Elks Lodge Receives War Fund Certificate
The Elks War Fund, run by the Elks War Commission led by James R. Nicholson, gathers voluntary member contributions to aid armed forces. Activities include 155 fraternal centers feeding and housing service members, hospital entertainment in 300 facilities across 42 states, recruitment of cadets and engineers, and production of 150,000 pairs of slippers plus one million books for merchant marines.
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Order
Elks War Fund
Elks War Commission
James R. Nicholson
Navy Sea
Army Engineers
Naval
Army Air Cadets
Army Air ‘Corps
Veterans
Princeton Personal Notices Highlight Local Moves and Plans
Princeton notices report Harold Tomchin and spouse visiting New York City for the week. Mrs. E. M. Walker of Straley Avenue is ill with pneumonia. Miss Trixie Barber, Pocahontas teacher, will spend the summer at home. Mrs. J. L. Hart plans to attend Portmouth graduation exercises at Woodrow Wilson High School. Granddaughter Mary Margaret Huffman, Princeton former resident, ranks 35th in a class of 193 and acts in the school play. Mary Margaret will accompany Mrs. Hart home for the summer and enroll at William and Mary College in the fall.
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Harold Tomchin
New York City
E. M. Walker
Straley Avenue
Trixie Barber
Pocahontas
J. L. Hart
Portamouth
Woodrow Wilson High School
Mary Margaret Huffman
Princeton
Mrs. Hart
Mary Margaret
William and Mary College
Scouts Hold Annual Camp in Princeton District
Scouts from the Princeton Athens Mafoaka district gather for the annual district camporee at Johnson's Grove near Princeton on Thursday and Friday. Activities include games crafts and scout crafts with a district campfire program and a court of honor Thursday night for awards and promotions.
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Princeton - Athens - Mafoaka
Johnson's Grove
Princeton
George Rowland
John R. Frederick
Dewey J. Bailey
Princeton Garden Club Meets Talks by Shelby Blankenship
The Princeton Garden Club met Monday at Mrs. Carter Snead’s home with co hosts Mrs. H E DeJarnette and Mrs. Ward Bowers. President Mrs. George Brown led a brief business session as reports from officers and committees were given. The group noted improved town sanitation due to a cleanup drive by the council with civic club help and discussed plans for a future flower show.
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Shelby Blankenship
Camp Caesar
Princeton Garden Club
Carter Snead
North Walker Street
H. E. DeJarnette
Ward Bowers
George Brown
Garden club hosts summer flower show and talk on Camp Caesar
Friendship Garden club plans a summer flower show. Blankenship, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Blankenship of Walnut street, received a scholarship to Camp Caesar from the Princeton Garden club and spoke on camp activities. Mrs. A. T. Bird presided, a social hour followed, and refreshments were served by the hostesses.
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Friendship Garden Club
Blankenship
A. 8. Blankenship
Walnut Street
Princeton Garden Club
A. T. Bird
Circles of the Christian Church Schedule Meetings
Circles of the Christian Church announce meetings led by Mrs Edward Rule at Glenwood Park for a 6 30 pot luck supper. Lois Ely circle led by Mrs A M Robinson meets at the church at 6 30 with a pot luck supper. Cammie Grey circle led by Mrs Lillie Sutton meets at 2 30 at 222 Hale Avenue with co host Mrs IR Gilpin. Bertha Park circle led by Mrs W A Noble meets at the church at 2 30.
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The
Christian Church
Stella Maine
Edward Rule
Glenwood Park
Lois Ely
A. M. Robinson
Cammie Grey
Lillie Sutton
Hattie Charlton
Hale Avenue
Ir. L. Gilpin
Bertha Park Circle
W. A. Noble
Burke Memorial WMS Meeting at Burke Memorial Church
The Burke Memorial Woman’s Missionary Society will hold its meeting this afternoon at 2 30 at the church.
Presbyterian Church Woman’s Auxiliary Circles Meet Thursday
The afternoon circles of the Woman's auxiliary of the Presby terian church will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 30 as follows. Circle No. 1 led by Mrs E W Craft with Mrs Paul Myer. Circle No. 2 led by Mrs F S Tinder at the church with Mrs Cransfield hostess. Circle No. 3 led by Mrs L W Doggett with Mrs W B Morefield on Henry street. Circle No. 4 led by Mrs F B Wimmer at the church.
