Fire damages Princeton city building home of fire dept
Fire at 4 30 Tuesday morning damaged Princeton city building on Mercer street estimated at 150 to 200 dollars. Fire Chief Dewey Rumburg discovered the blaze beneath a bookcase where papers and books stored. No records were destroyed though some books and papers in a closet were singed. ceiling doors and floor suffered damage. Upper floor had been cleaned with gasoline Monday. transients used rooms for sleeping quarters. Cigarette butt under the bookcase is believed to start the fire. building insured and repairs began Tuesday.
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Fire Department of
Mercer Street
Dewey Rumburg
Annual 4 H Club Field Day Draws 100 Members
More than 100 4 H club members took part in the scenic and field day with many clubs represented including erona Athens senior Athens junior Elgood Seven Sisters Oak vale Princeton Mercer tickers Nemours Glenwood Browning Lambert Harry Coaldale and Shawnee. Mercer Stickers won the field meet with 27.5 points followed by Oakvale with 23.5. Morning events featured horse base ball volleyball horseshoe pitching and group contests. A noon picnic preceded afternoon field and track events with results listing top finishers in sprints and races for girls and boys under 16 under 14 and over 14 plus a sack race winner in the girls under 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erona
Athens
Elgood
Seven Sisters
Oakvale
Princeton
Mercer
Marie Cecil
Neemit Neal
Nemoure
Margie Bratton
Lucille Nash
Firet
Margaret Hager
Glenwood
Nell Bratton
Mercer Strickers
Rachel Brooks
Nemours
J. P. Mays
Johnnie Hickman
Mercer Strckers
Emmett Barrett
Charlie Cecil
Eugene Hatcher
Clifford Bullins
Elgrood
Great Eagle of Wisconsin and 1931 Opening Home Run
The article recalls Old Abe the eagle adopted by the Badgers of the 8th Wisconsin in 1861 and its Civil War service in fifty battles. It also notes Bernie Neis 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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U. S
Chippewa River
Eau Claire
Wis
Badgers
Wisconsin
Abe
United States
Bernie Neis
Minneapolis
Johnnie Marcum
Louisville
Sack race and related events at Glenwood meet
Girls and boys compete in multiple races led by Firet Hager and Firat McGraw. Winners include Margaret Hager Glenwood and Johnnie Hickman Athens junior. teams include Stickers and Oakvale with total points listed for Glenwood Elgood Athena Shawnee and Nemours clubs.
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Margaret
Rebecca Hager
Nell
Margie Bratton
Firat
Leonard McKenzie
Clifford Rukins
Glenn and
Causey
D. P. Mays
Eugene Hatcher
Charlie Ecil
Sally Mays
Athens
Lucille Wimmer
Shawnee
Bernice Hager
Grenwood
Nell Bratton
Johnnie Hickman
Lucille Nash
Lawrence Calfee
Jervis Warden
Bill Davidson
Jack Mer Graw
Glenn Causey
Oakvale
Glenwood
Elgood
Athena
Nemours
Berry Festival Plans At Walker Street Ice Cream Event
The Woman's club announces a berry festival at the midget golf links on Walker street to raise funds for the club's scholarship. If rain prevents, the event will shift to Saturday night. Also the First Baptist church R A E invites all members to attend services at 10 o'clock.
