Princeton Picks July 27 For Goodwill Tour And Picnic
The Princeton chamber of commerce merchants division sets Thursday July 27 as the date for its annual goodwill tour and picnic. A committee led by D. J. Bailey D. K Calloway and E. B. Spangler made the decision after advice from ex Senator N. B. Dial of Washington DC. The event will start at Union Royceverte and Lewisburg and end at Old Sweet Springs with plans for the main building drawn by Thomas Jefferson and with George Washington and his mother visiting the resort on several occasions.
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Merchants Division
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
D. J. Bailey
D. K Calloway
E. B. Spangler
N. B. Dial
Washington, D C
Old Sweet Springs
Union
Royceverte
Lewisburg
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Scouts Plan Antique Silver Tea To Aid Camp Fund
The Girls Scouts organize an antique silver tea at the scout club room on Mercer Street tomorrow from 3 until near 5. Funds raised support the first Girl Scouts camp the week of June 28. Those displaying antiques should call Mrs. A. R. Kyle.
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Scout Club
Mercer Street
A. R. Kyle
Appointment Urged for Athens Health Officer
Dr. 8. R. Holroyd of Athens has been recommended by the county court for appointment as county health officer. The recommendation has been sent to the state health department for action. Holroyd has served as county health officer for several years, dedicating much time to the work.
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8. R. Holroyd
Athens
County Court
State Health Department
Holroyd
Farm loan info in Princeton Bank Building
Mercer County residents invited to apply for farm loans through the Farm Loan Commissioner. See W. A. Brown from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the office with W. T. Bivens in the Princeton Bank Building, Princeton.
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Mercer County
W. A. Brown
W. T. Bivens
Princeton Bank
Princeton
Mae West film at the Royal and caper theft in Capitol City
Mae West's first starring picture She Done Him Wrong arrives at the Royal with Miss West as Lady Lou and Cary Grant as a mission worker. Noah Beery Owen Moore Gilbert Roland and David Landau also star. At Capitol City Dry Cleaners three suits and an overcoat were stolen through a rear window during an early Tuesday break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae West
Old Avenue
Miss West
Lou
Cary Grant
Misa West
Frankie
Johnnie
Noah Beery
Owen Moore
Gilbert Roland
David Landau
Royal Admiral Kids
Capitol City Dry Cleaners
Mercer
Main
Three Young Men Hurt in Welch West Virginia Crash
Early Wednesday a collision near Junior Poea one mile from Welch injured three men. Jack Davis suffered a fractured skull and other injuries, while Glenn Allen and Joe Gundel had minor injuries. All were treated at Welch Emergency hospital and released. The crash involved a truck with lights off. Davies worked at Purity bakery. Gundel and Allen at Welch bakery. Settlements were made with Norwich Union Fire Insurance. A separate case returned a verdict for $1 against Home Insurance for a building loss at Keystone. Court adjourned until 19:00.
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Junior Poea
Welch
Jack Davis
Welch Emergency Hospital
Glenn Allen
Joe Gundel
Welch Hospital
Davies
Purity Bakery
Gunder
Allen
Welch Bakery
Two Wreck Victims Return To Homes
Mrs. Mary Cecil and Mrs. Mildred Keaton were allowed to return home after treatment at Grace hospital for injuries from an automobile accident near Jaeger. The wreck occurred early Sunday when the car went over a high embankment. Three others, Ira Broyles, Clay Selle and Donnie Noe, were also able to be discharged. All occupants live in Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cecil
Mildred Keaton
Grace Hospital
Frank Kitchen
Welch
Jaeger
Ira Broyles
Clay Selle
Donnie Noe
Court hears cases under Judge Howerd in circuit court
A number of cases were tried yesterday in circuit court with Judge B. F. Howerd presiding. A verdict of 250 dollars was returned in favor of Myrtle Perdue. An infant plaintiff sued Yukon Pocahontas Fuel for injuries to canes of Garfield Burton and against Glen Falls Insurance.
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B. F. Howerd
Myrtle Perdue
Yukon Pocahontas
Garfield Burton
Glen Falls Insurance
Suits Instituted In Circuit Court In Two Cases
Florence Douglas sues William Douglas in chancery under July rules and William G Day sues Audria Pearl Day in chancery under July rules. The Woman's Missionary society of the First Baptist church meets this afternoon at the church with Circle No 5 leading the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Douglas
William Douglas
William G. Day
Audria Pearl Day
Ww. MU
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Circle No. 5
Quick Relief From Sour Stomach and Heartburn Ad
Stomach pains after eating and gas disturbances are described with a claim of quick relief. The notice cites Goodykoontz Drug Stores in Princeton by E B Spangler Co and Druggists.
