lemuel C. McAlister
Genno Virginia Crawford
Axendale
Charles Richards
Emma Byrd
Wilcoe
Joe Pressly
Tom Flood
Sugar Wells
Sugar
Tom
Squire
Hufford
Iers
M. Day
Edgar Day
Alex Day
Lizzie Bailey
M. M. Day
W. E. Stuart
K. Ameen
Hobart Street
Grand Jury
Parent-Teacher Association
Hemhill-Caples
W. C. Cook
S. C. Grose
J. D. Muldoon
Charleston
L. C. Andersen
H. K. Barbe
J. F. Lawson
Tralee
Mary Rich
M. (. Campbell
J. W. Hunt
Charlie Hutton
Campbell
United States
Floyd Waldron
Federal Grand Jury
Welch Fire Department
Shannon Branch
Welch F
Northfork High ‘School
Samuel Evans
Pageton
Roanoke
Joseph M. Sanders, Jr
Blakley
Julius Goodman
Ben Swope
Samuel Solins
Ben Curry
Charles Farrington
Simon Solins
Lambert Bible Class
Welch Personais
Bluefield Avenue
Pepgen
Goodykoontz Drug Co
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