Officials Visit Local VFW Post Mercer Post 2703
Mercer Post 2703 of the VFW met Saturday night at the Memorial Building with District Commander W. T. Jackson of Bluefield presiding. Department junior vice commander W. C. Minger and department quartermaster Aubrey Heflin paid official visits and spoke on membership and post activities. On Sunday the Princeton VFW was represented at the district meeting in Welch by Commander Frank Dobbins, George Williams quartermaster, E. W. Anderson and M. B. Greer. The post auxiliary served refreshments Saturday night.
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Mercer
VFW
Memorial
W. T. Jackson
Bluefield
W. C. Minger
Aubrey Heflin
Princeton Vfw
Welch
Frank Dobbins
George Williams
E. W. Anderson
M. B. Greer
First Baptist Church Hosts Joint T. E. L. and Men’s Bible Class Meet
The T. E. L. class and the Men’s Bible class met Thursday night at the church. The program opened with a song and scripture read by R. C. Sutherland, closing with prayer by Prince Thornton. New officers were installed with Mrs. Denver J. Davis directing the candlelight service, naming Mrs. T. M. Johnston as teacher and a slate of officers led by president Mrs. G. S. Gadd and vice presidents including Mrs. Willie Mae Carr and Mrs. Fred Gore.
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First Baptist Church
R. C. Sutherland
Prince Thornton
Denver J. Davis
T. M. Johnston
Burns Wornal
G.S. Gadd
Willie Mae Carr
Fred Gore
J. W. Munsey
E. K. Bailey
Community group installs officers and hosts refreshments
The organization installed officers including treasurer Mrs Prince Thornton and assistant Mrs Myrtle Harold with publicity chair Mrs H. W. Karnes. Twelve group captains were installed and the Men's class provided refreshments for seventy five members from both classes.
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Prince Thornton
Myrtle Harold
H. W. Karnes
Princeton OFS Stated Meeting Tonight With Initiation
The Princeton chapter number 53 OFS will hold its regular stated meeting at 8 o'clock led by presiding officers Mrs. Marvin Miller and Ned Barberie. An initiation will precede a social hour and refreshments. Officers will wear long dresses.
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Princeton
OFS
Marvin Miller
Ned Barberie
Evening circle meeting of Presbyterian church auxiliary
The fifth Evening circle of the Womans auxiliary meets tonight at 8 at Mrs. D C Rice's Forest street home with Mrs C C Martin as co host. Bring gifts for Miss Larue.
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Womans Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
D. C. Rice
Forest Street
C. C. Martin
Peters Name Baby Ray Jackson Born at Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Emil Peters of College Avenue announce the birth of a son on Friday December 3 at Memorial hospital. The newborn is named Ray Jackson.
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Emil Peters
College Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Ray Jackson
Bride-Elect Honored With Bluefield Party For Julia Bondurant
Miss Elizabeth Lowman of Bluefield hosted a bride party for Miss Julia Bondurant, bride-elect of Harold David Moore, at her North street home. Pink candles and cor sage decor highlighted the evening with three tables in play and prizes awarded to Mrs. James Snidow and another guest for high and low scores.
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Elizabeth Lowman
North Street
Bluefield
Julia Bondurant
Harold David Moore
James Snidow
Byrd Wins $450 In Cleaners Suit In Circuit Court
A jury found for Luther H. Byrd against Querino Ciotti trading as Joel Dry Cleaners for 450. Byrd sought 565.39 with 254.51 credited. This was the only case tried. Several appeals remain on the docket.
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Luther H. Byrd
Querino Ciotti
Joel Dry Cleaners
Byrd
Honeyak
South Side Motors, Inc
Paul Mitchell
Carrie James Pennington
H.fp Day
Ida Clark Burnette
Luther Martin Burnette
Mike Maskello
Gus
John Tsutras
Tsutras Bros
Bondurant Bridge Club Hostess Honored At Party
Rogers Bensey presided as floating prizes went to Miss Bondurant and Mrs. Irvin Bondurant. The honoree received gifts from the hostess and her mother. Mrs. D. L. Lowman and Miss Rachel Peck assisted in serving. Attendees included Mesdames J. C. Anderson, Roger Bensey, H. C. McCary Jr., Irvin Bondurant, Woody Bondurant, E. J. Lambert, W. C. Epling Jr., Jim Gray and Miss Betty Bodell.
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W. C. Epling, Jr
Jim Gray
Betty Bodell
Record Shop To Be Opened By Mercer Music Co
L. K. Cruise opens a Mercer Music Company record shop in the Cook building at Mercer and Trent streets on Friday morning. The storeroom has been leased for several months and Cruise resides at Kimball. The item notes tire imbalance as a common cause of auto accidents.
