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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1933

Page

8

Additional CWA Projects Sent For Approval In Princeton

Princeton officials forwarded new CWA project proposals to Charles ton for state civil works board approval. Planned sites include the ant fair and 4-H grounds with a 35 by 75 foot swimming pool project and a 40 by 80 exhibit building plus a caretaker cottage. Other items cover timber cutting and removal, leveling uneven grounds, sewer system repairs in Athens, and a concrete curb along a public road through Concord college property.

Charleston State Civil Works Board Exca Athens Concord College

Princeton News Notes Reveal Local Tax Sale and Bull Slaughter

L. J. Belcher killed a Hereford bull on his Princeton farm yielding a dressed beef of 92 pounds, a local record. Meanwhile, the county sheriff’s office collected tax payments to avert sales, with hundreds of delinquent tracts to be offered at 10 a.m. Monday at the courthouse. Additional Princeton items note city officials Meyer Harper and W B Johnston traveling to Charleston for a state municipal finance meeting to discuss city financial problems as Princeton’s budget is outlined.

L. J. Belcher Princeton Meyer M. G. Harper W. Broughton Johnston Charleston

County Projects Submissions by Dr. S. T Bird Headed Telegraph

These projects were submitted by telegraph by Dr. S. T Bird, chairman of the county board. The note confirms the official channel and the authority of the county board head in forwarding the proposals.

S. T Bird

Paddy The Next Best Thing at Royal theater two day stand

Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter star in Paddy The Next Best Thing a screen romance at the Royal theater for a two day run. Mary McCormic appears in Mascushla and Come Back To Erin while Wal Erin J M Kerrigan Claire McDowell and others fill the cast. Baxter plays a big hearted fellow who falls for Gaynor in a tale of romance and mistaken pride.

Janet Gaynor Warner Baxter Claire McDowell Mias Gaynot Colleen Baxter

Princeton Readies Municipal Airport Under Civil Works Plan

Princeton proposes a city airport with a $35,000 project under the civil works program. The city council authorized Mayor Harper to sign a land lease for the McClaugherty bottom site, with J K Godsey expected to operate it. The project aims to employ 140 workers for three months and will include a hangar and landing field.

Princeton Chamber of Commerce M. G. Harper W. Broughton Johnson David M. Giltinan Charleston Aeronautical State Civil Works Board D. L. Casey Giltinan J. K. Godsey Bluefield

Princeton Society and Local Social News Highlights

Community notices from Princeton include the Boys and Girls World club meeting at First Methodist church led by Mrs J C Meadorie, a Raleigh engagement announcement for Miss Anne Mildred Powell to Donald Fry, a detailed wedding likely late January, and a wedding reception color theme of yellow and white. Also covered are the Children’s World club international party at Center Street, a birth for William B Junior at Eighth Street, a tenth birthday party for Charlotte Bish, and a birthday party for Burley Joe Lilly with Christmas color decor.

Boys and Girls World Club First Methodist Church J. C. Meadorie Randolph Jones Park Avenue Anne Mildred Powell Raleigh N. C Donald Fry Princeton W. Va L. H. Powell Mildred Powell Ethel Clark W. D. Gooding Mary Conway Pat Walters Iola Clark Powell Robert Bruce Children’s World Club The J. H. Reynolds Center Street Nancy Pendleton Burley Joe Lilly Clark Thornton Vaughn Smith Mies Zella

Real estate ad listing farms and houses near Princeton and Beckley

A classified ad offers multiple properties in West Virginia. Listings include a 6 room farm home with outbuildings on State Highway between Princeton and Beckley, a 20 acre Lash Meet farm near Matoaka, an 8 room house on Wickham Ave Princeton, a 4 acre land parcel with a four room house, an 143 acre farm near Princeton with extensive facilities, and a truck farm of 4.25 acres with rental cottages. Prices range from 1 000 to 8 500 dollars with monthly terms available.

Princeton Beckley Gulf Coalfields Ghent Prince=——ton and Coalfields Oak Hill Poperly Gulf Montedim Giotto W. Va

For Rent Four Room Apartment With Steam Heat

Four room apartment available for rent with steam heat and water furnished. Monthly price is $18. Contact Baum's Department Store at phone number 361 for details.

Baum’'s Department Store

Real Estate Bargains Across Prince ton Area

Auction of multiple properties lists 7 to 12 room brick residences, 60 acre and 35 acre tracts, frame cottages, and farms near Princeton Athens and Bluefield highway. Prices range from 1 200 to 4 500 with cash and easy terms. Listings include city lots, 80 by 129 foot plots, river bottom land, and 226 acre parcels. Homes feature modern heat hot water city water and electric lights.

Princeton

American Cafe Sunday Dinner Promises Special Weekends

A patron praises the American Cafe for years of dining, noting favorite Sunday special dinners and weekday lunch service. The note invites others to join the satisfied patrons and try the Sunday dinner today.

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