Princeton to Close Fiscal Year With Modest Cash Balance
The city of Princeton plans to close its fiscal year June 30 with a small cash balance despite a $7,448.11 old debt and tax revenue curtailments. City treasurer R N Vermillion reported $10,000 in public utility taxes received, $8,721.56 due, and sheriff collections of $20,572.58 with $11,969.68 already turned over. Estimated uncollected taxes total about $4,000, with total city dues and bills around $13,324.46 and $13,052.04 respectively, including four thousand for sinking funds and seven thousand four hundred forty-eight for old debts. Cash on hand was $3,159.02 as of June 18.
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Princeton
R. N. Vermillion
Elise
J. C. McConnell
Mre
L. E. Willyoung
Hale Avenue
Frank Holroyd
Bailey files candidacy for Democratic house of delegates
J A Douglas Bailey of Bluefield filed a certificate for the Democratic nomination for the house of delegates in circuit court clerk's office. A World War II veteran who served one term in the house and previously sought the sheriff nomination. W R Bray of Jakvale also filed for county court commissioner.
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J. A. Douglas Bailey
Bluefield
House of Delegates
Ciruit
Bailey
House
W. R. Bray
Jakvale
Salvation Army Campaign Exceeds Princeton Outpost Goal
The Salvation Army reports campaign success for a 1200 budget to launch an Army outpost in Princeton on July 1. General chairman Herbert B. Pearis thanked contributors and said arrangements were set to open the post on July 1 as plans continue.
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Salvation Army
Princeton
Herbert B. Pearis
Pearis
Surviving Children Listed in Obituary
By J. Millar Watt the obituary names surviving children including R. Be. Saunders of Martinsville Virginia W. V. Saunders of Niday Virginia Mrs. Jessie Smith and Mrs. Luther Smith of Princeton Mrs. W. H. St. Clair of Mullene Mrs. T. R. Reed of Princeton Mrs. Nettie Gunter of Mul and Mrs. L. B. Blankenship of Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. BE. Saunders
Martinsvile
W. V. Saunders
Niday
Jessie Smith
Luther Smith
Princeton
W. H. St. Clair
Mullene
T. R. Reed
Nettie Gunter
Mul
L. B. Blankenship
Princeon
Committee appointed negotiates building for post quarters
An advisory council appointed committee negotiates a building to serve as quarters for the post. Campaign headquarters stay open until June 1. Captain Hal Hughes, head of the Bluefield Army post, will spend part of each day in Princeton to organize the opening and handle emergencies.
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Mittee Oy
Advisory Council
Yee 1
Hal Hughes
Bluefield
Army
Princeton
Virginian Official to Be Honored at Tuesday Banquet
Carl Buchholtz Virginian Railway president will be honored at a community banquet next Tuesday at the Virginian hotel. D. J. Bailey D. K. Callaway Kyle McCormick form the planning committee with W. D. Shuff as toastmaster. Plates are priced at $1.
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Carl Buchholtz
Virginian Railway Company
Virginian Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
D. J. Bailey
D. K. Callaway
Kyle McCormick
W. D. Shuff
Chamber
Uma
Mrs Maudy Saunders Dies at 73 in Princeton
Mrs Maudy Saunders 73 of Princeton died at Princeton hospital Tuesday morning from complications. Funeral at Kee Street Methodist church this afternoon at 1. Interment in Sandlick cemetery. Born October 23, 1862 she married W B Saunders December 18, 1877. Husband died July 4, 1918. She leaves eight children forty grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
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Maudy Saunders
Princeton Hospital
Kee Street Methodist Church
Sandlick
J. P. Byrd
Jewell
Saunders
W. B. Saunders
Caroline Hylton circle meets at First Baptist church
Princeton society gathers at Mrs. T. M. Johnson home on College avenue from 1 to 4 pm. Devotional led by Ruth Cooke, talks on youthful missionaries by Bessie Hale Beulah Meador and Edna Perkins. Handkerchief shower presented to Mrs. Johnson as Nancy Secrest recited I Love You Truly. Refreshments served to members and visitors.
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Caroline Hylton
First Baptist Church
T. M. Johnson
College Avenue
Hartley Sanders
Eva Gwinn
Grace Perkins
Ruth Cooke
Bessie Hale
Beulah Meador
Edna Perkins
Johnson
Nancy Secrest
Mrs. Johnson
Willie Marie Shumate
Helen Hylton
Lydia Burkholder
Annie Mitchell
Jack London
Gertrude Mitchell
O. F. Cook
Eupha Luttrell
Pack
Presbyterian church auxiliary set to meet Thursday
The Woman's auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will gather Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the church for its meeting.
