Prince ton Chamber Dinner to Honor Princeton Street Project
Tonight at 7 o clock the Prince ton chamber of commerce hosts a dinner at the Virginian hotel with L Bailey state road commissioner as speaker. Guests include Don Mc Clougherty O L Hundley Joe Crockett and C E Boggs who supervised Princeton streets work. About 100 business leaders attend to mark the completion of the street improvement project started last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Chamber
Virginian
L. Bailey
Don McClougherty
Road Commission
O. L. Hundley
Joe Crockett
C. E. Boggs
Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Princeton Street
Huffman fined for driving under influence after crash
Jennings W. Huffman of Maggie Virginia drove a small truck into a large trailer on Beckley road at Lick Sunday at 7 p m. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Magistrate C C Elmore after arrest by Corporal J E Childers G T Davis and Deputy Sheriff Charles McGuire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings W. Huffman
Maggie
Beckley Road
Lick
C. C. Elmore
Huffman
J. E. Childers
G. T. Davis
Charles McGuire
Moonshine seizure at Camp Creek head confiscates mash
County and federal officers raided the head of Camp Creek early Monday morning and confiscated a moonshine still and 150 gallons of mash. The raiding party included G. T. Davis stabiler C. C. Christian Deputy Charles McGuire Alvin Hedrick and federal agents Robert Wade and John Owens.
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Camp Creek
G. T. Davis
Onstable C. C. Christian
Charles McGuire
Alvin Hedrick
Robert Wade
John Owens
Tax Delinquents Must Pay Penalty
Taxpayers who failed to pay their 1940 taxes by June 30 must pay an extra one dollar plus interest under a 1941 state law. Unpaid taxes will appear in the delinquent list published next month.
Local residents head home after visits and travels
Mrs. Ralph Miller and son Harold Ray return to 201 Third Street Broadway Virginia after a week with Dr. and Mrs. Charles Watson. Alice Kirk comes home from Memorial hospital Park Avenue following cicitis surgery. Carl Moore leaves for a two week vacation visiting Logan and Knoxville. R. B. Crotty is seriously ill at Reynolds Avenue home. Mrs. R. W. Coker and son return from camping with the Methodist Youth at Camp House McDowell County. Rev. Hugh E. Kelso spends week at Camp Houston. Miss Thelma Stafford of Charleston visits sister Ogilva Stafford Mercer Way. Mrs. H. W. Straley III and two children stay this summer with her husband’s parents on Walker Street.
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Ralph Miller
Harold Ray
Third Street
Broadway
Charles Watson
Logan
Knoxville
R. B. Crotty
Reynold Avenue
R. W. Coker
Front Street
Bobby
Camp House
McDowell County
Hugh E. Kelso
Sie
Camp Houston
Thelma Stafford
Charleston
Misa Ogilva Stafford
Mercerwin
H. W. Straley, III
Walker Street
Administratrix Named for Privett Estate in County Order
Zettie Hash was named administratrix of the estate of A B Privett in a fiduciary order recorded yesterday. A $300 bond with Margaret Privett as surety was filed. Funeral services for Mary Ann Caldwell, who died at her daughter’s home on Princeton Oakvale road, were held at 2 PM Monday at the Church of God in Princeton and interment followed in Stover cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zettie Hash
A. 8
Mary Ann Caldwell
J. H. Munsey
Princeton
Oakvale Road
Church of God
Stover
Infant William C. Harvey Dies On Monday
Nine month old son of Mr and Mrs William C Harvey of Princeton New Hope road died at 1 am Monday Funeral services will be at J C Harvey Flat Top at 2 30 pm conducted by Rev Isaac Payne Rich Creek and burial will be in Fairview cemetery
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William Curtis Harvey
William C. Harvey
Princeton
New Hope Road
J. C. Harvey
Flat Top
Isaac Payne
Rich Creek
Fairview Cemetery
Garden Club Meeting With President Mrs. Lee Patton
The newly organized Garden club will meet with president Mrs. Lee Patton at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
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Lee Patton
Mrs Rice Hosts June Meeting of Matthew French Chapter DAR
Mrs D C Rice will be hostess for the June meeting of Matthew French Chapter D A R at her Forest street home on Saturday night June 28 at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Rice
Matthew French
Forest Street
Forum Club Meeting Tonight at 8 with Mrs H C Roney
The Forum club will meet at 8 o'clock tonight with Mrs H C Roney on Walnut street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forum Club
H. C. Roney
Walnut Street
Funeral services for Robert E. Lee Williams
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the home of his son J. C. Williams with Rev. Z. F. Mayberry in charge. Interment followed in Oakwood cemetery. Williams died Thursday morning at 7 o clock. A separate note estimates a rivet crew working 40 hour weeks would take five years and four months to rivet a bomber.
