Decrease in Mercer County relief rolls shown
Mercer County relief rolls have fallen by about 400 in the past month or two, with 2,878 cases now listed versus over 3,200 last winter. Most dropouts found jobs, notably about 180 on the Bluefield road project, while some projects suffer from a shortage of skilled labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mastin
Mastin
Bluefield Road
A. L. Bowling
County Relief Administration
C. L. Alexander
Nellie Poff
Mercer
Gome Government Transient Bureau
Relief Administration
Princeton
Bluefield
Lewisburg
Lida Taliferro
New York
J. F. Thornton
Taliferro
Virginian shopmen to work 12 days through June
Workmen at the Virginian shops will work 12 days this month and extend to the evening of June 18. Local railroad men express concern over potential coal strike developments amid the new schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginian
Coal Firms Plan to Keep Operating Amid Strike
Report notes several large coal companies intend to continue work even if a strike is called, suggesting minimal immediate impact on employment and production.
Salvation Army Drives On In Princeton Fund Campaign
Canvassing committees continue the drive to raise 2500 for the 1935 36 Salvation Army budget in Princeton. Final reports are due at a 730 PM meeting tonight in the Memorial building. The army has built a playground on Mercer street near the citadel on Fifth, with volleyball equipment, horseshoe, croquet and other games. A section of the lot has flowers grass and a small pool.
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Salvation Army
Army
Princeton
Memorial Building
Mercer Street
Citadel
Fifth Street
One Day Farm Bureau Training School In County
M. S. Judy, West Virginia Farm Bureau organization director, will speak at a one day Farm Bureau solicitors training school in the county tomorrow. He will discuss state and national bureau problems, give a pep talk, and answer questions. Judy, longtime Farm Bureau leader, heads the insurers division and recently began part time bureau organizational work. He grew up on a farm and operated a large Grant county livestock farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Judy
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Herman Bowers
Judy
Grant County
Judy to lead one day farm bureau solicitors training
Judy, organization director of the West Virginia Farm Bureau, will visit the county tomorrow for a one day Farm Bureau solicitors training school.
Princeton Paragraphs and Local Meetings Cited
White Bags new shipment at $1.00 noted. The Princeton American Legion post meets at 8 PM at the Memorial building to discuss summer plans and potential drum and bugle corps. Nineteen boys are under instruction and may form a corps. meeting at 7 30 PM. Clarence Hall fiduciary order names W J Queen guardian and bonds set at $100 with M K Lambert as surety. A donkey baseball game is planned with a large crowd anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton American Legion
Memorial Building
George H. Brown
W. J. Queen
Clarence Hall
M. K. Lambert
Princeton American Legion Post
Donkey Game Set for District Field Under Lights
Last fall a donkey game drew amusement and now a similar event is planned for Monday night, June 24 on the district school athletic field under bright high powered lights. Lloyd L. Lambert chairs the organizing committee. O.BE. Sueong, appointed magistrate in East River district, works to post a 3500 bond with a bonding company and expects to qualify for the office next Monday. After swearing in, Sucong will occupy the bank building office once used by the late W. T. Bivens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd L. Lambert
O.be. Sueong
East River District
Sucong
Bank
W. T. Bivens
Automobile Mishap Fatal to Lewis M Jennings
Lewis Marion Jennings 28 died at Princeton hospital from injuries after a Sunday June 2 car crash near Pinnacle Rock. Funeral at 2:30 p m at his father in law Cy Cottle home near Spanishburg with Rev Paul Martin officiating. He leaves a widow Jeraldine Cottle and three children along with parents seven brothers and a sister. An Earl Goodwin drive collision led to a separate case where a companion was fined 50 dollars. Goodwin faced no action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Marion Jennings
Princeton
Pinnacle Rock
Cy Cottle
Spanishburg
Paul P. Martin
Firet M. E. Church
Weikle
Jeraldine Cottle
Lewis Jennings
Lewis Jr
Billie Joe
James
Melvin
Mr. Jennings
F. R. Jennings
Lawrence, Kelley and
Cabe
S. C
C. M. Jennings
S. F
Jennings
Goodwin
Tolliver Hurt in Collision Near Giotto
