Community Purchases Emerson Iron Lung for Drive Display
The Emerson respirator is purchased by an executive committee representing local organizations sponsoring the community iron lung drive oversubscribed at Appalachian Electric. A company representative demonstrated the model at the display in the AEP office while Dr. L. J. Pace leads the physician committee. The Emerson devices meet American Medical Association standards and a donation of about $200 to the fund supports the effort as about $2,300 total is raised with a book review and Red Cross sewing activity planned.
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Emerson
Appalachian Electric
L. J. Pace
Fund
American Medical Association Council On Physical Therapy
Antire Paralysis Foundation
Legion Post Defense Committee Urges Full City Support
The Princeton American Legion posts unite to back a defense council with 100 percent cooperation. E Bailey J Sontine J Jones and H Goode lead a Tuesday meeting to seek city council approval for funds and to rally county posts in a movement to achieve full support.
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Princeton American Legion
E. Bailey
J A Sontine
J. Jones
H. Goode
Veterans Service Office Sees Surge in War Claims
At the meeting it was noted that new veterans claims arise daily since the war began. A full time Department of Public Assistance worker is needed as claims pile up in the county. The post nears its membership quota with a calendar year roundup by Legionnaires. H. N. Felty presided in Gwynn's absence.
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Veterans’ Service
Department of Public Assistance
DPA
H. N. Felty
C. F. Gwynn
Seventy Two Men to Be Examined for Draft
Seventy two men from Rock Jumping Branch East River and Plymouth districts will undergo physical examinations at the Memorial building this morning. District men report at 7 30 and others at 7 15. Buses chartered by draft boards Nos 2 and 3 will transport the group to Beckley. Those who pass may be inducted within sixty days.
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Rock, Jumping Branch
East River
Plymouth
Beckley
Memorial Building
Army
Meet Tonight of W S C S Junior Girls
The junior girls of the Women's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church meet at 4:30 tonight with Libby Stafford at 213 College Avenue. Members bring gifts for capsule sisters and the orphanage box.
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Woman‘s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist, Church
Libby Stafford
College Avenue
Bond Filed in Fiduciary Order in County Clerk Office
In a fiduciary order recorded in the county clerk's office a bond of 3000 dollars was provided. The action reflects formalizing a trustee or guardian arrangement with the required security.
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Guess
Attendance List Fragments From Social Event Report
The readable portion names Alice Lucas Gladys Josse Oxley and Ellen absent attendees Mesdames H Strong F 8 Tinder Jr, James Agnew Earl J Hall Herbert Bowling Misses Margaret White Elizabeth Morgan Ruby Bon arant Grace Perkins Gertie ne Louise Beavers and Nel.
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Alice Lucas
Gladys Josse Oxley
Ellen
Mesdames H. Strong
Tinder, Jr
Pick White
James Agnew
Earl J. Hall
Herbert Bowling
Margaret White
Elizabeth Morgan
Ruby Bonarant
Grace Perkins
Gertiene Louise Beavers
Nel
Mrs G T Forbes III at Raleigh General Hospital
Mrs. G T Joe une is at the bedside of Porches in Beckley at Raleigh General Hospital. The W M of the First Baptist Church will meet this afternoon at 2 30 at the church and members are asked to bring gifts for the orphanage wrapped in white.
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G. T. Forbes III
G. T. Joe Une
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Circle Drive
First Baptist Church
Princeton Woman's Club December Meeting Summary
The Princeton Woman's Club met Tuesday afternoon at the Memorial building. After the business session Mrs. George McConnell presented a paper on nutrition. Members decided to do Red Cross work at the meetings. The January gathering will be hosted by Mrs. Guy Ritter.
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Princeton
Woman's Club
Memorial Building
George McConnell
Guy Ritter
Past Councilor's Club Meeting Set at Mrs Shelton Home
The Past Councilor's Club of the Mountain Lauree council meets tonight at 7:30 hosted by Mrs. R. B. Shelton on Straley Avenue.
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Councilor’s Club of the
Mountain Laure
R. B. Shelton
Straley Avenue
Christmas festivities and meetings planned by local churches
The Royal Arch chapter meets at 7:30 with degree work and invites all to attend. The First Methodist youth choir should meet at 6:30 for Sunday service music with White Christmas. The Presbyterian Auxiliary gathers at 7:30 with a Joy Gift collection. Circle 6 of First Methodist hosts a 7:30 Christmas party at Mrs. Cheatham’s Bee Street home.
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Royal Arch
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Presbyterian Church
First Methodist Church
J. C. Fanninger
J. B. Cheatham
Bee Street
Mrs. R. R. Sage Dies at 67 in Athens
Mrs. R. R. Sage, 67, of Athens, died at home after illness. Survived by husband R. R. Sage and two sisters, Walter Perkins of Bluefield and Hatlie Hume of Rome. The body to remain at Predeking-Seaver mortuary while funeral plans are completed.
