City To Hold Special Election For Liquor Store Decision
Registrars will sit in Princeton’s three wards on June 29 and 30 ahead of a July 14 vote on whether the liquor store should continue under the liquor control commission. Action followed a court writ ordering the election after prior delays and petitions.
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Liquor Control Commission
Princeton
BE. K. Johnston
H. J. Thompson
A. 8
Fortune
J. H. Gadd
Hauor
Howell M. Tanner
Athens girl prize essay winner to visit capital
Ernestine Bird, fifth grade pupil at Concord Training School in Athens, won the county first prize for essays on reducing automobile accidents in West Virginia. She will travel Friday to Welch to join other county winners, then Saturday to Charleston for a tour of the capitol, safety department, and board of education offices, led by state troopers. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs G M Bird of Athens and niece of Dr S T Bird of Princeton.
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Ernestine Bird
Concord Training School
Athens
West Virginia
Welch
Chareston
Capitol
Department of Safety
Board of Education
New Hope Revival at Glenwood Church
A revival is conducted on the Glenwood charge at New Hope church with preaching nightly at 7 45 p m and Sunday 11 a m led by Rev J F Mayberry. Everyone is invited and urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
New Hope Church
7. F. Mayberry
Princeton Paragraphs Suit In Chancery In Circuit Court
Suit was filed yesterday in circuit court by Elsie Mae Weat against Carl Morrison West in chancery under July rules seeking divorce. Agee Anderson sues Nannie Bell Anderson an infant in chancery under July rules. John J. and Rosetta McDaniel sue Metropolitan Life Insurance for 2404 in assumpsit. Reckless driving Paul Tynes fined 50 dollars and costs and ten days jail. Brady Washington Breeden fined 50 dollars and 30 days in jail. Wesley Hawkins fined 10 dollars and ten days jail. All with costs. arrests by city police and arraignments before Magistrates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Mae Weat
Carl Morrison West
Agee Anderson
Nannie Bell Anderson
Assumpsit
John J
Rosetta McDaniel
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Sheriff’s Office Pays Half of County Indebtedness
The sheriff’s office reports paying nearly one half of the county indebtedness totaling 96 765 47 in certificates issued August 20 1934. With interest the June 1 1937 due amount is around 55000 and most has been paid. The six percent certificates are scheduled to be cleared by June 1 1937.
Drunk and Disorderly Fined in Montcalm Case
Robert Widner was fined 108 dollars and jailed ninety days by Magistrate W. S. Reynolds after aMontcalm arrest by Constable J. W. Repasa and J. B. Boyd. Brady Lawson, Henry Hairston, and Sam Saxton, all colored, faced fines for liquor related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Widner
W. S. Reynolds
Montcalm
J. W. Repasa
J. B. Boyd
Peace Conservator
Brady Lawson
Reynolds
Sam Saxton
Henry Hairston
Repass
Boyd
Princeton Personal Notes Highlight Local Socials
Miss Mildred Hadden plans a six week stay at the University of Virginia Biological Station in Mountain Lake. The Presbyterian church Woman's auxiliary meets Thursday at 3 PM. Mrs J J Stump and son Joe of Norton Va visit Mrs Stump’s mother Mrs H H Hunt on Highland Ave. Mr and Mrs George Woolfolk and Mrs H E Dejarnette visited in Beckley. Clyde Lucas returns home from a trip to Washington DC.
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Mildred Hadden
H. C. Hadden
Hale Avenue
Mountain Lake
University of Virginia Biological Station
The
Presbyterian Church
J. J. Stump
Joe
Norton
H. H. Hunt
Highland Avenue
George Woolfolk
H. E. Dejarnette
Beckley
Ampton Dejarnette
Clyde Lucas
Washington, D. C
New Hartford man spanked by motorist in odd incident
Robert Carpenter of Pine Meadow was struck and whipped by an unidentified driver who stopped before him while he walked. Carpenter's pants caught fire as matches in his pocket reportedly ignited during the attack.
