July Grand Jury To Hear About Forty Mercer Cases
Princeton July term of Mercer Criminal Court will be brief with about 40 cases on the docket. Four slaying cases are listed, including charges against George Martin and Harry Hart. Three murder cases are set for trial in July, with proceedings tied to Bluefield and Dunns incidents.
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Princeton
Mercer Criminal Court
George Martin
Claude Hairston
Bluefield
Harry Hart
Vernon Moore
Paris Ferguson
Henry E. Clark
Camp Creek
BE. L. Wright
Sam Pendleton
Wright
Pendleton
S. H. Kirby
Charles Palmer
Cecil Dickenson
Garfield Skeens
County 4 H Clubs Schedule Joint Meetings
Beginning this week 4 H clubs in the county plan joint sessions to review projects meet members and prep for the county camp. The meetings run June 13 through June 30 with pairs and locations listed for each date.
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Princeton
Oakvale
Heck's Knob
Athens
Shrader
Coaldale
Black Oak
Browning Lambert
Glenwood
Central Point
Camp Creek
Low Gap
New Zion
Willowton
Elgood
Brush Fork
Harry and Nemours
30 Acre Farm With 8 Rooms Near Princeton
30 acre farm with an eight room house and orchard about four miles from Princeton. Suitable for poultry operations. About 20 minutes from coal fields. Price 1600 dollars terms two installments: 600 cash and 15 dollars per month.
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Princeton
Thomason French Marriage Announcement in Princeton
Mrs. F. C. Tanner announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Viola Blanche Thomason to Mr. Cecil Day French of Princeton. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. A. B. Moore of Athens on January 7, 1933.
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F. C. Tanner
Viola Blanche Thomason
Cecil Day French
Princeton
A. B. Moore
Athens
Forum Club Meeting Planned for Tuesday Evening
The Forum club will meet Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock with Mrs. W. W. Rogers of Highland avenue and Mrs. J. H. Herring as joint hostess.
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Forum Club
W. W. Rogers
Highland Avenue
J. H. Herring
Delphian Club to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Delphian club will hold its meeting Tuesday at 8 o'clock led by Mrs H H Ball on Walker Street.
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Delphian Club
H. H. Ball
Walker Street
Holmes Ball daughter weds Hays Elam in Bristol
Mr and Mrs C E Ball announce the marriage of their daughter Helen Holmes to Hays George Elam at Bristol on June 6. The bride, a Princeton high school senior, is active in the younger set. The groom, son of Milton and Mrs Elam, previously attended Princeton high school and now works in Washington DC. The couple will reside in Washington after leaving Friday morning.
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C. E. Ball
Helen Holmes
Hays George Elam
Bristol
Princeton
Princeton High School
Milton Elam
Washington, D. C
Elam
Washington
First Church Plans Day Programs and Services
The First Church of Christ announces 9 45 a m graded service with adult Bible class changes for children day program. Dr F R Gay of Athens to teach men class. Children's program at 10 30 a m with Eve ning Christian Endeavor at 7 p m and evening service at 8 p m. Sermon topic The Resurrection The Christian Hope. Special music.
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First Church OF Christ
Frank L. Stuck
F. R. Gay
Athens
Christian Endeavor Societies
Farm Women Promote Small Fruit Tour Next Friday
The Mercer farm women's bureau sponsors a small fruit tour Friday afternoon to study methods of cultivating fruit.
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Mercer Farm Woman's Bureau
Small fruits meeting invited at courthouse and farm visit
An invitation urges growers of small fruits to assemble at the courthouse at 1 pm then motor to Uncle Jimmy Godfrey’s Rock district farm. T. D. Gray of West Virginia college will discuss orchard methods and latest small fruit growing information. Twenty six members attended a D A R meeting with a luncheon and reports.
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Jimmy” Godfrey
Rock District
T. D. Gray
West Virginia College of Agriculture
Godfrey
Silver Springs W M U Meets at Church
The Silver Springs W M U gathered at the church with six members and visitor Eva Bailey from Bluefield. They opened with Jesus Calls Us, prayed, and heard Psalm 19 read. President urged members to do personal work and Sa die Bell and E R Crotty depart Monday for the state convention at Clarksburg seeking a strong local report.
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Silver Springs
Eva Bailey
Bluefield
Jesus
John
T. B. Ferguson
M. E. Brookland
T. T. Stamper
Courtney
Open Doors discussion at Intermediate RK A s meeting
The Intermediate R K A s met with Billy Rumberg on Thursday evening to discuss Open Doors. Attendees included Tod Ham brick Junior Moyer Billy Rumburg Cecil Fray James and Clyde Stinnet Ed Burkholder Jack Brown Boxley White Ed Rumburg and leader Alfreda Fry.
