Citizens 70 60 to Polls Today
Princeton voters head to the polls from 7 30 a m to 8 30 p m to elect a mayor and three councilmen. Mayor candidates are J C Ridenour for the Democrats and William Bailey for the Republicans. Council nominees include J M Okes and George W Seaver in the first ward, J M Marshall and Ben Pennington in the second ward, and H L Bingham and Hode White in the third ward. Both party committees push turnout amid gas rationing.
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Princeton
J. C. Ridenour
William “Bill
J. Bailey
J. M. Okes
George W. Seaver
J. M. Marshall
Ben Penn
Plans Set for Renewing Ration Books by Mail
The regional war price and rationing board says millions will renew A books by mail starting June 22. Motorists pick up forms at filling stations, mail the form with the back cover of the current A book and tire inspection record. Renewal requires at least one tire inspection. A new tire inspection record will be sent with the new book, and mailing should finish by July 21.
Funeral Services For C. W. Bowling
Funeral services for C. W. Bowling who died suddenly at his home on Beckley road were held at Brown's cemetery on Black Oak mountain Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. Frank L. Stuck pastor of the First Christian church.
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Co. W. Bowling
Beckley Road
Brown's Cemetery
Black Oak Mountain
Frank L. Stuck
First Christian Church
Community Moves And Visits Report
Local residents make relocations and plan visits. Louis Valentino and family prepare summer with parents in Brooklyn. Nellie Crotty and J T Farris move to Center Street home. B R Reed buys South Walker Street house. Hedrick Bonham recovering after tonsil operation. Captain Harvey Amos and E G Carr group visit Lillys on North Walker Street. Burns Wornal and daughters head to Bowling Green and Murray to visit relatives.
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Louis Valentino
Mr. Valentino
Ons. C. Valentino
Brooklyn
Nellie Crotty
J. T. Farris
South Walker Street
Center Street
B. L. Neal
B. R. Reed
Glenwood Park
Crotty
Hedrick Bon
For Rent Four Room Apt on College Street
For rent a four room apartment on College street newly painted and floors refinished ready for occupancy contact phone 226 L Princeton.
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College Street
Princeton
Princeton Society Meets at Masonic Temple Tonight
Princeton chapter number 53 Order of the Eastern Star holds its regular Stated meeting at 8 o clock tonight in the Masonic Temple with Mrs. George Farmer and W. M. Abshire presiding. June birthday members will be honored. A social hour and refreshments follow. all members urged to attend.
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Princeton
Masonic Temple
George Farmer
W. M. Abshire
Victory Prayer Band Meeting At First Methodist Church
The Victory Prayer band will meet this afternoon at 2:30 at the First Methodist church with the Presbyterian ladies organizing the program.
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First Methodist Church
Ladies of the Presbyterian Church
Evening circle meeting at Presbyterian church home
The Evening Circle of the Presbyterian Church will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. McDonald Rice on Wallace Street.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Princeton Legion Post to Meet at Memorial Building
The Princeton American Legion Post will convene tonight at 8 o'clock in the Memorial building to discuss post affairs and upcoming events.
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Princeton American Legion Post
Memorial Building
First Christian Church Board Meets Tonight at 8
The official board of the First Christian church will hold its June meeting in the pastor's study at the church tonight at 8 o'clock.
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The
First Christian Church
Princeton Veterans of Week End Committed on Misdemeanor Charges
Eight persons were committed to the county jail over the weekend on misdemeanor charges. County state and district officers accounted for six bookings on Saturday and Sunday, with city police booking two more. Nine women confined for Man Act violations by a Nashville federal judge were lodged in the local jail Sunday night and bound for Alderson Monday morning. Sgt. William DeMoss arrives in Princeton to lead the local state police detachment, having previously served here. Trooper Mike Hofstetter moved to Berwind yesterday from Princeton.
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Woman’s Penitentiary
Alderson
Nashville
William DeMoss
Logan
Princeton
State Police
Moss
Mike Hofstetter
Berwind
Royal theatre opens with Little Isles of Freedom feature
Dorothy Thompson narrates a commentary on St. Pierre and Miquelon in Little Isles of Freedom at the Royal theatre. Power of the Press stars Lee Tracy Gloria Dickson with Guy Kibee Otto Kruger and Victor Jory. Forever and a Day closes a three day Mercer run with a large ensemble. The piece ends with a note about leaving a picnic and fire safety.
