Former Mayor McConnell to lead Princeton police force
Princeton officials announce J C McConnell slated as police chief and R N Vermillion named recorder. Fire Chief George S Oxley to remain, with six current firefighters plus additions. About eighty one applications reviewed, five to seven officers to be hired, salaries kept low to spread payroll among many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Johnston
Princeton
J. C. McConnell
R. N. Vermillion
George S. Oxley
Princeton Personal Notices From Local Dispatch
Local column lists residents and visitors including J Evane and S J Evane Jr heading north for Cheat River fishing, W B Johnston returning from Chicago, Dr Mrs Henry Jervis with Mary Jane and Agnes Snow visiting, and other arrivals and travels among Fredeking Nordsick Bowling Marshall McCary Sloan Rich Props Redman Wells and guests from New Orleans Canton Ohio Kalamazoo and New Orleans once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ss. J. Evane
G. BE. Chariton
S. J. Evane Jr
Cheat River
W. Broughton Johnston
Chicago
Henry Jervis
Mary Jane
Agnes Snow
Durbin
W. Va
John L. Fredeking
Center Street
Charleston
Charles L. Nordsick
Bluefield
Princeton
Tom Bowling
Clifford Marshall
Montgomery
Ala
Margaret McCary
Hale Avenue
Huntington
John R. Sloan
Nancy
Rocky Mount
Sloan
R. & Shelton
Straley Avenue
Charles Rich
West Point
J. R. Rich
College Avenue
Sam Props
Columbus
Frankenburg
Ora Redman
Park Avenue
Canton
Ohio
Kalamazoo
Mich
H. C. Wells
Circle Drive
8. Barnett
Stewart and
Sanders
E. EB. Shasting
Beulah Gatieau
New Orleans
County Court Seeks Budget Compliance and Appointments
County court commissioners returned from Charleston with little progress on funding for 1933 34. They were advised to keep within the budget and consider bond and sinking fund levies if needed. The court weighed constitutionality of appointing a prosecuting attorney but favored Pendleton to replace Ross, amid expected judge support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Criminal Court
Roscoe H. Pendleton
Presen
Walter Vergil Ross
McGrath
Mr. Pendleton
Ballot Supplies Handed Out for Dry-Wet Election
Election officials collected ballot boxes and supplies from the courthouse yesterday and expect to finish delivery by this afternoon for the upcoming dry-wet election set for next Tuesday.
Shott 16 Speaker At Rotary Meet
Hugh Ike Shott of Bluefield addressed the Rotary Club on world economic conference and a shift from isolation. He warned against renewing foreign loans and noted multiple past conferences. George Taylor sang and told stories while R F Wucas led the program and a long list of committee appointments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Ike Shott
Bluefield
Rotary Club
London
Shott
Roosevelt
United States
George Taylor
R. F. Wucas
J. H. MacGlothlin
R. M. Yeage
H. C. Hadden
Legion to Arrange Convention in Welch July
Dowell County Post No. 8 will hold a meeting Thursday night to alert committees on arrangements for the sixth district American Legion convention to be held in Welch in July. Ten posts from Williamson Mullens Kimball Bluefield Princeton and Welch will be represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
the American Legion
ofDowell County
Williamson, Mullens
Kimball
Bluefield Princeton
Funeral Services for Dennis Stout Held in Hemphill
Funeral services for Dennis Stout aged 72 who died at his North Welch home after a long illness were held yesterday afternoon in Hemphill. The Rev D A Coffey officiated. He is survived by one brother Bill Stout of North Welch.
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Dennis Stout
North Welch
Hemphill
D. A. Coffey
Bill Stout
Welch Musicians Broadcast Program on WHIS Station
A thirty minute Welch musicians program aired Friday afternoon on WHIS Bluefield directed by Mrs. G L Cox. Pianists were Miss Virginia Danner Miss Ann Hunt Steller and Miss Frances Reyes with Otis Linkous on violin and Miss Virginia Partlow as accompanist. Also notes for Girl Scouts Camp Mirim Houston registrations due by July 1 for July 12 19 period. A Dutch treat picnic at McDowell County Country club hosted by Mr and Mrs Hobart Payne and Mr and Mrs R L Wheeler with attendees listed.
