Chairman Reviews Record Of City Republican Administration
Ira M. Smith, chair of the city Republican executive committee, highlights two years of accomplishments ahead of the June 3 election. City streets see concrete curb and gutter work and black top surfaces on several avenues, plus extensive sewer and storm drain improvements.
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Smith
Ira M. Smith
Republican Executive Committee
Bluefield Avenue
Bee
7Th Street
Nort Third
Straley
Jegerson
Reynolds Avenue
Ninth
Park Avenue
Hale Avenue
North Walker Street
Front Street
Ninth Street
Blake Avenue
Walker Street
Harrison
Trent
Walnut
Henry Street
Trent Street
Mercer
Ritchie
North Walker
North Ninth Street
Front
Reynolds
Princeton Society Hosts Bridge Luncheon for Miss Tinder Bride Elect
Mrs. Denny Shuff entertained at her Honaker avenue home with a bridge luncheon at 11 o’clock. Four tables played. Miss Caroline Sanders won high score. Miss Tinder received a silver gift. Mrs. L. R. Taylor to leave for Keyser West Virginia. Lunch followed for guests including Miss Tinder and multiple ladies.
Pink rose gifts at Tinder party and local notices
At a bridge party honoring Miss Tinder two large crepe rose baskets with crystal gifts were presented. Guests included Mesdames Raney Kyle Beeson McFarland Rice Tinder and many others from Bluefield and Peterstown. Also announced is the First Methodist church vacation Bible school running June 9 to June 20 for children 4 to 15, directed by Mrs Parker Kelly Strong with about 200 enrollments expected.
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The
First Methodist Church
Parker Kelly Strong
Invited to Tea by Bluefield Women’s Club
The Princeton Republican Woman's club received an invitation to a Silver Tea by the Bluefield Woman's club in the Appalachian room Bluefield on Tuesday afternoon June 3 at 2 30. Mrs J L McParland of Hale Avenue hosted a luncheon for Miss Buford Tinder bride to be with summer flowers and a luncheon at 1 o'clock. High score prize in bridge went to Mrs George Fanning and bingo to Mrs Fred Tinder Jr. The honoree received a kitchen utensil shower. Attending were Mrs McFarland and others including Mesdames George Panning Fred Tinder Jr Ray Mytius John Madden William Beeson McDonald Rice C Frank Wright Jr and Miss Louise Beavers.
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Buford Tinder
Fred Kyle
George Fanning
Louise Beavers
Appalan Rooms
Walker Street
Princeton Republican Woman's Club
Bluefield
McFarland
J. L. McParland
Hale Avenue
Births of Lois Inge and Bobby Cur
Mr and Mrs A L Inge of South Avenue announce a baby daughter born Monday May 26 named Lois. Mr and Mrs Frank Jones of Broadway announce a baby son born May 30 weighing nine and a half pounds named Bobby Cur.
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A. L. Inge
South Avenue
Lois
Frank Jones
Broadway
Bobby Cur
Pre-Drilling For Soldiers In Bern Report
In Bern Switzerland an article notes at least eight thousand Swiss soldiers have false teeth. Every recruit receives a medical and dental exam and those in need get free dental service. The eight thousand full sets of teeth issued cost about thirty five dollars per set.
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Bern
Switzerland
1942 Cars Shrink Yet Improve for Defense Needs
Detroit May 31 The national defense program shapes 1942 autos lighter and more economical with less chrome and rear luxury. Expect harder to obtain cars, higher prices, and substitutions such as zinc cuts, plastic panels, and more streamlined bodies while engines and weight shift toward practical designs.
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Detroit
National Defense Program
Ford
Ford Rts
Chevrolet
Nash
United Service Organizations to Help Soldiers At Camps
New York May 31 The United Service Organizations plans a nationwide drive starting June 3 to raise 10 765 000 to staff and run 350 service clubs near training camps. District Attorney Thomas Dewey chairing the drive has toured camps to learn soldiers needs and reported that men want the clubs for social recreation and religious activity. He asked servicemen if they would use the clubs and received an affirmative response.
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New York
Amerca
Army
Navy
United Service Organizations
Young Men's Christian Association
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Jewish Welfare Board
Young Women's Christian Association
National Travelers’ Aid Association
Thomas Dewey
Mr. Dewey
Princeton Personal News From Town and Surroundings
Mrs. Ben Goldstein and son Benny Martin return from a month abroad visiting Bethel Cincinnati Lexington and Harrodsburg. K L Scott recovering from surgery at Memorial Hospital aims to return home soon. T R Treadway back on Highland Ave after weeks in Endicott NY for stomach ulcer treatment. Guy Ritter back from Rochester MN after Mayo Clinic operation. Mrs. William Holt Chicago Mrs. Clyde Whitehead Beckley and C G Walker Welch guests of Mr and Mrs C F Dwyer. Mrs. L J Shepherd due home today from Boston health improved. Shirley Faye Shuff visiting sister Opal Stamper in Salem VA with Jimmy Stamper. Dr F Dwyer improving and able to be out. John Madden Zanesville OH visiting daughter Ray Mlyins family. will return home with wife. Everette Hearn improving after eight weeks at home. P M Foster recovering from pleurisy after a week. Theresa Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs George H Brown returns from Stephens College Columbus MO. Mr and Mrs B B Murphy also mentioned.
