Official Mercer primary results revised in county canvass
Mercer county court finalized official primary totals with shifts from unofficial counts. Democratic and Republican tallies listed for justice of the peace constable board of education and county offices, then presidential race and Senate results showing Gore 1589 and Hatfield 5252.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Lowery G. Bowling
Secretary of State
East River District
Justice of the Peace
Karnes
Lambert
Oliver
Steele
Tabor
Wolfe
Damewood
Jones
Constable
Thompson
White
Chambers
Price
Board of Education
Peck
Snider
Berry
Bivens
Easter
Nicols
Tuggle
Bray
Caldwell
Cook
Powell
Worley
Barger
Wilson
Bivené
Robinette
Gumby
Neal
Morgan
McClaugherty
Witt
Ball
Forster
Peters
Robertson
Wright
Bowling
Stewart
Martin
Wysor
Assessor
Ferrell
Hubbard
Brown
Cole
Ellison
Gardner
Graham
Maesie
Reid
Reed
Smith
Hoover
Goff
Mercer
Gore
Hatfield
Boots and Her Buddies: Local Health Updates
In this week's installment Miss Elsie Reaves recovered from an operation at Memorial hospital and is doing well. J. T. Kessell of Highland avenue shows improvement and can sit up after a illness period. Mrs. G. L. Pennington stays same at Princeton hospital. Mrs. L. C. Manning hosts Mrs. T. J. Carey and Miss Mary Carey of Huntington, formerly of this city.
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Cane
Elsie Reaves
Memorial Hospital
J. T. Kessell
Highland Avenue
G. L. Pennington
Princeton Hospital
L. C. Manning
Princeton Avenue
T. J. Carey
Mary Carey
Huntington
Princeton Paragraphs and Local Court News
In court Hallie Thompson Nash filed a chancery suit against Roy Nash. Garfield Ramsey was sentenced to thirty days in jail and a $5.25 fine for unlawful board and lodging. a $42.75 payment releases him from jail. Charley Woods suffered a crushed right foot at the Virginian shops and was treated at Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallie Thompson Nash
Roy Nash
Charley Woods
Memorial Hospital
Film Is Full of Romance at Royal Theatre Today
William Haines stars with Joan Crawford in West Point, an authentic romance filmed at the academy. Foot ball and other sports boost the entertainment value while romance and thrills abound on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Haines
West Point
Joan Crawford
Royal Theatre
Obenchain Returns as Princeton Pharmacy Pharmacist
W. A. Obenchain, former pharmacist at Princeton Pharmacy, returns to replace Gardiner Cook who has moved back to Athens. Obenchain’s return resumes the local drugstore’s pharmacist role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obenchain
W. A. Obenchain
Princeton
Gardiner Cook
Athens
For Sale Truck Farms Fronting State Highways into Princeton
For sale a number of small truck farms ranging from one to five acres along state highways entering Princeton. Lilly Land Company. Phone 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Lilly Land Company
Rose Day Observance at Presbyterian Church
Rose day will be observed at the Presbyterian church on Sunday June 10 during the 11 o'clock service attendees are asked to wear a rose and Rev C H Phipps will deliver a sermon titled God of the Rose Dr Samuel Moore of Bluefield will speak at the Rotary club meeting on Rotary Education Wednesday night Serena club sponsors a Sambo’s Pancake Party and motion picture program at Lerona school with about 12 reels provided by Agent W H Roberts for the clubs programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
C. H. Phipps
Sambo
Serena Club
Lerona
W. H. Roberts
Mrs Hattie Fink Rites Today at 2 P M
Funeral services will be held at 2 oclock this afternoon at the Pentecostal Holiness church on Straley avenue for Mrs Hattie Fink of Kirk street who died after a nine month illness. She is survived by husband Lawrence and three children George 5 Buford Douglas 3 and Jack 9 months. Also her father and mother Mr and Mrs Floyd Sandere and nine brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Straley Avenue
Hattie Fink
Kirkstreet
Allen
Stanley
Blanch Stone
Skeetrock, Va
Clara Clark
Page
Virgie
Mise Margaret Sanders
Princeton
Four H Clubs Prepare for Summer Camps at Jacksons Mill
County Four H clubs plan to send girl delegates to the state girls camp at Jacksons Mill June 26 to July 6 and boy delegates August 15 to 25. Clubs help fund campers with planned entertainments. Spanishburg hosts a club program and Elgood plans for Saturday night while Portable club features at Glenwood on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Mill
Spanishburg
Elgood Club
Elgood
Glenwood
Little Sal
Revival Meetings Begin at New Hope M E Church
Reverend James H Lotspeich leads a contracted series at New Hope M E Church South Princeton circuit with nightly services next week and a Glenwood Ceres church visit on Sunday. Epworth League members prepared a community religious survey and plan a personal workers band. Princeton School of Music artists perform a second recital tonight at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Lotspeich
New Hope M. E. Church
South
Princeton
Epworth League
Glenwood
Ceres
Board of Stewards
New Salem
Littlesburg
Patrol Wins Contests and Rat Tail Showdown
The Pine Tree Patrol of Troop No 1 wins the May rat tail contest under Fred Williams. They killed 45 rats, lifting the troop total to 115. Patrol members include Harry Strong George Coffin Bob Kyle Hartwell Crumpécker Frank Coffin Price Dyer Donald Strong. The D A R Mathew French chapter meets J W McNutt at 3 PM to review yearbooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree Patrol
Boy Scouts
Fred Williams
Harry Strong
Star Scout
George Coffin
Bob Kyle
Star
Hartwell Crumpécker
Frank Coffin
Price Dyer
Donald Strong
Supper Served Tonight by Wesley Brotherhood
Circle No. 6 of the First Methodist Church will serve supper to Wesley Brotherhood members tonight at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle No
The
First Methodist Church
Wesley Brotherhood
Duplicate club meets at Mrs. Smith home on College
The Duplicate club gathered Wednesday at Mrs. Carl Smith on College avenue. Members started at 3:30 and played through all boards the hostess served refreshments to Mrs. H. E. DeJarnett and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Smith
