Abandoned Princeton Child To Return To Family
A three year old boy abandoned at Sacred Heart Church in Princeton will be returned to his family. The child’s identity was confirmed on Wednesday after days of uncertainty. He will stay in Mercer County custody while family legal steps were dropped at Friday’s meeting. The boy’s origins are from another state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Wawa
Girard Moran
Omi
Mercer County
Howard M. Jarrett
Ira M. Smith
Sacred Heart Parish
Wheeling Catholic Charities
Princeton Fiscal Receipts Show Modest Increases in 1963
The November gross sales tax receipts rose by 1024.50 to 7605.04 from 6580.54 last year. Post office receipts for the fifth period of 1963 reached 10961 versus 9920 a year earlier. Building permits for October 1963 totaled 17498, up from 15600 in October 1962. Bank debits to individual accounts grew to 8000 in 1963 from 7987 in 1962. Region Three retail sales Fell 0.6 in October 1963 and 0.7 for the first ten months of 1963 compared with 1962.
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Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Mercer County
Other Wise Man Presented Sunday at First Christian Church
Henry Van Dyke's The Other Wise Man will be staged at 5 pm Sunday in the Fellowship Hall Princeton. Sponsored by the worship and devotional department chaired by Mrs Earl Winfrey, the drama is directed by Miss Margaret Ann Scott with cast members Jack Scott Sandy White Randy Winfrey Margaret Winfrey Gale Young J M Gilley Mrs A L Inge and Ralph McComas. The public is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyke
Fellowship Hall
First Christian Church
Princeton
Earl Winfrey
Margaret Ann Scott
Jack Scott
Sandy White
Randy Winfrey
Margaret Winfrey
Gale Young
J. M. Gilley
A. L. Inge
Ralph McComas
Halstead Re-elected Director Of Princeton Old Guard
Members of the Princeton Old Guard re elected George B Halstead as director at a meeting in Fellowship Hall First Methodist Church. James H Edmonds G E Charlton and H J Thompson were named to officer posts for 1964 with Charlton and Thompson also re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Old Guard
George B. Halstead
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
James H. Edmonds
G. E. Charlton
H. J. Thompson
Charlton
Thompson
Old Guard
C. L Shannon
E. L. Robertson
J. H. Edmonds
C. O. Stafford
A. R. Kyle
C. P. Hylton
A. P. Spangler
L. C. Caldwell
Lewis Johnson
O. H. Hall
J. E. Stafford
J. W. Purdue
J. W. Goodall
T. J. Young
E. G. Kimble
C. V. Pennington
J. T. Harris
Halstead
Four Deeds Recorded At Mercer County Clerk Office
Four property transfers were recorded in Princeton at the Mercer County Clerk's office on Friday. Transfers include Fitzhugh L Blankenship and Bernice K Blankenship to Clifton and Wendella Nicholson for three Matoaka tracts at 600 dollars. Pauline Hicks to Thomas J Seay and Faith Seay for a Brush Fork Creek tract in Beaver Pond District at 3000 dollars. G W Brooks and Nora J Brooks to J D Stovall for multiple Bluefield parcels at 1000 dollars. Carl and Mae Crowder to Juanita Crowder Mitchem for part of Lilly Addition Princeton with no stated consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Princeton
Fitzhugh L
Bernice K. Blankenship
Clifton
Windella Nicholson
Matoaka
Pauline Hicks
Thomas J. and
Faith Seay
Brushfork Creek
Beaver Pond District
G. W
Nora J. Brooks
J. D. Stovall
Hale Addition
Bluefield
Carl and Mae Crowdér
Juanita Crowder Mitchem
Lilly Addition
Color Booklets On State Are Available
The Princeton Jaycees announce 124 page color booklets titled West Virginia in Color are for sale as Christmas gifts. Price is 3.50 each or 10 for three, available at East River Pharmacy Hickman's Princeton Pharmacy Hankla Rexall Bluefield and from Jaycees. Mail orders: 3.50 plus 25 cents postage.
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West Virginia
Princeton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
East River Pharmacy
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Princeton Pharmacy
Princeton
Hankla’s
Rexall Drugs
Bluefield
Princeton Jaycre Organization
Post Office Window Open On Saturdays in Princeton
Princeton Postmaster John Richardson announced weekend hours with the window staying open until 5 p.m. each Saturday to mail packages and buy stamps, extending the usual Saturday closure at noon.
