Princeton Morning Fire Threatens City Building
Fire damaged Mercer street city building in Princeton about 4:30 am. damage set at 150 to 200 dollars. fire started in bank area with papers and books. no records destroyed though some books singed. ceiling doors and interior damaged. daytime cleaning followed and repairs began. transient sleeping quarters reportedly used. one possible petrol- related blaze suspected. over 100 4-H club members attended weekend field day in Lerona and surrounding areas with Mercer Stickers winning the meet. afternoon events included races and group contests with girls and boys placing in several finals.
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Mercer Street
Dewey Rumburg
Lerona
Athens
Lgood
Seven Sisters
Oakvale
Frinceton
Mercer
Nemours
Glanwood
Browning- Lambert
Harry
Coaldale
Shawnee
Oakvala
Dack
Girléander
Maria Ceail
Neonlt Neal
Nomoura
Margie Brattan
Luelle Nash
Firat
Margaret Hager
Glenwood
Nel Brattan
Merity Strickers
Roche Brooks
Nemoura
Itty
D. Po Miya
Atheng
Johnnie
Ickman
Wied
Bonnet
Barrett
Gharlia Cecil
Eugene Hatcher
Ogkvale
Clifford Bulins
Iood
Girla
Wrst
Lucilla Nash
Higard
Seaand
Old Abe the War Eagle and 1931 baseball opener
The article recalls Old Abe the Wisconsin Civil War eagle adopted by the 8th Wisconsin regiment and later honored as a state relic after fifty battles. It also notes Bernie Nelson hitting the first home run of the 1931 American Association season for the Minneapolis club off Johnnie Marcum of Louisville in his season debut.
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Vsterday
Abe
Indiana
Chippewa
Haw Claire
Wis
3Th
Wieconsi
United States
Wisconsin
Ita
Terute
Bernie Nels
Minneapolis
Johnnie Marcum
Louisville
Princeton Fair Contests Include Girls and Boys Races
A messy report lists multiple events from a Princeton fair or festival. It names races for girls over 14, boys under 1, and various foot races with participants like Piral Margaret Hager and Margaret Hager. It notes totals for clubs and mentions an ice cream strawberry festival to fund a scholarship. Weather and church service notes conclude the fragment.
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Hernlea Hager
Glenwood
Marla Guell
Oakvala
Piral
Margaret Hager
Chonwood
Neil Bratton
Mercer
Sacks
Veal
Dack McGraw
Athena Jinto R
Ace
Lawrences Calftee
Bernard Silo
Browning- Lambert
Veonard McKenzie
Elgond
Aeyond Burgos Hatcher
Oakvale
Charlie Cecil
Flint
Mar-garot Wager
Sally Mays
Athens
Nell Bratton
Vohinia Wickman
Charles Bogghees
Jack McCuaw
Aliens
Virgt
Lucie Nath
Javene MelSearley
Margaret
Rebecca Hager
Nel
Margie Bratton
Leonard McKenala
Clifford Bullins
Glenn
Gaycey
D. P. Mays
Pat Hagens Latcher
Charlie Ecil
Pirst
Aenlor
Lucille Wimmer
Snawnea
Bernice Mager
Grenwood
Johnie Illekman
Lucille Nash
Lawrence Caffee
Jarvis Warden
Bill Davidson
Jack Mel Graw
Mugene
Hatcher
Lawrences Caffee
Glenn Cansay
Leonard McKenzie
healtestWin
Vakvale
Qglenwool
Elgood
Athena Junior
Shawnee
Nemonia
Woman's Club
Walker Street
Princeton
Valley Woman's Missionary Union opens 33rd conference
Opening meeting of the Valley Woman's Missionary Union conference at First Baptist Church drew eighty-nine delegates and seventeen visitors with expected attendance rising beyond ninety. Officers and committees were announced, talks given, and programs outlined as Princeton hosts the event for the Valley association.
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Conference of the Valley Woman's Missionary
First Baptist Church
Jesus
Edward Stubblefield
Ira M. Smith
First Baptist W. M. A
Mise Nell Campbell
W. MU
G&a
Sunbeama
R. Reynolds
Princeton
Sadler
E. D. Poe
W. M. UL
A. Boatwright
Roanoke
Hartley Sanders
Truchanan
Valley Association
George Boardman ‘Taylor
Madre Vines Group
Eastern Group
Gilmer-Stumate Group
Princeton Society Mus Tarry Earnes Phone WhieL
Community notices from Princeton society pages describe meetings at Key Street Missionary Silver Springs church and Lois Napier circle with updates on attendance and day changes. Local auxiliary events include American Legion dinner, state conference reports, and travel law notes for Mary Alice Law and Eugene M. Yvavia. Also coverage of the state water commission hearing in Charleston and parole orders for Sam Willard and Emory Bailey.
