Holroyd Renamed County Health Officer in Mercer Court
Dr. H. R. Holroyd of Athens was re-appointed county health officer for Mercer County for four years at $1,200 annually. The court approved a $25 reward to Bailey Anderson for information that led to the arrest and conviction of Kermit Thomas on a felony charge. G. E. White took over as surety on Elmer White’s $3,500 Plymouth district bond, replacing B. S. Hill. Adam A. Taylor was named guardian for Elijah Taylor 12 with a $150 bond, Jack H. Peery as surety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Holroyd
Athens
Mercer County Court
Bailey Anderson
Kermit Thomas
G. E. White
Hill
Elmer White
Plymouth
Adam A. Taylor
Elijah Taylor
Jack H. Peery
Mercer County Board of Education Final Meeting Thursday
The Mercer county board of education will hold its final meeting of the fiscal year on Thursday at the Memorial building. This will be the last meeting Fred M. Robertson of Matoaka will attend officially as a member. His term expires June 30 and he will be succeeded by D. J. Sexton, elected in November. Robertson is postmaster at Matoaka. The board will finish the year and hear staff reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Board of Education
Memorial Building
Fred M. Robertson
Matoaka
D. J. Sexton
Robertson
Fight at Spanishburg heard in J P court
Hearing on a fight near Spanishburg Saturday night led to Quentin Ellison being fined 10 dollars and costs on a charge of assault and battery against Roy Lilly. Carl Maxey posted 500 dollars bond awaiting the July grand jury for a maiming charge after allegedly using a knife. Leland Blankenship, listed as a victim, filed no charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Carr
Quentin Ellison
Roy Lilly
Carl Maxey
Maxey
Leland Blankenship
Ellison
Farm women plan June West Virginia tour for club members
The Mercer county farm women's bureau will lead a two day tour of West Virginia for members of the county farm women's club on June 23 and 24. The trip is part of the Know West Virginia program and is designed as an inexpensive outing with overnight camping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Farm Women's Bureau
West Virgina
Farm Women's Club
West Virginia
You're In the Army Now at Royal theater with Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford and Anna Lee star in You're In the Army Now at the Royal theater today with John Mills and Grace Bradley in supporting roles. Raoul Walsh directs Ford in a hard boiled modern Tommy Atkins portrayal, as the program moves from cinema placement to local court notes and civil actions across Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Ford
Anna Lee
Royal Theater Today
John Mills
Grace Bradley
Raoul Walsh
Ford
Tommy Atkins
Legion Picnic Invite From Mullens Post
Wyoming Post No. 160 invites Princeton American Legion members to its annual picnic at Oceana on Sunday June 20. The Mullens post expects the Mullens high school band the Bluefield junior dorm and bugle corps to perform and Stanley C Morris of Charleston a former department adjutant to speak.
Real estate man shot. ink reveals grim clue
In Hastings Nebraska Verne C Magnuson, involved in a real estate deal, spoke earnestly to a former prospect who kept working a tar get with a rifle. As Magnuson drove off another shot rang out. He gasped I am shot and asked to be taken to a doctor. He touched his shirt and found ink smeared on his hand.
Ernie Godsey Attends Nashville Airport Dedication
Ernie Godsey, local aviator and airport manager, visited Nashville for the million dollar airport dedication. He tested the new lighting with night flights and socialized with aviation figures like Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie. Don Snuffer joined from Beckley. Dwight Casey and Phil Sasser could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Godsey
Nashville
Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
Pesce Turner
Godsey
Don Snuffer
Beckley
Waco
Church Group Visits Grundy Mission School
A delegation from the First Church of Christ led by Pastor Frank L. Stuck visited Grundy mission school in Grundy Virginia to help organize Grundy clubs in Christian churches across Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee. Members will report at tonight's midweek service at 8 o'clock after the song service and devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregation of the Fist Church of Christ
Frank L. Stuck
Grundy
Grundy Mission School
Lillie K. Sutton
Harriet Vickers
T. R. Egbert
W. L. Cook
Walter L. White
H. J. Thompson
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Church of Christ
Delegates Attend Kiwanis Convention From Princeton Athens
