Moonshiners Nabbed in Camp Creek Raid Near Spanishburg
Sheriff Crumpecker and deputies seized Clyde and Estil McBride during a Camp Creek raid. A 150 gallon still, 400 gallons mash, and a fifteen gallon tub of moonshine were captured. Clyde McBride, an escapee linked to a prior jail break and rape charge, faces illicit distilling and additional charges.
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Camp Creek
Spanishburg
Crumer
Clyde McBride
Estil McBride
Clyde
Bazil McBride
McBride
Princeton
Crumpecker
Fielder
Doss
Hawkes and
Famous contralto Elsie Baker on Chautauqua program
Nationally known contralto Elsie Baker will appear on the Chautauqua program the week of July 9 to 15 with pianist Grover Tilden Davis. The program features her distinctive voice in concert selections and popular recordings. Davis will offer an instrumental program of high merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisie Baker
Grover Tilden Davie
Miss Baker
Broadway
Humbiest
Desert Cabin
Victor
America
Carnegie Hall
Elsie Baker
Grover Tilden Davis
Two Men Held for Robbing a Store
Two men charged with breaking into and robbing the Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company store house between Springton and Arista were held to the grand jury on $2,500 bond each. Jenks Roberts alias Jenks Honeysuckle and Harry Reed alias Harry Salmon were booked at the county jail after deputies found the stolen goods in the Springton woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company
Springton
Arista
Grand
Justice of the Peace
W. P. Haller
Jenks Roberts
Jenks Honeysuckle
Harry Reed
Harry Salmon
J. W. Mosby
Reynolda
Looted goods tied to elusive suspects in quiet district
In a quiet neighborhood a pair of suspects fled after a theft spree that included shirts, suits, socks, shoes and other merchandise. Preliminary hearings were waived by the two men as the case moved forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Willard Randall Featured in Asheville Times Feature
Willard RR Randall of Rock Hill is profiled in Bascom Lunsford’s Asheville Times piece Songs and Stories of the Appalachians. The 35 year old contractor and World War veteran is praised for his interpretation of Swing Low Sweet Chariot Old Joe's Gal Black Eyed Susie. Born in Ellenboro he is a Rutherford College alumnus who married a South Carolina woman and settled in Rock Hill.
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Willard RR. Randall
Rock Hill
Z. B. Randall
Asheville
N. C
Bascom Lunsford
Mr. Randall
Ellenboro
Rutherford County
North Carolina
Rutherford College
South Carolina
A Mercy County Clerk Candidate Letter to Voters
A political card requests Mercer County voters support for Lowery G Bowling in the August 3rd primary for Clerk of the County Court. He cites years of service, pledges continued public duty, and asks friends to campaign on his behalf.
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Mercer County
Wence
Agaiies
Lowery
Marriage licenses in county court and circuit suits filed
The county clerk granted licenses for Lee J. Barbee Jr. and Mattie V. to wed, and Theodore R. Woodward to Ethel V. Crager. A chancery suit was filed in circuit court by L. Kaufman against Frank Rua et al. The county reports a potato beetle pest and a planned chair swing ride at Shawnee Lake aiming for operation by the Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee J. Barbee, Jr
Bluefield
Mattie V
Princeton
Theodore R. Woodyard
Eckman
Ethel V. Crager
L. Kaufman
Frank Rua
Colorado
T. Fred Brown
Conley T. Snidow
Shawnee Lake
Clover Bottom to be introduced as a resort site
The article describes Clover Bottom as a future pleasure resort with shady pic nic grounds lunch stands and other accessories. Catalpa trees in full bloom perfume the air as the town promotes trees and streetscapes. A.M. Sutton advertises loans and Homestead Aid offers long term loans while local notices mention a cave in the Sophia tunnel disrupting C and O traffic and a new Princeton Midgets victory. For rent a twelve room apartment opposite the courthouse is offered by Princeton Real Estate Agency.
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Catalpa
Princeton Real Estate Agency
Chambers
Just Plain Rice Cooking Tips
Rice may be cooked in the juice of fruits or crushed berries instead of plain water and will be improved in color and in flavor. Incidentally, it may be served as a dessert with sugar and cream.
Social Circles and Community Notices Highlight Princeton Week
Local Princeton notices describe musical evenings hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Kyle, church circles meeting on Mahood and Walker streets, and a Presbyterian church picnic at the county fair grounds with transportation and a basket dinner. Various residents are listed visiting, traveling, or ill, with reminders to attend meetings and bring baskets.
