PRINCETON PRISONERS AWAIT FEDERAL arraignment and local drunken driving case
A mass roundup Friday through Sunday led to six men jailed for drunk driving and two more jailed Sunday. Federal prisoners total 81 awaiting arraignment in Bluefield this week including six juveniles aged 13 to 17 for auto theft and two for breaking and entering a port office. Earl Ruffins and William McBride, both 27 and 29, face counterfeiting charges. J H Barberie was fined 100 dollars and given sixty days in jail for auto theft while intoxicated after state police arrested him Sunday. John Hunter of McDowell County charged with reckless driving remains in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eigh Federal
Earl Ruffins
William McBride
Charleston
Bluefield
J. H. Barberie
D. T Carr
John Hunter
M.dowell County
Local arrests end with fines and jail time set
Hunter was fined 25 dollars plus costs after an arrest Sunday by Troop 8. C. Ballard paid his fine. Kyle Quisenberry received 200 dollars and costs and sixty days in jail by Magistrate EB L. Davidson in Matoaka for possessing moonshine. He was fined 10 dollars and costs for a drunk and disorderly charge. Constable JP McKinney escorted Quisenberry to the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Hunter
FHA Representative to Visit Princeton Wednesday
J. E. Cruise, manager of the FHA finance relations division for West Virginia, will be in Princeton Wednesday to discuss housing finances with residents. He will meet at Lilly Land company offices all day to assist with new construction repairs loans refinancing and loan applications. Dwight L. Casey, former Princeton chamber of commerce secretary, now heads the state FHA office at Parkersburg, was in Princeton over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Cruise
Federal Housing Administration For
West Virginia
Princeton
J. F. Becke
Parkersburg
Cruise
Lilly Land Company
Dwight L. Casey
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
FHA
Suit Filed Over Fatal Bluefield Auto Crash
Edith Lester as administratrix of D. L. Atwell deceased sues Everette Leedy in circuit court for trespass on the case damages 10000 returnable to July rules. The case arises from an automobile accident in Bluefield in which Atwell was fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Lester
D. L. Atwell
Everette Leedy
Bluefield
Atwell
Relative JDN headlines not available
Andrew Blankenship of near Hardy testified he lent $57 Sunday and accused Clyde Blankenship and James Meadows of taking the money from his shoe after roughing him. Blankenship was arrested and held for hearing before Magistrate D T Carr as officers sought Meadows to serve the warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Blankenship
Hardy
Clyde Blankenship
James Meadows
Blankenship
D. T. Carr
Meadows
Engineer A. W. Payne Starts City Improvement Survey
Consulting engineer A. W. Payne and a crew began surveying and estimating costs for street and sewer projects financed by the PWA. Payne spent the weekend in Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Payne
Council
PWA
Payne
Parkersburg
Pentecostal Holiness Church Hosts Youth Evangelist
A series of services began at the Pentecostal Holiness church Monday night led by Rev. Mr. Todd from Franklin Springs Georgia. The young evangelist focused on youth outreach and his work is described as of unusual ability. The public is invited to hear him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Mr. Todd
Franklin Springs
Princeton Society Appointment Notice
Mrs Harry Karnes invites contact at phone 116 L for a Princeton society event from 1 pm to 4 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Karnes
Marriage of Anna Watson Rice to Sextol Frazier Bird
Mr and Mrs Arthur T Rice announce the marriage of their daughter Anna Watson to Sextol Frazier Bird. The ceremony took place Saturday evening June 8 1935 in Athens with Rev A B Moore officiating. Attendants were Miss Faye Canterbury and Mr Fred Oxley. Mrs Bird is the Rice family's youngest daughter and the couple will reside in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur T. Rice
Thie City
Anna Watson
Sextol Frazier Bird
Athens
A. B. Moore
Mias Faye Canterbury
Fred Oxley
Bird
Rufus Bird
Athena
Princeton
Leora Katharine Chatting Weds Calvin Belcher in Princeton
Mr and Mrs G W Chatting of Princeton announce the marriage of their daughter Leora Katharine to Calvin Woodrow Belcher on June 15 at the home of Rev Jewell in East Princeton. Leora is Oakvale High School class of 1934 and Calvin works for the local brick company and has three years as amateur lightweight boxing champion. The couple will live in Princeton with many friends wishing them happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Chatting