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Robert E. Lee Williams
Z. F. Mayberry
Oakwood Cemetery
Williams
Border Vigilantes and The Lady Eve At Princeton
At Princeton the Royal theater features Hopalong Cassidy in Border Vigilantes with William Boyd as Cassidy and cast including Victor Jory Frances Gifford Russell Hayden Tom Tyler and Andy Clyde. The Mercer theater presents Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda in The Lady Eve showcasing sharp comic chemistry.
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Hopalong Cassidy
Royal Theater Today
William Boyd
Cassidy
Victor Jory
Frances Gifford
Russell Hayden
Tom Tyler
Andy Clyde
Barbara Stanwyck
Henry Fonda
Lady Eve
Mercer Theater Today
Daily Bible School At Kee Street Methodist
Kee Street Methodist hosts a daily Vacation Bible School under director Mrs Farley for about two weeks. Helpers include Mrs William Kegley Miss Margaret Elmore Miss Betty Jean Johnston Mr Low McClung and several others. Classes cover primary junior and intermediate levels for children aged three to fifteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kee Street Methodist Church
Farley
William Kegley
Margaret Elmore
Betty Jean Johnston
M Low McClung
CC. ©Afford
Mattie Powell
Twenty Nine Jailed in Weekend Arrests
Twenty nine persons were committed to the county jail over the weekend. State county and district officers accounted for eleven on Saturday and ten on Sunday while city police netted six on Saturday and two on Sunday. All those arrested were charged with misdemeanors.
County School Men In Charleston Today
C. H. Archer secretary L. C. Thornton and A. J. Cole president of the Mercer county Act of Education are in Charleston for a conference with the state school finance board.
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Charleston
C. H. Archer
L. C. Thornton
A. J. Cole
Mercer County Act of Education
State School Finance Board
Passing to stay out of trouble in a bidding hand
North should have passed at two spades after South’s bidding to show four or more clubs and a five card spade suit. A safer pass could have saved the partnership from a bad contract, with 50 percent score for a pass versus 60 or more for aggressive bids.
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South
North
Oswald
Defending Champion Advances In Tourney
Huntington West Virginia June 23 Richard Garrett of Morgan town defending champion of the boys division at the West Virginia junior boys and girls tennis tournament beat Joe Dawson of Huntington 6 2 6 3 in the second round Garrett had advanced by a first round default and is a favorite to retain the title in the under 15 boys division.
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Huntington
W. Va
Richard Garrett
Morgantown
West Virginia
Joe Dawson
Garrett
Schoen
Tennis and golf results from Huntington and Columbus
In Huntington the second round saw Gordon Wooton lose 7-5 6-2 in the boys division while Jimmy Pyle beat Jack Saunders 6-0 8-6 and Harry Moore edged John Stevenson 3-6 6-2 11-9. girls singles had two Huntington winners Helen Peters and Sarah Butler. In Columbus Earl Stewart of LSU shot 68 to pace the first National Intercollegiate qualifier, with 61 players under 77 at halfway and many under par as 64 spots for match play loom.
