Local Social Notes Include Visits and Moves Around Falls Mills
Mrs G W Anderson is ill with the flu while Mrs C H Jackeen visits relatives in Clinch Valley. Mrs George Boswell and son Ralph from Bluefield, Mrs Maud Francis of Bluefield visit here. Mrs George Anderson stays with sister Mrs Maud Francis. H M Tabor of Bluefield visits. Susie Jackson returns to Lebanon Virginia after Christmas visit with aunt and uncle C H Jackson. Lyon Caldwell moves family back to farm above Falls Mills and comments on farm life. Mrs J H Goosby visits Bluefield. Master Woodrow Crawford visits sister Mrs H Murray in Poca hontas. Markie Marshall of Narrows visits here. Clarification says Miss Cora Butts birthday party was at Flat Top, not Falls Mills.
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G W. Anderson
C. H. Jackeen
Clinch Valley
George Boswell
Ralph
Bluefield
George Anderson
Maud Francis
W. Va
Carl Slater
Maybeury
Cora Butts
Falls Mills
Y. W. A. Meeting At Baptist Church
The Y. W. A. of the Baptist church met with leader Mrs. Hartley Sanders. Miss Eva Spen led the program with Virginia Snidow Laday Ruth le and Erma Riner as speakers. A tea was planned for Wednesday evening March 18 at Mrs. Sanders home.
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The
Baptist Church
Hartley Sanders
Eva Spen
Virginia Snidow
Laday Ruthle
Erma Riner
Sanders
T. M. Johnson
George Hylton
Eula Mills
Circle No 7 entertains at Miss Gentry home
Circle No 7 of the Baptist church met at Mrs Gentrys College avenue home with Mrs Gentry as leader The study topic was Home Mission Work Miss Ruth Woodson and Miss Esta McClung spoke and a generous organ fund offering was taken after business Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Gentry
College Avenue
East Princeton Methodist Church Supper Planned for March 14
The ladies of East Princeton Methodist church announce a church supper at the Thorn Street School building on Saturday March 14 starting at 6 oclock. Everyone is invited and proceeds go to benefit the church. Ladies should bring baskets by 4 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Princeton Methodist Church
Thorn Street School
Handley Lively Marriage Told In Princeton Ceremony
Friends report the marriage of Mrs. G. W. Lively and G. C. Handley in Princeton yesterday officiated by Rev. J. B. Chambers. The couple reside in Orchard Monroe County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley-Lively
G. W. Lively
G. C. Handley
Princeton
J. B. Chambers
Peterstown
Handley
Orchard
Monroe County
Chariton C. Handiey
Lilly Lively
Princeton Personalities News Dated Items
Mrs J K Ball travels to Tryon North Carolina for treatment at Creedwood Sanitarium and hopes for health gain on return. Mr and Mrs Charles A Reed depart for a two week Orlando visit. F J Dye of Matoaka attends to business. Mrs Blanche Gooch resigns from Princeton Hospital to lead a local collection agency. Miss Emma Claytor ill with tonsillitis at home. Miss Sarah Johnson improving and due to be out soon. Rev Warren H Dubose and Luther G Scott visit Princeton as guests of Cluefield Kiwanis Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
J. K. Ball
Tryon
N. C
Ainter
Creetwood
Emma Claytor
Sarah Johnson
Warren H. Dubose
Luther G. Scott
Cluefield Kiwanis Club
Bids Received for County Road Trucks
The county court discussed bids for purchasing a new county road truck. Old army surplus trucks, worn out and no longer manufactured, would be traded in, with about three units eligible for the deal. No bid was accepted, and the matter was continued to a short-term session next week.
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War Department
State Road Commission
Building and Loan Association Plans Progress in Princeton
A committee of businessmen led by H McGlothiin W Shut and J E De Jarnette will travel to Charleston to discuss state provisions for building and loan associations. The Business Men's Club backs a cooperative effort to provide better homes for workingmen through easy terms and weekly or monthly share payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Miness Men's
H. McGlothiin
W. Shut
J E de Jarnette
Charleston
Building and Loan Association
Early Spring Fishing Expeditions Planned
The article notes planned early spring fishing expeditions and references followers of Isaac Walton among other anglers, suggesting a fishing tradition and community interest in upcoming outings.
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Isaac Walton
West Virginia fishermen eye nearby streams for spring fishing
West Virginia anglers plan early spring trips bursting with reels and flies as strict state laws push some to seek openings in neighboring states. Giles, Tazewell, and Bland in Virginia and streams in Mercer face uncertain seasons with many waters still closed after prior bans. The state game and fish commission has stocked Mercer streams since January 1924 and is not expected to lift the ban soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
North Carolina
Giles
Tazewell
Bland
Mercer
State Game and Fish Commission
Senate struggles cloud end of special session plans
Washington reports say world court and Isle of Pines treaty issues upend Republican efforts to end the Senate special session Saturday night. Senator Copeland’s near solo filibuster slowed progress on the convention, while Warren’s attorney general nomination reujition remained unsettled. Party leaders combed over patronage cuts for insurgents Lafollette Ladd Frazier Brookhart, and adopted a nonbinding conference resolution granting senators full freedom to vote as they wish.
