Reynolds Wins East River Justice Nomination After Recount
J H Reynolds keeps lead for Republican justice of the peace in East River after county court recount reducing his total from 633 to 604 while Dangerfield moves from 487 to 488. Democratic rivals are Carl Jones and D T Carr. Detailed precinct shifts noted with minor gains and losses for both Reynolds and Dangerfield. Constable recount not performed as W H Kanade withdrew the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Reynolds
Justice of the Peace
East River District
F E. H. Witten
Justice
Carl Jones
D. T. Carr
Reynolds
Dangerfield
Dangerfeld
Pre
Constable
W. H
Crip) Kanade
For Sale Nine Room Brick Residence in Prime District
For sale a nine room brick residence with basement in a best residential area. Features hot water heat and options for coal gas or electricity for cooking, brick garage. Good cash bargain. Box 9 care Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Care Telegraph
Canvassing Board to Receive Contest Anticipated Orders
After several precincts were tallied the county court will stay in session as a canvassing board to receive orders prepared by contestants attorneys. It is expected that those contentions will be summarized by week’s end.
Courthouse Offices Closed Except Sheriff’s on Holiday
Mercer county courthouse offices will be closed all day in observance of West Virginia Day. Sheriff J C Fanning’s office remains open. other offices close at noon to allow taxpayers with statements to pay. Deadline to rent and taxes to avoid delinquency is June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
J. C. Fanning
West Virnia
Ning
Lilly Land Company Improves New Tract
Lilly Land Company has subdivided the Wagner farm into truck farms. Water mains and road work have been contracted and begun. Most parcels are sold and several buyers plan to build homes soon, a rarity for water mains in a truck farm addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Lilly Land Company
Woman seeks divorce after husband assaults spouse
Kinston records show Joseph Dawson would not name the woman but cited her reasons for a divorce case. She alleges her husband poured salt on her bed and poured liquor on her face, burned her legs with a cigarette, and beat her with a suit of padded pajamas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinston
N. C
Joseph Dawson
Santa Barbara Council Seeks Funds For Street Wear
Santa Barbara officials, lacking a direct budget line for corn meal to slick an asphalt street for a series of dances, appealed to local shoe dealers for donations, arguing the shoe leather wear would repay the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
Cit Council
Princeton Boosters to Meet McComas at Home Field
The Princeton Boosters play McComas this afternoon at 3 on the Princeton athletic field South Walker street in a county league game. The team has won its last five games. On Sunday they host Woodmen of the World at Glenwood Park at 3 pm. Myrtle Profitt sues Albert Profitt in chancery seeking divorce returnable to July rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Boosters
McComas
Princeton Athletic Field
South Walker Street
Boosters
Woodmen of the World
Glenwood Park
Myrtle Profitt
Albert Profitt
Stewardship Week at First Church Sets July 1 Budget
The First Church of Christ announces stewardship week urging members to prepare to indicate their financial role for the next fiscal year starting July 1. E. H. Pepling, aided by Mrs. G. Chariton, will visit members to complete the canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
E. H., Pepling
G. &. Chariton
Convicts Quelled After Revolt On Fast Train
Eight rebellious convicts, seven narcotics offenders, fought five guards aboard a speeding train en route from Toledo to Leavenworth. They toppled tables, shattered windows, and wrecked the car before officers subdued them and moved the inmates to a federal prison awaiting transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Leavenworth
Toledo
Ohio
Rotary Talk On Local Army Post Leads To July 1 Unit
Col. Fred W. Seiler of Richmond Va division commander of the Salvation Army spoke to the Princeton Rotary about the Princeton Salvation Army corps becoming a separate unit effective July 1. He lauded Hal Hughes for organizing the Princeton unit and the Waynesboro unit, and thanked local cooperation. He noted benefits of attending the International Rotary convention in Atlantic City which opens Monday. The club will be hosted by several members at the Atlantic City convention and will dine July 10 at Glenwood school hosted by the farm women's club. George H. Brown praised the song leader Youager, and Frank R. Wilson introduced Mickey Obin who read Jim's Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club of