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Woman's Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
E. W. Craft
Paul Myer
F. 8
Tinder
Cransfield
L. W. Doggett
W. B. Morefield
Henry Street
F. B. Wimmer
Court Weighs Pay Raises for Courthouse Staff
Mercer county court commissioners consider salary increases for courthouse employees. They plan to meet Thursday at 2 o'clock with Circuit Judge D. M. Easley and Criminal Judge F. Morton Wagner to reach an agreement on proposed upward adjustments.
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Mercer County Court
D. M. Easley
Circuit Court
F. Morton Wagner
Criminal Court
Local People Hurt In Auto Accident
Cars driven by Mrs Paul Ballard of Princeton and G W Johnson of Narrows Virginian Railway collided at Glen Lyn Virginia Monday morning. Mrs Ballard was bruised and taken to Memorial hospital. Mrs Kyle McCormick and son Cargill McCormick were shaken but returned home.
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Paul Ballard
Princeton
G. W. Johnson
Virginian Railway Company
Narrows Electric Power Plant
Glen Lyn
Ballard
Kyle McCormick
Cargill McCormick
Charlottesville
Memorial Hospital
McCormick
Southern States Group To Meet In Princeton Event
The Southern States group plans a 6 30 p m meeting at Glenwood 4 H center Princeton with board members and committees from the Southern States Princeton cooperative and Farm Home advisory group The session will include reports from district manager E R Davis and leaders Harry Hutchinson R B Cheatwood and W P Holbrook and will appoint candidates and committees for the upcoming membership meeting and related activities.
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Princeton
Glenwood Park
Princeton Cooperative
Princeton Farm Home Advisor
Glenwood
Kermit Bowiing
Southern Oro Naa Cooperative
E. R. Davis
Galax
Southern States Cooperative
Harry Hutchinson
R. B. Cheatwood
W. P. Holbrook
Farm Home Advisory
Bowring
J. R. Lilly
Spanishburg
C. A. Pletcher
H. B. Baroor
H. L. Belcher
Hack Scott
H. C. Baldwin
Lerena
Farm Home Committee
G. G. Williams
Pearl Faulkner
Bluefield
Jack Porter
Lashmeet
Discharged Service Men Report To Mercer Selective Board
Honorably discharged service men reported to Mercer selective board offices on Tuesday and Monday. Names include Arlie J. Browning and Ray L. Ashley from No 2, Kermit E. Richmond, Wes Shrews t, and David Day among others. No 3 attendees include Lafayette H. Terry and George P. Damewood and multiple others from towns such as Princeton Dott Matoaka Pred J. Barber and Ingleside.
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Mercer Selective Board
Arlie J. Browning
McComas
Noble M. Raines, Jr. Montcalm
Ray L. Ashley
Widemouth
Lafayette H. Terry
Oakvale
Kermit E. Richmond
Flat Cae Wes
William R. Shrewst
David B. Dayana En . Belcher
Princeton
German P. Hatcher
Matoaka
Millard C. Howell, Jr
Dott
Junior R. Hill
Carlos D. Roberts
George P. Damewood
Pred J. Barber
William J. Dinger
Richard A. Rogers
Elbert J. Harvey
Flat Top
Ulysses P. Wall
Ingleside
Miss Curry Resigns Four-H Club Post
Miss Phyllie Curry, former Mercer 4-H club agent discharged from the navy last month, resigns as Mercer agent and is appointed home demonstration agent in Mineral county with headquarters at Keyser. She entered the navy in 1943 and was granted a war time absence from Mercer.
Fire Destroys Black Oak Mountain Home
A frame house on Black Oak Mountain Route 19 21 was destroyed by fire about 9 am Tuesday. Occupants Bill Martin and his family escaped as three children at home fled the blaze.
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Black Oak Mountain
Bill Martin
Elks Lodge Receives Certificate for War Fund Support
Princeton lodge No. 1459 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was awarded an engraved certificate of appreciation by W. R. Pugitt secretary of the West Virginia Elks association. Exalted Ruler Owen Hutcheson accepted the honor on behalf of the lodge at the meeting conducted by Pugitt with Ellis acting as commission representative.
