State To Honor Mercer Poet At Centennial Dinner
A Mercer County poet Louise McNeill will be honored at a Centennial Dinner at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston on Thursday night June 6. McNeill teaches at Concord College and lives in Athens. Her poems have appeared in Poetry Atlantic Monthly Harper's Saturday Review and in book form. The dinner is co sponsored by the West Virginia Centennial Commission and Sunrise Foundation. Nobel laureate Pearl S Buck will be guest speaker. Also honored are Hales Moss Alexander Kermit H Hunter Alberta Pierson Hannan Agnes Smith and Charles L Ripper.
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Mercer County
Louise McNeill
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Concord College
Athens
Poetry
Atlantic Monthly
Harper's
Saturday Review
West Virginia
Washington
Parkersburg
Kermit H. Hunter
Welch
Rock
Alberta Pierson Hannum
Moundsville
Agnes Smith
Fairmont
Charles L. Ripper
Huntington
Three Die In Tennessee Head-On Crash Sunday
A head-on collision near Springfield Tennessee killed three people. Victims were Wayne Mell Johnson 30 of Signal Mountain Walter Junior Phillips 27 of Whitewell and Chester Miller 29 a soldier stationed at Fort Campbell Kentucky.
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Springfield
Tenn
Wayne Mell Johnson
Signal Mountain
Walter Junior Phillips
Whitewell
Chester Miller
Campbell, Ky
Valedictorian and salutatorian named for Wiataabatfiah Garhaal VE WLU TEIRIE er
Harry Wayne Mills and Donna Dean Jenkins are honored as valedictorian and salutatorian of the graduating class. Mills, son of B D Mills of Lashmeet, holds a 95.78% average and holds multiple honors including NHS and Key Club, and will study engineering at West Virginia University. Jenkins, daughter of Chifton Jenkins of Arista, shows a 95.35% average, participates in the Future Homemakers and NHS, and plans for a Business Education degree.
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Harry Wayne Mills
Donna Dean Jenkins
Wiataabatfiah Garhaal
VE Wlu Teirie Er
Harry
B. D. Mills
Lashmeet
Key Club
Boy's State
West Virginia University
Donna
Chifton Jenkins
Arista
Future Homemakers of America Club
Keyette Club
Rural Mail Carrier Exam At Rock Open
The U S Civil Service Commission announced an examination for the rural mail carrier position at Rock Mercer County. Applications may be filed at the Rock Post Office or sent to Washington D C and must be received or postmarked by June 25 1963. Applicants must be 18 by closing date and have one year of delivery experience. no maximum age, but those over 70 are limited to temporary one year appointments.
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Rock
Mercer County
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Nts
the Rock Post Office
Washington
D. C
Malik Speaks At Concord Finals
Dr. Charles Malik former UN General Assembly president delivered Concord College's baccalaureate address in Athens on "A Crisis In Morals" arguing moral conduct varies with circumstance and differs by region. Brooks Hays will give the commencement address Monday.
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Malik
Concord
United Nations General Assembly
Concord College
Athens
American University of Beirut
Lebanon
Southern States Cooperative Aug 13 Membership Meeting
The Southern States Cooperative Princeton area will hold its annual membership meeting August 13 at 7 p.m. in the Four-H Recreation Center Glenwood Park. It marks the 40th anniversary with color slides of local farmers’ enterprises. Elections will include two new board members and two farm home advisory committee members.
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Southern States Cooperative
Princeton
Four-H
Glenwood Park
Southern States Princeton Cooperative
One 22 ft Trojan Cabin Cruiser for sale at Bluestone Lake
One 22 ft Trojan inboard cabin cruiser with 145 HP V-8 interceptor, air horns, search lights, bilge pump and blower, depthometer, full galley, toilet. Sleeps two. AAA condition. Trade-in of house trailer or runabout considered. Priced at $3500. On Bluestone Lake, viewing by appointment. Call Princeton 425-2478.
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Bluestone Lake
Princeton
Corn Prices To Show Increase In Virginia Farm Markets
The Virginia Department of Agriculture reports higher corn prices ahead due to drought and winter kill reducing barley oats and pastures. statewide acreage is up six percent nationally and four percent in Virginia, with a 1.3 billion bushel corn carryover and a favorable supply outlook for growers.