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Woman's Club
Walker Street
Princeton
R. A.e
First Baptist Church
Lois Napier
The
Baptist Woman‘s Missionary Union
J. R. Vermillion
Valley Missionary Union Opens Thirty Third Conference
At the First Baptist church the Valley Woman's Missionary Union opens its 33rd annual meeting with 89 delegates and 17 visitors registered and totals expected over 200. The session features prayers, speeches by Dr. George Sadler and Mrs. H. W. Reynolds, and reports from W M A Y W A and other groups. The Princeton hosted Gilmer Shumate group and 60 churches from Princeton to Buchanan, Va., participate in the Valley association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Valley Woman's Missionary Union
First Baptist Church
Jesus
Edward Stubblefield
Ira M. Smith
First Baptist W. M. A
Mise Nell Campbell
Buna Spangler
Irma Riner
H. W. Reynolds
H. O. Mayhew
W. O. Giles
T. M. Johnson
W. J. DeLong
Howard Gilmer
Georgia Barnett
W. E. Poole
George Borrer
J. M. Scruggs
C. A. Wiley
T. D. Bolton
J. B. Preston
R. P. Turner
C. C. Thomas
Margaret Fund
Johnson
C. R. Reynolds
Princeton
Sadler
Ee. D. Poe
8. A. Boatwright
Roanoke
Hartley Sanders
George B. Taylor
Princeton W. M. A
Valley Association
Gilmer-Shumate
Buchanan
George Boardman Taylor Group
Mable Vines Group
Eastern Group
Gilmer-Shumate Group
Princeton Society and Community Notices
Local society calendar lists events at Key Street Missionary church the Earnest Workers circle and Presbyterian Sunday School with times this week. American Legion Auxiliary hosts a dinner meeting with state officers and attendees from Mullens district. Mercer 4-H camp highlights and state camp plans for older and younger groups. Water hearing on Brush Creek sewage disposal resumes in Charleston with Princeton officials and residents among witnesses. Criminal court orders probate for Sam Willard and Bailey for twelve months.
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Princeton
Charleston
State Water Commission
Brush Creek
H. B. DeJarnette
J. ©. Hylton
Alonzo Clark
W. H. Wal
Princeton Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Moves
Miss Jessie May Bondurant visited Princeton with Roanoke friends while her parents hosted. Mrs R A Bondurant guests at Mrs T Teel during Baptist convention. Chicago visitor Mrs S Nelson summering with daughters in town. Several residents travel for visits and schooling, including Virginia Karnes and Elizabeth Cornett. Local moves include S Goodstein leasing a Circle drive home and preparing to relocate from New York. Oscar Baum to return from New York as week ends.
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Jessie May Bondurant
Roanoke
J. H. Bondurant
Highland Avenue
Princeton
Beulah Bondurant
R. A. Bondurant
Bender Fauster
T. Teel
8. S. Nelson
Chicago
J. K. Kinter
Third Street
J. C. Buchanan
Bluefield Avenue
Virginia Karnes
Washington
Franklin Stull
Jacksonville
Ela
Elizabeth Cornett
Bluefield
Elizabeth Morrell
Wilson Carter
Dennett Taylor
Pittsburgh
L. R. Taylor
Frederick Court
Randolph Taylor
Taylor
Patsy Jefferson Taylor
Bryn Mar College
Europe
Joe Stinson
Blacksburg
A. R. Scott
Danny
Billy
Hinton
8. G. Williamson
Athens
Miss Badgett
Marvin S. Taylor
Viginia Avenue
Miss Bagett
Ira J. Partlow
Masons to Install Officers Tonight at Princeton Lodge
Princeton lodge No. 134 A F and A M elects new officers Monday night and will publicly install them tonight at the Masonic hall. Officers advancing through chairs include Co. $. Bonham as worshipful master Fred G. Stennett senior warden L. M. Selvey junior warden D D Hall senior deacon R C Buchannon junior deacon Joe E H Evans treasurer S F Cleghan secretary and stewards J C Beccrest and W A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
Co. $. Bonham
Fred G. Stennett
L. M. Selvey
D. D. Hall
R. C. Buchannon
Joe E H. Evans
F. Cleghan
J. C., Beccrest
W. A
Public meeting program announced with varied speakers
Richardson chaplain C Sutherland and D L Reid announce a public meeting featuring a prelude by Mrs W L Givens, songs, invocations by Rev W B Lyons, remarks by R C Sutherland, a welcome by Paul Bonham, a violin solo by Miss Helen Reynolds, a quartet and a duet, and installation of officers.
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Sadie Henderson
Ruby Gadd
Solo
George Taylor
Livestock Shippers Set Meeting For Saturday
The County Livestock Shippers Association plans a 3 PM meeting at the temporary courthouse to organize for cooperative marketing and shipment of lambs and cattle. G H Bailey named president and county manager will oversee grading shipping and settlement. plans for lamb grading and shipping will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Livestock Shippers’ Association
County Taxpayers’ League
G. H. Bailey
Man Who Led Hunt for John Wilkes Booth Dies
H L Frost who led the New Hampshire cavalry in the search for John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s assassination was buried in Atlantic Iowa. He died Sunday and claimed Booth escaped death in the barn and later died in Enid Oklahoma.
