Car overturns on Bluefield Road injuring Charleston women
A sedan driven by Mrs. Abner Dodd of Charleston turned over on Bluefield road near Princeton at 3 30 Friday afternoon injuring two Charleston women. Passengers included Mrs. J W Moore Mrs F Brooke and Mrs W E presence. Witnesses Green and Patrick helped extricate Dodd and called ambulances to Memorial hospital. Police said a rock and a skid after avoiding a parked car caused the crash. The group was en route to Bluefield for Presbyterian Synodical training.
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Charleston
Princeton
Abner Dodd
Washington Street
Pauline Court
J. W. Moore
F. Brooke
Emn Rier
Bluefield
Presbyterian Synodical Training School
Princeton Churches Offer Weekend Services
Princeton churches outline Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 with sermons by pastors Edward Stubblefield Paul Martin W R Smith and Thames B E plus evening services at 5 8 and 7 39 and midweek prayer services. The Church of God lists 19 o'clock Sunday school 11 o'clock morning worship and 7 39 evening service with Christian Crusaders at 6 39. Attacked by bull near Buck Run a Buckeye resident injured in Pennsboro West Virginia June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Edward Stubblefield
R. L. Dugan
First Methodist
Paul Martin
E. E. Bailey
First Presbyterian
W. R. Smith
Frank Cutright
Church OF God
Seventh Treet
Straley Avenue
Thames BE
Christ
Bult Pennsboro
W. V
Oscer Gerrer
Buck Rn
Welch
First Baptist Church
D. M. Dorsey
W. E. Henry
McMinnville
Oregon
Ublic
First Methodist Church
G. K. Patty
Firsts Presbyterian Church
W. C. Williams
Fountain Park invites public reunions and picnics
Fountain Park announces reopening to the public with free grounds ample parking shade and tables. Cabins available for rent daily or weekly supporting family outings and leisure.
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Fountain Park
Hittin the Trail Western Melodrama At Royal
Tex Ritter stars in Hittin the Trail at the Royal theatre with Jerry Tech making her screen debut opposite Ritter in a tale of horse rustling and romance. Flynn Snidow and others attend the funeral of his step mother Mrs O C Snidow in Pembroke Virginia. A circuit court suit by Marcus H Neal seeks 10000 damages against Brendon H Bailey with property attachment to satisfy the judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
Tex Ritter
Royal Theatre Today
Jerry Tech
New York City
Ritter
Flynn Snidow
Pembroke
O. C. Snidow
C. T. Snidow
B. C. Snidow
Snidow
Marcus H. Neal
Brendon H. Bailey
Local residents visit and return home for summer
Hartwell Crumpecker returns from West Virginia University to Honaker Avenue for summer vacation. G. R. Glass of Jacksonville, Florida, stayed with Mrs. Cora and joined a motor trip to Rock, visiting Mrs. Alice Bailey, Maryleen Bailey, and Mrs. Ed Bailey in Sandlick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal
Harrison Street
Hartwell Crumpecker
West Virginia University
Honaker Avenue
G. R. Glass
Jacksonville
Fla
Cora
Rock
Alice
Maryleen Bailey
Ed Bailey
Sandlick
Rotary program shows films on rehabilitation and scenery
Dr. E. B. Henson of Charleston presented motion pictures to Rotary members on rehabilitation work for ee and adults, including inauguration parade footage, Governor Holt and family, Shrine event, and new first aid methods. West Virginia scenery and football clips, many in color, were shown. He urged hobbies to stay young and balanced with a forty hour week for leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Henson
Charleston
Wekly
Thrilling contest as Huntington edges Bluefield in tense finish
Huntington held a slim lead before Mercer slid in head first to beat the throw for the winning run in a tight game. Gardella, Mercer, Carter and Gagain led the offense with multiple hits, while Welch won on an error in the tenth for a 5 4 final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Is Drive
Mercer
Huntington Abpho
McDonald
Zimmer
Carter
Gagain
Kimmett
Gardella
Bausewein
Roach
Totes
Gance
Mutton
Ratiiff
LeNoir
Hutton
Winal Eeteer
Amoptres Rezzonico
Kitchens
Welch
W. Va
Welch Senators
Wecemen
Rich Family Guests Attend Caroline Rich Wedding
Miss Caroline Rich of Beckley will wed Rev. Charles William Sydnor Jr next Friday at 8 pm in First Presbyterian Church Huntington. Her mother Mrs. J R Rich hosts at College avenue with sisters Miss Margaret Rich and Miss Belisa Rich visiting from Charleston Washington DC and Marshall College Huntington. Mrs L C Rogers hosts guests including Mrs. Wilbur Stout of Macon and Miss Ruth Shumate visiting sister Miss Willie Marie Shumate before returning to Glen Lyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Rich
Beckley
Margaret Rich
Charleston
Anna Bob Rich
Washington, D. C
Belisa Rich
Marshall College
Huntington
J. R. Rich
College Avenue
Caroline Rich
Charles William Sydnor, Jr
First Presbyterian Church
L. C. Rogers
Ruth Shumate
New York
Willie Marie Shumate
North Walker Street
Glen Lyn
Judge Easley Hears Chancery Evidence at Courthouse
Judge D. M. Easley heard evidence in a chancery action yesterday at the courthouse. One suit was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff’s attorney, that of T. N. Woods against Flora H. Akers, administrator of the estate of C. W. Akers. Easley will be at the courthouse again on ene Rg ae with proceedings continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Easley