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New Hartford
Conn
Robert Carpenter
Pine Meadow
Carpenter
Veterans cash bonds at Princeton post office
The Princeton post office processed over 500 bonds worth more than $25,000 sent to Charleston for cashing. Veterans turned in adjusted compensation bonds while some kept portions, expecting checks by week’s end. Dr. S. T. Bird, ex AEF captain and Princeton American Legion commander, was among early recipients.
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Princeton
Charleston
S. T. Bird
A. BE. F
Princeton American Legion Post
W M A Meeting in Silver Springs and Visit Notes
The W M A of Silver Springs meets at 2 in the afternoon with Mrs J Wyant on Thornton Avenue. Mrs Maxine Downey White and her son Tommy of Morgantown NC visited High Point and stayed with the Downeys, returning home Sunday. Tommy will spend his vacation here. They were joined in Princeton by Robey Claywell from Winston Salem and Morgantown. The Rosa Ponselle Music Club meets at 2:30 this afternoon at Miss Grace Wilsons on Highland Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Springs
J. &. Wyant
Thornton Avenue
Maxine Downey White
Tommy
Morgantown
N. C
Rosa Ponselle Music Club
Grace Wilson
Highland Avenue
Parade Climax At West Virginia Spanish War Veterans Meet
Wheeling West Virginia officials and veterans highlighted the 73rd annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans department with 763 regular soldiers and 64 auxiliaries. The Allegheny County fire and drum corps led the parade, followed by 35 Pittsburgh veterans. Officers were to be elected at the convention today. Arthur Orme national commander and Irma VogelNational Auxiliary president spoke yesterday. Mayor Charles Schultz welcomed the group and John R Kennedy responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia Department
United Spanish War Veterans
Allegheny County Council Fire and Drum Corps
Pittsburgh
Arthur Orme
Trenton
N. J
Irma Vogel
Pontiac
Ill
National Auxiliary Veterans
Charles Schultz
John R. Kennedy
Parkersburg
Butter Prices and Market Notes Mention Carrots
Butter in Chicago on June 16 held firm with multiple scores and percentages listed. The report also notes centralized carrots and refers to electro plating of silver being discovered in the mid 19th century.
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Chicago
For Sale 9 room brick residence in prime district
Bargain cash sale of a nine room brick home with basement in a best residential district. Heating by hot water and cooking with coal gas or electricity. Includes brick garage. Send inquiries to Box 9 care Telegraph.
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Care Telegraph
Truck with No Brakes Flips Near Interurban Tracks
Vernon Harker of Huntington was cited after a no brakes truck ran past a First street crossing on Bluefield road near Princeton and turned on its side after colliding with an interurban car. Passenger James Baker and Harker escaped injury.
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New Bluefield Road
Princeton
Vernon Harker
22Nd Street
Huntington
D. T. Carr
F. L. Gore
Harker
Gore
Bluefield
Barker
James Baker
L. B. Smoot
H. H. Richards
Hughes Fined and Jailed on Pistol and Drunk Charges
Thomas H Hughes was fined 50 dollars plus costs and sentenced to six months in Giles County jail by Magistrate C F Susong for carrying a pistol and drunkenness. In default of payment he received ten days additional for the pistol fine and ten more for the drunk charge, to run consecutively. He was later taken to Pearisburg Virginia to testify in a criminal case and was to return to Mercer county jail. Police officers R H Lamb and Luther Bas am arrested him Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Tynes
D. T. Carr
Tynes
BE. L. Davidson
Brady Washington Breeden
Wesley Hawkins
Davidson
J. P. McKinney
Thomas H. Hughes
C. Fsusong
Hughes
Pearisburg
J. H. Corell
Giles County
Mercer County
R. H. Lamb
Luther Basam
Glamorous Adventure Ends In Silent Decision
Gail contemplates a life without Dick as she returns home after a rejected marriage proposal. To escape loneliness she sketches in the library, finding quiet at a secluded corner while a young man sits opposite her, hinting at a new encounter.
