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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1925

Page

10

Double Princeton Weddings in Bristol Virginia

Itt Princeton Social Circles reports two popular couples from Princeton, Miss Mabel Vendieton and Mr. Roy Brown, and Miss Wilma Hazlett and Mr. Clyde Caldwell, were married in Bristol Virginia on July 18. The brides are active in social and church work, with Brown employed by the Virginian Railway and Caldwell aiming for a mechanical school in Detroit. The couples plan future moves, with Brown and his wife settling in Princeton and Caldwell heading to Detroit in the autumn.

Bristol Princeton Mabel Vendieton Roy Brown Wilma Hazlett Clyde Caldwell Eggleston Springs Caldwell W. W.lett Harrison Street Brown W. D. Penteton Hale Avenue Fast River High School Concord College Virginianilway Quinwell John L. Caldwell Reynolds Avenue East River High School Mr. Brown Neeton The Virginian Railway Mrs. Brown Mrs. Caldwell Detroit Mr. Caldwell

Annual Picnic At Mercy Healing Springs Planned

The D. T. Carr Sunday school calls for the annual picnic at Mercy Healing Springs tomorrow afternoon with assembly at 4:30 at the church. Bring basket lunches and husbands as guests. Cars will be available to transport attendees to the picnic grounds. In Princeton personals Alma Perdue of Elkhorn visited on return to Concord after a weekend with family. Gypsy Lee Pine returned from White Sulphur Springs where she played in a West Virginia tennis tournament. Mr and Mrs W H Witt and family, after a week at Norfolk and Ocean View, returned to their Eighth Street home.

D. T. Carr Mercer Healing Springs Princeton Alma Perdue Elkhorn Concord Gypsy Lee Pine White Sulphur Springs West Virginia W. H. Witt Norfolk Ocean View Eighth Street Mon Kimball Kiwanis Club McDowell County Country Club North Fork Kiwanis Club Country Club North Fork Keystone Franklin K. Day Coalwood Frank Wright Jr Grace Hospital Charlies F. Hicks Thomas H. 5 Curd Welch John K. Neilson Dallas Tex G. L. Straub Une John D. Nash War L. H. Clark Helen Lewis Kyle Catherine Rhodes Mountain Lake B. W. Doss Crumpler P. H. Epperly Kimball Gasper Bailey Isaac Johnson Leckie Barker Gary National Bank

Virginia Motor Trip Draws Interest and Visits

The report notes a group traveling by automobile through Virginia visiting numerous points of interest. The journey reflects a popular form of travel and sightseeing during the period.

Virginia

Chamber of Commerce Takes No Action on Merger

At the weekly luncheon the chamber discussed a potential stand on the Virginian and Norfolk Western merger. No action was taken. a committee to cooperate with coal operators was suggested. Other items included paving Straley Avenue and school opening dates for August 31.

Chamber of Commerce Virginian Way Norfolk and Western Y Sanders L. R. Taylor George Cushing Washington Taylor Chamber Sanders Virginian Unnn National Producing Co Princeton Straley Avenue D. H. Thornton G. J. Wood Board of Education Mandeville

Japanese Women Seek Right to Practice Law

Tokyo July 28 Japanese women would be allowed to practice law in the courts if a measure from the Woman Suffrage Party passes the next diet session. A party leader said women barristers would be on the same level as men and cited their proven competence in treating crime and family issues.

Tokyo Empire Woman Suffrage

Murder Trial Day in State v Davis at Kings Siding

The State's case against Jerry Davis for the February murder of L Demery at Kings Siding dominated criminal court proceedings. Witness testimony described Demery's confrontation with Davis and the fatal wrench blows as the victim neared a railroad foreman, with defense claiming a pistol presence and Demery’s aggression. The jury retired at 5 and, after nearly an hour, returned without a verdict.

Jerry Davis L. Demery King’s Siding John J Ight Demery Hight George Sims Davis John Hight Mr. Hight Cragg Vis Sims Davie

Princeton Notices and Advertisements in Brief

For sale One unit of American Finance Stock. For information call 30 Princeton. Rent an eight room home on North Walker Street with hardwood finish water heat and electric range installed. Pentecostal tent meeting held in East Princeton Thorn Street and Wickham Avenue led by pastor of Pentecostal Holiness church. Hearings for Jacy Lilly Jennings Lilly C Lilly and Lee Farley arrested Sunday by Sheriff Crumpecker on moonshine charges resulted in thirty days in jail and $1 fines plus costs. Hugh Lilly is mentioned.

