Allen Hall wed in Bluefield WV hotel ceremony
Miss Lotus Hall eloped to Bluefield West Virginia and married Bill Allen of New London Connecticut. The ceremony at noon followed by hotel dining. The bride wore blue georgette and was assisted by her sister Mrs. C J Mitty. The couple, who recently lived in Florida, plan a Daytona Florida home and real estate work.
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Princeton
Ella Yearout
Bluefield
J. F. Marcum
P. W. Winfrey
Mercer Healing Springs
Mary Marushia
Mullens
Mullens Hospital
Fred E. Cook
Huntington
B. S. Clements
Matoaka
J. L. Price
Beulah Price
J. E. T. Lentz
Athens
Swope
William Rixie
Richmond
W. W. Rixie
Gordon L. Todd
Isabel Quisenbury
Street Pavings Bid Notice for Highland Ave Princeton WV
The Princeton West Virginia common council invites bids by July 9 1925 3 PM for Highland Avenue improvements from Seventh to Eighth Street. Plans available at city engineer office city hall A 5 percent certified check to city treasurer accompanies each bid The council may reject any or all bids by order of the council.
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Common Council
Princeton
West Virginia
Highland Ave
Seventh Street
Eighth St
City Hall
Jolly Juniors Pageant At Swarthmore Chautauqua
Swarthmore Chautauqua closes week in Princeton with Happy Hawaii concert by Mildred Clemons and Company. Jolly Juniors stage a tent pageant this afternoon while a motion color program and native singing entertain. Guarantors consider season tickets to simplify next year’s sale as Princeton hosts again.
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Knudson
Gwendolyn Woodson
Lady Ruth Ogle
Pete Downey
Harriett Woolfolk
Naomi Mastin
Buford Tinder
Law and Order
Mabel Burton
Swarthmore Chautaqua
Princeton
Mildred Clemons
Happy Hawaii” Company
Happy
Hawaii
Missie
Chautauqua
Witnesses listed for grand jury in July term
Prosecuting Attorney Ross and assistant A J Kliner traveled from Bluefield to add witnesses to the grand jury list for the July term of the criminal court. The court aims to finish by Wednesday afternoon, allowing a break until the next Monday for misdemeanor docket trials. Wheat and hay harvests begin around the 13th, so attendees hope to exit early. A note queries Judge Dillard’s view, and mentions gasoline tax funds highways. Also contains local real estate ads from Princeton Real Estate Agency, J S Chambers, with multiple property listings and terms.
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Hes. Ross
A. J. Kliner
Bluefield
Grand Jury
Criminal Court
Dillard
Gasoline Price Rises Along With New Tax Hikes
Readable text notes the price of gasoline rising to twenty seven to thirty seven cents at retail stations and cites a three and one cent tax plus a license tax on automobiles. Road department estimates place travel tax at about half a cent per mile while owners estimate three quarters. Claims repairs and overhead add to costs and a legislature’s session end seems to lift prices. No formal complaints recorded yet beyond general sentiment.
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Road Department
Boy Loges Eye in an Auto Accident
L. F. Stiltner and his two sons were thrown from their car on the Davy road near the county farm while returning to Big Four. The three were injured. Little Lewis F. Stiltner Jr. lost an eye and required hospital care. the youngest was treated for facial injuries and released. A truck driver's name was not learned.
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L. F. Stiltner
Davy Road
Big Four
Lewis F. Stiltner, Jr
Lewis
Grace Hospital
C. F Hic
Welch Briefs and Local Updates Across Welch Area
Community notices include a 9 am Independence Day thanksgiving mass at St. Peter's as Sunday hour changed. Roads: Maitland to Kimball closed Monday for repairs with a detour Welch to Bluefield via Elkhorn Anawalt Gary. Legal cases proceed: Kimball Ice vs insurer verdict for plaintiff with judge to rule on evidence. Bluefield National Bank v Tug Valley Fuel trial underway. Four-year-old Margaret Worth dies of pneumonia. funeral today near Hemphill. Birth: Kimball welcomed a daughter at Grace Hospital. Residents relocate mine families Edward Tierney Powhatan to Philadelphia and J J Tierney Sharondale to Powhatan.
