State Water Commission Hearing Opens at Princeton
Princeton officials report the State Water Commission will begin hearings today. The item notes a contractor named Mr. McConnell and leaseors receiving commissions on brick and tile sales. Legal notices record the estate of Gust E. Anderson with administratrix Mrs. R. A. Simpson, bond of 1500, appraisers O. P. Belcher O J Carter and Dave Warden. Mae Wade named guardian for Effie Edith Willie May Ralph and Leota Wade with bond 500 and G B Wimmer as surety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Simpson
Gust E. Anderson
O. P. Belcher
O. J. Carter
Dave Warden
Meeting on Brush Creek Sewage Abatement Before State Water Commission
About twelve property owners along Brush Creek below the city sewer outfall will testify at a state water commission hearing in Princeton today at 10 AM. City officials defend current disposal as necessary, while alternatives costing 70 000 to 100 000 dollars are considered, with possible extension to the creek. Also in court news Moran and Williams are fined 64.90 each and jailed six months for carrying pistols found on Crane Creek road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush Creek
State Water Commission
Commission
Princeton
W. T. Henshaw
Estate Health Commission
I. Wade Coffman
Public Service Commission
Northcott
State Game, Fish and Forestry Commission
Arthur Moran
Tom Williams
John E. Bailey
Matoaka
Williams
Moran
Crane Creek
Arthur McKinney
BU-KETS 25c Test Box Advertisement Claim
Get This 25c Test Box of BU-KETS 5 grain the blader physic from your druggist. After four days if not relieved go back and your money. BU S containing buchy leaves juniper oil acts on the bladder like castor oil on the bowels. Drives out impurities and excess acids that cause irritation burning and frequent desire. If backache or leg pains come from bladder disorders you are bound to feel better after this cleansing and you get your regular sleep. Sold at Goodykoonts Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodykoonts Drug Co
Exiled Hermit and African Auction Beliefs
Ripley's cartoon notes the hermit Father Kassim in Sfax Tunisia who vows not to remove his clothes until French troops leave Kairouan. It also reports Gharaia and Geni Sgen in the M z a b impose auctions with multiple bidders to satisfy religious precepts, deeming single bids unacceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidi Bou Kassim
Sfax
Tunisia
Father Kassim
Kairouan
Kassim
Gharaia
Geni Sgen
Tampering With State Police Car Leads to Fines
Mason Bailey jailed for tampering with a state police automobile and charged with drunkenness after being found between two parked cars near Bethel church. State Trooper Parson and Sergeant Crawford reported a siphon between the cars. Bailey fined $5 for tampering and $42 for drunkenness. sentenced to pay. Sam Willard, second offense, fined $57 and 30 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Bailey
State Police Department
G. F. Par
Sone
F. C. Crawford
Bethel Church
Bailey
Sam Willard
I, C
Damewood
Two Yukon Men Injured In Car Crash Near Spanishburg
Two Yukon men, John Dale and John R. Witt, were hospitalized with injuries after a Ford roadster they rode in rolled over Sunday near Spanishburg at 4 30 p m. Dale suffered chest injuries and Witt a finger amputation plus other cuts and bruises. They were returning from Beckley with Clarence Veal and two other men, when the car veered to pass and plunged into a ditch, flipping onto its side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
Memorial Hospital
Ford
Princeton-Beckley
Spanishburg
John Dale
John R. Witt
Dale
Witt
Clarence Veal
Beckley
West
Local residents noted for travel, visits, and health
Miss Evelyn Belcher underwent a goiter operation at Memorial hospital yesterday and is reported doing well. Many families including Downeys, Crowovers, and Browns visited Bristol, Jamestown, Yorktown, Langley Field, and Fortress Monroe en route to various destinations. Several residents returned from trips or visits to Chicago, Roanoke, Kegley, and Bluefield Princeton road homes, with illnesses and family events shaping recent gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Belcher
