Business Men’s Club Announces Groundbreaking and Park Plan
The Business Men’s Club at the Virginian hotel discusses a June 21 groundbreaking for the Emory and Henry Fitting School site with Rev Vaught. They also endorse purchasing five to six acres in Park Addition for a city park and playground to be paid for by members until October.
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Business Men's Club
Virginian Hotel
George L. Kurtz
Napanee
Ind
J. W. McNutt
Thornton
C. W. Merritt
Transportation
Hix
Gore
Virginian Railway
Norfolk
Princeton
Emory
Henry Fitting
B. Vaught
McConnell
Princeton Personalities A Busy Week Of Local Moves
Mr and Mrs F W Standiford return from Norfolk after a week visiting relatives Miss Martta Woolwine goes to Roanoke to visit friends Mrs D K Callaway and children visit home folks in Peterstown Clarence Norris returns from city business Beatrice Yearout visits Bluefield aunt Mrs J E Marcum Mrs Bob Miller arrives from Norfolk for Mole Perkins nuptials A R Hannon buys Park Avenue lot Lilly Lang Co reports Welch based L Effier in town S D Miller and A T Gott in for business Mrs Harry Bell returns from Bluefield after treatment J S Scott returns to Meadow Creek with Betty Bell Tilly Land Company secures options on city residences
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F. W. Standiford
Norfolk
Martta Woolwine
Roanoke
D. K. Callaway
Peterstown
Clarence Norris
Beatrice Yearout
Bluefield
J. E. Marcum
Harrison Street
Bob Miller
M. A. Lowe
Bluefield Sanitarium
Waldo Llewellyn
W. M. Winfrey
C. B. Yearout
S. P. Kennedy
Highland Avenue
C. H. Combs
E. W. Hale
Marion
A. R. Hannon
Mcc
J. S. Scott
Meadow Creek
W. Va
Athens
Betty Bell
Marriage Licenses Issued by County Court Clerk Bowling
Licenses granted yesterday to Samuel A. Bailey and Annie Bailey of Matoaka, aged 68 and 66, and Frank Shrader 21 of Duhring to Winnie Honaker 20 of Montcalm. The report notes local social events and upcoming community activities in Princeton.
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Samuel A. Bailey
Annie Bailey
Matoaka
Frank Shrader
Duhring
Winnie Honaker
Montcalm
Literary Department Woman's Club Meets with lively program
The Forum literary department of the Woman's Club met at Miss Lula Barger’s Walker street home Tuesday evening. Members discussed current events and exchanged papers on John and Charles Wesley and the tomb of King Tut. Mrs. J. H. Reynolds reviewed Wesley’s life, Mrs. R. B. Jackson spoke on Tutankhamun’s tomb influence, and a poem by James Montague amused.
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Forum
Woman's Club
Lula Barger
Walker Street
J. H. Reynolds
John
Charlies Wesley
R. B. Jackson
King Tut
Mra. R. N. Vermillion
James Montague
Mra. W. E. Cummings
Kate Barger
Alumni Defeated by Concord College Tennis Team
Concord College defeated the alumni team of Bob Ashworth and Giles Fink, 6 2 6 3, in straight sets. The older pair, once 1913 Mercer county champions, showed strong net play but could not overcome the younger squad. Straley and Ingalls earned the win with referee Dillon and scorer H Yeager noted.
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Concord College
Mercer County
Bob Ashworth
Giles Fink
West Virginia
Eek Li
Straley
Ingalls
Ashworth
Fink
Dillon
Alumoi
H. Yeager
College
Residence lot on High land avenue offered by Lilly Land Co
A beautiful lot on an improved street in Princeton is advertised for viewing through Lilly Land Company. The notice notes no duplicates exist in the city for this property. A second line mentions Prussia's sugar rationing policy.
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Princeton
Lilly Land Company
Highland Avenue
Greatest flood in memory tolls Brush Creek valley
Floodwaters rose along Brush Creek flooding lowlands from Glenwood to Athens road. Trolley service failed between here and Bluefield as tracks washed away and fires raged over a submerged car. Civilians evacuated, basements flooded, and crops damaged while no deaths reported.
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Brush Creek
Bluefield
Glenwood
el Centro
Bama
Glenwood Park
Dan Bratton
Princeton
Athens
McNutt Avenue
Iime
Virginian Supply Company
East Princeton
Binefield Valley
Mountain Creek
Coopers
Clover Bottom
Spanishburg
Camp Creek
Ellison
Brush Creek Falls
Mountain Grove
Delphian Department Woman's Club Meets Despite Rain
The Delphian Department gathered Tuesday evening on College Hill with Mrs. Rich hosting. Guests Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Hays attended as members discussed government representatives led by Mrs Hale. They explained ambassadors ministers and consuls, noting the ambassador’s high rank and direct link to the head of state.
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Delphian Department
The
Woman's Club
R. Rich
College Hill
D. C. Rice
H. C. Hays
United States
KE. W. Hale
L C. Porter
T. M. Johnson
J. R. Vermiliion
Ambassadors to Major Powers and a Delphian Delight
United States planned ambassadors to Austria Hungary Brazil France Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Mexico Russia and Turkey. Hostess served a Delphian Delight cake with whipped cream and fruits while a spiritualist medium delivered Shakespearean verses read aloud for a guessing game. The club adjourned to meet June 26 with Mrs Halstead and Mrs Merrill leading a session on West Virginia natural resources.
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United States
Austria-Hungary
Brazil
France
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Russia
Turkey
Will Shakespeare
G. B. Halstead
C. W. Merrill
Natural Resources of
West Virginia
Bride and Groom Move to Wyco After Quiet Wedding
Mrs. Lillian Appling Lynch and Mr. BE R Lynch wed quietly at Huntington the bride’s brother Wade Appling’s home then visited eastern cities before returning to Athens for Concord College finals. They plan to live in Wyco where Lynch is mines superintendent.
