Princeton Band Heads to Oakvale Bond Meeting
Princeton business men form a 10 man band delegation for tonight’s Oakvale road bond issue rally. They gather at the Virginian hotel at 6 30 and depart before 7, with a 7 20 start time at Oakvale. Supporters urge citizens to promote the 150000 bond to fund the road, noting a tax rise of about three percent and an eight cent levy to repay.
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Camp Aien
Oakvale
Princeton
Virginian Band
Virginian
Chamber of Commerce
Marriage License Issued in Princeton for Randolph Bender and Nellie Showalters
A county court clerk issued a marriage license yesterday to Randolph Ben der, 21, and Nellie Showalters, 21, both of Princeton. Also filed in circuit court were suits Wood versus Katie E. Wood and Verne Langlen versus W. A. Langlen. Dr. Fred Holroyd has opened an office in East Princeton after renting J. B. White’s Thorn Street residence. Sycamore Park hosts a family day at Kelleysville 12 miles from Princeton on the Princeton Oakvale road with free grounds and prizes. Jackie Beaumont in a new film role alongside Maurice Costello and others marks a cinema shift. Moonshine cases in Bluefield yielded 30 days plus costs for Zinske and 90 days plus a $150 fine for Smith.
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Randolph Bender
Nellie Showalters
Princeton
Fred Holroyd
Glen Rogers
J. B. White
Thorn Street
Fast Princeton
East Side Drug Company
Holroyd
Athens
East Princeton
Waldo Shumate
Sycamore Park
Kelleyeville
Princeton-Oakvale Road
A G. Harris
Jackie Coogan Sheds Hair in Film Insurance Stir
Jackie Coogan loses his famous haircut during filming in San Francisco for Johnny Get Your Hair Cut. The five hundred foot hair cut scene was insured for a record $250000, the largest policy for so short a film sequence. The Royal Theatre shows the picture today as a jockey in a Gerald crafted story takes center stage.
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Jackie Coogan
Bob
San Francisco
Johnny
Jackie
Royal Theatre
Gerald
City to Fix Streets And Improve Mercer And Main Thoroughfares
The incoming city administration will tackle repairs and paving on Mercer Street and Main Street, both key routes carrying heavy traffic. South Walker Street also needs wider, smoother paving to serve Beaver Pond and the coalfield area.
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Mercer Street
Main
Walker Street
Beaver Pond
Coalfield
Local Notes On Hospitals Visitors And Travel
Andrew Chambers recovering well after appendicitis surgery at Memorial hospital Tuesday. D. R. Sarver released after several weeks illness. Mr and Mrs Ray T Martin and two children of Portsmouth Ohio visiting relatives here. Mrs W E B Witherell and Clifton Sarver of Pennsylvania visiting Mrs Witherells son CC Sarver on Bluefield avenue before long stay in Craig Healing Springs Va. Paul Shumate cadet at West Point visiting his parents on Thorn Street. J Rane business visitor to Bluefield yesterday. Ten Chatauqua tickets for quick sale by W B McNutt.
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Andrew Chambers
Memorial Hospital
D. R. Sarver
Ray T. Martin
Portsmouth
Ohio
W. EB. Witherell
Clifton Sarver
Pennsylvania
Mra. Witherell
CC. Sarver
Bluefield Avenue
Craig Healing Springs
Farmer Finds Six Baby Wolves Outside Den Adoption by Cat
A farmer dug out a den on his land and found six baby wolves. He brought them to his cat, who adopted the cubs and appears equally devoted to them as to her own kittens.
Four Leave City to Avoid Fines in Police Court Action
Princeton's population fell by four as four individuals left town to dodge police court fines. Claude Ireland, Andy Blankenship, Thelma Blankenship, and Mrs Gladys Hall faced charges for fights on Mercer Street and Binefield avenue. Ireland and others fled rather than pay. Ray Epling expressed willingness to pay a fine after a fight near Straley avenue. Police have not confirmed penalties or outcomes for the remaining participants.
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Princeton
Po Nce
E. B. King
Claude Ireland
Frank Morrison
Mercer Street
King
Ireland
Andy Blankenship
Thelma Blankenship
Oakvale
Thelma
Gardner
Andy
Gladys Hall
Ethel Danford
Binefield Avenue
Ray Epling
Layland
W. Va
Straley Avenue
Pine Grove
Elopement With Film Actress Costs Title
In Tokyo on June 16 the imperial household department ruled that Ryoichi Takeuchi son of Baron Takeuchi cannot inherit his father’s title after eloping with film star Yoshiko Okada. The tithe will lapse unless the father disowns the son and adopts another heir.
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Tokyo
Japan
Imperial Household Department
Ryoichi Taketuchi
Baron Takeuchi
Yoshiko Okada
Imperial Household
Takeuchi
Blood Is Thicker Than Water Becomes Life Saver
In Cleveland a quarrel among Sam Polas Sam OUARREL PROVES OLD ADAGE Cleveland. O Sam Lazich and Sam Wade ends when Polas is stabbed in the back at a restaurant. Doctors warn he would bleed to death without transfusion. the others donate blood and save him, proving kinship prevails.
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Ouarrel
Cleveland
Sam Polas
Sam
Lazich
Sam Wade
Sama
Road Through Hemphill Nears Completion
The Hemphill road project is rapidly nearing completion with about half the paving finished and the remainder underway. City crews widen the route, add shouldering, and use gravel tarvia and concrete where suitable, aiming to improve traffic and attract business as visitors approach from that section.
