Town and City Elections Open Early With Heavy Turnout Expected
Polls open at 6 AM across Prince ton wards at temporary courthouse Straley avenue high school and Thorn street schools. Dems lead in ward books by 422 and ward two by 470 while Republicans hold ward one lead 81 and ward three Dem lead 35. Ticket details include Dr S T Bird and J B Shrewsbury for Democrats and J Sam Bennett E B King Bee Beck Nellie McIntosh Noel Sam Priddy for Republicans. Athena also votes today on a town ticket headed by Dr W I Gautier and C H Hounchins with possible write ins expected.
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Princeton
Straley Avenue
Thorn Street
Young Voters’ League
E. B. King
J. B. Shrewsbury
8. T. Bird
L. C. Porter
A. S. Fortune
A. C. Johnston
J. Sam Bennett
Porter
Mr. Fortune
Mia. Noel
Mr. Priddy
Bee Peck
Judge King
Athena
W. I Gautier
C. H. Hounchins
D. C. Pettry
N. A. Bauggoss
Ben H. Reid
J. W. Robinette
R. R. Sage
County Halts Road Work Until After July First
The county court postponed all new road construction until after July 1 1931 the start of the new fiscal year and the new levy once funds are available A delegation urged resumption of work and the matter was reviewed with officials
The State Where An Encyclopedia Is Unlawful
Aiseaouas, a North Africa based religious brotherhood, claim sanctuaries across the region and perform extreme rites in Kairouan involving self harm and fire as part of their practice. A separate note recalls a December 1930 balloon incident in Alabama that caused cattle stampede deaths. A third snippet explains Katzenelbogen a Rhine castle and its Latin origin linked to Katten tribe.
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Aiseaouas
Sidi Mohammed Ben Aiasa
North Africa
Hamadshas
Zaoula
Kairouan
Tunis
Fairfax
Alabama
San Gabriel
Texas
Katzenelbogen
Rhine
Weisbaden
Teutoburg Forest
Germany
Major County Road Projects Delayed to Next Fiscal Year
On the Bluestone Junction Virginia line road officials were advised no work could start until the new fiscal year. No work will proceed on the Algonquin Weyanoke road until funds are provided in the new levy. These two projects top the court’s calendar for the year.
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Bluestone Junction
Virginia Line
Algonquin - Weyanoke
Willing Workers Class Meets This Afternoon at Mrs Martin's
The Willing Workers class of the First Church of Christ will meet this afternoon at 2 20 with Mrs Hubert Martin at her home on Seventh Street.
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First Church of Christ
Hubert Martin
Seventh Street
Nancy A Sanders Dies Near Athens After Lingering Illness
Nancy A Sanders, 65, died Monday at her home along the old Athens road after a lingering illness. She was the wife of J R Sanders and survived by several children. Funeral services will be held today with burial at McClaugherty cemetery.
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Nancy A. Sanders
Athens Road
Princeton Society and Community Notices Afloat
Princeton notices list Mrs. Parey Karnes and contact info, a Music Club program with the Choral Club led by T. M. Johnson, Methodist circles meeting at various homes, a summer vacation trip for Everett Bailey family, Legion meeting to discuss Memorial Day plans and the Christie building lease, plus local visits and visits by teachers and residents to Kentucky, Virginia, and elsewhere.
Princeton visitors and local families gather for weekend events
Principal Ellison from Washington DC visits Princeton for several days. Mr and Mrs S C Kegs and Mrs T C McQuiston of Pittsburgh are here visiting relatives. Billy Bodell returns with Mrs Kegley for summer in Pittsburgh. Mrs J D Bailey of Musts visits Bodell and Karnes. R H Walthall and sons Wilbert and Robert travel to Lynchburg to visit daughter Mrs W B Ashworth. Clarence Pruett and Cleo Borrer with Elizabeth Frazier of Clifton Forge spend weekend with friends. Mrs Billy Culp leaves for Mullions to visit sister Standard Thorn. Little Mary Margaret Huffman of Bluefield visits grandparents.
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C. Kegs
T. C. McQuiston
Pit N 3
City
Billy Bodell
Kegley
Pittsburgh
J. D. Bailey
Musts
R. D. Bodell
Kathleen Karnes
R. H. Walthall
Fire destroys two Virginian yards buildings in early morning blaze
At 3 15 Sunday the Virginian yards district saw two small frame structures burned and a third damaged as oil and grease fed flames. A 15 year old girl described as a wildcat's playmate faced arrest after a tussle with officers Bert Sims and C B Davis. liquor was found in an old car, and the girl was sent to jail pending juvenile court action as Davis and Sims tended scratches and iodine was used on their hands.
