Hadden's Clearance Sale Opens With Half Price Dresses
Princeton shoppers are invited to Hadden's Clearance and Removal Sale starting this morning featuring Peggy Paige and Betty Wales silk dresses at half price and hosiery and shoes for men and women at low clearance prices. The ad notes sweeping reductions across entire stock and mentions a real country seven room house for sale by Lilly Land Company. Lost dog reward offered and employment ad placed seeking a helper for a small family.
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Peggy Paige
Betty Wales
Hadden
Hadden's
Lilly Land Company
Neal Elected President of Mercer County Court
Hon John B Neal of Rock district is chosen president of Mercer County Court after yesterday's session attended by all three commissioners Wade H Bailey new Beaver Pond member made his debut and shows readiness The meeting focused on road matters and auditing claims with appointments to be discussed Wednesday and Mercer officials to be filled Neal known as a leading businessman born in Mercer and noted for walking fifteen miles to Princeton when needed
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John B. Neal
Rock District
Beaver Pond
Wade H. Bailey
Aorrow
Mercer
Neal
Ock District
Committees Named by Business Mens Club Board
The newly elected advisory board met with president F. R. Wilson and appointed yearlong committees including membership H. B. Pearis W. M. Pos on FE K. Katron finance F. P. Clark Y. B. McNutt and J. W. Lowry, transportation Wilford McCutcheon Artley Sanders C. T. Rusmissell roads Dr. D. H. Thornton H. H. Ball J. A. Ritter streets R. L. Dugan L. Fredeking J. C. Carter health Yeiene and sanitation Dr E. F. Pe ers H. L. Deverle W. C. Kane schools AS W. Gentry W. D. Pendle-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Business Mens Club
F. R. Wilson
H. B. Pearis
W. M. Poson
K. Katron
F. P. Clark
Y. B. McNutt
J. W. Lowry
Wilford McCutcheon
Artley Sanders
C. T. Rusmissell
Oads
Bulgarian Herb Tea Promises Youthful Vitality
H N Von Schlick promotes Bulgarian Herb Tea as a tonic for constipation rheumatism liver kidney and stomach trouble claiming it restores energy and youth. He offers bottles in red and yellow boxes at 35¢ 75e and $1.25 with a mail order five months' supply for $1.25 and provides address in Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
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H. H. von Schlick
H. N. von Schlick
Pittsburg
Notable names listed for city programs and venues
A roster of local officials and professionals appears for city departments in parks recreation lighting water and entertainment. Invitees include J H McGlothlin E I Bailey W C Davis G H Brown and others for a convention and public events in Princeton as a summer resort context.
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W. D. Shuff
R. M. Sims
City Water
W. Gentry
E. E. Bailey
L. H. Swaim
S. J. Evans
T Bird
E. M. Tandy
Groundhog Day docket opens with delayed cases in Bluefield
The crim inal court began its regular trial docket with the case State v Robert Gibson over a still charge in Bluefield. Several cases moved to April, others postponed, and the murder case against Cleveland Boyd set for February 2. Misdemeanors are scheduled for January 30 as the court expands juror panels after low turnout.
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Criminal Court
Robert Gibson
Bluefield
Slater
Cleveland Boyd
Squire Harry Cook
Matoaka
Woh
Norfolk
Veniremen
Woman's Club Show Promises Many Song Numbers
The event next Monday and Tuesday at the high school gym features include Gladys Meredith as Dorothy with two songs, a duet with Cyrus Gadd, and multiple numbers by twelve girls in Fishing and Antidotes. Cyrus Gady and Cliff Rothwell join in solos, with a chorus of fifty and ten principals performing All Aboard.
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Gladys Meredith
Dorothy
Cyrus Gadd
Lady Ruth Ogle
Cliff Rothwell
Bill Custiss
Cyrus Gady
G. B. Halstead
Welch Residents and Visitors Report for Week
Houston to stay at Carter Hotel till新 home ready in Houston Addition. Mayor Blakely ill but improving. J W Luther to Charleston and Huntington for visits. Elsa Hamilton to Carleton until legislature adjourns. Various local officials and visitors, including Cyphers, Herndon, Stewart, Mehaffey, Wilmore, Burgess, Cullen, Solins, Zingale, Beavers, Woods, McClaren, and Carter, with travels to Charleston, Arleston, Bluefield, Portsmouth, and California for business or legislative duties.
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Houston
Carter Hotel
Blakely
J. W. Luther
Charleston
Huntington
Elsa Hamilton
Carleton
Clarence Cyphers
English
Hub Herndon
Eckman
Court House
John Stewart
Keystone
Clyde Mehaffey
Northfork
Welch
L. D. Wilmore
Bluefield
Mily Burgess
Portsmouth
Ohio
Wade Cullen
Simon Solins
Alabama Wild Cat Fined and Jailed
Mary Cowan known as The Alabama Wild Cat appeared before Squire Hufford charged with toting a pistol and menacing Nannie Williams. The hearing showed ongoing trouble between the two to explain the alleged threats and firearm incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cowan
Woman Fined and Jailed After Visit to Williams Home
Mary Cowan faced a McDowell court hearing after going armed to the Williams home where she found her husband with another woman named Cowan. The hearing produced notable comedy, and she was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to six months in jail. Her appeal is to proceed through her attorneys.
