Jamboree Brings 380 Scouts to Princeton Area Camp
Three hundred eighty Boy Scouts gathered for the southern West Virginia jamboree at the Princeton Bluefield road athletic field. Troops from Welch Northfork Hinton Athens Princeton Bluefield Mullens Glen Rogers Coalwood Mohegan War Keystone Kimball Springton Matoaka attended with Crumpler troop 52 winning the camp.
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West Virginia
Princeton- Bluefield Road
Mercer Street
Straley Avenue
Welch
Northfork
Hinton
Athens
Princeton
Bluefield
Mullens
Glen Rogers
Coalwood
Mohegan
War
Keystone
Kimball
Springton
Matoaka
Jimmie McBane
East Liverpool
Crumpler
Flint and Steel
Scout Richards
Bob Kyle
Rufus Bondurant
James Gatherum
Auburn Flatt
David Cope
Bird
Adams
Taylor and White
DeJarnette
Todd
Haddon
Walker
Harry Wood
Joe Walker
James Perry
Buster Merrill
Scout Pace
Charles Fosh
Clark
Harold Nd. Knottying
Harry Thompson
Grover Worrell
Roy A. Cole
J. A. French
Jesse Ramsey
D. L. Casey
S. F. Geiger
A. R. Kyle
Ram
Alleged Moonshine Still Operators Held in County Jail
Two men allegedly operating a whiskey still near Willowton were captured by State Police and Virginia officers early Saturday. Fay Perdue and Boyd Davis face arraignment before a U S commissioner in Bluefield after a raid that yielded a 39 gallon still one gallon of liquor and 60 gallons of mash. Police say Perdue flashed a .32 caliber pistol before being disarmed. Howard Williams, colored, was arrested in Virginian yards for transporting five gallons of moonshine on a freight train and also held for hearing.
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F. C. Crawford
G. F. Parsons
Virginia
Willowton
United States
Bluefield
Fay Perdue
Boyd Davis
Perdue
Howard Williams
Virginian
Williams
Auction Sale Notice for June 16 at 2 PM
Auction sale set for Monday June 16 at 2 00 PM listing Lee Prese No 38 and subject to the American Type Founders 0 D E price constable.
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Lee Prese
Princeton Society Harriett Woolfolk Day Club Notice
Voted by all as a day of profit and pleasure was Friday June 13 when all Farm Women's clubs of Mercer County met at Elgood. The day featured a business session, a noon luncheon, demonstrations, contests, and greetings from local clubs. Funeral services were set for Mrs. Mary Hudson of Highland Avenue. Eastern Star to install officers Tuesday evening. Lawn party hosted by Miss Ada Howell on New Hope road with attendees listing local residents and plans for a Detroit visit.
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Mercer County
Elgood
Home Central Committee
G. M. Bird
Anne Boggs
Rogers
Brush Creek
George E. Farmer
Albert Mooney
Emma T. Jones
Kern Johnson
E. F. Bratton
J. Sackett
Julia Hetherington
W. D. Wagner
J. H. Peery
8S. C. Thornton
Spanishburg
C. I. Karnes
W. M. Snido
Max Meadows
Mary Hudson
Ralph Bolin
Highland Avenue
Greenview Society
Greenview Missionary Society
O. M. Hutcheson
Hawkins
R. L. Gibson
A. E. Bailey
C. M. Hutcheson
Ada Howell
New Hope Road
Selma Caldwell
Bertha Parks
Laurie Hutton
W. C. Howell
Harold Weatherford
Bill Bowen
Pete Bowen
George Bowen
Harry Parks
Thomas Parks
Silas Barker
Howell
Detroit
Mich
Uniform exams set for Princeton teachers certificates
Uniform examinations for teachers certificates will be held at the Princeton high school building on Friday and Saturday July 11 and 12, announced by C R Justice, county school superintendent. A Brotherhood meeting occurred Friday evening in Walker hall with thirty or more B L E engineers and wives. W H Wells praised officers and progress of the order. Mrs H B Wells spoke on the Ladies auxiliary progress. Mrs H P Johnston presided and read "Railroad Crossings."
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Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Princeton High School
C. R. Justice
Walker Hall
B. of L. E
W. H. Wells
Terry
Cleveland
Brotherhood
H. B. Wells
Ladies* Auxiliary
Hotel
H. P. Johnston
Division 557
Card of Thanks for Evelyn Alice Johnson family
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during Evelyn Alice Johnsons illness and death. Grateful for flowers and use of cars for the trip to Narrows MA from Mrs W A Johnson and family.