Princeton Personalities and Visit Notes in City News
Roanoke visitors and locals are listed in Princeton notes with attending schools, summer plans, and family visits. The Baptist convention, measles recovery, and a church meeting program are also noted with several named individuals and towns.
Masons to Install Officers Tonight in Princeton Lodge
Officers elected by Princeton lodge No.134 A. F. and A. M. Monday night will be publicly installed tonight at Masonic hall. New officers include Worshipful Master Bonham Jed G. Stennett Senior Warden L M Selvey Junior Warden BD D Hall Senior Deacon R Buckhannon Junior Deacon Jos Evans Treasurer FB Claghon Secretary and stewards J C Beccrest and W A
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Princeton Lodge No
A. FL
A. M
Masonic Hall
Bonham
Jed G. Stennett
L. M. Selvey
D. Hall
R. (. Buckhannon
Jos ©. Evans
Livestock Shippers to Meet Saturday at Courthouse
Piana for the operation of the County Livestock Shippers Association will be made at a meeting of livestock producers at the temporary courthouse next Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The meeting will follow the county taxpayers league gathering at 2. G. H. Bailey was named president and county manager at the initial meeting, overseeing grading shipping and settlement of lambs and cattle. Plans for taking up grading and shipping of lambs and other activities will be set.
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Piana
County Livestock Shippers’ Association
County Taxpayers’ League
G. H. Bailey
Man Who Led Hunt for John Wilkes Booth Dies
Atlantic Iowa June 23 H L Froat who led the New Hampshire cavalry in the search for John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln s assassination was buried here today He died Sunday Froat commanded the New Hampshire unit at Washington at the time of the assassination He claimed Booth escaped death in a barn fire and later died in Enid Oklahoma.
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Atlantic
Iowa
H. L. Froat
New Hampshre Cavalry
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Froat
New Hampshire
Washington
Booth
Enid
Okla
Princeton to Norfolk Return Fare Notice 1931
Princeton to Norfolk round trip six fifty with child half fare. Depart Princeton 2 50 pm July 3 1931. Norfolk final return by 10 pm July 5 1931. Low fares from stations east and west of Princeton. Tickets honored in Pullman sleepers with charges. No baggage checked. R C Sutherland ticket agent Princeton W Va.
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Princceton
Norfolk
Corral
Princeton
Welch Postpones Annual Safety Day Meet to September 26
The Pocahontas district safety event in Welch is rescheduled from July 25 to Saturday September 26 to ensure better weather and turnout. Walter R. Pertater of the state Mines Department cites weather and conflicts as reasons for shifting the date. Local officials expect a large but possibly smaller field of entrants, with preparations underway and visiting residents arriving in Welch.
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WELCH
Walter R. Pertater
State Department of Mines
Uy Aisirtet
Sapyeday
Charleston
Rv Mo Lambie
Chler
State Department of Inines
Perfater
Weieh
Chitleston
Lantite Vengz
Hols
Two Hitchhiker Brothers Injured in Sulphur Incident
In Sulphur a collision injures two hitchhiker brothers as part of a busy day. Dr Charles A Pryor of Philadelphia will attend the West Virginia Bankers association, visiting guest of his sister Mrs Otte St Cigin. Misa Ann Johnston, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jolneton, has returned from Pearisburg after visiting grandparents. Chester Harman was a business visitor in Noonake. Mrs Margaret Rucker Shannan and daughter Margaret have returned to Huntington.
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Franklin Stull
Jacksonville
Ela
Hizabeth Cornett
Bluefield
Elizabeth Morrell
Highland Avenue
Wilson Carter
Dennett Taylor
Pittsburgh
L. R. Taylor
Frederick Court
Randolph Taylor
Daltimore
David Rice
D. C. Rice
Forest Street
BE. H. Witten
Honaker Avenue
John Draper
Wytheville
Vadack
Vadack Wooten of Charlotta, Xn.i, and Mrs. Radford
Thithmond
Qavar Baum
New York
S. Goodstein
Circle Drive
C. R. Taylor
P W
J. R. Taylor
Taylor
Misa Patsy Jefferson Taylor
Bryno Mar College
Satting
Harape
Joe Stingon
Blacksburg
A. R. Scott
Danny
Billy
Hinton
West Virginia Bankers Association
Charles A. Pryor
Philadelpia
Slater
Otte St. Cigin
Misa Ann Johnston
TA. Jolneton
Pearisburg
Chester Harman
Margaret Rucker Shannan
Margaret
Huntington
Local News Mix and Accident Report From Bottom Creek
Mrs L J Brindley hosts in Weleh while Miss Viola Beavers joins Stevens Clinic staff in Huntington. R H Lopinsky and Cal H Banke visit Charleston on business. A truck collision at Bottom Creek injures two Echols brothers hitchhiking for work. both treated at Stevens Clinic with non serious injuries.
