Mercer County Leads in Standard Schools Across State
A report by L. T. Tustin to C. R. Justice shows Mercer County has the most standard schools with 123, including three classes. McDowell tops first class, Raleigh leads third class, and the state total standard schools rise to 2022, with 476 first class, 369 second class, and 529 third class schools.
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L. T. Tustin
C. R. Justice
Mercer County
Mercer
McDowell County
Raleigh
Tustin
Kanawha
Wayette
Wyoming
Logan
Wayne
Monroe
Radio Service at Local Church for World Wide Broadcast
This afternoon at 3 45 radio service will be held at First Church of Christ corner Eighth and Straley avenue opposite the high school. A forty station hook up will broadcast World Around service preparing for the 1900 Pentecost anniversary on June 8. A chain broadcast at 4 o clock EST will be carried by Columbia New York 860 ke with stations across North America and short wave to the world. Europe Asia Africa and Australia plan to receive. WABC New York 860 ke will broadcast with WBDJ Roanoke WJAS Pittsburgh and WKRC Cincinnati as local outlets. Public invited to attend.
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First Church of Christ
Corner Eighth
Straley Avenue
Columbia Chain
New York
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
WABC
WBDJ
Roanoke
WJAS
Pittsburgh
WKRC
Cincinnati
Lilly Reunion Food Plan At Flat Top
About twenty to twenty five thousand attendees are expected for the Lilly reunion at Flat Top on August 16 and 17. Concessions will be granted to church groups restaurant owners and individuals to operate lunch and soft drink stands. C J Lilly of Hinton is secretary of the Lilly Reunion association which aims to foster family ties and better citizenship. A program of about five thousand copies will be prepared and distributed across Mercer Summers and Raleigh counties.
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Flat Top
C. J. Lilly
Hinton
Lilly Reunion Association
Mercer
Summers
Raleigh
Circuit Court To Resume Tomorrow In Major Waugh Case
Circuit court will resume operations tomorrow with about a score of actions for judgment and the major case of Harry M. Waugh listed on the docket.
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Circuit Court
Harry M. Waugh
Waugh Case Against Bluefield Supply Begins Trial Week
Forty new petit jurors are summoned for service as the Waugh case involving about 150000 dollars proceeds. The docket indicates the trial will extend several days and run through the week, with court in session until the May term work concludes. The dispute centers on machinery purchased from Bluefield Supply by the plaintiff.
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Bluefield Supply Company
Waugh
Waugh- Bluefield Supply Company
Women of Mooseheart Meet in Princeton Chapter 299
The Women of the Mooseheart Lesson Princeton chapter 299 will meet Monday evening at 8. A good attendance is desired. Also the Princeton School of Music holds spring recitals Monday through Thursday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. Monday features June Bradley Freda Deitz Mary Neal Kathryn Blanton Charles Reynolds Betty Bodell Frances Poston and others with the Rhythm orchestra. Patrons and friends are invited.
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Mooseheart
Princeton
Princeton School of Music
High School
June Bradley
Freda Deitz
Mary Neal
Kathryn Blanton
Charles Reynolds
Betty Bodell
Frances Poston
Margaret Bodell
Beatrice Borinsky
Kathleen White
Virginia Cushman
Iva Neal
Ruth Manderville
Beatrice Barbakow
Rosie Meron
Bernice Armstrong
Evening Circle Meets At Mrs McNutt Home In Church Event
The Evening circle of the First Presbyterian church will gather Tuesday at 8 PM at Mrs J W McNutt home Walker Street with Mrs McNutt and Miss Elanor Booker hosting. Roll call asks for names of Bible characters who sang a song of praise to God. Attendance urged.
