Ninety Majestic Laundry Workers Walk Out in Princeton
Ninety employees at Majestic Steam Laundry in Princeton quit at 10 am Tuesday after refusing to accept a contract clause allowing dismissal for inefficiency. Union Local 189 and laundry officials reached a tentative agreement ten days earlier with a labor department conciliator. The dispute centers on production standards and the right to fire for underproduction, with past strikes noted and few dismissals recorded since the plant’s union organization six years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Steam Laundry
Roy Eades
A. F. of L. Laundry Workers Union
Tech Majestic Steam Laundry
Department of Labor
Eades
Union Contract Contends With Dismissal Clause
The agreement allows employer discretion to reassign or dismiss for inefficiency if not caused by machinery. The union objects to dismissal as a category and cites Rule 12 protecting union members for activities and reporting violations. The management retains sole right to hire suspend or discharge for proper cause. An investigation by the union is promised within 36 hours and back wages may be paid upon mutual reinstatement. Mr Eades plans a conference with drivers. three city drivers parked trucks in the garage yesterday.
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Eades
Tihk
West Virginia officials inspect Bluestone Brush Creek area
H. W. Shawhan director of the conservation commission with T. H. Clagett Dan B. Griffin and Lynn Wilson examined the Bluestone and Brush Creek gorges area in the county yesterday. They were accompanied by Kyle McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Shawhan
Conservation Commission of
West Virginia
T. H. Clagett
Dan B. Griffin
Lynn Wilson
Division of State Parks
Bluestone
Brush Creek
Kyle McCormick
Local officials meet at Cam Creek with commerce committee
Princeton and Bluefield delegates H Edward Steele and John Scott of Bramwell were met at Cam Creek by W D Shuff Jae Don McClaugherty and Dr Bird, members of the commerce committee chaired by Mr. McCormick.
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Princeton
H. Edward Steele
Bluefield
John Scott
Bramwell
Cam Creek
W. D. Shuff
J. Ae Don McClaugherty
Dr. Btrd
Seaion of Commerce Committee
Mr. McCormick
Dr Kildare shows at Mercer with Ayres Barrymore
Dr Kildare’s Strange Case plays the Mercer theatre with Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day in familiar roles. Royal theatre offers Only Angels Have Wings starring Jean Arthur Cary Grant and Richard Barthelmess in a tropical romance air adventure.
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Dr. Kildare
Mercer Theatre
Lew Ayres
Lionel Barrymore
Laraine Day
Royal Theatre
Jean Arthur
Cary Grant
Richard Barthelmess
Rita Hayworth
Thomas Mitchell
James Kildare
No Prayer Service at First Church Tonight
There will be no prayer service at the First Church of Christ due to the pastor's absence and conflicting meetings.
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First Church of Christ
Girl Scouts Meet at Scout Room Morning
Girl Scouts of the 10 to 14 troops hold a meeting this morning at 10 o clock in the scout room on North Walker street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
North Walker Street
V. F. W. Safety Bicycle Club Meets for Flag Day Parade
All members are asked to attend this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the city hall to plan the parade scheduled for flag day.
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Safety Club
V. F. W. Safety Bicycle Club
Porterfield Funeral Rites set for John Earl Porterfield
Pallbearers named for the John Earl Porterfield funeral to be held this afternoon at 3 30 at the First Methodist church G T Strong J H Evans G B Halstead M E Brookman C S Bonham James R Ayers W H Foster and D D Hall. The Mercer school band plans a Friday night meeting at the school at 8 to map summer activities Leo Svitovsky director. The group has two engagements set for July 28 at the Halstead reunion and August 10 at the eighty division reunion in Bluefield.
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Porterfield
John Earl Porterfield
First Methodist Church
G. T. Strong
J. H. Evans
G. B. Halstead
M. E. Brookman
C. S. Bonham
James R. Ayers
W. H. Foster
D. D. Hall
Mercer
Leo Svitovsky
Halstead
Bluefield
4 H Health Contest Examinations Planned
Examinations for 4 H club members participating in the county health contest will be given. The event aims to assess junior health knowledge and promote public health awareness among youth.
4-H Club Health Contest and Masonic Funeral Notice
Dr Frank Holroyd conducts health contest at 10 oclock on June 13 and 17 at Princeton for 16 year old 2 year club workers not in college winners advance to state contest at Jacksons Mill. Princeton Lodge 134 holds Masonic funeral for J E Porterfield this afternoon at 3 oclock Milton E Brookman Worshipful Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Holroyd
Princeton
Jackson's Mill
Princeton Lodge No. 134
A. F
A. M
J. E. Porterfield
Milton E. Brookman
Dawn Patrol Sponsored Here in Princeton
The Princeton chamber of commerce and local aviators will sponsor a dawn patrol at the municipal airport this summer. Directors voted to back the patrol as similar events are held in nearby cities with aviators from several states attending. Frank McKenzie and Dr. I. Markell discussed the plan, with talks on urging the council to file a WPA project for a cross runway and other improvements. The Concord College aviation school expansion is seen as imperative for national defense.