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Woman's Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
County Schools Cut 24 Teacher Positions for 1934 35
Decreases in gross enrollments and average daily attendance reduce staff. County superintendent G J Wood reports elementary enrollments of 12 652 in 33 24 and 12 956 in 32 33 with daily attendance around 77 and 80 percent. High schools show 4 127 daily attendees of 4 879 enrollment for 33 34 with 84 6 percent attendance. Appointments made for 509 total positions. 110 fewer teachers than 32 33 and 24 fewer than 33 34.
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G. J. Wood
Pendleton Welcomes Son Homer Wilson at Fifth Street
Mr and Mrs W W Pendleton of Fifth street announce the birth of a son Homer Wilson born Monday morning. Both mother and child are reported well. The intermediate R A s of the First Baptist church will meet at the church this evening at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Pendleton
Fifth Street
Homer Wilson
R. A.’s of the First Baptist Church
Sasser Family Reports Phllip Sasser Improves After Fall
J W Sasser and his son John returned from Durham New York where they visited Phillip Sasser who was seriously injured after a fall from a three story fraternity house at Chapel Hill ten days ago. He is improving and expected to be out of danger.
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J. W. Sasser
John
Durham
N. Y
Phillip Sasser
Chapel Hill
Mr. Sasser
Phillip
Marriage of Janet Kirby and Frederick L. Buxton
News arrives of the marriage between Miss Janet Kirby of Charleston and Mr. Frederick L. Buxton of Athens Ohio. They wed Saturday June 16 in the Beckley Baptist church. Miss Kirby has taught at Princeton High School.
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Janet Kirby
Charleston
Frederick L. Buxton
Athens
Ohio
Baptist Church
Beckley
Miss Kirby
Princeton High School
Marriage Announcement and church program set in Charleston
The bride has many friends in the city who will be interested to learn of her marriage and she and her spouse will reside in Charleston. The Woman's auxiliary of the First Methodist church meets tonight at 8 o'clock with the Business Girls circle in charge of the program. A social hour will follow.
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Charleston
First Methodist Church
Princeton Personal Notes Highlight Local Travels and Visitors
Roanoke and Suffolk visits are logged for Peggy Booker and relatives. County clerk Loggery G. Bowling travels to Clarkeburg and Beckley to join county clerks meeting. return trips include Radford visitors, Chicago World’s Fair plans, and family reunions across Princeton and nearby towns.
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Misa
Peggy Booker
F. W. Dowdy
Roanoke
Suffolk
G. Bowling
Clarkeburg
State Association of County Clerks
Beckley
Harry Andeson
Raleigh County
J. S. Bakin
Radford
Carl Carper
Loraine Rogers
Elizabeth Bird
Ben W. Bird Jr
Chicago
Madie V. Conner
Stuart Garrett
Ed Flaherty
Helen Foster
South Ninth Street
Anna Bob Rich
Washington, D. C
College Avenue
Denny Shuff
W. H. Roberts
Abby McCormick
Kyle McCormick
North Walker Street
Charleston
Cargill
Daniel Hale
North Western University
Circle Drive
H. C. Wells
Virginia Beach
C. O. Littler
Princeton
H., Wella
Stewardship topic illustrated by Rev Frank L Stuck
Mid week service at the First Church of Christ features an illustrated talk on Stewardship by the Rev Frank L Stuck this evening. Several special musical numbers are also on the program.
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Frank L. Stuck
Church of Christ
More CCC openings for veterans expected in Princeton
The Princeton American Legion post received a bulletin from G. Stanley Hambric stating there will be more CCC camp openings for veterans next month. Veterans should obtain application blanks from Hambric. H. I. Goode noted this. A judge sent three boys to the state industrial school for boys at Pruntytown, escorted by a guard yesterday. A special Legion meeting is called for tonight at 8 at the Memorial building to plan support for the Junior American Legion baseball team which will play Welch next Monday in Princeton. ticket details will be arranged at the meeting.
