State Officials to Speak at WV County Clerks Convention
County clerks from about forty five counties will attend the West Virginia County Clerks Association annual convention in Princeton. The two day program includes a morning welcome by Princeton attorney John K. Pendleton and formal speeches by Charles E. Furbee and state officials Ernest L. Bailey Edgar B. Sims and Fred L. Fox. A banquet at the Virginian hotel and a dance at the Elke club are scheduled with hosts Casto Harris and Johnson Watson. Officers will be elected after a luncheon at the Virginian hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Erk
Princeton
Lowery G. Bowling
Casto and Harris and Johnson- Watson Company
John K. Pendleton
Charles E. Furbee
Association
Ernest L. Bailey
Edgar B. Sims
Fred L. Fox
Lake Shawnee
Casto and
Harrie
Spencer
Virginian
John Mastin
H. E. Anderson
Elke Club
Eddie Valjo
Johnson-Watson Company
Virginian Hotel
Circuit Court Room
County Court Room
Sindnor Barksdale Named Assistant FHA County Manager
Sydnor Barksdale of Princeton was named assistant county manager to W. C. Easley and will head the Princeton FHA office in the bank building. J. E. Cruise and W. M. Flourney of the FHA visited to discuss financing home improvements as the housing campaign expands locally. Mrs. A. B. Morris, FHA field agent, will address the Woman's Club at 2:30 PM at the Memorial building on the modernization of homes program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydnor Barksdale
Princeton
W. C. Easley
Federal Housing Administration
Princeton Bank
J. E. Cruise
FHA
W. M. Flourney
Princeton Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits
Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Summers of Huntington and their two children spent a weekend with Mrs. Summers’ brother W. M. Reese on Hale Avenue. Miss Ann Elizabeth and Martha Jones of Akron are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hadden on Hale Avenue. Mrs. Robert Gatherum of Athens visited friends in Princeton, while Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Crawford and daughter Jeannette left for Craig Healing Springs for several days. Mrs. H. E. Summers and two children, Alice and Howard Jr., are also mentioned in the local notices.
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H. BE. Summers
Huntington
BE. H. Crawford
Jeannette
Princeton Avenue
Craig Healing Springs
H. E. Summers
Alice and
Howard Jr
Gall Stone Cube Advertising Health Scheme at Home
An old advertisement promotes a home treatment for liver and gall bladder trouble sold from 18 9 No Fourth St Minneapolis Minnesota. It claims a recognized practice specialist’s prescription and 30 years of ratifying results with a money back guarantee and literature available on the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnelis
Minn
Adyv
Board of Equalization Viewing Parcels in Matoaka
The board of equalization and review visited Matoaka on Wednesday to inspect several parcels of property. They were accompanied by Courtney Tanner from the assessor's office and joined by court members L. J. Belcher C. E. Morgan and I. Johnston.
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Ing
Board of Equalization and Review
Matoaka
Courtney Tanner
Assessor's
L. J. Belcher
C. E. Morgan
I. Johnaton
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Travel
Guests of her brother W. M. Reeser and Mrs. Reeser on Hale avenue welcomed Dr. Summers accompanying his family for a weekend visit. Maurice Lisagor, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Lisagor, recently graduated from West Virginia, headed to Chicago for the summer with a B S in chemistry and plans to return to university. Major McDonnell of Cuba visits Dr and Mrs L B Willyoung on Hale avenue. Jean of South Walker Street spends the week at Mullens.
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W. M. Reeser
Reeser
Hale Avenue
Dr. Summers
Maurice Lisagor
Joe Lisagor
West Virginia
Chicago
Major McDonnell
Cuba
Mra
L. EB. Willyoung
Jean
South Walker Street
Mullens
Princeton Comets Host Tazewell in Afternoon Showdown
The Princeton Comets play Tazewell at the athletic field this afternoon at 4 30. It is the second home game of the season. Princeton beat Ronceverte 5 9 on Sunday as E Hoke pitched a two hit game with nineteen strikeouts. Admission is 10 cents.