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Welch
Hemphill
Welch Eea
Blakely
Two Minor Accidents Reported by Traffic Officer
Two accidents were reported to Traffic Officer Herndon. At Coalwood mountain road a Chrysler driven by Bob Williams collided head on with a Nash driven by John Purkey. one passenger suffered minor glass injuries. A second incident in Hemphill involved a colored driver who veered off an embankment, escaping with a scare and shakeup.
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Herndon
Motorista
Coalwood Mountain
Hemphill
Chrysler
Bob Williams
Black Wolf
Nash
John Purkey
Coalwood
Purkey
Shannon Branch
Hit and run car knocks Welch man off county road
F H Howett of Welch and a female passenger escaped serious harm when a Ford sedan with four colored riders struck their roadster near Kingball and pushed it down a steep embankment. Howett kept control, the roadster avoided a rollover, and the sedan fled. County Officer Hub Herndon investigates with no clue yet.
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Kimball
F. H. Howett
Welch
Howett
Kingball
Welchman Com
Hewett
Hub Herndon
Davenport Dam Angling Challenge For President Coolidge Ahead
President Coolidge planned summer fishing at Davenport Dam near Sturgis where Roosevelt Taft and others fished. The private trout pool guards trespassers and is stocked heavily. Local reports say anglers caught 16 to 20 trout in short runs, and officials invite Gov Bulow and Sen Norbeck to join a possible contest.
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Sturgis
S D
Black Hillis
Taft
Roosevelt
Coolidge
Venport Dam
Bear Butte
Black Hills
Rapid City
Jarvis Davenport
The
Power Company
W. J. Bulow
Peter Norbeck
South Dakota
White House
Squaw Creek
Welch Briefs McDowell Court Adjourns Without Docketed Trials
McDowell county circuit court adjourned with no cases on the docket for trial though sessions were expected to proceed amid crowds. A heavy spectator turnout was noted and today’s docket is anticipated to attract similar crowds. Local officials and a beetle fight effort continued to combat the Mexican bean beetle affecting state crops. C I Powell from the state agriculture department is in the county for several days advising farmers in battling the pest and visiting coal camps. In hospital news, James Christian, 25, of Bartley, suffered a pelvic fracture in a mine accident and is at Grace hospital. Ernest Brown, from English, sustained minor leg injuries in a Flat Top coal company incident and is also hospitalized. Henry Woods, 22, a coal loader at Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal, was treated for a pelvis fracture after a slate fall and is listed in favorable condition.
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McDowell County
C. I. Powell
State Department of Agriculture
James Christian
Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Company
Bartley
Grace Hospital
Ernest Brown
Flat Top Coal Company
English
Pond Creek
Pocahontas Coal Company
Henry Woods
Woods
Vivian Bishop 8 Injured By Car Near Kimball School
Eight year old Vivian Bishop was struck by a car on the Kimball school road on the way home. She suffered a compound fracture of the left leg above the ankle and is in grave condition at Grace hospital. the driver fled the scene but returned to Welch.
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Vivian Bishop
Kimball
Kimball School House
Grace Hospital
G. W. Bishop
Welch
Bald eagle found trapped by wire and coyote trap
A large American bald eagle, acting strangely, was killed by hunters who found it with one leg caught in a coyote trap and another trap attached by wire. The traps were located about 150 miles away, indicating distant setting of the traps.
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EAGLE
Killdeer
N. D
Nocturnal Banjo Song Leads to Baumes Law Case
In New York a man named Gus Drey fus was singing on a curb at 2 am when a police officer approached and arrested him. Investigators found the banjo was stolen and that Drey fus had seven prior convictions, facing a potential life sentence under Baumes law for his singing and alleged crime.
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New York
Gus Dreyfus
Gus
Tempting Luncheon Delights Eggs on Toast with Rich Sauce
Poached eggs on toast topped with a thin rarebit sauce and garnished with parsley promise a tempting luncheon treat. The simple dish highlights a delicate balance of egg and cheese sauce for a satisfying midday meal.
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Bond
Wood
Katie E. Wood
Verne Langlen
W. A. Langlen
E. B. Zinkle
J. G. Smith
Kelleysville
W. S. Reynolds
Justice of the Peace
W. W. McNeal
Bluefield
Ziskie
Costa
Smith
Ethel Shelton
Miele Bide
Morris
Shelton Mise
Katherine Shelton
Eldridge Morris
Bristol
Tenn
W. L. Shelton
Prince Street
Princeton High School
Herbert Morrie
South Avenue
Huntington
Morrie
Missionary Society
Young People’s Missionary Society
Kee Street Methodist Church
L. H. Johnson
Hildreth
W. E. Tyler
Walnutst
Ancl
J. T. Hildreth
Lucy Hildreth
Tazewell
L. J. Greever
G. W. McConnell
W. P. Bontwood
T. C. Schuler
Carl Mooney
Buckhannon
Dr. Schuler
Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
G. J. Wood
Circle Drive
American Legion Hall
Mraith Stiltner Stinson
Madith Ella Wood
Charleston
Royal Today
Rose Beauty Shoppe
Realty
Davenport
Haven
French Creek
Welch Briefs
Paris
France
Twg
Goring
Carpenters and Mechanics
Welch Hardware and Supply Company
Lewis Furniture Company
Welch Furniture
Lewis Furniture CO
Welch, W. Va
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