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Ben Goldstein
Benny Martin
Bethel
Cincinnati
Lexington
Harrodsburg
K. L. Scott
Memorial Hospital
T. R. Treadway
Highland Avenue
Endicott
N. Y
Guy Ritter
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
William Holt
Chicago
Clyde Whitehead
Beckley
C. G. Walker
Welch
C. F. Dwyer
L. J. Shepherd
Reynolds Avenue
Boston
Shirley Faye Shuff
Opal Stamper
Salem
Jimmy Glenn Stamper
F. Dwyer
John Madden
Zanesville
Ohio
Ray Mlyins
Hale Avenue
Madden
Everette Hearn
Hearn Addition
P. M. Foster
Theresa Brown
George H. Brown
Main Street
Stephens College
Columbus
B. B. Murphy
Servicemen Flock to Norfolk YMCA for Recreation
At the Norfolk YMCA a building built to serve about 1000 men daily housed 9993 soldiers and sailors in a recent spike, showing a desire for better recreation spaces. Dewey notes the new clubs are spacious and home like, unlike 1917 huts. Also mentioned are residents returning to Natural Bridge and Washington and local social visits in Akron and Hinton.
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Norfolk Y. M. C. A
Dewey
U. S. O. Artchitects
Social and family visits across Bluefield Princeton and Stuart
Rock WV May 31. Mr and Mrs Albert Morgan of Bluefield with Mrs Rebecca French and Mrs Cora Glass of Princeton were guests Sunday of Mrs Alice Bailey and family. Mr and Mrs Daniel Parks Miss Gladys Vaughan and Vaughan visited relatives in Stuart VA the past weekend. Kermit Bailey left Tuesday for Baltimore for a new position. J H Hancock returned from Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs G T Vaughan and Mrs Lula Stevenson spent Wednesday in Durham NC. Mr and Mrs TM Bones of Dott were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Aubrey C Bailey. Mrs Mary J West visited sister Mrs S P Garrett in Princeton.
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G. T. Vaughan
Lula Stevenson
Durham
N. C
T M. Bones
Dott
Aubrey C. Bailey
Mary J. West
8. P. Garrett
Princeton
Willliam Perdue's Daughter Dorothy Sue Celebrates Second Birthday
Lurich Virginia May 31 Mrs Willliam Perdue hosts a birthday party for her daughter Dorothy Sue marking her second birthday with games and refreshments. Rev Mr Glass of Nathalie will lead a new young people's Bible class to begin June 2. Local graduates from Glen Lyn include Russell Harness Frances Johnston and Ethel Dickerson. Mrs Ann Comer visits Bluefield relatives while Mrs Keith Dunn visits friends and relatives in Lurich.
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Lurich
Willliam Perdue
Dorothy Sue
Mr. Glass
Nathalie
Glen Lyn
Russell Harness
Frances Johnston
Ethel Dickerson
Ann Comer
Bluefield
Dewey Dent
Bastian
Keith Dunn
Young Driver Moves Truck. Vehicle Crashes Into Sidewalk
A Statesville observer helps a teen move a blocked ten ton truck and loses control as it rolls onto the sidewalk. The bystander admits inexperience and age ten, prompting a police inquiry.
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Statesville, N. C
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Honaker Avenue
Honaker
Princeton Society
Miss Tinder
Buford
Denny Shuff
Caroline Sanders
L. R. Taylor
Keyser
Mary Elizabeth Shaff
Rose Tinder
H. E. DeJarnette
Hampton Devarnette
Fred Tinder, Jr
Kenneth Swope
William Raney Jr
A. R. Kyle
H E. DeJarnette
Frank Marsh
Brush Creek Farm Women
Brush Creek Farm Women's Club
F. 8. Grose
Glenwood Park
E. H. Bay
Allen Bratton
Virginian
Brown & Wright
Mesdames
William Raney, Jr
A. R. Kyle Wiliam Beeson
Jack McFarland
McDonald Rice
George Carr
Ricardo Herbert Bowling
Hazel Yeage
Ben Bird, Jr
Frank Masten
L. L. Lambert
Hampton DeJarnette
Gene Stearts
Willis Chambers
Alton Stinson
W. 8. Custis
Leroy Stinnette
Roy Stephens
George Hall
Jack Crockett
Don Payne
James Agnew
Harold Stafford
Bruce Fleshman
Harry Strong, Jr
Il Hall
Dennis Harrington
William Raney
Sam Rush
Mary Wells
Mary Jane Wells
Helen Hale
Ruth Raney
Frances Graves
Louise Art
Judy Simpson
Elizabeth Shelton
Louise Susong
Gertie Yearout
Doris Smith
Virginia Karnes
Catherine Paxton
Alice Calloway
Berda McDonald
Bessie Hale
Harriet Hadden
Frances Terry
Peterstown
Daily Vacation Bible School
Govt
Paul Harrison
NEA
J. Millar Watt
Tom Wolfe
Natural Bridge
Washington
Mary Bratton
Hinton
G. W. Gadd
Christie Avenue
Jack Reed
French House
Akron
Paul Asbury
Rock, W. Va
Lurich, Va
Evelyn and Mona Meadows
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