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Welch
WHIS
Bluefield
G. L. Cox
Virginia Danner
Ann Hunt Steller
Frances Reyes
Otis Linkous
Virginia Partlow
Camp
Mirim Houston
Kimball
Chester Harman
McDowell County
McDowell County Country Club
Hobart Payne
R. L. Wheeler
Ao Chaprons
Ethel Hunter
Kermit Hunter
May Hall
Connie Hall
Naomi Wetill
Mary Harris
Alner Harris Jr
Elaine Chafin
Archie Chafin
Stuart Morgen
Bart Scott
Edith Wetherby
Mary Ann Wetherby
Victor Wether
Mullins to Speak at Princeton Churches Schedule
The Rev J A Mullins speaks at 11 am at the Princeton church on Straley avenue at 7th Street and again at 3 pm at G W Bailey home on Athens road then 7 46 pm return to the church. Frank L Stuck leads Graded church service loyalty Sunday with 9 45 am session and 10 45 am adult department service. Members may pledge finances for the new church year.
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Frank L. Stuck
Christ
Revival Services At Kee Street Congregation
Deacons report revival meetings in the afternoon with Christian Endeavor at 7 p m and an 8 p m sermon on The Fatality of Compromise led by Pastor W L Lyons. Church school at 9 45 a m and 10 a m at Pisgah with Rev E H Bailey preaching at 11 a m. We are having a great meeting.
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Christian Endeavor
G. H. Bailey
E. H. Bailey
Princeton
Avery Pastorage Schedule With Palatine Palestine Pictures
M. 8S. Avery, pastor, leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m with W H Roberts as superintendent. Morning service at 11 a m on the topic Millions Living Shall Never Die. Evening service at 7 45 o clock with Palestine pictures. Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor meet at 7 p m. Bible study Wednesday at 7 45 under Men of the Church direction.
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Avery
W. H. Roberts
Palestine
Prohibition Activity Highlights Princeton Event
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union held its first post organization meeting at the Baptist church with Mrs. Guy Ritter presiding. State WCTU president Mrs. Ernest Henson urged uphold of prohibition and voting to retain the eighteenth amendment. A later parade through Princeton streets showcased supporters, with another march planned for Monday morning.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Baptist Church
Guy Ritter
Ernest Henson
Bluefield
Ritter
Henson
First Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Day of Prayer Observed At Local Presbyterian Church
Yesterday was proclaimed a Day of Prayer by the local W T U. The Presbyterian church doors were open from 9 am to 9 pm for worship and prayer. Christian attendees prayed for prohibition and the nineteenth amendment. From 8 to 9 pm the youth from various churches held a union service at the same church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Princeton and Bluefield branches endorse Evans for state commission
The Princeton Wild Life League backs S J Evans for membership on West Virginia's state game fish and forestry commission, a move echoed by the Bluefield branch. A con artist, described as well dressed, fleeced local merchants with forged checks for clothing and services. An auto parade by United Dry Forces in Princeton urged against repealing Prohibition, with signs like Save Our Homes and Let the Children Speak, and included several truckloads of children.
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Princeton
Wild Life League
S. J. Evans
State Game, Fish and Forestry Commission
Evans
State League
Bluefield
League
Evane
Hinton
United Dry Forces
Westward Spirit of Adventure in Transportation Romance
The railroad, the automobile and the airplane may have changed the old West’s look, but the enduring romance and adventurous spirit remain. The passage hints at how progress altered scenery yet fostered enduring fascination with frontier life.
