Mrs Chitwood Wins Damage Suit in Circuit Court
A jury awarded Mrs. R. H. Chitwood 913.88 in a damage suit against Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Insurance Co over injuries from a car wreck on the Bluefield road. She claimed 995.38 under her husband’s policy. The docket also notes support payments set for Manona Cooper’s child, and other court matters including a rule brought for witness Wint Wyatt and a pending ejectment case involving Pocahontas Coal and Coke Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Chitwood
Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Insurance Company
George F. Richardson
Mary E. Richardson
Thomas H. Scott
Pocahontas Coal and Coke Company
Nancy Shrewsbury Huffman
Rock District
Princeton Society Meeting Announced by First Baptist Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will meet at 2 30 this afternoon at the church for the last meeting of the year. New circles will be drawn and installation of officers will be held. All members are urged to be present. The executive board is asked to meet at 2 o'clock prior to the main meeting and every board member is urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Norfolk visitors toast 90th birthday of Mrs. Margaret Shaffer
Mrs. L P Roberts Jr and Gar field Shaffer of Norfolk arrived to visit Mrs. Margaret Shaffer at Casa Loma on Hinton Street. The birthday celebrant turns ninety today and remains active and cheerful amid well wishes from family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Presbyterian Auxiliary Meeting At 3 This Afternoon
The auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Dancing Class Recital Impresses at Concord College Gym
Members of Miss Mary Gordon Perkins dancing class presented a charming program Monday evening at Concord college gymnasium. Acts included a strut dance by Or Aleta Kidd a broom dance by eight girls in white snow costumes and a Jingle Bells routine by five girls in ski outfits. Other numbers featured a doll dance and song by ten youngsters and three special numbers led by Freida Deitz Dorothy Dalton and others. Jackie Stuart performed a dance and sang When I Grow Up Mary Lovell Reynolds and Mary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gordon Perkins
Concord College
Oraleta Kidd
Patty Lilly
Patty Glenn
Norma Alexander
Dorothy Ballard
Jean Padberry
Frances Hale
Clara Beam
Tiny
Mary Lovell Reynolds
Mary
Dance Recital Delights With Varied Performances
Frances Caffee wore black and white costumes in a duet "Double Trouble" with charm. Joe Lilly performed the "Sailor Dance" and Dickie Beard shone in "Cow Boy Dance." Mary Gordon Perkins in a green dinner gown offered a short tap routine to the audience. Mrs J N Smith served as the capable accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Caffee
Joe Lilly
Dickie Beard
Mary Gordon Perkins
J. N. Smith
First Baptist Choir Rehearses Christmas Music Friday
The First Baptist Church choir will rehearse Christmas music Friday night at 7 30 at the home of T M Johnson College avenue. This will be the only rehearsal and members are requested to be there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
T. M. Johnson
College Avenue
Princeton Rifle Club to Enter National Postal Matches in 1986
The Princeton American Legion Rifle club plans to compete in the national postal rifle matches in 1986 after a club meeting. They will install pistol target shooting equipment in the Memorial building and awarded Markeman medals to six members including Ralph Bird Robert Johnston and Loren Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton American Legion Rifle Club
Markemen
Ralph Bird
Robert Johnston
Loren Williams
JL. F. Compton
W. C. Epling
Markeman
W. W. Phillips
Christmas Program at First Church of Christ
Arrangements are underway for a special Christmas program at the First Church of Christ next Sunday night. Colored artelides featuring works of old masters will highlight the event. A note adds that 20 to 22 tons of wet seaweed are needed to produce a ton of kelp.
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First Church of Christ
Local man claims speed trap on Maryland road
Frank McKenasie, a local auto parts wholesaler, says a speed trap existed on a four lane Maryland road in Upper Marlboro after being fined 11.45 dollars while others with Maryland plates escaped. He reports travelling at 58 mph and notes inconsistent enforcement compared with nearby cars.
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Maryland Road
Atlantic City
Auto Parts Industries
William Campbell
Frank McKenasie
Upper Marlboro
McKenzie
Maryland
Tolliver Knife Wound Thought Self Inflicted
J A Tolliver aged 65 of Camp Creek is recovering at Memorial hospital after a knife wound to the chest. Doctors say the injury was self inflicted in a fit of despondency and penetrated the left lung. Relatives report Tolliver lunged the blade during a personal safety incident.
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J. A. Tolliver
Camp Creek
Memorial Hospital
Olliver
Mercer VFW Post Installs Officers
Mercer VFW Post No. 2703 elected and installed officers Tuesday night. Ray Bailey became commander as the first VFW post in Mercer county. Bailey urged immediate cash payment for adjusted service certificates, signaling support for a bonus bill in Congress. The VFW’s shift from Patman stance removes a hurdle to early 1936 enactment, the local head said.