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Princeton Comets
Tazewell
Athletic Field
Comets
Ronceverte
E. Hoke
Princeton
Guardian appointment for Mary Ruth Farmer recorded
Mrs. Gertrude Shrader named as guardian in fiduciary order filed in county clerk's office yesterday. Bond of 50 dollars posted with T. C. Hubbard as surety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Shrader
Mary Ruth Farmer
T. C. Hubbard
Will of Charles B. Smith Probate in Bluefield
The will of Charles B. Smith of Bluefield dated February 11, 1930, was admitted to probate in the county clerk's office yesterday. The estate is left to his widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Smith
Bluefield
Courthouse Prep Underway for County Clerks Meeting
The courthouse has been cleaned in preparation for the county clerks meeting today and tomorrow. Janitor Ruther Bingham and a crew have washed interior walls and trimmed lawns for a tidier appearance.
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Ruther Bingham
Children from Bluefield and Princeton sent to ERA camp
Thirty six under privileged children were taken to the ERA camp at Lewisburg Wednesday morning in cars driven by the county investigators led by Mrs Lida Talifero. The group will stay two months with medical exams, blankets, brushes and clothing provided. County board of review members outline ongoing oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Princeton
Lewisburg
Lida Talifero
Rotary members attend inter city meeting at Camp Shaw-del-meca
Princeton Rotary club members joined the inter city gathering at Camp Shaw-del-meca near Lewisburg yesterday. Principal speaker was Dick Aspinall of Morgantown. Attendees from Princeton and Athens included Dr. A. E. McGuire Dr. J. I. Markell and spouse W. M. Reeser H. E. Summers R. F. Lucas G. K. Auvil and others.
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Princeton Rotary Club
Camp Shaw-del-meca
Lewisburg
Dick Aspinall
Morgantown
Princeton
Athens
A. E. McGuire
J. I. Markell
W. D. Shuff
W. M. Reeser
H. E. Summers
R. F. Lucas
City Council Donation to Salvation Army
The council approved a 100 donation to the Salvation Army during yesterday's meeting. A line item listing the donation was omitted from initial coverage of the session.
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Salvation Army
Marionette show to visit town with Miss Judith Clayton
Judith Clayton and her Marionettes join the local theatre next Tuesday. She is visiting her brother at Hin ton after returning from Miami where she presented her Marionette show in a large park. Her act includes a complete stage and props. Hansel and Gretel will also be presented. Clayton plans to return to New York City where she has been offered work with Tony Sarg.
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Judith Clayton
Miss Clayton
Hinton
Miami
Fla
Ecase
Hansel and
Gretel
New York City
Tony Sarg
Missionary Society Meet at First Baptist Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will hold its quarterly business meeting tonight at 7 30. Full attendance is desired.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Mrs Morris to Speak on Home Modernization in Athens
Parkersburg based Mrs A S Morris federal housing administration field rep visits Athens this week to address women clubs on better housing at Concord Inn Friday at 2 30 pm. The talk precedes a social hour with punch. Delphian Club notes meeting at Mrs Harry Karnes home Highland avenue.
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A. S. Morris
Parkersburg
Federal Housing Administration
Athens
Concord Inn
Delphian Club
Harry Karnes
Highland Ave
Our Wonder Friends Program Noted By Garden Club
The garden club met with Mrs. I. H. Smith presiding. Roll call featured garden subgentions and talks on North American Woodpecker, Our Friend the Frog, and Friends of Our Pools. Guest arrivals included Mrs. Kyle McCormick and Jean McCutchen.
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Nue
Mra. I. H. Smith
Mra. I. M. Smith
G. B. Halstead
Friends of Our
H. C. Hadden
Dangerfield
E. Hale
G.B. Halstead
W. CC. Kane
W. M. Poston
J. B. Shrewebury
J. M. Smith
Nelle Smith
Lillie Sutton
J. R. Vermillion
L. BE. Willyoung
J. BE. Woodson
Ethel Nixon
Circle 7 meets at 3 at Mrs Cormay’s home
Circle 7 of the First Baptist church will gather this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. L. P. Cormay Jr., College avenue for a meeting.
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First Baptist Church
L. P. Cormay Jr
College Avenue
Ingersols Leave for Richmond and Eastern Shore Visit
Mr and Mrs H L Ingersol, guests of Mrs Ingersols brother William Custis and Mrs Custis on Reynolds Avenue, departed yesterday for Richmond to visit friends. They will then visit the eastern shore before returning to New York. While in the city they were honored with several social affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Ingersol
Kump Declines Accord on Relief Leader Choice
Governor Kump said there has been no suggestion for him and Senator Neely to agree on Beebler's successor as state relief administrator. He favors a West Virginian in the post and rejected dragging suffering into politics. He did not participate in a Young Democrats event, citing other Senate business.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Neely
William N. Beebler
West
Beehler
Washington
Senate
Herman Bennett
Charleston Democratic Club
Delinquent 1934 Taxes Notice Cited by Sheriff Fanning
The notice warns that names may be published to avoid delinquency in 1934 taxes. J. C. Fanning serves as Sheriff and Treasurer, directing the matter and indicating another notice appears elsewhere in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Fanning
Officials Block Attendance Over Prior Engagements
Ten notes he could not attend due to official business. Holt said he could not attend because he had a prior engagement to speak in North Carolina that day.