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R. A
Billy Rumberg
Tod Hambrick
Junior Moyer
Billy Rumburg
Cecil Fray
James
Clyde Stinnett
Ed Burkholder
Jack Brown
Boxley White
Ed Rumburg
Alfreda Fry
Strayed or Stolen Mouse Jersey Cow Located in Princeton
A three year old Strayed or Stolen Mouse colored jersey cow with rope halter is missing in Princeton. Return to Lowery G Bowling or call 411 or 171 to recover this animal.
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Lowery G. Bowling
Princeton
Easter falls from cherry tree injuring legs in Princeton
R. S. Easter, 78, of Ritchie Street, fell thirty feet from a cherry tree on Willowtoin Friday, breaking his right leg and lacerating his left. He was taken to Memorial hospital where he remains a patient. Despite age, he had been unusually active, picking cherries when the fall occurred.
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R. S. Easter
Ritchie Street
Willowtoin Friday
Mr. Easter
Memorial Hospital
Easter
The Son-Daughter at Royal Mon theater in San Francisco
Helen Hayes and Ramon No varro lead in a talkie drama based on Belasco stage hit about Chinese revolutionists in America. Scenes include Jose houses gambling dens and catacombs with Chinese rituals and tonque wars. Cast features Lewis Stone Warner Oland Ralph Morgan Louise Hale H. B. Warner. Free Mickey Mouse show for youngsters under twelve Wednesday afternoon. American flag week observed at the theatre.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Helen Hayes
Ramon Novarro
America
Belasco
Lenore Ulric
Jose Houses
Catacomb
Lewis Stone
Warner Oland
Ralph Morgan
Louise
Hale
H. B. Warner
Summer school to start Monday at high school
Summer school for grades one through eight begins Monday morning at eight o'clock in the high school building. The program runs for six weeks and will cover all eight grade levels.
C C Keatley Cows Recovered After Weekend Theft
C C Keatley reported cows stolen Thursday night on Princeton Athens road. Four cows found in East Princeton Saturday morning and three more on Ingleside road an hour later. Rustlers suspected. cattle released as alarm spread. Suits filed in circuit and chancery: Margaret Kirby vs Eugene Kirby for divorce. W A Tiller vs J L Burton et al. Ada Worrell vs Mary Smith et al.
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C. C. Keatley
Keatley
Princeton-Athens Road
East Princeton
Ingleside
Margaret Elizabeth Kirby
Eugene K. Kirby
W. A. Tiller
J .L. Burton
Ada Worrell
Mary Smith
Training School Opens at Thorn School for Seven Weeks
The Concord Training school begins Monday at Thorn school at 8 30 in the morning and runs seven weeks with morning classes from 9 30 to 12 o’clock except Saturday. Classes from 1 to 8 will be taught by Concord student teachers under five experienced critic teachers. One hundred thirty pupils have enrolled. the aim is to reach 150 or more.
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Concord
Thorn School
Uver
Veterans Protest Proposed Slash in Benefits
Members of Princeton Post No. 54 American Legion condemned proposed cuts to veteran pensions and disability benefits. They urged Congress to delay adjournment until protections for service connected cases are restored, citing potential 50 percent losses for many veterans and widows and orphans.
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Princeton Post No
American Legion
Veterane Bureau
Mack Lee
Legionnaires
Memorial Board of Directors
Princeton Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Local society news lists Mr and Mrs Everett Book and daughter Jean of St Louis visiting Dr and Mrs J R Shumate in Princeton. Other items note Sadie Ball and E R Crotty Jr leaving for Clarksburg for the state Endeavor convention. Additional entries mention visits, travels to Raleigh for NC State finals, and graduations among area residents.
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Everett Book
Jean
St. Louis
Ozelo Christie
Main Street
J. R. Shumate
College Avenue
Sadie Ball
E. R. Crotty Jr
Clarksburg
C. E. Society
Bluefield
Ed White
Oakvale
I. H. Fry
Whlse Fry
Hale Fry
Lena Hammel
Mount Hope
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Donald Fry
Conley Early
Forest Grammar
Await Grand Jury On Stealing Charge
Theodore McCan of North Carolina, living near Ingleside, was arraigned before Magistrate McKinney in Peterstown and held to await Monroe County grand jury action on charges of stealing a $24 plow and a roll of fence wire. He confessed, with a boy and a girl released. Wire and plow recovered. McCan held at Monroe jail in Union.
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Theodore McCan
North Carolina
Ingleside
McKinney
Peterstown
Monroe County
McCan
K. C. Peterfish
Dale Bailey
Princeton
Monroe
Union
Noted Woman Orator to Be Heard Here
Mary Harris Armor LL D renowned temperance speaker, billed as the woman orator of America, will address attendees at the First Methodist church in Princeton tomorrow night at 8 o clock. The Covington Georgia paper praised her eloquence as serenely pure and divinely strong.