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Chamber of Comcommerce of
Princeton
Frank McKenzie
Ai Committee
I. Markell
Airrectors
WPA
Concord College Aviation School
Checks Mailed to Wool Pool Farmers
Checks were mailed to Mercer county farmers in the wool pool as 2,257 fleeces weighing 8,975.5 pounds were shipped. The average fleece weighed 3.97 pounds with a 6.05 percent overall reject rate, 156 rejects averaging 4.05 pounds. There were 121 producers. Col. L. Shaw worked at Rich Greek where Monroe county wool was shipped.
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Mercer County
C. V. Wilson
Extension Animal Husbandry Department
O. E. Gregory
State
Ge Ey
Ages
Col. L. Shaw
Rich Greek
Monroe County
Princeton Personalities Share Health News and Travel
Friends learn W. B. Moore has returned home from Princeton hospital after a double operation and is reported to be doing well. Ben H. Reed and Ben Jr. arrived back from Morgantown where they accompanied Miss Maxine Reed who is enrolling at West Virginia University for the summer term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Moore
South Ninth Street
Princeton Hospital
Ben H. Reed
Ben, Jr
Morgantown
Maxine Reed
West Virginia University
Oakvale Girl Missing From Home
Ada Barton of Oakvale West Virginia reports her daughter Gladys a 15 year old girl disappeared from home last Thursday night between 10 and 11 oclock. She is about five feet five inches tall with blue eyes dark hair and weighs about 110 pounds. She wore black slippers a print dress and rust plaid coat. Anyone knowing her whereabouts is asked to notify Sheriff G H Crumpecker at Princeton.
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Ada Barton
Oakvale
W. Va
Gladys
G. H. Crumpecker
Princeton
Princeton Society Hosts Daughters of Confederacy Meeting
Princeton chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy met at Mrs. C. F. Dwyer home on Highland avenue with Mrs. Mary Bratton as joint hostess. Mrs. S. H. Fry led the session. Mrs. Harper presented a paper on Jefferson Davis, and Harriet Spangler read an essay on J. E. B. Stuart that won the Mercer school contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
United Daughters Confederacy
C. F. Dwyer
Highland Avenue
Mary Bratton
S. H. Fry
Harper
Jefferson Davis
Harriet Spangler
E. B. Spangler
J. E. B. Stuart
Mercer
J. B. Robertson
E. L. Robertson
L. C. Rogers
H. A. Shumate
F. 8. Tinder
R. B. McNutt
Albert Mooney
E. W. Burkholder
Afternoon Circles Meet Thursday at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Afternoon Circles plan Thursday gatherings. Circle 1 led by Mrs. F S Tinder meets at Mrs. Ray Thompsons home on Blake Avenue. Circle 2 led by Mrs. W H Goans convenes at an indicated location.
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The
Presbyterian Church
F. S. Tinder
Ray Thompson
Blake Avenue
W. H. Goans
Local Club Circles Meet at Notable Homes
Circle 3 led by Mrs. Clark Thornton meets at Mrs. L. C. Porter’s home on West Princeton avenue. Circle 4 led by Mrs. W. R. Raney gathers at Mrs. Ajax Smith’s residence on Bluefield road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Raney
Walnut Street
Clark Thornton
L. C. Porter
Princeton Avenue
W. R. Raney
Ajax Smith
Bluefield Road
Recital Tonight by 24 Pupils of Mrs Bashler
Mrs Vera Bashler presents 24 pupils in recital Thursday at 8 o'clock in the Memorial building. It starts a series of pupil recitals and invites the public. Mr and Mrs Willard Conner announce the birth of a baby boy June 5 named James Kenneth. Mrs Con- Trixie Hill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Bashler
Willard Conner
James Kenneth
Con- Trixie Hill
Sunbeams Meet at 2:30 PM at Fredeking Home
The Sunbeams of the First Baptist Church will gather this afternoon at 2 30 at the residence of Mrs J L Fredeking on Center Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
J. L. Fredeking
Center’ Street
All Day Quilting At Silver Springs W M
All day quilting event hosted by the Silver Springs W M at the home of Mrs Wirt Thomas. Members are invited to participate and share projects. The gathering emphasizes fellowship and craft among local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Springs
W. M
Wirt Thomas
Home Makers Club to Meet at Mrs Pettry’s Home
The Home Makers club will gather this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of Mrs Frank Pettry on Harrison Street for a routine meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home-Makers Club
Frank Pettry
Harrison Street
Misses attend Episcopal church conference at Jacksons Mill
Miss Virginia Dave Brown Ernestine Kirby and Mary Ann Gay travel to Jacksons Mill this week for an Episcopal church conference with other attendees from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Dave Brown
Ernestine Kirby
Mary Ann Gay
Episcopal Church Conference
Jackson's Mill
Local residents return from trips and visits
L. C. Porter returns home after a three week stay in Hot Springs Arkansas. Mrs. Robert D. Karnes spends a few days with her daughter Mrs. B. F. Brugh in Montgomery. Dr. and Mrs. Brugh and daughter Louise drove to Princeton Sunday to bring Mrs. Karnes back. Mrs. W. B. Davis and her two sons of Montgomery visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Karnes and plan to return home.