Smoke Lightning at the Royal Stirs West Fans
George O'Brien stars in Smoke Lightning adaptation of Zane Grey's Can yon Walls at the Royal today with Neil O'Day and Betsy King Ross in key female roles. Frank Atkinson provides much of the humor as O'Brien's friend. Reconstruction Finance Corp work in the county ends today and will reopen July 1 with about $14,000 left for July 1 to July 10, then likely grants.
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George O'Brien
O’brien
the Royal Today
Zane Grey
Neil O'Day
Betsy King Ross
Frank Atkinson
Royel Flying Corps
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Eads Named Executrix in Probate of Dr James Eads
Harriet B Eads appointed executrix of the estate of Dr James Eads in a fiduciary order entered yesterday. No bond required. Dr Eads will dated June 3 1932 admitted to probate. D B E French G W Lavender and L W Boykin named appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet B. Eads
James Eads
Dr. Eads
D. BE. French
G. W. Lavender
L. W. Boykin
Montcalm Family Narrowly Survives 25-Foot Cliff Crash
D M Scott and his son of Montcalm escaped serious injury when their car plummeted 25 feet down a Giles county cliff Thursday night. Minutes earlier Mrs Scott and their daughters had left the vehicle. The wreck was so severe that Mr Scott did not bother hauling it to a garage.
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D. M. Scott
Montcalm
Giles County
Roanoke Social Figures Attend Event Attendees List
Roanoke social circle including Miss Jane Stevens and guests Miss Babs Speer, Chandler Curd, Charles Anderson, Rocco Marchitelli, A K Parker Jr, Burbridge Payne, Jack Mabe, Reese Helmon, Charles Southern, Bob Harman, Eugene Downs, Miss Virginia Partlow, Miss Alice Ready Partlow, Pat Flannagan, Billy Swope, Miss Katherine Lewis, Jack Beamer, Miss Inez Martin, Miss Elizabeth McFarland, Billy McFarland, Tom McFarland, John McFarland, Miss Elizabeth Hemritze, Miss Dorothy Joyce, Frank Lafolla, John Strike, Miss Elizabeth Edwards, Miss Betty Barrett, Miss Louise McBride, Clyde Elliott, Miss Fairfax Tabor, Dick Sledge, Dick Shanlin, Otis Linkous, Gerald Beott, Miss Jane Butler, Bill Eubank, Graham Sale, Newt Harman.
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Jane Stevens
Babs Speer
Chandler Curd
Charles Anderson
Rocco Marchitelli
A. K. Parker Jr
Burbridge Payne
Jack Mabe
Reese Helmondollar
Charles Southern
Bob Harman
Eugene Downs
Virginia Partlow
Alice Ready Partlow
Pat Flannagan
Billy Swope
Mise
Evelyn Sale
Mies
Katherine Lewis
Jack Beamer
Inez Martin
Roanoke
Elizabeth McFarland
Billy McFarland
Local Residents Visit Welch Area Personal Guests
Dr L L McCarthy of Berwind attended to business in Welch Friday. Betty Tice returned home in Tazewell after a stay in Welch with Miss Mary Harrie and Miss Ethel Hunter. Mrs Otis Linkous Mrs A W Steller and Mrs NX G Danner visited Bluefield Friday. Margaret Shannon Huntington is spending a few days in Welch with Mrs F Hicks. Zelma Greenawalt is visiting friends at Virginia Beach. Wells Goodykoontz Williamson was in Welch Friday. Mrs R L Page Berwind visited friends in Welch yesterday. Mrs H L Butler is staying with friends in Elkene. Mrs H G Camper and son Harry left for Tennessee by motor today.
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F. Hicks
Mies
Zelma Greenawalt
Virginia Beach
Wells Goodykoontz
Williamson
Welch
R. L. Page
Berwind
H. L. Butler
Elkine
H. G. Camper
Harry
Tennessee
Camp plans for Harry and business trip for Tutwiler
Harry will spend several weeks at a boys camp. C. A. Tutwiler departed last night for Cincinnati to handle business matters for a few days.
