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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1944

Page

22

Princeton Playgrounds Open For Summer Season

Princeton playgrounds will open for summer Wednesday June 14 with sites at Foye Thorn and post office back area. Supervisors set hours daily with special activities a four team softball league and tennis at Elks courts. The Cross of Lorraine screens at Royal Theatre today and Monday featuring Aumont alongside Gene Kelly and cast.

Princeton Lee Patton Foye Thorn School Arbutus Sipple Matewan Betty McArdle Irene Encb Post Office Elks Concord College Lunch Clothing Co Spangler's Drug Co Princeton Furniture Co Princeton Dry Cleaners Man Thomas Jean Pierre Aumont Paul Dupray

Local league schedule lists four games this week

Fred Tinder and Abe Arnold Crotty report games at 7 p m with Spanglers facing Dry Cleaners on Monday. Tuesday pits Lynch against Pendleton's. Thursday features Spa Spanglers versus Lynch and Priday Cleaners versus Pendleton's.

Fred Tinder Buster Brown Bones Dedd Arnold Crotty Spanglers Dry Cleaners Lynch Pendleton's Spa Spanglers Cleaners

Princeton Personal Notices Highlight Local Moves and Visits

Mr and Mrs iy Bese visit Miss. relatives after a Saturday trip. Buck Peck, eight months with U S engineers on the Alaska highway area, spends a 21 day leave with his parents on Walnut street. Foster Carr, Navy medical student, returns for a 10 day home stay. Stanley Mendenin recovers from a bruised ankle and is able to be out. Rev Warren T Carr to Clayton N C for a revival after a Lexington Ky trip with his wife and child. Frank Bowen, Seaman First Class, arrives for an eight day leave from San Diego to his parents. Mrs Jim Repass returns from Lone Beach Long Island to a husband at Lido Beach Calif. The Repass children stay with grandparents W F Owen.

Bese Burg Buck Peck U. S. Engineers Canada Alaska C. W. Peck Walnut Street Foster Carr Navy Medical College of Virginia Willie May Carr Straley Avenue Stanley Lendenin Warren T. Carr First Baptist Church Toniget Clayton N. C Lexington F. E Prank) Bowen Seaman San Diego Calif Wiliam F. Bowen Jim Repass Lone Beach Long Island N.Y Lido Beach Mra

Card of Thanks for John D Gott and Family

Family expresses gratitude for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of John D Gott husband and father. Signed by Mrs John D Gott and Family.

John D John D. Gott

C W Brohard Heads Lions Club Election

C W Brohard elected president of the Princeton Lions Club. Other officers named include Clyde Bourne as first vice president James Agnew as second vice president W C Epling Jr as third vice president Dayton Neal treasurer Fred Coffendaffer. Lion Jamer and Alton Douglas tail twister Ed Rule Frank Belmyer board members. D C Borrer was a guest at the meeting Thursday night.

W. Brohard Princeton Lions’ Club Clyde Bourne James Agnew W. C. Epling, Jr Dayton Neal Fred Coffendaffer Lion Jamer Alton Douglas Tail Twister Ed Rule Frank Belmyer D. C. Borrer

Elks Flag Day Program Planned for Wednesday Evening

Princeton B P O Elks announce their annual public day in the hall next Wednesday at 8 pm. Judge F Morton Wagner of Mercer County Criminal Court will be principal speaker. The Elks quartet will sing patriotic numbers. Program arranged by past exalted rulers W I Herring. Public invited to attend.

Princeton B. P.O. Elks F. Morton Wagner Mercer County Criminal Court Elks Quartet Egal W. I. Herring W. Va

Circle Six of Presbyterian church meets Monday at 7 30

Circle Six of the Woman's Auxiliary chaired by Miss Ora Redman will meet Monday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs. H N Sneed 112 Circle Drive.

Woman's Auxiliary of The Presbyterian Church Ora Redman H. N. Sneed Circle Drive

Delphian Club Meets Tuesday at Mrs Snidow’s Virginian Hotel

Mrs C T Snidow will host the Delphian club for a regular meeting Tuesday night at 8 oclock in her Virginian hotel apartment.

Delphian Club C. T. Snidow Virginian Hotel

Meeting Postponed by Town and Country Garden Club

The Town and Country Garden Club meeting scheduled for next Monday has been postponed until further notice.

Town and Country Garden Club

Administrators Named for Two Estates in Princeton

J B French appointed administrator of the William H French estate in the county clerk's office with a $1000 bond and J L Bradberry W P Karnes and B C Woods named as appraisers. EF Bailey appointed administrator of the John D Gott estate with a $2000 bond and John A Gott as surety, with J H Lilly G W Lazenby and E B Spangler named as appraisers.

J. B. French William H. French Wylie French JL. Bradberry W. P. Karnes B. C. Woods EF. E. Bailey John D. Gott John A. Gott J. H. Lilly

Duhring and Cliff Yard Church Activities and Local Death

Community church revival services attract attendees as the Duhring and Cliff Yard groups report Bible quiz wins by Ruth Foycon and students. Local families attend hospital visits, military relatives, and a death in Rock, with Miss Staton heading to Maryland defense work and others visiting relatives.

Annexls Penneery Duhring Community Church Presen Ruth Foycon Winere Massise Petty Tome Pickett June Hurst Duhring Church Christ Ladies’ Aid Circle No.1 W. A. Moore J. Shrader Ray Sexton Betty Sandra Billy Sexton Mortal Hospital Princeton B. B. Hurst Mrs. Delp Rock

Local Utility Listing At 1500 Princeton Avenue

Readable lines show utilities paid and address 1500 Princeton Avenue with contact phone 353 J. The fragment indicates a service or notice tied to that location and a phone reference.

Various 5 room houses and acreage for quick sale

Numerous properties listed near Hinton road New River Dam and Princeton area. Five room houses with water electricity basements porches and yards priced from 2100 to 4250 with terms. Includes 130 acre land with cabin 65 fenced acres 5 acre tract and a truck farm with multiple outbuildings on road to Princeton.

Serona W VA Hinton Road New River New Bluefield Princeton Athens W. Va

Mrs Linkens Visit With Mother In Law at Rock

Mrs Linkens plans a short stay with her mother in law at Rock for several days.

Five Room Frame Cottage Near Narrows Va For Sale

A five room frame cottage near Narrows Virginia with electricity, well and electric pump, modern bath, basement, 1 1/2 acres good land. Convenient to Celeanese plant. Modern, new and in good shape. Price 3300 dollars.

Pearisburg Athens W. Va Narrows Bluewell Welch W Va Dence Lorton’s Lick Bluefield Prame Celeanese Princeton

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