Princeton
Leora Katherine
Calvin Woodrow Belcher
Jewell
East
Oakvale High School
R. J. Belcher
Meetings at Smiths chapel begin June 26 evenings
A series of meetings will start at Smiths chapel on Wednesday evening June 26 at 8 o clock. Mrs Ss B Broughman pastor of the church will conduct the meetings expected to continue until July 7 inclusive. The public is invited to all meetings. FORUM CLUB Mrs George McDonnell hostess to the Forum club at her Douglas street home this evening at 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith's Chapel
Ss. B. Broughman
Forum Club
George McDonnell
Douglas Street
Delphian Club Meets At Mrs Karnes Home This Evening
The Delphian club will gather at 8 o'clock this evening at Mrs Harry Karnes residence on Highland Avenue. Junior G A of the First Baptist church holds a meeting this afternoon at the leader Mrs D K Calloway on Straley Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphian Club
Harry Karnes
Highland Avenue
The
First Baptist Church
D. K. Calloway
Straley Avenue
Junior R. A. Meeting at First Ballet Church
The Junior R. A. of the First Baptist church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A
The
First Ballet Church
Birth of James Franklin Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Justice
Mr and Mrs J T Justice of Springton announce the birth of their baby son James Franklin Jr born Monday June 17. Mrs Justice was formerly Miss Pauline Broyles of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Justice
Springton
James Franklin Jr
Justice
Pauline Broyles
Marriage of Mrs Geneva Collier Smith to Mr Fred Eagles
The marriage was held May 11, 1935 in Fayetteville West Virginia with Rev M Homer Cummings officiating during a ring ceremony. Witnesses were Mr and Mrs N H Collier of Oak Hill. Mrs Eggleston works at Don Beauty shop. Mr Eggleston is with Norfolk and Western railroad. They will reside in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Collier Smith
Fred R. Eagleston
Fayetteville
W. Va
M. Homer Cummings
Methodist Church
N. H. Collier
Oak Hill
Eggleston
Don Beauty Shop
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Visitors from New York Cards at Custis Home
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ingereol of New York are guests of Mrs. Ingereol’s brother William Custis at his home. The arrangement highlights a family visit and social hospitality in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Ingereol
New York
Couple on Wedding Tour Back From White Sulphur Springs
Mr and Mrs Ingeraol were married in New York last Wednesday and have been spending a few days of their wedding tour at White Sulphur Springs they expect to return to New York the latter part of this week. They are visiting at Reynolds avenue with Mrs Custis and are soon to resume their journey after their brief sojourn.
New Administration Takes Office With Republican Mayor
E H Witten becomes the city's first Republican mayor in four years as Monday marks the start of his term. Council members include A C Johnston A Fortune A J Schuyler H J Thompson George Hall Er K Johnston with Thompson the lone Republican. Witten vows to push police court arraignments to deliver fines to the treasury and cites charter control over police. He favors eight officers at six dollars a month and notes the present payroll for five officers is 440 dollars monthly. He notes the charter allows naming special policemen and says he has not yet been invited to attend council appointment talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Witten
A. C. Johnston
A. Fortune
A. J. Schuyler
H. J. Thompson
George Hall
Er. K. Johnston
Thompson
E. K. Johnston
Fortune
A. ©. Johnston
Schuyler
Witten
County Clerks of State Open Meet Here Thursday
County clerks from across the state gather in Princeton for their annual convention. The program features talks by state officials and a luncheon, with social events at the Virginian hotel and Elks club sessions continuing Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Clerks OF State
State Association
Princeton
John R. Pendleton
Lowery G. Bowling
Circuit Court
Charles E.i Furbee
Ernest L. Bailey
Fred Fox
Edgar B. Sims
Lake Shawnee
C. T. Snndow
Casto and
Harris
Virginian Hotel
Elks Club
Mercer
Raleigh
Johnson Watson Company
Business Session Details and Officer Elections
A Monday afternoon business session will include the election of officers. The meeting aims to fill leadership roles and set priorities for the upcoming period. Community members are invited to attend and participate.