J. M. Belcher
Memorial Hospital
Irvin A. Downey
Newport News
Williamsburg
High Point
N. C
Honaker White
Tommy
Jamestown
Yorktown
Langleyfield
Fortress Monroe
Thomas L. Crownover
Asheville
Hale Avenue
Downey
Bristol
Crownover
Dorothy Hale
National College of Education
Chicago
Margie Chambers
Harrison Street
Helen Lee Brown
Hinton
W. Va
Daniel Hale
Illinois University
R. N. Bonham
Hattie Bonham
Monroe County
John Bruce Douglas
James Gwinn
Richie Street
Kathleen O'Brien
S. H. Dolterin
Laura Johnson
J. R. Brown
Virginia Brown
Radford
Bertha Parks
Bluefield- Princeton Road
Hoover Hosts Disabled Veterans at White House Garden Party
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover circulated among disabled veterans from hospitals near Washington at the White House garden party. The Chief Executive stopped to chat with a man in a wheelchair as they greeted arriving guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bic
Washington
White House
Hoover
Alleged Home Brew Arrest Ends With Fines
William Harman, colored, faced a $57 fine and ten days in jail for possession of sixty pints of home brew after being arrested by estate troopers. Magistrate I C Damewood ordered the sentence for non payment of the fine. Judge George L Dillard parole later followed on Dr J I Markell’s recommendation. Heavy rains caused Mercer street to resemble a river and washed dirt into streams feeding the Oakvale Willowton area across Sunday and yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harman
I. C. Damewood
Harman
George L. Dillard
J. I. Markell
Mercer Street
Mercer
Oakvale
Willowton
Virginian Brick Plant Leased to Lambert and McConnell
The Virginian Brick company plant at Gardner Junction is leased to J. E. Lambert and G. W. McConnell from June 13 to January 1, 1932. Lambert is connected with the Virginian Supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginian Brick Company
Gardner Junction
J. E. Lambert
G. W. McConnell
Mr. Lambert
Virginian Supply
Rock couple Eunice Hartwell and Mayford Robinette wed
Miss Eunice Hartwell and Mayford Robinette of Rock married at the courthouse Monday morning. The ceremony was performed by Rev. G. W. Talbert.
Important Princeton Woman's Club Meeting Today
This afternoon at 3 o'clock the Princeton Woman's club will meet at the Presbyterian church. President Mrs L E Willyoung urges all members to attend for a discussion of a new project. Miss Elizabeth Lowery from Logan county health unit will speak with chart illustrations. This may be the last business meeting of the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Woman's Club
Presbyterian Church
L. E. Willyoung
Elizabeth Lowery
Logan County Health Unit
Sunday School Class Picnic to Mercer Springs
The Greathouse Sunday school class and the World club meet at the Methodist church on Tuesday at 3 PM and will travel by car to Mercer Springs for a picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greathouse
World Club
Methodist Church
Mercer Springs
Missionary Society and Business Girls Circle Meet at Church
The Womans Missionary Society of the First Methodist church will hold a meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o clock at the church The Business Girls Circle will conduct the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans’ Missionary Society
First Methodist Church
Business Girls’ Circle
Taxicabs Shut Down by Pittsburgh Strike Violence
Pittsburgh on June 15 reported fifty taxicabs run by union men who deserted the strike. Fist fights and cab stoneings occurred as the strike, which began Saturday, continued in downtown. Eleven strikers or sympathizers were detained on suspicious person charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Dry Fork Citizens Seek Bartley Bradshaw Road Surfacing
A Welch delegation of Dry Fork business leaders will ask McDowell County Court to hard-surface the 4.6 mile Dry Fork link between Bartley and Bradshaw. They urge swift completion as the county’s last missing hard-surfaced section, citing upcoming prison gang work on the Bradshaw to Pamther road for potential transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Dry Fork