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Archer R. R. Raines and the Rev. Frank L. Stuck plan to travel to Indianapolis for the Kiwanis International convention representing the Princeton Athens Kiwanis club. Afterward they will visit Kansas City to see their daughter Mrs. R. L. Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Archer
R. R. Raines
Frank L. Stuck
Indianapolis
Kiwanis International
Princeton-Athens
Kiwanis Club
Salvation Army Softball Opens With Mayoral Battery
The Salvation Army league opened at Knob Street School with Franklin Dairy winning 17 to 3. Mayors Witten Ballard and Bird formed the battery and batsman while director W. W. Clark led the band procession to the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Knob Street
Franklin Dairy
W. W. Clark
Court House
E. H. Witten
O. H. Ballard
T. Bird
League
F. M. Gough
Mayor Witten
Mayor Ballard
Mayor Bird
Witten
Ballard
Dr. Bird
Franklin
Princeton Society Hosts Second Mercer County Bridge Tourney
The second meeting of the contract bridge tournament was held in the Memorial building Monday evening with eleven tables in play. Trophies will be the Princeton cups and special prize went to Turk and Wood for a slam. City master points were earned by Reid and Callaway and by Taylor and Taylor this week and last. Top long-play scores included Cummings and Black 129 1 2, Flynn and Goodykoontz 125 1 2, and Mahood and Booker 120 1 2. Teams from Princeton and several nearby towns competed, including Bluefield Kingwood Matoaka Switchback Charleston Pocahontas Pulaski Sandusky and Michigan City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Building
J. R. Rich
Turk
Wood
Mercer County
Reid
Callaway
Taylor
Cummings
Black
East
Flynn
Goodykoontz
Herndon
Porter
Block
Mahood
Booker
Rich
Markell
Seyler
North Ar
South
Lenett
Kammer
Simonson
Hemerick
Root
Dalton
Summies
Summers
Princeton
Bluefield
Kingwood
Matoaka
Switchback
Charleston
W. Va
Pocahontas and
Pulaski
Virginia
Sandusky
Michigan
Michigan City
Indiana
Attending Conference Miss Virginia Brown Visits Episcopal Conference
Miss Virginia Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Brown of Bluefield attends an Episcopal conference at Jacksons Mill as a special representative from the Princeton Episcopal Sunday school. She traveled by motor with Rev J W Hobson and a Bluefield Princeton party. Mrs D L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Dave Brown
Herbert Brown
Bluefield Avenue
Jackson's Mill
Episcopal Conference
Princeton Iscopal Sunday School
J. W. Hobson
Bluefield
Princeton
D. L
Executive and club notices from a First Methodist church meeting
Beicher and son Samuel were also in the party. The executive board of the Woman's Missionary society of the First Methodist church will meet this afternoon at 2:30 with quarterly reports to be presented. Silver Springs Woman's Missionary Union will meet at 2 o'clock at Mrs. H. C. Courtney's home on Thornton avenue. Princeton Lodge No 134 A F and A M will hold a grand call meeting at 7 this evening to plan committees and discuss a poem for the installation of officers on June 24 with a social hour planned afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
Silver Springs
8. C. Courtney
Thornton Avenue
Princeton Lodge No. 134
A. F
A. M
Athens Eastern Star Invited to Visit Rocksver Thursday
The Athens chapter No. 33, Order of Eastern Star, has been invited to visit Rocksver on Thursday evening June 17 at 7 30 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Order of Eastern Star
Rocksver
U D C Meeting Honors State Historian at Princeton Hostesses
Mrs 8 L Calloway and Mrs Robert McNutt led a Princeton United Daughters of the Confederacy gathering at Mrs Calloway’s Honaker avenue home. E French of state historian spoke with his daughter Miss Eisebath Prene attending. the program included essays by Emory Bondurant and poetry readings, with plans for a Children of the Confederacy chapter and a tea to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Calloway
Robert McNutt
Princeton
United Daughters of the Confederacy
U. D.C
F. 8
Tinder & Pal
Ryan Eel
Early Robertson
West Virginia
Children of the Confederacy
H.H. Ball
Benevolent and Memorial Committee
C. W. Hall
Bess
D. E. Prench
Elizabeth French
Henry Archbell
Bluefield
Nannie Pruett
H. 8. Gay
Mesdames H. H. Ball
Camille Barber
Orsta Oe
Herbert Brown
L. Callowa
H. Pry
A.nn
W. Hall
Rober McNutt
Oxley
Early Coneane Robertson
Rogers
F. Tinder
Misses Bess Barber
Minnie Sue Barger
Myrtle
Annis Gott
Mabel Eslip
Princeton Personal Notes on Visiting Relatives and Meetings
R C Sutherland and Mrs H H Hunt of Highland avenue hosted this week with sister Mrs Mildred Perdue and son Phillip of Chester Va as guests who left Tuesday for home. Mrs D E French and daughter Miss Elizabeth French and Mrs Henry Archbell of Bluefield attended the U D C chapter meeting at the home of Mrs S L Calloway on Honaker avenue that night. Mrs Prench is yesterday where they will spend several days on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Sutherland