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BE. R. Lynch
Athens
Wyco
Lemon Cream Skin Softener Promises Fair Complexion
Advert reads mix juice from two lemons with Orchid White from a druggist to make a quarter-pint lemon cream for skin softening and whitening. It claims to improve face neck arms and hands, reduce freckles sunburn and tan without irritation, citing stage beauties as users.
Gang of Gunmen Terrorize Town in Anawalt Rampage
Anawalt residents were terrorized on Monday as a seven passenger taxi sped away with two pistols stolen from Anawalt Drug Store after a restaurant confrontation. The Harman group including Walter and Dan Harman, Mack Jordan, Vence Day, Len Scott and driver fled toward Leckie. warrants issued for their arrest.
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Anawalt
Cain
Walter
Dan Harman
Mack Jordan
Vence Day
Len Scott
Harrison Peoples
Harman Brothers
Charley Sanders
Sanders
Dan Herman
Walter Harman
Harmans
Leckie
Cleo Franklin
Waldron
Katzen
Day
Johnson
Pageton
Richlands
Har
Deputies Return From Hazardous Jewel Ridge Trip
Deputy Sheriffs Floyd Waldron Katzen J L Johnson and Britt Day returned to Welch Tuesday night after a hazardous trek to Jewel Ridge and Chicken Ridge in Buchanan county Virginia in search of Ed Dillon an escaped convict who shot J H Hunt at Roderfield They traveled by car to Richlands then walked eighteen miles through heavy rain to reach their target finding no trace of Dillon They faced flooded roads and had to abandon their car at Bluefield returning to Welch by train 17 nightly It is believed Dillon is hiding near Roderfield
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Floyd Waldron
Katzen
J. L. Johnson
Britt Day
Welch
Jewel Ridge
Chicken Ridge
Buchanan County
Ed. Dillon
J. H. Hunt
Roderfield
Dillon
W. J. Hatfield
Richlands
Bluefield
Graham
Old Knight of the Road A Picturesque Wanderer
J A Swanson, a 59 year old Canadian born traveler, arrived in McDowell county from Memphis after a year on the road. He tells how poverty and loss sent him to a life of travel, sleeping outdoors, sharpening knives for passage, and finding happiness in the road. He arrived in Welch midweek with a weathered appearance and a black handbag.
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J. A. Swanson
McDowell County
Memphis
Tenn
Swanson
Elkhorn
Kimball
Canad
United States
Welch
Nine Conversions At Men's Club Service
The Gary Wilcoe and Thorpe Methodist Club held a Sunday service at a remote South Fork school house near Black Wolf. Eleven members and guests responded to a call, nine conversions—nine parents and three infants. The event closed with a benediction and a hymn as attendees departed.
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Gary, Wilcoe and Thorpe Methodist Episcopal Church
South
South Fork
Black Wolf
Belchee
God
Jesus
Eleven Year Old Loses Eye In Auto Repair Accident
Joe Warner, eleven, lost his right eye Tuesday afternoon in Welch while using a screwdriver as a lever on a jack. The tool slipped as he turned the screw, rupturing the eyeball. Surgeons at Welch Hospital removed the eye. Flooding along Tug River damaged Barley Lovett Hardware and nearby streets as crews cleared mud. Church circles and court actions also noted in this Welch brief.
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Joe Warner
Superior
Joe
Welch Hospital
McDowell Street
Barley- Lovett Hardware
Browns Creek
Elkhorn
London Policewomen Retained With Full Powers
London reports that policewomen have been reduced from 114 to 20 but those still employed retain all powers of men police.
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London
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Emory and Henry
Tilly Land Company
Pithy
American Legion
Brient
Rinkydinks Ball Club
Princeton All-Stars
Stull
Rinkydinks
Wysong
Flinchum
Keyser
Shelton
Burrow
Hickman
Lurber
Hylton P
Business and Professional Girls Club
Princeton Post 54
Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
W. Me. Valley Association
John R. Gott
Cen Street
Methodist Missionary Society
Gypsy Lee Pine
Methodist Church
School of Music
Miss Pine
Telegraph
Prussia
Delphian Department Woman’s Club
Welch and
Mans
Hemphill
Bournemouth
Eng
Eva Bryant
Goodby
P. C. Ames
Ames
the Hill Motor Co
McFee
Southern Billiard Supply Company
E. H. Lopincky Et Als
Welch Billiard Parlor
Supreme Court of
Bill
N. M. Brown Et Als
Bottom Creek Coal and Coke Company
J. H. Brint
Memorial Building
McDowell Post No. 8
Auxiliary
Welch Drug Store
Woman's Auxiliary
Clyde Ward
Ed Gillespie
Laura Salsey
George Salsey
Norwood Cemetery
Welch Briefs
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Waldon
Hobart Street
J. H. Mitchell
I. C. Herndon
Maple Avenue
Presbyterian Church
Graham Sale
R. C. Farris
Circle No
Badgett
J. Logan
J. W. Bacon & Co
H.W. Perkins
Clrcuit
Cresote
Perkins
G. G. Wade
Tug River Auto Co
Walter McFee
F. G. Phillips
B. C. Box
Bluefield, W. VA
Bristol
Studebaker Light
Studebaker
South Bend
W. B
W.D
Mountain Motor Corporation
Northfork
Cedar Bluff Motor Co
Cedar Bluff
Clinch Valley Motor Co
Norton, Va
Tug River Automobile Company
Welch W. Va
Mullens Auto & Electrical Repair Company
Mullens
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