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L. C. Porter
Hot Springs
Ark
Robert D. Karnes
B. F. Brugh
Montgomery
Mercer School Alumni Head to New York for Week
Little Nancy Davis who has attended Mercer school this past year will return home with Mrs. T Gibbs of Bluefield and Misses Mary Catherine and Hazel Raines of Princeton. They left Sunday for New York to spend the week.
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Nancy Davis
Mercer School
T. Gibbs
Bluefield
Mary Catherine
Hazel Raines
Princeton
New York
Chicago Livestock Prices Report June Market Totals
Salable hogs 16 000 with total 23 000 generally steady from Monday top 5 30 and large weights. cattle 8 000 calves 2 000 with fed steers 8 75 10 25 and yearlings 9 85. sheep 3 000 total 4 500 with spring lambs 10 25 higher and ewes around 10 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Dept
Baltimore Livestock Cattle Market Report
Cattle sales at Baltimore on June 11 show cows and bulls steady with bulk sales in slaughter steers at 8.50 to 10.00 and top at 10.10 for 1,319 pounds. Prices reflect a steady trade for the period noted by the U S Dept rT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U. 8 S. Dept. Rt
B.aver
For Rent Furnished Nine Room House in College Hill
Furnished nine room house with bath, four double beds, gas range, fridge, piano, sewing machine, garage, large flower garden in best residence area. Immediate possession. Lease any length. Hot water furnace. $35 monthly in advance, tenant to pay utilities. Apply Mrs. C. C. Peters 110 College Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fd Utilities
C. C. Peters
College Hill
Market report on live stock prices and grades
The document records cattle and hog markets with prices for age, fat cows, fleshy yellow kind, bulk canners and cutters, top sausage bulls, calves and weaners, hogs with practical tops and weights, packing sows, and sheep with spring lambs. Good and choice grades influence cull reductions, while lambs show weakness and price adjustments across weight classes and classes of ewes.
Pittsburgh Produce Market Report June 11
Produce demand slows with no apples offered. Potatoes in 61 car lots steady with No 1 100-lb sacks priced at 1.75 to 2.00. Alabama Bliss Triumphs 1.75 2.00, South Carolina Cobblers 1.50 0.75, Bliss Triumphs 1.60 0.75, North Carolina Cobblers 1.50 0.75. Butter eggs poultry and cheese unchanged.
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Pittsburgh
U.S
Pa. Dept
Alabama
Bliss
South Carolina
North Carolina Cobblers
Welch News Happenings Nominate Evans House Delegate Nominee
Taeger resident Evans declared Democratic nominee of delegates by county court in Welch McDowell County. Roy J. Allen of War wins first count. Evans leads recount by 26 votes after five nominee contests. Recounts in Adkins and Browns Creek JP districts produced no changes.
McDowell County Population to Exceed 100000
Census reports floated unofficial figures that McDowell County will top 100000 in the 1940 count. Officials said enumeration in the county remains incomplete with a week or two needed for final figures and Welch city tallying was near completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Harold E. Noel
Eeee
Welch
Welch seeks residents for population count
Officials urge noncontacted residents to phone Welch chamber of commerce or City hall to get counted by an enumerator. Boarding house occupants are reminded to verify they have not already been enumerated, as operators may have supplied data. Welch population is believed to exceed 7,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Chamber of Commerce
Noel
Welch
Local residents alphabet brief notes and moves
Miss Jane Henritze leaves for Brevard North Carolina for a national oology camp for two weeks. Bib Blankenship Democratic nominee for House of Delegates attends opening of Huttonsville medium security prison plant next Saturday. C M Mohl Charleston fiscal supervisor visits Welch. J B Horne transferred to Portmouth Ohio as assistant N and W signal supervisor. Mrs Horne and daughter Elizabeth will join him. Miss Virgie Wood returns to Charleston after weekend visit to Welch. Sallie Wood accompanies her to Huntington for Marshall College. Miss Melda Hatfield leaves Welch with Knox family for West University summer school.
