Memorial Building bids to be asked soon in Princeton
Mercer county world war soldiers and sailors memorial building plans near completion for county court action at the June meeting. Bids likely to be requested then with contract for the first unit set for the July session. Architects Garry and Sheffey of Bluefield and J T Barry of Pittsburgh gathered data for the heating system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Garry and Sheffey
Bluefield Architects
Princeton
J. T. Barry
Pittsburg
Princeton Paragaphs Administrative Probate And Local Events
A fiduciary order names J. W. McNutt administrator of Albert Scott's estate with a $100 bond. Suits filed in circuit and chancery courts include Ide Spivey vs Hiram C. Spivey and Gertrude Shrader vs C. C. Shrader. The county canvassing board completed the primary vote tally with results due to candidates by week’s end. A moonshine still seized near the Mercer Raleigh line, an 85 gallon copper affair with mash. it is the 179th still confiscated under Sheriff Crumpecker. For rent a seven room home with utilities and yard near Princeton at $15/month via M. care Daily Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McNutt
Albert Scott
Ide Spivey
Hiram C. Spivey
Gertrude Shrader
C. C. Shrader
Mercer
Odd
Raleigh
G. H. Crumpecker
W. W. Creasy
E. Hawkes
Princeton
Kent
Care Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W. Va
Mercer County Offices Seek Paving for Princeton Glen Lyn Road
Mercer county court members and the chamber of commerce road committee left Charleston with no guarantee that the Princeton Glen Lyn road would be paved within the next year. The state road commission advised the conference Tuesday that no positive date could be set for letting the road project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton-Glen Lyn
Mercer County Court
Chamber of Commerce Road Committee
State Road Commission
Charleston
Unavailable Funds Halt Payment Timing
A note explains that payment would occur only when money becomes available, delaying settlement until funds are accessible.
Princeton Society Announces Miss Harriet Woolfolk
Society note lists Miss Harriet Woolfolk of Princeton at 430 L for advertisements and contact number 428.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Woolfolk
Recitals and Meetings Highlight Princeton Church Activities
The Princeton community has a busy week with the Missionary Society executive board meeting at 3 PM today at Mrs. J. R. Vermillion’s home. The Princeton School of Music presents two recitals this Thursday and Friday at 8 PM featuring students like Beatrice Borinsky and Ruth Manderville. The Farm Woman's Club performs Old Peabody Pew at Sandlick Methodist on Friday at 8 PM, after success at county fair and Charleston. James Billy Bowman arrives, a son born to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bowman. The Business Girl's Circle of the Methodist Church held a meeting at the church with eleven members and one visitor, featuring devotional, missionary discussions, a poem, Bible questions, a solo, and plans for a follow-up gathering next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church of
Princeton
J. R. Vermillion
South Walker Street
Princeton School of Music
Beatrice Borinsky
Hazel Lawrence
Ruth Manderville
Horace Booker
Maurice Barbakow
Sarah Borinsky
Hallie Pendleton
Ricardo Martin
Bella Lisagor
Thersa Tobin
Bernice Pendleton
Elouise Fry
Margaret Vermillion
Mary Elizabeth Hale
Farm Woman's Club
Sandlick Methodist Church
Charleston
Little Theatre
Methodist Church
Gene Rose
Mrs. Rose
Myrtle Dickerson
Ogalva Stafford
Olga Pendleton
Harlan Counts
Presbyterian Church
Caroline Rich
Esther Hoge
Assanetta Springs
Pearl Robinette
W. 8. Dangerfield
Circle Hosts First Baptist Circle Meeting at Hale Home
The Caroline Hylton circle of First Baptist met Tuesday night at E. W. Hale’s home with Mrs. Bob Bingham hosting. Devotionals led by Mrs. T. M. Johnson, plans to send flowers to sick members, and a Bible study on Judges and Ruth were featured. Guests included Mrs. Nixon, Mrs. Sanders, and Miss Erma Riner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Hylton
First Baptist Church
Bob Bingham
E. W. Hale
Hale Avenue
T. M. Johnson
Johnso
Ruth
Erma Riner
Nixon
Social notes and life events from local community pages
A packet of society items lists committees formed for class work, a May baby named Betty Jean Pendleton, church circles meeting with lessons on vegetable canning, and an updated teen circle schedule. Also announced are the Royal Ambassadors meeting, a Camp Creek club canning demonstration, a marriage announced for Irene Wamsley and Charles Wamsley, and notes on local school conditioning in Rock district.