T. N. Woods
Flora H. Akers
C. W. Akers
Easley
Rg Ae
Princeton Personal Notes on Local Visits and Travel
Mrs. Robert Martin of Knoxville spent Thursday night and Friday with her brother Rev. Paul Martin and family on Highland Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown and their children Richard and Peter also of Highland Avenue plan a motor trip to Niagara Falls and other northern points for two to three weeks. Mrs. J S Chambers is recovering from an operation at Charleston General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Martin
Knoxvile
Rev
Paul Martin
Highland Avenue
Robert Brown
Richard
Peter
Niagara Falls
J. S. Chambers
Charleston General Hospi
Robert W. Harris
Gary
Harris
Elbert
United States Coal and Coke Company
Isabella Harris
Rosalia Watson
Bluefield
W. Va
Martha Howe
Arthur Harris
Cleveland
Ohio
Auxiliary Conference Set After Luncheon at Memorial Building
The American Legion auxiliary mid year conference will be held today at the Memorial building after a 1 PM luncheon. Attendees include the auxiliaries from Mullens Beckley Bluefield Lewisburg Hinton Logan Williamson and Princeton with an expected 75 to 100 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Building
Mullens
Beckley
Bluefield
Lewisburg
Hinton
Logan
Williamson
Princeton
Piano Recital Presented by Mrs Billy Bashler
Mrs Billy Bashler presents several piano pupils in a recital Monday at 3 o clock in the high school auditorium. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Billy Bashler
Kilbane’s pinch hit seals Welch win with homer and pitching duty
Kilbane homered as a pinch hitter in the seventh and later pitched for Welch, earning the win. Beluscak Arnzen and Kilbane also homered for Welch. In the tenth Kilbane walked, Ogrin’s bunt miscue led to runners advancing before Belusack mishandled a ball. Welch 4 Beckley 1.
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Goestall
Kilbane
Peisel
Beluscak
Arnzen
Welch
Mola
Ogrin
Ibane
Orgin
Belusack
Cleveland Injusn Again Lick Yanks
Cleveland Injun team repeats victory over the Yanks in a continuation of a game details the Sacrifice by Bill Knickerbocker and lists players Ross Fink Nelson Hayer Hil devrand Koupal Blake Huffman with scoring lines and team abbreviations from the Philadelphia game.
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Phila
Louis
Ross
Fink
Nelson
Hayer
Hildevrand
Koupal
Blake
Huffman
Local Boys Head to Mountaineer State Camp
At four this morning Scott Poston and Billy Epling depart for Jackson's Mill with county agent H. M. Bowers to attend the Mountaineer Boys State Camp next week. Robert Elmore also leaves today with J. Bobbitt and Sam Holroyd Jr. Earl Beckett and a Princeton boy Hampton Lambert or William Lee Williams join. Enrollment fees of 10 dollars each are paid by Princeton American Legion and Auxiliary Rotary Kiwanis the high school faculty and Athens Legion Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Poston
Billy Epling
Jackson's Mill
H. M. Bowers
Mountainer
Robert Elmore
Bobbitt
Sam Holroyd, Jr
Athens
Earl Beckett
Princeton
Hampton Lambert
William Lee Williams
Princeton American Legion
Rotary
Kiwanisa
Athen Legion Post
Death of Charleston Resident Suspected Suicide
In Charleston West Virginia a news boy found Bert Hughes aged 30 shot in the head on a truck tailgate in a suburban residential area. Coroner James E. Roberts issued a temporary suicide verdict after a note was found, with investigations continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Bert Hughes
James E. Roberts
Bethany Dean Silent on Culver-Stockton Presidency
Forrest H. Kirkpatrick, Bethany college dean for a decade, was silent on a report he would become president of Culver-Stockton college in Canton Missouri after J. H. Wood resigned as Culver-Stockton president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prexy Bethany
W. Va
Forrest H. Kirkpatrick
Bethany College
Culver-Stockton College
Canton
J. H. Wood
Culver-Stockton
Rise in Consumers' Sales Tax Noted in April Report
Charleston West Virginia June 4 Indication of better business came today in the report that consumers sales tax payments in April rose to 67827250 against 62233214 collected in the same month last year N F P Conner head of the consumers sales tax division of the state tax department said March collections totaled 80654994 because that month marked the end of the quarter Small merchants are required to pay only at the end of every three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
N. F P. Conner
Consumers
State Tax Department
Ex Maryland Senator Files Divorce Suit
Elkton Md Dr Joseph I France former Republican U S senator from Maryland filed an absolute divorce petition against Tatiana Z Dechterava a Russian woman he married in Paris in July 1927 He cites desertion as the cause saying she left him and returned to France in 1927 or shortly after
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Elkton
Joseph I. France
Blican U
CURB MARKET REPORTS SLIGHT TRENDS ON JUNE DAY
New York June 4 market movers show little overall direction with Niles-Bement-Pond up four points to 52 and Pepperell up 6 or 4 percent to 126 4. Aluminum Company of America climbs to 146 49 Newmont Mining adds about one point United Gas Technicolor United Light and Power A gain fractionally volume 156000 shares vs 171000 Thursday.
