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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1948
Page
24
J. P. Kiep of Pittsburgh will be in Princeton Monday for the opening of the Princeton Telecom Launderette. Guinn of Park avenue was called to Parkersburg Friday night due to his mother’s serious illness. The text also notes a return trip and stays at Mrs. Little’s mother, Mrs. Arthur 8. Barksdale on Blake avenue.
Baltimore report recounts Anthony Perera losing $540 after a shower incident. He recalls leaving cash around. a black man calmly took the money. Perera confronted him near a rear door, fired twice, and the assailant fled after being shot.
Royal Arch Masonic chapter 44 in Princeton elected and installed officers for the ensuing year on Thursday night. High priest HJ Thompson. king Willard Johnson. scribe Otho B Thompson. captain of the host Thomas Meadows. principal sojourner Ernest Richards. Royal Arch captain William Parks. first veil Hugh E Boggs. second veil Gus Crumpecker Jr. third veil Kenneth Richards. tiler J C Morris. treasurer J H Evans. secretary R C Sutherland. trustees J C Morris A P Spangler B Borinsky. stewards George Hofflman and Carl Farley.
Maybeury West Virginia June 5 The Daily Vacation Bible School at Maybeury Methodist Church reports an enrollment of seventy five students. Classes run each evening from six until seven thirty.
Suits were filed in circuit court by Amy Southern Lilly against Lonnie Other Lilly and by Meuriel M Bowden against Otto F Bowden in chancery under July rules. The Mer cer theatre presents Treasure of Sierra Madre with an all male cast headed by Bogart and Huston for a four day run. AT THE ROYAL features The Fabulous Texan with William Elliott and a strong cast. Princeton Youth Inc cancels its regular meeting Monday.
A meeting will be called later this month by Cyrus H. Gadd, president. An additional recreation project is being studied for presentation to the organization. The summer playground activities at Thorn, Mercer and Knob venues began last week along with the adult softball league led by Lawrence Bradley. Avie V. Hickman was qualified executrix named in the will of C. C. Hickman in the county clerk's office. W. S. Wagner, E. C. Taylor and L. C. Weikle were named as appraisers of the estate.
Waste paper and trash in the rear of the VanCourt building on Mercer street caught fire Saturday morning at 11 30. The flames spread to a lean to near the basement entrance. Princeton firemen were called and arrived promptly to control the blaze.
Washington reports June graduates face a favorable labor market with strong demand for college trained workers. Ewan Clague, labor statistics commissioner, notes engineers chemists physicians dentists pharmacists nurses social workers librarians and science specialists are needed while competition grows in engineering chemistry pharmacy and law fields. Teaching offers many opportunities.
Switchback notices show Mr and Mrs Steve Burke and children moving to Leckie Monday. Roscoe Johnson of Indianapolis visited sister Mrs Jessie Hodge last weekend. Walter White of Logan and Bill Helmintoller of Bluefield visited Mr and Mrs C H White Sr Sunday. C B Moore Sr and Mrs K R Murphy stayed with Fred Brown at Reidsville Friday night. A Gnew of Bassetts Va visited sister Mrs Reedie Sells. Sam Lavine of Detroit visiting relatives in Maybeury. Nancy Little of Blacksburg visiting Aunt Mrs Virginia Hutcherson and Mr Hutcherson. Helen Groski of Portsmouth spent weekend with parents Mr and Mrs Stanley Groski. Ira Johnson and family spent weekend with relatives in Chilhowie. Patricia Miller of Roanoke visited parents Mr and Mrs M W Miller.
The Depot Lunch in Princeton, West Virginia, now under new management by Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Riffe, opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 12 p.m. daily.
Four room house with bath and full basement listed for quick sale. Gas floor furnace and gas hot water heater installed. no bath fixtures. Located at 1118 Princeton Avenue, Princeton, West Virginia, ownership attributed to Joe Johnson.
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