Democrats win control of Princeton city government
In Princeton a municipal election resulted in Democrats gaining a clear majority on the city council. Frank R. Wilson won the mayoralty, with ik. B. King as recorder and S. Bird and J. B. Shrewsberry as Democrats holding ward seats. L. J. Chambers narrowly retained a seat for the Republicans. The full count shows Wilson ahead of Brown by 145 votes and other margins, with the new officers to take office July 1.
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Princeton
Frank R. Wilson
Ik. B. King
8. Bird
Fist Ward
J. B. Shrewsberry
Second Ward
L. J. Chambers
Third Ward
J. W. Sasser
J. H. Davidson
David Thorn
Reublican
Sam Bennett
Rpublican
Wilson
Brown
King
Shepherd
Bird
Johnson
H. Shepherd
S. T. Bird
J. B. Shrewsverry
Waldo Shumate
Board of Education
Lne
State Line
Glen Dn
Blondes and Brunettes Clash in Royal Theatre Show
The county court clerk records the marriage of William Garfield Rutherford and Lizzie Ann Weaver, both of Beeson. A film feature titled Blonde or Brunette stars Adolphe Menjou and explores a love triangle between two clever women and a sought man, with multiple marriages and divorces noted in the brief.
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William Garfield Rutherford
Lizzie Ann Weaver
Beeson
Adolphe Menjou
Royal Theatre
Greta Ninsen
Local notices and ads from Princeton region item mix
A collage of notices includes a missing traveling bag case between Princeton and Lenwood Park with a return address, multiple rental and sale listings for rooms and a brick house, a square dance at B R T hall with admission, a circuit court assumpsit suit against Mercer Garage, and a city council meeting postponement due to an election, plus a political visit by William G. McAdoo to the Seneca Trail Motor Co and a church board decision to buy extra property on Eighth Street.
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P. Eblliams
Mercer Garage
Assumpsit
The
First Christian Church
Harry Johnson
Eighth Street
Circles of the Womans Auxiliary Meet Thursday
Circles of the Womans Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. Circle 1 meets with Mrs. G L Hedman and Mrs. D C Rice chairs. Circle 2 meets with Mrs May McClaugherty and Mrs J H McGlothin with Mrs Fred Smith as chair. Circle 3 meets with Mrs J C McConnell and Mrs J Ro Rich as chair.
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Womans’ Auxiliary
the Presbyterian Church
G. L. Hedman
D.C. Rice
Mice May McClaugherty
J. H. McGlothiin
Fred Smith
J. C. McConnell
J. Ro Rich
Princeton Personalities Note Local Visits and Travel
D P Flanigan Jr returns home from Waverly Ohio where he has studied. Mrs D P Flanigan and baby Jerry and son Richard visit Faraday Virginia. Scott White returns from Cincinnati after Reds Giants game and visits Coney Island. Buck Buckland of V P L visits uncle Guy A Ritter in town. Mrs J H Gadd came from Richmond for nephew Dr Ted Peters graduation. J T Hetherington remains ill after a Bluefield fall. J H French improves from pneumonia. G E Bowling of Beckley passes through with group from Elizaton Tennessee. Mr and Mrs J H Lilly return from Craig Healing Springs. W H McGinnis Jr visits for business. O P Robertson vacations in Roanoke. Mr and Mrs W R Rumburg return to Devil's Fork Gulf after weekend here. Mr Rumburg holds a road contract at Devil's Fork. W R Rippetoe returns from Oak Hill after Monday on business.
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D. P. Flanigan, Jr
Waverly
D. P. Flanigan
Jerry
Richard
Faraday
Scott White
Cincinnati
Reds
New York Giants
Coney Island
Buck” Buckland
Guy A. Ritter
J. H. Gadd
Richmond
Ted Peters
J. T. Hetherington
Bluefield
Princeton
J. H. French
Pepo Avenue
W. H. McGinnis, Jr
O. P. Robertson
Roanoke
W. R. Rumburg
Devil's Fork
Ing Gulf
Church Plans Progress On New Educational Unit
Rev. Perry J. Cook reports excellent progress on plans for a new church educational unit to be erected on the lot, as part of the proposed church project.