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New York
Niles-Bemond-Pond
Pepperell
Aluminum Company
America
Ant
Newmont Mining
United Gas, Technicolor
United Light and Power
Miner Alfred Smith Killed in Capels Slate Fall
Alfred Smith twenty year old Capels miner died instantly in a slate fall at noon Friday while working with his father John Smith. Smith was buried by slate and believed suffocated. he was a UMW Local 2561 member and Royal Baptist church parishioner. Funeral at Capels Royal Baptist church Sunday at 3. Interment at Roderfield cemetery. The article also describes a colorful parade with forest dignitaries, a ceremony, and Red Men refreshments at the wigwam after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Smith
Capels
John Smith
Smith
Gary
McDowell County
Royal Baptist Church
Samuel
John, Jr
Joseph
William
Sarah
Ruth
Louise Smith
A. L. Parnell
Roderfield
Bill Carson
Verlin Bartram
Great Guard of the Forest
Tom Dunfie
the Forest of West Virginia
T. H. Clay
West Virginia
R. C. Poe
Red Men Gala Staged by Tuxedo Tribe No 56
On May 30 the lower Crumpier section called Greenfield hosted a gala sponsored by Tuxedo Tribe No 56 of the Improved Order of Red Men. Members of the tribe participated in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Tuxedo Tribe
William Jones Jr. Dies of Spinal Meningitis at 16
William Jones Jr a 16 year old resident of Hensley Hollow died in a local hospital Friday morning after a brief illness caused by spinal meningitis. His father works for Beamer Pocahontas Coal near Hensley and his entire family survives. Private funeral services will be held at the family cemetery in Hensley Hollow. State health authorities have placed the home under a 15 day quarantine and several neighboring homes are restricted.
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William Jones, Jr
Hensley Hollow
Beamer Pocahontas Coal Company
Hensley
Brother of Welch man dies in Richlands
Word came to Welch of the sudden death Friday morning of Kyle H. McGuire of Richlands Virginia brother of Cecil McGuire of Welch He formerly lived with his family in Premier and Glen Alum McDowell County Mr and Mrs Cecil McGuire left Welch Friday morning for Richlands
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Welch
Kyle H. McGuire
Richlands
Cecil McGuire
Premier
Glen Alum
McDowell County
Convention for Cops in Wheeling June 21 23
West Virginia sheriffs, policemen, and firemen will meet in Wheeling for a joint convention from June 21 to 23. Delegates from local departments will discuss cooperation and safety measures.
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Wheeling
Wes
Virginia
Pair Charged In Theft Of Wire At Capels
William Ford and Rufus Howard of Capels were arraigned before Justice W R Lockhart in Welch on stealing 250 pounds of copper wire from New River and Pocahontas Coal Company. Wire valued at about 88 dollars recovered at arrest by Constable M M Day Jr. Other arrests include James and Earnest McGraw jailed 10 days for trespassing on Norfolk and Western properties. total 23 jailed this week. Special agents aided raids. Luther Baldwin and Will Smith held on non support charges. Ontario led Canada in creamery butter production in the first 11 months of 1936.