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Virginian Yards
Bert Sims
C. B. Davis
Sims
E .B. King
Davis
George L. Dillard
Kiwanis meet led by Murphy and Jaber with Hugh Nice Shott
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church notes next week's Kiwanis meeting led by C W Murphy and William Jaber where Congressman Hugh Nice Shott will address the club. A Rich Creek wedding at Mrs Newton Massie's home joined Mrs Massie to Co C Rumberger of Matoaka with a porch serenade and a late dance after refreshments. Matoaka guests included C C Brammer B H Grim Johnson Martin Emmett Mays and Ray Burgess.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
the Methodist Church
Kiwanis
C. W. Murphy
William Jaber
Hugh Nice Shott
Rich Creek
Newton Massie
Local Residents Welcome Newborns and Notables Across Town
Mr and Mrs Clifton Sizemore welcomed a baby girl born May 27 Mrs Sizemore formerly Miss Frances Prichard Kenneth Mooney of Princeton and John Kennedy of Matoaka were married to Mullens Wednesday evening Mrs C E Wheeler is ill at her Mercer Street home Mrs C B Gallagher of Ridley Park Pa visits her daughter Mrs Richard McQuail at Dott Miss Viola Bailey of Coutsville Pa attends her father Charles Bailey's funeral in Matoaka Mr and Mrs Arthur Howard welcomed a baby boy named Edward Eldridge born May 24 Miss Eleanor Grant attended an Appalachian meeting in Princeton Saturday Mrs BE Huddleston of Widemouth visited Tuesday Donald Francis and Mr Draughn of Bluefield visited Mr Francis's parents Monday Mrs John Honaker Mrs C C Little and daughters visited Bluefield Thursday Mr and Mrs Gordon Carter welcomed a baby girl born May 26 Virgie Brown and Alma McGuire visited Montcalm Wednesday J B Neal visited McDowell last week on business Emmett Mays was in Kimball on business Mr and Mrs Harrison Shields and Mr and Mrs Charles Shields with Miss Edith Shields of Baileysville spent the weekend with H M Norman.
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Clifton Sizemore
Bluefield
Mr. Francis
John Honaker
C. C. Little
Gordon Carter
Virgie Brown
Alma McGuire
Montcalm
J. B. Neal
McDowell
Emmett Mays
Kimball
Harrison Shields
Charles Shields
Edith Shields
Baileysville
H. %. Norman
For Rent Two Furnished Rooms on Mercy Street
Two furnished rooms available at 1237 Mercy Street. Apply to Mrs. T. C. Hubbard's Millinery, opposite the post office.
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Mercer Street
T. C. Hubbard
Post Office
War And Jaeger Vote On Mayors And Corporate Limits
Towns Jaeger and War hold elections for mayor and council seats. War conducts a special vote on expanding corporate limits to include Harman field and the Big Creek district high school area to gain fire protection and insurance savings. Candidates include W A Hankine and T A Weaver for War, with two major ticket slates led by J A Hatcher and Jeff Lockhart respectively.
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Jaeger
War
Harman Field
Consolidated High School
Big Creek
War-Excelsior Consolidated
Board of Education
W. A. Hankine
T. A. Weaver
Citizens
J. A Hatcher
Recorder
W. C. Amuse
Shade Belcher
F. A. Sarver
H. L. Bailey
G. W. Matney
James A. Johnson
Moody to Lead Green district schools in Reader West Virginia
V. W. Moody, longtime principal of Anawalt consolidated schools, elected to head Green district schools for next year. He expanded school spirit, patron cooperation, and improved the school’s rating toward the state’s best. The district’s domestic science lunches were provided at no cost, funded largely by Moody’s efforts. Also noted, the Mc Dowell American Red Cross chapter holds its annual meeting at Memorial building at 10 o'clock with officer elections and voting rights for one dollar members.
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W. Moody
Anawalt
Green
Wetzel County
Anawalt Consolidated Schools
Reader
V. W. Moody
West Virginia
Hfs
Moody
Anawalt Consolidated School
McDowell Chapter
American Red Cross
Memorial Building
Keen Chapter
Bradshaw Man Is Stabbed In County Quarrel
Steve Kennedy, 60, is hospitalized at Grace with chest and abdomen knife wounds from a Sunday quarrel with Mrs. Hannah Kennedy and daughter Alice Beavers. Kennedy says Mrs. Kennedy wielded the knife after an initial rock threat. his condition is not serious. The women remain in county jail awaiting Kennedy’s preliminary trial. In Japan a settlement has wives supporting husbands while children head the family and men keep house.
