Ballard endorses Cumberland road opener as Princeton backs plan
Mayor O H Ballard of Princeton confirms support for building the mile and a half Cumberland road linking Ingleside to Bluefield. He releases a February letter to J W King outlining disapproval of a chamber of commerce statement and pledges to aid the road project with state road commission sponsorship and W P A participation where possible. The drive hinges on state approval of a 20 percent in kind contribution of materials and equipment.
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O. H. Ballard
Princeton
House of Delegates
Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Ballard
J. W. King
King
Norfolk and Western Railway
Ingleside
State Road Commission
Mr. King
Chamber of Commerce of
Chamber of Commerce
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Violin Recital by Miss Wakeman Pupils at Welch
Miss Harriet Wakeman of War will present her violin pupils in a recital at the Appalachian Community room in Welch next Monday evening June 6 at 8 o clock. The public is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Wakeman
Appalachian Community Room
Welch
Welch will host June goodwill tour across McDowell County
Welch merchants plan a June 8 goodwill tour visiting 20 plus communities in McDowell County with 50 plus cars. A 10 000 free baseball tickets giveaway aims to foster county cooperation and a future county chamber. The event features a Pocahontas coalfields float a band and state police escort.
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McDowell County
Welch
Welch Chamber of Commerce
Pocahontas
Williamson
Blakely Field
Chamber of Commerce
County Chamber of Commerce
Dr R H Fowlkes Moves Practice To Crumpler
Dr R H Fowlkes a longtime Welch physician will move his practice to Crumpler on June 15 to replace Mack Henry Tabor. Ralph Counts from Welch will take his Welch practice to Welch. Counts is son of Judge G L Counts and a Welch High School graduate.
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R. H. Folkes
W. C. Ha
Mack Henry Tabor
Aywill
Welch EE
Ralph Counts
Elch
Maybeury
Fowlkes
Welch
Stevens Clinic
Hall
McDowell Street
Dr. Counts
G. L. Counts
Welch High School
Last Rites at Galax for Thorpe Colored Man
Last rites will be held Thursday at 2 o'clock in Galax Virginia for py Dewey Valentine 28 year old Negro resident of Thorpe who died at his home Sunday Burial will be there Valentine came to this section 21 years ago from Galax and was employed by the United States Coal and Coke company He was a member of the Co M E Methodist church at Galax He leaves his parents his widow Mrs Mae Valentine a son Ellwood Valentine a daughter Ida Valentine of Sparta NC four brothers and two sisters Harve Valentine of Filbert Roy and Ed Valentine of Galax Va Prank Valentine of Terra Haute Ind Mrs Olie Cocha Mrs Rosa Tolliver of Pul-
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Galax
Dewey Valentine
Thorpe
Valentine
United States Coal and Coke Company
Co. M. E. Methodist Church
Mae Valentine
Ellwood Valentine
Ida Valentine
Sparta
N. C
Harve Valentine
Filbert
Roy
Ed Valentine
Prank Valentine
Terra Haute Ind
Olie Cocha
Rosa Tolliver
Pul
Sisterhood Bridge Meeting at Riverside Drive Home
Mrs Louis Gottlieb hosts a Sisterhood Bridge club gathering at her Riverside Drive Welch residence Wednesday at 8 o clock. All club members are cordially invited to attend.
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Sisterhood Bridge
Louis Gottlieb
Sisterhood Bridge Club
Riverside Drive
Welch
Circuit Court Opens in McDowell June 15 to July 1
McDowell County circuit court opens June 15 and runs through July 1 under Judge Thomas H. Card. Divorce hearings are set for July 15 and 16, with demurrers pleas and motions on July 17 and 18. Jurors report June 20 amid an extensive docket featuring cases across multiple appeals and law causes.
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McDowell County
Thomas H
Thomas Stockton
Koppers Mutual Benefit Association
C. D. Morgan
Ed Collins
Bernie Fiie
Elkhorn Motor Co., Inc
Jess Lambert
Elk Refining Co
T. W. Lambert
Sam Sanchez
Mike Yergovich
Dale Shumate
Charles Heart
Pete
C. Chambers
Jim Fraurer
Morris-Mingo Airways, Inc
Ezra Cundiff
Ogle Ward
Bluefield Supply Co
M. J. Belcher
Hale Realty Co
Lora Mae Bryant
Deedy Mullins
Harry Is
Howard Bellamy
Altimont Gannaway
Rosa Myers
Ferrelledy
Kimball Colored Man Dies At Home Sunday
Robert Macon, 39 year old Black resident of Kimball, died Sunday at his home. He had lived in Kimball for years and was employed by Koppers Coal company. He leaves his widow Mrs Beat rice Mason of Princeton and his father and a brother in Henderson, North Carolina. Funeral and burial arrangements have not been completed.