Bartley-Bradshaw
Dry Fork Section
McDowell County
Bartley
Bradshaw
Bradshaw-Pamther
Bartley-Brad Shaw
Grundy
Buchanan County
Welch Paragraphs Highlight Sunday Visits and Plans
Local notes show many residents visiting relatives in Lynchburg and elsewhere. Miss Jean Leckie sails July 3 for several weeks in England with friends, while Dora Hermanson and Mary Bucko spent Sunday in Williamson. Mrs Burgess returned from a week with her son, and others travel for weddings, tours, and visits across Ohio, Virginia, and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Jean Leckie
Columbus
Ohio
Frances Reeves
Miss Leckie
England
Dora Hermanson
Mise Mary Bucko
Williamson
James Burgess
Montcalm
S. M. Burgess
Jesse Saunders
Blacksburg
Vic
Robert Woods
Pulaski
Welch
McDowell County National Bank
P. P. Kerr
Berwind
Europe
M. H. Hall
Sayers Harman
Yukon
Dewey Mitchell
Grace Hospital
Reta Brewster
Clinty Brewster
Griffin
Mary Alice Beck
Brewster
Birmingham
Ala
T. Lyle Burdette
Greenbrier County
Several injured in weekend county car wrecks
A string of weekend accidents left several people with minor injuries in the county. Coalwood youths Wilburn Killen 23 Oscar Smith 19 and Lester Parrish 18 were treated at Welch Emergency Hospital for bruises and lacerations after a Sunday wreck above Northfork. All were later released. Frank Moore 22 and Minnie Pollard 14 of Hemphill also sought treatment at Grace hospital Saturday night for minor injuries from a separate collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalwood
Northfork
Welch Emergency Hospital
Wilburn Killen
Oscar Smith
Lester Parrish
Frank Moore
Miss Minnie Pollard
Hemphill
Mrs. C. M. West hosts shower for Mrs. Von Moody in Anawalt
Anawalt West and local residents attend a miscellaneous afternoon shower in honor of Mrs. Von Moody who plans a visit to Blacksburg and Reeder before settling in Reeder. Attendance includes Mrs. M. F. Brown, Mrs. W. H. Money and many others.
Local Visitors and Family News From Norfolk Area
Mrs D C King and Miss Madge Lawrence of Norfolk Virginia visit Aunt Mrs J O Smith in Maitland. Thornton Berry, former Welch resident, visits friends. Mr and Mrs J O Smith and family visit relatives in Beckley. Rummer Anderson of Charleston visits his mother Mrs L C Anderson. Mrs Hobart Baldwin and children of England return home after weeks with Col and Mrs Edward O Toole. Gary and W M Thompson host over weekend Thompson gee G W Thompson of Thesa. Mrs J O Saunders and daughter Lachey Premier depart by motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leetha
Irene Mullins
Beckley
W. Va
Clara Meadows
Tommy
Louise
Roanoke
Flora Ayers
Juanita Fuller
Marion
Boone Burkes
Lillie Jones
Louise Duffy
Pageton
A. D. Anderson
Lee Street
R. C. Saunders
Gertrude
Bedford
W. N. Palmer
Virginia Palmer
Easton
W. W. Synan
O. F. Boyd
Virginia
Wilcoe
C. M. West
Bluefield
Andy Geisen
Pocahontas
Mra
H. N. Murphy
von Moody
J. B. "Enman
Bill Moody
Dickie Vaden
Blacksburg
Howard Collins
Phil Kasdin
Welch
Mary Barker
George
Gary
Micheal Viggians
New York
Dante Castrodale
Arkansas
Nita Money
Roscoe Murphy
Don Castradale
C. Caldwell
J. Foreman
A. Murphy
Jenkin Jones
D. C. King
Madge Lawrence
Norfolk
J. O. Smith
Maitland
Thornton Berry
Rummer Anderson
Charleston
L. C. Anderson
Hobart Baldwin
Eagland
Car slides over rock wall in Havaco after rain
An automobile skidded in mud at Havaco and slid over a six foot rock wall, hitting a house corner. The driver escaped unharmed and a passenger suffered minor bruises and cuts. The car sustained little damage. Also, Miss Mary Louise Williams, Miss Frances Henritze, and Miss Eleanor Williamson of Vivian plan a four week California tour starting tomorrow after a Cincinnati departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havaco
Mary Louise Williams
Frances Henritze
Eleanor Williamson
Vivian
Cincinnati
California
McDowell Republicans greet President Hoover in Huntington
