Roads Suffer Heavy Damage From Torrential Rains
Torrential rains Tuesday morning caused heavy damage across Adkin districts with damage estimates between 12,000 and 15,000 dollars and total district costs around 617,600. One-way traffic was required on the Bradshaw Saeger road due to slides. No estimate yet for damage to Carter Coal Company at Caretta, the railroad, houses, and gardens in affected flood areas.
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T. Creek
Sandy River
Adkin
D. C
Bradshaw-Saeger
Carter Coal Company
Caretta
Mrs. Bertha Hufford of Welch Dies at 83
Mrs. Bertha E. Hufford of Welch dies from heart disease at her court apartments. Born September 1884 in Williamsburg Iowa, she was the widow of A C Hufford former Brown's Creek justice of the peace. Survived by daughter Mrs H Stuart Henderson and grandson Campbell Henderson, she was predeceased by son Dr Russell F Hufford. Funeral Sunday at 1 pm at First Presbyterian Church with Rev Don R Brandon. Burial in Tazewell Virginia. Active pallbearers listed. Body to remain at O J Douglas mortuary chapel until funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell F. Hufford
First Presbyterian Church
Don R. Brandon
Beria
Tazewell
George Patcliffe
D. Battle Eddins
Albert A. Barley
W. B. Swope
W. B. Lovett
C. D. Brewster
Hospital Worker Held On Wounding Charge
Theodore Roosevelt Johnson a Stevens Clinic hospital worker was shot in the right arm. Harry Lawson a fellow worker was held in the county jail on a malicious wounding charge. The prosecuting attorney's office investigates cause of the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt Johnson
Stevens Clinicospital
Harry Lawson
Former Welch Man Liberated From German POW Camp
Relatives report Bruce Compton, formerly of Welch, has been freed from a German prisoner of war camp after more than two years. He is in Paris and expected to return home soon.
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Bruce Compton
Ich
Aehind
Mirs Wardcomblan
T. Gematen
Paris
Welch Woman Treated For Copperhead Bite
Mrs. J. Batten, Jr., wife of a county schools superintendent, was treated at Grace Hospital for a near snake bite after being struck by a copperhead in her rock garden. She was allowed to return home after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Batten, Jr
Grace Hospital
Batten
Rock Arden
F W Hervey Named McDowell County Firm Representative
F W Hervey of Welch WV will become Mc Dowell county representative for Lilly Land company effective June 1. He has 20 years with Welch Insurance Company and will relocate his home to continue in Welch while dedicating full time to real estate business.
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F. W. Hervey
Welch
West Virginia
McDowell County
Lilly Land Company
Hervey
Welch Insurance Cy
Pstate
Pfc Harold H. Carter Freed From Germans
Pfc Harold H. Carter son of Mrs Adell Carter of Welch and Pete Robertson husband of Mrs L Robertson of Roderfield have been liberated from German prisoner of war camps according to the war department yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold H. Carter
Adell Carter
Welch
Pete Robertson
L. Robertson
Roderfield
War Department
Transfer of Theatre Properties Recorded
Sale of the interest of J. W. Ly and J. R. Werness in the Ontas Amusement Corporation to L. E. Rogers was announced. The Pocahontas and Temple theatres operate in Welch with Rogers also owning theatres at Gilbert, Davy and Man. Rogers has 25 years in the business and opened the Temple theatre in Welch in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ly
J. R. Werness
Ontas Amusement Corporation
L. E. Rogers
Temple Theatres
Rogers
Eibert, Davy and
Man
Welch
Temple Theatre
Pocahontas Amusement Corporation
Blakely
Werness
Eugene H. Lopinsky
Pfc Roy Knott Wounded in Okinawa Action
Pfc. Roy Knott son of Mrs Ethel Knott Welch notified his mother he was wounded by mortar shrapnel on May 20 during Okinawa combat. He wrote he was part of the Marine Corps entry team first patrol to enter the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Knott
Ethel Knott
Welch
Okinawa
Knott
Marine Corps
Soldier Prisoner of War From Gary Family Card Date May 13
Kondor, brother of John Kondor and Mrs W Stone of the U S Coal and Coke Co at Gary No 2, was taken prisoner in Italy on February 17, 1944 while serving with the Fifth Army infantry. He entered service May 19, 1943, went to North Africa November 1, and then to Italy. The card notes he hopes to be home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kondor
Italy
Fifth
North Africa
Soldier
John Kondor
W Stone
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
Gary No. 2
Marines Grid Stars Among Iwo Jima Casualties
Thirteen players from the unbeaten Fourth Marine Division football squad were injured on Iwo Jima. Four were killed, one missing, eight wounded, as the team carried Pacific battles into a postwar report. Several named players and coaches are listed among casualties and wounds.