Princeton Personal Notes Roundup
Charlee McNutt returns from Lewisburg to visit grandmother Mrs. W. E. Laren before going to Charleston. Caroline Rich, once at West Virginia University, home for summer school at Concord College. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Worthington of Straley avenue guests of Mrs. French Damewood in Mullens with Miss Eloise Whitt. Elizabeth Worthington leaves Mullens to return home. A. M. Alexander and kids Norma and Billie visiting Petersburg Virginia. Dean Lyman and children head to New Haven Connecticut for summer with Dr. Lyman’s parents. Mrs. H. N. Collier and grandson Billie visit Castlewood Virginia. Joe Ogle returns home to Castlewood after visiting grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlee McNutt
Lewisburg
W. E. Laren
Charleston
Caroline Rich
West Virginia University
Concord Colege
W. R. Worthington
Straley Avenue
French Damewood
Mullens
Eloise Whitt
Elizabeth Worthington
A. M. Alexander
Norma
Billie
Petersburg
Dean Lyman
New Haven
Conn
Dr. Lyman
Joe D. Bary
Helen Gordon
Huntington
L. L. Ashworth
Bluefield
Mary Marshall Clack
Mary Beamer
Beulah Turner
Isadore Scott
Harvard Law School
Philadelphia
Welch
Dave Scott
Maurice O. Herzbrun
H. Vanden Heurk
Grace Hospital
Alice Hamilton
FERA
Ronceverte
Evils of modern society debated by Northern Baptists
Colorado Springs June 24 The Northern Baptist convention moved to resolutions condemning entertainment gambling liquor repression of religion and child labor as it nominated officers for 1936. Dr J H Franklin Crozer Theological Seminary was named president with other nominees including Dr A W Cleves and Mrs Howard Wayne Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Northern Baptist Convention
J. H. Franklin
Crozer Theological Seminary
Cheater
A. W. Cleves
Providence
R. L
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Howard Wayne Smith
Ardmore
Women's
Requisition Honored in Return of Count Moltke to Los Angeles
Governor Kump approved California’s request to extradite Count Carlos Von Moltke for forgery charges in Los Angeles. The Countess, married in Huntington jail, plans to travel to California for a second ceremony. Von Moltke faces 5 to 10 years for a parole violation in addition to forgery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Kump
California
Carlos von Moltke
Los Angeles
Huntington City
von Moltke
Desert pursuit for Katharine in a restless search
In a desert camp Katharine Millard vanishes at dawn leaving husband Frank Dirk and others to search. Michael Millard, racing against time, urges a plane and heads toward the mountains hoping to locate Katharine before nightfall. The group fears failure as suspense tightens.
Furnished Apartments and Rooms for Rent in Princeton
Private entrance and private bath available at 202 South Walker Street Princeton. Gas for cooking provided. Furnished apartment and furnished rooms offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Street
Princeton
Milton Thompson Dies in New Mexico at 72
Mrs. Fannie Dulaney of Highland avenue learns of her brother Milton Thompson’s death in New Mexico. The 72 year old died Saturday morning from pneumonia after moving there in 1912 with his family. He was the youngest of a large Mercer county clan that once lived near Kegley and Burkes Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Dulaney
Highland Avenue
Milton Thompson
New Mexico
Mr. Thompson
David Thompson
Kegley
Burkes Garden
Sarah Fielder
Thompson
Mercer County
Four charged in Welch and McDowell County cases
Four received federal court dates after being moved from the county jail to Bluefield. Clarence Nester faces counterfeiting charges for alleged five dollar fake bills. Ernest Perry and Sam Ratliff are charged with possession of untaxed liquor. Sadie Rothrock, sought for five years, was arrested in Bluefield for liquor possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Clarence R. Nester
Ernest Perry
Sam Ratliff
Nester
Keystone
Perry
Ratliff
Sadie Rothrock
S Oo Fry
United States
Welch area social notes and a domestic shooting incident
Welch residents and visitors are listed with weekend trips in Huntington Bluefield and Charleston while several names travel for family visits. A wife is wounded by an accidental pistol discharge as her husband, Frank Belcher, is jailed. authorities attribute the injury to accidental shooting at home and she is treated at Stevens Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dental
Belcher
Stevens
McDowell Work Relief Suspended
Work relief in McDowell county will be suspended today until a new allocation of funds is received. Resumption is expected by the first of July. Bordeaux wine makers seek a law to make wine drinking compulsory with every restaurant meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
