Sunshine Girls Meet At Lucille Covey Home
The Sunshine Girls of the Christian church held their regional monthly business meeting Thursday night at Miss Lucille Covey's home. Mary Witten led the session, and after business, refreshments were served. The group plans to reconvene the first Thursday in April with Beulah Humphreys on Mercer Street.
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Sunshine Girls
Sunshine Girls of the Christian Church
Lucille Covey
Sinceres
Aveaus
Mary Witten
Beulah Humphreys
Mercer Street
Mary Crews
Ruth Gott
Margaret Johnson
Margaret Christie
Mabel Walker
Nannie
Vada Shannon
Ruby Chanler
Lola Crotty
Zella Moore
Ozella Snead
Bernice Belcher
Ella Anderson
Mona Martin
Hallie Ball
Cora White
Mrs. Givens
Ruby Tiller
Interesting Meeting of Circle Five at Mrs Oxley Home
Circle Five of the Methodist church met Thursday afternoon at Mrs George Oxleys Harrison street with thirteen members present. Mrs Rule led devotionals, Mrs M G Harper read a boy's letter praising the missionary society for maintaining Friendship Community House. Mrs Whitt led Bible study. social hour featured a plate lunch. next gathering with Mrs J F Mareum was planned.
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Methodist Church
George Oxley
Harrison Street
Oxley
Graham
Rule
M. G. Harper
Missionary Society
Friendship Community House
Whitt
J. F. Mareum
Delphian Department Plans March Meeting on Automobiles
Due to illness at Mrs. Poston's home the Delphian department of the Woman's Club will meet at Mrs. Web Hale's residence on Hale avenue Tuesday evening March 10 at 7 30 p m with Mrs Merrill as leader.
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Delphian Department
Poston
Delphian
Woman's Club
Web Hale
Hale Avenue
Merrill
Forum Club Meeting Rescheduled To Evening Program
The Forum Literary Club will meet with Mrs. C. 8. Thomas on Walnut street at 7:30 this evening. The program focuses on James Whitcomb Riley and Edgar Guest and the date was moved from Tuesday due to the lyceum course.
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Forum Club
Forum Literary Club
Dandelion Lifts Its Face To Greet Sun Dinner Guests
A string of personals fills the page with visits and greetings across town. Dandelion piece notes the first wild bloom in Crawfish Valley, contrasted with a remembered, humorous scene of a prohibition raid and a dandelion wine quip.
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Crawfish Valley
Uestone
Community Briefs from Local and Visiting Residents
Week end activity highlights include Melva Pickle recovering at home after an illness, Arthur Peck and W. F. Malcolm returning from a Florida tour, B E Kimble visiting Gary High School, Mrs Lora Johnson and Kathleen visiting Narrows Virginia due to Mrs Hott’s illness, Mrs Hott improving, Giles Lilly with Edyth Lilly, Nell McIntosh Noel and Mary Frances Harrold at Charleston inaugural ball, Dr W H Wallingford at Charleston ceremonies, Ajax T Smith handling Matoaka legal matters, L B Willyoung’s Cuba visit, P L Filmhum and W B Graham visiting Bluefield.
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Melva Pickle
J. E. Pickle
Arthur Peck
Malcolm
Florida
B. E. Kimble
Gary
Lora Johnson
Kathleen
Narrows
T. W. Hott
Moonshine Bootlegging Suspects Nabbed with Horses
Two horses seized with liquor in saddle bags by Montcalm County officers. Sheriff G H Crumpecker and Jailor H G Simpson reported the animals were caught yesterday evening as bootleggers fled. owners escaped. Noted as the first equine bootlegging case in county history, with no jail provisions for horses and plans to auction the animals.
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G. H. Crumpecker
H. G. Simpson
Montcalm
Desperate Moonshiner Mingo Farley Hits Headline
Mingo Farley of Camp Creek allegedly struck Jim Hatcher with a shotgun knocking him unconscious for hours, then abducted Hatcher’s wife and two children and fled to Raleigh County. Officers say Farley, a fugitive with a violent record, escaped after a drunken brawl and remains at large.
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Mingo Farley
Farley
Hatcher
Camp Creek
Raleigh
Jim Hatcher
Sherif G. H. Crumpecker
Reynolds and
Mossby
Matoaka
Lambert and
Ferguson
Princeton
Marvin Farley
Mingo
Marvin
Farleys
Bluefield
United States
Shone Scott
Mercer County
State Penitentiary
State Prison
Evening of Real Fun Delights Mercer County Audience
Spectators enjoyed a lively county prisoners truck parade and a staged charity show titled An Evening of Fun. Performances by Spanishburg Pisgah and Brush Creek clubs featured musical numbers, comedies, and readings. Funds raised aim to build a Mercer County fair dining hall and support camps.
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Spanishburg
Grace McCue
Grandma
Elma Gregory
Brush Creek
Peggy
Peggy Wilson
Miss Fairy Harsh
Miss Harsh
Athens
West Virginia University
Athens Club
Gertrude Sampson
Mary Rogers
Brush Fork Club
Mercer County Fair
East Princeton School Hosts March 21 Auditorium Event
The article notes a forthcoming performance set for March 21 in the East Princeton School auditorium, highlighting the venue and date for local readers.