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Holt
North Carolina
Pilotless Queen Bee Demonstrated Over Royal Airdome
Farnborough England today saw Great Britain's pilotless airplane called the Queen Bee demonstrated with a human pilot in the cockpit as a precaution. The radio controlled craft obeyed ground commands with engine on switch, climbed smoothly, and landed safely from 2000 feet using an automatic restart to settle the craft.
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Farnborough
Hants
Eng
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Swamp search for missing New Yorker broker
Police bloodhounds comb swamplands of west Nyack for 83 year old retired broker Charles D. Towt who disappeared yesterday near the swamp edge while pursuing his hobby of wildflower collecting. The area is described as a broad rhododendron thicket strewn with quicksand.
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Nyack
N. Y
West Nyack
Chas. D. Towt
South Nyack
Towt
Slayer Cheats Death Before Firing Squad
Salt Lake City Governor Henry H Blood granted a reprieve saving Del bert Green from death by firing squad at dawn. Green, convicted slayer, faced execution for his crime as details of the case were reported today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Henry H
Delbert Green
Green
Green faces Utah board pardon before September
James Green chose a court approved execution method under Utah law. The state board of pardons will not meet until September to decide his fate. Oak furniture can be renovated using hot linseed oil applied with a flannel cloth.
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Cle
James Green
Utah
Green
State Board of Pardons
Catikara Soap Promises Soothing Daily Use
If you have tender sensitive skin you owe it to yourself to use Catikara Soap daily. It contains medicinal and emollient properties from Catikara Ointment and helps keep the skin clear and attractive.
Louisiana women seek expulsion of senators branded scurrilous
Senator George of Georgia called the petition from Louisiana women demanding the ouster of Senators Long and Overton scurrilous and said he would urge the vice president not to receive it. Mrs Phelps Hammond of New Orleans filed the petition alleging fraudulent election and criticizing the senate committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Women’s Committee of
Louisiana
Long
Overton
George
D.-Ga
Privileges and Elections Committee
Garner
Senate
Phelps Hammond
New Orleans
Women's Committee of
Senate Committee
Chicago Policeman John Quinn Testifies in Divorce Case
Chicago officer John Quinn described his career of deterring criminals until a personal crisis. He testified in divorce court that his wife Mrs. Quinn kicked him out of bed and took his gun, threatening him, forcing him to concede he could not handle the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Quinn
Percenms
John
Welch Boxing Bouts Slated At Coney Island July 4
A five bout amateur boxing program will unfold Thursday July 4 at Coney Island Amusement Park Welch under the Welch Central Labor Union and Welch Retail Merchants association. Headliner Reid Lawson Welch faces Carl Kalvitis Mt Olive Ky in a 160 pound clash. Non headline bouts include Bunny Lovett Welch versus unknown, Tim Bright Welch versus Floyd Legato Davy, Harry Dillard Jenkin Jones versus Grego Hemphill, Kid Cox Marion Va versus James Hairson Welch. All bouts three rounds no admission charged first bout at 3 pm. Hobart Calloway coordinates event with judges Glen Hatfield G R Yepson Rocky Sexton.
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Coney Island Amusement Park
Welch Central Lar Union
Welch Retail Merchants Association
Reid Lawson
Welch
Carl Kalvitis
Mt. Olive
Bluefield
Princeton
Tim Bright
Floyd
Titi” Legato
Davy
Harry
Welch Paragraphs Painfully Injured Mother in Har risonburg Visit
Mrs Charles S Peers of Harrisonburg Virginia mother of Mrs D W Sargent of Welch was painfully injured yesterday afternoon after a fall at the Sargent home. She was taken to the Stevens clinic where doctors found a sprained ankle and no fracture. Mrs Peers has been visiting her daughter for several weeks. Mr Sargent manages the local Piggly Wiggly store.