Princeton
Fred W. Seiler
Richmond
Salvation Army
Princeton Salvation Army Corps
Hal Hughes
Bluefield
Waynesboro
Seiler
Atlantic City
BE. K. Ketron
Farm Women's Club
George H. Brown
Youager
Eader
Frank R. Wilson
Mickey Obin
Jim
Princeton Personal Notices Highlight Local Visitors
Dorothy Wolfe returns to Dante Virginia after visiting aunt Mrs Paul Martin on Highland Avenue. Mrs George Eseer of Norton Virginia visiting Mrs L R Taylor at Frederick Court. Ray Wine and sons Jimmy and Darrell spend weekend with relatives in Parkersburg West Virginia. B W Dobbins of Norton visiting Mrs Paul Martin on Highland Avenue. Elmer Belle of Petersburg Florida visiting Mr and Mrs D C Spangler Mercer Street. Denny Shuff and H E DeJarnette visit Roanoke. G H Crumpecker recovering from appendectomy at Memorial Hospital. Rev C B Lundy and son John of Bluefield dine with Rev and Mrs Paul Martin on Highland Avenue. Nancye Sasser arrives from New York for summer with J W and Mrs Sasser on Circle Drive. Mary Elizabeth Crumpecker vacationing at home on Honaker Avenue after Stratford College. G B Halstead returns from Norfolk to Hinton Street. Hartwell Crumpecker vacationing at home. student at WVU. Mrs Clarence Henderson and daughter Barbara of Welch visiting J P Dyer family on Honaker Avenue. Juanita Thornton of Center Street visits friends in Lynchburg and Bedford. Bus Hall from the city transferred from Bluefield PSC offices to Huntington. James Woolwine of Roanoke visiting M S Woolwine on First Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Wolfe
Mra
Paul Martin
Highland Avenue
Dante, Va
George Eseer
Norton, Va
L. R. Taylor
Frederick Court
Ray Wine
Jimmy and
Darrell
Parkersburg
W. Va
B. W. Dobbins
C. BE. Lundy
John
Bluefield
Nancye Sasser
New York
J. W. Sasser
Circle Drive
Mary Elizabeth Crumpecker
Stratford College
Danville
Honaker Avenue
G. B. Halstead
Hinton Street
Norfolk
Hartwell Crumpecker
West Virginia University
Clarence Henderson
Barbara
Welch
Center Street
Lynchburg
Bedford
Public Service Commission
Huntington
James Woolwine
Roanoke
M. 8. Woolwine
First Street
Local Family Notes Across Virginia and Kentucky
Earl Hadden of Hale avenue visits his uncle R A Lipps in Danville Kentucky. Mrs Jimmie Hopkins and two children from Roanoke stay with Mrs Helen Mahood on Hale avenue, with Mahood visiting Roanoke thereafter. Mr and Mrs Arthur Barksdale return home on Blake avenue from Halifax county Virginia where they visited relatives. Mrs J C Burton of Mercer Street improves from illness, Mrs Ralph Hale and her child are mentioned in nearby notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hadden
H. C. Hadden
Hale Avenue
R. A. Lipps
Danville
Jimmie Hopkins
Roanoke
Helen Mahood
Local Visits Mentioned in Raleigh Beecks Burtons and Bondurants
Beckley residents are hosted by Mr and Mrs J C Burton on Mercer Street. Miss Ruby Bondurant of Highland Avenue visits sister Mrs G W Hughes in Galax Virginia.
Labor Drive Appoints Mitch to Lead Southern Industrialization
Pittsburgh reports William Mitch, president of the Alabama State Federation of Labor, named to direct a southern drive for industrial unionization of steel workers. Philip Murray announced the campaign, guided by plans from John L. Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
William Mitch
Alabama State Federation of Labor
Steen
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
Princeton Churches Schedule Promotes Evangelistic Services
Princeton churches announce Sunday school at 9 45 a m with sermons including When Jeans Prayed and In Life s Changes the Best Things Stand Evangelistic services shift from 11 to 10 45 a m B Y P U at 7 p m evening worship at 8 with What I Would Do In Princeton If I Were the Devil Others invite all to Sunday School at 9 45 a m morning service at 11 and Sunday evening service at 8 with Bible study and prayer Wednesday at 7 30 led by Rev Strang and church leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Stubblefield
D. K. Callaway
Jeans
Frank L. Stuck
C. BE
Princeton
W. R. Smith Jr
Frank Outright
Young People’s Societies
Strang
Church Schedule Led by Rev Paul Martin and J H Herring
Pastor Rev Paul Martin presides over Sunday school at 9 45 in the morning worship at 11 with the pastor delivering the sermon Hi Leage and Senior league meet at 7 pm followed by regular service at 8 pm Wednesday prayer service at 8 pm led by church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Martin
J. H. Herring
Legs of Woman and Man Found in Ohio
