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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1926

Page

15

Princeton Merchants Meet to Discuss Credit Granting

Two day session at Straley avenue high school in Princeton gathers merchants and credit bureaus from across West Virginia. Noted speakers from Huntington Charleston Bluefield Morgantown and Parkersburg address topics on taxes legislation bluebook uniform laws and boosting credit information exchange to reduce losses and cut sale prices.

Princeton Associated Credit Bureau of West Virginia Central Credit Bureau Dennis McNeal Huntington Credit Bureau Association Credit W. A. Rippitee President Chamber of Commerce J. V. Ba Charleston Retail Great Association Associated Credit Bureaus of W. A. Rogerson Clarkeburk Retail Credit Association James T. Thornton Thornton Laird Company Bluefield W. L. Harman Collection Service Company B. L. Depew Bluefield Association of Credit Men Mullens Virginianotes P. W. Newton Frank B. Spidell Merchants Cooperative Association Wheeling G. W. Dundderer Parkershoro George West Diehl Concord College Ahtens Virginian Hotel J. C. Carter Princeton Merchants’ Association Z. B. Randall First Methodist Church Rattram Charleston Retail Credit Association Charleston National Association G. M. Williams Monongahela Credit Association Morgantown Dennis McMeal Huntington Business Men's Association Frank Parsons Fairmount Business W. C. Powell Cumberland Credit Bureau Cumberland

Sale Starts Tuesday for Princeton Swarthmore Chautauqua Tickets

Tickets for the Princeton Swarthmore Chautauqua week of July 9 to 15 go on sale Tuesday June 15. Dr S T Bird heads the ticket committee and will distribute to guarantors who must sell pro rata shares. This year the program moves from a tent to Straley Avenue high school auditorium and features a long list of local organizers and sponsors.

Princeton Swarthmore Straley Avenue High School Tee J. R. Vermillion S M G. L. Todd A. R. Kyle T. M. Smith Ss. W. Gentry F. 8 Tinder W. B. Davis D. T. Carr Guy Ritter D. W. Chambers BE. K. Ketron B. K. Deyerle W. H. Roberts C. T. Rusmissell E. B. Spangler J. M. Belcher J. H. Evans Meadows Furniture Co J. W. Lasser W. J. Cook J.E. Thompson L. L. Lambert M. Callaway L. Todd M. Hare J. W. Pe Nutt H. Kelley Hunter Rebert T Cc. A. Ba J. G. Barber H. Barbakow T. Snidow McNeer Reynolds O Balt Wallingford D. K. ‘Callaway W. J. Witt

Havoc Shown At Local Theatres Royal and Palace

Havoc a Fox wartime drama stars two lifelong friends whose bond collapses over a self centered woman. A captain orders his rival to a dangerous position in battle, exposing the friend to mortal risk as jealousy erupts.

William Fox Royal Theatre Palace

Princeton Notices Highlight Marriages and Local Affairs

A county court issued a marriage license for Floyd H. Gill espie and Geneva Creen of Bluefield. Other filings include guardianship for Carroll and Eljien Kane, and an administrator for William G. Gillenswater. Local events cover taxes paid in Oakvale, a snake roundup on Black Oak mountain, and community church notices.

Floyd H. Gillespie Geneva Creen Bluefield Irene M. Ellis Carroll Eljien Kane Lacy Brown Sutherland William G. Gillenswater

Political candidate announcements for Mercer county races

A series of 1926 political notices from Princeton West Virginia announce candidacy for county court member, county superintendent of schools, and county clerk in Mercer county with August 3 primary dates and GOP affiliation. Voters urged to support Re Blaine King and others in the Republican primary.

Joe M. Snidow Snidow Princeton W. Va Charles Justice Spanishburg Mercer County Blaine King

Princeton Lodge Memorial Service Notice

All members of Princeton Lodge and Ladies auxiliary will meet in Walker Hall Sunday at 10 a m to attend a memorial service to be held at the Christian church.

First Methodist Episcopal South Center Street Park Avenue Z. B. Randall EB. B. Bailey BK. L. Robertson God Christ Epworth League Harvey Rice Wesley Bartherhood Methodist Church Young People's Missionary Society A. B. Moore Athens Harold Stafford First Baptist Church Arthur K. Peveto Texas Princeton Salvation Army Princeton Lodge R. T Ladies Auxiliary Walker Hall Christian Church

Sixty Ninth Still Connected to Moonshine Operation

Bruce Lester and a thirteen year old boy were arrested about 10 o'clock near Elgood for operating a moonshine still. Deputy sheriffs Don McClan Bill Smith L S Pletcher and P P Huff and State Officer Dave Thompson made the arrest. Hearings set for Monday. Officers encountered the site during the investigation.

Bruce Lester Elgood Don McClan Bill Smith L. S. Pletcher P. P. Huff Dave Thompson Lester

Memory of Greg Wood Honored by Friends and Family

The Wood family thanks friends and Glen's classmates for kind words during Greg Wood’s illness and death. They recall seven visits with flowers, smiles, and cheer, and express gratitude for the community support.

Oymeetas Greg Wood Glen G. J. Wood

Local man and son found with liquor at Glen Lyn claim

In a clumper sapling area near a spring on Lesters court a man named Lester and his son were seen talking on a log as water dripped into a barrel and jar. Officers later found a pint of liquor in a trunk and took Lester home after reporting the incident to Sheriff G Crumpecker at the courthouse. Lester is employed in Glen Lyn Virginia.

Lester Sherift G. Crumpecker Glen Lyn

Shaped Styles Menace Hair Trends Among Women

The piece notes no clear favoring of long hair and observes many women sport closely shaved or cropped looks. It mentions occasional hair is left longer behind the ears, with a few wearing it in a modest bob.

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Charles H. Enos Presbyterian Church Prince F. J. Shaffer Chamber Weston W. Veres The W. A. Rogers Retailers Credit Association Clarkshoro Association R. FE Trosper Bluefield Merchants Association Iment Gelling CC. A. Broubeck Logan Chamber of Commercce Logan Credit Bureau Princeton Auto Laundry W. A. Cooper Straley Avenue Princeton, W. Va Santon Bros Coats Mercer and Seventh Streets the Bank OF Princeton R. C. Patton City of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey City of In Chancery Julius Jerry Robinette Black Oak Mountain King Siding W. H. Malcolm Chicago Wilwaukee Oakvale East River District C. I. Johnson Macadam Road City Kirby Princeton Kiwanis Becklow Kiwania McNutt Field Beckley Beck Straley Honaker Avenue Walker Street Cooper Ruth Roxie Lockhart T. O. Lockheart Memorial Hospital Ray Archer Jack Archer Spanishbure Bluestone Lake Shawnee Ray Reynolds Bureau the Telegraph Princeon Edward Laity Main St Main Street Mercerrritory Bee Stret Pantison Bee and Mercer Streets Eighth Street Eighth Streets Railroad Main, Walker, Center Main Walker Streets Lovell Walker and Low Gap Road Center Park Park and Mercer Eighth W. A. Brown Stuart Garrett East Side Drug Store Coalide Pioneer Coal Company Dugan Morni Dugan Clothing Co
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