H. H. Hunt
Highland Avenue
Mildred Perdue
Phillip
Chester
D. E. French
Elizabeth French
Henry Archbell
Bluefield
U.D.C
L. Calloway
Honaker Avenue
Prench
Lashmeet Man Taken By Death at 61
Riley P. Saunders of Lashmeet near Matoaka died at his home Tuesday afternoon after months of illness. A North Carolina native born May 1876, he was 61. He married Pearl Mae Stidham in 1906. Surviving children include O. H. Saunders of Kegley, Mrs. K. E. Cook of Glen Fork, and Mrs. E. W. Walk. Funeral Thursday at Mt. K church Lashmeet with Rev. Foley officiating. Burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley P. Saunders
Lashmeet
Matoaka
Mr. Saunders
North Carolina
Pearl Mae Stidham
O. H. Saunders
Kegley
W. Va
K. E. Cook
Glen Fork
E. W. Walk
Local Family Travels and Spreads News in Princeton
Dr and Mrs Leonard Hoke and children of Layland West Virginia visited Princeton after a ten day motor trip to Buffalo Cleveland Chicago and other midwest cities. John Kessinger bought the late Dr T C Schuler home on Blake avenue. H C Hadden and son Earl returned from Morehead City North Carolina after ten days away. Elmer Archer resigned from Du Ponts at Belle to join Appalachian Power at Switch Miss Virginia Malcolm spent ten days in Baltimore Washington returned home after attending John Hopkins clinic. Robert Elmore returned to his parents after visiting away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hoke
Layland
W. Va
Princeton
Buffalo
Cleveland
Chicago
John Kessinger
T. C. Schuler
Blake Avenue
H. C. Hadden
Earl
Morehead City
N. C
Elmer Archer
Charles
Mountaineer Camp Notes and Sheriff Testimony Across Counties
Sequences show week at Jackson's Mill Mountaineer Boys state camp. Sheriff G H Crumpecker traveled from Pearisburg Virginia to testify before Giles county grand jury and then to Bluefield to appear before the federal grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountaineer Boys
Jackson's Mill
G. H. Crumpecker
Pearisburg
Giles County
Bluefield
RUFFING TWIRLS ANOTHER VICTORY ON THE MOUND
St Louis built a late rally but Philadelphia fell short as Caster pitched strong innings. The Athletics defeated the Phillies behind solid hitting from Newsome and Werber, with Knickerbocker and Vosmik contributing key two base hits. Mopping up, Hogsett allowed runs while Caster earned the win and Owens umpired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nis
Bt. ‘Louis
St. Hyng
St. Abrh
Beli
Seevecvvestesecons
Knickerbocker
Secee Llogeett
Wks Cokin Fetete
Philadelphia
Waoyor
Csee Enavene
Weber
Lou Pees
Philadelphia Proemer
Seccsscsovcecs
Peters
Fuffman
Werber
West
Vosmik
Newsomer O Ambler
Finney
Carey
Davis
St. Louis
Balla
Caster
Hogsett
Mogsett
Nelson
Ormaby
Owens
West Virginia Knights of Pythias mark 68th anniversary
Berkeley Springs W Va June 15 The West Virginia grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias will celebrate its 68th anniversary July 5 N Baker Davis of Martinsburg elected president of the Past Chancellors association of the district
Plans Laid for State Labor Meet in West Virginia
Charleston, June 15 Officials of the state federation of labor issued credential blanks for Seaces to the Parkersburg convention as speculation swirled on whether the meetings would consolidate the CIO and AFL factions. President John B Easton said over 780 affiliated locals, mostly United Mine Workers, are eligible to send delegates while Georgia and North Carolina AFL-CIO leaders imposed disciplinary actions against CIO groups. Easton hailed progress toward organization under CIO aims and said the federation would not dictate which path locals follow, stressing service to labor and freedom of choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Federation of Labor
Seaces
Parkersburg
Rn Federation of Labor
John B. Easton
State Federation
United Mine Worker
John L. Lewis
C.1.o
Georgia
North Carolina
William Green
AFDL
C.I.O
Easton
West Virginia
Henry Humphreys Gunshot Victim in Roderfield
Henry Humphreys, 37, of Roderfield, died in Welch hospital from a gunshot wound believed self-inflicted after a quarrel with Mary Elizabeth Mitchell, 17, also of Roderfield, who is jailed for investigation. Roy Walls of Roderfield is detained. The case centers on jealousy amid alleged attentions to Walls. Humphreys previously threatened to harm himself and the girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Humphreys
Roderfield
Welch
Mary Elizabeth Mitchem
Roy Walls
Humphreys
Eys
Roder
Polly
Man Leaves Home Then Walks Tracks After Night Sleep Plan
A resident reported that a person told of sleeping in the yard then leaving again to walk railroad tracks because of insomnia. The individual reportedly took a gun from the house and stepped outside before the incident ended. Funeral and burial arrangements have not yet been made.
