Bank Plan in Charleston Faces Charter Rejection
A group of Charleston businessmen led by Gov. W. W. Barron saw their bid to open a Spring Hill bank blocked by federal authorities. Barron and associates plan to reapply, adding I. V. Cunningham Dr. C. Carl Tully and Everett Call of Spring Hill to the organizing group, citing public demand for a local bank.
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Barron
Joe F. Burdett
T. R. Price
Charleston
J. M. Howard Bayliss
Spring Hill
I. V. Cunningham
C. Carl Tully
Everett Call
Narrated Slide Program For The Bluefield Old Guard
James L. Douthat spoke at the Bluefield Old Guard meeting at Trinity Methodist Church, presenting a color photo study of Methodist churches in the South with narration. Sixty four members attended with two guests and a guest pianist.
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James L. Douthat
Bluefield College
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Candler School of Theology
Emory University
Atlanta
Bluefield Old Guard
Trinity Methodist Church
College Avenue
Douthat
Old Guard
C. P. Painter
South
C. L. Gallimore
Thomas B. Ratcliff
Bluefield
E. L. Byrd
Walter J. Hayton
Thomas F. Brooks
Fountain City
Tenn
Westfield
N. J
W. B. Martin
C. E. Brewster
W. J. Ellis
Jesus
QO. L. Gallimore
South St
Warren Brooks
Club
C. W. Harry
Veterans Hospital
Chillicothe
C. H. Meade
Riverview Nursing Home
Narrows
Frank Pafford
C. C. Tesso
G. P. Russell
Bluefield Sanitarium
Inland Steel Raises Prices on Galvanized Sheets
Inland Steel Co raised prices on galvanized sheets by 6 a ton, about a 3 percent rise after reductions for wide sheets over 36 inches. U S Steel Bethlehem and others study Inland action with potential follow through amid inflation worries and election influence.
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New York
Inland Steel Co
Inland
Study Island Action
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Johnson
Words and Slang Earliest Use Traced Through History
The column traces terms like dogface doughboy and glossary of slang origins. It cites D. E. Dunning on Civil War references, Bruce Catton on the Army of the Potomac, and Lt. Col. Brown on enduring infantry meaning. It recommends Mencken American Language and The American Thesaurus of Slang for study.
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Pancho Villa
D. E. Dunning
Bridgeport
Neb
Senor Villa
Bruce Catton
Massachusetts
Harry R. Brown
Milwaukee
Princeton News Brownie Scout Troop Christmas Party
A Brownie Scout Troop Christmas party was held at the Athens Community Center with refreshments served by Mrs. Clarence Alvis and others. The event featured carols by the Brownies, guest carolers Donna Caldwell Deborah Pettrey and Sandra Alvis, and gift distribution led by Mrs. Alvis and assistants.
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Athens
Athens Community Center
Clarence Alvis
Joe Coburn
Della Pettrey
Donna Caldwell
Deborah Pettrey
Sandra Alvis
Saunders Circle Meets With Mrs. E. G. Pettrey
The Eva Saunders Circle of Silver Springs Baptist Church met at the home of Mrs. E. G. Pettrey in Princeton with 13 members present. Devotions, readings, and prayers opened the meeting, business was conducted, and gifts were exchanged plus a memorial given.
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Eva Saunders
Silver Springs Baptist Church
E. G. Pettrey
Thornton Avenue
Princeton
Harry Sisk
Luke
E. L. Webb
Sam Jones
E. L. Shorts
Carl Pettrey
Shorts
Nigeria
Africa
Ann Pettrey
Pettrey
Ida Day
Blackford Circle Hosts Yule Dinner and Christmas Meet
Mary Blackford Circle of Princeton First Methodist Church held a pot-luck dinner led by Mrs. P. I. Lilly in the Graham Standay School room. Dr. J. Herbert Parks and others attended as guests. A Christmas party followed with gifts from Dr. Parks as Santa. A mission study meeting was announced for Jan 22 on New Nations and the Kingdom.
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Mary Blackford
Princeton First Methodist Church
P. I. Lilly
Graham
J. L. Hart
Lilly
Suits and Deeds Filed in Princeton Courthouse
Five lawsuits and five property transfers were filed in the Princeton courthouse during pre Christmas activity. Lawsuits include a $10,000 claim from Fredda L. Sarver against Kroger Co over a store fall, and several debt and divorce actions. Transfers include Lot 27 Haven Heights to Princeton Bank and Trust Co for 5000 dollars and multiple tracts in Princeton and Bluefield areas for amounts ranging from 500 to 17800 dollars.