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Perry J. Cook
Chamber of Commerce Plans Reorganization
The advisory board urged a city survey to gauge member numbers at 25 dollars yearly for a 7000 dollar budget, hire a full time secretary, elect a sixteen member board, and assign officers to run the chamber like modern peers. No action was taken. the proposal will be discussed with Kiwanis and Rotary clubs for support, with Merrill Callaway appointed to pursue it.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Kiwanis
Rotary Clube
Merrill Callaway
Chamber
Welch Telephone plans new two story fireproof building
The Bluefield Telephone Company will erect a new two story fireproof building in Welch to handle growing business in Welch and McDowell County. Contractors will submit bids Saturday as leases in the McDowell County Bank Building expire.
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WELCH
Telephone Company
Bluefield Telephone Company
McDowell County
McDowell County Bank
Welch Briefs and Local Notices
Death of Williams H. St. Johns, 68, at Caples aged from old age. burial at Lenning, Va. Mary Smith, colored resident of Caples, dies of tuberculosis. Carl Michell, Thacker coal employee, injured by slate fall and taken to Jeleh Hospital No. 1 with pelvis injuries. recovering. Lott Wellman improving after powder burns from McAndrews mines. Marriage licenses issued to Nick Conn and Mary Selway. Elbert Harman and Georgia Rickman. James Moseley and Naomi Jackson. G H Asberry and Lucy Booth.
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W. H. ST. Johns
Williams H. St. Johns
Caples
Lenning
NER
Carl Michell
Thackerval Company
Jeleh Hospital No. 1
Lott Wellman
Welch
McAndrews
Nick Conn
Mary Selway
Elbert
Bill Harman
Georgia M. Rickman
Lick Branch
James
Moseley
Naomi Jackson
Filbert
G. H. Asberry
Lucy Booth
Letter Shows Sense of Responsibility
A letter from ex convict Reaman to Mc Dowell county court describes Repayment efforts. He notes he is out of the penitentiary and supports his wife, thanking the court for aid previously provided and promising to repay the $400 advanced.
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C. B. Beaman
Keystone
McDowell
Reaman
Negro Dismissed in Slashing Case Before Mayor Blakely
Bill Miller, a Black man, was arraigned before Mayor Blakely on a charge of cutting Claude Haney after a Sunday night encounter at Virginia and Bridge streets. With both sides lacking witnesses, the mayor dismissed Miller after Haney appeared with a facial wound and blood traces indicated the conflict.
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Bill Miller
Blakely
Claude Haney
Virginia
Bridge Streets
Haney
Miller
Welch Personal News Roundup From Local Notices
Welch residents and visitors are noted for various trips illnesses and travels. P L Cornett of Welch fell ill in New Martinsville and underwent surgery. condition serious. Mrs Hallie Switzer visits Bluefield. Rev L B Padgett returns from Chicago. several families travel to Tidewater Roanoke Washington DC and Morgantown for visits and university activities.
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P. L. Cornett
Welch
New Martinsville
W. Va
Northern Baptist Association
S. M. Burgess
Huntington
Hallie Switzer
Bluefield
Mary Morris
E. W. Danner
Dora Simpkins
Kimball
Felix Baney
Carl
Morgantown
Albert
State University
Somerset
Bailey
Hame
E. W. Cook
Laeger
County Court Asked Not to Change Road Route
The county court closed its monthly session after routine business and bill audits. A major item was a petition signed by nearly a thousand residents requesting the court not to change state road route No 8.
State road engineer backs change despite court disapproval
The state road engineer recommended a change that the court is said to disapprove. The note highlights a disagreement between engineering recommendations and judicial stance on the proposal.
