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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1929

Page

2

Princeton Set For Two Year City Ruler Vote

Princeton voters go to polls to choose next two year city rulers. Democrats hold council with Mayor McConnell. Republicans nominate W A Brown for mayor and BE King for recorder. Polls open 6 30 am and close 6 30 pm.

Princeton 8. T Bird J. W. Sasser J. B. Shrewsbury George Brown J.C. McConnell FR. Wilson KE. B. King A. L. Bowling Davis Thorn L. J. Chambers Thorn Sasser Lie W. A. Brown City Recorder BE. B. King L. E White J. Sam Bennett Charlie Thorn J. C. McConnell J. W Sasser J. F. Spangler Charlie EK Hare

Princeton School of Music Recital Tonight At Eight

Tonight at 8 o clock pupils of the Princeton School of Music present a recital at the tugh school auditorium. The program titled Playtime features Scarmolin Jolly Darkness Hechter Rhythm Orchestra To The Rising Sun and other pieces by Friml Durpe Gainger Vermillion Saint Saens Grieg Mozart and more with several performances by Frances Bondurant Mildred Woodram and others. A committee from the Woman's club plans a chautauqua ticket sale at the Presbyterian church this afternoon at 7 30. Christian Endeavor at First Presbyterian church reviews Volunteer Service with Frederick Tinder leading the program.

Princeton School of Music Tuzh School Ee Ceees Scarmolin Jolly Darknes Hechter Hieland Laddie Morey Horace Booker Torjussen Helen Baum Mra J. H. Fry Woman's Club Presbyterian Church Meedames G. B. Halstead W. CC. Fletcher W. L. Givens W. P. Huffman FE. K. Ketron J. H. Reynolds J. C. McConnell B Santon Fred Smith F. & Tinder J P Sharp Christian Endeavor Christian Endeavor Pomt First Presbyterian Church Frederick Tinder

Freckles and Friends Club Notices and Meetings

School and church groups outline upcoming meetings and activities. Miss Margaret Rich presides at a business session. Bob Kyle leads next gathering. Evening circle at First Presbyterian, T. B. L. class at First Baptist, Gertrude Hale circle at First Methodist plans a picnic and changes meeting dates to the first Friday in summer months. Readings by Miss June and Betty Jean Shumate accompany social hour.

Buford Julia Broan Harriet Woodfolk Bob Kyle Virginia Jones H. Phipps Margaret Rich Gertrude Hale The Young Peoples Missionary Union First Methodist Church Helen Rogers Ark Avenue Mina Virginia Bailey Miss Helen Hale Little Miss June Betty Jean Shumate

Parson's Beauty Shoppe Opens on Mercer Street

The Parson's Beauty Shoppe debuts at 911 Mercer Street above Radiola Shop offering finger waving, water waving, marcelling and facials as its specialty services.

Parson Mercer St

Bonat permanent waving machine demo at shopper store

A special demonstration of a Bonat permanent waving machine will be held at my shopper 91114 Mercer St near Radiola Shop on Thursday Friday and Saturday this week. The event offers a special price of 10 dollars for the demonstration while others pay 15 dollars for the wave. Phone 552 to arrange an appointment.

Mercert St

Summer school opens at high school with forty students

Summer session begins at the high school yesterday with forty students enrolled. Additional enrollments are expected today as the day’s schedule is set from 7:30 to 9:00 and beyond.

School Schedule Reveals Class Rolders

English 2 A and commercial arithmetic meet 9 to 10 30. Sociology has geometry A from 10 50 to 12. Eng le 4 B and algebra 1 A follow.

Man Fined for Assault on Wife in East Princeton

J. W. Blankenship pleaded guilty to beating his wife and was fined $13.80 with a $200 peace bond for one year by Police Judge E. B. King. The incident occurred Sunday night at a home between Hardy and Oakvale. Sheriff J. Otis Bowling and deputies arrested Sam Jones on a separate drunkenness charge. Jones received a $5 fine and costs.