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R. Sage
Athens
Eunen Folae Ag
Ly Kate Perana
R. R. Sage
Rome
Hattie Hume
Predeking - Seaver
Mrs. R. C. Watts Dies In Lynchburg
Mrs. R. C. Watts, wife of the late prominent figure, dies in Lynchburg after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
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R. C. Watts
Lynchburg
In Memoriam for Dorothy Dean Hufford
A funeral notice for Dorothy Dean Hufford who died December 18 1932 expresses family sorrow and remembrance. Mr and Mrs W P Dunn and family publish the message noting she is not forgotten and memory remains with them.
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Dorothy Dean Hufford
Students win phase one in county school bus safety project
Scenarios on school bus safety written by students from agea high and high schools were selected as winners in the first phase of a county sponsored safety film project announced by Godfrey Elliott county director. Mercer and Spanishburg high schools submitted films and will begin final corrections after Christmas with each school handling its own photography and editing.
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Agea
Godfrey Elliott
Mercer School
Spanishburg High School
Volved
Highway Education Board
Washington, D. C
Aviation Leaders Meet In Charleston
Pilots and civil aviation leaders gathered in Charleston on Tuesday. Dr J I Markell, Dr Ben Bird, and George Lynch of the Princeton Group discussed state wing command and Civil Air Patrol roles. Applications for CAP include photos and fingerprints and require FBI CAA and national HQ approval.
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Charleston
J. I. Markell
Ben Bird
George Lynch
Princeton
Southeastern West Vira
Civil Air Patrol
FBI
CAA
State Wing Command
Princeton Personal Sergeant Price Dyer Leaves for Camp Knox
Sergeant Price Dyer, who has been on furlough at his Honaker Avenue home for several days, left yesterday to return to Camp Knox in Louisville, Kentucky. He was accompanied by his wife.
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Price Dyer
Honaker Avenue
Camp Knox
Louisville, Ky
Local residents share Christmas plans and greetings
The notice mentions spending Christmas in Louisville and Mrs. Clarence Henderson returning to her Honaker avenue home after visiting friends in Charleston. It also notes Norma Lee Thomas and other locals visiting Princeton and catching up with relatives.
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Louisville
Clarence Henderson
Honaker Avenue
Charleston
Norma Lee Thomas
Raypera
Wabn
Lsat
Princeton
Dressed to Kill Melodrama Heads Mercer Theatre Run
Lloyd Nolan and Mary Beth Hughes lead the cast in Dressed to Kill a fast moving melodrama at Mercer theatre today Nolan plays detective Michael Shayne solving a double murder. Princeton Paragraphs also notes a Christmas parade by the Princeton high school band under Louis Valent ino with Santa Claus and majorettes along Mercer street.
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Wheeler Oakman
Benny Rubin
Catherine Lewis
Lloyd Nolan
Mary Beth Hughes
Mercer Theatre
Nolan
Michael Shayne
Princeton High School
Louis Valentino
Mercer Street
Santa Claus
Relatives Notified Of Wilson King Death In Action
Relatives of Wilson King, mother at Sandlick, receive notice of his death in action at Pearl Harbor. The report appears in Vallejo California dated December 17.
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Wilson King
Sandlick
Pearl Harbor
Sugar futures hold steady as trading opens
Sugar futures in New York on December 17 were little changed with No. 3 closing unchanged and No. 4 slipping .015 to .015 higher. Trading saw 900 contracts change hands as bids appeared for March at 2.67, May at 2.67 2, and July at 2.70.
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New York
Butter Cincinnati Butter and Eggs Unchanged
Market notes report butter and eggs prices in Cincinnati on December 17 with no changes indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Protest Heard on Norfolk and Western Valuation Case
A protest in McDowell County challenges the Norfolk and Western Railway assessment before the state board. The 1941 valuation of N and W property stands at 75 325 with talks featuring attorney Joseph M and state officials including Attorney General. The hearing involves multiple court and county figures and mentions national affairs including wartime country listings and Greece mail disruptions.
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Norfolk and Western
McDowell County
Norfolk and Western Railway
State Board of Heard Works
Thomas McDowell
Gevtes
Joseph M
N. and W
F. M. Rivinus
Ecmahee
Toro James
Charleston, Crockett
Charles A. Tut
Anna
Clarence Meadows
Holt Woodell
Prof
Julius
West Virginia
Univers
Postal Business Shows Increase in Welch Area
Postal service reports rising business in Welch amid broader disruptions as wartime mail to enemy nations is halted and Mrs. informally notes mail suspensions affecting air and general mailing.