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Cowan
Mary Cowan
Williams
McDowell Criminal Court
Two Instructive Talks At Silylie Bible Class
Two talks by Dr H L Kirkpatrick and W C Daniels before the Smylie Bible Class on Betrayal of a Trust cite biblical examples from Adam and Eve Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnold. The editors note praise for the speakers and plan to discuss forgiveness next Sunday with H K Barbe and Charles H Smithey. Also included are resolutions of respect for Mrs Mary Rucker Maloney of American Legion Auxiliary Unit No 8.
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Adam and
Eve
Christ
Judas Iscariot
Judas
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
Arnold
England
H. L. Kirkpatrick
W. C. Daniels
D. J. F. Strother
H. K. Barbe
Charles H. Smithey
Mary Rucker Maloney
Maloney
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit No. 8
Hugh G. Maloney
Welch Daily News
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Iintes
Auxiliary
F. A. Lawton
I. C. Turner
H. FE. Freeman
War Eagle Leaders and Travelers News Brief
George W. Coffey president and general manager of War Eagle Coal Co returned Monday from trips to Williamson Huntington and Columbus Ohio. Hi Ellis and wife of Welch returned home after visiting War Eagle friends. Miss Midget Sansom visited Welch relatives. Ben Crumpler and J R Derrick N W Railway officials spent time in the region.
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George W. Coffey
War Eagle Coal Company
Williamson
Huntington
Columbus
Ohio
Hi Ellis
Welch
War Eagle
Miss Midget Sansom
Ben Crumpler
J. R. Derrick
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Preacher Farmer Cites Black-Draught Benefits in Kentucky
The Rev James Harding of Dispunta Kentucky farms four rural churches and shares a personal testimony praising Black Draught as a reliable liver medicine and laxative. He recalls family use for colds digestion and children's diseases and notes over ten million packages sold annually.
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Dispunta
James Harding
Kentucky
Real animals in Bobby's room end in a change of plans
A group of toy ark animals wish to become real and fear their potential ferocity. The Fairy Queen warns of risks, and the animals decide they prefer Bobby the boy to the wider world, setting up a continuation.
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Bobby Wilson
Little Ark
Bobby
Nancy
War Eagle residents and visitors pop in and out
Wednesday evening and night in War Eagle show residents tending company interests. Dennis Cline of Huntington visited War Eagle and returned home by train No. 9%. Ance Cline and Henderson Cline went to Williamson on business. Parker Persinger and Miss Edna De pue visited Bluefield Sunday. S J H Roberts of Alnwick visited Williamson Friday. Mrs Juanita Radford Howe left for Big Sandy to stay with her grandmother Mrs John Dials. Dink Dean postmaster of Baisden passed through War Eagle en route to Williamson to serve on a petit jury. Mrs S M Hall of Excelsior is visiting her mother Mrs W J Williams for a few weeks.
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War Eagle
Dennis Cline
Huntington
Ance Cline
Henderson Cline
Williamson
Parker Persinger
Edna Depue
Bluefield
S. JH. Roberts
Alnwick
Juanita Radford Howe
Big Sandy
John Dials
Dink Dean
Baisden
S. M. Hall
Excelsior
W. J. Williams
Elkhorn High Elects 1925 Student Officers
Elk horn District High School organized its student body electing Henry Wilson as president Ethel Hutchinson as vice president Mack Herndon as secretary Pat Hendricks as treasurer Louise Pilkenton as business manager and Mary Frances Martin as society editor The Beethoven club organized with Louise Pilkenton directing Mary Frances Martin as president and Jean Pearman as vice president The BE H 8 band performed its first number under Miss Gertrude Major in chapel
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Elkhorn District High School
Henry Wilson
Ethel Hutchinson
Mack Herndon
Pat Hendricks
Louise Pilkenton
Mary Frances Martin
Beethoven Music Club
Jean Pearman
Mary Marsh
Elkhorn High Schools
BE. H. 8
Gertrude Major
Hold-Up Suspect Mistakes Police Officer in Wheeling
Wheeling Ohio Valley Jan 12 Ray Lazear a 25 year old motorcycle officer was shot dead at No 3 Pike Street by C D Crouch 35 who mistook him for a burglar Crouch had been held up earlier and surrendered after firing on Lazear while the officer entered the hall Lazear died instantly and Crouch later died at Ohio Valley General Hospital
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ray Lazear
Pike Street
North
D. Croch
Crouch
Sarah Courch
Lazear
Oh'o Valley General Hospital
Aims Death Blow at Free Masonry Italy
Rome January 12. The chamber of deputies sat amid distraction yet the session proved significant as Assolini presented a bill to end Free Masonry in Italy. The measure would require all secret societies and clubs to file with the police their constitutions by laws rules and member lists with harsh penalties for noncompliance.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Assolini
Italy
Hughes Has Not Made Plans As Yet
Atlanta reports Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes presides over the American Bar Association executive committee session. Detroit was chosen as the 1925 convention city with Providence Rhode Island and St. Louis Missouri as opponents. Hughes expects retirement March 4 and plans a rest before returning to law. He declined comment on a presidential bid and spoke at a Piedmont Driving Club dinner.