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Gail
Fine Arts
Atendants
Reusable Design Trends in 20th Century Packaging
Today many manufacturers design packaging for reuse after contents are used. Examples include glass jars becoming drinking glasses, screw tops serving as measuring cups, and an ice cream can becoming a sand pail. Other items feature decorative decanters, versatile hat boxes, picture frames, ash trays, and shakeable olive oil shakers.
For Sale 4 Room House at 415 Prince Street
N. E. White lists a four room house for sale at 415 Prince Street Princeton. Contact Route 3 Box 84 for details.
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Room House
Prince Street
N. E. White
Princeton
Ickes' Sleuth Relieved by White House Order
Louis Glavis, chief investigator for Secretary Harold Ickes, is ordered by President Roosevelt to resign and take a new administrative post, amid cabinet clashes.
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Ickes
Roosevelt
TORM
Louis Glavis
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Dry goods market moves in New York
Cotton gray goods held firm while finished goods were brisk and rayon slowed. Raw silk stayed unchanged as wool goods showed moderate demand for fall shipments and burlap remained steady.
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New York
Clark Gable Bypassed By Flagg For Handsome Actors
Illustrator James Montgomery Flagg says Clark Gable is not handsome but has strong sex appeal, explaining why he left Gable off a list of six handsomest film actors. Also noted are Djerma horsemen with colorful kapox armor and iron copper helmets in Niger region.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
James Montgomery Flagg
Flagg
Gable
Gary Cooper
George Brent
Ronald Colman
Robert Taylor
Cary Grant
Francis X. Shields
Niger
Africa
Cinderella Sweetheart Dreams In Central Park Honeymoon
Gail and Derek reconcile after doubts about Lucille and a rumored marriage. Gail shares news of her success and fortune, while Derek vows to marry and pursue art in Arizona. They walk to Central Park, speak of a hopeful future, and plan a shared honeymoon.
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Derek
Gail
Dick Searles
Lucille
Darling
Madame Lizette’s
Lucile
Hugh
Central Park
Arizona
West
Fatal shooting feud claims miner in Premier
Arthur Prunty 33 of Premier was killed in a 3 PM shooting outside the Premier Pocahontas Coal company store. Laude Sargent 34 of Premier was arrested, charged with murder, after firing a .32 pistol in what authorities described as a grudge.
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Arthur Prunty
Premier
Laude Sargent
Premier Pocahontas Coal Company
Sargent
Nathan Ash
Welch
N. T. Sites
Larent
Two Men Involved In Fight On Coal Job Site
Deputy Ash reports a fight involving Prunty and another man against Sar gent with Sar gent beaten. Neighbors recall a three week prior dispute and no further trouble since. Both men work for Premier Pocahontas Coal. Funeral plans not set. Sites and Prosecuting Attorney Ander son led the probe.
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Ash
Prunty
Sargent
Capels Miner Tom Jarvis Dies From Bridge Fall
Funeral services are set for 2 30 PM today for Tom Jarvis 44 Capels miner who died after injuries from a fall Friday from the N and W railway bridge at Hemphill He was Hungarian and suffered a fractured skull and other injuries. Interment will be at the Roderfield cemetery Father J J Hanley will lead the rites. It is unclear if he fell or was knocked from the bridge.
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Tom Jarvis
Capels
Hemphill
Welch Catholic
J. J. Hanley
Roderfield
Jarvis
Booth Survives Steep Auto Plunge Near Mountain View Inn
Fred Booth manager of Peerless Steam Laundry narrowly escaped death when his car ran off a embankment near Mountain View Inn en route to Logan. The vehicle rolled several times. Booth sustained only bruises and lacerations and continued home to Welch after seeking treatment.
