Six Men Arrested in East River Dynamiting Case
Princeton report states Hal Harman, special game protector, arrested six men Friday afternoon for dynamiting fish in East River. The detainees, Martin Frank, J B Watte, Hays Martin, John Martin, J W Worrell and Martin Bolen, were jailed to await hearings before a local magistrate. An automobile battery reportedly formed part of the dynamiting setup in Camp Creek area.
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East River
Hal Harman
Camo Protector
Martin Frank
J. B. Watte
Hays Martain
John Martin
J. W. Worrell
Martin Bolen
Camp Creek
Road delegation cancels trip to confer on Route 44
A planned sending of Princeton and Athens citizens to Charleston to confer with state road commissioner KE Bailey about Route 44 between Athens and the Summers county line was abandoned. Senator Reynolds obtained the information by telephone. Bailey said after surveying Pipe Stem and Tallory Mountain points, the road contract would be let. Surveys are underway. The road will be hard surfaced and financed by a PWA loan with local chamber assurances that construction will begin once federal requirements are met.
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Princeton
Athens
Charleston
KE. L. Bailey
Summers County
Chamber of Commerce
A. W. Reynolds Jr
Bailey
Reynolds
Pipestem
Tallory Mountain
PWA
Girls Assist in Outpost Tag Day Campaign in Princeton
Thirty girls join Salvation Army tag day in Princeton to raise funds for a $1,200 budget and establish a local outpost. Participants include Frances Miller, Doris Smith, Chink Fletcher, Juanita Fletcher, Margaret Jackson, and several others, aiding sales today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Princeton
Frances Miller
Lela Keagles
Doris Smith
Chink” Fletcher
Juanita Fletcher
Margaret Jackson
Mary E. Crumpecker
Belissa Rich
Juanita Goode
Helen Foster
Juanita Spangler
Alfreda Gwinn
Mavis Pling
Ann Lawrence
Sarah McConnell
Harriet
New Princeton Salvation Army Tag Day Planned
Jones, Sarah Ballard, Misses Shrewsury, Edmunds and Simmons led a meeting at the Memorial building at 8 o clock Friday night to finalize arrangements for the tag day. Funds donated today will support the post’s budget for the coming year and Salvation Army work.
Rotary Club Hears Delightful Musical Program
The Rotary club heard a delightful program featuring Miss Ella Holroyd Richard Kaman and Virgil Bailey with an inspirational address on Courage by Harvey Rice at the weekly meeting Friday. The event was arranged by Frank McKenzie and included three trumpet solos by Mr. Kaman with Miss Holroyd at the piano. Virgil Bailey sang Don’t You Hear Me Callin Caroline and That’s Why Darkies Were Born with Miss Holroyd as accompanist.
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Rotary Club
Ella Holroyd
Richard Kaman
Virgil Bailey
Courage
Harvey Rice
Frank McKenzie
Mr. Kaman
Misa Holroyd
Caroline
Darkies
Miss Holroyd
E. B. Henson
Charleston General Hospital
Princeton Churches Plan Father’s Day Services
J M Carter pastor leads Sunday school at 9 45 with Essie E Bailey as superintendent. Morning sermon The Mission of Father marks Father’s Day. Evening message Guiding Stars. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 with The Parable of the New Wine in the Old Wine Skins. Edward Stubblefield and D K Callway listed with varied services. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Carter
Essie E. Bailey
Father
Edward Stubblefield
D. K. Callway
Melrose Church Services and Youth Activity Minutes
Melrose presents Sunday School at 9 45 a m with W H Roberts as superintendent Morning worship at 11 o clock Text Jesus Went About Doing Good Young people society meets at 7 p m Evening service at 7745 note unclear street or address for location
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Melrose
Avery
H. Roberts
Jesus
Young People's Society
Birth and Boyhood of Jesus on Bible Picture Night
Public invited to a Bible study and film showing titled Birth and Boyhood of Jesus in eteropticon pictures. Services are announced for Wednesday at 7 45 p m with open attendance for all interested.
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Jesus
Local residents in and around town depart for schools and visits
Mrs. George McConnell and Mrs. Frank Outright travel Thursday to Huntington for a Training school for auxiliary leaders expected to last a week. Others visit relatives in Wilmington and Raleigh while several youths go to university summer schools in Virginia and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McConnell
Frank Outright
Huntington
Arthur Green
N. Arthur Jr
Wilmington
Princeton American Legion junior team picks fourteen for state series
The Princeton American Legion junior team coaches and sponsors have named fourteen players for the state junior baseball series. The squad includes Richard Charlton, Wilson Gilliam, Emmett A Ball, Everett Morris, Herman R Hamas, Wilford Hamlin, Bill McClung, Clarence Stennett, Boxley White, G J Wood Jr., Kenneth Claytor, Robert Williamson and Joe Thorn. Opening games are set for Welch on June 22 with drawings at 2 p.m. in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton American Legion
Richard Charlton
Wilson Gilliam
Emmett A. Ball
Everett Morris
Herman R. Hamas
Wilford Hamlin
Bill McClung
Clarence Stennett
Boxley White
G. J. Wood Jr
Kenneth Claytor
Robert Williamson
Joe Thorn
Welch
Bluefield
Radio Program Note Chronicle From Coast to Coast Listing
A detailed schedule lists radio programs across regions CBS and ABC networks with coast to coast coverage. It notes time slots from early morning to midnight include various orchestras, talk, news, and drama, alongside station lineups and program changes. Names of stations and regional blocks appear throughout, highlighting the era’s network radio structure.