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A. R. Kyle
Mahood Avenue
Harold Cooke
Dover
N. J
Baptist Circle No
J. E. Gwinn
Ritchie Street
E. W. Bonham
Circle No 4
L. F. Compton
Forest Street
Circle No. 4
Kate Mahood
North Walker Street
Nic
Iris Shumate
Cook
Beckley
Princeton
W. R. Kidd
Billle
Roanoke
Henry King
Straley Avenue
F. P. Clark
Douglas Avenue
Burne Wornal
Cincinnati
Lena Brock and Son
Palatka
Fla
C. W. Hall
Hale Avenue
C. G. Caffee
Harrison Street
Peckley
Cecil
City Chain Gang to Haul Trash in Welch
Welch mayor declares a $500 plus monthly contract save by using the city chain gang to haul waste to the dumping ground. The drive aims to keep the town clean, attract visitors, and promote Welch as a “Clean City” amid new construction and a opened amusement park nearby.
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Welch
Welch A
W. Blakely
Joe Wisener
Blakely
Welch Area Personal Notices Round Up
Welch residents and visitors listed for recent travel and local business. Ed Blakely and Col. W. J. McClaren head to Huntington for work. Miss Dolly Reynolds returns tonight from Pennsylvania. Bankers I. J. Rhodes and J. H. Barker attend West Virginia Bankers meetings in Huntington.
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Ed Blakely
Welch Motor Sales Company
Huntington
Dolly Reynolds
Pennsylvania
I. J. Rhodes
McDowell County National Bank
West Virginia
Bernard K. Bank
Kimball
Welch
L. Corder
Hemphill
Grace Hospital
Frederick W. Black
Bluefield
Joseph M. Sanders
Col
W. J. McClaren
Bert Downs
Charleston
W. S. Wray Narrowly Escapes After Cadillac Plunge
W. S. Wray of Northfork narrowly escaped serious injuries Tuesday when his Cadillac plunged over a 35 foot embankment near Elkhorn. Returning home along the Elkhorn Gary road he lost control, suffered a severe shock but was unharmed aside from slight bruises. The car was only slightly damaged. The McDowell County American Legion Post No. 8 meets tonight at the Memorial building with a planned program. Charleston entertainer Riley Wilson is expected.
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W. S. Wray
Northfork
Elkhorn
Mr. Wray
Elkhorn-Gary
McDowell County
American Legion
Memorial Building
Riley Wilson
Charleston
Death of Julia Harmon prompts arrest in mystery case
Analysis of Julia Harmon stomach content reveals only ethyl alcohol, while authorities investigate a June 6 death in McDowell county. Her husband Tom Harmon and Braxton Harmon were arrested as investigators seek the cause, originally ruling out strychnine. The body was found near the Hareman home. further details appear on page ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Harmon
Tom Harmon
McDowel
Braxton Harmon
Hareman
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Estil Moride
Princeton Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
St. John, the Evangelist
Athens
Cooke
F. Pate
Wheley
Laburn
Princeton Kiwanis Club
Charlies Archer
Montreal
Don McClaugherty
George West
Ponarey
Irvin A. Downey
Sophia
Chesapeake and Ohio
C. and O
Virginian
C and O
Bis Ben Coal Corporation Accompan
Glen Rogers
Homestead Aid
A. M. Sutton
Circle Street
Phillip Sasser
Ethel Shelton
Kate Ride
Capsule
The
Christian Church
Arthur Coffin
Honaker Avenue
Presbyterian Church
Pansey Edmonds
Mullens
H. Bane
Robert T. Bingham
Memorial Hospital
Canton
New York
B. Borinsky
Mercer Street
W. VA
Emery
Madras
Lepinsky-Rhodes
McDowell Street
Green and Stowe
L. A. Osborne
Sam Solins
Berwind
Squire R. L. Simpkins
Dry Fork
BIG Legion
Legion
Galliett
Pride of
Yelch
B. O. Swope
Kept Powell
Gary
Harry Matz
A. H. Harris
J. H. Barker
Gary National Bank
Harmon
Yukon
James Calfe
John J. Greer
Clyde Payne
Harrisonburg
Welch Briefs
Boots
MSS
la Oo
Omobeel
By Mark
Big Boy
Chile
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