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Dorothy Thompson
Royal Theatre Today
Charles Bover
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Lee Tracy
Gloria Dickson
the Royal Today
Guy Kibee
Otto Kruger
Victor Jory
England
Mercer Theatre
Memorial Service Draws Large Princeton Crowd At Resthaven Park
Princeton held its annual memorial service for soldiers at Resthaven Memorial Park with about five hundred attendees. The American Legion post and auxiliary sponsored the event, featuring Rev. Warren T. Carr and performances by the high school band and victory corps.
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Princton
Resthaven Memorial Park
American Legion Post
Princeton
America
Warren T. Carr
First Baptist Church
Essie E. Bailey
Frank L. Stuck
J. Otis Bowling
H. J. Crute
8S. P. Kennedy
Laura Hamm
Gold Star
Gordon L. Todd
Lilly Thorn
Nita Barger
H. I. Goode
Legionaries
Edward Johnson
W. H. Eason
Dorsey Jennings
Vernon Hope
Charles Lambert
Harry Oxley
Edward Perkins
Ralph Shrewsbury
Merril Thorn
DeWitt T. Eskew
Crockett Arrington
James T. Elmore
Bruce Noble
Steve Harper
Brooks Pierce
L. E. Willyoung
Omar Adkins
Charles Mosrie
Straley Mahood
Royce Gilpin
Arthur Peck
Lloyd L. Lambert
Hoge Compton
D. B. Reynolds
Carl Smith
R. L. Henerson
Kelley Burgess
Edward Scarberry
Otey Hale
G. A. Eanes
Charles Saunders
Selectees Report For June 17 At Mercer Draft Board
The Mercer draft board No. 2 in Rock district notifies colored men to report June 17 at the Memorial building for transport to the Huntington induction center. Named are Samuel Alexander Wilson Bristol VA George Clemmons Kennel Kennebrew McComas Milton Edward Hamlet Jenkin Jones Willie Junior Craighead Lynchburg Ray Hamlet Arista Henry Guster McDaniel Freeman Bernard Lee Ward Coaldale Jesse Lee Kates Bramwell Technias Judy Via McComas. This is no year for any garden to be far enough advanced to be neglected.
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Mercer Draft Board No. 2
Rock District
Memorial Building
Huntington
Samuel Alexander Wilson
Bristol
George Clemmons Kennebrew
McComas
Milton Edward Hamlet
Jenkin Jones
Willie Junior Craighead
Lynchburg
Ray
Fletcher Named Treasurer of West Virginia Elks Association
W Cody Fletcher a former exalted ruler of Princeton lodge and current trustee was chosen treasurer at the Parkersburg meeting. John M Wallace, another ex ruler, serves as vice president of the past exalted rulers association. Princeton delegates include Ire E Bradley W I Herring W F Cook Phil K Sutton and Lawson Faulkner. The state association plans a Bluefield meeting next year.
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W. Cody Fletcher
Princeton B.p.oe
West Virginia Elks’ Association
Parkersburg
John M. Wallace
Princeton Lodge
Fletcher
Wallace
Princeton
Ire E. Bradley
W. I. Herring
W. F. Cook
Red Sox Sweep Browns In Double Overtime For Sixth Place
Boston wins 2-1 in 13 innings and 7-6 in 10 as Culberson doubles in the 13th to set up Al Simmons' go ahead single. Tense games feature Niggeling and Hughson in the opener, while Tabor's homer seals the nightcap, with strategic plays and base runners shaping the scores.