Last Rites Today for G. M. Daniels in Welch Church
George Martin Daniels 75 a McDowell County pioneer dies after lingering heart ailment in a local hospital. A private home service precedes the Welch Methodist church rites at 9 15 am conducted by Rev G K Patty. Interment follows in Pottsville Pa. with Masons and Patriotic Order of Sons of America in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Methodist Church
George Martin Daniels
McDowell County
Riverside Drive
G. K. Patty
First Methodist Church
Welch
Pottsville
C. A. Hamill
T. W
Morgan
John W. Blakely
F. W. Hervey
E. R. Thompson
H. K. Carper
Turney Reed
Masons and Patriotic Order of Sons of America
Welch Board to Meet on Teacher Placements
McDowell County Board of Education members will gather in the office of Superintendent George W. Bryson to list teacher placements for the coming year. Circle No. 4 of the Welch Baptist Missionary Society will hold a meeting Thursday at 2 30 in the church board room with Mrs O E Linkous as chair. The Welch Auxiliary meeting has been postponed per Mrs Vermillion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County Board of Education
George W. Bryson
Circle 4
Circle No. 4
The
Baptist Missionary Society
Welch
O. E. Linkous
Woman's Auxiliary Meeting Postponed By Medical Society
The meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the McDowell County Medical Society is postponed and will be held at a later date. Members will be informed of the new meeting place and time as soon as announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
The
McDowell County Medical Society
Edward Lee Hawk to lead eight free behavior lectures
Edward Lee Hawk, noted human analyst and vocational expert, concluded a series of eight free lectures on human behavior in Welch courthouse. Sponsored by Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, he plans a special course each evening in the Baptist church Sunday school room with reservations via Mr Hawks today or at the class this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lee Hawk
Welch
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Bryson to Attend Charleston Principals Meeting
George W. Bryson superintendent of McDowell County schools will attend a principals meeting in Charleston with two assistant superintendents J. E. Batten Jr. and I. J. Powell Priday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Bryson
McDowell County
Charleston
J. E. Batten, Jr
I. J. Powell Priday
McDowell County Children Attend Bluefield Clinic Visit
Mrs. Early, secretary of the McDowell County Crippled Children’s Society, took four county children to Bluefield yesterday for examination at the crippled children's clinic. Earlier, at the Welch clinic in April, Mercer County children were examined.
New Jail Completed in Bradshaw Town
A new concrete Bradshaw jail with electric lights and running water has been finished to meet community needs. Previously officers had to transport prisoners to Welch for confinement. Last weekend Deputy Sheriff George W. Stinson and Constable Joe C. McCoy jailed five prisoners on charges of eye disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradshaw
A. M. Francisco
Welch
George W. Stinson
Joe C. McCoy
Welch appoints three to police civil service board
Three prominent Welch citizens were named to a police civil service board to supervise examinations for officers with under four years service. J Randolph Tucker, Homer Holt, Earl S Fads, and Sam J Kilburn will serve, while three local officers including Vance Spangler face exams. Some personnel will be exempt from testing. A Boys State camp report recaps activities and speakers at Jackson's Mill with Legion involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Lhce
Civil Service Board
J. Randolph Tucker
Ey Ted
Homer A. Holt
Earl S Fads
Sam J. Kilburn
Purity Maid Baking Company
Chamber of Commerce
Police Civil Service Board
Vance Spangler
Jess Mullens
Joe Warner
Hemphill
Howard Sly
Tommy Gray
Elijah Tucker
Ross Johnson
Police Civil Service
Jackson's Mill
Billy Joe Hollandsworth
Clement Bassett
John Turnell
J. A. French
French
French Read the Preamble To the Constitution of the Legion
Roy B. Shrout
Welch Club
Boys’ State
Welch Rotary hears camp reports from McDowell boys
