Robber Suspect Held By Police
Curtis Newhire and his son Buck Martin, 20, were jailed on a burglary charge tied to a theft at J. F. Kessinger's jewelry store in late November. Police say bracelets rings and watches valued around $500 were recovered and identified by the owner. A magistrate set a hearing date as investigators pursue leads from a man who claimed to have sold the items.
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Curtis Newhire
Buck Martin
J. F. Kessinger
D. T. Carr
Mar
Newkirk
Overh
Fire Alarm Triggered by Furnace Smoke Hits Johnston M Company
Fire department answered a third alarm Saturday at 16 20 o clock after smoke from a furnace caused the Johnson M company fire alarm. Earlier the same day firemen responded to the home of D and Smith wholesale produce house where an explosion occurred damaging refrigeration machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston M Company
D and Smith
Elks Outfit Forty Children At Christmas Aid Drive
Forty boys and girls in need received new clothes from the Princeton Elks charity committee. The dress program cost $250 to the lodge with T. Bird representing the lodge and Siena School officers helping select recipients.
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Princeton Elks Eens
T. Bird
Siena
Lost 1OST-Black in Princeton Near Murphy's Widow
A black one belonging to a widow near Murphy's in Princeton was found with valuable Rox tee pieces. Return to P. O. for a reward.
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Widow
Urphy's
Princeton
Rox 'Tee
P. O
Invasion of North Africa Tale At Royal Theatre
American girl and an escaped British officer gamble lives of the Army of Invasion on a flickering candlelight as Mason and Carla Lehman star in the Royal theatre showing tonight.
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North Africa
Royal Theatre Today
Mason
Carla Lehman
Home in Indiana at Mercer theatre with Phantom Filly cast
Technicolor feature based on the magazine serial The Phantom Filly sits at the Mercer theatre. The film follows harness racing figures during the Grand Circuit season with cast including Walter Brennan McCallister Jeanne Crain Charlotte Greenwood and June Haver.
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Indiana
Mercer Theatre
Walter Brennan
McCallister
Jeanne Crain
Charlotte Greenwood
June Haver
Local Figures Spend Weekend with Families
Bill Ro stationed at the Greates Naval Train station spent the weekend with his family. Fulton Woods police chief of Norfolk Virginia and his son George have been visiting Judge and Mrs. Hugh G. Woods for several days.
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Bill Ro
Greates Naval Train Station
Fulton Woods
Norfolk
George
Hugh G. Woods
Pan American Meeting Planned Amid UN Talks
Pan American foreign ministers may meet before or after the United Nations session, likely in March or April, to discuss hemisphere economics and unity while avoiding Argentina’s isolation issue. Argentina seeks dialogue on diplomatic isolation, with the U S weighing special conditions for the conference.
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Washington
United Nations
Argentina
Entina
State Department
United States
Pan - American Union For Consultative
Dumbarton Oaks
Tri City Traction Distributes Christmas Bonus to Staff
The Tri City Traction Company gave a Christmas bonus to its staff on Christmas Day. Of seventy two employees, each received ten percent of his annual salary as a gift. The firm previously distributed war bonds to employees last June as part of a multi year program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-C Sen
Drunk Charges Lead to Multiple Weekend Arrests
County and state officers booked four people Sunday and six Saturday for drunkenness. City police added four arrests Sunday and eight Saturday. The weekend total marks the highest jail bookings in months.
Princeton BPOE Holds Open House
The Princeton BPOE lodge held its annual open from 11 a m to 1 p m. Several hundred members and their ladies visited the lodge room to meet friends and enjoy refreshments. A string trio provided music during the event.