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First Presbyterian Church
J. W. McNutt
Walker Street
McNutt
Elanor Booker
Birthday Party At Sarver Home For Twins
The fifth birthday party for twins James and Jim Sarver was held Saturday at their home. Pink and white decorations adorned the event as games such as pin the donkey tail entertained guests. Prizes went to Bernige Peck and B W Peck, with many gifts to the twins. Refreshments of orange cake ice cream and candy followed. Guest list included Paul Croft Betty Caffee Frances Selvy Bertie Ayres Elanor Henderson Eileen King Ray Bailey and Vir-
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C. C. Sarver
James
Jim
Bernige Peck
B. W. Peck
Paul Croft
Betty Caffee
Frances Selvy
Bertie Ayres
Elanor Henderson
Eileen King
Ray Bailey
Vir
Stop Just Once You Will Stop Again
Tires checked with up to date machine free air and battery water provided. Prompt courteous employees at Standard Gas and Esso American Gas and Texaco. We offer top oils including Standard Motor Oil Quaker State Sterling and Peenzoil the 1 000 mile oil.
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Standard Gas
Esso
American Gas
Texaco
Standard Motor Oil
Quaker State
Sterling
Peenzoil
Local figures named in community notice
A list includes Virginia Dair Brown William Bonham Bobb e Bensey Jack Crotty Mary Adkins Fanny Flannigan Richard Judy Bernice Judy Clarabel Croft Patty Williams Martha Escue Nancy Escue Ernest Spangler Margaret Miller Bernice Peck C W Peck Jr and Doris May Sarver.
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Ginia Dair Brown
William Bonham
Bobb’e Bensey
Jack Crotty
Mary Adkins
Fanny Flannigan
Richard Judy
Bernice Judy
Clarabel Croft
Patty Williams
Martha Escue
Nancy Escue
Ernest Spangler
Margaret Miller
Bernice Peck
C. W. Peck Jr
Doris May Sarver
Princeton Area Personal Notes On Visits And Travel
Princeton residents and visitors populate the weekend scene with trips to Chicago St Louis Indianapolis and Keystone. Families report relatives, college friends and classmates returning home while others head to finals at Greenbrier Military Institute and Bluefield High School graduation events.
Miss Macil Walker to Receive diploma at Martha Washington College
Miss Macil Walker daughter of E Q Walker will receive her diploma from Martha Washington College Abingdon Virginia on June 2. Mr and Mrs Frank Kanode attend the graduation exercises and will bring Miss Walker back to Roanoke Virginia to their Oriole apartment on Seventh Avenue. Pauline Fredericks stars in Evidence a Warner Brothers Vitaphone production at the Royal theater Monday and Tuesday with Conway Tearle Myrna Loy Alec B Frances and Lowell Sherman in the supporting cast. The program continues with Billie Dove in The Other Tomorrow for Wednesday and Thursday and ends the week with The Case of Sergeant Grischa featuring Chester Morris Jean Hersholt and Betty Compson.
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Monroe Street
C. R. Hetherington
Barbara Lee
Washington, D. C
Mr. Hetherington
C. L. Bruce
Straley Avenue
Billy Miller
Norfolk
T. B. Hatcher
Charleston
Virginia
Charleston General Hospital
J. T. Posey
Nemours
T. E. Hatcher
Reynolds Avenue
Thelma Vaught
Keystone
North Walker Street
W. H. Vaught
Alice Broyles
Charleston Business College
W. L. Broyles
Harrison Street
J. C. Carter
Park Avenue
Elizabeth Barger
Walnut Cove
N. C
W. M. Thomas
Elizabeth Thomas
Winston-Salem
Zylpha
Elizabeth Carter
Salem College
Christine
Péte") Downey
Lewisburg
W. Va
Mary Acton Black
Greenbrier Military Institute
Russell Ritz
Ella Holroyd
Bluefield
Princeton
Irvin A. Downey
Hale Avenue
B. C
J. D. Rice
Christie Avenue
Bluefield High School
J. FB. Shelton
Violet
Eva Shelton
Claude D. Kutley
Frank M. Dalton
Elkins
Dalton
W. H. Wells
Miami
Fla
Cleveland
Wells
G. W. Layman
Kate Layman
Newcastle
W. L. Givens
Highland Avenue
Omar Lively
C. L. Shannon
Front Street
Earl Woodson
J. E. Woodson
Chauncey Wiley
Macil Walker
E. Q. Walker
Martha Washington College
Abingdon
Frank Kanode
Miss Walker
Kanade
Oriole
Seventh Avenue
Roanoke
Pauline Fredericks
Warner Brothers Vitaphone
Royal Theater
Conway Tearle
Myrna Loy
Alec B. Frances
Lowell Sherman
Billie Dove
Sergeant Grischa
Chester Morris
Jean Herscholt
Betty Compson
Suits Filed in Circuit Court Clerk’s Office
Proceedings listed in chancery returnable to June rules include Cellis Pennington Hager versus Fred Herndon Hager and Charles L. Nordsiek versus Katherine Nord siek.