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Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Johnny Niggeling
Tex Hughson
Browns
George Caster
Sockers
Leon Culberson
Pete Fox
Bobby Doerr
al Simmons
Culberson
Oscar Judd
Mike Ryba
Judd
Mace Brown
Frank Hayes
Steve Sandra
Jim Tabor
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Tony Lupien
Roy Partee
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Brown
Floyd Baker
Lupien
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Hayes
Ryba
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Doerr
Fox
Stephens
Heffner
Peacock
Baker
McQuinn
Lake
Tabor
Laupien
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Balse
Niggeling
Caster
Hughson
Hite
Nigeling
Summers
Grieve
Detroit
ABA
Hoover
Cramer
Wakefield
Higgins
Barris
Ploisveidoeves
York
Tatoos
Kroodworth
Hichardes
Newhouser
Friladelphia
BR Vale
Wela
Mayo
Histalella
Siebert
Suder
Arntzen
Hall
Tiggins
Bloodworth
Loft
Philadelphia
Clyde
Pipgins
Stewart and Weafer
Republican Candidates Promoted for Princeton City Council
An advertisement promotes Ward 1 candidate Okes and Ward 2 candidate Pennington for Princeton council. Both are longtime residents, Virginian Railway employees, and active church members with fraternal ties. Ward 3 candidate Hode is highlighted as a long time East Princeton businessman.
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Pennington
Princeton
Virginian Railway Company
Christian Church
Concord College
University of Maryland
Hode
East
Carrier Enterprise Marks Up Record
Washington reports a year of Pacific battles by the aircraft carrier Enterprise. It sank or damaged 20 warships and destroyed at least 140 Japanese planes. The navy cites Roosevelt for recognizing Enterprise as the only carrier at Pearl Harbor and the first to strike offensively. It helped protect the USS Hornet on the Tokyo raid and remains afloat and fighting, with damage estimated at many times its cost.
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Washington
Pacific
Enterprise
Navy
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Wanted Furnished House Rental in Princeton
Classified notice seeks a three bedroom furnished house in Princeton with all conveniences. Provide price and exact location. Address: Wanted Furnished House c o Daily Telegraph Bluefield Office.
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Princeton
C-O Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Welch Happenings Report Multiple Local Deaths and Events
McDowell County reported the death of J. Johnnie Vance 54 of Litwar from a heart attack after a car crash on US Route 52 near Huff Creek. Funeral services are planned at Jaeger Memorial Cemetery with multiple relatives, and a second fatal shooting involving Frank Seger 61 and Mary Flagg 42 is noted along with local party tickets and a pistol carry case in War.
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Litwar
State Road Commission
Huff Creek
Saeger
Vance
Mr. Vance
Elijah Vance
McDowell County
Ethos En Palleres Ae
Ballard Baker
Stone
Blane Evizlend
Hanover
R. A. Godfrey
Jaeger
Jaeger Memorial Cemetery
Rederfield
Florence Murphy
Shirley Vance
Jaeger Bank
Neomi Gibson
Amonat
Richard, Rey
Arthur Vance
Lee Vance
St. Albans
Henry Vance
Pageton
Ella Conley
Onalaska, Wash
Oakie Vance
Sarah Holbrook
Camden-on-Gauley
Frank Seger
Havaco
Welch
Mary Flagg
Seger
Pat Moore
Mack Day
Flagg
Havoca
Byrnes Seeks Unity in War Mobilization Effort
Byrnes praised the new office of war mobilization as a step to unify home front war efforts. He pledged to push civilian coordination with government agencies, noted rare striker activity in war industries, and cited 1942 strike rates to support ongoing production. The Signal Corps runs Army communications systems.
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Byrnes
Office of War Mobilization
War Mobilization Committee
OWM
Welch briefs parents of son at Grace Hospital
Mr and Mrs J A Zaner of Welch are the parents of a son born at 9 o'clock Sunday morning in Grace hospital. The baby weighed six pounds two ounces. Mr Zaner is an insurance man.
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J. A. Zaner
Welch
Grace Hospital
Jail Population Rises by 23 in Weekend Period
Population of the McDowell county jail increased by 23 over the weekend holiday period. Most arrests were for minor charges including drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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McDowell County
War And laeger Elections Today
Voters in two McDowell County towns go to the polls today for municipal elections to choose mayors recorders and councilmen. War and Taeger poll sites open with no contest observed at War where only the incumbent runs unopposed.
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McDowell County
Recorders
Taeger
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Bill) Bailey
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Joe) Okes
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Ben) Pennington
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