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Mary Harris Armor
Ll.d
First Methodist
Princeton
Hitch in payment of teachers takes place
East River district teachers face cashing delays as drafts will be designated for tax funds. County utility tax money is used to pay state sinking funds and other state obligations, causing confusion at the sheriff's office about how districts will meet payroll.
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East River District
Watches and items for repair to be sold for charges
All watches and other articles in this shop for repair or otherwise will be sold for charges.
Funeral Rites Today for M. C. Clyburn at Oakwood
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. at Oakwood Cemetery in Princeton for M. C. Clyburn who died at his son Karl Clyburn’s home in Alexandria Virginia. The 80 year old lived with his daughter Mrs. H. T. Carden in Princeton and is survived by four sons G. L. Clyburn of Roanoke Frank Earl and Clifford all of Alexandria. The service will be led by Rev. W. M. Morrell of the First Methodist Church.
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Oakwood Cemetery
Princeton
M. C. Clyburn
Karl Clyburn
Alexandria
Virginia
Mr. Clyburn
H. T. Carden
G. L. Clyburn
Roanoke
Frank
Earl
Clifford
W. M. Morrell
First Methodist Church
Farm Bureau Reelects J. M. Bailey President
John M. Bailey of Athens was reelected president of Mercer county farm bureau at the courthouse meeting. Officers re elected include J. J. Shelton of Princeton as vice president and H. B. Barber as secretary treasurer. Directors from Rock, Beaver Pond, Elgood, Princeton East River and Plymouth districts will organize the annual farmers picnic at the fair grounds on July 18.
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John M. Bailey
Athens
Mercer County Farm Bureau
J. J. Shelton
Princeton
H. B. Barber
J. E. Danieley
Hack Scott
Rock District
W. N. Looney
BE. F. Bratton
Beaver Pond
L. P. Lewis
Elgood
B. J. Gooch
Gas Piping Planned for Von Court Apartments
L A Von Court is piping natural gas into his large apartment building and will install sixteen new gas stoves this week to supply the rental units.
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L. A. von Court
von Court
Fiduciary order appoints Peters estate administrator
Fiduciary order names F M Peters trustee officer at Firet National Bank as administrator of O L Ellis estate. Appraisers R E Ellis T M Goforth and C A Shupe named. U D C meeting set for Monday at 3 PM at Mrs J W McNutt’s home with Miss Anice Gott assisting.
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F. M. Peters
Firet National Bank
O. L. Ellis
R. E. Ellis
T. M. Goforth
C. A. Shupe
Farm Loan Details In Mercer County
Mercer County residents seeking farm loans should contact Farm Loan Commissioner W. A. Brown. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Princeton Bank Building, Princeton, with W. T. Bivens.
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Mercer County
W. A. Brown
W. T. Bivens
Princeton Bank
Princeton
Real Estate Bargains Through West Virginia Listings
Real estate ads offer farms near Princeton and Bluefield with river bottom land, orchards, and multiple houses. Properties include 525 acres with 100 acres river bottom, a 3 room frame cottage, a 6 room modern home, and a 46 room brick cottage with electric lights and baths. Prices range from 800 to 3 660 dollars with easy terms.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
Princeton
Real estate listings showcase varied homes and farms
Hale Realty Co advertises a brick residence with seven rooms on a paved street and hardwood finish plus a six room brick cottage with heat and bath. Also offered are a five room brick bungalow, a 60 acre farm with a new six room cottage and orchard, a 12 acre truck farm with a four room cottage, and an additional 16 acre tract on a Princeton highway with productive soil all priced with flexible terms.
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Highland Avenue
Ranary
Princeton
Hale Realty Co
Hale
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Thomason
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Matthew French
Margaret Karnes
Elizabeth Morrell
D. C. Rice
L. C. Porter
T. M. Johnston
Rich
Conley Snidow
Virginia Karnes
Charleston
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Hartley Sanders
Johnston
Girl Scout Organization
Kyle McCormick
North Walker Street
Camp Roland
Eleanor Booker
Melrose Avery
Fred Smith
Christian Endeavor of
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Myrie Roberts
Sadie Bell
E. R. Crotty
Reaves
N. Walker St
ROYAL
Dr. VanCourt
Princeton, W. Va
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Beele EB. Bailey
Veterans’ Administration
H. L. Goode
Buford Tinder
Robert Bruce
Morgantown
Frederick Tinden
Hampden-Sydney College
Mildred Hadden
Eddie Richardson
Ty Ealene Val
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Farm Bureau
J. M. Bailey
U. B
J. W. McNutt
Anice Gott
Nelly Don
Nanton ¥ Department Store
Grand Hotel
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