Princeton to Host Banquet for Credit Bureaus Meeting
The Princeton Merchants Association, with the Chamber of Commerce, plans a two day program for the Associated Credit Bureaus meeting. Activities include a banquet at the Virginian hotel, speeches by W A Ripptide, Dennis McNeal, and others, plus lessons on legislation, education, and credit practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Associated Credit Bureaus
Asis
Chamber of Commerce
Chas, Phipps
Presbyterian Church
W A. Rippitoe
J. W. Battram
Charleston Retail Credit Association
West Virginia
W. A. Rogerson
Clarkeshore Retailers’ Credit Association
James T. Thornton
Thornton- Laird Co
Bluefield
W. L. Harman
Collection Service Company
Bluefield Association of Credit Men
Mallins
Virginian Hotel
Lane New Business
R. W. Newton
Frankb. Spidell
Merchants Co-operative Association
Wheeling
G. W. Daudderer
Parkersburg
George West Diehl
Concord Cellege
Albee
J. C. Carter
Princeton Merchants’ Association
Z. B. Randall
First Methodist Church
Dennis McNeal
Huntington
R. M. Sims
First Christian Church
Standard
J. V. Battram
Charleston
National Association
G. M. Williams
Monongahela Credit Association
Morgantown
W. C. Powell
Cumberland Credit Bureau
Cumberland
F. H. Shaffer
Chai- 5 of
Commerce
Weston
W. Va
A. Rogerson
Retailers Credit Association
Clarksburg
Association
E. Trosper
Notice to merchants in Princeton limits liability
Notice states the signer L. Agee of 1116 Nelson Street Roanoke Virginia will not be responsible for debts except those personally made by him.
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Princeton
L. Agee
Nelson Street
S. K
Roanoke
Madame Worden Palmist Offers Life Reading Services
Madame Worden a palmist reads past present and future and offers advice on love luck health and legal matters. She claims to settle love quarrels secure marriages and reveal how to attract the chosen partner with guidance on overcoming troubles. Located in a tent at Glenwood Park between Bluefield and Princeton West Virginia with hours from 9 am to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Park
Bluefield
Princeton
W. Va
Senator Vest Recites Moving Dog Tribute in Missouri Case
The late-nineteenth century speech by Senator George Vest is cited in a jury verdict where a $200 damage claim for a dog’s death resulted in $500 awarded. Vest’s tribute extols a dog as man’s most loyal friend, enduring poverty, illness, and even death beside its master, a sentiment echoed by the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Vest
J. M. McGrath
Missouri
George G. West
Francia M. Cockrell
West
Venea St Order
Dox
Renovation Urgently Needed for Courthouse Exterior
The county courthouse, a prominent town landmark, requires extensive renovation. Crumbling concrete, peeling paint on walls and steps, rusting roof, weather stains, and mortar exposure indicate the need for a complete facelift to present a neat, respectable appearance.
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County Court House
Court House
Princeton Notices and Local Court Actions
Licenses issued for marriages in Princeton County Court clerk office list Levi Lusk and Larilda Cook plus Arthur Peroto and Elizabeth Schuler. Circuit court suits include First National Bank Princeton vs J H Bates and Dulcie Blevins vs Barney Blevins. A Rhode Island Red hen laid eggs, sparking whimsical notes about Elmer Crotty's blue hen. Mercer County Golf Course hosts Histon Country Club, with Mercer players winning prior match. Moonshine still seized on Lashmeet mountain. city stop-sign painting and strict ordinance enforcement noted. Fire near Princeton Motor Co. extinguished by locals. cigarette likely cause. Sizable police fine for Gonzalez Sizemore over Nash plates, plus local sales and rentals notices. Spangler's Women’s Shop advertises reduced shoes this week.
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Levi Lusk
Princeton
Larilda J. Cook
Alpeca
Arthur K. Peroto
Fort Worth
Tex
Elizabeth B. Schuler
Farm Women's Club stage play The Neighbors at fairgrounds
The Farm Woman's club presented The Neighbors at the fair grounds June 4 to good reviews despite weather and road conditions. A repeat performance is planned soon with time and place to be announced. Pisgah club set to entertain Mercer county clubs June 15 at the fair grounds with Nat T. Frame as principal speaker. Homecoming day for Pisgah on Sunday June 13. Several local residents visited relatives and conducted business in Princeton and Athens.