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Fred Booth
Peerless Steam Laundry
Mountain View Inn
Booth
Logan
Welch
Welch Personal News Highlights and Travel Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Mullins and daughter Bunny left for Washington D C to visit relatives. Georgine Hunt Lewis Hunt and C H Boxley returned to Roanoke after a Welch weekend visit. Mrs Rose B French and Hoagland French visited Potahontas yesterday. Trooper Crit Hall returned to Bluefield after a two week vacation and Federal court duties. In 1935 ten companies carried about two thirds of Canadian air express and freight with 100 planes and 11 percent pilots and 107 engineers.
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X. c. Mullins
Bunny
Washington, D. C
Georgine Hunt
Lewis Hunt
C. H. Boxley
Roanoke
Welch
Walter Woody
Rose B. French
Price Hill
Hoagland French
Potahontas
Crit Hall
Bluefield
Canadian Air Express
Emanuel Sisterhood Meeting Advised for 2:30 PM
The Emanuel Sisterhood holds a regular meeting this afternoon at 2 30 at the home of Mrs Louis Gottlieb Harrah apartments All members are requested to be present.
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Emanuel Sisterhood
Louis Gottlieb
Harrah
Joseph Pendleton Dies After Two Year Illness
Joseph Pendleton twenty, a Welch resident and Welch High School class of 1934 graduate, died at 8 p.m. after a two year illness. He had been treated at Beckley sanitarium, returned home last year, and died at a local institution. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Pendleton and siblings William Fred Francis Rosemary. uncle Col. William Pendleton. aunts Mrs. C F Tynes and Mrs. L A Page. Funeral arrangements not set.
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Joseph Pendleton
Welch
Young Pendleton
Welch High School
Beckley Sanitarium
F. W. Pendleton
William
Fred
Welch Daily News
Francis
Rosemary
Col
William Pendleton
Tazewell
C. F. Tynes
L. A. Page
Bluefield
Welch Paragraphs Breaks Arm
Mrs. Cauly Hagerman, 62, of Bradshaw, fractured her right arm after being struck by a cow yesterday afternoon. She is receiving treatment at Grace Hospital. The Retail Clerks union will hold its regular meeting tonight at 7 30 in the Central Labor Union hall in the Temple theater building.
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Cauly Hagerman
Bradshaw
Grace Hospital
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Registrats Wit Sit
P. B. Chewning
Luther Basham
Mercer School
Mercer Street
Hearn Alley
North Walker and
Honaker Avenue
Essie Thorn
Elmer Barton
J. G. Gadd
Tommy Walthall
Harrison Street
Capital City
NEW Hope Revival
Landon
Theo Cobb Landon
United States
Alf Landon
Institute Suits
Sheriff’s Office
Vets Ask
Postoffice
Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
F.D.R
George Rogers Clark
Northwest
Clark
Vincennes
America
Jean Seivwright
NEA Service, Inc
Porgras
George T
Glavis
J. C. Lilly Kegley
Cyschic
Gordon the Great
Harding U
Telad
Margeret Lindsay Walter Abel
Popeye the Sailor
Popeye
Kelvinator
New River and Pocahontas Stores
Jones-Cornett Electric Company
Rca-Victor Radio Distributors
McDowell County
Claude Sargent
Sites
Wilson Anderson
J. Millar Watt
Capels Miner
U. S
Count George Potocki
Washington
Vienna
Marshal Pilsudski
Potocki
Welch, W. V
Bernard Gottlieb
Pocahontas Fuel Company
ONE Broadway
Pocahontas
Tidewater
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Lambert's Point
Sewell’s Point
Norfolk
Newport Nova
New Bedford
Mass
Salem, Mass
Mystic Wharf
Boston
Portland, Maine
Sandusky
Toledo
Ohio
Boston, Mass
New Bedford, Mass
Norfolk, Va
Bluefield, W. Va
Cincinnati, Ohio
Chicago, Il
Detroit, Mich
Moxey, Savon & Co., Ltd
Lime Street Square
London
BH. C
England
Coal Trading Association
Rotterdam
Holland
Frederick Gundersen
Bergen
Norway
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