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Steve Kennedy
Grace Hospital
Hannah Kennedy
Alice Beavers
Kennedy
Japan
Welch Personal Notes and Local Moves Across Virginia
Local notices list residents moving into and out of houses on Virginia avenue and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs. W. W. Henritze, Mr. and Mrs. EB Cox, J. W. Price, and others. The items mention births, hospital visits, travels to Columbus and Hollins College, and various family updates. A political paragraph notes a Hoover era wage-keeping promise cited by a Republican committee in response to a Tennessee Democrat.
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Representative Burns
Tennessee
Wood
Republican National
Hoover
United States Coal and Coke hosts dinner for Frederickson Swartz
Saturday dinner at Mc Dowell Country Club honored R. L. Frederickson and John Swartz of the drafting and engineering department. Guests included Frederickson and Swartz with several department members in attendance.
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McDowell Country Club
United States Coal and Coke Company
Gary
R. L. Frederickson
John Swartz
Frederickson
Club pool ready for summer season opens to members
The Coun try club pool is filled and ready for the summer, opening to members and guests tomorrow. Members hosted luncheons and dinners over the weekend, with Elizabeth Geary arranging several small parties in the near future. Miss Beatrice Catherine Miller will graduate Tuesday morning at Ward-Belmont in Nashville and plans to spend the summer with her parents in Elkhorn, West Virginia.
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Country Club
Elizabeth Geary
Beatrice Catherine Miller
Ward-Belmont
Nashville
Tenn
Thomas Miller
Elkhorn
W. Va
Ohio University President Speaks at Glenville State College Graduation
Dr. Elmer B. Bryan president of Ohio University Athens spoke at Glenville State Teachers College graduation in Glenville West Virginia. Graduates received Bachelor of Arts degrees and standard normal certificates. Class president Seldon Wanne was among the degree recipients.
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Glenville
W. Va
Elmer B. Bryan
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Glenville State Teachers’ College
Tem
Seldon Wanne
Democrats Hinder Administration, Says Representative Wood
Representative Wood of Indiana accuses Democrats of hindering the administration in a June 1 Washington statement. The Republican lawmaker calls for cooperation and charges partisan obstruction in current policy efforts.
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Wood
Washington
Representative Wood
Indiana
How To Relieve Sick Headaches In 3 Minute
An advertisement claims a North Carolina druggist offers a “B-C” preparation in 10c and 25c packs that guarantees fast relief for headaches and various pains within minutes. It touts multiple ingredients working together for rapid, origin-free relief with minimal side effects.
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North Carolina
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R. L. Dowdy
H. I. Goode
Commis Voyageur
W. D. Shuff
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Princeton Society
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T. M. Johnson
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N. C
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Land Avenue
Ly Culp
Richmond
Phil Williamson
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Nancy Hulse
Princeton High School
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Ruby Honaker
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Mia. Smith
Dorothy
Richwood
C. D. Rhodes
Ruth Smith
Concord College
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Johnson City
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College, Avenue
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Jackie
Freddie
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Washington, D. C
Matoaka High
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Matoaka
Matoaka High School
H. Tucker Gaham
First Presbyterian Church
Florence
8. C
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June Donohue
T. R. Yeater
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Kiwanis Club
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Methodist Church
L. T. Edgerton
Mr. Edgerton
Arthur Pugh
Frances Farrill
W. W. Harlee
Pugh
O. R. Miller
S.S.S
Miss Pelliem
WELCH
Corporation
WW. Moody
Bradshaw
W. W. Henritze
Virginia Avenue
EB. H. Cox
J. W. Price
Julian C. Harnsbarger
Kyle
W. S. Ray
Harry Chaffin
Elaine
Archie
Bill
Matewan
William Kiser
Tazewell
Mary Ann
Lucien
Edith Weatherby
Edith
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J. E. Edwards
S. M. Payne
T. A. Johnston
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Columbus
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Frances Reeves
Jean Leckie
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Mies
Frances Henritze
Eleanor Williamson
Vivian
Hollins
Hollins College
Robert Hikok
Christiansburg
W. C. Arthur
H. R. Walrath
Meadville
Ernest Otey
Helen Henritze
Roanoke
L. L. Drewry
Clifton Forge
Walter H. Powers
Mrs. Epling
Huntington
C. E. Elliot
W. D. McDowell
Keystone
Jane
L. J. Brindley
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
Freckles
Binkley
Wey
OLD Man Vector
Binkleey
Ruby
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Hector
Farrar
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