H. G. Maloney
Wine Makers of
Bordeaux
France
Mine accident and sponsor details in Wheeling event
Mrs Zillah Hare of Hazel Atlas Glass in Wheeling will conduct a study sponsored by the department of Women's work. In Crumpler Jack Bailey fractured his left leg while working in the mines and was taken to Stevens clinic. He is employed by United Pocahontas Coal company and says he was caught between two motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zillah Hare
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Wheeling
Department of Women's Work
Jack Bailey
Crumpler
Stevens Clinic
Bailey
United Pocahontas Coal Company
Welch Liquor Store Set to Open This Week
Welch liquor store expected to open this week likely Thursday with equipment installation finished in Merchants and Miners Bank building. A liquor shipment was due today. state liquor control commission has not fixed an opening date. D. W. Cole of War, a commission representative, is in Welch to oversee opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Merchants and Miners Bank
State Liquor Control Commission
D. W. Cole
War
Commission
Canning Demos Scheduled Today in McDowell County
Mrs. Lois Hurt announces two canning demonstrations today. The first starts at 10 30 AM at Anawalt FERA office, the second at 2 30 PM at Keystone Baptist church. Participants will learn practical methods for preserving produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Hurt
Women's Work
McDowel
FERA
Anawalt
Keystone Baptist Church
Major Turner to Address Welch Rotary Club
Major Francis W. Turner of Charleston will address the Welch Rotary Club at noon in the Appalachian Community room. He will speak on behalf of underprivileged children and will tour Mac Dowell county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Rotary Club
Francis W. Turner
Charleston
Appalachian Community Room
Major Turner
MacDowell County
Welch Kiwanis Club
Northfork Kiwanis Club
Northfork
Wounded Woman Critical. Husband Held After Suspected Accident
A colored woman, Mrs Betty Belcher, 27, of Crumpler, lies in critical condition after a Saturday night injury. Her husband is held in the county jail as the investigation centers on an alleged accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Belcher
Crumpler
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Matinee
Robert Young
Betty Furness
Stuart Erwin
Preston Foster
Leo Carillo
Russell Hardie
Ted Healy
Mary Lane Co
Mary Lane
Dreyton Sisters
J. Millar Watt
Appalachian Electric Power CO
M. B. Wallingfed
Center Street
Princeton Society
White
Mabel McElliott
Michael
Katharine
Margarita
Mrs. Houghton
Montana
Desert
Mr. Millard
Miss Strykhurst
Hilda
Evelyn Vincent
Mior
Frank
Dirk
Miss Vincent
Thorn Street
West VA
Burns Wornal
Jean Calloway
Victor
Orch
Plantation Club
N. Y. City
County
Morehead
Lee- Clay Products Company
Clearfield
Ruby Laffoon
Charles BE. Jennings
Jennings
Adjt
Henry H. Demhardt
Kentucky National Guard
Ellerbe W. Carter
Noel Jones
Williams
Marshall College
Catherine Headley
Lexington
Naomi Still
Louise Johnson
McDowell County National Bank
Lyle Johnson
Indianapolis
Ind
Betty Liebman
Jack Liebman
Grace Hostel
A. Effron
Frank Nelson
Mort Rosenzweig
Virginia Avenue
Sylvia Lopinsky
Northiork
H. A. Swart
John S. Kounse
Kounse
B. F. Williams
Riverside Drive
Teresa Drosick
Elizabeth Light
Lester Cook
Cook
United Mine Workers of America
D. A. Cook
C. E. Rowe
Chilhowie, Va
Frank Belcher
Acci
Welch News
Bernard Gottlieb
Hugh G. Maloney
Welch Sunday
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Technology
McDowell Post No. 8
American Legion
Gary
Welch Memorial
Masons
McDowell Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Harry A. Farmer
Telford
Fred W. Booth
T. A. Johnson
T. R. Reed
Miner
Welch Liquor Store
Rotary Club
O. L. Alexander
Harry Bowen
H. R. Hawthorne
Arthur J. MacBride
R. L. Wallace
Pocahontas Fuel Company
ONE Broadway
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Lambert's Point
Sewell’s Point
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Mass
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Boston
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Edo Te
Sandusky
Boston, Mass
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Maine
Norfolk, Va
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Chicago, UL
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Moxey, Savon & Co., Ltd
Lime Street Square
London
E. C
England
Coal Trading Association
Rotterdam
Holland
Frederick Gundersen
Bergen
Norway
E. Pinto Basto & Co., Ltd
Lisbon
Portugal
Henry Coe & Clerici
Via Lomellini
Genoa
Italy
Arthur Felldin
Drottninggatan
Stockholm
Sweden
Aktihbolaget Bergbrun
Gotherburg
Freeman
Skab
BLACK
Karen Morley
William Gargan
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