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Circuit Court Clerk
Cellis Pennington Hager
Fred Herndon Hager
Charles L. Nordsiek
Katherine Nordsiek
Powell and Campbell named as estate administrators and guardians
William E. Powell named administrator of the B. C. Powel estate with bond of 150 dollars and W. H. Powell as surety. Tina Campbell named administratrix of Howard F. Campbell estate with 150 dollar bond and J. H. Gadd as surety. Tina Campbell also appointed guardian for Howard F. Campbell Jr with a 150 dollar bond and J. H. Gadd as surety.
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William E. Powell
B. C. Powel
W. H. Powell
Tina Campbell
Howard F. Campbell
J. H. Gadd
Howard F. Campbell, Jr
Concord Commencement at Athens Draws Big Attendance
Princeton residents plan to attend the Concord commencement exercises in Athens on Tuesday at 10 30 in the morning. Senator H D Hatfield will be the principal speaker. The crowd is expected to be one of the largest in the event’s history.
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Princeton
Concord
Athens
H. D. Hatfield
Alvis Named Registrar in Plymouth District for Primary
G W Alvis appointed registrar in Plymouth district precinct one replacing N L White who could not serve Registrars begin voter registration for county ahead of August 5 primary Kee Street M E South Rev W S Lyons pastor Sunday school at 9 45 am W E Grady superintendent Services listed including junior and senior leagues and evening preaching Keeley Church revival postponed until further notice.
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G. W. Alvis
Plymouth
N. L. White
Kee Street
M. E. South
W. S. Lyons
W. E. Grady
Kegley
Summer school notices for Princeton eighth graders
The 1930 Princeton eighth grade class can enroll for a summer course by reporting to the high school tomorrow at 9 o clock. Principal J. H. Herring announced the plan to help students continue with their class. The high school summer session begins Monday at 8 o'clock.
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Princeton
J. H. Herring
City Council Sets Monday Night Meeting
The regular city council meeting is scheduled for Monday night. Little action is expected in the sewer disposal case as the council waits for the state health commission’s engineer to review the situation with council and property owners. Amere Gas Utilities withdraws from the field, delaying the gas franchise matter.
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State Health Commission
Amere Gas Utilities Company
Piano For Sale From Family Leaving Town
Upright piano offered for sale as family departs town. Will sacrifice. Call 183 J.
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Call
Glenwood Commencement for Eighth and Eleventh Grades
The eighth and eleventh grades held commencement at Glenwood High on Wednesday evening May 28. The program began with a homegoing song followed by the commencement address by Prof. EB Bengert head of English at Concord.
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Glenwood
EB. P. Bengert
Concord
Hale's Beauty Shop Specializes in Electric Facials
Hale's Beauty Shop advertises a beauty specialist operator with five years' experience. Specialties include electric facial treatments and violet ray scalp care. Old and new customers invited. telephone listed as 36.
Candidacy Declared for County School Superintendent Nomination
A political notice announces a candidate’s bid for the Democratic nomination for county superintendent of schools subject to the August 5 primary. The candidate seeks support and influence in their behalf.
Glenwood and Harman Students Win Eighth Grade Diplomas
Eighth grade diplomas were awarded to Pauline Faulkner Margaret Hager Reba Stafford Albert Rhody from Glenwood school Joes Larue and R M Miller Jr from Harman school and Margaret Yost from Littleshore. Pauline Faulkner received a five dollar gold coin for being the outstanding pupil.