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W. Fpf
Blankenship
House of Delegates
Walter R. Thurmond
West Virginia of Control
Huttonsville
C. M. Mohl
Charleston
Unemployment Compensation Department
Welch
Cc. M. Chafin
J. B. Horne
Bortsmouth
Ohio
Columbus
Cincinnati
Mr. Horne
Huntington
Sallie Wood
Marshall College
Melda Hatfield
An Knox
West University
Flag Day program plans in Welch West Virginia
Two ex service men will take part in Flag Day exercises Friday evening on the McDowell county courthouse lawn. McDowell County Post No. 8 American Legion and Painter- Porroni Post No 1021 Veterans of Foreign Wars accepted invitations from Colonel Andrew Donnally ter Daughters of the American Revolution who sponsor the ceremonies. The program begins at 7 o'clock and lasts about 30 minutes. Welch high school band opens with a short concert followed by an address by Judge Reno F Howard Welch mayor elect and former circuit court judge. Invitations have been extended to other organizations to participate.
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McDowell County
McDowell County Post No
American Legion
Painter
Reno F. Howard
Welch
Circuit Court
Memorial service for Redmen Memorial at Pythian hall
Members of the Wum Tribe Improved Order of Men will hold their annual memorial service at the Pythian hall in May with a program to be announced later. A child, Jackie Lee Stamper aged 3 of Ashland, fell from a day and fractured his left shoulder. He was treated at Stevens Clinic and sent home.
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Redmen
Pythian Hall
Maysong
Jackie Lee Stamper
Ened 3
Ashland
Stevens Clinic
Miss Betty Carr Receives Music Education Degree
Miss Betty Carr daughter of Dr W A Carr of War earns a bachelor of science in music education from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music at the 73rd commencement. She also gains a violin certificate and the Bertha Baur prize for outstanding applied music work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Carr
W. A. Carr
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Carr
Conservatory
Bertha Baur
Public Music
Miss Carr
Bib Creek High School
Miner Electrocuted by Vehicle in Mount Gay Mine Incident
Herbert Fred Bailiss aged 46 an electrician at the Gay Coal and Coke company Mount Gay mine was struck and killed by a motor last night in a fatal mining accident. The tragedy occurred in the Mount Gay facility where Bailiss worked as an electrician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
W. Va
Herbert Fred Bailiss
Gay Coal and Coke Company
Mount Gay
Trials Begin in Circuit Court Under Judge Curd
Jurors start service this morning as Circuit Court opens Tuesday session with Judge Thomas H. S. Curd presiding. Two non suits were taken in Dobas vs National Health and Accident Insurance and Bryant vs Griffith Lumber. Many appeal cases appear on today’s docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. S. Curd
Steve Dobas
National Health and Accident Insurance Company
Frank Bryant
Griffith Lumber Company
Interim Committee Studies University Registration Costs
In Charleston on June 11 the legislature's interim committee heard university experts discuss permanent registration and school costs. Senate President William LaFon and co-chairman of the 14 member group outlined remarks by Dr. Car Prasure and Dr. Julian Cohen of West Virginia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
William Lafon
Car Prasure
Julian Cohen
West Virginia University
Committee debates permanent registration and school transport costs
Dr. Merrill Flood of Princeton discussed transportation costs in a study the committee hopes will shape future appropriations. The committee, chaired by Speaker James Kay Thomas, heard sessions with full membership and will resume at 10 o clock tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ente Department
Merrill Flood
Princeton University
James Kay Thomas
House of Delegates
Pittsburgh Livestock Prices Mixed as Cattle Steady
Pittsburgh market report June 11 shows salable cattle 100 steady with steers 7.00 to 11.00 and heifers 5.00 to 9.50, cows 4.00 to 7.00, bulls 6.75 to 7.50. salable sheep 350 with yearlings 9.00 to 9.50 and spring lambs 11.00 to 12.00. roughs and other classes listed with varied bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Dry goods trade shows firm demand in New York market
Rayon spot print cloths and sheets sold well while silk full fashioned hosiery sales were encouraging. Wool buying improved, especially in men’s wear, with no signs of shortages.
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New York
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