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CCC
Princeton American Legion Post
G. Stanley Hambric
Charleston
Hambric
H. I. Goode
State Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
John M. McGrath
Memorial Building
American Legion
Welch
Princeton
Local visitors and residents referenced in Bud-Alpaca area notes
Bud Alpac a West Virginia entries list visits by Mr and Mrs George McKinney of Sophia and Miss Edith Tieta. Mr and Mrs McKinley Dean and Edith Tieta hosted friends at Bluestone. James McKinney visited Bluefield, Edith Blankenship returned from Matoaka. Pete Andrews of Mullens spent Sunday with friends. Mrs Walter Brewer admitted to Raleigh General Hospital Thursday.
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Bud-Alpaca
W. Va
George McKinney
Sophia
McKinley Dean
Edith Tieta
Bluestone
James McKinney
Bluefield
Edith Blankenship
Matoaka
Pete” Andrews
Mullens
Walter Brewer
Raleigh General Hospital
Local residents visit relatives across town
Evening after illness at home several days. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Day of Tralee were visiting here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Ellison were at Mullens Wednesday. Mrs. Mandy Belcher visited relatives at Covel Friday. Mrs. Jack Day and Mrs. Langley Salyers of Tralee were here Thursday evening. Mrs. Ella Belcher and her daughter Jean are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Belcher this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. John Belcher of Roanoke are visiting his brother W. B. Belcher.
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Jack Day
Tralee
J. K. Ellison
Mullens
Mandy Belcher
Covel
Langley Salyers
Ella Belcher
Ager
Jean
W. B. Belcher
John Belcher
Roanoke
Strike clashes injure worker at Berkeley Woolen plant
In Martinsburg West Virginia Charles M Brown an assistant dyer at Berkeley Woolen was injured when three men from a nearby quarry assaulting strikers tried to block his entry to the plant. Police rescued him as clashes continued around the plant during the strike now in its second week.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Charles M. Brown
Berkeley Woolen Company
Johnson cites leak at NRA over Donovan dismissal
Washington reports Johnson announced at a press conference that confidential government documents may have been disclosed within the NRA. He fired John Donovan, head of NRA Local 91 and AFGE union leader, and urged possible national labor board review. Donovan's lodge planned a protest meeting.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
NRA
Labor Advisory Board
John Donovan
NRA Local 91
American Federation of Government
Donovan
National Labor Board
Welch Mountaineer Boosters hold one day meeting in Welch
Several hundred members of the Mountaineer Boosters association of the Junior Order United American Mechanics are expected for a one day meeting in Welch this Saturday. J W Billy Burton and A Kincaid announce three to four hundred visiting juniors from the southern district will attend with Lambert of Huntington speaking and J Alfred Taylor emceeing. A luncheon supper at 930 is planned and a parade is omitted due to traffic. The event is open to the public.
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Mountaineer Boosters Association
United American Mechanics
Welch
J. W
Billy) Burton
A. Kincaid
West Virginia
Brother Lambert
Huntington
J. Alfred Taylor
Fayetteville
John W. Blakely
Princeton and Welch Junior Baseball Title Bid
American Legion junior teams from Princeton and Welch will duel for the sixth district title. R. E. L. Douglas announces the race while plans push for a Welch home game by Friday so veterans at the West Virginia VFW encampment can attend. Bluefield post is disqualified for missing required player data by June 15 under district rules.
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American Legion
Princeton
Welch
R. E. L. Douglas
Princeton Legionnaires
West Virginia Department of Veterans of Foreign Waré
Legion
Bluefield
Ance
George Smiley
Geza Gallay Funeral Held in Welch
Funeral services for Geza Gallay 56 well known Hungarian resident of Capels were held this afternoon at 2 30 in the First Methodist church Welch Rev L W Pierce conducted the service with interment in Woodlawn cemetery on the Blue field Bramwell road Gallay had lived in McDowell county for 30 years and is survived by his widow and three children Mra Ray
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First Methodist
Welch
Geza Gallay
Capels
L. W. Pierce
Woodlawn
Bluefield-Bramwell
McDowell County
Mra
Ray
Harris Welch Gurned in Capels Pair
Harris of Welch joins Irene Mise and Ernest Gallay, both of Capels, in a local event or notice highlighting residents from these towns.
Welch Emanuel Sisterhood Bridge Luncheon in Welch
The Welch Emanuel Sisterhood hosted a bridge luncheon in the Appalachian community room with 40 attendees. Prizes for high score went to Mrs. Arthur Weiss of New York and Mrs. Louis Michaelson of Welch, among others, as flowers decorated the room.