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Princeton Bpoe Lodge
Lod
British Forces Press Burma Advance In Jungle War
Southeast Asia Command reports British 14th Army moving 10 miles toward Yeu 70 miles northwest of Mandalay and advancing 18 miles south from Kokogoon near Tig Yang. Chinese 30th Division holds two villages near Dai Tik west of Namhkam road. Maymyo area targets bombed by 10th Air Force. Hanoi area seen in French Indochina communique.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
14Th Army
Yeu
Mandalay
Ina
Burma
Kokkogon
Irrawaddy
Tigyang
Namhkam
Dai Tik
Sap 10Th Air Force
Elemen
Maymyo
Hanoi
Congressmen Scoff At Move To Oust 79 Legislators
Southern congressmen from poll tax states dismiss a challenge by the Southern Electorial reform league seeking to unseat 79 lawmakers. They argue poll taxes in eight states taint elections yet face little public discussion of the effort as a potential constitutional and political sideshow.
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Washington
Southern Electorial Reform League
League
New
Congress
Man Paterson
D. Ga
House Elections Committee
Rep
Manasco
Ala
Seastana
Franklin
Miss
New Oil Field In Louisiana Discovered
Sun Oil announces the Belhi field discovery in Richland parish of northeastern Isilana. The J E Holt No 1 well, bottomed at 3290 feet, yields 108 barrels of 41 gravity crude per 24 hours with a 10/64 inch choke. J Edgar Pew, VP production, calls it a potentially significant new discovery.
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Philadelphia
Isilana
Belhi
Sun Oil Prnneny
J. Edgar Pew
Pew
J. E. Holt
Richland Parish
Tinsley Field
Yazoo County
Miss
Government employs about fifteen hundred fifty six thousand people
An estimated 1,556,000 individuals work directly or indirectly for the U S government across federal, state, and local operations, reflecting broad employment in public service and related sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Women Win Courtship Right War Sparks Fast Proposals
Dorothy Dix notes that WWI granted women liberty to initiate courtship and propose, leading to whirlwind weddings and furlough marriages. She observes men struggle to resist, with many letters from men seeking advice on delaying marriage until after the war. War changes traditional mate selection and adds new social risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Cutie
Sally
Mamie
Arabella
Private Taylor Receives Meritorious Service Honor in Europe
The report commends Private Taylor for meritorious duty in handling and evacuating casualties on the Normandy beach under enemy fire during the June invasion. He earned special commendation for industrious field hospital work in Holland and remains stationed in the European theater since January. Mrs Charlotte Taylor of North Street is his mother and his wife is Miss Wills of this city.
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France
Taylor
Holland
Charlotte Taylor
North Street
Sgt Richardson Receives Air Medal in Europe Mission
Sgt William C Richardson of 501 Tazewell Street, city, earned the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in bomber missions over Europe. Major General Kepner announced the award presented by Col Lorin L Johnson of Payson. The sergeant joined in 1943, trained at Tyndall Field Florida, and is connected to the C and P Tea Company prior to service.
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William C. Een
Tazewell
Hth Air Force Liberator
England
Europe
William E. Kepner
Lorin L. Johnson
Payson
392Nd
Continental
United States
Richardson
Williamson
W. E
Tyndall Field
Fla
Pees
Andchardson
Tenewell Street
Army private earns certificate of merit for medical service
Pvt. Herbert T. J. of Bluefield in the U S Army medical department is awarded a certificate of merit in recognition of conspicuous service. The award highlights his dedication while serving in the medical unit during active duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Herbert T. J
Bluefield
Medical Department
U. S. Army
Miss Roland Weds Mr Malphrus In December Ceremony
Miss Mabel Roland of Cincinnati married Mr Malphrus a former Parris Island resident in Princeton officiated nuptials December 12. The bride wore jet blue with black accessories and the couple will reside at 4915 Marion Avenue Norwood Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Marion Avenue
Norwood
Bluefield
Clyde Roland
Roland
Princeton Avenue
Christmas Party at O Keeffe Home by Sub Debs
Sub Deb club members enjoyed a Friday afternoon party at Miss Nancy O Keeffes home. Gifts were exchanged with sponsors Mrs Clyde Smith and Mrs Phillips receiving presents. Planning for the Bluefield Country Club event tonight from 10 p m to 2 a m includes Miss Ann Otey as chairman and several members as decorators.
