Princeton Water Plan Aims to Finance Dam in Dam 16 Project
A Washington meeting between West Virginia Water Co officials and Sen. Byrd discussed funding a surface water storage dam for Princeton. The plan envisions Dam 16 in Brush Creek Watershed, with CFA loan support and possible federal grants, to supply water to the city and sell to the water company for distribution.
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Washington
West Virginia Water Co
Sen
Robert
C. Byrd
Princeton
James Lord
Robert Carr
Daniel Hale
Water Commission
Andrew Clark
Jack Myers
Soil Conservation Service Office
Myron Renick
Water Company
Byrd
Area Redevelopment Administration
Community Facilities Administration
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Brush Creek
The
Soil Conservation Service
Maiden Form Awards Employees for Long Service at Anniversary Ball
Maiden Form Inc Princeton honors staff with 20, 15 and 10 year service awards at a company anniversary ball at the Armory. Samuel Laufer presents awards to named workers including Dunagan, Gilmore, Harman, Lilly, Looney, McNamara, Shrewsbury, and many others across the 20 15 and 10 year categories. A Cane Treaty reenactment is staged at the Daniel Boone Festival in Barbourville Kentucky detailing trader relations with the Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maiden Farm, Inc
Princeton
Katherine McNamara
Garnet Harmon
Maiden Form, Inc
Armory
Samuel Laufer
Josephine Dunagan
Virginia Gilmore
Garnet Harman
Maybel Lilly
Edna Looney
Catherine McNamara
Laurine Shrewsbury
Marie Artrip
Alice, Bowling
Alice Conner
Juanita Daugherty
Esther O'Dell
Ethel Oxley
Bessie Pack
Gladys Pennington
Robert Powell
Helen Pritchett
Marie Rasnake
Anna Ratliff
Pansy Rickman
Emily Ring
Eva Rose
Wilma Rutledge
Sadie Shrader
Lula Shrewsbury
Shirley Shutt
Lou Ann Spangler
Elizabeth Spence
Barbara Stovall
Ruby Stovall
Frances Tabor
Yvonne Thomason
Gladys Wiley
Juanita Workman
Lorene Wyatt
Barbourville
Kentucky
Church Plans Work Crusade in Princeton
First Methodist Church members plan a progress crusade to raise funds for a new parsonage on Meadow Street, buy adjacent property for church offices and classrooms, and update facilities. Dr. J. Herbert Parks leads the committee with George H. Shumate as general chairman and Dr. Charles W. Welch aiding on January 1.
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First Methodist Church
Princeton
Goris
Robt
Meadow Street
General Committee For the Crusade
J. Herbert Parks
George H. Shumate
E. E. Bailey
Gifts
Andrew Clark
W. J. Reynolds
Earl Graham
Douglas Wooten
Clarence King
J. H. Edmonds
Visitation
C. “Tate” Lohr
A. W. Turner
Harold Lytton
Sam Thurmer
Pete Smith
John Ritter
L. M. Selvey
Tom Tilley
Hugh Neal
Oscar Adams
Brown Weatherford
Robert E. Coleman
Richard Capehart
Sterling Oney
Calvin Saunders
Clyde Crotty
Princeton Plans for New Fire Truck and City Measures
Princeton City Council approved a lease rental with Oren Roanoke Corp for a 1,000 gallon pumper on a Chevrolet chassis. Down payment 5041 and four equal payments over five years cover 16800. Also denied a dance hall permit and discussed cows, parking commissions, library board, and potential annexation.
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Princeton City
Oren Roanoke Corp
Vinton
H. D. Whitlow
Council
Princeton
R. S. Norman
Wickham
Princeton Parking Facilities Commission
Douglas Painter
E. G. Tolley
Orville Wallace
T. M
For Rent Unfurnished five room apartment near city limits
Five room apartment unfurnished for rent just outside city limits in excellent repair. Also storeroom available suitable for grocery or restaurant use. Call Princeton 425-2478.
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Princeton
Mills Ordered to Mental Evaluation for Prison Capacity
Mills 65 a retired Princeton merchant found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the Bluefield killing of Paul M Cowart of Decatur Alabama. He is committed to Weston State Hospital for mental evaluation to determine if he can serve a one to five year penitentiary sentence at Moundsville.
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Walner D. Mills
Princeton
Alabama
Weston State Hospital
Mills
Mercer County Criminal Court
Moundsville
Vito
Bluefield
Paul M. Cowart
Decatur
Ala
State Hospital
Weston
Five Seek Princeton Postmasterships
The Civil Service Commission announced five candidates for Princeton West Virginia postmaster: Bernard B. Chewning Frank W. Effler Dual L. Hill John H. Richardson and James F. Williams.
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Washington
The
Civil Service Commission
Princeton
W. Va
Bernard B. Chewning
Frank W. Effler
Dual L. Hill
John H. Richardson
James F. Williams
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Ed Jones
Sam Laufer
Laufer
Princeton Water Plan
Cabere
Pat
Ine
Enaciy
Jeweley
Nanton’s
Miporell
Princeton Finance CO
Mercer Street Dial
Whee Asgie
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ments
Bill Vint
Vint's Chicken House
Honaker Avenue
Walker Street
Speed
Ben Arrington
South Avenue
Police
E. Howard St. Clair
Crislpeeads
Bulova
Richard Boone
NBC Television
Mercer St
Nicko
Tulers
Phila
Charming “Spice Chest
RCA Victor
Liberty
Bowling Furniture CO
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