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Elks War Fund
Princeton Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
W. R. Pugitt
West Virginia Elks Association
Owen Hutcheson
Pugitt
Ellis
Lodge
The Spiral Staircase Ends Four Day Mercer Run
Dorothy McGuire George Brent and Ethel Barrymore headline the Spiral Staircase at Mercer theatre concluding a four day run today. The Affairs of Susan stars Joan Fontaine at the Royal theatre with George Brent Dennis O'Keefe Don De Fore and Walter Abel among her screen co stars. A featured cast includes Rita Johnson Bryan Barr and Mary Pield. Separate items note 4 H club conference attendees including Miss Dana Ltke and several listed residents visiting Jackson's Mill. the conference concludes Saturday.
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Dorothy McGuire
George Brent
Ethel Barrymore
Mercer Theatre
Joan Fontaine
Susan
Royal Theatre Today
Dennis O'Keefe
Don DeFore
Walter Abel
Rita Johnson
Bryan Barr
Mary Pield
Dana Ltke
B. C. Hodges
Brush Fork
Helen Shrader
Nemours
Ruby Lee Beccrest
Sandlick
William Harvey
Rich Creek
Dorothy Perdue
McComas
James Byrd
Matoaka
Jackson's Mill
Traffic lights installed on Mercer streets and at Mercer Eighth
City workers completed a four way signal at Mercer street and Park avenue and a separate red and green light at Mercer and Eighth street. Both signals are now in operation after the installation work.
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Mercer Street
Park Avenue
Center Street
Mercer and
Eighth Street
Matoaka Scout Troop Returns From Camp
Matoaka Scout Troop No. 33 from Matoaka returned Monday after a week at Camp Phillips near Spanishburg. A board of review at a camp fire Friday crowned the trip with reviews listing Silver Palm Bill Powell and Bronze Palm Ted Byrd among others.
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Matoaka
Camp Phillips
Spanishburg
Silver Palm
Bill Powell
Ted Byrd
Elmer Gillenwater
Walter Harlee
Jimmy Calvert
Robert Davis
Robert Straley
Sammy Ake
Billy Hughes
Sammy Aker
David Akers
Leroy Clisso
Charles Haynes
Ronnie Hurst
Carnedith Sigman
Dewey Bailey
John Frederick
Princeton
C. J. Mar
Matoaka Names Officials in Civic Roll Call
Roy Byrd L G Hurst A C Hinkle and Arthur Gillenwater are listed as officials or residents connected with Matoaka in a civic roll call.
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Roy Byrd
L. G. Hurst
A. C Hinkle
Arthur Gillenwater
Matoaka
Foster Carrs Visit Mother. Coker Family Heads South
Lt. and Mrs. Foster Carr of Cherry Point North Carolina spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. Willie Mae Carr on Straley Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Coker and son Bobby of Highland Avenue plan a ten day trip to Birmingham Alabama to visit relatives.
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Foster Carr
Cherry Point
N. C
Willie Mae Carr
Straley Avenue
R. W. Coker
Bobby
Highland Avenue
Birmingham
Ala
Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Bile Flow and Digestion
Advertisement-style notice promotes Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate bile flow and ease constipation linked to sluggish digestion. Claims include reducing dullness and improving processing of fatty foods with label directions to follow.
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Pri
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Furniture Firm Buys Arthurdale Buildings
Arthurdale West Virginia June 11 The Belfort company of Baltimore Maryland a furniture manufacturer has purchased the three Arthurdale home stead factory buildings and inn from the federal housing authority for an undisclosed price Officials plan to survey the structures tomorrow for possible use. The note adds that US natural gas pipelines total about 220000 miles versus 141000 miles for oil pipelines.
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Arthurdale
W. Va
Arthurdale Homessteads
Belfort Company
Baltimore
Maryland Company
Federal Hous Authority
Nfort
Power of Knowledge Transforms Health and Wealth in Tibet Tale
An Englishman Edwin J. Dingle near death in tropical fevers finds health and wealth after studying under a Tibetan mystic. He claims knowledge power can answer life questions and transform health, with a free 9,000 word treatise offered by The Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles for sincere readers.
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Forbidden
Tibet
Edwin J. Dingle
England
Far East
Dingle
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
Los Angeles 4
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Lilly Highway
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Welch
Riverside Drive
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Main St
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