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Evelyn Alice
Narrows
College dance at Lake Shawnee opens season with crowd
The first special featured dance at Lake Shawnee drew a large college student crowd on Friday evening. Guests received collegiate favors representing their schools as music and dancing continued throughout the night. D A R chapter hosted by Mrs. Ara Mason Smith held at Circle Drive, with Mrs. T. M. Johnson chairing the meeting for the first time and introducing new committee assignments across many activities. Randolph
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Lake Shawnee
D A. R
Ara Mason Smith
Matthew French
Circle Drive
T. M. Johnson
Columbia
W. B. Caldwell
Matoaka
Stuart Garrett
D. C. Rice
Frank Outright
Athens
Mises Virginia Karnes
Emma Peck
R. R. Sage
W. B. Davis
Elkridge
H. Woods
J. R. Rich
J. W. Sasser
G. B. Halstead
E. B. McNeer
I. A. Downey
J. W. McNutt
Harry Karnes
W. E. Davis
C. T. Snidow
L. C. Porter
Hartley Sanders
J. M. Smith
Marietta Shafer
Norfolk
W. O. Sewers
R. T. Hopkins
Edward Flaherty
Ways and Means
I. M. Smith
Mre. Co.t
Virginia Karnes
Margie Garrett
Student Loan Fund
G. B. Hinstead
Ellis Island
Trixie Peck
Sam Williamson
National Defense
Ray Hylton
W. Bb. Davis
Hugh G. Woods
Conley Snidow
Mary Priddy
Halstead
Snidow
Sage
Randolph
Tentative Mercer County fair planned for September
Directors met in the temporary courthouse to set the Mercer County fair for September 9 to 12. They named department superintendents for Livestock Poultry Farm and garden products Foods and pantry supplies Clothing and textiles Flowers School Old fiddlers contest Square dance contests Horseshoe pitching Community events and more. A public school day for colored children was discussed. The dog show was not restored. Efforts to bring in cavalry demonstrations and wildlife displays were noted. Puccini's early poverty anecdote was added.
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Mercer County
G. M. Bird
A. A. Johnson
H. B. Barber
R. P. Butler
J. A. Godfrey
Bryan Batley
G. E. Farmer
E. F. Rhody
Emma Jones
Sallie Rice
L. C. Thornton
IL. C. Thornton
W. H. Roberts
Anne Boggs
Mise Boggs
John M. Bailey
Mercer Poultry and Pet Association
Miss Boggs
Fair
H. S. Shott
United States Cavalry
State Fish, Game and Forestry Commission
Tax Collection Time Extended Until June 24
Sheriff J Otis Bowling announced an extension of tax collections to June 24. Taxpayers who pay by then will have their names kept off the delinquent tax list to be published. A deputies meeting was held at the sheriff's office. The sheriff will travel to French Lick Springs Indiana for rheumatism treatments this week.
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J. Otis Bowling
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Bowling
French Lick Springs
Ind
Princeton Paragraphs: Local Justice Notes and Detentions
Deputy Sheriff J H Price heads to Pruntytown and Columbus with J Sam Bennett to escort three boys to the state reform school and Leonard A Hutchens alleged army deserter to Fort Hayes. Bond set at 500 for Camon Bell Bowling and Curtis Bowling over a dog shooting case near Spanishburg. Jail population rises to 104 as federal court opens in Bluefield. C H Shrewsbury jailed a year and fined 100 for non support after a three hour trial.
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Pruntytown
J. H. Price
Columbus
Ohio
J. Sam Bennett
State Reform School
Leonard A. Hutchens
Fort Hayes
Camonbell Bowling
Curtis Bowling
Spanishburg
I. C. Damewood
Whal
George Miler
Federal Court
Bluefield
C. H. Shrewsbury
Damewood
Shrewsbury
F M Steele Announces Candidacy for Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace candidate F M Steele announces his run in the East River district. He seeks Republican primary support and expresses appreciation to supporters. The message is from Princeton West Virginia.
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Justice of the Peace
East River District
Thelma Parkinson seeks Edge seat in New Jersey race
Thelma Parkinson has stepped into the New Jersey political spotlight seeking the Democratic nomination for the unexpired term of former Senator Walter E Edge. She appealed to criminal court and posted bond with Walter G Burton and Ajax Smith appearing for the state and W Cody Fletcher for Shrewsbury. The Mercer county welfare board plans a monthly meeting at the temporary courthouse to review cases led by welfare agents Willie May Carr and Nellie Poff. In police court two men were fined and jailed for riding a Virginian freight train and drunkenness. Mayor W A Brown denied plans to declare all appointive city offices vacant, saying he would act only with strong cooperation. White files for Republican county commissioner short term and Plymouth district board of education seat.
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New Jersey
Thelma Parkinson
Walter E. Edge
United States
France
Walter G. Burton
Ajax Smith
W. Cody Fletcher
Shrewsbury
Mercer's County Welfare Board
Willie May Carr
Nellie Poff
W. A. Brown
Brown
White
Circuit Court
J. G. White
Princeton
B White
Plymouth District Board of Education
Mercer County West Virginia Commissioner Candidate Brown
W A Brown announces candidacy for nomination as Mercer County Commissioner for the long term. He seeks the Republican primary in August 1930 and vows a progressive economical administration based on his construction and maintenance experience to serve Mercer County citizens.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
W. A. Brown
Willis Chambers to Manage East Princeton Station
Mr Willis Chambers will manage our East Princeton Station starting June 15, 1930 and will appreciate your patronage.
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Willis Chambers
Princeton
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F. M. Steele
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Robertson
W. W. Bolton
Bert Sims
Sam Willard
Good Gulf Gas
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