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Pacific
Iwo Jima
Hollywood
Cali "Jomes
Boston University
Brule
William A. Gaul
Tee Pa
Earle G. Fleming
Chicago
Ill
Pvt
Robe: Simpson
Kane
Wash
University of Southern California
University
Silas J. Titus
Klyn
N. Y
Holy Cross
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pfo
Rew
Indiana
I Corp
Charles W. Scheber
Dearborn
Mich
H. Brunette
Marquette
Ommeraien
Iwo
Es Busser
Lincoln Z. Cg
Judge Appoints Jury Commissioner Amid Court Terms
Judge D. M. yesterday appointed Philip K. Sutton as jury commissioner for a term from June 1, 1945, to May 31, 1949 in circuit court. H. J. Ball’s four year term expired yesterday. Two appeal cases, Lucy Kanade vs Tom Warden and Bessie Robertson vs Tom Warden, were dismissed before the appeals were improvidently awarded as the court agreed with the plaintiffs’ claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip K. Sutton
D. M
H. J. Ball
Lucy Kanade
Tom Warden
Bessie Robertson
Clarence Fortner Held On Forgery Charges
Clarence Fortner faces forgery counts in five warrants and is held on $500 bond per charge awaiting grand jury action. Magistrate E Dale ordered detention after Fortner was brought in by Deputy Sheriff Lewis Cook from Akron Ohio. The forged bank notes allegedly bore the name James Fortner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Fortner
E. Dale
Fortner
Akron
Ohio
Lewis Cook
Princeton
James Fortner
Man From Frisco at the Royal with Princet on Stars
Princeton Paragraphs AT THE ROYAL OShea and Anne Shir ley star in the romantic action drama Man From Frisco at the Royal theatre today. The film follows shipyard mass production themes with Gene Lockhart in a top role. Also shown is episode four Detour to Death in the current chapter play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Royal
Mercer Showcaps Frenchman's Creek With Fontaine Cast
The Mercer theatre presents Frenchman's Creek starring Joan Fontaine and Arturo de Cordova in a Daphne du Maurier adaptation about seventeenth century pirates and noble ladies. Basil Rathbone Ralph Forbes Nigel Bruce and Cecil Kellaway round out a stellar cast.
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Mercer
Joan Fontaine
Arturo de Cordova
Daphne du Maurier
Mercer Theatre
Basil Rathbone
Ralph Forbes
Nigel Bruce
Cecil Kellaway
Scholarship Award Correction at Commencement
Joyce Riter received a scholarship at the high school commencement exercises Monday night presented by Mrs. Conley. The award was given in behalf of the Matthew French Chapter D.A.R., not the Woman's Club.
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Joyce Riter
Princeton Society Circle To Meet At First Christian
The Daughters of Ruth circle of the First Christian church will meet this evening at eight o clock. Miss Stella Whittaker will have the programs and elections. Birth announcement and vacation bible school details follow.
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Daughters of Ruth
The
First Christian Church
Stella Whittaker
Vacation Bible School
First Methodist Church
Ellison Opens New Barber Shop Under Tri City Trac tion
Notice to customers from Charlie Ellison and C B Wonders announces a new barber shop located at the Tri City Trac tion company office opening Thursday May 31. Patronage appreciated by C M Ellison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Ellison
C. B. Wonders
Princeton Bank
Tri-City Traction Company
C. M. Ellison
Spanishburg High Hosts Luncheon at Giles Street Home
A luncheon was hosted Tuesday for Spanishburg High School with fourteen places set at the Giles Street home in Bluefield. Mr. Gills serves as principal of Spanishburg High School.
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Spanishburg High School
Giles Street
Bluefield
Gills
Spanishburg
Princeton Area Personal Notices Reflect Summers and Travel
Princeton readers note a series of personal items. Mr. and Mrs. C L Walls move to an apartment above Kessinger's jewelry. Mr. and Mrs B Santon and son Jacob travel to Camden to spend two weeks with relatives. Pegagy and Jackie Yoak undergo tonsil removal at Memorial hospital. Mr. and Mrs C M Walls return from Miami to Caldwell apartments for summer. Billy Walls arrives from Oakridge Military Academy for the break. Cc C Elmore seaman 2/c U S Navy at Great Lakes visits family for a week.