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Mercer Post
Ray Bailey
Mercer County
Bailey
V. F. W. Head
Princeton high picks up twenty games on 1936 basketball schedule
Coach Lee Patton announced the Princeton high school basketball schedule featuring twenty games. New opponents include Fairmont East Roanoke Va and East Bank with games in December January and February. The season opens December 23 with the Alumni game.
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Princeton High School
Lee Patton
Fairmont East
Roanoke
East Bank
Fairmont East High
Fairmont
Patton
Elkins
Alumni
Bluefield
Gary
Montgomery
Parkersburg
Mount Hope
Huntington
Charleston
Oak "Ain
William
Welch
War
Greenbrier Military
Robber Suspect Arrested by City Constable and Trooper
Robert Barber, sought on two robbery charges for weeks, was arrested Tuesday night in a Hearn addition home by Constable C. C. Elmore and a state trooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barber
Hearn
C. C. Elmore
Barber Held After Waived Hearing In B&E Cases
P L Gibbs and Kenneth Richards, city officer, reported that the preliminary hearing was waived before Magistrate D T Carry yesterday. Barber was held to await grand jury action with no bond set. He is charged with breaking and entering the homes of Jess Pennington and Everett Ford in east Principeton.
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P. L. Gibbs
Kenneth Richards
D. T. Carr
Barber
Jess Pennington
Everett Ford
Princeton
Confessed Slayer of PWA Workers Held for Trial
Charles N. Layman confessed slayer of five PWA workers and faces five murder and two attempted murder charges in Los Angeles. The 44 year old former water boy fired on seven men at a drainage project Monday. A preliminary hearing is set for December 23 and an inquest was called. One victim Harold Johnston, 27, was near death. James Healey, 49, wounded in the wrist. WPA officials said families will receive $25 monthly for 10 years.
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Los Angeles
Charles N. Layman
PWA
Layman
Harold Johnston
James Healey
WPA
Hopkins Reports Decline in Dollar Roll Amid Relief Strains
Harry Hopkins reported a 9.4 percent drop in October November dole rolls in large cities, totaling 1 604 130 relief cases across 145 cities. He warned that winter conditions and local resource shifts worsen relief as Works Progress Administration gains aid urban areas. In Denver police shot a stuffed eagle after a mother feared it would abduct a child.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Denver
Cole
Dana Faces Grandmother Over New Winter Coats
Dana argues with her grandmother over money and status as she and Scott plan for the future. Mrs. Cameron pressures Dana to buy new clothes while Dana vows to manage with her husband’s modest means. Dana resolves to trust Scott despite family criticism.
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Scott
Paris
Dana
Mrs. Cameron
Paula
Princeton Personalities Visit and Illness Update
Mrs J N Smith and Mrs W R Kidd shopped in Bluefield Wednesday as Mrs Dennia Harrington of Li Brook visited friends this week. Richard Smith resumes outings after influenza confinement on Starley Avenue. Mrs Kidd and Mrs Ryan with daughter Patty visited Athens Monday evening.
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J. N. Smith
Straley Aven
W. R. Kidd
Bluefield
Dennia Harrington
Li Brook
Richard Smith
Starley Avenue
R. Ryan
Patty
Athens
Kidd
Oraleta
Mary Gordon
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Mrs. Chitwood
Deos
W.c. Fields
Brian Kathleen Howard Semoun Pierer
ROYAL
J. Millar Watt
Princeton Society
Harry Karnes
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Baum’s
Baum’s Dept
Virginian Station
Princeton, W. Va
Virginia
Maytag
Mercer St
W. VA
Meadwell
Farley
Georgia Mae Meadwell
Charles Blake Farley
MeComas
B. I. Rorrer
Mercer Street
Mary Reed
D. L. Ferguson
P.T. A
Knob School
Princeton-Athens Kiwanis Club
Luther Bryars
Santa Claus
Army
Guardian
F. A. Gunter
Billie
Junior
Irene
Carl Ed Bowling
Infante
C. L. Moore
Bell Hawaiian Company
Royal Theatre
Mercer Vfw Post
Knox
Manton
Blue Moon Cafe
New Post Office
Firestone
W. V
Christ
Yanton
NEA Service, Inc
Callander
Cecile
Annette
Emilie
Yvonne
Marie
Delco
Atwater Kent
Walter Wright
Virginia Hardware Co
Smart
Fanton
Gilly
Dane
Chatham
Jennings
Fast Princeton
Howard Lilly
Barbakow’s Store
von Court
Optometrists
Coats
Piedmont Store
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