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Princeton
John Richardson
Athens Woman's Club Hears Carols and Christmas Plans
The Athens Woman's Club met at Athens Methodist Church with Miss Edna Stevens presiding. Mrs. Robert Plummer led a two part program featuring fourteen kindergarten children singing carols from multiple European traditions and Miss Ella Holroyd at the piano. The group discussed committee reports, sent gifts to Mercer County Mental Health and Pan American student Martha Ladrid, and planned a January 13 meeting with a book review by Mrs. Madge Bengert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Woman's Club
Athens Methodist Church
Anderson Hall
Edna Stevens
Robert Plummer
Athens Cooperative Kindergarten School
William Stolte
Mercer County Mental Health Association
Parker's
Athens
Bob Beckett
Martha Ladrid
West Virginia University
Miss Stevens
Joyce Gatliff
Afifi Sagin
Mesdames W. L. Pollock
George Moore
Helen Hopkins
James Shrewsbury
Madge Bengert
Accident suit awards 5924.20 in Mercer County case
Clifton T. Neal Jr. through Clifton Neal Sr. vs Charles B. Dunford and James A. McFarland resulted from a Bluefield Princeton Road auto wreck on Nov 15, 1961. Mercer County Circuit Court directed verdicts and awarded $5,000 to the infant and $524.20 to the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton T. Neal Jr
Clifton Neal Sr
Charles B. Dunford
James A. McFarland
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Clifton Neal Jr
McFarland
Dunford
Shooting match prizes to be awarded at Lilly Grove event
The Lilly Grove Volunteer Fire Department sponsors a competitive shooting match today in a heated building on the James Becher property on New Hope Road near Princeton. The program runs from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. with many prizes to be shot for and won.
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Lilly Grove
James Becher
New Hope Road
Princeton
Yule Program Shines at First Methodist Guild Meeting
The Wesleyan Service Guild of First Methodist held a December Christmas program at Town and Country Restaurant. Mrs. W. M. Abshire welcomed guests and guided the evening with Mrs. G. G. Auvil leading the devotional themed If I Had Been in Bethlehem. Mrs. G. W. Linkenhaker III presented Bells at Christmas with images and music depicting European bell traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
W. M. Abshire
G. G. Auvil
Bethlehem
Guild
J. Herbert Parks
R. E. Harbert
P. I. Lilly
G. W. Linkenhaker, III
D. J. Bailey
G. G. Anvil
E. E. Bailey
Ruby Basham
J. A. Binford
Roy C. Farris
Lorena Hinchee
G. Lilly
J. Berkley Moore
H. G. Neal
Frank Pettrey
Schwall Elected President Of Bluefield Ministers Group
At a regular meeting of the Greater Bluefield Ministers Association Rev. Frank G. Schwall Jr of College Avenue Baptist Church was chosen president. Rev. J L Atkins and Rev. J R Washington were named vice president and secretary respectively with Fred McCoy reappointed secretary and Rev. Thomas Baker treasurer. Fuller spoke on theological implications of Christmas and Brotherhood Week activities were set for Feb 9 at First Baptist Church with Rev J Moon speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bluefield
Thomas Baker
Christ Episcopal Church
Corley R. Lineberger
N. J. Dickerson
G. P. Whiteley
Fuller
W. Malcolm Fuller
First Baptist Church
John Mendez
J. Moon
Judge Named For Hoffa Jury Tampering Trial
District Judge Frank W. Wilson of Chattanooga was selected as special judge to preside over James Hoffa’s January jury tampering trial. Chief Judge Clifford O’Sullivan announced the appointment. Hoffa’s prior Taft-Hartley conspiracy case ended in mistrial after a deadlocked jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Frank W. Wilson
Chattanooga
Teamster
James Hoffa
Clifford O'Sullivan
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Hoffa
Frank Gray Jr
Friday Is Not For His Flying Crash Near Morgantown
Joseph A. Baier of Williamsport walked away from a crash landing on a wooded ridge near Morgantown as a Purdue DC-3 bound for Clemson with WVU basketball players earlier crashed nearby. Baier reported misjudged approach altitude, causing significant damage to his Piper Comanche. he survived with scratches after a five mile trek to a farmhouse.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Williamsport
Paman
Joseph A. Baier
Cincinnati
Baier
Purdue Aeronautics
Dellslow
West Virginia University
Greenville
S.C
1963 Yule Tree Is Virginia's Biggest
The 37 foot cedar, Virginia's largest official Christmas tree, rose on the Capitol south portico after being donated by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hale from near Richmond. Mrs. Albertis S. Harrison Jr. will officially light the树 next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Capitol
J. H. Hale
Hales
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
21 Are Arraigned At Logan For Illegal Whisky Operations
Federal state and local officers seized 235 gallons of moonshine in raids leading to the arraignment of 21 defendants in Logan. Two stills were destroyed and bonds were set at 500 to 1,000 dollars. one defendant remained jailed. All 21 bound over for the May 1964 federal grand jury in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
U.S
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Logan County
John R. Glenn
Charleston
Delbarton
Mingo County
Shively
Emory President Elected Leader of Church Related Colleges
Dr. Earl G. Hunt Jr., president of Emory and Henry College, was chosen president of the Association of Church Related Colleges at its annual meeting in Memphis Tennessee. Hunt, a seven year leader at Emory and Henry, is a Johnson City Tennessee native and holds degrees from East Tennessee State College Emory University with honorary doctorates from Tusculum College and the University of Chattanooga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl G. Hunt Jr
Emory and Henry College
Association of
Church Related Colleges
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Hunt
Memphis
Tenn
Emory and Henry
Johnson City
East Tennessee State College
Emory University
Tusculum College
Univerity of
Chattanooga
Vocabulary Puzzle On Grammar And Etymology
A reader asks whether the plural verb agrees with contents as a collective noun or the singular content form. The expert notes both senses exist and offers bag contents are sterile as the common phrase, with bag’s contents as a preferred form. The second question traces plug ugly to 19th century slang meaning to strike the face.