J. W. Blankenship E. B. King Blankenship East Princeton Hardy Oakvale J. Otis Bowling J. Sam Bennett Lewis Davis Charlie Thorn L. J. Chambers Sam Jones Jones Equite

Princeton Paragrap hs News and Court Hearing Update

Accused of disturbing public worship at Spanishburg Carlos Basham was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Pat Twohig Sunday and jailed to await a hearing. A Lake Shawnee music night features the Southern Stompers from Johnson City Tenn with Dewey Cone performing. The Royal theatre shows Douglas McLean’s The Carnation Kid with varied locations and light dialogue. Local residents and visitors are noted attending memorial services, college commencements, and family visits across Princeton and nearby towns.

Spanishburg Carlos Basham Pat Twohig Basham Lake Shawnee Dewey Cone Southern Stompers W4zl Johnson City Tenn Douglas McLean Royal Theatre Today McLean

Glenwood High seniors hold commencement and park picnic items

Glenwood High School sophomore commencement was held Wednesday night with a large crowd. The program featured class history, prophecies, and certificates presented by Clyde Haxey. The Pioneer Literary Society hosted a farewell party for the Blue Eagle Society, and a Glenwood park picnic drew 25 Northfolk grade students and their principal David Long for games and a baseball match. Mary Harmon of Glenwood park traveled to Rock Camp, Monroe.

Glenwood High School Gertrude Taylor Margaret Tiller Thelma Kaster Dove Viola Ratton Irene Faulkner Adrees L. B. Graybeal Concord College C. A. Ryan Clyde Haxey Pioneers Pioneer Literary Society Blue Eagle Society Glenwood Park Northfolk Grade Schol David Long Glenwood Mary Harmon Rock Camp Monroe

Charity agencies urge refusal of street begging aid

Notice states that children deserve proper support from organized charities for food clothes or money and asks private individuals to refrain from giving to children who beg on streets or at homes.

Glenwood town notes on museum visit and a woodchuck

A visit to Glenwood park museum with Mrs. S. H. Brown and friends is noted. The new Glenwood park museum has opened and a woodchuck arrival is mentioned. Trula Thomason visited Glenwood school Tuesday.

County S. H. Brown Glenwood Park Trula Thomason Glenwood School

Attempted Killings and Missing Child Item From West Virginia

Aneillia Exposito of Wheeling was jailed in Marshall county after three failed suicide attempts in a padded cell at Benwood police custody. He is charged with assaulting a baby girl missing from her Benwood home since Sunday night. the case involves her father Samuel Rea.

Moundsville W. Va Aneillia Benwood Samuel Rea Exposito

For Rent Two or Three Unfurnished Rooms

Two or three unfurnished rooms suitable for light housekeeping with light and water furnished. Apply 109 Bee Street.

Bee Street

Welch News And Social Events Of McDowell County

Welch social notes list WELCH OUT OUR WAY farm near Abingdon Virginia with daughter Evelyn and Mise Elizabeth Henritze, Hollins College students. Mr and Mrs C D Brewster and son Clinty travel to Lynchburg for Rita Brewster’s graduation from Randolph Macon College. Dr A L Carson and wife of Gary plan permanent move to New York. Dr B E Wilkinson returns from a trip to Washington and Richmond.

Ily Park Avenue Esterday Waynesboro Phipps Princeton Elizabeth Shumate Salem College R. C. Wysong Jewell Ridge R. L. Yost Tazewell Concord Abingdon Evelyn Mise Elizabeth Henritze Hollin’s College C. D. Brewster Clinty Lynchburg Rita Brewster Randolph-Macon College A. L. Carson Gary New York BE. M. Wilkinson Washington Richmond

Veterans of Foreign Wars shifts meetings to new quarters

Painter Parrot Post 1021 VFW will hold future meetings at the Odd Fellows temple opposite the Pocahontas Theatre Welch, moving from the old Merchant and Miners Bank basement. Meetings will be on the second and fourth Fridays each month instead of once monthly. AXIM GORKY arrives in Moscow with niece and receives communist party membership card and badge from the All Union Central Executive Committee.

Painter-Parronit Post Odd Fellows Temple Pocahontas Theatre Welch Axim Gorky Moscow Communist Party All- Union Central Executive Committee

Weekend Auto Crashes Leave Several Injured

Tessie England a 14 year old orphan is in serious condition after a Saturday crash near Baileysville the car owned by J P Margen left the road and plunged down an embankment. An 18 month old passenger was unharmed. In another wreck near Premier a car ran into a bank and overturned injuring Mrs Ortha Woody and leaving three children Charles Louise and Frances unharmed.