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Atlanta
Detroit
American Bar Association
Charles Evans Hughes
Providence
R. 1
St. Louis
Petroleum Board Endorsed For Oil Industry Facts
The American Petroleum Institute approves the federal oil conservation board created by President Coolidge. A 11 member panel will appoint subcommittees to gather facts on the entire oil industry and report to the federal body. R W Stewart of Standard Oil Indiana leads the sessions.
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Atlantic City
American Petroleum Institute
Federal Oil Conservation Board
Coolidge
R. W. Stewart
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Shadow Death Chair Means Little To Him
Pottsville Pennsylvania January 12 A The shadow of the electric chair apparently means little to William C Cavalier fourteen who was convicted Sunday of first degree murder for the killing of his grandmother William today went about the Schuylkill county detention home where he is held much as usual reading singing and whistling The youthful slayer in his only comment on the verdict held Mrs G Deibert sole woman member of the jury responsible for his conviction The defense attorney said a motion for a new trial will be made.
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Pottsville
William C. Cavalier
William
Schuylkill County
G. Deibert
Tragic Wedding Poisoning Leaves Two Dead in Gilberton
In Pottsville on January 12 two men died and three were critically hurt after a wedding party in Gilberton reportedly drank poisoned punch. Investigators suspect a barroom mix up with polish mistaken for gin, with seven to ten drinkers affected.
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Pottsville
Gilberton
Mahanoy Valley
Mengle
Likens
Matzeville
Joseph Laevella
Laevella
George Aleckonis
Minersville
Robbery attempt at Trenton State Bank foiled by clerk
In Trenton Michigan on January 12 an attempted bank robbery failed after clerk Miss Margaret McKenzie crawled to the vault and pressed the alarm as gunfire echoed. Assistant cashier Harry Roeherig was shot during the assault as five men entered, and two confederates fled in a nearby car before local and federal marshals returned fire.
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Trenton
Mich
Trenton State Bank
Margaret McKenzie
Harry Roeherig
Miss McKenzie
Roeherig
Henry Labelle
Richard Labelle
United States
North Dakota Bill Seeks End to State Enforcement of Eighteenth Amendment
North Dakota legislature considers a bill to abolish state enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and shift duties to the federal government. Sen. W. E. Martin says the move would save about 1.75 million dollars yearly while urging economical public administration amid tax payer concerns.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
W. E. Martin
Morton County
United States
Four Airplane Crashes Planned at Wright Field Tests
Dayton Ohio January 12 Four airplane crashes are to take place at Wilbur Wright field this year to study causes of pilot death and prevent fires. Four old planes and four motors will be used, stripped of wings and placed on a 100 yard skidway. Planes will crash into a concrete wall at maximum speed, recorded by moving picture cameras and observed with field glasses.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wilbur Wright Field
McCook
Bobby Garcia Wins in Montreal Bout
Bobby Garcia of Cino Holabiro fought ten rounds in Montreal and earned a judge's decision over Leo Roy holder of the Canadian featherweight title in a night of boxing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Garcia
Montreal
Bobby Carcla
Cino Holabiro, Md
Leo
Kid) Roy
Baker Case to Resume Hearing in Wheeling Wednesday
The hearing of Judge W. B. Baker on misconduct and incompetency charges will restart in Wheeling on Wednesday January 21. A sub committee plans to finish testimony in one day, with federal court in the northern district likely adjourned for the week to accommodate the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
W. B. Baker
United States
T. A. Brown
Wheeling
District Attorney's Office
Subcommittee
Judiciary
L. C. Dyer
Brown
Boys Kill 50 Snakes Near Glenview
For the first time this season, boys killed more than fifty snakes near Glenview marking a notable local incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Glenview
Epsom Salts Promoted as Tasteless Gentle Laxative
An advertisement touts pure Epsom Salts as the ideal laxative for constipation bile headache and indigestion. It claims doctors and nurses rely on it and notes a pleasant lemonade-like taste, low cost, and association guarantee.
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American Epsom Association
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Princeton
J. P. McNutt
Center Street
Little Bird Shop
Emall
E. L. Tilly
Stag Closing Co
President County Court
Business Men’s Club
Case
Alabama Wildcat
Siylie Bible Class
Mis
Hack Dralgh Liver Medicine
Olive Roberts Barton
Giraffe
Elkhorn District High School News
Free Masonry
Hughes
Association
Wright Field
Annapois
Davis Elkins
St. Johns
Dr. Bell
Baker
House Judiciary
Epsom Salto
F. G. Phillips
Bluefield, W. VA
Bristol, VA
Tenn
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