Cattle rustlers use trucks to steal seven cows in Mercer county
Thieves used a large truck to carry seven cows from C C Keatley’s farm on the Princeton Athengs road near city limits. The theft occurred after evening milking, with a search by county and state officers extending to truck shipments in Christiansburg and nearby Virginia towns, but no trace was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
C. C. Keatley
Princeton-Athengs Road
Keatley
Christiansburg
Virginia
Deputy Sentenced on Pistol Carrying Count
Montcalm deputy sheriff Charles Helmondollar was fined 50 dollars and jailed six months after waiving defense on a pistol carrying charge. He posted 1000 dollars bond on a felonious assault count and another 500 on related charges. The incident with A. L. Wagner sparked a grand jury investigation and warrants were later withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Wagner
Charles Helmondollar
Montcalm
W. T. Bivens
Helmondollar
Wagner
Simon Bowman
L. L. Taylor
Eurellas
Criminal Court
Suit Filed in Circuit Court by Virginian Supply Co
The Virginian Supply Company filed a suit in circuit court yesterday against W. E. B. Yates John McGrath David B. Harris trustee and George Richardson Jr trustee. The case is set for chancery in July rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUT
Virginian Supply Company
W. E B. Yates
John McGrath
David B. Harris
George Richardson Jr
Chancery
Rotary Talk Highlights Bluefield Club Meeting
J B Mosely president of the Bluefield Rotary Club spoke on Shall Rotary Live at the Princeton club meeting. Dr A E McGuire was named to represent the club at the Boston international Rotary convention June 26 30 replacing Roller F Lucas who could not attend. R M Kelley of Lake Shawnee lost his coupe Thursday night when it caught fire on the Berkeley road near Black Oak Mountain, he escaped as the car burned for about an hour blocking traffic briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Mosely
Rotary Club of
Bluefield
Rotary
Princeton Club
R. M. Kelley
Lake Shawnee
Beckley Road
Black Oak Mountai
Kelley
Wagner Drills Deep Artesian Well for VanCourt
H S Wagner is drilling a deep artesian well behind L A VanCourt's apartment house on Mercer street. The crew penetrates heavy rock strata as they aim for water at about two hundred feet to supply VanCourt properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Wagner
L. A. VanCourt
Mercer Street
VonCourt
Breach of Promise stars Chester Morris and Mae Clarke
Chester Morris and Mae Clarke headline the cast in Breach of Promise at the Roy theater today. Morris plays a popular senate hopeful whose prospects collapse amid a muddled plot while Clarke portrays a country drudge who manipulates the situation for freedom and seeks remorseful redemption. Theo dore Von Eltz Lucille La Verne Elizabeth Patterson and Mary Doran also appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Morris
Mae Clarke
Rupert Hughes
Roy Theater
Morris
Miss Clarke
Theodore von Eltz
Lucille la Verne
Elizabeth Patterson
Mary Doran
Presbyterian Church Sunday Services and School
Church events announced with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m. Superintendent W H Roberts leads the Sunday school. Sermon titled Fields are White Unto Harvest. Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor societies also listed.
Welch Emergency hospital names new head in West Virginia
Governor H G Kump announced the appointment of Dr Luther H Clark of Kyle to succeed Dr A G Rutherford as Welch Emergency hospital superintendent. Dr Clark will not start until July 1. Dr F L LaPrade serves as acting superintendent until then. Rutherford led the hospital for twelve years and oversaw the Rutherford sanitarium tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle
A. G. Rutherford
Welch Emergency Hospital
Luther H. Clark
H. G. Kump
Clark
Kump
F. L. LaPrade
Ruthamnee
Yesterday
Sannin and
Petbeal Renter
Meccounty
College of Phy and Surgeons of
Baltimore
McDowell County
Rutherford
Yestern
Beckley
Rutherford Sanitarium
Recital by Young Musicians' Club Slated for 2:45
A recital by the Young Musicians' club will be held this afternoon at 2 45 in the Appalachian community room. The program features junior pupils of Miss Ida Edwards and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Appalachian Community Room
Ida Edwards
Welch Thundershower Brings Relief After Heatwave
A thundershower Friday afternoon brought relief to Welch residents who had endured sweltering heat for hours. Rain cooled streets and eased outdoor discomfort across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Evening services and church activities and local crime report
Evening service at 7 p m and Bible study at 7 45 p m are announced with community invitation. Two arrests by State Trooper K C Peterfish and Deputy Dale Bailey followed a theft of a plow and fence wire from a Monroe county store near Peters town. The plow valued at 24 dollars was resold for 2 dollars and the fence wire was recovered. Mercer school band plans to travel to Bluefield for a regional celebration, assembling at 11 a m and leaving by streetcar with transportation from the chamber of commerce and Tri-City Traction. Heavy rain hail and lightning affected Princeton area with minor damage and outages at Thomas No 1 and coal operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
K. C. Peterfish
Dale Bailey
Monroe County
Peterstown
East Princeton
Mercer
Bluefield
Southwestern Virginia, Inc
Wheer
Goon
Chamber of Commerce
Tri-City Traction Company
Princeton
Light Company
Thomas No. 1
Warrants Against E. L. Wright Dismissed in Local Hearing
Warrants charging E. L. Wright with possession and sale of moonshine were dismissed and Wright acquitted by a six man jury after a two hour hearing before Magistrate D. T. Carr. The case followed the shooting of Sam Pendleton on May 31 at Wright’s filling station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FR. L. White
Wright
BE. H. Witten
D. T. Carr
Ray Kirby
Sam Pendleton
Pendleton
Princeton-Oakvale
Heat Wave Threat Eases as Rain Expected This Weekend
The city endures three days of extreme heat with a thermometer reaching 109 degrees in direct sun. Officials forecast rain on Friday hoping to cool temperatures for the weekend.
