Credit Bureaus Convene in Princeton Adjourning to Charleston
The Associated Credit Bureaus of West Virginia closed a day and a half of talks in Princeton and decided to hold the next meeting in Charleston with the Charleston Retail Credit Association. Bluefield and Welch bureaus joined, a standard WV credit report was discussed, and delegates thanked Princeton for hospitality.
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Associated Credit Bureaus
West Virinia
Princeton
Charleston
Charleston Retail Credit Association
Credit
Bluefield and
Welch Bureau of Credit
West Virginia
B. L. Depew
Bluefield Association of Credit Men
Mallens
Virginian Hotel
Sam Williamson
Athens
L. C. Porter
Z. B. Randall
First Methodist Church
A. L. Griffith
Merchants Association
J. C. Carter
Association
Dennis McNeal
Huntington
New Management for Independent Tennis Team
The Princeton Independent tennis team appoints H. W. Straley as manager and Alex M. Mahood as captain. Straley aims to strengthen finances and promotion while retaining a perfect season win record, noting a shift from player to administrator may reduce on court play but improve organization and scheduling.
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Princeton Lawn Tennis Club
Princeton Independent
H. W. Straley
Ill
N. C. Black
Alex M. Mahood
Straley
Riner and
Caffee
Independents
Motion Pictures for Tuberculosis Testing Campaign
County agricultural agent W H Roberts and Dr 8 R White of the Bureau of Animal Industry tour the county this week to promote cow TB testing for human health and stock value. Six reels shown. Bramwell or Simmons today, Princeton city hall Friday, Spanishburg Saturday. A field campaign and veterinarian corps will follow next month to test all dairy cows.
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W. H. Roberts
Princeton
Spanishburg
Princeton Highlights Dark Corner of Town News and Events
Local notices report prices for produce 60 cents a hundred for tomato and cabbage and $1 a hundred for sweet potatoes. Marriage license issued for Howard Hub bard and Lillian Wilkinson. Court actions include chancery orders and injunctions against the Southern Auto Sales company and collections disputes. Concord college summer session opens with 600 700 students. Cherry crops report large yields in Mercer and Willowton areas. Religious services announced by Rev Keaton. Clean up campaign underway as city tracks progress south of Main and east of Bee. Sports include Princeton vs Matoaka on a lit court and Guarantors selling Swarthmore chautauqua season tickets. The Mystic film exposed fake mediums and debunks crooks. Local baseball Beckley Kiwanis game at McNutt field and a lost pocketbook on Hale avenue.
Evelyns New Bungalow At Northfield New Jersey
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw occupies a $25,000 bungalow at Northfield New Jersey. It is alleged that Harry K Thaw purchased the home after a reconciliation with Nesbit Thaw.
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Northfield
N .J
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Princeton Social Circles Host Second Dance Of Summer
The local legion post hosts a second summer dance at Segion Hall tonight from 9 to 10 1. The Blue City Sova will provide music. The Episcopal Guild has no meeting tomorrow and will instead convene Thursday June 24 at a member's home. The Presbyterian church Woman's Auxiliary meets Thursday at 3 PM with discussions on industrial and educational missions and executive board at 2 20 PM.
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Legion
Segion Hall
Blue City
Sova
Episcopal Guild
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
Circle No. 3
Fred Smith
Celebration of Fourth of July Discussed by Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce debated staging a Fourth of July celebration at a weekly luncheon. The matter was referred to the program committee with members favoring a Monday July 5 event. W R Ripnetoe was absent. W H Witt chaired the meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
W. R. Ripnetoe
W. H. Witt
Mr. Witt
The Mystic film across seances and fake mediums
Aileen Pringle, Conway Tearle and Mitchell 5 star in a sensational picture exposing spiritualism. The story reveals how the wealthy are fleeced by fake mediums and follows a girl’s romance and struggle for regeneration.
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Browning
Palace Theater
Hungary
New York
Aileen Pringle
Conway Tearle
Mitchell
Bond hearings delayed for McDowell Klansmen
Dozens of men tied to an alleged Ku Klux Klan conspiracy remain in McDowell county jail after Judge James A Strother refused bond citing ongoing federal court duties. Bond rulings hinge on individual indictments with amounts ranging from five thousand to ten thousand dollars as prosecutors and sheriff follow up with further information. Charles Tutwiler represents several defendants seeking release as the July term nears.