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Princeton
Fredda L
Sarver
Kroger Co
Kroger
Bluefield
Bluefield Supply Co
Montgomery Inc
West Virginia
Princeton Alleghany Insurance Co
Billy Swim
Margaret Swim
Virginia R. Bennett
Lloyd B. Bennett
Clara Lee Wynn
William P. Wynn
Ira M. Smith
Princeton Bank and Trust Co
Haven Heights
Tra M. Smith
Rock District
Italy Bans Calves Under 2 Weeks Old
The Italian Ministry of Health announced a ban on importing calves under two weeks old to protect herd health. Italy has imported tens of thousands of newborn calves mainly from the United States, with high mortality among the youngest calves observed. An experimental air shipment of newborn calves from the U S was attempted.
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Rome
Ministry of Health
Italy
United States
Spanishburg Elementary Presents The Real Meaning Of Christmas
The Spanishburg Elementary School staged a Christmas play The Real Meaning Of Christmas for the December PTA meeting in the high school auditorium. A PTA business session was led by Harold Wood.
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Spanishburg
Parent Teacher Association
PTA
Harold Wood
Maxine Moye
Heidie
Wood
Deborah Baldwin
John Kidd
Donald Yost
Dora Lynn Dillon
Kaye Shrewsbury
Sharon Greer
Danny Farley
Lillian Mills
Dwight Ross
Kolan Lilly
Vernon Lilly
Richard O'Dell
Terry Justice
Richard White
Brenda Manning
Sandra Shrewsbury
Donna Lawson
Debbie Halsey
Darrell White
Brades
Virginia Gleason
Dorothy White
Alice Oxley
Gladys McComas
Elizabeth Maxey
Shawnee Lake
Princeton Businesses to Close Saturday After Christmas
Several Princeton firms will be closed Saturday including all jewelry stores Lowe's Ched's Discount House and Margaret H Spangler Ladies Shop. City offices and Mercer County Courthouse offices will be closed. Princeton Post Office windows will be shut with no city deliveries. rural deliveries continue.
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Princeton
Lowe’s of
Ched's Discount House
Margaret H. Spangler Ladies’ Shop
Mercer County
Baby Girl Born to Roger Ockermans at Princeton Memorial
Mary Elouise weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces at birth on December 4 at Princeton Memorial Hospital. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ockerman reside on Highland Avenue with two other children, April Dawn and Debra Lou. Mrs. Ockerman is Brenda Covery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Covery of Straley Ave.
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Mary Elouise
Roger Ockerman
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Toll on West Virginia roads rises to 449 I P
The Associated Press reports that State Police at Charleston document 449 deaths on West Virginia highways year to date. The figure compares to 420 deaths recorded by the same date last year.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Christ Crusade Opens at Rich Creek December 27
The third annual Crusade for Christ begins December 27 at First Methodist Church Rich Creek Va with daily 7 30 p m services through January 3 Rev George Morris staff evangelist for the General Board of Evangelism Nashville Tenn and a Vanderbilt trained speaker will lead morning sessions 9 45 to 10 00 a m Monday through Friday on WNRV and 10 30 to 11 00 a m at First Baptist Church Rich Creek A Fellowship Hour follows Sunday night worship and a Watchnight service at the First Baptist Church December 31 A nursery is provided for the evening service.
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First Methodist Church
Rich Creek
George Morris
Morris
General Board of Evangelism
The
Methodist Church
Nashville, Tenn
Ashbury College
Wilmore
Vanderbilt University School of Divinity
WNRV
First Baptist Church
Leatherwood Float Wins At Rich Creek Christmas Parade
The Leatherwood Company float took first prize in Rich Creek Christmas parade directed by Lions Club president James R. Wikle. Leggett's float earned second and Hopkins Drug won third. Judges included Mrs. Russell Myers, O. S. Knight, and Thomas Francis. New lighting decorations, funded by civic groups and the town, were lit for the first time.
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Leatherwood Company
Rich Creek
James R. Wikle
Lions Club
Leggett’s
Hopkins Drug
Russell Myers
Narrows
O. S. Knight
Glen Lyn
Thomas Francis
Peterstown
High School Construction Costs Hit 1.36 Million
The article states that the average cost to build a new high school in the United States is $1,355,700. It notes rising expenses in materials and labor affecting school construction budgets.
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U.S
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