Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn For Mercer July Court Term
Mercer county criminal court will convene Monday July 6 with jurors drawn by E H Witten and D T Cart. Grand jurors hail from Jumping Branch Plymouth East River Rock Beaver Pond and other districts. petit jurors list includes Princeton Bluefield Oakvale Ingleside and Plymouth districts with a large roster of sworn names.
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Mercer County Criminal Court
E. H. Witten
D. T. Cart
Jumping Branch
B. F. Lilly
Flat Top
Guy Lilly
Camp Creek
Plymouth
H. B. Martin
W. L. Williams
Athens
East River
W. ©. Wimmer
Irvin EK. Evans
W. A. Brown
H. H. Ball
Princeton
Rock
R. M. French
J. B. Bowling
Kahle
A. M. Danielly
Gardner
FR. L. Davis
Beaver Pond
C. A. Bradshaw
Guy Dunn
Roy Thompson
W. C. Warlick
Bluefield
Fast River
A. I. Johnson
J. R. Hatcher
George P. Brown
L. M. Lambert
Princeton- Bluefield
R. F
McComas
H. C. Baldwin
Spanishburg
Charles Roland
R. C. Lacy
Watt Gunter
Kegley
H. M. Burton
I. H. Bailey
W. M. Boyles
Springton
Grover
Moye
C. H. Bowling
J. W. Weeks
J. W. Robinette
Raymon the Man Who Cries Raymon at Venice Through September
Raymon, a vaudeville and film performer, can produce tears at will and has worked in southern California this past year. He will appear in Venice until September and recently played Bunch in the Spanish version of The Criminal Code.
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Ripley
Raymon
California
Venice
Bunch
Statues Highlight Royal Parade Scene and Local Visits
An article blends a statue of General Wesley and a static horse figure with mentions of various local residents. It notes guests, weekend visits, and travel to Abingdon, Princeton, and Bluefield, with mentions of graduation events and college connections among families in Cullen Virginia and surrounding towns.
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Royal Guard
London
General Wesley
Wiley Probated Twelve Months by Judge Dillard
Judge George L. Dillard entered an order probating Graydon Wiley for twelve months in a criminal court. Wiley previously dropped a bottle containing liquor as he left the courtroom two weeks earlier.
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George L. Dillard
Graydon Wiley
Wiley
Phillips Disbarment Hearing Kicks Off Today
Circuit court opens with Judge Howell M. Tanner presiding over the disbarment of Bluefield attorney T. C. Phillips. Hartley Sarders defends Phillips while Joseph M. Sanders and Russell Ritz represent the bar. Forty eight witnesses summoned amid charges of unprofessional and unethical practices and multiple circuit court cases cited from recent years. Local delegation includes R. M. Yeage and others.
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Circuit Court
Howell M. Tanner
T. C. Phillips
Bluefield
Hartley Sarders
Phillips
Joseph M. Sanders
Russell
Ritz
Bar Association
Civic groups meet with Appalachian Power at Glen Lyn
Delegations from Princeton and nearby communities visited Glen Lyn yesterday afternoon as guests of Appalachian Power Company to discuss civic matters and the new steam power initiative.
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Princeton
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Glen Lyn
New Steam Power
T. A. Johnston
Edward O'Toole Jr
Joseph M. Crockett
J. J Hudleston
Algoma
Newton
Mr. Huff
Elkhorn
Hylton
Superior
R. E. Sal
Bartley
T. W. English
Coalwood
Col
J. J. Lincoln
Thomas Stockdale
Guardian appointed for Eugene Brown in fiduciary order
Rebecca Brown was named guardian for Eugene Brown in a fiduciary order recorded in the county clerk's office yesterday. Bond of $50 was posted with M. B. Postlethwaite as surety.
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Rebecca Brown
Eugene Brown
M. B. Postlethwaite
Thirteen new members enroll in chamber of commerce drive
The chamber of commerce membership drive began with thirteen new members enrolled and several more expected to join. The committee was J. H. Lilly and George Masten, with four teen interviews and twelve enrollments reported as promising by secretary D. L. Casey.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Lilly
George Masten
D. L. Casey
A. W. Reynolds
G. H. Crumpecker
W. S. Dangerfield
Ernest D. Lilly
Wiley
L. C. Porter
J. C. Damewood
A. L. Green
Arthur Davis
C. M. Easter
C. M. Kidd
Wholesale Paint & Suppy Company
W. B. McNutt
B. K. Deverle
Mr. Casey
Mercer county 4-H delegates to Jackson's Mills
Three Mercer county 4-H girls Emma Dean Belcher Oakvale Ruth Beckett Schrader club and Geneva Bratton Mercer Stickere head to Jackson's Mills for the leaders' event. The Princeton society hosts Benet Beanes from 1 to 4 pm as part of the observance.