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John Wilkes Booth
Atlantic
Iowa
H. L. Frost
New Hampshirea
President Lincoln
Frost
New Hampshire
Washington
Booth
Enid
Okla
Woman Acquitted in Slaying of Husband at Ury
Raleigh county jury acquits Mrs. Rosalie Brafford 28, of Beckley of murder charges in the April 2 restaurant slaying of her husband Bert Brafford at Ury. She testified the shooting was in self defense.
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Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Rosalie Brafford
Bert Brafford
Ury
Brafford
Spend 4th of July at the Seashore from Princeton
Special excursion to the seashore July 4 priced 6.90 dollars round trip Princeton to Norfolk and return. Depart Princeton July 3 at 2 50 p m. Final Norfolk departure by 10 p m July 9 1931. Children half fare. Corresponding low fares from stations east and west of Princeton. Tickets honored in Pullman sleep ers on charges. No baggage checked. R C SUTHERLAND ticket agent Princeton W Va.
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Princeton
Norfolk
Pocahontas Safety Day Meet Postponed to September 26
The annual safety day meet in the Pocahontas coal field is postponed from July 25 to September 26. Walter R. Perfater, safety director for the state department of mines in Welch district, announced the change after Charleston conference with R. M. Lambie. The event, one of the state’s largest, typically draws thousands of spectators and 60 to 75 teams.
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WELCH
Pocahontas
Walter R. Perfater
State Department of Mines
Charleston
R. M. Lambie
Perfater
Lambie
Two Hitch-Hiker Brothers Injured In Truck Collision
John and William Echols of Herndon suffered severe cuts and bruises when a truck driven by W. C. Havens of Keystone hit a tram of loaded cars at Bottom Creek. They rode as hitchhikers while seeking work and were near the crossing where a flagman stood. The Echols men received non serious injuries and were treated at Stevens clinic. Havens avoided hospitalization.
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John
William Echols
Herndon
W. C. Havens
Keystone
Bottom Creek Coal Company
Bottom Creek
Echols
Stevens
Havens
Welch Personal News Highlights Local Visits and Travels
Mrs. P. K. Pierpont will drive to Huntington today to meet Miss Edna Douglas of St. Marye Virginia for a Welch visit. E. C. Brawley of Florida, ex McDowell County sheriff, visits the city. Mrs. Harrison Lester of Paynesville enters Grace hospital for surgery. Judge Counts and Dr Ralph Counts return from New York after a medical course. Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield return from Cincinnati where Mrs. Hatfield received treatment. The Oteys Strothers and Mrs de Cockill head to White Sulphur for West Virginia Bankers meet. Dr. Pryor of Philadelphia visits sister Mrs Otis St Clair. Ann Johnston returns from Pearisburg to see grandparents. Chester Harman visits Roanoke. Mrs. Shannon and daughter Margaret return to Huntington.