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Farm Woman's Club
Fair Grounds
Pisgah Club
Mercer County
Nat T. Frame
Pisgah
Cecil Lilly
Bluefield
R. L. Brown
Ernest Poff
Walter Cloghon
Athens
Alla May
Leslie Stuart
Jessie Wirt
Gardner
Cornelia Turner
Bramwell
Franta Scott
Nannie Tus
Princeton
Kreith of Mercer county seeks Mercer County Court seat
E Blaine King of Princeton West Virginia announces his candidacy for county court of Mercer County. He emphasizes the Republican primary on August 6, 1926 and asks voters for support and influence.
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Offie of Creith
Iis County Court
Mercer County
E. Blaine King
Princeton
W. Va
Punch Board Tax Case Appears Before High Court
The Bluefield Elks Lodge faced the state tax commission over punch boards used in club rooms to raise charity funds. The commission demanded licenses. Elks sought injunctions to halt licensing and tax collection. The circuit court upheld the injunction, and the case now reaches the Supreme Court on appeal and a motion to dissolve the writ.
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Supreme Court
Grant P. Hall
A. B. Thompson
Herndon
Bluefield Lodge of Elks
Bluefield
Elks
The
Circuit
Death Ray Claim Attracts Naval Inquiry From London
Dr. Edwin Scott invites London naval authorities to inspect a new death ray said to be controlled by a single operator. He claims the device can split asunder any object on land sea or air within a 25 mile radius.
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VPW
Dpath Ray
London
Edwin Scott
River Shore Search for Walter S Ward Intensifies
In Trenton New Jersey on June 9 authorities pursue a report by Ward claiming imprisonment near Scudder's Falla five miles north of Trenton while Pennsylvania and New Jersey troopers comb the Delaware River bank. The note tied to a carrier pigeon arrives amid Ward’s long disappearance since early May with an abandoned car found nearby.
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Trenton
N. J
Walter S. Ward
Delaware River
Scudder
Falla
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ward
Philadelphia
Town Boy Defeats Beekeeper Swarm Under Boardwalk
From the Fourth of July celebration, a local boy and a cracker repelled a swarm of bees that had made a hive under a board walk on a main street, earning townwide praise.
Community notices and church group activities update
The American Legion Auxiliary Pas 54 meets on Harrison Street Thursday at 3. Members without 1926 dues are urged to pay. Attendees include Ben Pendleton Charles Randall Edna Gott Eloise Barton heading to Epworth Leaguers summer meeting in Abingdon Virginia. Various church circles hold meetings and socials with local members hosting. نام
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Pas 54
Dennis Harrington
Harrison Street
Ben Pendleton
Charles Randall
Edna Gott
Eloise Barton
Epworth Leaguers
Holston
Abingdon
Martha Washington College
Helie Bennett
M. KE. Church
Mra
M. V. Carr
College Avenue
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Merchants’ Association
Iicinity
Madame Worden
First National Bank. of
J. H. Bates
Dulcie Blevins
Barney Blevins
Rhode Island
Ger T. Ritter
Elmer Crotty
Mercer County Golf Course
Histon Country Club
McDowell Country Club
Hniton
Ray Vaughn
Cecil Vaughn
Sehorrot
Thefield Country Club
Dick McQuail
Dusgey Karnes
Ronald Meadows
Dusty Rhodes
Dr. 8. T. Bird
L. J. Barbee
Frank Holton
Crumpecker
John Craig
Jim Ross
Lashmeet Mountain
Avery Santon Bros
Princeton Motor Company
Main Street
First National Bank
C. H. Shepherd
L. H. Swain
K. Sizemore
Parkerebure
Creast
Montcalm
Nash
Justice of the Peace
E. P. Wagener Sizemore
Macadam Road
City
Kirby
Samiton Bros
Spangler's
Spanglers the Woman’s Shop
Pisgah News
Punch Board
High Court
U. S. Naval Academy
Gayety
Ange, Mont
Princeton Lode
J. PD. Belcher
J. MH. Richards
Ethel Shelton
Mlmale Bide
Legion Auxiliary
Epworth League
Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church
Hale
Paxton
McGlothan
Burton
East Princeton
J. H. Hoge
Katherine Paxton
Virginia Woolwine
Bill Carter
Frances Postom
Lessie Hill
Lena Yopp
Bether
EB. Sharpley
Emma
Cley
Vhia
Opal Edmonds
Rose
Beckeley
B. M. Cutler
Kathleen
Washington
Clifton Forge
J. C
Baltimore
Move
John Hopkins Hospital
Guy A. Ritter
Gina
Gorton
Standard Oil CO
Nathan Pale
Santon Bros
Al _ Group
Isah Dalek
Coventry
Betsy Ross
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