Court suits filed in circuit and chancery with multiple parties
Yesterday James Homer Flinchum sued the City Warehouse Company and Flenery Withers for 10000 damages returnable to July rules. Suits in chancery were filed by Bank of Matoaka against EB Wright P L Wright and Myrtle Wright. Luther Hale Agnes Hale Kari Hale and Kate Hale sue Greyling Realty Company and others.
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James Homer Flinchum
Commyand Flenery Withers
Bank of Matoaka
Nk of
Matoaka
EB. B. Wright
P. L. Wright
Myrtle Wright
Luther F. Hale
Agnes Hale
Kari M. Hale
Kate Hale
Greyling Realty Company
Princeton Society D T Carr Class Activities
The D T Carr class of the First Methodist church met Thursday afternoon with Mrs Joe P McNutt in charge. Circle 1 of the Presbyterian auxiliary met at Mrs Mary Lovel Jeffries home with devotionals and a Korea program. Circle 2 met at Park Avenue with Korea program and nineteen members and one visitor present. Circle 3 met at Mrs McConnell home for Bible study devotionals and a business session with a dessert course.
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D. T. Carr
First Methodist Church
Joe P. McNutt
Hart Hash
Tiller
George Williams
Inez Johnson
Joe Wynn
Guy Ritter
Echols
Hades
Fortune
Evans
Croy
Cline
Dudley
Presbyterian Auxiliary
McClung
Mary Lovel Jeffries
Grover Woolridge
Korea
Rogers
Worthington
Reynolds
Mary Lovell
Janet Reynolds
Circle 2
J. H. McGlothlin
G. L. Redman
Park Avenue
Boggs
J. H. Hoge
Cody Fletcher
Circle 3
Joe McConnnel
McConnel
Thorn Street
Oreent
West Virginia doctors commissioned as reserve officers
The war department announced the commissioning of three West Virginia physicians as first lieutenants in the medical corps reserve. They are P. N. Pastore of Bluefield, William R. Hutchinson of Boomer, and Clarence I. Butte of Matoaka.
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Washington
War Department
West Virginia
Fiest
Medical Corpu Reserve
P. N. Pastore
Bluefield
William R. Hutchinson
Boomer
Clarence I. Butte
Matoaka
Drying Clothes Faster With a Fan On Damp Days
If you have an electric fan you can dry your clothes more quickly on damp days by hanging them up and placing the fan within range so that it blows on the clothes.
Welch and McDowell County News Review
Fox the man is said to have fired at a fleeing suspect, forcing him from the mountains to surrender. Charles Thompson is held in the county jail as a material witness.
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Charles Thompson
Defendant wins verdict in Lambert v Norfolk and Western
A jury returned a verdict for Eliza A. Lambert as administrator of James Arthur Lambert’s estate against Norfolk and Western Railway. The trial ran from 9 AM to 5:30 PM with Judge B F Howard adjourning until Monday. Lambert claimed $10,000 in damages after her husband was killed by an N W train near Jenkinsones.
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Eliza A. Lambert
James Arthur Lambert
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
B. F. Howard
Lambert
Jenkinsones
Gary Hollow
Anawalt
Funeral Rites Sunday for Mrs Ruth Beheler
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Houston Methodist church for Mrs Ruth Hunt Beheler 23 wife of Robert Beheler a Koppers employee who died Thursday afternoon at a local hospital. The Rev C E Landy of Bluefield and local pastors will conduct the service with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluefield Bramwell road. Mrs Beheler was well known in the area and her body lay at her Kimball home until the funeral.
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Ruth Hunt Beheler
Robert Beheler
Koppers Compar
Carewell
Houston M. E
C. E. Landy
D. D
Bluefield
Peostinse
Cc. E. Cole
Oliver Hatfield
Kimball M. E
Woodlawn
Bluefield- Bramwell Road
Mre Bocheler
Kimball
Obituary notices kinfolk named in Swords Creek service
The obituary lists a husband and a 13 day old son Bobbie Mason Becheler, the deceased’s parents Mr and Mrs W M Hunt of Swords Creek Virginia, two sisters Mrs L Porter of Honaker and Miss Banna Hunt of Swords Creek, and five brothers Glen Hunt of Bluefield Hees Phillip Billy and Pesse Hunt of Swords Creek. Active pallbearers named are Louie Forman Kermit Grogan Alvin Shaw Bill Alexander Claude Sawyers Stafford Grogan Charles Hines and Walter Laxton.
