Roderfield Man Charged With Running Over Woman
Alfred Minter of Roderfield is jailed on charges of running down Lou Stevenson a prominent local businesswoman near the Elkhorn river bridge Riverside drive. Eyewitnesses say the Ford roadster traveled 20 to 30 mph skidding about 20 feet before hitting Stevenson who was crossing to work at the McNell Jones store. Dr S A Daniel aided the injured woman and she was moved to Grace hospital. Police Chief Hutson arrested Minter and he awaits the investigation results as his burns were noted.
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Alfred Minter
Roderfield
Mise Lou Stevenson
Ford
Miss Stevenson
Elkhorn River
Riverside Drive
McNell-Jones
Minter
S&s. A. Daniel
Grace Hospital
Charley Hutton
Large Crowd Attends McDowell Safety Meeting in Welch
A large turnout of coal mining workers from across McDowell County gathered in Welch for a mining institute focused on mine safety committees. Speakers emphasized rotating committeeman duties, prompt reporting of hazards, and stricter night-shift safety practices to reduce accidents.
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McDowell County
Welch
George W. Haekey
Superior
Sach
W. D. Lee
Lee
Miner Hurt in Gas Explosion Near Welch
Charley Thompson, an employee of the Princess Pocahontas Coal Company of Roderfield, is in Welch Hospital No. 1 in critical condition after a gas explosion at the mine. He was injured during the blast and is receiving treatment.
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Charles Thompson
Welch Hospital
Charley Thompson
Princess Pocahontas Coal Company
Roderfield
Welch Personal Notices From McDowell County Visit Highlights
Claude Woodrum of Bluefield visited McDowell county last night. Clyde Elliott of Bluefield attended business in Welch yesterday afternoon. Harvey Snodgrass, Charleston realty man, has been in McDowell county recently. Helen and Bertha Wainwright of Huntington were weekend guests in Welch. Mrs Charleton L Brown departed yesterday.
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Claude Woodrum
Bluefield
McDowell County
Clyde Elliott
Elliott Brokerage Company
Harvey Snodgrass
Charleston
Helen and
Bertha Wainwright
Huntington
Welch
Charleton L. Brown
Gartwell Seeks Heavy Damages In Liability Suit
In McDowell county circuit court J M Cartwell sues the Employee Liability Association after a foot loss seeking the full policy amount. The case stands among unusual filings in the court.
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Gartwell
McDowell County
J. M. Cartwell
theEmployee Liability Association
Golf Should Be Game For Workers
George F. Johnson, a porter and industrialist in Binghamton, establishes an 18 hole golf course and club house on the Susquehanna river with membership limited to workers in his factories. He rejects snobbery in sports and aims to broaden access for men and women workers.
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Binghampton
George F. Johnson
Susquehanna River
Johnson
Women Demand Equal Pay From Employers
London reports the national union of women teachers serving notice that members must receive pay equal to men. Paris police announce an automobile found abandoned near Lyons with the body of a woman shot through the head.
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London
National Union of Women Teachers
Ths
Paria
Lyons
Virginian stock sale sparks Princeton speculation
Princeton residents discuss a report that Adame and Peck of New York bought 10,000 Virginian Railway shares, about half of its common stock. Wall Street notes say Virginian holders demand at least 12 percent rent for control by Chesapeake and Ohio, which has taken steps toward acquisition.</analysis>
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Princeton
Adame and Peck
New York
Virginian Railroad
Virginian
New York Times
Wall Street
Virginian Railway Company
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio
W. J. Harahan
Read
C. & O. Merwe
Harahan
Pere Marquette Railroad
High School Boy Speaks to Princeton Rotarians
Sydnor Barksdale, a high school student, delivered an oration on Americanism as a feature of the weekly Kiwaits club meeting yesterday. A lost or stolen white Lewellyn male setter puppy with a brown spot on one ear is missing for three weeks. finder is asked to return it to George H. Brown with reward.
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Princeton
Sydnor Barksdale
Kiwaits Club
George H. Brown
Eather
Virginia
The
First Christian Church
Athens
Concord
Princeton Paragraphs and Local Notices
Weather shift from chilly morning to sunny afternoon as Princeton residents contemplated a rare June cold. Community items include Every Man's Club meeting at 6:30 pm, moonshine arrest news, rental listings, deaf band touring Chautauqua, and details on The Lady of the Harem film at Royal Theatre with cast and set design notes.
