Absentee ballots issued to Mercer voters for June 27 election
Eighteen Mercer residents applied for absentee ballots at the Landon T. Reynolds office. nine voted there. Fourteen voters live in Bluefield, four in Princeton. Polling places will be the same as the last general election across 78 precincts. The United Dry Forces may organize precincts to mobilize the dry vote. Election officers will receive ballots at the courthouse tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon T. Reynolds
John Kee
Kee
Washington, D. C
Bluefield
Princeton
Merchants Prepare For Monthly City Sales Day
Merchants of the city will stage another monthly sales day tomorrow with a large turnout from the trading territory. Visitors are expected to browse all day as merchants offer special bargains and advertise sales day prices in notices and circulars.
Richs’ son visits from West Point on ten week furlough
Charles Rich, son of Mr and Mrs J R Rich of College Avenue, arrived Tuesday night for a visit with his parents. He has spent the past two years at the United States Military Academy West Point New York and this is his first furlough since entering there. He will remain in the city for ten weeks before returning to West Point.
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Charles Rich
J. R. Rich
College Avenue
Rich
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
In Memory of E. L. Hash Died June 23 1932
Memorial notice honors E L Hash who died June 23 1932 with lines of tribute and faith in heaven. The verse speaks of loss longing and comfort in faith and a beloved presence now at rest.
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E. L. Hash
Prison life drama at Royal theater and local theft case
Zimmie Grubb, a colored man, is held to await action of the July grand jury after arraignment for the theft of 22 chickens from Mrs. T. H. Holt. The Royal theater screens Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing, portraying inmate life with an acclaimed cast led by Spencer Tracy and Betty Davis.
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T. H. Holt
Zimmie Grubb
D. T. Carr
Grubb
Sing Sing
Royal Theater
Lewis J. Lawes
Ossining
N. Y
Spencer Tracy
Betty Davis
Arthur Byron
Lyle Talbot
Prison Scenes and Radio Star Set for Royal Appearance
Grant Mitchell Warren Himer and Sheila Terry star in scenes shot partly at Sing Sing and a prison replica. Next Tuesday Bradley Kincaid, a well known radio artist, will appear at the Royal, the management announced.
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Grant Mitchell
Warren Himer
Sheila Terry
Sing Sing
Bradley Kincaid
the Royal
Bridge Thrown Back Until Friday In Princeton
The third meeting of the phase 115 L bridge tournament at the Memorial building has been postponed to Friday night June 30 at 8 o'clock. The event was to be held tonight in Princeton. The marriage of Marline Louise Oliver to Robert J. Kiam occurred in Washington, D C on June 17 with Rev H W Tolson officiating. Marline is from Princeton and a 1932 graduate of Princeton High School. The groom is a son of Milton Elam and a Princeton High School graduate. The couple will reside in Washington, D C where Elam is employed.
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Memorial Building
Oliver
Marline Louise
Robert J. Kiam
Washington, D. C
H. W. Tolson
Princeton
Princeton High School
Milton Elam
Elam
Laundry truck service expands to Princeton area
Our trucks now operate in Princeton and surrounding areas with a full line of laundry services and high class work. For prices contact our representatives in this district. B. K. Deverle, Manager.
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Princeton
Forest Workers Establish Camp in Welch West Virginia
Two hundred thirty five CCC recruits from Fort Knox Ky pitched camp in Pineville to begin reforestation work under State Forester Griffin with J N Wittenberg as superintendent. Regular army officers will manage the camp as barracks are built. The six month assignment includes local family visits and travel notes of residents in Welch and surrounding towns.
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United States
Civilian Conservation Corps
Pineville
Fort Knox
Griffin
J. N. Wittenberg
Camp Knox
Welch Personalities and Local Visits Highlight Week
Howard Curd left Thursday for Charlottesville Virginia to attend the University of Virginia medical college summer school. Hoagland French spent yesterday in Bluefield on business. Mrs Thomas Miller and daughter Margaret of Elkhorn visited Welch friends. Bob Johnson expected home from Portsmouth Ohio after several days visiting friends. Miss Nancy Jones daughter of Mrs James Ellwood Jones of Switchback recovers from pneumonia at home.
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Miss Sale
Graham Sale
Rose
Roanoke
J. 8. Royer
Helen Roger
Olga Gundell
Washington
Fay Nelson
Bobbie
Athens
Mis
Nelson
Nel McComas
Co. C. Hale
Huntington
Welch
Emma Stanfield
Bluefield
Ruth Hurt
W. A. White
Billy and
Shirley
Charlotte
N. C
W. A Buchanan
Martha Wilkinson
McKenney
Ernest Wilkinson
Alice Beavers
Stevens Clinic
Dick Shanklin
Williamson
Leila George Cramm
Greensboro
May Hall
Chicago
J. M. Glasson
Johnstown
Elizabeth Bennett
Thelma Ward
Harlan, Ky
Howard Curd
Charlottesville
Medical College
University of Virginia
Hoagland French
Thomas Miller
Margaret
Elkhorn
Bob Johnson
Portsmouth
Ohio
Nancy Jones
James Ellwood Jones
Switchback
Constable Cline Held for Grand Jury on Assault Charge
Cline of Iaeger a constable of the Sandy River district is held on $500 bond to appear before the grand jury on July 10 after a hearing before Master W Herndon. He is accused of felonious assault on Altizer in Taeger with a pistol blow to the head and is reported to have caused serious injuries.