Matoaka High Declared First Class By Officials
Matoaka high school is a first class high school and member in good standing of the North Central association of the secondary schools and colleges, according to R E Langfitt state supervisor of high school education as stated by O R Zoll district supervisor of Rock district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matoaka
East River
Beaver
Rock District
Spanishburg
eComas
Bramwell Colored High School
Matoaka High School
North Central Association of the Secondary Schools and Colleges
R. E. Langfitt
O. R. Zoll
Sunday Telegraph
Princeton
Lerona
E M Sandige In Critical Condition At Son’s Home
E M Sandige aged father of L L Sandige and Virginian Railway watchman was stricken with paralysis at his wife’s grave in Oakwood cemetery Monday morning. He remains in critical condition at his son’s Bowling addition home as relatives gather at the bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. M. Sandige
L. L. Sandige
Virginian Railway
Oakwood Cemetery
Lilly Named Supervisor and School Board Secretary
P. I. Lilly, former Oakvale high school principal, was appointed district supervisor of East River rural schools and secretary of the board of education at a board meeting. He succeeds W. C. Doddrill, who returns to Oakvale teaching. John Peters named Oakvale principal. Joe Dochan named teacher. Miss Sallie Combs to teach sewing at Princeton high school. Appointments for Elgood union school to be set by East River and Plymouth boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. I. Lilly
Oakvale High School
East River Rural Schools
Board of Education
W. C. Doddrill
Oakvale School
John Peters Wen
Joe Dochan
Athens
Sallie Combs
Tazewell
Princeton
Elgood School
East River
Plymouth
Concord Players Present Dramas
One act plays by R. D. Brinker and Godfrey Elliott from Princeton were performed by the Concord players in Athens Monday night. The Killin a moonshine tale featured Harve Tolliver Orie Barton Mag Tolliver Evelyn Bird Lark Adkins and Howard Foster with a Princeton cast. Why Antony! starred Cleo Walkup Sarah Elizabeth McGinnis Godfrey Elliott and others. Let's Be Frank by Dorothy Dillard Bluefield included Shirley Spaulding played by Sarah McGinnis and a supporting cast.
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R. D. Brinker
Godfrey Elliott
Princeton
Concord Players
Athens
Killin
Harve Tolliver
Kentucky
Orie Barton
Mag Tolliver
Pauline Rogers
Sal Tolliver
Evelyn Bird
Lark Adkins
Howard Foster
Antony
Cleo Walkup
Sonk
Sarah Elizabeth McGinnis
Cleopatra
R. D. Bird
Iras
James Williams
Canidius
Stella Rector
Charmain
Frank
Dorothy Dillard
Bluefield
Shirley Spaulding
Robinson Talks on State Prison at Kiwanis Meeting
Dr. L. N. Robinson warden of the state penitentiary in Manndeville spoke at the Kiwanis weekly meeting about crowding and the ratio of inmates to available housing. He cited a 97 percent post release business success record and brought Roy Nash to the circuit court for his suit. Also announced was E. B. King’s appointment as deputy area commissioner for the southern West Virginia Boy Scout region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manndeville
L. N. Robinson
Kiwanis Club
Robinson
Roy Nash
Nash Action May Go to Jury During Day
The case of Roy Nash assignor against Phoenix Fire Insurance and others continued in circuit court. With the amicable settlement of the remaining trial, Nash becomes the last civil case for trial and the jury will be discharged after its conclusion. A verdict was expected before noon, with divorce day slated for tomorrow and fewer cases than usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Nash
Phoenix Fire Insurance Company
Et Als
Nash
Herndon
Mrs Fink Dies at 22 in Local Hospital
Mrs. Matie Fink of the Hearn addition died in a local hospital Wednesday forenoon. Funeral arrangements had not been completed at the time of this report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matie Fink
Hearn Addition
J A Logans Body Taken to Virginia