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Every Man's Club
First Christian Church
W. L. Givens
Circle No. 2
Jacksonville
School For the Deaf
Ilinois
Swarthmore Chautauqua
Princeton
Chautauqua
Fred B. Fancher
Thse
Fancher
Montreal
Ralph B Borst
Raoul Walsh
Paramount
Royal Theatre
Persia
Otto Drier
Ernest Terrence
William Collier, Jr
Greta Nissen
Louise Fazenda
Tiger carries baby away in Kenyan jungle incident
In Nairobi's Kenza Colony a tiger abducted the five month old child of Charles Fraser, a former colonist, from a jungle area. Pedestrian witnesses reported the event as authorities investigated the unusual attack and searched for the infant.
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Nairobi
Kenza Colony
Charles Fraser
Fatal Farewell at Station Miss Ella Allason Dead
Chicago report says Miss Ella Allason died after slipping from a platform while bidding farewell to a friend boarding a train. The accident occurred at the station with authorities investigating the fall and confirming the fatality.
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Chicago
Ella Allason
Princeton Press Sold for 8200 at Public Auction
The Princeton Press was sold at auction by special commissioner C. B. Martin to Dr. W. H. Wallingford for 5200. Linograph machines fetched 2200 and the plant 3000. A new company plans to operate the Princeton Press Publishing Co with several local backers named, including Edward Cooper and others.
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Princeton Press
C. B. Martin
W. H. Wallingford
Dr. Wallingford
Wallingford
Edward Cooper
George W Odieb
FE. B. King
A. M. Mahood
FE. W. Hale
J. H. Bane
Charles Hedrick
Sam Bennett
Secrets in red sands may upend human origin theory
Oakland archaeologist Samuel Hubbard of the EB Doheny expedition predicts possible discoveries in the Colorado river district that could challenge Darwinian views and even support Biblical creation. He argues fossils might show coexistence of man and dinosaurs and suggests a prehistoric North American Mongolian connection.
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Oakland
Calif
Colorado River District
Samuel Hubbard
Oakland Museum
EB. L. Doheny
Hava Supai Canyon
Arizona
Hubbard
Doheny
Earth
America
Bering Strait
Local Notes Include Visits and Travel Plans
Mrs. George H Brown of Bee Street hosts her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs C H Hutchinson of Cincinnati arriving Saturday for a weeklong visit. Miss Elouise Barton leaves for Roanoke to visit friends. Guy A Ritter and son Blair attend the George Washington Life Insurance agency convention at Virginia Beach then sail to New York and return via Washington. R G Maadowe of Athens WV improving after hospitalization. M Tisch and spouse of North Fork VA visit daughter Mrs B Joelson. Mrs Fannie Blackwood and Mrs Pearl Wilkerson return to Roanoke after attending Mrs Hi A King’s funeral.
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George H. Brown
Bee Street
C. H. Hutchinson
Cincinnati
Hutchinson
University of Cincinnati
Hatfeld of
Mullens
Elouise Barton
Roanoke
Guy A. Ritter
Blair
George Washington Life Insurance Company
Virginia Beach
New York
Washington
R. G. Maadowe
Athens
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
M. Tisch
Northfork
B. Joelson
Fannie Blackwood
Pearl Wilkerson
Mra
Hi. A. King
Tie by Anti-Saloon League cites reduced student drinking
A survey released by the Anti-Saloon League of America reports less than half of one percent of this year's graduates drink to excess and under 6 percent drink occasionally. Princeton and Wisconsin show some drinking. Ohio colleges report declines across the board. The league aims jail sentences for bootleggers who sell to youths.
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Westerville
Ohio
Anti-Saloon League of America Today
League
Princeton
University of Wisconsin
West Virginia
Racing Whippets Get Best Food Possible
Whippets at the custom house course are fed the finest beefsteak and cost about 250 dollars a week to train. Owners are mostly from London's east end and many have little money left for betting. Enthusiasm runs high among attendees, including dedicated women supporters. Moscow reports Italy contracts with Soviet officials to supply coal for railroads.
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Custom House
Moscow
Ialy
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Hh. A. King
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Bill Reynokds
Matoaka
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Arthur Keaton
J. G. Smith
Crumpecker
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Huff
Kellysville
Squire W. W. McNeal
Keaton
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Spanglier
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A G. Harris
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