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Charles S. Peers
Harrisonburg
D. W. Sargent
Welch
Sargent
Arthur Weiss
New York City
Weiss
Bond
Rose Virginia Rogers
Wheeling
Virginia Rogers
Grace Hospital
E .J. Taylor
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Charlies Budnick
Julian
Keystone
Ruth Lee Carper
H. K. Carper
Alta Hatcher
Huntington
Katherine Slatler
Boy Hurt While Cutting Wood Near Kimball
George Jackovich of near Kimball injured his left hand while chopping wood with a hatchet in the mountains yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Stevens clinic where several tendons were sewn. he was later sent home to recover.
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George Jackovich
Near
Kimball
Stevens Clinic
Needy McDowell County Children Sent to Camp Greenbrier
Thirty five underweight children from McDowell County relief families were transported by Northfork Kiwanis to Camp Greenbrier near Lewisburg for a month. Six nurses and FERA staff joined to supervise activities while the county office provided full camping outfits. A second group is planned for next month.
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McDowell County
Greenbrier
Lewisburg
Northfork Kiwanis Club
Pauline Pasley
Barbara Logan
Louise Hyatt
Sally Payne
Mary Atkins
Rosine Cook
FERA
Welch Liquor Store Set to Open This Morning
After weeks of waiting Welch's liquor store will open at 10 o'clock this morning. Preparations were finished yesterday and staff received training on the commission sales system. M. G. Gilmer, Matoaka district supervisor, aids in the opening.
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Welch's
West Virginia Liquor Commission
M. G. Gilmer
Matoaka
The
Liquor Commission
State liquor stores begin operation in Welch
The Welch liquor store opens in the old Merchants and Miners bank building as No. 15 under manager W. M. West with cashiers W. B. McCalugherty and G. M. Bryant and clerks W. F. Shaw J. M. Bell and Guy Moore. Sales slips record brand amount price and purchase date. no purchaser name is shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. West
Jaeger
Tate Funeral Rites to Be Held Friday
Last rites in East Stone Gap Virginia are planned for Worley Tate 45 of Coalwood who died yesterday morning of heart ailment in a local hospital. He is survived by his widow and three daughters Mrs Gladys Bray Mrs Jim Barker and Mies Hazel Tate all of Coalwood.
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East Stone Gap
Worley Tate
Coalwood
Gladys Bray
Jim Barker
Mies Hazel Tate
Desertions Rise as Italian Soldiers Flee to Innsbruck
In Innsbruck Austria deserters from the Italian army near the Austrian border arrive daily amid warm weather melting snow. Recovered deserters surrender uniforms and equipment after questioning, while South Tyroleans cite Africa service avoidance as motive.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Associated Press
Africa
Italy
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Gall
J. Millar Watt
Game Today
Guardian
Will Admitted
Board OF Review Members of the County Court Act
M. B. Wallingford
Center Street
Princeton Society
Missionary Society
White
MR. and
Mrs. Ingersol
Oklahoma City
ROYAL
Matinee
Pate Beth
Jenet Gayao
Baxter
Walter King
Jane Darwell
George Brands
Mercer County
Coney Island
Welch Liquor Store
Welch News
Bernard Gottlieb
Louisa Williamson
Welch Emergency Hospital
Fred Stevens
Earl
Barbara Jane
Marietta
Salem
Mack Eddins
Virginia Avenue
Eral
Bedford
Emanuel Katzen
Logan
Herbert Markle
J. B. Mosely
Rhea Blake
Vesta Pruitt
Welch Notary Medeum
Vesta
Rotarians
0. L. Alexander
Harry Bowen
H. R. Hawthorne
Arthur J. MacBride
R. L. Wallace
Pocahontas Fuel Company
ONE Broadway
New York
Pocahontas
Tidewater
Great Lakes
United States
FF As
Atlantic Coast
Lambert's Point
Peeeee Point
Norfolk
Newport News
New Bedford
Mass
Mystion
Mates
Matenetee
Salem, Mass
Mystic Wharf
Bos
Sandusky
Toledo
Ohio
Boston, Mass
Portland, Maine
Norfolk, Va
Cincinnai
Mons
Chicsago, TL
Detroit, Mich
Moxey, Savon & Co., Ltd
Street Square
London
Langland
Asoctae Tion
Rotterdam
Holland
Frederick Gundersen
Norway
EB. Pinto E Basto & Co., Ltd
Lisbon
Portugal
COE & Clerici
Via Lemaliini
Stockholm
Sweden
AK Laght Bergbrun
Gotherburg
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