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Welch
Dene
United States
Retired Carpenter Of Big Four Dies
Sydney Han Bell 54 a retired carpenter of Big Four died Wednesday morning at his daughter's home Mrs Ruth Moore A native of Yphone Fong ty Virginia he lived in Havaco for 23 years with the New River and Pocahontas Coal company Survivors include his wife and five children Ernest Bell of Lay land William N Bell Scofield and Mrs Moore of Big Pour
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Sydney Han Bell
Big Four
Ruth Moore
Yphone Fongty
Virginia
Havaco
New River and Pocahontas Coal Company
Ernest Bell
Layland
William N. Bell
Scofield
Milam Injured After N & W Vehicle Collision
Lawrence gy Milam suffered head and chest injuries after a motor near miss Tuesday night. Officials say his condition is not serious.
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Lawrence Gy
Milam
Initiation Postponed for Welch Lodge Moose Event
Unforeseen circumstances delay the Welch Lodge 1 Loyal Order of Moose initiation from December 19 to a later date. The notice lists the lodge as postponing the ceremony and invites members to await new scheduling details.
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Welch Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Train strike fatally injures Wilcoe man
An inured Wilcoe man died after being struck by a train. He had been in critical condition since the incident and was employed by U. S. Coal and Coke.
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John L. 1
Wilcoe
U. S. Coal and Coke
Welch Personal Items Note Local Visits and Hospital Stays
Mrs Savers Harman of Well Virginia is a patient at Banna Clinic J S and S Roger of Dayton Ohio visits his daughter Mrs Chester and family Mrs Stella Faptin is a patient at Grace Hospital Mr and James Elmer Brown of Bluefield visited Welch on Tuesday
Willie Coburn Fatally Injured in Bradshaw Incident
Willie Coburn aged 24 of Bradshaw suffered a severe skull fracture after a fall. He was unconscious at the scene and died from his injuries.
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Willie Coburn
Bradshaw
Alaska Refugee Vessel Arrives in Seattle
A steamship arrived in Seattle carrying refugees from Alaska, including women and 36 children, with no advance notice given. The poem-like fragment notes the voyage and arrival details.
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Alaska
Seattle
Evacuation of civilian workers near Sitka base
Wives and civilian workers were evacuated from Sitka Alaska near the U S naval base. The move reflects safety measures at the base area as authorities coordinate transport and housing for affected personnel.
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Sitka
Alaska
British Light Cruiser Dunedin Sunk in Atlantic
The British light cruiser Dunedin was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic, the Admiralty announced. The 4,850 ton ship launched in November 1918 carried 450 men and six 6 inch guns. it is unclear how many crew were rescued.
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London
Dunedin
Atlantic
Admiralty
Lounc
Alexandria
Mediterranean
The
Ani
HMS
R. 8S. Lovatt Obe
Attache Disposes Of Radio Equipment In Mexico City
Mexico City police and the naval attaché of the Japanese legation clash over a discarded radio found on the capital’s outskirts. Officials say the device was hidden in a roadside ditch while the attaché claims it was only a worn out radio set disposed of as junk.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Geapanese
Unser Police
Mac Geter
Red Cross calls 50,000 nurses to bolster war effort
Washington reports the American Red Cross urged recruiting 50,000 nurses to build reserve strength for armed forces. The speaker urged real investments on every pay day, with defense bonds and stamps bought by workers and farmers to fund the war and curb inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Government Takes Control of Bristles
The government seized control of the nation's hog bristles supply. An executive order allocates bristles over three inches to war industries and bars sale or use in civilian goods. Officials cited uncertain future ship supplies from China as a reason for the measure and noted bristles are crucial for various wartime manufactures.
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Washington
Bristols
China
Morgenthau Urges Americans Invest In Saving Bonds
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urges every American with regular income to buy saving bonds to build national savings. He aims to reach millions quickly. the plan targets about 35 million income recipients to set aside funds over the coming months.
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Morgenthau
Chicago
Treasury
United States
Willkie warns of greater struggle and civil rights defense
In New York on December 17 Wendell L. Willkie urged Americans to accept sacrifice and reduced living standards as the nation faces a lengthier struggle. He warned intolerance rises in hard times and pledged to defend civil rights to prevent eroding democracy.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
United States
America
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Roy Stinnette
Legion Post Name Defense Committee
Pendleton's
Franklin’s Dairy Store
W. VA
Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
Ain
Movie Guide
Varelius
Brain
Cerebellum
Essley
Santon
Vallejo
Calif
Sperry
Mare Island Navy Yard
W. L. Friedell
Fulvon
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
Robert B Lea
Asia
Pamir Mountains
Pacific
Siberia
W.V
ROYAL
Mercer
Sheila Ryan
Tia
Milady
Nelson
Wetherby
Germany
Italy
Japan
Bulgaria
Rumania
Manchoukuo
Greece
Kentucky
Bard's
Bard's Town
Bardstown
Stephen Foster
Old
Bardi Capa
Bardstown Distillery, Inc
Bourbon Springs
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