American Finance Call 30 Princeton Peters Walker Street Frince T. Peters Thorn Street Wickham Avenue Pentecostal Holiness Church Jacy Lilly Jennings Lilly C. Lilly Lee Farley G. H. Crumpecker Flat Top T. Hubbard Hugh Lilly

Tests Made On Sugar To Eliminate Juice

Havana July 28. Tests at Central Hershey near Havana show direct manufacture of granulated sugar from cane juice is a commercial possibility. Milton S Hershey, owner of four Cuban sugar mills, has pursued a system to skip the raw juice refining stage. A chemist’s experiments reportedly proved large scale white sugar production can compete with the existing method.

Havana Central

New Road Design Urged For Heavy Trucks

Washington reports that Agriculture Department surveys recommend thicker road edges than centers to handle heavy trucks that travel mainly on the outer lanes due to their lower speeds.

Washington Department of Agriculture

Funeral for Virginian yardmaster Warren set at Methodist church

Funeral service for Fred R Warren aged 46 yardmaster for Virginian Railway to be held at 2 pm at the Methodist church. Burial under the auspices of Odd Fellows and Order of Railroad Conductors. Warren found dead from acute dilation of the heart yesterday at 8:42 am near Brush Fork yard. He is survived by a widow and three children. Virginian Railway insured Warren for 2500.

Fred R. Warren Virginian Railway Company Brush Ork Methodist Church Thomas Priddy Odd Fellows and Order of Railroad Mr. Warren Warren Crumpecker Dickerson Memorial Hospital Gott’s Wolds Avenue Fred Warren Virginian Railroad Virginian The Peake Ohio Monroe County Hinton Clifford Nadine Helen Virginian Railway Company Group

Subterranean water tracing in Mammoth Cave begins

Louisville scientists trace cave waterways by injecting dyes into surface streams. Researchers monitor dye movement to map ancient passages and connections within Mammoth Cave system.

Louisville Mammoth Cave

Trial of Walls on rape charges in McDowell court

In McDowell county a 13 year old Wilmore girl testified before a jury about sexual assault by Watt Walls, a Wilmore area section hand. Walls was found guilty with mercy recommended. Judge Strother sentenced him to twenty years hard labor in state prison.

Watt Walls MacDowell County Wilmore McDowell County James A. Strother Walls Mercy Strother G. L. Counts Reno Howard Harvey Trent Mullens Matney Thes Trent Cecil H. Riley Northfork Fleming Jones Welch Howard

Welch Briefs and Local Society Notes

A county clerk issued a marriage license to B N Horn age 54 and Rhoda Compton age 48, both of Paynesville. Kiwanis clubs in Kimball Welch host picnics and plan visits, with awards of good will and family guests. Welch enforces a speed law to improve safety, while accidents prompt investigations and obituaries. Local residents attend hospital visits, travel to Madison and Mountain Lake, and plan trips. other notes include births, visits, and community events.

B. N. Horn Rhoda Compton Paynesville

Colored man dies in high speed automobile wreck

Abe Hays a taxi driver and passenger in a car driven by Gray died from chest injuries after the vehicle plunged over a steep embankment on Anawalt road in the early morning. Three other colored men were injured, including Arthur Askey who suffered a badly wrenched knee. others escaped serious harm.

Anawalt Yesterrad Coorgs Cory Colored Tay Abe Hays Hays Ranawalt Welch Hospital Gray Arthur Askey Seri

Mountain Folk of Tennessee Honor Bryan in Service

The Tennessee congregation pays tribute to William Jennings Bryan calling him a faithful servant of Jesus Christ. A Methodist minister recalls Bryan speaking at services on his death day, praying for the Holy Spirit and blessing the church. He notes Bryan faced death bravely, likening him to a martyr who died with a smile. The service closed with the hymn We Gather at the River.

William Jennings Bryan Kingdom of Jesus Christ Bryan Church of Jesus Christ

New world's records at Aurora drive by Etta Drusen and Crawford

Etta Drusen bay mare by Hirtawah driven by Tommy Murphy set a new six furlong mark of 301-5 in the opening program at the grand circuit meeting in Aurora Illinois. Crawford bay gelding by Belwin, driven by Murphy, won the Fox Valley stake and San Frisco faded late. Ribbon Cane won two first-day events and a new harness racing system with heats as races debuted.

Aurora Ill Etta Drusen Hirtawah Tommy Murphy North Randall Cleveland Lady Aletaire Murphy Ribbon Cane Peter Moff Edward Peterson Omaha Fox Valley Crawford Belwin Sonia Edward Bbaker St. Charles Chet Cay San Frisco

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