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Dorse
Dam 70 Control Hudson Costly Dam at Conklingville
Albany June 7. The Hudson River regulating commission plans to remove more than 5 000 bodies from 26 Sacandaga valley cemeteries to make way for the eight million dollar Conklingville dam. The interment move, costing over 150 000, will place remains in four large nearby cemeteries over about a year.
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Albany
N. Y
Sacandaga Valley
Conklingville
Hudson River
Lake George
Sacandaga River
Hudson River Regulating Commission
Regulating Commission
I. H. Sargent
Five Hundred Delegates Expected at Engineers Convention
Denver will host the American Society of Engineers annual convention July 11 to 16 with about five hundred delegates from nearly every state. Sessions split between Denver and Colorado Springs feature talks on flood control, city planning, highway construction, and traffic solutions. John F. Stevens of New York is expected to preside. entertainment includes a trip through the Moffat tunnel and a Royal Gorge train ride.
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Denver
INS
American Society of Engineers
Ita
Colorado Springs
Springs
John F. Stevens
New York
Panama Canal
Moffat Tunnel
Rocky Mountains
Royal Gorge
Prince de Ligne May Become Belgian Envoy
Brussels dispatch reports Prince Albert de Ligne, 52, Belgian minister to the Netherlands, likely named ambassador to Washington pending U S approval. A scion of Belgium’s oldest noble family and first cousin to Prince Ernest de Ligne, he began as a 22 year old attaché in Vienna and later served in Berlin and Lisbon.
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Brussels
Belgium
INS
Albert de Ligne
Netherlands
Washington
United States
Prince Albert
Prince Ernest de Ligne
Spain
de Ligne
Vienna
Berlin
Lisbon
Dutch Prince and family flee to Belgian Congo estate
A wartime royal life sketch notes the prince appointed in The Hague in 1919. The family travels through the Belgian Congo, owning vast estates. Princess Elizabeth, the eldest, is nineteen, and the wife is Marie Louise Saint Pauli de Lincay.
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Hague
Prince
Belgian Congo
Prince Albert
Marie Louise Saint Pauli de Lincay
Princess Elizabeth
Parade and speeches open great Paris fair
Paris June 7 The Faire de Paris opened with a large parade and speeches by government officials. About 6 400 exhibitors filled stands across miles of the city showcasing Parisian clothing lawn mowers furniture sausages plumbing fixtures jewelry and more. The Salon des Noveautes and Inventions draws buyers from department stores as European merchants visit for two months.
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Paris
Europe
UNC Glee Club To Tour Europe This Summer
The University of North Carolina Glee Club with 30 members will tour Europe for eight weeks starting around July 1. They expect to perform in nearly every country on the continent during the trip.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
University of North Carolina Glee Club
Europe
Muffin Batter Leavening Tip From Recipe Note
A recipe note recommends using two level teaspoonfuls of baking powder per cup of flour for muffins and biscuit-like bak ing products.
Oxford Drama Society Gives Part to Women
Oxford University Dramatic Society opens parts to women for the first time. In the commemorative Tempest production Miranda will be played by an undergraduate chosen after auditions, with the Isis noting the change in the student weekly.
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Oxford
INS
Oxford University Dramatic Society
Miranda
Isis
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W.W. A Brown
E. B. King
David Johnson
J. Sam Bennett
L J. Chambers
Democrat
By WiLliams
Duarft
Arlette Marchal
Lenwood Park
Bee Street
Bath
Red Street
Princeton Bureau
Daily Telegraph
B. R. T. Hall
Weat
Virginia Ramblers
Tomchin Hardware Co
Clyde Garten
Second
Mercer Streets
William G. McAdoo
Treasury
Seneca Trail Motor Company
Mrs. McAdoo
Henry Dietz Department Store
Walker Street
G. E. Bowling
Beckley
Elizaton
Tenn
J. H. Lilly
Craig Healing Springs
Welch Briefs
Mary Smith
Hudson
Prince DE Ligne
North Carolina Singers
Oxford Drama Society
Poks
BY Sidney Smith
MR Grump
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