College Avenue
H. EB. DeJarnett
Local Names Listed in Society Announcements
E. C. Elliott, Mrs. L. R. Taylor, Mrs. Carl Beckwith, Mrs. Albert Reynolds Jr, Mrs. W. H. Roberts, Mrs. Tobin and Miss Helen Reynolds are named in the society notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Elliott
L. R. Taylor
Carl Beckwith
Albert Reynolds, Jr
W. H. Roberts
Tobin
Helen Reynolds
Pepper-Shakers Beat Scouts 10 to 5 On School Field
The Princeton Pepper-Shakers defeated the Scouts of troop one 10 to 5 on the school athletic field. Five runs in the fifth inning fueled the win as Pepper-Shakers pitchers McClaugherty and Johnson held the Scouts to limited hits. Kyle made a tough eighth inning catch as Scout errors aided the Shakers in securing their fourth win in five starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Pepper-Shakers
Shakers
Kyle
Alcolm
Woodrum
Simmons
McClaugherty
Johnson
Pepper-Shakers
Harry’ Bell
Roy Nash Wins Four Thousand Dollar Verdict
In a circuit court session Roy Nash, assignor, sued World Fire and Marine Insurance and Fidelity Phoenix Fire Insurance in two merged suits. The jury awarded Nash 2000 to each defendant, totaling 4000. Lawyers for the defendants may challenge the verdict. court adjourned until morning. Divorce cases to be heard privately in chambers with sealed evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Nash
World Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Fidelity-Phoenix Fire Insurance Company
Herndon
Petit Jury
Seaplane pontoons can be cut in size
Langley Field Va June 7 Ex perts of the national advisory committee for aeronautics report that seaplane pontoons can be lighter and smaller. Measurements on pontoons in operation show only seven pounds per square inch pressure on impact instead of the 15 pounds required by navy specs, promising weight saving and better air performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley Field
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Navy
Wives Need More Than Domesticity
Birmingham reports Miss Lucille Litaker, national secretary of the Girls' Reserve, says modern husbands seek companions over housekeepers. Delicatessens, small apartments and time-saving devices reduce the need for a strictly domestic wife. The modern girl is lively and capable, a better wife and mother, she argues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Lucille Litaker
Girls’ Reserve
Miss Litaker
Woman diplomat takes up voters league work
Mrs. George Morris Curtis formerly Lucille Atcherson and the first woman named to a U S diplomatic post becomes active with the National League of Women Voters. She serves as a region director and has settled in Chicago with her husband an associate professor of surgery at the University of Chicago. She previously held administrative posts in France during and after World War I and was decorated three times by the government.
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Chi
George Morris Curtis
Lucille Atcherson
United States
National League of Women Voters
Curtis
University of Chicago
Chicago
France
Rice
Switzerland
Pasama
Elite of Roumania Learning to Cook
Special cookery classes are being offered to Romanian society women in Bucharest with aims to elevate domestic skills and social standing. The program runs under local organizers, and participants include upper class women from notable households.
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Roumania
Bucharest
Rumania
British Ambassador Lays Cornerstone of Washington Embassy
Esme Howard the British ambassador kneels to lay the cornerstone of the new embassy in Washington D C the structure will cost three quarters of a million dollars and reflect formal diplomatic ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ge Esme Howard
United States
Washington, D. C
Physician Dr J P Williams Dies After Long Illness
Dr J P Williams died in a local hospital Wednesday evening after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Athens with burial in the Athens cemetery. He practiced medicine in Bluefield, Athens, Princeton and Giles county Virginia. He was 80 years old. He is survived by his widow and two children, Mrs C H Benson of Newhall, W Va, and Lloyd Williams of this city.
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Princeton
Carl Brown
Hopewell
Anna Glenn Caffee
South Boston
Virginia
Lovell Avenue
Calfee
A. E. Calfee
Mary Frances and
Albert
Norfolk
8. B. Porter
Ralph
8. B. Jr
Louisa
L. C. Porter
Roanoke
Roanoke College
G. L. Redman
Christiansburg
Ellet
Frank Johnson
Akron
Ohio
A. L. Stafford
Johnson
Staffordsville
Virginna
William McKinley Manderville
Highland Avenue
Jane Watts
Princeton Hospital
Mullens
Enya Pennington
D. B. Powell
Jacksonville
Florida
F. M. Gore
Paul Gore
Bluefield
Noel
Mul
J. P. Williams
Athens
Williams
Giles County
C. Henson
Newhall
W. Va
Lloyd Williams
Golf Mourning Worn on St. Cloud Course
At the St. Cloud country club near Paris a mourning golf dress code appeared during a match between Walter Hagen and Aubrey Boomer. A spectator wore black coat knickers hat and shoes while a woman nearby wore a white coat and skirt with black trim and matching hat and shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cloud
Paris
Jung
St. Cloud Country Club
Walter Hagen
Aubrey Boomer
Royal Endorsement Elevates Elite Cooking Class
The article notes Queen Marie’s visit to America influencing attitudes toward cooking as a respectable science. It describes elite cooking classes sponsored by the royal family and the study of American recipes that pleased the queen, contrasting with older views of cooking as vulgar. A Trier farmer discovers about $25 in coins after hearing a chinking sound from a scarecrow.
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Marie
America
United States
Trier
Germany
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Helen Ball
Virginia Bowling
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Voters League
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Hoover—Lowdon—Dawes
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