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Bridge
Arthur Weiss
New York
Louis Michaelson
War
Fred Firey
Isadore Katzen
Welch
Harry Bank
Mia
Louis Gottlieb
Louis Sherman
Edward A. Herzburn
Sam Polon
David Scott
Max Michaelson
J. L. Sameth
Max Roston
Sidney Friedman
Rosalyn Katzen
Estelle Katzen
Edith Robinson
J. W. Blakely
J. W. Slack
Otis St. Clair
Lillia Koslow
Julius Kasdin
Sol Spector
Louis, Michaelson, Huntington
Frank Sherman
Williamso
W. Va
Charles Budnick
Jacob Spector
Welch Paragraphs Highlights of Welch Visit and Mine Accident
Rocco Marchitelli arrives in Welch to spend time with parents and prep for work in Boston at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is joined by cousin Tommy Marchitelli and Albert Tocci of nearby towns. L B Beavers, 40, of Pageton, suffers a fractured pelvis after a mine accident at Page Coal, treated at Stevens clinic with coal status reported as good last night.
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Rocco Marchitelli
Welch
Sully Marchitelli
Marchitelli
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Boston
Mass
City Hospital
Tommy Marchitelli
Summersville
Magés
Albert Tocci
Newton Upper Falls
L. B. Beavers
Pageton
Page Coal Company
Stevens Clinic
West Virginia Amateur Golf Tourney Opens at White Sulphur Springs
More than 100 of the state's leading amateur shot-makers are expected to compete in the West Virginia amateur golf tournament at White Sulphur Springs starting July 2. Fred Bannerot Jr. of Charleston seeks a third straight title as 36 hole qualifying begins.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
White Sulphur Springs
Fred Bannerot Jr
Charleston
Fritzi Stifel
Wheeling
Notable Names in Local Social Register
Mrs Frank Frage and Mrs Co L Thorne join Mr and Mrs J E Thorne and Miss Mildred Hoffer in a prominent social listing reflecting community ties and ongoing events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Frage
Co. L. Thorne
J. E. Thorne
Mise Mildred Hoffer
Welch Area Personal Notes Show Local Visits
Miss Louise Williamson of Welch Emergency Hospital hosted her mother Mrs. R H Williamson and brother Tommy Williamson of Bluefield Virginia. Mrs R J Early of Bramwell visits daughter Mrs C L Thorne on Riverside Drive. Isadore Scott returns to Morgantown to pursue a master’s degree at West Virginia University. Goodridge Sale visits Bluefield on a business trip. Miss Louise Elsnaugle of Newark New Jersey stays in Welch with friends. Mrs John Summers and others return from Greenbrier after accompanying youths to the Presbyterian Young People’s conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Williamson
Welch Emergency Hospital
R. H. Williamson
Tommy Williamson
Bluefield
R. J. Early
Bramwell
C. L. Thorne
Riverside Drive
Isadore Scott
Morkantown
West Viginia University
Goodridge Sale
Louise Elsnaugle
Newark
N. J
Welch
John Summers
Myrtle Cox
Frank Wright
Odi Cascali
A. W. Steller
Hewlett
Greenbrier
Presbyterian Young People's Conference
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J. Millar Watt
Princeton Society
Mars
Harry Karnes
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Methodist Auxiliary
Barbakow’s Store
Mercer St
Princeton, W. Va
Bud- Alg
W. W
Willie G. Hash
Nelson's Ladies’ Shop
Mountaineer Boosters, J. O. U. A. M
Princeton and Welch
Nats
East
Washington Senators
Eddie Cramer
Temple University
Louisville
American Association
Welch Society
Appalachian
Welch Emanuel Sisterhood
Methodist Church
Bridge Party
L. L. Whitney
Elbert
Dr. Whitney
Dorothy Perkins
Betty Whitney
L. Thorn
SEA Hero
Fiero
Gulf of Mexico
George McBride
United Fruit
Zacapa
Knut Hamsen
Miner
O. L. Alexander
Harry Bowen
H. R. Hawthorne
Arthur J. MacBride
R. Lt. Wallace
Pocahontas Fuel Company
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Toledo
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Norfolk, Va
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Moxey, Savon &C., Ltd
Lime Street Square
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England
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Rotterdam
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