The body of J A Logan 53 who died by his own hand in a Virginian hotel room was shipped to Pem broke Virginia and then to Newport Virginia for funeral services and interment. A photo found in the hotel room shows his half sister Misa Besa Pastor field a nurse and hospital superintendent at Christianeburg Virginia. Logan known in Princeton had business ties in Dunbar West Virginia and had visited Newport to see family before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Logan
Virginian Hotel
Pembroke
Newport
Home Cemetery
Dent
Misa Besa Pastorfield
Princeton Hospital
Christianeburg
Logan
Princeton
Dunbar
W. Va
Princeton Personal Notices Keep Local Residents Moving
Long list of Princeton residents and visitors with travel plans, family visits, and job moves. Dick Keeley returns from Illinois, G W Bowling heads to Hopewell for summer work, Gay Wright to return home from West Virginia, families visiting Lilakor. Numerous church attendees and weekend hospitality in Bluefield, Kilsyth, Roanoke, and Charleston. medical note on tonsil adenoids surgery and a caution about bright light causing retinal fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Keeley
University of Illinois
Tuesay
G. W. Bowlingeft
Hopewell
Gay Wright
University of West Virginia
Circle Drive
A. R. R. Harris
Alice
Lynchburg
G. L. Simmons
Shores
Virginia
Rose Lee Edmond
Fred M. Corley
Kilsyth
Clara Heslip
Arthur. J
Elliston
D. D. Hall
North Walker Street
P. M. Ralph
Switchback
Harry Barger
Walker Street
Christian Endeavor
Bluefield
Glenna Lambert
Louise Christie
Beulah Lusk
Mratetta Watson
Kitt
Bowling
Lillia Mae Meador
Winfray
Chariton
EB. R. Crotty
Christian Church
Presbyterian Church
Oaoline Rich
Hortense League
Lois Phipps
A R. Kyle
Rosa Gilmer Phipps
Ened Kyle
Jack Kyle
C. H. Phipps
Frances Karnes
Harriet
Virginia Woolfold
Princeton
Ann Fortney
Jean Emma Thomas
Charleston
A. R Kingrea
Billy
Hotchkiss
W. Va
W. A. Kingrea
C. F. Holt
Keo Street
Beatrice McIntosh
Roanoke
Nell McIntosh Noel
Glen White
Margaret Akers Morgan
Willie Lee Byrd
Ira Boyd
Oney Gap
Memorial Hospital
Welch Resident Lawrence Effler Dies in Colorado
Lawrence Effler former Welch resident and son of the first Republican sheriff of McDowell county died in Colorado after months of ill health. He moved to Elizabeth Tennessee last year engaged in business and funeral plans were not announced. Local notices also report a jail escape recapture and council meeting postponement.
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Welch
Lawrence Effler
Colorado
McDowell
Tennessee
Wrence Effier
Melywell County
Effier
Elizabeth
Tenn
First Aid Meetups Planned Across Divisions at Coalwood
The Consolidation Coal company schedules a divisional first aid meet at Coalwood on Monday with twelve teams competing for high scores. Four colored and eight white teams participate under safe judges as winners advance to Fairmont finals and then national events. Russell Thornberry leads the training, with additional contests planned in Jenkins and Van Lear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidation Coal Company
Coalwood
Percy Turner
Fairmont
Montana
Ruseel Thornberry
Pocahontas
West
Jenkins
van Lear
West Virginia
Breefeld
Kimball Kiwanis Meet Highlights Jubilee Program
Kimball Kiwanis held a Tuesday evening gathering at Houston M. B. church with the ladies missionary society Circles 2 and 4 in charge. The society marked its 56th anniversary with a jubilee song and a series of solos and readings performed by Mrs. T. J. Eads Miss Virginia Rector Irving Howbert Jr. Mrs Howbert and others. President Morgan reported upcoming quarterly objectives and business focus for most meetings. Visitors listed include Mrs. T. J. Eads Mrs. J. W. Rector Mrs. L. K. Cruise Mrs. George Joice Mrs. Billie Booth Mrs. N. M. Price Mrs. Lee Cash Mrs. W. D. Goodson Mrs. W. H. Hendrick Mrs. T. M. French Mrs. J. H. Miles Mrs. George J. Turner and Mrs. J. Will Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball Kiwanis Club
Houston M. B. Church