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Nancy O'Keeffe
Clyde Smith
Phillips
Bluefield Country Club
Jean Smith
Nancy Williamson
Ann Otey
Jean Elizabeth
Williams Janie Fowlkes
Betty Claire Frazier
Mary Jo Wagner
Pat Murphy
Miss O'Keeffe
G. W. O'Keeffe
WAVES Complete Basic Training
Doris Margaret Hamilton and Jo Ann Peters both completed their basic training and indoctrination as seamen second class in the WAVES. Hamilton is assigned to the bureau of supplies and accounts in Washington DC, and Peters to the hospital corps at Bethesda, Maryland.
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Doris Margaret Hamilton
WAVES
Kyle E. Hamilton
Bluestone
W. Va
Jo Ann Peters
W. K. Peters
Bishop, Va
Ruby Elizabeth Hurst
B. B. Hurst
Duhling
Seaman Hamilton
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Washington, D. C
Bramwell High School
Bramwell
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Seaman Peters
Big Creek
West Virginia University
West Virginia State Department of Public Assistance
Pineville
Betheseda, Md
Fort Wayne
Ord nance Detroit man preparing for service
A Detroit resident is performing office work before entering military service, according to local notices. The item notes preparations and pending deployment in the near term.
Christmas Theme Centers Programs Of Young People
Christmas themed programs at Trinity Odist Youth Fellowship feature speakers and music. Miss Virginia Thava of Marshall College in Huntington spoke at the morning service. Miss Dotton led the program with Miss Dott Lawrence as pianist. A candlelight evening talk by Robert Puqua of Duke School of Theology addressed Glory to God in the Highest. Miss Janie Phelps from Cincinnati Conservatory of Music led.
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College
Trinity Odist
Virginia Thava
Marshall College
Hun
Miss Dotton
Dott Lawrence
Robert Puqua
Duke School of Theology
Durham
N. C
Janie Phelps
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Miss Graham Hosts Christmas Party for Dancing School Pupils
Esther Graham entertained about one hundred students at a Christmas party Saturday afternoon in her studio the space decorated with Christmas trees. Several students in costume presented dance numbers including Phyllis Evans Carolyn Mary Ellen Crow Betty Ore Phyllis Ann Howe Susan Little and Billy.
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Esther Graham
Phyllis Evans
Carolyn
Mary Ellen Crow
Betty Ore
Phyllis Ann Howe
Susan Little
Billy
Mrs Hudgins and Mr Johnson Wed in Norfolk Area
Mrs. Mitchell D. Stewart of Berkley Norfolk announces the marriage of her daughter Mrs. Nellie Catherine Hudgins to Mr. Earl Johnson Blankenship of Narrows. The wedding was held at the Methodist parsonage on Saturday December 23 with Rev W H Simpkins officiating. Uncle C Sadler of Falls Mills attended.
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Mitchell D. Stewart
Berkley
Norfolk
Nellie Catherine Hudgins
Earl Johnson Blankenship
Narrows
W. H. Simpkins
C. Sadler
Falls Mills
Rebekah Lodge Yule Party Highlights Christmas Pageant
Rebekah lodge 94 met Friday at the IOOF hall for a Christmas party. Silent Night was sung, Mrs Nada gave a prayer, Miss Lucille Smith played the Virgin Mary in a manger story, and A A Carty with others presented The Shepherds. A choir sang and Santa visited amid refreshments of fruit cake and coffee.
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Rebekah Lodge 94
IOOF
Angel
Nady A. Poe
George Ida Giberson
Compton
Lorena
Itar Williams
Julia Witt
Beatrice Ietey
Lls
Hopkins
Scheduled Jaycee Meet Cancelled
The Bluefield Junior Chamber of Commerce cancels tonight's second December meeting. The first January meeting will be held Tuesday January 9 with all Jaycees urged to attend for an entertaining program arranged by Charlie Pruett.
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Bluefield
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