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Mercer County
Jackson's Mille
Dean Belcher
Oakvale
Emma Bratton
Mercer Stickere
Ruth Beckett
Schrader Club
Jackson's Mills
Princeton Paragraphs Fined and Jailed for Theft
Oscar Hamlin faced a $20.35 fine and ten days in jail by Magistrate J O Maneus at Moonrealm. A Silver Springs W M A meeting is scheduled for 7 30 PM at the church with refreshments to follow and a Junior Boys Sunday School class to be entertained. Constable L J Chambera rounded up eight youths after they allegedly rocked Harve Lucas’s home following an earlier altercation.
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Oscar Hamlin
J. O. Maneus
Moonrealm
Silver Springs
L. J. Chambera
Harve Lucas
Princeton
Lucas
Man jailed then released on bond for hearing before magistrate
A man was jailed and later freed on bond ahead of a hearing before Magistrate I. C. Damewood.
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Boy
I. C. Damewood
Princeton Personalities and Local Health Notes
Alec Mahood public service commissioner and Mrs Mahood of Charleston visited Princeton for the municipal election. J T Lankford is seriously ill at Princeton hospital. A J Schuyler, stricken at work on the Virginia railway, is ill at home on Highland avenue. Mrs T J Dawson of Washington Courthouse Ohio, former state PTA president, visited Hale avenue. Mr and Mrs W H Yearick and son of Hopewell returned home after visiting relatives. Miss Lula Burgess spent the weekend in Roanoke Virginia. Eileen Crotty of Hopewell, visiting Miss Arlene.
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Walter Burton
Matoaka
Kitty Croft
Helen Ball
North Walker Street
Bill Peck
Newport News
Franklin Stull
Florida
Princeton
Sammy Evans
North Carolina State College
Center Street
J. L. Hart
Grins
Martha Washington College
Morrell
Rachel
Laura Elizabeth
H. L. Barger
Chattanooga
Tenn
C. W. Eskew
Tralee
W. Ca
Alec Mahood
Mahood
Charleston
J. T. Lankford
A. J. Schuyler
Virginia
Highland Avenue
T. J. Dawson
Washington Courthouse
Ohio
State
Parent-Teacher Association
L. E. Willyoung
Hale Avenue
W. H. Yearick
Hopewell
Lula Burgess
Roanoke
Eileen Crotty
Misees
Arlene
Bricklayers Union Names West Virginia Leader
W J Emmerth of Wheeling was named president of the Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers International Union West Virginia branch at the state convention in Fairmont. Samuel G Williams Huntington was elected vice president and W E Cole Mullens as treasurer secretary. The next session will be in Beckley in 1933. Bernard Johnson of Indianapolis addressed the convention.
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Fairmont
W. Va
W. J. Emmerth
Wheeling
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union
West Virginia
Samuel G. Williams
Huntington
W. E. Cole
Mullens
Beckley
Bernard Johnson
Indianapolis
Internatve Union
Welch Red Cross Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
McDowell chapter of the American Red Cross held its annual business meeting in Welch in the Memorial building. Officers elected for the year include W A Buchanan as chairman Mrs McGinnig Hatfield as vice chairman Mrs J H Newton Elkhorn as secretary and H K Carper as treasurer. Two new executive committee members were added Mrs B H Purser Coalwood and Mrs Sayers Harman Yukon.
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McDowell
American Red Cross
Memorialuilding
Welch
W. A. Buchanan
McGinnig Hatfield
J. H. Newton
Elkhorn
H. K. Carper
B. H. Purser
Coalwood
Sayers Harman
Yukon
Welch Episcopal Guild Postponed Meeting to Thursday Next
St. Luke's Episcopal guild meeting in Welch has been postponed from Wednesday to Thursday of next week. The article also notes nursing staff changes at Stevens clinic with Miss Thelma Ward arriving as superintendent and Miss Delilah Hendricka leaving for Reading, Pa. Stevens clinic has discontinued its nursing school and now employs only graduate nurses.