Prominent McDowell county Republicans joined the crowd to greet President Hoover as his special train stopped in Huntington yesterday. Attendees included County Chairman McGinnis Hatfield Hobart R. Payne Gai VT Carter B Williams D Seotz and many others. The president continued to Indianapolis after the halt where he spoke last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Huntington
Hoover
McGinnis Hatfield
Hobart R. Payne
Gai Vt.carter
B. Williams
D. Seotz
Indianapols
Ind
Medals Awarded Koppers Miners For Heroic Rescue
A group of Kopper s miners received medals and merit certificates for saving fellow workers during a public safety awards event at the Safety Club hall in Keystone. Congressman Hugh Ike Shott and Rev. Smiley Williams spoke as J J Forbes and Thomas E Lightfoot presented the honors. the full list of honorees will be published later by the Daily Telegraph. The gathering featured a Keystone band, a girls chorus, a duo, and a male quartet, with a post meeting dinner at the Carswell clubhouse hosted by Co A Warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koppers Company
Safety Club
Keystone
Hugh Ike Shott
Bitefield
Smiley Williams
Welch
J. J. Forbes
Bureau of Mines
Carswell
Warden
Welch Daily News Figures in Local Meeting Roster
The article lists attendees including W. R. Kiser of the Welch Daily News and other figures such as R. G. Kirby J. J. Forbes T. E. Lightfoot Rev. Mr. Williams and Congressman Shott among the participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Kiser
The
Welch Daily News
R. G. Kirby
J. J. Forbes
T. E. Lightfoot
Rev. Mr. Williams
Congressman Shott
Pacific Coast league to join junior world series
New York June 15 Directors of the International Baseball league approved a plan to bring the Pacific Coast league into the junior world series. The winner of the series between the Association and International champions would travel to the coast to face the Far Western league winner. The agreement term was shortened to seven years and the Pacific league was allowed to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Baseball League Today
International
American Association
Association
International League
Pitcher Suspended Ten Days For Rule Violation
The league cited a pitcher for coloring the ball and imposed an automatic ten day suspension. The incident highlights enforcement of altering baseball equipment during play.
Oilmen ratify proration plan for East Texas field
Tyler Texas June 15 a meeting of oil men ratified a proration plan for the East Texas oil field. The oil men said the action meant every flush production area in the United States now was under proration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Texas
East Texas
United States
Ohio River claims third victim in Wheeling area
Delbert Green a nine year old Negro of Bellaire Ohio drowned while swimming in the Ohio River. His body was recovered three hours later at Benwood West Virginia in the Wheeling district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio River
Delbert Green
Bellaire
Benwood
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Samuel Cooper
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Sidi Bow Kassim
Africa
John Witt
John R Gott
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Hartwell
Woman's Club
Lake Shawnee
Jack Ralston
L. J. Brindley
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
T. A. Johnnston
Chester Harman
Maple Avenue
Nell Thurman
Miss Turman
Marietta Lundy
Kathleen Lundy
Mary Marshall Clarke
Edna Tabor
Zelma Greenwalt
Mary Greenwalt
Eloise Beavers
Rulah Turner
Frances Henritize
Helen Roberta Stamper
Pauline Paisley
Minnie Harrell
Cloud
Jimmy Ballard
J. B. Penman
Anawalt
Russell Bradley
W. H. Money
A. C. Johnson
D. R. Basham
Everett Whitman
Virgil Bradley
Tazewell
W. H. Spencer
Switchback
N. F. Cooper
Louise Lester
Bishop
Dorothy Sloan
Horse Pen
C. A. Richard
D. W. Caudle
Wytheville
Federal Reserve Board
Munyon
Freckles
Nes Seree
Betchat
Monk
Private Carl
Shadyside
Kingston
Freckles McGoosey
U. S
NEA Service, Inci
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Koppers Miners
Rev. Williams
Pacific Coast League
Cuthura
L. M. Brown
Hayne St
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Fla
Cathourn Laboratories
Dept. H
Malden
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