Local residents travel for medical and personal visits
Mes J A Broderick and Miss Tevesa Broderick depart for Baltimore to seek treatment at John Hopkins Hospital. Mrs R L Wheeler and daughter Betty Gray return from Glade Springs Virginia. J W Luther and Audrey Lambert visit in Speer. D D Dillo arrives from Pittsburgh for a few days visit. Other locals travel to Bluefield Craig Healing Springs and Welch for visits and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes
J. A. Broderick
Tevesa Broderick
Baltimore
Broderick
John Hopkins Hospital
Adkins
Pyle
Louise
Bonnie May
Anna Lockwood
Bluefield
S. Kermit Epling
Welch
Hendersonville
D. D. Dillo
Pittsburgh
R. L. Wheeler
Betty Gray
Glade Springs
Rh. B. Mathews
Huntington
Yesteray
J. W. Luther
Audrey Lanbert
Specer
Robert Pasely
J. D. Rau
F. W. Booth
Dicky
Chicago
H. Davie Oe Ophey Jarrett
Charleston
Lena Herzbrun
Craig Healy
Lyons pastor leads church schedule with Sunday events
W. 8. Lyons, pastor, presides over church school at 9 45 a m. 8 H Berry supervises no 11 a m service. Senior league meets at 7 p m with Emmett Johnston as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Lyons
H. Berry
Emmett Johnston
Weatherby Nominated for Welch Postmaster Job
Mrs Ann Heywood Weatherby was recommended for acting post master at Welch by Congressman John Kee in Washington. She has been active in local Democratic campaigns and previously ran for state legislature from McDowell county. She will replace B Hampton Gray who resigned amid surprise before his term end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Heywood Weatherby
Welch
John Kee
Washington
James A. Farley
Gray
Department
Ale le
Browns Creek District Slashes 1933 34 Teacher Count
The Browns Creek district board of education plans for 1933 34 reduce teaching staff from 241 to 208, eliminate several graded schools, and shift schedules. First and second grades will share one teacher for half day sessions, while high and junior high teachers will teach six classes daily. Contracts mailed, board plans may change under county control starting July 1 due to state legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browns Creek
Shrout
Board of Education
County Board of Education
Welch Driver Suffers Burns in Truck Fire Attempt
C H Bailey of Welch was painfully burned Friday when he attempted to extinguish a fire in his truck. He received superficial burns to his hands and face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.H. Bailey
Welch
Princeton Personal Notices: Local Moves and Visits
Princeton residents report a series of short-term relocations and travel. Jack and Gordon Kyle return from Morgantown after a year at West Virginia University, while Gordon Todd Jr comes home from Charlottesville where he studied at the University of Virginia. Others depart for New Kensington Pa and remain with relatives. several join companions for trips to Beckley Staunton Baltimore and Virginia Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Gordon Kyle
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Harry Hadden
Paul Hadden
New Kensington
al Skukis
Bob Kyle
Staunton
Baltimore
Virginia Beach
Beckley
Reynolde
Frances Karnes
Elkridge
Browning Davis
Gordon Todd Jr
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Gilbert Burton
Richmond Medical College
North Walker Street
Mrs Cas_sell Won't Seek Re election as Grand Auxiliary President
Cleveland reports Mrs Mary E Cassell, 43 year officer of the Grand International Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, will not seek re election as president. She says she would accept if made president by acclamation and denies rumors of resignation. Younger members are reported to...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mary E. Cassell
Grand International Auxiliary
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engneers
Campaign shifts in lodge leadership as old guard steps aside
A campaign has begun for a candidate younger than Mrs Cassell to become grand president, with Mrs Bila Turner named as favorite and remarks that Cassell has resigned. The fight to remove Alvaniey Johnston as grand chief engineer continues, with progressives leading the five member committee investigating the collapse of the Standard Trust bank, where the brotherhood was a major depositor and stockholder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassell
Bila Turner
Alvaniey Johnston
B. of L. B
Committee of Five
Sullivan's Daughter Weds Law Student in Maryland Elopement