Cambridge Ohio police investigated a gruesome discovery from Wills Creek where the left legs of a man and a woman were found. Sheriff Harry Patton coordinated with state highway patrol to recover the limbs using grappling hooks. One leg was found by W. A. Dawson and the other by authorities weighted with iron. Patton suggested medical students may be linked to the grisly disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Ohio
Wills Creek
Harry Patton
W. A. Dawson
Patton
For Sale 57 Acre Farm on Red Oak Ridge
57 acre farm on Red Oak Ridge with 3 room house barn and outbuildings. 15 acres second growth mining timber. $2400 price. 13 down balance on terms. J. M. Oakes 207 West Street Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak Ridge
County Road
Alance
J. M. Oakes
West Street
Princeton
Welch Little Hope Held For Algoma Man
Charley Harmon WPA worker from Algoma lies in a very critical condition after a Thursday night shooting in Marine. Ted Wheeler of Marine is jailed on suspicion of the shooting. Harmon, shot in the left side and severely paralyzed, may survive beyond the coming days but faces grave injuries. Wheeler and Harmon dispute accounts point to a confrontation at Mary Murphy’s home, with Harmon asserting Wheeler threatened him and then fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Harmon
WPA
Algoma
Marine
Ted Wheeler
Harmon
Wheeler
Wilson Anderson
Mary Murphy
Murphy
Har
Mon
Buster
Harmon Gillespie
District conventions set for July 7 in McDowell county
McDowell county Democratic committee fixed July 7 at 8 o'clock as the date for all district conventions. Delegates will be chosen to county and state judicial conventions in Clarksburg to nominate two Supreme Court of Appeals judges. McDowell will send 31 delegates to each convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
McDowell Acre
Democratic Executive Committee
Clarksburg
Supreme Court of Appeals
Banks to close for West Virginia Day in McDowell County
Banks in McDowell County will close in observance of West Virginia Day. The closure affects all local banks, with services paused for the holiday, and customers urged to plan deposits and withdrawals accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Card Brings Red Devil Bruce Nolan Together
Fireworks are expected as the wrestling card at Coney Island arena features Red Devil the masked grappler in the main event against Bruce Nolan.
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Card
Red Devil
Bruce Nolan
Grappler
Coney Island Arena
Dous Wyecoff
George Tech
Eddie Hogan
Wisconsin Flash
Nalon
Ths
Bluefield
Nolan
Devil
Vernon Callaway
Welch personals travel plans for Henritze family and friends
Mrs T F Henritze and daughters Helen and Jane depart Monday by car for several weeks in California. They are joined by Miss Helen Pattlow, local teacher, visiting her sister Miss Virginie Pattlow on the West Coast. Miss Helen Bero leaves for Stephenson Michigan to visit relatives and attend the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority national convention in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Henritze
Helen
Jane
Points
California
Helen Pattiow
Virginie Pattlow
West Coast
Helen Bero
Stephenson, Mich
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
Pittsburgh
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Kandoe
Over Cook Candy Co
Music By
Fred Pendleton
France
Paris
Croix de Feu
Cross of Fire
Francois de la Rocque
Inset
Veterans Pacty
Sheriff’s
Abbs Valley
Wagner and Mustard
Pocahontas
Bishop
Virginia
Lilly Land CO
Pat Malone
Cub
The
Yanks
Pat
M’comas
J. C. Lilly Kegley
Barbakow
Piedmont
Steel Drive
Collumpal
Ken
Tarzan
X.teave
Lawles
Geneys Mitchell
Princeton Churches
First Baptist Church
First Church OF Christ
Presbyterian Church
First Methodist
West Virginia
Blue Ribbon
Blatz
Pabst
Felsenbrau
Krueger's
Schutz
Wiedemann
Burger
Pilsner
Mosaie
Princeton, W. VA
Farley
Rotel Bellevue Corton, Massachusetts
Ames A Farley Corman
Moroam Prom Oraocratic National Committee
Curley
Temes A. Farley
Succes
Roosevelt
Washington
Vwairnen
Wake
Democratic National Committee
TIC State Committee
Water Bellevus
Boston
James A. Farley
Charles A. Halleck
Rep
Halleck
Party
Niversary
Damascus
Abpieson
AY Welch
Pocahontas Fuel Company
ONE Broadway
Res
U. S. Pat
United States
Mas Rpcogorts Vrede Mark
Atlantic Coast
Tidewater
Lambert's Point
Sewell's Point
Newport News
Boces Gt Now
Detterds
Nhat
Great Lakes
Sandusky
Boston, Mass
New Bedford
Mass
Portland, Maine
Norfolk, Va
Bluefiek
Cincinnati, Ohio
Chicago, J1
Detroit, Mich
Moxby Bayon & Co., Ltd
Lime Street Square
London
Jeng’ AL Trading Association
Rotterdam
Holland
Gmipenioe i Gunderson
Norway
Pinto Basto & Go., Ltd
Lisbon
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Sweden
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