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Bobbie Mason Becheler
W. M. Hunt
Swords Creek
L. Porter
Honaker
Banna Hunt
Glen Hunt
Bluefield
Hees
Phillip
Billy
Pesse Hunt
Louie Forman
Kermit Grogan
Alvin Shaw
Bill Alexander
Claude Sawyers
Stafford Grogan
Charles Hines
Walter Laxton
Rotary marks West Virginia day with Welch beautification plan
The Welch Rotary Club celebrated West Virginia Day at the Methodist church and formed a three member committee to work with city officials on beautifying Welch entrances. Mayor Blakely reported on council plans while Henry Bailey outlined the Community Service Center recreational program, proposing junior and senior playground leagues. Clarinet solos by Earl Scott closed the program with guest pianist Wiginton.
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Welch
Methodist Church
West Virginia
Isadore Scott
West Virginia University
Roy Shrout
John W. Blakely
J. W. Blakely
J. A. French
J. D. Rau
Henry Bailey
Rotary Club
Earl Scott
Kermit Hunter Etcher Wiginton
Manchester
Ohio
Funeral Arrangements Delayed for W. B. Coles Welch
W. B. Coles, 60, a well known Welch resident and former Woodmont grocery owner, died yesterday after weeks of illness. Survived by widow and two sons. In Bartley, Herbert Jones was killed and Willie Eldridge held in county jail on murder charge after a morning argument. deputy D. J. Harless pursued Eldridge into the mountains.
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W. B. Coles
Welch
Woodmont
Bartley
Herbert Jones
Willie Eldridge
Jones
Eldridge
D. J. Harless
Herless
Welch Paragraphs J B Dillion Injured In Train Collision
J B Dillon of Roderfield, aged 53, narrowly escaped serious injury when struck by a Gary hollow train between Wyoming and McDowell streets. He was admitted to Grace hospital after initial treatment for a head laceration, later returning home before the wound became infected and requiring further hospitalization for several days.
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J. B. Dillion
Roderfield
Gary Hollow
Wyoming
McDowell Streets
Grace Hospital
Dillon
Hemphill Man Charged With Apartment Burglary
Robert Owens a deaf mute from Hemphill was arraigned before Magistrate H W Herndon on burglary charges and held for the grand jury after city police found him hiding in a bathroom at the Wyoming apartments. He allegedly entered multiple units including those of Mrs J A Roger Mrs J C Daugherty and Mrs B E Downs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Owens
Hemphill
H. W. Herndon
Owens
J. A. Hinchey
Wyoming
J. A. Roger
J. C. Daugherty
B. E. Downs
Wyoming Apartments
Miner Injured At Work In Kingston Pocahontas Mine
Telons Gordon a 20 year old Black worker from Hemphill employed by Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company broke his right foot yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Grace Hospital for treatment.
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Telons Gordon
Hemphill
Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company
Grace Hospital
Ballards Plan Visit to San Antonio and Birth at Grace Hospital
Mr and Mrs A J Ballard and son Pete left for San Antonio to visit Ballards mother Mrs Sams. Mr and Mrs Fred Snead welcomed a son born yesterday afternoon at Grace hospital. Mother and child are doing well. Mr Snead heads the local A W Cox Department store. Mr and Mrs L L Ashworth and Luther Wigington and family are guests for several days.
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A. J. Ballard
Pete
San Antonio
Texas
Mr. Ballard
Sams
Fred Snead
Grace Hospital
Snead
A. W. Cox Department
L. L. Ashworth
Luther Wigington
Welch High School students attend Morgantown meet
Mies Alice Ready Partlow Mies Verla Ashworth Cassius Cook Paul DeFuria and Dave Ashworth are at a state journalism meeting in Morgantown Mies Partlow is the school publication faculty adviser and will give an address today Mr and Mrs Walter Seegers plan to reside in Staten Island after a Philadelphia weekend trip Mrs Seegers is formerly Frances Henritze Oxford group in Britain to hold a summer campaign with a July house party in Oxford training leaders and expect over 1000 American and Canadian attendees
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Mies Laura
Manchester
Ohio
Wigington
Welch
Mise Alice Ready Partlow
Mise Verla Ashworth
Cassius Cook
Paul DeFuria
Dave Ashworth
Morgantown
Mies Partlow
Welch High School
Walter Seegers
Staten Island
N. Y
Philadelphia
New York
Oxford Group
LIN
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Kelvinator
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Scott Clinic
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Dickey
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Wallace Street
Abe Borinsky
Anderson
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Ed Waters
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