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Episcopal Guild
St. Luke's Episcopal Guild
Mreday
Thelma Ward
R. N
Harlan
Welch
Stevens Clinic
Ward
Lucy Ward
Delilah Hendricka
Reading
Local residents note various visits and health updates
G E Adams returns from a two week New Hampshire vacation. Campbell Henderson and others underwent tonsil surgery at a trace hospital. Mrs. Woods of Princeton visited her parents in Welch. Jeff Cartwright visited from Bluefield. Mrs. Camper and Mrs. Payne vacation in Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. Miller and son plan a northern states Canada motor trip. R R Paynter shopped in Hemphill. Dr. Lilly returned from Camp Creek with family. Helen Otey visited Northfork. Mrs. Elliott attended Red Cross in Welch. Mrs. Faust and Mrs. Hale visited Worth. Eva Gammon and Gail Carter seek Stevens clinic treatment. J H Newton visited Elkhorn. Sarah Louise Gibson recovering at home. Cline and Ruth Stafford from Davy visited Welch.
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Stewart Henderson
the Trace Hospital
C. H. Woods
Princeton
W. W. Wood
Jeff Cartwright
Bluefield
H. G. Camper
Hobart BE. Payne
Cincinnati
B. F. Williams
W. W. Logan
Camp Creek
Helen Otey
Northfork
C. EB. Elliott
Keystone
Welch
Red Cross
Harry Faust
Della Greer Hale
Worth
Eva Gammon
Gail T. Carter
Stevens Clinic
J. H. Newton
Elkhorn
Sarah Louise Gibson
Margaret Cline Cline
Ruth Stafford
Davy
Kuril Islands Ainu People and Mosquitoes Report
Washington bulletin recounts Seiji Yoshihara's round the world flight path via foggy Kuril Islands. It describes the archipelago as a harsh, volcanic chain home to the Ainu, Russians’ fur trade, sparse colonization, and signs of danger from fogs, currents, and predators.
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Yoshihara
Kuril Islands
U. S
Washington, D. C
Seiji Yoshihara
Kuril
U. S. Army
Japan
Kamchatka Peninsula
North Pacific
Bridge of Islands
National Geographic Society
Ains
Aleutians
Pacific Bridge
Kurils
Sea
Okhotsk
Giit Sea
Kamchatkand
Yezo
Navigator
Ewift
Skeleton Unearthed Near Webster Springs in West Virginia
R C Martin of the state road crew at camp 47 on Grassy Run reported that workmen unearthed a human skeleton. A physician said it had been in the ground for many years. A possible bullet hole was found on the skull's left side.
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Webster Springs
W. Va
R. C. Martin
Camp 47
Naval Academy graduates top honors to three midshipmen
The highest ranking man of 443 midshipmen to graduate this year at the United States Naval Academy is Thomas D. Tyra of St. Paul Minnesota, winner of first honors. Alexander C. Veasey of Atlantic City New Jersey took second honors, and Horacio Riveiro, the only Porto Rican in the class, won third honors.
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United States Naval Academy
Thomas D. Tyra
St. Paul
Summer furs return with collarless coats vogue
Paris buyers embrace summer furs as collarless coats surge in popularity. Larger furs dominate the market with double silver fox scarves reaching knee length, while Astrakan, galyak, and ermine scarves stay in heavy rotation.
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Paris
Court in Uproar as Defendant Snatches Evidence
In San Diego on June 2 Moss E. Garrison a 37 year old railway commissary clerk faced a preliminary hearing for the murder of Hazel Bradshaw his former fiancée. During the proceedings he toppled the court by grabbing a pair of trousers offered by the prosecution as an exhibit and searching them hastily.
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San Diego
Calif
Moss E. Garrison
Hazel Bradshaw
Pamir unit reaches Teheran on Marco Polo route
The Pamir unit of the Trans-Asian exposition, with National Geographic Society cooperation, reaches Teheran after 23 days from Beyrouth aboard seven tractor cars. Leaders Haardt and LaGorce report the convoy passing Damascus and Baghdad, meeting Persian officials and preparing for eastern Persia and Afghanistan segments of the route.
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Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Teheran
Persia
Georges-Marie Haardt
Marco Polo
Beyrouth
Asia
Afghanistan
Kashmir
Pamir
China
Peiping
Kashgar
Chinese Turkestan
Syria
Lebanon
M. Henri Ponsot
France
Washington
John Oliver LaGorce
Damascus
Syrian Desert
Baghdad
Feisal
Mesopotamia
Colon Hssandiary
St. Cy
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E. C. Marshall
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