Flames Destroy Two Story Building on Thorn Street
A fire at 5:30 a.m. Sunday destroyed a two story frame building on Thorn street Princeton. The Ferguson property valued 2000 with 1500 insurance burned to the shell. The adjacent Hambrick building suffered damage and smoke effects. occupants included the Hambricks and Gregory family. Fire spread between structures. no one injured.
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Thorn Street
S. A. Ferguson
K. Umberger
A. Hambrick
Hambrick
Ferguson
Willard Hill
Clarence Thompson
Charlies Jett
Hill
Hambricks
Gregory
Furnished heated S-room near post office in Princeton
Apartment on Mercer Street Princeton offers a furnished heated S room. Nearby post office at Mercer Street. Contact phone 680 in Princeton West Virginia.
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Mercer St
Princeton
W. Va
Princeton Blaze Dwarfs Recent Fires, Yet No Firefighters Needed
Flames from the Ferguson fire lit the sky and scorched trees but that blaze required no fire department response. It was the worst fire in Princeton in months, prompting concern among residents.
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Ferguson
Princeton
Mrs Mary Williams funeral services this afternoon
Mrs Mary Jane Bolin Williams 88 died Sunday at 11 25 am at her old home in Athens. Funeral services will be at the Methodist church in Athens this afternoon at 1 30 followed by burial in the family cemetery. Grandsons will be pallbearers and granddaughters flowerbearers. She was born Sept 13 1852 near Athens. She married Allen M Williams in 1872 and eight children survive.
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Mary Jane Bolin Williams
Allen W. Williams
Athens
Williams
Jessie Bolin
Jane Scott Bolin
Musical Romance and Strike Up the Band Bows At Two Theatres
Dennis O'Keefe Constance Moore and Helen Parrish star in I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now at the Royal with Lewis Howard in support. Mercer theatre presents Strike Up the Band with Judy Garland Mickey Rooney Paul Whiteman and an array of young stars in a lively musical program.
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Dennis O'Keefe
Constance Moore
Helen Parrish
Lewis Howard
Royal Theatre Today
Laura Hope Crews
Berton Churchill
Samuel 8. Hinds
Margaret Hamilton
Mercer Theatre
Judy Garland
Mickey Rooney
Paul Whiteman
Quiet Weekend at County Jail Sees Few Arrests
A calm weekend at the county jail as thirteen prisoners were committed. Seven on Saturday and two on Sunday by county, state and district officers, four by city police on Saturday.
Richards Family Birthday Dinner Reunion at Donovan Home
Sons and daughters of W. H. Richards and families gathered at Mrs. John Donovan's Henry Street home for a birthday dinner and a family reunion. W. H. Richards turned 62 on January 3. Guests included J W Donovan family, Harry B Richards and children, Ernest Richards family, Hubert Richards and son Jerry, Ernest Richards family, Kenneth Richards and Mary Thompson, Ralph Richards and children Joe and Ralph Jr., Pageton.
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W. H. Richards
John Donovan
Henry Street
Mr. Richards
Hisrandson
Jerry
Ernest
Ernest Richards
J. W. Donovan
Jean
Bill Donovan
Harry B. Richards
New Year Watch Party At First Methodist Church
A New Year’s Eve watch party is planned at the First Methodist Church tonight from 9 to midnight with refreshments for all. The gathering invites everyone to ring in the new year together at the church.
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Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Mrs. James F. Spangler Dies at 52 Burials Set
Mrs. James F. Spangler 52 died after a lingering illness at 1106 Richie Street Sunday night. Funeral at Prist Baptist Church at 3 PM officiated by Rev. Edward Stubblefield with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Pallbearers listed. survived by husband James F. Spangler Jr and four daughters plus two brothers. Born Summers County May 5 1888, former Princeton resident.
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James F. Spangler
Richie Street
Prist Baptist Church
Edward Stubblefield
D. D
Resthaven Memorial Park
J. E. Gwinn
A. Vaught
D. K. Callaway
Grim
Charlie H. Woods
Fred G. Stinsett
Summers County
James Harris
Princeton
W. B. Skaggs
Hinton
E. P. Skages
Topeka
Kansas
Princeton Society Hosts Christmas Guests
Mrs N E Privette entertained Christmas guests including Mrs E L d and daughter Kristine and Betty Mays from Bluefield, plus the Ridingers Bobby Joe and Rosemary Matoaka, and P B Bowling with Wet te Mays. The group visited Matoaka and then Mrs Zettie Hash on Ritchie Street.