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Circles
T. J. Eads
T. M. French
Virginia Rector
Irving Howbert, Jr
Howbert
Kid
J. W. Rector
L. K. Cruise
George Joice
Billie Booth
N. M. Price
Lee Cash
W. D. Goodson
W. H
M. H. Hendrick
J. H. Miles
George J. Turner
J. Will Bailey
Virginia Rectoe
Oldest U S Army Regiment Wears Revolutionary Dress
Uniforms echo 1784 as soldiers of the third infantry parade in black cocked hats blue coats and white breeches. By wartime reorganization after 1812 the regiments merged to form the third, claiming Uncle Sam's oldest title through lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Snelling
Minn
Third Infantry
United States Army
War Department
Uncle Sam
Thompson Couple's Brief Visit Following Ceremony
The narrative mentions Mr and Mrs Thompson leaving Blue Field after their ceremony for a short visit with relatives in Vir, gathering a circle of friends in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Bluefield
Vir
Welch Preparations Ahead of June 12 Return
The text notes plans for a return to Welch on or about June 12, signaling upcoming travel or visit. Specific people or organizations are not identified in the available fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginia
Welch
Local visits and travels noted in Welch area
A roundup lists C C Hale Jake Shore Minnie Shore returning from Elizabethton Tenn guests of relatives in Columbus Ohio and other locals visiting Columbus Athens Bluefield West Baden and Asheville for business and school events. The piece ends with a historical aside on Bulgarian executioners dating to 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hale
Jake Shore
Minnie Shore
Elizabethton
Tenn
William J. O'Toole
Columbus
Edward O'Toole, Jr
Cleveland
John W. Luther
W. C. Williamas
West Baden
Ind
W. C. Cook
Welch
Athens
Bluefield
George Weat Diehl
Concord College
Henry Blakely
Mullens
Henry 8. Hutsell
Executioner Post Vacant in Bulgaria
In Sofia on June 6 a telegram reports the Bulgarian post of executioner is vacant as no one wants the job. Prison officials reportedly watch for roaming Romani people to assign the duty when crimin als are condemned to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Sofia
Isaac Silver and Brothers to Open Seven More Stores This Summer
The Isaac Silver and Brothers company, operating twenty three stores, plans seven new opens this summer in Pennsylvania Georgia Louisiana North Carolina and West Virginia. Despite Euro attracting many Americans each year, statistics show fewer than half of one percent will travel there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Isaac Silver and Brothers Company
Pennsylvania
Eorgia
Louisiana
North Carolina
West Virginia
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Princeton Society
James Billy Bowman
J. R. Bowman
Bluefield Avenue
James Billy
Blake
Maggie Blake
W. L. Campbell
Henry Karnes
Edwin Watson
Karl Winfrey
Phillip Stull
James Peary
Edward Rule
Lawrence van Court
Ed Johnson
Clarence Winfrey
E. R. Crotty
Edmond Carter
George Coffin
Gordon Peters
Olaf Vaught
Wilson Andrews
Paul Covey
Cline Bailey
John Piper
A. H
Betty Jean Pendleton
Fred Pendleton
Oakvale
Betty Jean
Carrington Hylton
Camp Creek
Lelia Thornton
Anne Boggs
First Methodist Church
Majestic Steam Laundry
Mra J
Bushman
Inez Kane, Jr
Luther Hale
Pan
Wamsley-Ramsey
Alice Ramsey
Kirkstreet
Irene
Charles Wamsley
Gloucester
N. J
Bristol
Wamsley
Princeton Merchants’ Credit Bureau
Matoaka High
E. M. Sandige
PT. Lilly
John Peters
Concord
STATE
Warden
Dunbar Merchant
ROYAL
Day
George Day
Beech Fork
Yysterday
J. G. Cor
McDowell County
Cox
McKinley Stacy
Jenkin Jones
Squire Phi] Kasdin
Anawalt
Robbie Salt
Kimball Club
Mia
W. W. Hyde
J. W. Cochran
C. C. Cochran
E. J. Jackson
Welch City
George Bailey
J. W. Blakely
Welch Society
Williams-Hutson
L. 8
Bil” Williams
Warner Hutson
M. W. Hutson
Mur. Williams
Thompson—Heyter
Cletus Heyter
Bramwell
Kimball Kiwanians
Tom Carr
BY Sidney Smith
Wis Cottage
Wes
Wis
Wim
Wray
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