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Cline
Iaeger
Samdy River District
Charles Altizer
Taeger
Grand Jury
Mastereate
W. Herndon
Altizer
Local Court Fines Raymond Dillon for Non Support
Magistrate W S Reynolds at Mont calm fined Raymond Dillon thirty five dollars and thirty cents and jailed him six months for non support. Boy Scouts Troop No 1 will hike to a Princeton Oakvale road campsite at four this morning and spend the night with Fred Williams as scoutmaster. The will of H C Ellett dated March 6 1931 was admitted to probate with Mrs Ellett named executrix no bond required and appraisers G W Lazenby J R Hatcher and C F E Susong named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Dillon
W. S. Reynolds
Montcalm
Boy Scouts
Princeton
Oakvale
Fred Williams
H. C. Ellett
Intermediate R. A. Meeting at Mrs Wirtz Home
The Intermediate R. A. hold a meeting this evening at Mrs. Wirtz’s home on Front Street at an unspecified hour. The notice calls members to attend at the local residence for discussion and planning.
Counts Sameth Set For 18 Hole Match At McDowell Club
Judge G L Counts and Dr J L Sameth will contest an 18 hole match Sunday at 2 30 PM at McDowell County Country Club drawing local interest for the elder ly gentlemen title. The pair arrive in unique regalia for the occasion as a party of Miss Frances Davis and four Delta Zeta friends depart for Chicago for the World's Fair and convention. Robbery ends with broken front door locks and stolen cigars cigarettes and food.
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G. L. Counts
J. L. Sameth
McDowell County Country Club
Judge Counts
Dr. Sameth
Frances Davis
Welch
Chicago
Randolph- Macon
Thieves Enter Coney Island Stand Near Welch Hospital
A report notes an intrusion into a Coney Island lunch stand near Welch Emergency Hospital after hours. Police are investigating the burglary and reviewing nearby security footage for suspects and motives.
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Coney Island
Comey Island
Welch Emergency Hospital
Princeton Personal Notices Span Guests and Travel
Mrs A M Traugott and two children visit relatives in Princeton while Miss Augustine Ferree, ex- PHS teacher, stays with Mrs Lazenby then heads home to Hodginville Ky. Local families entertain visitors in Charleston Alexander and Detroit.
RFC Work for June to Shut Down Today
Reconstruction Finance Corporation work in the county for June will be shut down tomorrow afternoon after the $24 000 allotted to Mercer for the month will be expended. Welfare officials in the courthouse note uncertainty about July RFC funds. In Princeton men are relaying brick on Mercer and Main streets near the courthouse, replacing dirt corners with brick pavement, though the sand on top creates dust. A second gang is working on Mercer Street in the business district.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mercer
Welfare Board
RFC
Princeton
Mercer Street
Main Street
Student Attends Concord School With Miss Virginia Tincher
A fragment notes a student traveling with Miss Virginia Tincher to Concord where she has attended school for the past session, after accompanying Richwood.
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Richwood
Virginia Tincher
Concord
Banker Attacks New Banking Bill in Debate
A banker voices strong opposition to the proposed banking bill arguing it oversteps states rights and hints at creating a central bank as the basis of banking reforms. He calls for constructive statesmen to address the core issues before proceeding.
Rum Runner Suspect Slays Federal Agent in Oskaloosa
A whiskey runner suspect resisting arrest in Oskaloosa Iowa fired on federal prohibition agent Harry Elliott of Des Moines killing him and seriously wounding A. A. Murphy of Spencer, a special employee of the federal liquor bureau.
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Oskaloosa, Ja
Pi—Aiquor
Harry Elliott
Des Moines
A. A. Murphy
Spencer
Federal Liquor Bureau
Army gas masks safety questioned by inventor
Paris reports Rene Saunier, inventor, criticizes French army gas masks as unsafe. He notes millions of 1918 era masks in War Department stocks and warns rubber valve deterioration after two years. He also attacks civilian protection plans favoring officials over women and children.
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Paris
Rene Saunier
War Department
Saunier
West Virginia Dry Campaign Ramps Up For Tuesday Vote
Days urge people to vote Tuesday as McBride Ewing and others target West Virginia. Ministers urged to call congregations to prayer meetings and bell ringing. Speakers will campaign in Wheeling Fairmont and Charleston. Repeal forces press ads and organization to mobilize a large turnout.
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Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Iowa
Wyoming
Nevada
Ewing
West Virginia
McBride
Washington
Panhandle
Donald O. Blage
United Dty Forces
Wheeling
Bombay
Fairmont
Charleston
Clinton W
Heywood Patterson Granted New Trial in Scottsboro Case
Heywood Patterson, one of nine Negro defendants in the Scottsboro case, was granted a new trial by an Alabama court after his death sentence for assaulting a white hobo was set aside. The judge ruled the prosecutrix testimony lacked corroboration and showed improbability. The defense praised constitutional law, while the prosecutor sought an early retrial date. Also noted: erosion on Stone Mountain Memorial estimated at one inch every 109,000 years.
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Athene
Ala
Heywood Patterson
Scottsboro
Alabama
James F. Horton
Patterson
George W. Chamlee, Sr
Chattanooga
Thomas E. Knight Jr
Stone Mountain
Buck Testifies In Own Defense
In court Kenneth Buck tells how he planned to remove a child from a cranberry shack to a camp, claiming a man named Bill pressured him and talked of a ransom scheme. He says the plan unraveled when police interference blocked the move.
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Buck
Bill
Cyril
Kenneth
Peggy
New Post Office for Mannington Scouted
Washington reports Evans fourth assistant post master general informed Mannington West Virginia residents that a new post office for Mannington is being considered.
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Mannington
Washington
Silliman Evans
W. Va
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Augustine Ferree
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Leslie Gadd
Leslie Jr
C. H. Gadd
S. E. Props
Columbus
J. E. Woodson
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Leonard Hoke
ROYAL
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Princeton, W. Va
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