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Pauline Faulkner
Reba Stafford
C. R. Justice
Clyde Maxey
Marjorie Miller
Claire Wright
Beulah Hager
Baster
Thelma Dove
Margaret Tiller
C. RR. Justice
Viola Bratton
Margaret Hager
Albert Rhody
Glenwood School
Joes Larue
R. M. Miller Jr
Harman School
Margaret Yost
Littleshore
Glenwood High School
Bernard Winfrey
Easter Dove
Gertrude Taylor
Mabel Keesee
Irene Faulkner
Gertrude Yost
Robert Caffee
P T. A
Hazel Taylor
P.T. A
Ruth Hypes
West Virginia
Card of Thanks for Edna Richardson
I thank friends and neighbors for sympathy and many acts of kindness, including car use and floral contributions, during my wife Edna Richardson's illness and death.
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Edna Richardson
Desirable seven room brick residence for rent
For rent a seven room brick home with furnace heat and a large lawn. Fruit trees and vines, a good workshop and garage. Described as the best location in the city. Monthly rent: 40 dollars. Available immediately.
Real Estate Bargains in Princeton West Virginia
Population growth expected as Virginian Railroad connects with New York Central. Listings include truck farms two to seven acres, large dwellings on state highways and Park Straley corners, Mercer Street business lots by the depot, brick homes on College Hill, and various vacant lots. Write or see a local representative.
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Virginian
New York Central
Princeton
W. Va
Park Avenue
Straley Avenue
Mercer Street
Virginian Depot
Buiness
College Hill
West Virginia
Bluefield
Tazewell
City
Bluefield Road
Investment opportunity opens up pleasure health and profit
Hale Realty Co presents Princeton properties as affordable investments for moderate means. Listings include a 421% acre farm with a six room house, 14 acres of river bottom land, 28 acres upland, a 60 acre farm, and other homes and farms near Princeton West Virginia. Prices and terms available on request.
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Princeton
Coalfield Market
Shawnee Lake
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TR Williams
NEA Service, Inc
T. OK
Royal Theatre
Pauline Frederick
Alec B. Francis
Warner Bros. Vitaphone
Grant Withers
First National
Jean Hersholt
RKO
Princeton Society
Harriet Woolfolk
Cemetery Association
Woman's Cemetery Association
Presbyterian Church
H. B. Welle
Sportsman
Tia
Ohio
B. of
L. BE
Welle
Business Girls
First Methodist Church
East End
Thorn Street
Sewell & Kirk
Princeton, W. Va
Seneca Trall Oil CO
ROYAL
Andrew L. Farrier
Giles County
Pembroke
Iles County
J. S. Rangeley
C. M. Camper
Elridge
Frank
Snndow
Virginia Sibold
H. H. Martin
Covington
Martin
Pembroke High School
Eggleston High
Collins
Stafford
Eggleston
Collings
Sibold
Gilmer
C. Williams
Gordon
Cyrus Bonham
Sugar Grove
Peggy Lilly
Narrows
Ann Miller
Newport
Mattie Lou Slemp
Bess
Anne Hale
J. C. Hilton
Interior
W. O. Jones
Hessie Lowry
Bristol
O. B. Hilton
C. A. Lucas
Virginia Reel
East Radford
Janey Reel
E. J. O'Brien
George Hilton
Charlotte
Mr. Hilton
Riley Jones
W. R. Hilton
Shenandoah Hospital
Clarence A. Lucas
J. A. Rees
Mt. Hope
R. C. Gilmer Sr
Norfolk and Western
Epworth League
Pembroke Methodist Church
W. H. Bolton
Mable Bolton
J. A. Reel
East Racford
Glenwood News
Hale’s Beauty Shop
Goes
Pina Adkins
AX Sch
Jaza
Max
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Lucy Higginbotham
Oklahoma
Frances Walker
B. K. Johnston
Marshall College
Hazel Rice Douthat
Keretone
Pear B. Faulkner
C. A
Ryan
Concord College
H. Barbakow
J. L. Caldwell
W.r.worthington
Glenwood Park
Hale Realty Co. Inc
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