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Harry
C. A. Tutwiler
Cincinnati
Grand Jury to Probe Huntington Bank Closing
Huntington West Virginia Wintera Jr Cabell County prosecuting attorney announced an October grand jury inquiry into the closing of the Huntington Bank and Trust company on April 8. He said every angle including the state banking department's reopening authorization after the March bank holiday would be examined. He pledged thorough investigation during his tenure.
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Huntington
W. Va
Wintera Jr
Cabell County
Huntington Bank and Trust Company
State Banking Department
Winters
ZOOLOGY STUDENTS SHUNT DETAILS ASIDE AT OSU
Columbus report shows zoology students forget many details after 15 months. Dr. Ralph W. Tyler of the educational research bureau notes that exam retention declines across 82 students from a class that previously passed. He finds 49 percent of anatomy details forgotten, 20 percent of technical terms forgotten, and 14 percent of others.
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Columbus, O
Ohio State University
Ralph W. Tyler
Educational Research Bureau
Mine Workers to Organize Five Units in Mercer County
United Mine Workers of America aims to form five local units in Mercer county with A. M. Stone of Charleston West Virginia arriving to lead the preparations. The plan is to build eighteen locals across the county once fully organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America
Mercer County
A. M. Stone
Charleston
W. Va
Montcalm
Man fined for disturbing public worship
Henry Spicer faced Magistrate W S Reynolds at Montcalm on Thursday evening and was fined 18 dollars 25 cents and sentenced to thirty days in jail for disturbing public worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Spicer
W. S. Reynolds
Montcalm
Piano Recital Series Continues At Local High School
Monday evening at o'clock in the high school auditorium Mrs. Billie Bashler will present her piano pupils in the second recital of the series. A number of readings will accompany the performances.
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Billie Bashler
Public invited as Ti program adds to tractiveness
June Shumate will contribute to the program's appeal as the public is invited to attend. The notice urges community members to join and observe the enhanced offerings forthcoming from Ti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumate
Illinois Official Shoots Self in Peoria
Garrett De F Kinney, former director of finance, shot himself after being served with a subpoena amid a state funds shortage. Doctors report a superficial wound and Kinney is expected to recover. An audit led by State Auditor Edward Barrett found a $174,190 shortage in Kinney’s accounts, in addition to $362,803 in losses from deposits in banks since closed.
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Peoria
Ill
Garrett de F Kinney
Himsel
Kinney
Edward Barrett
Barrett
Students Show Retained Knowledge And Improved Test Scores
The study found students retained general knowledge learned over a year earlier and earned better grades on that material. When asked to apply principles to new situations, scores rose by 3 percent, and their ability to interpret experiments increased 11 percent.
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Tyler Reaght
Tin Plate Foreman Shot at Mayor’s Home
Tiitonville police say Oscar Carpenter 45 fired at Mayor John 8 Kenney foreman of the Yorkville Tin Plate plant after Kenney refused him work. Carpenter was arrested in Shadyside while sitting on a running board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiitonville
Oscar Carpenter
John
Kenney
Yorkville
Shooting at Kenney Home Reported Quiet At Time
An incident description notes a man fired a shotgun from his automobile across his knees toward a target while the Kenney residence was unoccupied at the time of the shooting.
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Kenney
Man collapses roadside near Morgantown in 95 degree heat
In Morgantown on June 23 a man from Maine collapsed beside the roadside while en route to Fairmont. He was rushed to a hospital in serious condition as responders worked to stabilize him.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Maine
Fairmont
Defense of Kenneth Jr. questioned as mother testifies
The trial hears from Kenneth Jr. and his grandmother Mrs Buck who says he stayed home from school after his father was arrested and did housework. Kenneth contends a police confession was inaccurate and claims he admitted guilt to protect his friend Bill and to appeal to Chief Hall for help.
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Weth
Buck
Kenneth Jr
Kenneth
Elias Bur&wick
Hit
Hall
Bill
McMath
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