Welch Rotary club members were entertained at their regular luncheon on Tuesday by reports from three boys who had been sent from McDowell to a camp at Jackson's Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Rotary Club
McDowell
Braddock Aims for Louis Rematch as Weigh-In Reads 196
Braddock weighed 198 1 4 pounds and plans to drop to 196 for the June 22 meeting with Louis. He battled hard with Massera, striking a sharp left that rocked the Pittsburg slugger and marked Louis' deadly right hand throughout the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Braddock
Charlie Massera
Pittsburgh
Massera
Comedian Ed Wynn Marries Frieda Mierse in City Chapel
New York June 15 Ed Wynn stage and screen comedian married Frieda Mierse at the city's marriage license bureau chapel. Wynn was divorced by his wife last month at Reno. Frieda Mierse, born in New York July 11 1911, is the daughter of Adolph Mierse and had divorced her first husband William Doerge in January 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ed Wynn
Frieda Mierse
Wynn
Reno
New York City
Adolph Mierse
William Doerge
Magistrates Impose Fines and Jails Across Mc Dowell County
In Mc Dowell County on Monday night and Tuesday magistrates in Welch Northfork and Wilcoe handed down fines and jail terms. Compisono alias Compenso freed after bond. Hunt and Mullens jailed on cow theft with bond set at 1000 each. Mullens bonded out while Hunt remained jailed. George Sawyers found guilty of assault and battery and jailed 30 days with $25 fine. Mildred Robinson jailed 30 days and fined $1. Bessie Purnell jailed 10 days and fined $5 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Carmelo Compisono
Charlie Compenso
Fred L. Ray
W. A. Carmichael
Cincinnati
Immigration and Naturalization Service
U. S. Department of Labor
Compisono
Keys One
Logan County
William Bowman
Jess Hunt
Irvin Mullens
Browns Creek
James A. Henchey
Welch
John Cole
Mullens
Hunt
George Sawyers
W. R. Kirkpatrick
Northfork
Mildred Robinson
Bessie Purnell
J. D. Christian
Justice of the Peace
W. E. Basham
Wilcoe
Andrew Anderson
Four Year Old Blevins Child Dies From Fall
Funeral and burial services are held in Elizabethton Tennessee for James Robert Blevins four year old son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Blevins of Marytown He died after a porch fall Monday night at a local hospital with a brain concussion suspected His siblings Ruth six and John two were mentioned as part of the family who moved from Elizabethton to McDowell county shortly after his birth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethton
Tenn
James Robert Blevins
Emmett Blevins
Marytown
Blevins
McDowell County
James
Ruth
John
Welch Personal Notes Highlight Local Travel
Mr and Mrs W E Jetcoat depart today by car for Norton Virginia to visit friends. Cline T Jackson of Elkins leaves Welch after several days with his wife's parents Mr and Mrs Walter Johnson. Mrs Fannie B returns to her home joining Bernard family reunion in Quiver Beach Illinois with brother W F Bernard of Gretna Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Jetcoat
Norton
Cline T. Jackson
Elkins
Welch
Walter Johnson
Fannie B
Bernard
Quiver Beach
Ill
W. F. Bernard
Gretna
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Spanishburg
Dupont
J. M. Snider
By J Millai
Royal Feature
Reckles
Willie Littlejohn
Simmons
Cliff Yards
Thurmond Hall
Hall
Peyton R
Mariam G. Higginbotham
J. 8
Compton
Helen 8. McClung
West Virginia Water Service Co
W. Cody Pletcher
Kiwanis Convention
Brite College of the Bible
Texas Christian University
Basal
Germany
Franklins
Nelsons
Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
Beicher
Son Samuel
ROYAL
Awanr
Rs Nee
Larr EX
Plopiner
Lashmeet Man
Ripley P. Saunders
I, Alexander
Harry Bowen
KH. R Hawthorne
Arthur J. MacBride
Sase R. L. Wallace
Babe
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Broadway
U. G
Ving
Great Lakes
United States
Syeg Cnt Couetr
Rescue
Macs Gatem
Maca
Byewte Wharf
Reetom
Mass
Sandusky Ead
Onis
Moxey, Cavon & CO
AL Vie Lomas
Associaholland
Frederick Gundersen
A. G. Co
UTD
Portugal
Genoa
Arthur Felldin
Dwelen
Artiebolaget Bergbrun
Gregg Lif'r
June
G. M. Daniel
Pennsylvania
Police Service Board
Earl B. Eads, and
Civil Service Group
Jackson’s Mill
Carmelo Campisono
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