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Washington
Mar
Isle of Pines
Capitol
Senate
Congress
Copeland
New York
Charles B. Warren
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Ladd
Frazier
North Dakota
Brookhart
Iowa
Chester Eng Herbert Waring Held for Trial on Bigamy Charge
Chester Eng Herbert Waring, a songwriter, is held for trial on the charge of marrying four women, all within one month. The case involves multiple marriages alleged in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Eng
Herbert Waring
Large nine room apartments offered in Princeton
For rent in the Hotel Princeton Building, Santon Brothers and Charles Mostrie advertise large airy rooms with hot and cold water. A five-room house with basement and a large lot is also available. Authorities note street and road improvements, new Woolworth store opening, and a busy slate of local civic events including bake sale, improvements, and dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Santon
Santon Bros. Department Store
Santon Brothers
Charles Mostrie
The Mystic Island Show Sells Out Seats Tonight
Late yesterday most seats were taken for tonight's show The Mystic Island. Tomorrow afternoon Pollyanna will be the attraction.
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Mystic Island
Pollyanna
Real Estate Transfers Filed in County Clerk Office
Transfers listed include Philip Chokos to C W Faulkner for Glenwood parcels valued by a nominal consideration. Bernard McClaugherty and wife to Ruth McClaugherty Richardson one third Bluefield property for $10. L B Worley et al to J A Thomas on Clark Street Bluefield for $2329.13. Bertha Kirby to Nancy Brown Bluefield properties for $2500. James Pendleton and wife to John Snow near Oakvale for $255. J L Mulling and wife to EB M Quesenberry and wife west of Princeton for $650.
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Philip Chokos
C. W. Faulkner
Glenwood
Bernard McClaugherty
Ruth McClaugherty Richardson
Bluefield
L. B. Worley
J. A. Thomas
Clark Street
Bertha Kirby
Nancy
Brown
Ioia
James Pendleton
John Snow
Oakvale
J. L. Mulling
EB. M. Quesenberry
Fot West
Princeton
Local Visits Dot Flat Top Weekend Notes
Mrs A L Caldwell and children visited Mrs G J Tickle Saturday. Charles Wimmer and family from Switchback spent the weekend with relatives here. Gladys Ratcliffe visited Bluefield. G W Carter and children from Pocahontas were here for the weekend. M M Butt and sons Eugene and Marion and Mrs C Butt were visiting relatives in Bluefield Sunday. Mrs Harry Murray of Pocahontas spent several days here visiting friends. Mrs Ethel Crawford is ill at home with a serious cold. Nona Lee, the baby daughter of race
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A. L. Caldwell
G. J. Tickle
Charles Wimmer
Switchback
Gladys Ratcliffe
Bluefield
G. W. Carter
Pocahontas
M. M. Butt
Eugene and
Marion
C. Butt
Harry Murray
Ethel Crawford
Nona Lee
Thurston Tragedy Shocks St Louis Husband’s Violent Panic
James M. Thurston allegedly went insane upon discovering his wife hanged from a hook in the ceiling, prompting a violent reaction and authorities involvement in St Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
James M. Thurston
New Baby at the McGowan House
Jim notes a baby arrival at their home and asks if the event was brought by Old Doc McGowan. Sam confirms with a colloquial question about whether he took it from him.
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Jim
Sam
Doc McGowan
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Emma Peck
Hirsch Bros. & CO
Louisville, KY
Pittsburgh, PA
Bluefield Grocery CO
Malkey
Mulkey
Hye
TVS
Jones
Willis
Ohio
President Coolidge
McCoy
Coodykoontz Drug Co
America
seCuy's
Atte Avenue
R. A. Onnan
Venes Saunders
Uwighland Avenue
Sanitary Grocery
Plymouth
Lower East River
Beaver Pond
Mercer Street
Mercer Street Boys
John Chariton
Emil Peters
Fred Reeves
Chariton
Kiwanis Club
Kimball Kiwante Club
Kimball, By
I. A. Downey
Downey
John W. Lowry
Mercer County Farm Bureau
Bureau
Scott Street
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Walker
Council of
Matoaka
Woolworth
R. A. Perkins
Park Avenue
Highland Avenue
Princeton Ice Company
Little & Goodwin
Martha Harman
Bath
Harrison Street
Lindeman
Legion Hall
Shannon
Neeton
Flat Top
Shock
American Legion Hall
Princeton, W. VA
Lindemann
Just
General Merchandise
5Th and
Mercer Streets
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