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Gordon Wooton
Huntton
Jimmy Pyle
Huntington
Jack Saunders
Kenova
Harry Moore
Charleston
John Stevenson
Helen Peters
Sarah Butler
Rachel Nunley
Williams
Sid Kittinger
Henson
Thomas Haymond
Fairmont
Garrett
Charles Leftwich
Howard Hatton
Pyle
Joe Dawson
Bev Bennett
Harry More
Columbus
Earl Stewart
Louisiana State University
Ohio State University
Stewart
Dallas
Texas
Jimmy Demaret
Stanford
Charles Finger
Dee Replogle
Bud Plantz
Colorado College
John Holmstrom
Illinois
A. C. Wil
Yale and State Players Named in Collegiate Notes
Yale’s Liams, San Jose State’s Jack Bariteau, Stanford’s Reaymond Brownell, and LSU’s Dale Morey appear in a brief collegiate sports note listing players and affiliations. The item notes multiple universities and athletes in a compact recap.
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Liams
Yale
Jack Bariteau
San Joe State
Reaymond Brownell
Stanford
Dale Morey
Louisiana State
Williamson Wins In 10th To Take Mountain State Showdown
Williamson, W Va, June 23 William Goodall delivered a 10th inning single to cap a 2 1 Williamson defeat of Huntington in the Mountain State league. Stroupe walked two to load the bases before Goodall scored on a wild pitch. Final score Williamson 2 Huntington 1.
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Williamson
W. Va
Walter Goodall
Huntington
Winsley Stroupe
Goodall
Stroupe and
Woolridge
Goodall and
Rice
Boatloads Of Wind Calms As Boats Push Shoreward
The text notes Cornnell running four miles to shore in the morning then matching a similar distance later. Washington continued the long effort with comparable work, while the wind eased and boats pressed toward the shore.
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Cornell
Washington
Unclear sports roster fragment with scattered names
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple players and cities from American and National Leagues. Names include DiMaggio Keller Ott Slaughter Camilli Nicholson Johnson and teams Chicago Brooklyn New York St. Louis Philadelphia Detroit with scattered city labels and garbled text. No clear event or outcome.
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York
Detroit
Seeeenenene Keller
New York
DiMaggio
Nicholeon
Chicago
Slaughter
St. Louis
Ott
Johnson
Philadelphoia Keller
Camilli
Brooklyn
Nicholson
International League scores from Rochester and others
Rochester defeated Buffalo 4 to 2 in a listed game. Baltimore led Syracuse 3 to 2 while Jersey City beat Newark 2 to 1 in scheduled matches.
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Rochester
Buffalo
Baltimore
Syracuse
Jersey City
Newark
Welch Clerks 10 Meet In Welch For 1942 Convention
West Virginia Association of County and Circuit Clerks to hold 1942 convention in Welch with war May date. McDowell county chairman Don Renn to lead planning. Cyphers becomes 1st vice president. event to be hosted by Welch and Davy areas. Interment plans for local residents noted amid obituaries.
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West Virginia Association of County and Circuit Clerks
Wheeling
Welch
Tion
Don Renn
Duke
McDowell County
Cyphers
McDowell Es
Davy
Seevions
Maj
J. Butler
Salvation Army Corps
Ger
Davy Methodiat
Ashland
John Higgins
McDowell County Wholesale and Retail Employes of America
Clerks’ Union
West V Union Council
Mrs Laura Clay Rites Set for Wednesday
Funeral services for Laura Clay widow of Clay will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 oclock at Davy Methodist church. She died at the home of her daughter Mrs M V Vaught.
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Laura Clay
Davy Methodist Church
Laura
Clay
M. V. Vaught
Keystone Police Chief Stabbed by Prisoner
Keystone police chief Johnny Knight was stabbed Sunday night by a prisoner claiming arrest of three white women in Cinder Bottom. Knight was struck once in the left abdomen after a purse snatch and knife attack as jail officials could not identify the three women.