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East Princeton School
Talk of moving Memorial building site on Main Street
Discussion among Memorial building supporters over swapping the county court lot on west Main Street for Clerk Lowery G. Bowling’s H. Scott lot on east Main Street. The Scott property, now cleared and level with trees, offers a superior site with ample grounds for shrubbery and shade trees. Legion members favor the Scott location if a reasonable exchange is possible.
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County Court
Main Street
Court House
Lowery G. Bowling
H. Scott
American Legion
Scott
Bowling
East Main Street
West Main Street
Moonshiner Loses Car Over Contraband Transport
Sheriff auctions a nearly new North Carolina Ford touring car forfeited for transporting contraband liquor. The text notes the vehicle lacked a self starter, describing moonshine craft across West Virginia and North Carolina with a humorous comparison to a terrapin in an airplane race.
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North Carolina
West Virginia
Obituary: Mrs A C Brown of Princeton WV
Mrs A C Brown born July 28 1868 died February 28 1925 at her home Butler Street East Princeton West Virginia laid to rest in Oakwood cemetery March 2 1925 age fifty seven She leaves husband A C Brown two daughters Mrs C C Martin Bonnie Brown one brother Albert Grimm and four sisters Also noted are pallbearers and ministers Rev A F Phenix and Rev C H Phipps with reflective verses about motherhood.
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A. C. Brown
Butler Street
East Princeton
West Virginia
Oakwood
A.C. Brown
Jast
Sue
Brown
Brash Fork
W. Va
Southernethodist Church
Mra. C. C. Martin
Bonnie Brown
Princeton
Albert Grimm
Anniston
Ala
John Hair
Goodwill
W. J. Watson
Bluefield
Mra
W. J. Lawson
Maple Akers
Ivey M. Davis
Lynchburg
Princeton notices and town life mix of ads and events
Local items list rentals and sales on Christie avenue and East Princeton. Marriage licenses issued for Jess Grubb and Drazella Ford. Eva Worley sues Roxie Pettrey in circuit court. Funeral for Emma Barnes McNutt set. Rotary and Kiwanis attend church talk by Dr. George Diehl. Community events include a Woolworth store opening and an old time square dance at Legion Hall.
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Jess F. Grubb
Drazella M. Ford
Dott
Iven E F. Walker
Brookie I. White
Lashmeet
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Eva Worley
Roxie Pettrey
Presbyterian Church
George W. Diehl
George Diehl
Concord College
Princeton Kiwanis Club
Princeton le
Woolworth
Walker
Legion Hall
Legion Dance Committee
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief for Pain
The ad urges immediate use of St Jacobs Oil at the onset of pain to stop discomfort and prevent delays in relief. It claims the remedy has helped millions for 65 years and offers reassurance through its time tested effectiveness and driverial guarantees.
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St. Jacobs
Nature
Jacobs
Friendly mix up over water line on Johnson Street
Residents on Johnson street in the court house area clash over a water line issue. A resident with 400 feet of line charged others twenty dollars to connect. a builder objects to sewer and water hookup costs, and the city attorney A W Reynolds Jr will seek a solution. The city owns the street, a private citizen owns the line, and the water company supplies the water.
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Johnson Street
Court House
Tanlac touted as great tonic and builder for health
An advertisement claims Tanlac strengthens the sick and run down by purifying blood, aiding digestion, improving appetite, and putting on pounds. It cites millions of users and testimonials and urges readers to buy a bottle at their druggist.
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Tanlac
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P.L. Flinchum
L. P. Cormany
College Hl
Lillian Culp
Highland Avenue
R. W. Tiller
M. L. Oak
Park Avenue
W. L
Elbine
G. Matney
See
Oakwan
D. C. Borrer
Straley Avenue
Tildie Lambert
Ingleside
Columbus
F. P. French
Newark
Ohio
Billie Shumate
Heren McManus
Griffin
Caroline Johnston
Radford
Misa Shumate
Radford Normal
A. J. McCoy
Petersburg
Elia Martin
Beckley
J. C. Keasel
Royal Theatre
Thomas Meighan
Lila Lee
A. €. Brown
J. W. Woodyard
J. F. Anderson
Wilton Grove
RK. EB. Claytor
BE. H. Johnson
L. W. Losun
A. F. Phenix
Kee Street
Earth
Mother
Father
France
Christie Avenue
J. B. Shrewsbury
Princeon
Charles Wheley & Sons
Second Street
Om Housekeeping
Man and Wife
East
R. A. Saunders
Emma Barnes McNutt
C. R. McNutt
C. Ellett
Honaker Avenue
B. Randall
D. P. Hurley
Oakwood Cemetery
J. W. McNutt
J . McNutt
A. W. Reynolds
J. A. Little
Phil Jovacia
Bramwell
Tee
Arsa
The
Christian Church
M. K Martin
Alice Meyers
Parke R. Wilson
Presbyterian Men's Club
Harry Karnes
W. B. McNutt
Dangerfield
C. H. Phipps
Faith Gosling
United States Veteran's Bureau
Santon Brothers
Charles Mosrie
Farmers’ Supply Company
Bill Via
Via
Faubel
Lyceum
Obers
Nebraska
Little Red
Paramount
Alabama
Wallace Beery
Laurance Wheat
Supoe Heema
Tom
Virginia Chariton
Christian
C. C. Martin
Mies Bonnie Brown
J. Conner
Old Athens Road
St. Jacobs Oil
PsinAe
Tle
Midland
Oxfords
Princeton, W. VA
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