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L. K. Cruise
Mercer Music Company
Cook Building
Mercer and
Trent Streets
Cruise
Kimball
Cucumber Man Held On Charge of Auto Theft
Booth returned Sunday from Cucumber McDowell county to answer to a Mercer county charge of auto theft. Corporal York and Sheriff Doe delivered him after state troopers and county officers arrested him for allegedly taking a Dodge owned by Harry L Stump. The Mercer case ties to Maury Baker now serving a Mer cer criminal court sentence for theft of the same Stump car recovered in Bluefield.
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Mercer County
Guy Booth
Cucumber
McDowell County
M. C. York
Perry Doe
Booth
Mercer
Harry L. Stump
Princeton-Bluefield
Maury Baker
Mercer Criminal Court
Stump
Bluefield
Princeton Paragraphs Suits Filed In Circuit Court
Katherine Marie Bailey, an infant, sues by Ethel M. Gilles as next friend against Irving Bailey in chancery in circuit court. Glenn Davis sues H. C. Gullion trading as Cullion Electric Service for 3000 dollars in assumpsit. Etta Nunn Circle notes Christmas party at the First Christian Church with 15 members and six guests attending at December 4.
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Katherine Marie Bailey
Ethel M. Gilles
Irving Bailey
Glenn Davis
Assumpsit
H. C. Gullion
Cullion Electric Service
Etta Nunn
First Christian Church
F. L. Brack
T. B. Crozer
Highland Avenue
W. L. Lambert
Tommy Lilly
Brock
Radio WLOH Daily Program Guide Listing
Radio schedule shows a full day of music news devotions and special programs from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM with dozens of named programs and performers including Hillbilly Hits Morning Devotions Sammy Kaye Rex & Eleanor and Spade Cooley's Band across the timetable.
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WLOH
Rex
Eleanor
Myrt
Marge
Sammy Kaye
Spade Cooley
Slim Bryant
Martin
Wigglesworths
S. Marine Band
In Memoriam and Community Meeting Notices
In loving memory of our Mother the Caldwell children recall her smiling eyes and bright sun. Circle B of Mount Zion Baptist church meets Friday at 2 pm at Mrs. Clara Farmer’s Rock Street home, changed from Thursday. Roy Scott Post 39 American Legion meets tonight at 7 30 in Legion rooms on North Mercer Street. Ex service men invited. Senior usher board Mount Zion Baptist meets tonight at 7 30 at Mrs. Bettye Cawthorne’s Fairfax Street home. Tazewell County PTA meets today at 4 pm in Bluefield High School. Senior choir Union Baptist rehearses tonight at 7 30 at Mrs. Louise Bradley’s Floyd Street home. Pearl Harbor Memorial program today at Mora School at 2 pm.
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Caldwell
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Clara Farmer
Rock Street
Roy Scott Post
American Legion
Legion Rooms
Mercer Street
Bettye Cawthorne
Fairfax Street
Union Baptist Church
Louise Bradley
Floyd Street
Pearl Harbor
Mora
Furnished 5-Room Apartment Near Courthouse
Completely furnished five room and bath apartment with private entrance and all utilities included. Located a block from the courthouse. Apply in person at Garner Printing Co at the corner of Main and Mercer Streets in Princeton.
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Garner Printing Co
Corner Main and
Mercer Sts
Princeton
Mrs Bertha Graves James French Sister Dies in NYC
Mrs Bertha Graves, sister of James E French, died in New York City. The notice states she is connected to the James family of East Wayne Street.
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James E. French
East Wayne Street
Bertha Graves
New York City
Raves
French
Waver Star Color Split Described as White and Blueish
Three fourths of the stars on the waver appear white or bluish white in color. The observation notes a predominance of pale hues among the stellar bodies visible on the instrument.
Princeton Personal Dates and Wedding Plans
Mrs Flossie Mae Johnston visits her aunt Mrs Cc C Peterson on College avenue and leaves today for Santa Ana California to settle there. Mrs W C Pitzgerald and late daughter Nancy of Charlottesville Virginia are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J M Bondurant and will attend the wedding of her sister Miss Julia Bondurant Saturday afternoon with Dr Fitzgerald joining them here for next weekend and accompanying them home.
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Flossie Mae Johnston
Cc. C. Peterson
College Avenue
Santa Ana
Cal
W. C. Pitzgerald
Nancy
Charlottesville
J. M. Bondurant
Julia Bondurant
Dr. Fitzgerald
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