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Robert Macon
Kimball
Macon
Koppers Coal Company
Beatrice Mason
Princeton
Henderson
N. C
Welch Area Personal News Highlights Many Visits
Welch residents share visitors and travels as relatives and friends stop by from McKinney Virginia Spencer Hemphill Lynchburg and Salem. Grace Hospital staff members Rebecca Doffelmeyer J O Warren Dr John Brick J Howard Anderson and others are noted guests and travelers with several return visits after short trips.
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Henryers
Welch
McKinney
Rebecca Doffelmeyer
Grace Hospital
Virginia
George A. Sutcliffe
Spencer
Frank Willock
Bowman
W.H. McLaughlin
Dayton
Woodrow
Pauline Elliott
J. O. Warren
N. and W. Employee in Critical Condition After Accident
Stevens clinic report shows Joe Mounts an Norfolk and Western employee from Thacker remains in very critical condition after a Monday night accident. Mounts fell beneath a car causing both legs to be amputated just above the knees and required emergency operation.
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Stevens Clinic
Joe Mounts
Norfolk and Western
Thacker
Mounts
Boy Scout Leaders Hold Meeting in Welch
McDowell county Boy Scout leaders met Tuesday afternoon at the Appalachian building in Welch. The session was called by Lawrence E. Tierney of Bluefield, chairman of the council finance committee, with regional and area executives in attendance and a large list of finance committee members from Welch, Gary, Coalwood, War, Bartley Saeger Saeger and Northfork.
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McDowell County
Appalachian
Welch
Lawrence E. Tierney
Bluefield
Council
Charles E. Wood
Cincinnati
Charles Atkinson
Southern West Virginia Area Council
James J.ent
Mr. Tierney
John Child
Gilliam
J. Howard Anderson
J. E. Sullivan
H. Duncan
A. T. Burns
Gary
W. G. Mason
Coalwood
J.L. Thornton
Joe Hrametz
Grover Pile
Bartley
H. G. Coleman
R. L. Johnson
Saeger
J. Robert Anderson
Northfork
Area Council
Hay Couple to Move to Huntington from Hemphill
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hay, longtime Hemphill residents, plan relocation to Huntington. Mr. Hay will join Stuart, James and Cooke, engineers of New York City, and previously led Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company as general superintendent. They are noted for church and civic involvement and many friends in Hemphill.
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Huntington
G. W. Hay
Hemphill
Hay
Stuart, James and Cooke
New York City
Kingston-Pocahontas Coal Company
Princeton Personal News Circles Mention Local Visits
Mr and Mrs J C Carter and two children with Bethel Carter spent the week end with relatives at Stoneville NC. Mr and Mrs Ray Titus left Saturday for Cleveland Ohio after visiting Mrs L C Atkins and family on Park. Mrs E C Fortner and Kathleen Dale returned to Park Avenue home from Princeton hospital. Miss Jimmie James of this city visited relatives near Roanoke with Mrs L C Atkins and family.
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J. C. Carter
Bethel Carter
Stoneville
N. C
Ray Titus
L. C. Atkins
Park Sierney
Cleveland
Ohio
E. C. Fortner
Kathleen Dale
Park Avenue
Princeton Hospital
Jimmie James
Roanok
L. C. Alkins
Local social notes from Princeton and surrounding area
Betty Jo Adkins visits in Montgomery with Mrs. A. G. Newby. Todd Hambrick and Fred Simms return to Huntington from two week vacations. Mrs. Houston Cooper entertains Maxine. Mrs. Reynolds hosts guests. Viola Wall and sons Edwin Gene and Everett Ray visit Princeton from New York. George Martin ill with tonsillitis on Highland Avenue. Funeral attendees for Karnes at Spanishburg include R. Karnes Howe Karnes Benny White and Harry B Karnes.
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Betty Jo Adkins
A. G. Newby
Mentgomery
Todd Hambrick
Fred Simms
Huntington
Houston Cooper
Maxine
On Reynolds
Viola Wall
Edwin Gene
Everett Ray
New York
Princeton
George Martin
Highland Avenue
Karnes
Spanishburg Yeste
R. Karnes
Howe Karnes
Benny White
Harry B Karnes
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Crumpler
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Carter Coal Co
Ben Short
Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co
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Donald B. Wallace
Elkhorn Motor Co
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Beecher Presley
Annie Brown
G. P. Becker
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John R. Gildersleeve
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Frank Parks
Noah Wilson
George Corbett
Dinks Frazier
Ruby Harman
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Larry Rose
L. K. Cruise
A. Z. Litz
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