Dewey Tolliver of Camp Creek is hospitalized in Princeton after an automobile accident involving a Standard Oil truck. The car, driven by J. L. Tolliver, collided with the truck driven by E. J. Umbarger near Giotto yesterday afternoon. The truck was left at Matoaka for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Tolliver
Camp Creek
Princeton Hospital
J. L. Tolliver
Giotto
E. J. Umbarger
Matoaka
All-Wool Bathing Suits Arrive in New Styles
Santon's advertises new all wool bathing suits in the latest styles and colors priced at 1.95 and 2.95, offering durable beach wear for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santon’s
Mrs Essie Thorn Dies After Fall At Addison Brothers
Mrs. Essie M. Thorn 37 died last evening at Memorial hospital from injuries suffered April 3 when she fell down a ventilator shaft at Addison Brothers and Smith Wholesale Co. Survived by husband Besse M. Thorn two children three stepchildren her mother sister and four brothers. Funeral plans incomplete with services expected Saturday. She belonged to Kee Street M E Church and American Legion auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie M. Thorn
Memorial Hospital
Addison Brothers and Smith Wholesale Company
J. N
William Thorn
Katherine Long
Sarah Beckner
C. L. Townley
Meadow Creek
W. Va
W. C
J. C
J. A. Beckner
Kee Street
M. E. Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Willing Workers Circle Members Meet at Parsonage
Members of the Willing Workers circle 4 of First Church of Chiist and their husbands will meet with Rev Frank L Stuck and Mrs Stuck at the parsonage 805 Highland avenue tonight at 8 oclock N E Lanton a prominent local merchant sailed Saturday night June 8 on the Europa for Bey routh Syria where he will spend the summer On his return trip he will visit Paris and other European cities to select fall merchandise
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Chiist
Frank L. Stuck
Stuck
Highland Avenue
N. E. Lanton
Beyrouth
Syria
Paris
Barberie Wedding Set for Hazelton Pa on June 15
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Little and family with Misses Trixie and Bess Barber travel to Hazelton to attend the wedding of Fred Barberie, son of Mrs. Harry Barberie. Fred will wed Miss Mary Barber of Hazelton at high noon on Saturday. Afterward the couple will honeymoon and settle in Hazelton where Fred will serve as a civil engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Little
Gordon
Trixie
Bess Barber
Harry Barberie
Ned
Hazelton
Fred Barberie
Barberie
Mary Barber
Mr. Barberie
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting of O. R. C. Friday Evening
The ladies auxiliary to the O. R. C. will hold a business meeting at 8 o clock Friday evening at the home of Mrs. W. E. Francis on Hale Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Francis
Hale Avenue
Brush Creek Farm Woman's Club Strawberry Festival Friday
The Brush Creek Farm Woman's Club hosts a strawberry festival at W C Belcher's home on Prince ton Bluefield road this Friday at 7 30 with a musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush Creek Farm Woman's Club
W. C. Belcher
Princeton-Bluefield Road
Princeton Personalities: Family Visits and Illness Updates
The Rev. and Mrs. Paul Martin and children return to Highland Ave from Knoxville after visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Martin. Jimmie Robinette remains critically ill in Athens with daughter Annie Robinette of Cincinnati staying with him. Ray Hetherington returns to Washington after visiting his and his wife’s relatives in Princeton and Athens. Pat Pritchard family and R. T. Pritchard group from Mullens visit Bluefield. W. T. Daniels hosts dinner. Reesers of Huntington visit Hale Avenue.
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Paul Martin
Highland Avenue
Knoxville
Mr. Martin
J. P. Martin
Jimmie Robinette
Athens
Annie
Robinette
Cincinnati
Ray Hetherington
Washington
Mr. Hetherington
C. L. Bruce
Straley Avenue
R. F. Pritchard
Ted and
Shorty
Mullens
J. W. Reeser
Huntington
W. M. Reeser
Hale Avenue
Britain and France Aid Italy in Ethiopian Snarl
London reports UK and France consulting with Italy to craft a formula protecting Italy's economic interests in Ethiopia. Italy reportedly seeks a protectorate, while Britain prefers another solution. No Ethiopia talks are planned, and frontier changes remain separate. Britain denies links to Lake Tsana water concerns.
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Britain
France
Italy
Ethiopia
London
Great Britain
The
Hague
Lake Tsana
Egypt
Sudan
Early insight on mass production in automobile era
The speaker recalled a 45 year ago awareness that quantity production would come as he described his early experimental models. He noted the motorcar industry would shift toward mass production despite not fully planning its final scope at the time.
