Princeton Junior High Elects Council Officers
Katherine Brown was elected president of Princeton Junior High School Student Council at a special assembly. Jamie Blankenship became vice president, Peggy Hower ton secretary, and Charles Dillon treasurer. The program recognized many students with awards across bands, science, history, sports, and track, naming numerous awardees and managers.
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Katherine Brown
Princeton Junior High School
Jamie Blankenship
Peggy Howerton
Charles Dillon
Susan Brown
Michael Wagner
Bob Lohr
Dana Lilly
Lois Scanland
Lucy McFadden
Delilah de- Long
Andy Ferry
Libby Shorter
Carolyn Shorter
Noble Rae St. John
Marcheta Swim
Wayne Richard
Darrell Joseph
Emma Powell
Lois Townley
Ze) Hill
Charlies Meadows
Donna Blevins
Billy Gearhart
Connie Reeder
Patricia Showalter
Roger Elmore
Audrey Watts
Billy Cocus
Drema Sigmon
Karen Belcher
Jim Bob French
Janet White
Jerry Lucado
Mark Wade
Ronnie Hicks
Brenda Fink
Gloria Jean Perdue
Carol Miller
Long Receives MA From University of North Carolina
James Long of Princeton earned his Master of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in mathematics and science. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Long and is employed by the Mercer County Board of Education. He plans to return to Princeton in August to resume teaching. He is married to Betty Patterson and they have a six month old daughter Susan.
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James Long
Princeton
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Long
Albert Long
Mercer County Board of Education
Princetonian
Betty Patterson
Susan
Venus de Milo statue weighs over 1900 pounds
The famed Venus de Milo statue reportedly weighs more than 1900 pounds illustrating its imposing size and enduring allure as a major ancient sculpture.
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Venus de Milo
Presby Women Led Meeting At Princeton Church
Mrs. C H Nikolaus chaired the June executive board session of the Women of the Princeton Presbyterian Church with Mrs. Mc Donad Rice absent. Plans highlighted Synodical training June 15–19 at Davis Elkins Elkins. Bible School June 22–27. volunteers urged for contact Wayne Hartley. 52nd birthday celebration praised. general meeting set June 18 at 7 30 p m. night circles meet 7 p m. July and August meetings canceled. Men's Club to meet June 17 at Joe Shaffer residence. sewing project planned June 25 with circles four and eight in charge.ak mizpah benediction concluded the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Nikolaus
Women
Princeton Presbyterian Church
McDonad Rice
L. F. Compton
Synodical Training School
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
Wayne Hartley
Nikolaus
Women of the Church
Joe Shaffer
Lovell Avenue
State Capitol News Roundup
Pavilion costs under study as West Virginia chocolate stockpile draws scrutiny. A special committee led by AG C Donald Robertson investigates an $11,000 monthly hole and a $10,000 warehouse load while auditing the pavilion’s finances.
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Charleston
State Capitol
Donald Robertson
John H. Kelly
West Virginia
New York
Robert E. Magnuson
Civic Center
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Camden-on-Gauley
Webster County
Public Service Commission
Home Finance Agency
College Grads Told Of Loss Of Faith
In Steubenville Ohio the College of Steubenville conferred its 15th and largest graduating class. The keynote speaker Rt Rev urged that the loss of faith in spiritual values and focus on material gain threaten America and that responsibility lies with all to restore religious foundations to keep the nation great and free.
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Steubenville, Ohio
College of Steubenville
America
Number Of Visitors To Princeton Up Sharply
B B Coleman manager of the Tourist Information Center in Princeton reports a sharp rise in visitors. May 29 there were 27 signers, May 30 had 57, and May 31 recorded 72. A distance record was set by Mr and Mrs Ronnie Swartz of Harmel Liberia and Diana Whitlock of Naples Italy also registered. Dr Gordon L Todd praises local support and appeals for contributions to Memorial Hospital.
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B. B. Coleman
West Virginia Turnpike
Princeton
Coleman
Ronnie Swartz
Harmel
Liberia
Diana Whitlock
Naples
Italy
Gordon L. Todd
Tourist Information Center Association
Circle Adopts Finance Plans At Kee Street Church
Esther Circle of Kee Street Methodist met at Mrs Eva Wrights home to choose fund raising ideas flavoring sale dish towels and rummage sale. New officers include Mrs Davis circle leader and publicity chair Mrs Treavor Pettrey recording secretary and public ity chairwoman and others. Cancer Clinic work date set for June 30 at 10 am in Friendship Hall with eight members and three visitors present.