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C. L. Walls
Highland Avenue
Kessinger
Caldwell
Billy Walls
Oakridge Military Academy
Oakridge
N. C
C. M. Walls
Cc. C. Elmore
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Tra Station
Princeton man Hubert Morris dies after illness at home
Hubert Morris of Princeton dies at home after a long illness at 83. He married Julia Lusk in 1878 and leaves daughters Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Strow, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Inge of Princeton, and Mrs. Allen of Bluefield, with three children dead. Former coal company player, he lived in Princeton for years. Funeral from Fredeking Seaver chapel, with services by Rev. John M. Dunn, burial at Oakwood cemetery under Mas onic lodge care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Morris
South Avenue
Thursoe
And
Faeeen Eee
A. A
Julia Luskins
A. F. Chambers
Lula Strow
Lawrence Adams
A. L. Inge
Princeton
Robert Allen
Bluefield
Winding Gui Coal Company
Fredeking-Seaver
John M. Dunn
First Christian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Mercer V F W Post To Hold Meeting Tonight
Mercer Post 2703 V F W will meet tonight at 8 o clock in the Memorial building. Commander Daniel T Carr Jr will note that several veterans of the current war will be in attendance.
W Auxiliary Unit Plans Meeting and Activities
A local W auxiliary unit announces a forthcoming meeting and related activities. Details are limited in the fragment, but the notice indicates an organizational gathering and potential planned events.
Seaboard Air Line Purchases Announced In Reorganization
The Seaboard reorganization plan led to a public auction at the railway’s Virginia passenger station platform. The reorganized Seaboard Air Line Railway Company bid about 18 million dollars for equipment and assets across Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, totaling roughly 4 100 miles of lines and equipment. Otis A. Glazebrook Jr. led the bid as president of the committee, with Joseph Prance and S. Ralph Warnken as other members. Glazebrook stated operations would likely continue with no major changes under the new ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pi— Company
Seaboard
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Otis A. Glazebrook
New York
Joseph Prance
Ralph Warnken
Baltimore
Glazebrook
Seaboard Railway Company
Tazewell Taylor
Norfolk
Attor
Appointment of Master for 1939 Property Sale in Baltimore
A master was appointed in 1939 to oversee the plan sale of property divided into 13 units. After each unit was offered, the entire property was offered for sale. Court confirmation is required before transfer to the new company, with a June 29 hearing on confirmation to be held in the Baltimore post office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Used Fat Helps Munition War Goods and Everyday Essentials
Used fats serve in munitions and war supplies and also appear in many household products. They are used in vacuum cleaners bandages cough medicines and soothing salves. Meals with used fats aid comfort at home and support the armed forces.
St. Louis Defeats Washington in Slugfest Rally
In a high scoring American League tilt, St. Louis overpowered Washington 5 to 5 in a game with key contributions from Gutteridge Kreevich and Vaughan. Gutteridge drove in multiple runs while Haefner Myatt and others contributed in defense and offense amid a flurry of errors and baserunning miscues.
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Haefner
Sth
Louis Sevete
Washington Od
Gutteridge
McQuinn
Manruso
Byrne Clary
Clift
Uhel
Myat
Kreevich
Vaughan
Guetra
Byrnes
Gutte- St. Louis
Dudas Seeks Pro Boxing Return at Madison Square Garden
New York May 31 veteran Steve Dudas will seek to extend a five bout comeback with a 10 pound bout against Tami Mauriello at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night.
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Bertha E. Hufford
Sgt. Compton
Pfc
Mike Kindor
Gary
Mike Kondor
Joseph Kondor
Jacques Duclos
Duclos
Browder
U. S
Marine
Elma
Grays Harbor
China
Jappy
Associated
Princeton News
Princeton Society
Weddell Ballou
Durham
Duke Hospital
Ballaus
Judy Kay 3
H. K. Martin
Seventh Street
Mrs. L. L. Gills
Facul
Saipan
E. M. Whiting
Watertown
Sanderford Jarman
Zemo
W. H. Green
Spanishburg, W. Va
Michael O'Shea
Anne Shirley
Gene Lockhart
Ray Walker
Tole En Ee
Hannah Picket
Gabardine
Poplin
Lucky Wishbone
Lee Falls City
Sae
Princeton- Beckley Road
Beautiful Valley
Virginian Hotel
Princeton, W. Va
Fruit Rock
Bluewell
Kirby Brothers
Main Street
West Va
Mike Kreevich
St. Louis
Schulte
Mercer St
W. Va
Radford
Herbert Holt
Tove
Vin
Rowan
Se Te “Migel Bruce
Cech Kellawaw Pees
Mar Alo Ramond
Techaesier
Just
Baum’s Dept
Virginian Station
America
Atlantic
New Bedford
Boston
Mass
Salem
Mase
Portland
Rockland
Chica
Ostrom, Mich
Cleveland
V Gases
Shs
Sie Sein
Bee Baten Son
Portland, Me
Pocahontas Fuel Company (Incorporated
ONE Broadway
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