Miss Sydney B. Sullivan daughter of Mark Sullivan Washington correspondent and writer eloped and married Jameson Parker former Harvard law student in Rockville Maryland. Mrs. Parker 23 Bryn Mawr graduate of Washington Post staff and Junior League member. Parker 24 son of the Green Springs Maryland Parker family Johns Hopkins graduate who studied law at Harvard. Honeymoon planned in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sydney B. Sullivan
Mark Sullivan
Rockville
Maryland
Jameson Parker
Harvard
Three West Virginians graduate from West Point
West Point N Y announced today that M W Frame Buckhannon WV Russell R Klanderman Charleston WV and Cyril J Letzelter Martins Ferry O are among the graduates of the United States Military Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
United States Military Academy
M. W. Frame
Buckhannon
W. V. Russell R. Klanderman
Charleston
W. Va
Cyril J. Letzelter
Martins Ferry
Exoneration in Keystone boy case after accident
William Platzer known as Lester Colmer, 19, of Keystone was released after a preliminary hearing on charges of injuring 5 year old Mary Basso when a car struck her on Virginia Avenue. Evidence showed the girl ran into the street and fell before the car, which continued after impact. Basso injured with a fractured skull and loss of left arm, she is improving at Stevens clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Platzer
Keystone
Mary Basso
H. W Herndon
Platzer
Lester Colmer
Basco
Virginia Avenue
Stevens Clinic
Harman Released on Bond after Ambush Shooting Case
Harry Harman, charged with shooting Mr and Mrs Josh Day near Black Wolf, was bound over to the next grand jury and released on a $1000 bond at a Friday hearing before Magistrate H W Heredon. Day testified he and his wife were walking May 29 when Harman fired three times. Day was struck in face arms and side. Mrs Day also wounded. she saw Harman before fleeing after the first shot. Deputy B Lester testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Harman
Josh Day
Black Wolf
H. W. Heredon
Daye
Harman
Day Esid
Day
B. Lester
Blanket Mill Workers Strike for Higher Wages in Parsons
About fifty girls at the Dorman blanket mill in Parsons West Virginia walked out yesterday seeking further wage increases after a five percent raise given about a month ago. The strike affects only part of the mill which continues operation day and night. U S motorists paid over 1.009 billion dollars in motor vehicle taxes during 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Examination dates set for medical licenses in West Virginia
Charleston West Virginia June 9 Dr A K McClue state health commissioner set July 11 12 and 13 for the annual examination of applicants for licenses in medicine A meeting of the public health council will be held on the same dates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
A. K. McClue
Public Health Council
Police Judge Wright Speaks at Welch Kiwanis Club
C Frank Wright police judge spoke at Welch Kiwanis Friday afternoon on the bonded indebtedness of the city. Samuel Selins introduced Miss Pearl Rader who led the program with musical numbers by Charlotte Selins and Frank Bivens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Frank Wright
Welch Kiwanis Club
Wright
Welch
Samuel Selins
Pearl Rader
Charlotte Selins
Frank Bivens
Rotarians
Fannie Seline Goldman
Kump's Signature Acknowledges Series of 1931-Act Provisions
The article lists numerous measures approved or proposed, including tax and lands reforms, juror pay, license and vehicle fee changes, public lands handling, and public employee salary adjustments. It notes actions by Kump and outlines shifts in taxation, school land governance, and municipal service charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Corporation
Public Lands Corporation
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BY Williams
Farah
Princeton County
ROYAL
Coupe Burns
Royal Theater
Pisgah Church
Presbyterian Church
Welch, W. Va
E. L. Wright
Welch Personall
Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
C. R. Reynolds
William Taylor
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Hattie Spangler
H. ©. Hadden
Hale Avenue
Hadden
J. R. Rich
McClung
Mise Mildred Hadden
J. H. McGlothlin
McGlothlin
College Avenue
Frank Outright
L. C. Porter
A. R. Kyle
Joe McConnell
Thorn Street
Owens
Melrose Avery
Frank Wilson
KEE Street Methodist
Mrs. Wetherby OS
B. Hampton Gray
Wetherby
Grace Hospital
C. H. Bailey
B. L. E. Auxiliary
Sullivan
West Virginians
Golden Dream Coffee
Sanitary Cash Food
Princeton, W. Va
Keystone Boy
Hughes
Mr. Day
Lester
Harmans
Days
Spice Creek
BOND
Pocahontas Air Transport
Ats
Seersucker
Hadde
Kiwanis Club
Garden Club
Garden Club of America
Jonathan
New York City
New York
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