Belcher Wimmer Wedding Report Prominent Local Pair Unite
The Belcher Wimmer wedding announces Edna Mae Wimmer of Princeton to Carlton Belcher of Kegley. The ceremony was held with immediate family in attendance and full details forthcoming in next notices.
Couple to wed in Kentucky ceremony in 1940
Frances Elizabeth Chambers and William A Worley wed December 23, 1940 in Catlettsburg Ky. Frances, a Princeton High School 1938 graduate, later studied at Little French Beauty Academy Bluefield. Worley, Princeton native, works for Peps Coca Bottling in Princeton. They now reside on Bluefield Avenue Princeton.
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A. F. Chambers
Trent Street
Princeton
Frances Elizabeth
William A. Worley
J. Wesley Worley
Catlettsburg
A. P. Keyser
Princeton High School
Little French Beauty Academy
Bluefield
W Va
Worley
Peps'Cola Bottling Company
Bluefield Avenue
Administratrix Named for N A Boggess Estate
Bertha M. Boggess was named administratrix of the N A Boggess estate and posted a $1000 bond with Pearl Boggess as surety in the county clerk’s office. FP W Cooper J H Crawford and O Boggess were named as appraisers of the estate.
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Bertha M. Boggess
N. A. Boggess
Pearl Boggess
FP. W. Cooper
J. H. Crawford
O. 8. Boggess
Princeton Personal News Update
Mrs. C. A. Gott of Park Avenue has recovered enough to be up after two weeks with the flu. Mrs. B. F. s, a visitor in Princeton for two months, traveled to Mullens this past Saturday to visit relatives.
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C. A. Gott
Park Avenue
Princeton
Mullens
Christmas visits and student news from local families
Billie Powell a Marlin ton teacher spent Christmas with his mother Bettie Powell on Park avenue. Helen Powell of Radford Va likewise spent the holidays with her mother. Eugene E Haley returned to Morgantown after Christmas with his parents on Henery street and will pursue an MA in chemistry this year having joined Phi Lambda Upsilon. Shirley Faye Shuff returned home on Thornton avenue after visiting Salem Wa r with relatives. Marvin Alexander and children Norma and Billy came home from Norfolk after holidays with his brother. Myrtle Dickenson of Lee street is a patient at Bluefield sanitarium.
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C. E. Stearts
Frametown
Billie Powell
Marlinton
Bettie Powell
Park Avenue
Helen Powell
Radford
Eugene E. Haley
Morgantown
E. G. Haley
Henery Street
Haley
Phi Lamba Upsilon Rational
Shirley Faye Shuff
Thornton Avenue
Salem, War
Marvin Alexander
Norma
Billy
Norfolk
Alexander
Myrtle Dickenson
Lee Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
Julius Broh Dies After Illness in Hollywood Vacation
Julius Broh 73 Huntington businessman and philanthropist died after a 10 day illness following a heart attack while vacationing in Hollywood Florida. He established a Marshall College journalism scholarship. His widow and a son were with him at death. Also reported 152 marriage licenses issued in Huntington on December 30.
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Julius Broh
Huntington
W. Va
Hollywood
Fle
Marshall College
Huntington issue figures noted by Cabell clerk
Cabell County clerk Fred A. Ware said Huntington issued fewer than the weekly average for 1940 at Catlettsburg Kentucky. The remark places Huntington’s total against nearby Catlettsburg as a benchmark for comparison.
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West
Welch United Effort Grows for McDowell Forest Project
In McDowell County volunteers report funds nearing the $9,400 target needed to match a $40,000 state grant for 8,000 acres of Panther Creek forest land. Donations from Welch and War totals exceed $5,000 with pledges continuing. organizers urge further gifts to prevent loss of federal support before January 1.
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McDowell County
Panther Creek
State Conservation Commission
County Chamber of
Welch Division
Town of War
Co. O. Davis
L. L
T. A. Johnston
McDowell County National Bank
Welch
Hit and Run Driver Sought After Pocahontas Employee Struck
Police search near Kim ball area for identity of driver who struck 50 year old Nick Duro of Pocahontas Puel at Bottom Creek along US 52 late Saturday night. Duro injured with head wounds and bruises. witnesses saw a car slow near his home before speeding away. Duro cannot identify the vehicle or driver.
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Kimball
Nick Duro
Pocahontas Puel Company
Bottom Creek
Duro
Farm Co-Op Services To Be Consolidated
Richmond Virginia December 30 W G Wysor general manager of Southern States Co operative announced that the West Virginia Co operative Farm services would be combined with the Southern States Co operative on January 1 Stockholders of the West Virginia organization have been notified they will have the opportunity to exchange their shares at par value.