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Emil
Goodykoontz Drug Stores, Inc
Princeton
E. B. Spangler & Co
Bridge Luncheon Honors Miss Rose Fuller at Riverside Drive
A bridge luncheon at Riverside drive honored Miss Rose Fuller of South Boston Virginia, hosted by Mrs A G Rutherford. Guests greeted at the door by Miss Anna Mary Hood and Miss Ruth Hylton. Little Anne Jones Williams served tallies. High score prizes went to Mrs F W Hervey and Mrs C T Southern, second to Mrs Charles Gearhart, and a gift for the guest Miss Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Fuller
Boston
C. T. Southern
Low
Charles Gearhart
Mise Uiler
Last Rites Held for Marcellus Harris in Kimball
Funeral services were held yesterday for Marcellus F. Harris 49 of Kimball after a Monday heart attack. The Kimball Methodist Church service was led by Rev H. Cole and the body was later interred in Beckley. He is survived by his widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcellus F. Harris
Kimball
Kimball Methodist Church
Fe, H. Cole
Beckley
Welch man held for grand jury in Woods theft case
Okey Nicholas of Welch was held over for grand jury after a Wednesday preliminary hearing before Magistrate H. W. Herndon. He faces charges of stealing 42 dollars from Ernest Woods on May 11, allegedly taking the money from Woods while they roomed together. Nicholas was captured Tuesday at Northfork after officers tracked him.
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Okey Nicholas
Welch
H. W. Herndon
Nicholas
Ernest
Preacher) Woods
Woode
Northfork
Family brawl ends with shootings near Goodwill
A Tuesday night fight at the Epperson home on Pigeon Creek left Bert Epperson with a gunshot in the arm and Fred Epperson wounded in the knee and thigh from a shotgun blast. Flora Gilley and her husband George fled. George was still at large as officers pursued him. Flora is held for grand jury action with possible charges of pistol carrying and moonshine still involvement. Phil Hall, present at the scene, was later arrested and acquitted in a past case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Epperson
Flora Gilley
Fred Epperson
Epperson
Pigeon Creek
Goodwill
George Gilley
Flora
George
Hall
Reynolds
Frost Visits Princeton Homes Amid Unseasonable Cold
The unseasonable cold spell has Princeton residents lighting furnaces and warming fireplaces and stoves. Early Wednesday frosted rooftops appeared across streets, though no plant damage was reported.
Farm Tour From Courthouse Heads To Godfrey Orchard
Farmers and farm women will tour J. A. Godfrey's Rock district orchard tomorrow afternoon. Extension horticulturist T. D. Gray will discuss orchard practices and Godfrey will demonstrate his twenty year power sprayer. The day begins at 9 o'clock with home beautification visits and a noon lunch at the fair grounds.
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J. A
Jimmie” Godfrey
Rock District
Godfrey
T. D. Gray
Morgantown
F. Bratton
Princeton-Bluefield Road
L. C. Thornton
Athens
Fair Grounds
Princeton Societies Host Busy Evening of Club Meetings
The Jolly Helpers of First Church of Christ hosted a shower for bride Helen Ball and planned a July camping trip at Rocky Gap Virginia. The Delphian club met at Mrs H Ball's home with talks on plays and actors including Tallulah Bankhead and Lois Wilson. The Presbyterian Woman's auxiliary gathered for a 3 pm meeting with a Baptist mission talk in Princeton. Mrs Reynolds announced a vocal recital at Memorial building and the United Daughters of the Confederacy held a notable meeting at Mrs McNutt's home with pensions discussed and a program on Southern women in the Civil War.
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Woman's
Woman's Auxiliary, Presbyterian Church
N. A. Steadman
First Church of Christ
Margaret Sowers
Hays Elam
Helen Ball
Rocky Gap
Minnie Lou Thornton
Lenora Backus
Mildred Roberts
Sibyl Simmone Evelyne Edmonds
Roberta Bowling
Angie Lambert
Virginia Newkirk
Virginia Linkenhaker
H. H. Ball
Delphian Club
Walker Street
W. M. Poston
L. E. Wilyoung
Willyoung
Merrill Calloway
Helen
Gordon Ball
Nancy Sasser
The
Presbyterian Church
Circle No. 1
T. M. Johnston
Princeton
C. R. Reynolds
United Daughters of Confederacy
J. W. McNutt
Anice Gott
Early Robertson
Oakwood Cemetery
Robert McNutt
J. G. Barber
McNutt
Earl Gott
Guy Ritter
E. H. Bay
Ward Sowers
Welch Personal News Highlights Regional Visitors
Local society notes list residents and guests in Welch and surrounding towns. Attendees include Mr. C. H. Hicks and Mrs. T. H. Curd traveling to Charlottesville for University of Virginia exercises, and Mrs. Henderson visiting Princeton. Others journey to Harrisonburg, Clarksburg, Lewisburg, and Morgantown for summer visits, clinics, or church events.