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Esther
Kee Street
Eva Wright
Oakvale Road
W. T. Davis
Davis
Wright
Treavor Pettrey
Waer Bolton
J. W. Fry
Haven Hutchens
W. L. Cahill
Flower Fund
Faye Blankenship
Blessing Box
Mary Journee
Fannie Agee
A. G. Pettrey
Friendship Hall
Giles French
Grant To WVU Will Aid Appalachia Economic Study
West Virginia University receives a 285000 dollar Benedum Foundation grant to fund basic social and economic research and instruction in Appalachia over five years. The university will match the grant with private funds.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Paul A. Miller
Benedum Foundation
Appalachia
Benedum
First Canoe Club Founded in 1871
The first U. S. canoe club traces its origins to 1871 marking the birth of organized canoeing in America. Established enthusiasts formed a club to promote paddling, camaraderie, and exploration on waterways.
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U. S
Canoe Club
Sorority Plans Summer Events in Princeton
Mrs. Robert Collins new president of the Princeton Athens Alumnae Chapter of Delta Zeta presided over the June meeting at Glenwood Park Princeton. Mrs. V L Kelly Sr and Mrs Vernon Dunn hosted. An alumnae board was elected to advise and work with collegiate offices. The group will host a workshop at Concord College. Summer meetings will include a lawn party and a picnic.
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Robert Collins
Princeton-Athens
Delta Zeta Sorority
V. L. Kelly Sr
Glenwood Park
Princeton
V. L. Kelly Jr
Vernon Dunn
Concord College
Thompson Chapel Rally Slated in Princeton With Guest Speakers
Thompson Memorial Chapel in Princeton will hold its annual rally Sunday. Rev. Jackson speaks at 11 am and Elder Nathaniel Smith at 3 pm. Rev. J. L. Lawrence, pastor, says a grove dinner will be served at 1 pm near the church.
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Thompson Memorial Chapel
Princeton
Rev. Jackson
Nathaniel Smith
Smith
J. L. Lawrence
Methodists Hold West Virginia Conference
About 1 200 Methodist laymen and ministers registered in Buckhannon for the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church. The meeting runs through Friday with announcements of new ministerial appointments.
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Buckhannon
W.va
West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Nine marriage license filings and related deeds in Mercer County
Nine applications for marriage licenses were filed along with four deeds and one civil suit at the Mercer County Courthouse on Monday. Deeds include transfers by J. H. Graham to Verne and Gracie Rusk for land in Rock District and other property deals in Bluefield and Plymouth District. The marriage licenses list ten couples from Bluefield, Princeton, Athens, Matoaka and surrounding areas. The suit records that Thompson Brothers, doing business as Thompson Brothers, sue sheriff E D Bazzie as committee for Wilbur Bailey to recover 600 for goods.
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Mercer County
J. H
Lizzie Graham
Verne
Gracie Rusk
Rock District
D. R
Lynn Stone
Earle M
Una S. Giesey
Union Street
Bluefield
Elliott M
Doris C. Halstead
T. R. Queen
Plymouth
M. P
Bessie Ball
Eva
John D. Porterfield
East River
Glenn Thompson
Ula Thompson
Thompson Brothers
E. D. Bazzie
Wilbur Bailey
Seven Hurt In U S 1921 Road Crash Near Princeton
State Police report seven people injured in a two car collision on a sharp curve at the Princeton city limits on U S 1921. Injured were Edna Williams 16 Judy Radliff 16 Virgilious Glenn 26 May Bell Glenn 45 Elizabeth Eskew 63 James Black 20 and Rev Calvin Eskew 77. All were treated at Memorial Hospital in Princeton.
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U. S
Princeton
Honaker
Edna Williams
Bluefield
May Bell Glenn
Beckley
James Black
Judy Radliff
Virgilious Glenn
Calvin Eskew
Elizabeth Eskew
Estate executors and administrators notify claimants in Bluefield
Several executors and administrators enumerate claimants to estates of Paul Edwin Lankford Mattie Lee Rowan Parsons Hubert L Seymour Edith M Mathena E D Bazzie sheriff Lona Perdue Ira M Smith Sallie Via Tobias C Mabel etc claimants must file with vouchers by December 7 1964 at the Law and Commerce Building Bluefield WV failures may bar their interest Also a petition to rename White Mutter to Joseph Boyd Mutter is set for June 20 1964 at 9 30 AM in Circuit Court of a West Virginia county Helen Wood Boyd signs the notice
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Hilda Goodwin Lankford
Paul Edwin Lankford
Richard R. Parsons
Mattie Lee Rowan
Paris
Oplorence Seymour
Hubert L. Seymour
George W. Mathena
Edith M.ecutrix
Lona M. Perdue
E. D. Bazzie
William M. Langid
Ira M. Smith
Clara Brown
Sallie I. Via
B. Phillips
Tobias C. Mabel Reer
Herndon
Ray A. Hern
Sail
Law & Commerce
Bluefield
West Virginia
A . Ad Commissioner
Circuit Court of County
White Mutter
Joseph Boyd Mutter
Bluefield Board Hears Public on Street Improvements
The Bluefield West Virginia Board of Directors proposes grading paving curbing and resurfacing for Wildwood Drive segments and related rights of way. Abutting property owners may attend the June 30 1964 2 30 p.m. meeting in the Municipal Building Directors Room to protest or be heard.