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Keystone
Johnny Knight
Stevens Clinic
Hostal
Knight
Richard Poole
Ona
Tnt
Teeter Scott Family Tied to Ocala Teaching Career
Mr and Mrs Teeter Scott and their children Dickie and Julia are noted in Ocala Florida where Mr Scott spent many years teaching. The obituary fragment references the family and teaching career in the community.
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Teeter Scott
Dickie
Julia
Ocala
Fla
Scott
Week End Admissions To Stevens Clinic And Nearby Hospitals
The list records numerous admitted patients for treatment at Stevens Clinic, Welch Emergency Hospital, and Grace Hospital over the weekend. Names include Mrs Bertha Blevine from Kimball, Carl Jones, Mrs India Porterfield from Big Four, and others from Pageton, Coalwood, Pineville, and Welch with several Barkley, Kimball, and McDowell residents.
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Stevens Clinic
Bertha Blevine
Kimball
Carl Jones
India Porterfield
Big Four
Winnie Fletcher
Kopperston
Nannie Bell Wyatt
Pageton
Ennis Means
Vivian
G. G. Couck
Caretta
Leta Hall
Coalwood
Herbert Shore
Panrock
Cebert Simpkins
Jolo
B. C. Carson
Walls Creek
Lanie Koffer
Mable Marrs
War
Fred Pearman
Canoo
Minnie Hatfield
Nellie Morley
Ana
Bernie Lester
Saeger
M. Knight
Keystone
T. J. Puckett
McDowell
Becca England
Kar Keller
Welch
Georgia Mills
Pineville
W. L. Woody
Dorothy Taylor
Welch Emergency Hospital
Joe Tackett
Lena Milam
Grace Hospital
Jennings Rozell
Tom Sizemore
Dana Morrison
Marytown
Gerald Holdbrook
Jerry Ee Winaities Browning
Glen Alum
Oo d
Roby
Bartley
Harlow
Car hits engine near N and W station injures driver
A car driven by Wilburn Little struck a nearby engine near the N and W station. The driver was unhurt though statements vary about whether the collision happened while avoiding another object.
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Wilburn Little
Unseeded players upset in National Intercollegiate tennis tourney
In Haverford Pennsylvania on June 23 unseeded Joe Davis of Vanderbilt and Marvin Kent of Lehigh top upset seeds at the Marion Cricket Club opening round. Davis defeated third seed Billy Reedy 6 3 6 2 while Kent beat fifth seed Zan Curves 3 6 6 4.
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Haverford
Joe Davis
Vanderbilt
Marvin Kent
Lehigh
Marion Cricket Club
Davis
Billy Reedy
Southern Caliwore
Kent
Marion Kantrowitz
Middle Atlantic
Zan Curves
North Carolina
David Freeman
Pomona
Seymour Greenberg
Northwestern
Clen Parks
Notre Dame
Sterling Lord
Grinnell
Asd Joe Hunt
Navy
Ted Olewine
Southern California
Masons Elect Officers at Wyndham Chapter 45 Meeting
C Mullins of McDowell County National Bank elected high priest of Wynd ham Chapter 45 Royal Arch Masons at the convocation in the Masonic temple. Other officers named include Co H Bennett king and W L Anderson scribe with T A Johnston re-elected treasurer and L Sinnett re-elected secretary.
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C. Mullins
McDowell County National Bank
Wyndham
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Co. H. Bennett
King
W. L. Anderson
T. A. Johnston
L. Sinnett
W. F. Freeman
E. Woodson
C. FP
M. K Sichens
T. C. Brincefield
J. L. Wells, Jr
D. M. Dorsey
T. R. Reed
H. H. Honaker
Man Critically Hurts Found on Railroad
Cepeeee Se Deneee of Marytown is found on a railroad with a fractured skull and is in extremely serious condition. County officers investigate as he lies unconscious. The text mentions Chicago as a major city and compares 1940 and 1930 populations.
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Cepeeee Se Deneee
Marytown
Grace 1
Itar
Conduk
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