Princeton News 40 Attend Yale Dinner At Kee Street Methodist
Forty people gathered for a Christmas pot luck at Friendship Hall Kee Street Methodist Church. Rev. R. W. Tabscott gave the invocation, with church leaders and members sharing readings, songs, and prayers. The Women’s Society of Christian Service led the program and plans for hospital gift day and White Gifts were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Kee Street
Friendship Hall
Kee Street Methodist Church
R. W. Tabscott
Marvin E. Boris
C. O. Stafford
C. L. Kesecker
Giles French
W. T. Davis
French
Women's Society of Christian Service
R. J. Boris
J. R. Bingham
Rev. Burns
Treavon Pettrey
Walter Bolton
R. J. Boles
W. G. Clemons
For Sale 1960 F-100 Ford Pickup at $995
A 1960 Ford F-100 pickup is offered for sale for $995 by Reliable Collection Agency at 104 Scott St Princeton. After hours contact information provided for Princeton office.
VFW Post 2703 Plans Christmas Party for Beckley VA Hospital
VFW Post 2703 and its Auxiliary arrange a Christmas party for Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital patients tonight. Sun News Observer reporter Jerry McDevitt says members can contact him at Cheds Discount Store or see Dr. O J Bailes in Princeton to join the trip departing at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW Post
Princeton
Post and Auxiliary
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley
Jerry McDevitt
Sunset News Observer
Cheds Discount
O. J. Bailes
Princeton Clubs Unite In December Safety Campaign
Mrs. Dominic Luciano, president of the Princeton Civic League, announced that the federated women’s clubs of Mercer County joined the National Safety Council effort to cut December accident tolls. Mayor Tommy Jones urged all residents to foster safetywalking and driving amid holidays and decorations to prevent tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominic Luciano
Princeton Civic League
Federated Women’s Clubs
Mercer County
National Safety Council
Religious Leaders Conference
Princeton
Luciano
Federated Clubs
Tommy Jones
Jones
Seventeen Poles Sentenced for Gold Smuggling
In Warsaw 17 Polish truck drivers were sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to ten years and fined for smuggling gold into Poland and paper currency out of the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Princeton Council Meets On Salary Increases And Dam Plans
Princeton City Council meets to set salary increases for all employees after a five cent hourly raise for police and fire and a 10 percent boost for department heads. Officials also seek funds for Dam 15 in Brush Creek watershed, exploring a 100000 dollar loan from the Soil Conservation Service and a 964000 FHA loan while timing bids for a traffic signal and sewer line work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
B. F. Jarrell
Robert Carr
Morgantown
Philadelphia
Brush Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Jarrell
Carr
Housing and Finance Agency
FHA
Princeton Avenue
Ingleside Road
Honaker
North Walker Streets
Committee Appointed To Study Garbage Solution
A Mercer County committee led by Dr. John Mahood will study costs sites and methods to replace open garbage dumps with sanitary landfills serving the county. Members include Princeton city manager B F Jarrell Bluefield city manager Randolph Whittle Jr and others. The group meets December 17 at the Health Center to plan the study and explore funding equipment and cooperation among county and city authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Health Center
John Mahood
Mercer County Health Department
B. F. Jarrell
Princeton
Randolph Whittle Jr
Bluefield
W. R
Pete’ Cooke
Mercer County
Jack Sutton
Frank ‘Red’ Gibson
R. E. Harbert
Mahood
Sutton
United State Public Health Service
Gibson
Fred Thomason
Quota Club Announces Calendars and Events
At the December Princeton Quota Club meeting in the Virginian Hotel, Lena Walthall says calendars for the distribution project will arrive soon. Katharine Helm presided. Edith Tuggle arranged Christmas style decorations. Dorothy Grimm read about Quota International insurance and an invitation from Charleston Quota Club for a reception honoring Helen K Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Walthall
Princeton Quota Club
Virginian Hotel
Katherine Helm
Edith Tuggle
Dorothy Grimm
Quota International
Charleston Quota Club
Helen K. Beck
Princeton
Mesdames
Marjorie VanCourt
Bertha Hall
Bluefield Quota Club
Elmyra Saunders
Lt. Covernor
Huntington
Womens Council Meets at Princeton Presbyterian Church
The Women s Council of Princeton Presbyterian Church met in the church lounge with Vice Chairwoman Mrs C H Nikolaus presiding. Reports by officers followed and plans were made for the annual Joy Gifts program on December 20 at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Burns
Dayton Neal
Faye Blankenship
Aaron Pettrey
Princeton Presbyterian Church
C. H. Nikolaus
McDonald Rice
John R. Hickman
C. B. Yearout
James E. Thomas
Richmond
Princeton
Old Sweet Springs Rest
Wayne Hartley
Presbyterian Senior High
Yearout
Moose Women Join Kettle Drive for Salvation Army
Princeton Chapter 355 Women of the Moose will assist the Salvation Army Christmas kettle project. Representatives will staff the kettle on Tuesday December 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Christmas party is planned for December 15 with a pot luck supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Mary Francis Harman
Alice Treadway
Salvation Army
Flowery restaurant names appear in Beijing under communism
Despite strict rule in Peking, eateries adopt lavish titles such as Unbounded Virtue and Happi ness and Accumulated Virtue. The practice reflects cultural habits shaping public life even amid political control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Deeds Filed and License Application in Mercer County
Three deeds admitted to record by the Mercer County Clerk. Grissett to Hicks for two Beaver Pond district tracts at $6,100. Morgan to McNamara for Lot 20 in McClaugherty Addition Princeton at $2,500. One marriage license filed for Orville Shorter Ingleside and Ella Holdron Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Paul
Shirley King Et al
Bessie King
Rock
Sallie C. Grissett
Clayton Hicks
Beaver Pond
Laura B. Morgan
Paul W. McNamara
McClaugherty
Princeton
Orville Jackson Shorter
Ingleside
Ella Jane Holdron
Nero Parades Victories in 66 A.D. Olympic Games
The Roman emperor Nero staged the games in A D 66 and won every event he entered while other contestants stayed silent, aware of the ruler's power and choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
Also Mentioned on This Page
Princeton News
The
Mona
Supper Club
Scott St
VFW
Princeton Bank & Trust Company
West Virginia
Farmers Home Association
Health Department
Martan
Maytag & Furniture CO
W. Va
Bland St. PH
Mercer St
Welch, W. Va
McDowell St
Shaffer Maytag
Maytag
Lanton’s
Coats
Mink Stores
Manhattan
STAG
OOP Mencen Gt
Pariceton
Ayana
NBC
Whis-Tv
Council
Moose
Loyal Order of Moose
Virginia Walters
UG Mel
Wiley Fe
Mercer Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!