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Brollers
John
William Echols
Herndon
W. C. Havens
Keystone
Bottom Creek Coil Company
Bottom Creek
Lerosalng Butt
Echols
Stevens Clinic
Trayeds
Welch Society Wedding and Camp Plans
A Welch area society page notes the December 31 1930 wedding of Miss Maureen Sarah Davies to Mr Clinton Trewster Jr in Asheville Alabama. Details include families from Birmingham Pennsylvania and Riverside Del., with rites at Ashville and future Welch home. Also covered is the Branscomb Propst marriage in Welch, a brief note on gala reception and upcoming Welch Produce Co ties. Miriam Honstom McDowell County Girl Scout Camp opens July 16 with staff led by Miss Bess Badger and a full camp program including crafts swimming life-saving and primitive camping. Registration $1 with $3 camp fee. headquarters and contacts listed.
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Maureen Sarah Davies
Clinton 1. Trewster Jr
Ashville
Ala
Brewster
Benjamin Davies
Birmingham
Welch
Davies
Welch Fron
Pennsylvania
C.D. Brewster
Riverside Delve
Welch High School
Augusta Military Academy
Staunton
University of Kentucky
Louisville
Miles Ritt Brewster
Mr. Brewster
Griffin, Ga
Miss Brewster
Branscomb-Propst
Jesse I. Benton
Divian Propst
Arthur Branscomb
Hobart Street
Transcomb
C. B. Propst
Weleh Society
Weleh High School
Weleh
Alt, Meanscombs & Son
Miriam Honstom
McDowell County
Bess Badger
Prank Wright
Mra.mc. Cook
Nature
Aas
Cora Lea Glenn
Methodist Church
Big Sandy
Orthella Boone
Huntington
Handic
Misa Glen Newmen
Gary
Virginia Vartley
Giela
Marvin
Taylor
Virginia Avenue
Bad- Rett
Tra J
Partlow
For Sale or Rent Bargain Homes in Hale Addition
For sale or rent at a bargain. A six room house with bath basement furnace heat and hardwood floors in excellent condition at 2511 Bluefield Ave Hale Addition. Another 10 room house with full basement and furnace heat near Beaver High School. Owner seeks reliable, long term lease prospects. Call 308 P. Shelton or 2511 Bluefield Ave for details.
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Field Avenue
Hale
Beaver High School
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Ripley
Fran Schuller
Chicago
Wie
New England
Atlantic States
San
Stke
Joe Chates
Amarilla
Tejas
BATS
Kingatecee Ser
A. Bevan
Pendleton
Lerena
Missionary Union Conference Open
Valley Women’s Missionary Union
Princeton Society
MUS
Tarry
KEY Street Missionary
Key Street Missionary Society
Earnest Workers’ Clase of
Silver Springs
K. T. Wynn
Lois Napier
The
Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
J. TR. Vermillion
Nee
F Presbyterian
Presbyterian Sunday School
Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Dennis Harrington
HG. Flaherty
Harmiann Street
Marrington
Clark
Gall Ty Dudgeon
George M. Brace
Harington
Mullenson
Kate Barger
Wallace Janson
T. Smith
B. S. Barger
Fred Smith
Christian
Melnturff
Ralph Shrewsbury
Gail . Dudgesn
George M. Brase
Clarksburg
Mullens
Tiavel Law
Misa Mary Alice Law
Eugene M. ‘Yvavia
G. W. Talbert
Mercer County
Jackson's Mill
Lewis County
Rachel Brooke
Nemours Club
Mercer Stickers Club
Maulden Sackett
Glenwood Lun
Varlova
Jackson’s Mill
State Water Commission
Brush Creek
Ara Us
KH. Dalameite
J. 0. Aylton
Alonzo Clark
W. H. Wal
Hagford
W. B. King
J. Bred
W. A. Brong
Yom Pritchard
Bob Dayla
James Bowling
E.W. Hale
Roseor
George J. Dillard
Sam Willard
Emory Bailey
Jessie May Bondurant
H. Bondurant
Weulah Bondurant
R. A. Bondurant
Bender Fauster
T. Teel
Masons
Beckley
Raleigh County
Norfolk and Return Virginianry
R. C. Sutherland
Mra
Flerpont
Holda Douglas
St. Marys
Ec, Brawley
Florida
Iea
Vhctor
Harrison Lester
Paynesville
Grace Hospital
G. G. Counts
Ralph Mounts
McGinnia Hatfield
Williams
Aly
Tet Tut
Ar Walkame
Ea Weausi Oy
Nba Acavnez
L. J. Brindley
Watch Representative Daily Telegram-Sunset News
L. ¢. Aldergon
Viola Beavers
Stevena Clie
L. M. Hurgas
Wilkinson
Re. R. H. Miter
Bob
Canada
Henry Johnson
War
RE. H. Lopinsky
Cal. H. Banke
Welch Society
Harvard
J. P Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Hess Badgett
Elizapeth Moore, Kimball
Misa Ethel Hunter
F.C. Cook
R. W. Hibbert
Girla Irving
Siice
P. Shelton
Bluefield Ava
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