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Richmond
W. G. Wysor
Southern States Co-operative
West Virginia
Beckwith Faces Additional Charges After Prison Term
Moundsville West Virginia December 30 Irving Beckwith 36 of Owy nontown county completed a five year term for a larceny and was arrested on a detainer by Simmonds authorities. He is charged with obtaining money under false pretenses and held for further action.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Irving Beckwith
Oynawha County
Simmonds
West Virginia construction hits decade high in 1940
Charleston reports 1940 construction at 60 million dollars, the best since 1925, with a 55 million total including December awards. Du Pont ammonia plant at Morgantown is a major defense related project, while coal output reaches 126 million tons, the highest since 1929, and wages in major industries exceed 1937 by over 8 million in ten months and nearly 40 million over 1939.
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Chamber
Morgantown
Monthly Business Review
du Pont
Harry A. Stansbury
West Virna
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Pioneer oil producer N L Upson dies at 93 in Buffalo
Norton Lowrey Upson a Civil War veteran and early oil magnate died at his Buffalo home aged 93 from a heart ailment. He once refused a Rockefeller business offer and led firms including Commercial Oil Parkersburg, Pease Oil Buffalo, and Upson Oil Soap of West Virginia. His son Henry T. Upson recalled his father calling the Rockefeller rejection a major mistake.
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N. L. Upson
Pioneer
Buffalo
N. Y
Norton Lowrey Upson
America
John D. Rockefeller
Upson
George Custer
Commercial Ol
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pease Ol
Upson Ot
Soap Company
Rockefeller
Henry T. Upson
Giant bomber acknowledged by British minister of aircraft
Burbank California December 30 a giant bomber the Flying Christmas Gift presented to Britain by Lockheed Vega Aircraft employees was acknowledged by the British minister of aircraft.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed-Vega Aircraft Company
Great Britain
19 Year Old Charged With Murder in Tax Driver Death
Charleston Kanawha county prosecutor J Blackburn Watts said Floyd Frederick Hypes 19 will be charged with murder in the death of tax driver Callie Hoffman. Hypes and Earl Sanford 23 allegedly beat Hoffman to death November 30. Sanford died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Hoffmans body was found on a side road near Spring Hill. Watts said robbery was the motive.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
J. Blackburn Watts
Floyd Frederick Hypes
Callie Hoffman
Hypes
Watts
Smith Creek
Earl H. Sanford
Hoffman
Sanford
Sayre
Spring Hill
U S Civil Service Jobs Examinations Listed
The U S Civil Service commission announced open competitive examinations for senior and junior stenographers and typists in Maryland North Carolina Virginia and West Virginia. The jobs are for men only. Information from the secretary of the board of civil service examiners in the post office.
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Baltimore
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Daily Radford Times to Launch in Montgomery County
Pulaski Va Dec 30 effective Wednesday January 1 the Southwest Publishing company will start publication of the Radford Times a daily newspaper for the Montgomery county city. Chris Barnes formerly with Southwest Times as advertising manager will have a role. The new paper will be published daily and will employ about nine workers.
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Pulaski
Southwest Publishing Company
Radford Times
Montgomery County
Chris Barnes
The
Southwest Times
Chance
Eppear Dy
Orn
Hercules Powder Company Plant Construction Update
A fragment notes the plant at the Hercules Powder company site is under construction near the area, with workers reported as employed on the project.
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Hercules Powder Company
Maternal Death Rate Drops in Wetzel From Free Nursing Service
Wetzel county sees a lower maternal death rate due to an experimental free nursing service for expectant mothers. Dr. Don W. Hatton reports the yearlong program in the West Virginia Medical Journal, noting nurses provided prenatal natal and postpartum care at no charge to families.
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Charleston
W. Va
Wetzel County
West Virginia Medical Journal
Don W. Hatton
New Martinsville
State Health Department
Children’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
Shanghai Parade signals New Year in Lewisburg
Lewisburg West Virginia readies a local Shanghai parade to welcome the new year. Residents don fancy costumes and ox carts receive new grease as business groups fund about 10 dollars in prizes, with no prize over 10 dollars. The tradition, dating before the Civil War, is limited to Greenbrier Valley residents.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Old Town
Shanghai
Greenbrier Valley
Philadelphia
Parole Violator Back in Prison After Break In
Moundsville West Virginia December 30 two months after his parole 21 year old John Curitti of McMechen was returned to prison today as a parole violator He was arrested Christmas Eve in McMechen on a breaking and entering charge Curitti was sentenced to a one to ten year term in February 1939 for burglary.
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Moundsville
W. Va
John Curitti
McMechen
Curitti
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