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Gordon Rumboff
M. D
West Allis
Wis. A
Salary hikes recommended for state nurses and mine inspectors
The Board of Public Works proposed monthly raises of 15 to 45 for nurses and other personnel at state institutions and 30 to 50 for state mine inspectors and oil and gas inspectors. It adjourned with a 155.2 million general revenue budget for 1964-65 and a projected 496,933 above anticipated income. The plan kept no broad salary increases and left education funding largely unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Board of Public Works
Oil and Gas Division
Mines Department
Rex M. Smith
C. Donald Robertson
Welfare Department
Gore
Grandview State Park
Beckley
Volunteer Firemen Train This Afternoon in Winter Readiness
Green Valley-Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department will hold a 2 o'clock training session focused on winter firefighting equipment. Chief Bill Carper emphasized maximizing use of current gear as the dangerous fire season begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Valley-Glenwood
Bill Carper
Pick Your Christmas Tree at Hale's Tree Farm
Hale's Tree Farm on Pisgah Road invites customers to pick and cut or dug Christmas trees each Saturday and Sunday through December 15. Delivery is available for the Princeton area. H. L. Richardson.
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Hale's
Pisgah Road
Princeton
Fedorenko Says China Opposes U.N. Council Enlargement
At the United Nations in New York Soviet Delegate Fedorenko argued that Communist China opposes enlarging major U.N. councils until U.N. membership is resolved, a stance discussed as African delegates seek broader representation. The committee adjourned for private talks with potential remarks from Fedorenko anticipated.
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United Nations, N. Y
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Peking
U.N
Fedorenko
United States
China
New China
Publication Order in Mercer County WV Court
Legal notice in Mercer County WV involves Fred Blue as administrator of Elva A. Presser Murchison’s estate. Foreseeing non residents, unknown heirs and other defendants, the action seeks to construe the will and set deadlines for filings. Judge C C McGuire presides with clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Mercer County
West Virginia
Fred ©. Bive
Elva A. Ler
Elva A. Murchison
Zada
G . Donald L. G Fink
Gruman ‘Chou
Goonam
Charles Fordyce
Jacob Orem
Pressier
Elva A. Pressier Murchison
Marie ‘Ler Saree
Gu Inez Butler
Yee
IVIL
Elva A. Wreasier
Elva A. Press
Ys Ahappa
Zada Griffith
Donald L. Griffith
George C. Hood
George Stanley Hood
Blanche L. Young
Charles D. Fordyce
Jacob M. Fordyce
Lavina Wyss
Otto L. Orem
Orem
Aintiff
Fred ©. Blue
Law & Commerce
Bluefield
C. C. McGuire
Marshall Holiday Starts On Dec 21
Marshall University students will observe Christmas holidays from Dec 21 to Jan 6. Logan and Williamson Branch students take breaks from Dec 20 to Jan 2. Campus decorations and dances reflect the Yuletide spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Huntington
Marshall University
Logan and Williamson Branch
Rowlesburg Resident Killed By B&O Train
William Calhoun, 76, of Rowlesburg was struck and killed by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train Friday. The Preston County Sheriff's Office said the man was hit while crossing the main track in Rowlesburg. The engineer reported he saw him but could not stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowlesburg
W. Va
William Calhoun
Baltimore & Ohio
Preston County
Notice of Public Auction for Repossessed Ford Sedan
Mercer Motor Company of Princeton West Virginia offers a 1962 Ford 4 door Sedan Serial No 2062X161551 repossessed for fault in retention of title. Auction to highest bidder by law at Mer cer Motor Company Princeton WV on December 11 1963. Payment in cash and company reserves right to bid or buy.
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Tazewell
Fe Disposal System
Wytheville
Department of State Division
Virginia
State Police Area
Richlands
Com T
Mercer Motor Company
Princeton
W. Va
Rewmeamones
Princeton, W. Va
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Big Jim Belcher
Westgate
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B&o
T. M. Jones
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