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Ku Klux
Bluefield
McDowell County
Court House
Judge Strother
Criminal Court
Strother
Projecu
Howard
Hatfield
Charles Tutwiler
Tutwiler
Brake tests draw crowds as drivers fail to stop on time
Across Wyoming Street in Welch locals watched drivers try the brake test over two days. Many cars could not stop within the required distance, prompting Mayor Blakely to urge voluntary participation without enforcing the ordinance. The effort aims to raise safety ahead of an August 21 state mine program.
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John W. Blakely
Wyoming Street
Court
Bank Street
England
West Virginia
Lee
State Mine Department
Huntington
City approves 72000 bond for paving despite light vote
The city cast a light vote but approved the 72000 bond for a paying program. Mayor Blakely welcomed the funds to finish the coming year’s paving work and bids will be sought in a few days.
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Blakely
Harmon Case Moves to Regular July Term
After hearing witnesses in the Harmon case the special grand jury voted to move the matter to the regular July term. The delay stems from pending state laboratory analysis and chemist reports. Tom Harmon and Baxter Harmon are jailed in McDowell County as investigations continue into Julia Harmon’s death. Bond may be set today for alleged Ku Klux Klan members charged with flogging Captain Barker.
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Harmon
Charlies T. Barker
South Fork
McDowell County
Julia Harmon
Tom Harmon
Harmons
James A. Strother
Ku Klux Klan
Barker
War Eagle News Social and Travel Notes
Dr. H. E. Bondurant of the state health department spoke and demonstrated to a large War Eagle audience. Deput y Sheriff Boyd Adkins visited to inspect local roads while Howard Farley from Ben Williamson Co. toured trade contacts. People traveling include George W. Coffey to Williamson and P. J. Smith on business from Matewan. Mrs. A. B. Cole and Mrs. H. A. Radford went to Ashland for grandmother’s death. R. L. Coffey family traveled to North Carolina for illness. Herbert Radford left for Bluefield. Thomas Cole traveled to Williamson on business. George Johnston of Wyoming dined at the War Eagle clubhouse.
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H. E. Bondurant
State Health Department
Boyd Adkins
Williamson
War Eagle
R. L. Coffey
North Carolina
Welch Briefs: Marriage License Issued and Mine Inspector Leaves
The Welch area reports a marriage license issued yesterday in Premier for Carl Hunt aged 27 to Magnolia Benton aged 21. William D. Lee, Maitland mine inspector, departed Welch for Charleston to brief Chief Robert M. Lambie before sailing with his daughter to Liverpool for several weeks, visiting his former home.
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Welch
Carl Hunt
Magnolia Benton
William Db. Lee
Maitland
Charleston
Robert M. Lambie
Liverpool
England
Mr. Lee
Hoover trained Washington resignations reshape commerce bureau
President Hoover noted a wave of departures from the commerce department with about 60 executives and experts leaving in the past year to join private firms. He described the department as a post graduate school for business and implied how reforms have altered working hours and pace.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Jotary Hoover
Postgraduate School For Business
Hoover
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Switchback
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Clinchfield
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W. W. Osborne
Als
R. W. Honaker
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Southern Auto Sales Company
Princeton Press Publishing Company
W. A. Lowe
Concord College
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Willowton
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Primitive Baptist Church
D. T. Spangler
Main Street
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Tod Browning
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McNutt Field
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Mahood
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Hale Avenue
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Seapets
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Quincy, Ill
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Princeton Circle
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Brountsville
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Kingsport
Nall
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Joe Tompkin
William Blevins
Satarney
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W. KR. Rippetoe
George T. Matthews
Newthern
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Gsanton Brothers
Seventh and
Mercer Sts
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Merchants and Miners’ Bank
John Ross
Tidewater Coal and Coke Company
Kimball
Welch Hospital No. 1
Ross
Capehart Hotel
F. Hicks
Capehart Furniture Company
Willie Halsey
Welch City
Halsey
Charles C. Hutton
V. S. Wetherby
Fred Richert
Asheville
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Powell
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G. L. Counts
William Prentiss
Berwind
Walter Lowe
Northfork
C. W. Hitchell
Anawalt
Welche Rday
John M. Cook
Kimball National Bank
IGT
Cpropad Wait
Pltter
LGHTO
Hoff
Harman
WAR Eagle News
Howard Farley
Ben
Welch Briefs
Grove
Old Ruvedell
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