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P. K. Pierpont
Huntington
Edna Douglas
St. Marye
W. Va
Welch
E. C. Brawley
Florida
McDowell County
Harrison Lester
Paynesville
Grace Hospital
G. JL. Counts
Ralph Counts
New York
McGinnis Hatfield
Cincinnati
Hatfield
G. Otey
James French Strother
de Cockill
West Virginia Bankers Association
Charles A. Pryor
Philadelphia
Otis St. Clair
Ann Johnston
T. A. Johnston
Pearlsburg
Nursing staff appointment at Stevens Clinic announced
Mrs. L J Brindley Welch has joined the nursing staff of the Stevens Clinic after ten days as a guest of Mrs. L C Anderson. Other local notices include Mrs 8 M Burges and Mrs B M Wilkinson visiting Huntington and a two week motor trip to the eastern states and Canada by Mr and Mrs R H Miller and son Bob. A new synthetic oil for airplanes and motors has been discovered from paraffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
L. C. Anderson
Viola Beavers
Stevens Clinic
8. M. Burges
B. M
Wilkinson
Huntington
R. H. Miller
Bob
Canada
Welch Society Announces Two Local Weddings in Welch
The Welch community notes the December 1930 marriage of Miss Maureen Sarah Davies to Mr. Clinton D. Brewster Jr. in Asheville Alabama, with the couple to reside in Welch. Also, Miss Vivian Propst wed Mr. Arthur Branscomb at the Propst home on Hobart Street, Welch, with a motor trip planned and July 1 home arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maureen Sarah Davies
Clinton D. Brewster Jr
Asheville
Ala
Brewster
Benjamin Davies
Birmingham
Welch
Davies
Pennsylvania
Mr. Brewster
C. D. Brewster
Riverside Drive
Welch High School
Augusta Military Academy
Staunton
University of Kentucky At
Louisville
Rita Brewster
Griffin
Jesse F. Benton
Vivian Propst
Arthur Branscomb
Hobart Street
Branscomb
C. B. Propst
Welch Society
Mr. Branscomb
E. C. Branscomb
Galax
Welch Produce Company
Camp Miriam Houstom Opens With Local Scout Leaders
Camp Miriam Houstom in McDowell county will start July 16 under county Girl Scout director Miss Bess Badger. Welch council meeting selected counselors to run camp. staff includes Mrs. C. Frank Wright dietician, Mrs. F. C. Cook nature counselor aided by Cora Lee Glenn deaconess, Orthella Boone Huntington in handicraft, Ellen Newmen Gary in swimming and life saving, and Virginia faction guiding beginners and intermediate training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Houstom
McDowell County
Bess Badger
Welch
C. Frank Wright
Mra. F. C. Cook
Nature Councelor
Cora Lee Glenn
Big Sandy
Orthella Boone
Huntington
Ellen Newmen
Gary
Virginia Faction
For Sale or Rent Bargain Two Houses Listed
Two houses offered for sale or rent in Hale Addition and Fourth Street near Beaver High School. One six room house with full basement and furnace heat on 2511 Bluefield Avenue. the other is ten rooms with bath, basement and furnace heat on Fourth Street. Owner seeks reliable parties for sale or long term lease. contact Jos F Shelton at 2660 or 2511 Bluefield Ave.
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Blue Field Avenue
Hale
Fourth Street
Beaver Hig School
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Rumburg
Hale Avenue
Pendleton
Ripley
Frank Schuller
New England
Atlantic States
Joe Clamp
Amarillo
Texas
Douglas, A
Bernie Nels
Jack McGraw
Athena Junior
Lawrence Caffee
Bernard Stike
Browning-Lambert
Sally Maye
Charles Boggess
Lorene McKenzle
Serena
Harry
Browning
Lambert
R. A's
Missionary Union Conference Open
Valley Women’s Missionary Union
Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
Key Street
Key Street Missionary Society
Farvest Workers’ Class
Silver Springs Church
K. T. Wynn
Presbyterian
American Legion Auxiliary
Dennis Harrington
FE. O. Flaherty
Harrison Street
Harrington
Gail T. Dudgeon
George M. Brace
Travis Law
Mary Alice Law
Eugene M. Travis
G. W. Talbert
Mercer County
Jackson's Mill
Lewis County
Rachel Brooke
Nemours Club
Nelil Bratton
Mercer Stickers Club
Jee Sackett
Glenwood Club
Lingford
Ralph Shrewsbury
B. B. King
T. Bird
W. A. Brown
Tom Pritchard
Bob Davis
James Bowling
B. W. Hale
Roscoe H. Pendleton
George L. Dillard
Sam Willard
A Bailey
Masons
Virginianry
R. C, Sutherland
BY Williams
NRA
Harvard
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Bess Badgett
Elizabeth Moore
Kimball
Ethel Hunter
F. C. Cook
R. W. Hibbert
C. A. Warden
Chester Harman
Margaret Rucker Shannon
L. J. Brindley
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
C. D. Brewster and Company
Girl Scouts
Jos
F. Shelton
Bluefield Av
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