Tessie England Baileysville J P. Margen Tessie Teleie Premier Ortha Woody Jackson Sieele Sallie Steele Charles Louise Frances Woody

Tragedy Narrowly Averted As Man Slashes Woman at 288 Court

Sunday afternoon at 4 near 288 Court Street Bryant Joiner slashed Artie Hughes, injuring her arm and leg as she warned of a throat strike. Joiner was caught on Hemphill road by Fire Chief Fiat and jailed for trial. The case proceeded toward court, with the mother as the sole witness.

288 Court Street Bryant Joiner Artie Hughes Joiner Hemphill Fiat McDowel Sbruce

Welch Briefs From Welch Court Notices

The county clerk levies marriage licenses for W C Jobpeon 32 and Vers Maybielland 22 both colored of Gillam George Atkins 22 and Lizzie Jones 19 of Available Albert Dandridge 23 colored an employee of the coal company All details appear in Welch briefs Also in Welch Hospital Eunice Shannon 6 daughter of N and M Shannon of Twin Branch suffers a broken arm from a porch fall and is receiving treatment Her injury occurred about 7 30 Saturday night

W. C. Jobpeon Maybielland Gillam George Atkins Lizzie Jones Eunice Shannon N. Shannon Twin Welch Hospital

Social Notes from Welch and Surrounding Areas

Miss Anne of War omval travel to Grace hospital for an operation. Mrs Milga Sierga of Gruedy visits the Grace hospital for an experience. Raymond Steadman headed to Toronto with Buster and Miss Strother. Buster to Morgantown for L L B degree. Mrs Jette Barrow guest of Mrs E L Womack. Mr and Mrs Warren Wileon return from Virginia Beach health trip.

Anne Gruedy Welch Heoasi U. & Connntsieuten Moter Toronto Canada lHe Buster Strother Mies Bell Strother Buster Morgantown Jette Barrow Bluefield E L. Womack Warren A. Wileon Aive Virginia Beach Wileon Gibson Hee Huntington

Stores to Close in Honor of Mrs Leckie

Welch firms will close 10 to 11 AM during funeral services for Mrs Andrew Leckie wife of a leading Welch businessman The mayor John W Blakely and W RR Keyser Welch Chamber of Commerce secretary requested the closure Mrs Leckie died Saturday evening in a Richmond hospital

Andrew Leckie Welch John W. Blakely W. RR. Keyser Welch Chamber of Commerce Leckie Richmond

Three Die In Auto Bus Crash Near Batavia Ohio

A Cincinnati to Columbus bus collided with a car near Batavia Ohio killing three people, including Dr E C Ireton and his wife, and a Pittsburgh woman. Ten others were injured and hospitalized in Cincinnati Hillsboro and other facilities. The dead were occupants of the automobile.

Batavia Ohio Cincinnati Columbus E. C. Ireton Marathon Lucy B. Schoyer Pittsburgh

Washington D as Congress Hears Reapportionment Bill

The House addressed the house census reapportionment measure while the Senate weighed immigration act quota repeal. Supreme Court rulings upheld sentences in a jury shadowing case and recessed until late October.

House Hoover District of Columba

Governor Bilbo to Retire and Collect Pictures

Mississippi governor Thore Bilbo plans to retire January 17 1932 and devote time to collecting and framing pictures. He expects to buy tools to frame about 20 pictures and display them in every nook of his home.

Pale pink chiffon evening gown with rose velvet trim

A pale pink chiffon evening gown features a full front and side gathered skirt. The bodice and wide airline of rose velvet trim give a quaint, charmingly old fashioned appearance.

Jack

Ruth Scratched From Yankees Lineup With Cold

New York June 1 Babe Ruth was hospitalized briefly for a cold but returned home after a few hours. The Yankees physician ordered rest for three to four days with a probable return in about a week. Meusel also ill with pleurisy.

New York Babe Ruth Fd Barrow Yankees Ruth Lou Gehrig Bob Meusel Ineta

New Headache Remedy Promises Quick Relief

A North Carolina druggist markets a five ingredient combination claimed to treat many headache causes. The preparation, described as the most effective of its kind, is guaranteed harmless and sold by all druggists in standard packages.

North Carolina

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