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State Road Commission
Maitland
Kimball
Welch
Bluefield
Elkhorn
Anawalt
Gary
Williamson
W. S. Wray
Northfork
Geo. A. Swope
Asheville
N. C
Abe Kaufman
Grace Hospital
Edward Tierney
Powhatan
Philadelphia
J. J. Tierney
Sharondale
Tierney
Andy Thorn
Roanoke
Fire destroys garage and ten cars at Coalwood
A near new garage with ten occupied stalls burned at Coalwood between 1 and 2 am. A brand new Ford coupe owned by G. W. Lowden was destroyed. loss around $18,000. Firefighters could not stop the blaze. insurance covered about half of the cars.
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Coalwood
G. W. Lowden
Bateman Dies in Welch Hospital After Heart Trouble
Herbert H. Bateman aged thirty four died at Welch hospital from heart trouble after being rushed from his Hemphill home in a dying condition. The bereaved leaves a wife and two children. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 in St. Peter's Catholic church with Rev. Father Hanley officiating. interment at Thorpe cemetery. He was a member of the Moose Knights of Pythias Junior Order of American Mechanics and Odd Fellows and was well known in the county.
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Herbert H. Bateman
Welch Hospital
Hemphill
Mr. Bateman
The
Moose
Knights of Pythias
Junior Order of American Mechanics
Odd Fellows
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Father Hanley
Thorpe Cemetery
Welch personals note travel and marriages
D J F Strother and Jack Price travelled to Bluefield yesterday for business. Mr and Mrs Julius Goodman left for Baltimore to attend the marriage of Mr Goodman’s brother. Dodge Kyle has returned from.
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L. H. Swaim
College Avenue
Junior Chautauqua
Genats
House of Representatives
Hinton
Edwin Tandy
Quisenbury
J. R. Rich
Wayne
Wyoming Counties
Bil Upchurch
Anna Laura Howell
Spatishburg
Priceton
J. Earle Bailey
R D. Karnes
Main Street
B. L. Morgan
Princeton Avenue
Roncevert
Louise
Bobby Lentz
George West Deihl
Concord College
George H. Brown
O. D. Palmer
Bee Street
R. B. Bodell
Clarence Norris
Virginian Railway
P. M. Foster
Johnson City
Nashville
Harry Wilson
Weir
Charleston
E. W. Cummings
L. W. Swope
Marian Swope
J. EB. T. Lentz
M. J. Griffith
Babe
Mountain Lake
Smith & Walker Civil and
Ins
Princeton, W. Va
Jolly Juniors
Swarthmore Chautauqua
Glenwood Park
College Street
Blake Street
Honaker Avenue
Princeton Real Estate Agency
J. S Chambers
Teel
Pe Oun T Hirsch Bros. & CO
Incor
Vols
Bluefield Grocery CO
Hadden
George Damewood
Damewood
Harold Lloyd
Dr. Jack
Lewis F. Stiltner
Welch Briefs
J. J. Hanley
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Kimball Ice Company
Norwood
I. C. Herndon
Bluefield National Bank
Tug Valley Fuel Company
Margaret Worth
Ernest Worth
E. D. Worley
Welch Methodist Church
Thorny
Bertie Downs
Bert Downs
J. J. Devine
Jimmie
Judge Devine
Ira J. Partlow
Ben Roller
Frank Beckwith
Page Mieven
Rachias
aNichel
General Electric
Burgess Electric Company
W. v
Appalachian Power Company
Mercer Hardware & Electric Co
Smith Electric Shop
Jones-Cornett Electric Company
Persinger Hardware Company
Mount Hope Lloc.Power & Water Co
Rusmisell Electric Co
W. Va
Mount Hope
Keystone
Anawalt High School
Ford
Burke
Maggy
Dinty Moore
the Gumps
Bornscheins
Swarthmore Chautauqua Association
Peabody Conservatory of Music of Baltimore
Samuel W. Grathwell
Cincinnati
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