County road jobs await state CWA approval
Princeton area road projects submitted for approval include widening and resurfacing plans on Granw-McComas Carper Green Valley Hector Knob to White Oak Monroe to Round Bottom Princeton to Brushfork and several others with maintenance and bridge work. Also noted are personnel changes at the Mercer county garage and a flurry of local holiday visits and relocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. I. Allen
Etete
Coach Commission
CWA
Granw-McComas
Carper School House
Green Valley
Hector Knob
White Oak Road
Monroe Scales
Round Bottom
Princeton
Brushfork
Black Oak Mountain
U. S. 19
U. S. 21
Rock
Plymouth- Fast River District
Old Athens Road
Springton-Wenonah
Egeria
Stumpy Bottom
Lorton’s Lick
Glen Lyn
Athenne
Glenwood Park
Sandlick
Virginia State Line
Montcalm-McComas
Cumberland Pike
Bluefield-Bramwell Road
Grotto-Piedmont Road
Willowton Road
Bigood-Pettry Road
Ingleside
Mercer County
Princeton Personalities Spend Holidays Across States
Princeton names Gordon Todd and Hampton De Jarnette from the University of Virginia visiting parents for Thanksgiving. Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Markel visited Welch. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Harrison and Mr. Jewel holiday in Harrisburg, Va. Frances Karnes at Highland Avenue, Hartley Saunders family with Miss Sarah Saunders in Roanoke. Sarah is a Hollins College student in Salem, Va. F. S. Tinder with daughter Buford Tinder in Decatur, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. J. Carter of Park Avenue entertain guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stearts
Mullens
L. A. Taylor
Louise Taylor
James Taylor
Winston-Salem
N. C
Ollie Carter
Greensboro
Ed Carter
Harriet
Virginia Wolfolk
Cumberland
George Woolfolk
Muriel Stecker
Morgantown
Frances Robertson
Charles Rich
West Point
Gene Stoerts
J. S Aiken
Tommie
Nancy
Radford
H. G. Woods
Fred Yancy
Fredda Lee
Elmore
W. Va
Gordon Todd
Hampton De-Jarnette
University of Virginia
J. S. Markel
Welch
H. R. Harrison
Jewel
Harrisburg
Frances Karnes
Highland Avenue
Hartley Saunders
Sarah Saunders
Roanoke
Miss Saunders
Princeton Delphian Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs Woodson
Mrs J EB Woodson hosted the Delphian club gathering on Circle drive at 7 30 PM with president Mrs W M Poston presiding The evening theme was Development Of The Art Of Writing Members presented topics including Rock Pictures And Inscriptions Paleography and Short hand Telewriting Current events followed the program During the social hour the hostess was assisted by Miss Ruth Woodson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB. Woodson
Delphian Club
Circle Drive
W. M. Poston
Ethel Nixon
D. C. Rice
Mies Ruth Woodson
Local Club Notes and Girl Scout Meeting Report
Miss Nancy Hulse and Mrs J P Dyer hosted a social with guests from Bristol and Charlottesville. Members listed include H H Ball G V Bruce J P Dyer and many others. Girl Scouts troop No 1 met midweek with Princess Pendleton taking attendance. Dec 7 will feature a pot luck supper after the patrol meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Hulse
J. P. Dyer
R. L. Dugan
Bristol, Tenn
Goldie Allen
Charlottsville
J. C. Thompson
Stubblefield
Bonham
L. F. Compton
Mesdames H. H. Ball
G. V. Bruce
Stuart Garret
Girl Scouts
Princess Pendleton
West Virginia Declared Practically Free From Bovine Tuberculosis
West Virginia is now practically free from bovine tuberculosis, becoming the thirteenth state to reach a modified accredited area. The 1953 completion of the USDA eradication campaign allows cattle to move from the state to other accredited or tubercular areas with proper certification. Compliance will include periodic re testing and strict import controls to prevent re infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
State Department of Agriculture
J. H. Reitz
Agricultural Experiment Station
Morgantown
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Circuit Court Trials Resume After Thanksgiving Recess
Circuit court resumes this morning with cases including State of West Virginia ex rel Charles Jackson v Bailey and New York Indemnity Corp seeking damages under a $3,500 Bailey bond for a shooting. Charles H. Farmer sues G R Bird and D W Bird for $10,000 for injuries from a motorcycle crash. Dorothy E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of West Virginia
Charles Jackson
J. Earl Bailey
New York Indemnity Corporation
Bailey
Jackson
Charles H. Farmer
G. R. Bird
D. W. Bird
Dorothy E
Harris and Rader Appeal Docketed for Saturday
Harris versus Lawrence P Brewer seeks 10000 dollars damages for auto accident injuries. Zella Clark sues BE C McComas for 10000 dollars over alleged faulty arm setting. Geraldine Rader versus Frank Anderson Sr seeks 10000 dollars for injuries from a vehicle strike.
Thanksgiving Day Observed in Princeton City
Thanksgiving day passed quietly with public offices closed except road and welfare offices. Most stores closed. drug stores and restaurants remained open. The union service was at the Presbyterian church led by Dr. J M Carter. Fans traveled to Roanoke and Bluefield for games. Two minor collisions reported. one drunk detained by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Road Department
Union
Presbyterian Church
J M. Carter
M. EF
Roanoke
Bluefield
Princeton Paragraphs Magician to Entertain
Birch, one of the country’s foremost young magicians, and his company of assisting artists, will perform tonight at the high school auditorium under the auspices of the club. The show promises illusionary acts and theatrical feats for local audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birch
Birch school plans charity program and theater feature
Proceeds from a school fundraiser will help the athletic association escape debt. The Birch staff assists with a magic show and musical acts led by xylophonist Mabel Sperry. At the Royal theatre today the film The Narrow Corner starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and others plays with The Perils of Pauline episode. Dr H R Cornell joins Memorial hospital staff with pediatric office hours Fridays 2 to 4 p.m. and St Luke's Bluefield affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pices
High School Athletic Association
Birch
Mabel Sperry
Moluccas
Dutch East Indian Islands
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Patricia Ellis
Ralph Bellamy
Dudley Digges
Royal Theatre
Malay Archipelago
Somer
H. R. Cornell
Memorial Hospital
Cornell
St. Luke's Hospital
Bluefield
Firefighters Respond to Public Fight on Mercer Street
Fire department called at 12 40 p m Thursday to quell a street fight on Mercer near Sixth street. It was the first such incident in local history as the combatants had moved away by the time firefighters arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Sixth Street
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ROYAL
Corner
Fairbanks
Mickey Mouse
Pauline
Ievalyn Knapp
Princeton Society
Josef Stalin
Sen Katayama
Moscow
Lenin
Japan
Tinder
J. R. Vermillion
L. EB. Willyoung
H. C. Hadden
W. EB. Woodson
Miss Ethel Nixon
J. C. Lilly
Kegley
Poth
America
Telegraph
Sunset New Want
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
Virginia
Whis Broadcasting
Royal Theater
Set Maugham
Evalyn Knapp
Pearl White
Santon’ S
Yanton
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