Ford Expects To Produce Another Million Autos Next Year
Detroit Henry Ford said in an interview his company, after a million unit production in under a year, expects to make at least another million cars in the next 12 months. He declined to comment on the NBA invalidation while noting their stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford
NBA
Ford
Charleston witness aids insurance suit in court
G. L. Todd spent Wednesday and Thursday in Charleston as a witness in an insurance law suit. Mrs. W. 8S. Dangerfield returns home from Staunton with her niece Jean McCutchen of Charlottesville who will spend the summer here. Dr. R. Hawley of Richmond leaves for Louisville on business returning tonight. Miss Mabel Bruce returns to Washington DC after visiting her parents on Straley avenue. Doris Mae Sarver stays a few weeks as guest of Mr and Mrs Ray Hetherington and Mrs C R Hawley and daughter Josephine Hawley visit Richmond friends for a few days. Mrs Hawley’s mother Mrs Hawley of Buffalo NY accompanies. Mrs. Della Bivens remains very ill on Harrison street.
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G. L. Todd
Charleston
Dangerfield
Walker Street
Staunton
Jean McCutchen
Charlottesville
R. Hawley
Richmond
Louisville
Mabel Bruce
Washington, DC
C. L. Bruce
Straley Avenue
Doris Mae Sarver
Ray Hetherington
C. R. Hawley
Josephine Ha
Welch Man James W. Allen Dies at 37
James W. Allen of Welch died Wednesday at Welch Emergency hospital from heart disease. Funeral at 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist Welch with Rev. D M Dorsey and Rev. L W Pierce officiating. Interment on Tom's Mountain. He worked as an embalmer for Welch Undertaking Co. for nine years and served as deputy sheriff under McGinnis Hatfield and Sheriff Hatfield. Born May 9 1898 in Elin County Virginia, he is survived by his children Clifford and Victoria, his father W H Allen and stepmother of Welch.
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First Baptist Church
James W. Allen
Welch
Welch Emergency Hospital
D. M. Dorsey
L. W. Pierce
First Methodist Church of
Tom's Mountain
Allen
Welch Undertaking Company
J. W. Uuther
McGinnis Hatfield
W. J. Hatfield
Elin County
Virginia
H. Allen
Mre
Sallie Ferguson Allen
Allen Family Ties Mark Birthday Ceremony and Illness
A birthday ceremony that worsened King’s illness involved twin brother Tom Allen of Filbert and brothers L. B. Allen and Mack Allen of Gary with Calvin Allen as a Gary half brother. His mother, two sisters, and two brothers preceded him in death. Allen belonged to Elkhorn council No. 81 of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. A safety note warns against down grade driving relying solely on brakes.
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Tom Allen
Filbert
L. B. Allen
Gary
Mack Allen
Calvin Allen
Allen
Elkhorn Council No. 81
United American Mechanics
George V
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Horse Guards
Troopers Recover Stolen Automobile in Welch
State troopers recovered a car belonging to Morris Rosenzweig of Welch on lower McDowell street after it was stolen Tuesday night. Trooper C A Thompson found the vehicle abandoned and out of gas and it was turned over to Manuel Katzen for return to Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Morris Rosenzweig
Welch
McDowell Street
C. A. Thompson
Manuel Katzen
Bishop Children Suffer Painful Washing Machine Injuries
Lorraine and Leona Bishop of Asco were badly hurt Tuesday when their hands were caught in a washing machine wringer. One girl tried to free the other, and both were treated at Grace hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine
Leona Bishop
Asco
Grace Hospital
Accident Victim Returns Home from Stevens Clinic
Miss Theresa Young of Newhall is discharged home after recovering from injuries from an automobile accident a week earlier. She suffered a fractured jaw and multiple cuts and bruises. She is sister of Lloyd Young, a Welch post office clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Young
Newhall
Stevens Clinic
Miss Young
Lloyd Young
Welch Post Office
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Russell Rare Werbert
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Ralph Morgan
Steame
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Jack Nichols
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Oklahoma Tate Society
Farm Bureau Solicitors Training
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White
Lewis M. Jennings
Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
Ladies’ Auxiliary
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Baum’s Dept. Store
Pueblo
Colo
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Princeton-Beckley Highway
Gulf Gasoline
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