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C. H. Hicks
T. H
Curd
Robert Harman
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Rocky Mount
J. Frank Johnson
Ashland
Welch Yesteray
W. H. Powers
A. W. Steller
Myrtle Cox
M. EB. Crisp
Lewisburg
Welch
The
Presbyterian Church
Margaret Sauer
City
Blevens
Stanley Morris
J. Homer Davis
Charleston
Circuit Court
D C. Waldrick
Morgantown
French Premier Daladier Leaves London for Paris
Premier Edouard Daladier departed London for Paris to prepare for the Chamber of Deputies session. He could not remain for Secretary of State Cordell Hull's speech. In his absence, French Finance Minister Georges Bonnet led the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edouard Daladier
Paria
Chamber of Deputies
Cordell Hull
George Bennett
Circus payroll looted by bandits in Philadelphia
Three men held up the Hagenbeck Wallace circus payroll at Millbourne station on the Pennsylvania Railroad today and escaped with six to seven thousand dollars. They fired several shots as others tried to intervene.
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Philadelphia
Hagenback- Wallace
Millbourne
Pennsylvania Railroad
Conners Sunday School Class Visits Coopers WV
Walter Conner's Goodwill Methodist church Sunday school group from Coopers WV, numbering over thirty young men, visited the local Sunday school in Coopers. Conner previously served as superintendent of the Coopers Sunday school eleven years ago.
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Coopers
W. Va
Walter Conner
Methodist Church, Goodwill
Conner
Local graduate Herman W Hill earns Bluefield honors
Herman W Hill, a standout student at Bluefield College, earned a scholarship medal for business excellency and graduated with honors on Monday night. He plans to spend the summer with his parents on the Bluefield Bramwell road and several local residents were noted in related social appearances and visits.
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Herman W. Hill
Bluefield College
Hill
Arthur Fuller
Bluefield-Bramwell Road
Garnett Niswander
E. W. Rhodes
Guy Niswander
Donald
Charleston
Margaret Smith
Keystone
Mary Patrick
Bluefield
Santer
Annie Vitosky
Gary
Thomas W. Rhodes
John Vitosky
John Lawson
Princeton Personal Notes of Local Visitors and Returns
Mr and Mrs H E DeJarnette and daughter Elizabeth return from Lexington Virginia with son Hampton who has been at V M I. Kenneth Buchanan and A R McInturf visit relatives in Princeton while J C Morris returns from tonsil surgery. Eloise Barton leaves for Floyd Virginia. Mark Barton and Willard Johnston return from Holston assembly at Emory and Henry. Others arrive from Chicago and Champaign attend conferences and visits. Local residents travel for education and family visits with several staying at L A Von Court’s home.
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H. E. DeJarnette
Elizabeth
Lexington
Hampton DeJarnette
Kenneth Buchanan
Bane
Early Robertson
Forest Street
A. R. McInturf
Beckley
Stanley
Emory and Henry College
Holston
Katherine Watters
Flandreau
L. A. VonCourt
Raymond Watters
Daniel Hale
Champaigne
University of Illinois
Carl Smith
O. M. Vicare
Wise
Lotus Thornton
Northfork
C. W. Bowers
Park Avenue
D. D. Tynes
Mary Sue
Kathleen Tynes
M. C Douthat
Bluefield
W. B. Adkins
L. C. Adkins
Ansted
W. Va
W. C. Nuckole
W. H. Witt
Eighth Street
Lynchburg
Richmond
Winter births deemed luckier by scientist
Milwaukee report notes winter birth months linked to better health and higher birth weights. Dr. Lee Bivens of Atlanta presented findings to the American Medical Association, comparing infant weights across cities and years. Santa sunshine exposure cited as a likely factor in stronger neonates.
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Milwaukee
Lee Bivens
Atlanta
American Medical Association Today
Los Angeles
St. Petersburg
Fla
Iowa City
New Haven
Conn
Wellsburg Voters Approve Sunday Movies in City Election
Wellsburg West Virginia voters approved Sunday motion pictures 1133 to 1003 and defeated the municipal power plant 1505 to 649. Republicans won most city offices with C. F. McGlumphrey defeating J. B. Scott for mayor and Bernie Hahn named police chief among others. results include Walter Lewis treasurer, Paul Gibblemyer, Howell Broza, W. M. Campbell and Harvey Hannan as councilmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsburg
W. Va
C. F. McGlumphrey
J. B. Scott
Bernie Hahn
Walter Lewis
Paul Gibblemyer
Howell Broza
W. M. Campbell
Harvey Hannan
Councy
Exchange Suspends Continental Motors Trading
New York stock exchange suspended Continental Motors stock at the open, with Richard Whitney stating trading is halted pending foreanec tion of circumstances surrounding the distribution of treasury stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Block Exchange
Continental Motors Corporation
Tenker
Richard Whitney
Exchange
Treasury
Cardus Promises Relief for Many Women Seekers
Thousands of women report relief after using Cardus at monthly intervals. They claim suffering diminished and many ailments disappeared entirely with continued use. Druggists sell it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
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