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William Ford
Rufus Howard
Capels
Justice of the Peace
W. R. Lockhart
Welch
New River and Pocahontas Coal Company
M. M. Day, Jr
W. R. Kirkpatrick
Northfork
James
Earnest McGraw
Norfolk and Western
Luther Baldwin
Browns Creek
Lonnie Mitchell
Will Smith
E. E. Thorpe
West Virginia Masons to Hold School of Instruction in Jaeger
Masons from across West Virginia will attend a Jaeger school of instruction Sunday led by W. W. St. Clair of Pateton. The program starts at 10 am with officials including Simon P. Richmond and James McDowell, plus past grand masters Wade Kauffman Lawson Willis and John Baltimore. A Charleston delegation will accompany Mr. Richmond, with J. A. Hatcher hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Lodge
West Virginia
Jaeger
W. W. St. Clair
Pageton
Simon P. Richmond
Charleston
James McDowell
Bluefield
Wade Kauffman
Williamson
Lawson W. Willis
Kenova
John 8. Battimore
Tazewell
Virginia
Dewey H. Jordan
Guy C. Dunn
Richmond
J. A. Hatcher
Saeger
Mrs Ella Hollins Funeral Set in Gary
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Hollins 63 of Gary are planned for Sunday at Rockhills Baptist Church at 2 PM. The body will lie in state at the mortuary from 5 PM Saturday then move to the church at 1 30 PM Sunday. Interment will be in Thorpe cemetery with pallbearers James Settles Walter McMillan Sam Ewing Hugh Padgett Alfred Padgett and Charles Holley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockhills Baptist Church
Gary
Hollins
Alexander Gregory
Artie Mitchell
Thorpe Cemetery
James Settles
Walter McMillan
Sam Ewing
Hugh Padgett
Alfred Padgett
Charles Holley
Noted Analyst to Give Eight Lectures in Welch Series
Edward Lee Hawk, a renowned human analyst and vocational advisor, will present eight free lectures on How to Understand and Deal With People starting Tuesday June 8 at 8 PM in the courthouse. A Sunday session for parents and youths on vocational guidance is planned.
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Edward Lee Hawk
Welch
Court House
Hawk
Welch Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Aeeres
Bluefield
Williamson
Logan
Vacation Bible School Starts At Hemphill Capels Monday
Vacation Bible school classes will begin Monday at 9 o'clock in Hemphill Capels. The two week program offers Bible study, music, handicraft for girls 7 to 15 and games and work projects for boys 7 to 13. Certificates will honor perfect attendance and memory work. Church services follow across Welch with pastors and guest speakers announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemphill- Capels
New Hemphill and Capels
Cotton goods markets show strength amid slow overall trade
New York report notes slow cotton goods markets with a strengthening price tendency. Raw silk quiet while rayon yarns move in good volume. Burlap trade moderate and wool goods slow except for spot summer fabric demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Violence Flares in Lumber Strike at Newberry Michigan
In Newberry Michigan violence erupted during a lumber strike with a fatality and several injuries. Sheriff Shaw requested national guard troops as strikers reportedly planned retaliation after a plant defeat and damage to a union hall and vehicles. Governor Murphy summoned state police chief Olander to discuss troop deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Ernest Shaw
National Guard
Timberworkers and Sawmill Workers Union
Newberry Lumber and Chemical Company
Union Hall
Frank Murphy
Oscar G. Olander
Detroit
Olander
R. E. Spinks
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Presbyterian
Memorial Hospital
Princeton Churches
J. G. Matney
Prop
J Millar Watt
Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
Charles Q. Bingham
Princeton Ave
Barbakow's Store
Davis
Bengals
Willamson Colts
Steinbeck
Bengal
AL Frame
Neitzelt
Tobler
Andreatis
Schumacher
Bill Knickerbocker
Hotbroek
Brucker
Dohoron
Knickerbocker
Hemeley
Carey
Krott
Wereneene
Villeathene
Bell
Ohnnon
Dean
West
Peters
Ambler
Rothrock
Cee Resnion
Weat
Davis Carey
Keramar
Phil Louisa
Andeighin
Saat
Knott
Tommy Bupp
Smokey
J. C. Lilly Kegley
Logal Boys
Second Mountaineer
Maryland
L. A. VonCourt
Mercer St
Mercer Supply Co
Telegraph
Bland
Ial Printing Co
Bluefield, W. VA
William Jones
Coal Company
Ontario
Ella Hollins
Charles Kelley
Havaco
Kelley
New River
Pocahontas Coal Company
Emanuel Tabernacle Church
Arthur
Eugene
Edward
Charles
Earl
Irene Kelley
Livingston Kelley
North Carolina
Lula
Ruth Kelley
Holiness Church
John 8. Jones
Michigan
Charles A. Lindbergh
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