Princeton Chamber Sets Next Week For Membership Drive
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce schedules a week of activities to push a membership campaign. Guy Ritter is named chairman to coordinate efforts and counter potential evasions with team unity. The piece notes civic duty in supporting or opposing the Princeton Water Works rate petition and calls for business support.
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Princeton Chamber of ComMerce
Guy Ritter
Pinceton Water Works Company
Chamber
Chamber eyes new members as water costs rise
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce plans a big drive for new members to share financing of public improvements while a few public spirited men bear the cost. Officials say increased water rates hit some members hard, though most would feel little. The chamber accepts postponed Virginian passenger service expansions due to war, awaiting crisis resolution. Milkshake prices spike, dairy men report as sales drop from five to ten cents.
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Chamber
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Virginian
Public Service Commission
Railroad Company
Local Dairies Seek Customers Amid Price Struggles
Fragmentary text shows milk dealers facing declining demand as soft drink firms shift buying patterns. Dairymen complain about price sensitivity and changing sales, while drink emporiums reportedly pivot from milk purchases to other five-cent items. No clear names or dates are provided.
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Tomers
Hearing Postponed on Princeton Water Works Rate Request
The West Virginia public service commission postponed a hearing on Prince ton Water Works Company's petition for higher rates until next Friday. City Attorney Martley Sanders wired Charleston chamber officials requesting the continuance on behalf of the city economic and chamber of commerce.
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West Virginia Public Service Commission
Princeton Water Works Company
Martley Sanders
Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
Sanders
Ecouneic
City Mourns Mayor Everett Carter Crowds Pay Respects
Scores filled the mayor's residence to mourn Everett I Carter with telegrams of sympathy pouring in from across the state and beyond. The council adopted a resolution offering condolences and funeral plans were outlined for Grace Methodist church with services at 3 30 Sunday and burial at Walnut Grove cemetery.
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Grace Church
Everett i. Carter
Grace Methodist Church
Walnut Grove
T. 8. Hamilton
Bland Street Methodist Church
W. M. Morrell
Thomas Priddy
Methodist Church
Princeton
S. W. Moore
Presbyterian Church
Bluefield
Councluimn
J. C. Akers
Dozens of Bluestone U C T Lodge Buy Liberty Bond
Bluestone Council No. 210 United Commercial Travelers purchased a Liberty Loan bond. After a lodge meeting a resolution was passed to lend the government 500 silver bullets to finance the war with Germany.
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Bluestone Council No
United Commercial Travelers
Germany
Enforcement of Quart Law Tightens Liquor Rules
The amended prohibition law banning possession of more than one quart of intoxicating liquor within the state is being tested by recent arrests. Robert Jackson of Richyville Virginia drew a $100 fine and 60 days in jail for two quarts, Stuart Nye received the same sentence for three quarts, and Frank Bailey of Parkersburg got $100 and two months for three pints.
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Robert Jackson
Richey- Ville
Stuart Nye
Frank Bailey
Parkersburg
West Virginia Infantry Short of War Strength by 402
The Second West Virginia infantry reports 1600 enlisted men and 57 officers, 402 short of war strength. About 752 men will be recalled from reserve lists on July 15 as the regiment is called into federal service.
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Second
West Virginia Infantry
Morrison
West Virginia
Commercial Travelers Meet Opens in Montgomery
Hundreds of delegates gather in Montgomery Alabama for the Unitead Commercial Travelers convention in an opening session. The two day program features entertainment in addition to business sessions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Unitead Commercial Travelers
Alabama
Chamberlin Tablets for Indigestion and Biliousness
A letter from Mrs. P. Frazier of East St. Louis Missouri praises Coe Tablets for digestion and relief from biliousness. She reports never having used anything equal to the tablets and notes widespread favorable reception.
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Chamberlin
Chaplin and Linder Show at New Rex Today
Today at the New Rex Charlie Chaplin appears in The Pawn Shop and Max Linder in Max Wins and Loses plus Hearst-Pathe News and Metro Travelogue. The Civic Club fundraiser for Bluefield goes with The Valentine Girl at the Colonial featuring Marguerite Clark as Marian Morgan.
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Charlie Chaplin
New Rex
Rex
Max Linder
Max
Hearst-Pathe News
Metro Travelogue
Civic Club
Valentine
Marguerite Clark
Marian Morgan
Paramount Picture
Famous Players
Colonial Theatre
Hotels pay less under West Virginia license law
West Virginia hotel owners must pay a license of one percent of rental property value instead of three percent under the new state law. The reduced rate becomes effective July 1 and all licenses existing as of June 30 will be adjusted to the new rate.
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West Virginia
Courting Abolished in Charleston Post Office
United States Marshal Osborne orders the Charleston post office corridors closed to courting with a posted notice declaring the corridors are for legitimate public business only and not a meeting place for men and women.
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Charleston
Osborne
WV State Senator Parish Seeks Army Artillery Commission
Roy E. Parish of Clarksburg WV, a state senator, is enrolled in the officers reserve training corps at Fort Benjamin Harrison and has applied for a commission in the U S Army artillery division.
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Roy E. Parish
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Officers’ Reserve Training Corps
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Artillery Division
United States Army
Government to Take Over Merchant Ship Building
Washington reports the government will seize 2,000,000 tons of steel merchant shipbuilding under a war budget provision. Major General Goethals said 3,000,000 tons could be produced in 18 months as yards work double and triple shifts and the fleet corporation expands standardized vessels. About 1,000,000 tons contracted are for British account.
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Washington
Shipping Board and
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Fleet Corporation
Congress
Goethals
Tax Net Profits of All Newspapers Five Per Cent
Washington reports a five percent tax on the net profits of all newspapers and magazine publishers, replacing the two percent advertising tax. Senate finance committee adoption aims to raise about 15 million dollars. A motion to reconsider faces a narrow vote, while a repeal of the sugar refinery drawback adds 19 million dollars in revenue.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Penrose
Patriotic Parade Opens Arkansas Travelers Convention
A patriotic parade in Little Rock led by 1,000 soldiers from Fort Roots will headline the Arkansas Travelers convention opening in the city. The event runs through tomorrow with continued festivities and showcases.
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Little Rock
Ark
Fort Roots
Arkanas
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