Princeton Wildlife Club Eyes June Trout Outing
Princeton Wildlife Club discussed a June 13 all day outing to Camp Creek State Forest to stock trout and fingerlings and survey Bear Creek area. Officers were elected, bylaws planned, dues set at 10 cents monthly, and a rifle range and gun handling sessions were proposed with state officials providing guns. The next meeting will report on the outing, instruction session, and bylaw readings.
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Wildlife Club
Princeton Wildlife Club
MIBC
Mercer County
New Conservation Club
Ben White
Charles E. ‘Tate’ Lohr
White
Camp Creek State Forest
Bear Creek
Lohr
James Hamblin
Fredrick Harris
Eddie Hatcher
Doug Harvey
Wayne Cooper
Hamblin
Bear
Camp J
Pigeon Creeks
Ray Quessenberry
Terry, Strasko
Buster Harris
M. Lane
Department of Natural Resources
Princeton
Lane
Fred Pettrey
Buster Quesenberry
Class Honored At Knob School
Seventy four sixth graders at Knob School Princeton were honored for promotion to Princeton Junior High School. Principal Everett Bailey awarded gold medals and monograms for scholastic achievement and service. Billie Jean Jackson delivered the farewell message.
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Knob School
Princeton
Princeton Junior High School
Bula McNeill
Ruth Rutherford
Karen Clyburn
America
Vicky Jackson
The
Rebecca Broadbent
Everett Bailey
Bailey
Billie Jean Jackson
Income Property with 10 Room Brick and Two Small Houses
Property listing describes a brick building with 10 rooms and two smaller houses of 2 and 3 rooms. Estimated income is 210 dollars per month. Contact phone 425 2421.
Charleston for auto license
Appointment cue for license services in Charleston. Contact C. C. Christian at 102 Scott Street Princeton or call 425-2685 for assistance with auto license tasks.
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Thorn Street
Princeton
W. Va
Georgia Bryant
Charleston
Long Occupation France and Tunisia Independence
France occupied Tunisia in 1881 and the country gained independence in 1955. The sequence shows colonial rule followed by a mid-20th century push for self rule and decolonization.
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France
Tunisia
Card of Thanks for William Green Sweeney
The Neely family expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy after the death of William Green Sweeney. Special thanks to Elder J I Bowling for comforting words and to those who sent flowers or helped, and to Memorial Funeral Directory staff for their kindness. Basil Neely and Mr and Mrs Emmett Neely
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William Green Sweeney
J. I. Bowling
Basil Neely
Emmett Neely
Leaders Sought for Giles County Girl Scout Day Camp
Giles County Girl Scout Day Camp seeks ten more volunteer adult leaders to supervise June 25 to 29 at Gearheart Farm Narrows. Pre training runs June 5 10 am to 2 30 pm at the camp. Interested volunteers should contact Mrs Joseph Banisch Rich Creek coordinating director or Mrs William Heslop committee chair. Senior Girl Scouts may serve as program aides.
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Giles County
Gearheart Farm
Narrows
William Heslop
Joseph Banisch
Rich Creek
Heslop
Banisch
Spanishburg Faculty Hosted For Dinner In Athens
Mr and Mrs John Peck hosted a covered dish dinner in Athens for Spanishburg High School faculty and guests. Attendees included principal J F Cooke and Mrs Cooke along with numerous teachers and spouses, sharing fellowship after the meal.
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John Peck
Hon
Athens
Spanishburg High Se
J. F. Cooke
Spanishburg
Cooke
Patty Lilly
Margie Compton
Mona Craghead
Claxton Moye
John Scott
Jack Nestor
Daryl Farley
Kenneth Gleason
Jack Myers
Clyde Maxey
Jack French
Robert Jessee
Trixie Honaker
Sue Bryant
Ed Griffith
Pat Morton
Kathryn Davis
Basil Beckett
Brown Mountain Lights Explained With Simple Light Trick
A home demonstration uses a cardboard barrier and two heat sources to show how rising air currents bend light from a distant bulb. The Brown Mountain lights near Morganton are cited as a legend that inspires a folk song.
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Morganton
D.C
James Comer Ordained at Rich Creek First Baptist Church
James Russell Comer of Rich Creek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Comer, was ordained at services in the First Baptist Church of Rich Creek. Rev. Rex Bennett of Marion Baptist Church delivered the ordination sermon using John 15 16 as the basis. An organ prelude was played by Mrs. Franklin Coburn.
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James Russell Comer
Arlington, Va
Paul L. Comer
Rich Creek
First Baptist Church
Rex Bennett
Marion Baptist Church
Marion
Rev
Comer
University of Richmond
Franklin Coburn
Marion FE. Sliger
David
Montague to Lead Pruitt Upholstering Company in Princeton
Walter G. Montague Jr. resigns from Nor folk and Western Railway effective Saturday to become president of Pruitt Upholstering Company, Princeton. He began with the Virginian Railway in 1948 and advanced to chief clerk roles, moving to Princeton in 1954 and later work with the New River Division after the 1959 merger. Born in Raleigh, he grew up in Norfolk and excelled in multiple sports at Maury High School. He married Betty Osterheldt and has been active in local affairs including church leadership and Princeton zoning.
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Walter G. Montague, Jr
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pruitt Upholstering Company
Princeton
Montague
Virginian Railway Company
Norfolk
Virginian Railway
Virginian
New River Division
Raleigh
N. C
Maury High School
Bettty Osterheldt
First Methodist Church
Methodist Men
Mercer County
Ministers Wives Auxiliary To Meet
Members of the Ministers Wives Auxiliary of the Flat Top Baptist Association will meet Monday June 4 at 11 am at Kimball. Spokesmen said this gathering aims to discuss fellowship plans and upcoming church events.
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Ministers’ Wives Auxiliary
The
Flat Top Baptist Association
Kimball
Pine Grove and Green Valley Churches Plan Lindside Church
The merged Pine Grove and Green Valley Christian Churches will hold a ground breaking at the new lot south of Lindside at 2 30 p m today. Miller Brothers of Red Sulphur Springs will start construction within a month and the merged congregation will be the Lindside Christian Church once completed.
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Pine Grove
Green Valley Christian Churches
Lindside
Miller Brothers
Red Sulphur Springs
Maurice Hylton
Clarence McDonald
Charlie Erans
Walden Miller
Thurman Comer
Claude Thornton
Kee Street School Opens June 11 at Princeton Church
The Kee Street Methodist Church in Princeton announces its annual Vacation Church School starting Monday, June 11 and continuing through Friday, June 15. The Bible is the theme for the week.
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Kee Street
Kee Street Methodist Church
Princeton
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