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Wildwood Drive
Elvergreen Drive
Stadium Drive
Board of Directors
City of
Bluefield
West Virginia
Municipal Building
W. Va
Bluefield Virginia Classified Notices and Ads
Small ad layout listing openings and services in Bluefield and nearby areas. Includes opening soon in new location, beauty classes, candles and meeting notices, home improvement services, hardware and wallpaper promotions, rental services, scaffolding and flooring offers, help wanted positions, boating listing, and cemetery lots for sale with contact details.
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Bluefield
Virginia
Maids Live-In Jobs Advertised In New York and Bluefield
An employment notice offers live-in maid positions with money saving potential. It lists Bluefield licensing agencies and contact details, including 325-7644 and Mrs. Alex, urging immediate response. Nassau Employment Agency at 812 Bland Street, Bluefield, WV is also noted.
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New York
Bluefield
Alex
Nassau
Bland Street
West Virginia
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Mercer ST
DIAL
Princeton, W. VA
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WVU
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Methodists
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Julian
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Washington D. C
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Montcalm
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Mona Sue Craghead
Athens
David Richard Murphy
Dorilda Carol Brooks
Larry Allen Jones
Brenda Elaine Hill
Wayne Gilbert Taylor
Waynesboro
Rebecca Lynn Marcum
Francis Rudolph Nisbert
Bluewell
Julia Gaileysong
Rock
Fredrick Lee Farley
Deanna Joyce Neeley
Ronald Nathan Morgan
Nancy Carole Parcell
Matoaka
Helen Wood Boyd
Vernon B. Alexander
Fiat Top National Bank
Kathy Paula Bonham
Arline C. Bonham
Guardian
John R. Akers
Sandra L. Akers
Pauline Akers Cox
Chapman L. Borden
Flat Top National Bank
Beverly J. and
Brenda L. Spicer
Frances M. Thomas
H. F. Day
Law Building
Ellis Island
Walter Brennan
NBC
Freshrap
Paper Supply CO
Bluefield, W. Va
Maxine P. Holm
Bluefield Lodge No. 85
AF & AM
N. Mason Raines
Lester M. Carper
Beauty Culture
Little French Beauty Academy
Cumberoo
Pisgah
Harley Bradbury
Green Valley
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Aid Service
Federal Street
Servisoft
White’s
Thorn Street
Princetorm Avenue
W. Peters
Roland
South Bluefield
Stone Mason — Contracting
E. C. Seguara
Tazewell
Mercer Construction Company
Redius Bluefield
Virginia Hardware
Mercer Street
Ramsey
Sisson’s
Herts Systems
Bluefield Auto Rental
Baoks, Inc
Birefield
Crete
Citizens Coal & Supply Co
Rale
Coes Cupsrientty
Qualien ‘Owens
Sophia
Aoe
War Office
Peoples Loan
War
Simons
Spo
Avenue
Business College
National School of Meat Cutting
Mary Een
State Street
Regi
van Dyke Kennels
Bai Bailey Methodist Church
Bailey Road
Huahuas
South Avenue
Robert Huffman
Kegley
Yukon
Bretton
Singer
R. Whittaker
Conrad Bros
Lake Shore
Claytor Lake
D. E. Mabe
Welch
Sears
Raleigh Street
Effron’s Army
Malcolm
Texaco O Stamz
Nigger & Ricer
Weil
Moore
Elk Garde Aus Co
P. O. Box
Pearsburg
Woodlawn
Maria Rutkowski
Gary
Indiana
Calhoun Street
Personne
General Instrument Corp
Sarah Glip Aspert
Sunset News Observer
Coal & Coke Building
PRA
Community Savings & Loan Co
Japaune
Rardin R A
al Bluefeld
Master Electric
Ireson’s
Bluefield Avenue
Princeton Scrap Iron and Metal Co
Beacon Drive In
Philco
T. V
W. Cox
Wtaytagan Street
Bluefield Furniture
Raleigh St
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