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Virginia
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Richmond
Petersburg
Roanoke
Rapidan
Weight loss ad and service notices from local papers
Ads offer DexA-Diet tablets 7 spec notices and cheap drug deals. Full week supply 98 cents at Taylors Drug. free gas giveaway every Saturday at Cumberland Road Fise Service Station. Ida's Beauty Shop cold wave five dollars open nights. Walls cleaned by new machine paint savings with contact numbers. Rug cleaning and upholstery services by Taylor Rug & Upholstery Cleaners. Parts sales service for electric motors by Reson Electric Service with phone.
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Taylors Drug
Pennington Gap Seeks Bids for Lee County Airport
The Town of Pennington Gap Virginia invites sealed proposals by June 19 1963 at 2 p m for the Lee County Airport including runway tiedown parking and access road. Plans may be inspected or purchased from Thompson and Litton Wise Virginia with a $40 deposit refundable to bidders.
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Lee County
Pennington Gap
Virginia
Thompson and Litton, Consulting Engineers
Wise
Thompson and Litton Consulting Engineers
Local Service Offers and Wording for Auto and Lawn Care
An OCR fragment lists pricing and offers from area providers. Perdue Well Drilling advertises reasonable price and terms in Glen Lyn Virginia. A service station at 1316 Bland Steel sells gasoline with lubrication for 50 cents with every ten gallons. Other entries promote seat cushions truck and industrial work, lawnmower tune ups, small engine service, and maintenance at T P Pontiac Buick with contact number 327 6106.
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Glen Lyn
Virginia
Bland Steel
Local Services Advertisements Teem With Home Repairs
An assortment of local ads offers septic tank cleaning and cess pools, blacktop and concrete work, driveway coatings, and yard dirt removal. Mercer Construction and Ladry Helms Appliance Center advertise services in Mercer and Bluefield areas with phone numbers. The page also notes a pre season heating discount at Sears and a paint papering and decor listing.
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Mercer Construction Co
Sears
Raleigh Street
Job ads seek sales staff and helpers in Princeton and beyond
Classified notices solicit salesladies and operators in Princeton with in person applications and interviews. Additional posts seek part time drivers for Stanley Home Products in Pittsburgh and general household help for Northern Beach, plus rehabilitation counselors and teachers for a West Virginia division and a short order cook for Beacon Drive In in Bluefield West Virginia.
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West Cumberland Road
Bluefield
W. Va
Sales Help Wanted With Travel Reach Fort Worth
25 positions in 3 days travel and 4 days home programs. Moon over 40 for short trips near Blue field. Earning potential up to 8000 to 12500 dollars in commissions per year. Address L. D. Swallow president Southwestern Petrol 7 Company Box 789 Fort Worth Texas.
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Moon
Bluefield
L. D. Swallow
Southwestern Petrol- 7 Company
Fort Worth
Texas
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Taylor Rug
Reson Electric Service
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Early L. Robertson
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Guardian
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Ladry Helms Appliance Center
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Sisson’s Inc
Ramsey Paint Company
Shellac
Gymseal
Fabulon
Fanta
Blanks, Inc
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Drug & Supply Co
Jefferson Street
Citizens Coal & Supply Co
Cal Hertz Systems
Bluefield Auto Rental
Bland Street
Mayflower Transit
Dept. V
Indianapolis
Indiana
Sporting Goods
A-1
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Coal & Coke Building
R & J Employment Service
Hinton
Mana
Cedar Street
New York
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Simons
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Nassau Employment Agency
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Stanley Home Products
Washington Road
Pittsburgh
Northern Beach
West Virgils Rehabilitation Division
State Capel
B & J Employment Service 311
Ravens Financial Development and Research Group
Fred M. Bell
1604
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Mary
Friendly Sid Union Loan CO
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
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AKC
Brown Street
Ben Janklin
Conventional Community” Savings & Loan Company
Bluefield, Est
Gem Trading and Iee Co
Princeton Avenue
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Call Narrows
Effron’s Army
Firestone
Peoples Loan
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From Peoples Loan CO
Fred Gilbert
Pres
Peoples Loan CO
People’s Loan CO
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