Princeton Pool Opening Ceremony Marks New Arboretum Park
Water was hauled to the Princeton Park and Recreation pool for a grand opening planned at 11 with a flag raising by the National Guard. Local contractors supplied tanks and pumps to accelerate filling, part of a long effort supported by lenders and community donors. The pool and park area include picnic facilities and an arboretum designation with state plantings planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Park and Recreation Association
Association One
Clement Bros
Southern Road Builders
Turnpike Constructors
A. G
Brown & Wright
Princeton Bank & Trust
Ark
Lions Hear Talk on the Magic of Electricity
Prince Thornton of Appalachi an Electric Power Company delivered illustrated remarks on the magic and growth of electricity. Earl Graham as program chairman introduced Frank Claytor, with Lois Delp reporting on a state meeting in Bluefield. Ladies Night set for June 14 at Glenwood Park with installation of new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Thornton
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Thornton
Earl Graham
Lions Program
Frank Claytor
Midsummmer
Glenwood Park
Lois Delp
Bluefield
For Sale Precocally New Six Room House
For sale a six room house with full basement on a 50 by 150 lot in a top residential section. FHA approved with a down payment of 4500 dollars. Willing to take a late model used car as part payment. See Mr. Dempsey at 4081 between 3 and 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
Furnished rooms in Neer Glenwood Perk near Princeton
Four rooms are furnished for rent at Neer Glenwood Perk. Interested parties may call in person or write A. L. Myers, Rt. Nev. 1, Box 223, Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neer Glenwood
A. L. Myers
Rt. Nev
Bex
Princeton
Straley Avenue Address Listing Delivers Local Details
A fragment notes Straley Avenue in Princeton with references to Diel 6341 and Dale Ferguson, indicating a local address or property listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straley
Princeton
Diel
Dale Ferguson
Home furnishings sale features a spread and wardrobe
Mrs Elsie Shutt lists walnut living room set pieces including a new crocheted water lily spread and a mahogany wardrobe. The sale asks 100 dollars for the lot and lists 210 Avenue and phone 3449 Prince on for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Shutt
210 Avenue
Prince‘on
Citywide Rally Calls Bible Teaching in Schools
A citywide religious rally at First Baptist Church featured Shaffer and local teachers Miss Fontaine French and Miss Inez Smith urging increased Bible instruction in Bluefield and Princeton schools. They cited students lacking Sunday church attendance and highlighted a Princeton High School Bible Club as a social and educational outlet. The service included singing directed by Joseph Bertalan and was organized by the Bible teaching personnel committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Joseph Ae Pr Fer
Prank Trinity Methodists
Bluefield
Shaffer
Princeton
Miss French
Miss Smith
Joseph Bertalan
West
Frances Moody
Princeton Personal Notices Highlight Local Births and Weddings
A daughter Sharon Lynn was born last week to Mr and Mrs H D Crawford of Princeton at Memorial Hospital weighing 8 lbs 2 oz, the former Dorothy Guard of Princeton is the mother. Mr and Mrs Willo Maxwell and son and Mrs O P Dawson attended the wedding of John William Shorter to Cynthia Ann Speck in Squire's Hall Chapel Blacksburg Virginia. Judy Simpkins and her mother plus Mr and Mrs Steele left for Buchanan West Virginia for a Knights of Pythias Speaker's Tournament on Courteous Motor Manners. Earl Fleshman and Mrs H C Roney of Keystone attend the wedding today of Miss Jackie McClanahan to Jack London at the home of Mr and Mrs William Roney Walnut Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Lynn
H. D. Crawford
Princeton
Memorial Hospital
Dorothy Guard
Willo Maxwell
Pency
Soonsetors
O. P. Dawson
McNutt Avenue
Oly
John William Shorter
Cynthia Ann Speck
Squire's Hall Chapel
Vpi
Blacksburg
Virginia
Jackie McClanahan
Jack London
William Roney
Walnut Treet
Princeton Society St Agnes Guild Meeting Postponed
The St Agnes Guild of the Episcopal Church met at the Irish House with Mrs John C Anderson as hostess. Devotionals were led by Mrs Hazel Yeage and a business discussion postponed the program. Fifteen members were served refreshments. A separate civil action lists James C Rolen suing Berry Robert Hess for $1000 over an April 27 1953 automobile collision. The Moose announce a family night starting at 8 30 PM with invited guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Guild
St. Agnes Guild
The
Episcopal Church
Irish House
John C. Anderson
Hazel Yeage
James C. Rolen
Berry Robert Hess
Union Chamber Names Officers
The Union Chamber of Commerce met at the Monroe county courthouse and elected seven directors including William T. Bone as president. Reports covered the second Farm Day at Union on May 9 with 5 000 attendees and other activities since the 1953 organization. Princeton Chamber representatives attended, and Princeton guests joined a prior Union Rotary Club meeting featuring L W Brice’s hillbilly music monologue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Chamber of Commercce
Monroe County
William T. Bone
Tanley Broyles
S. W. Hedrick
Ancolm Johnston
Ralph Mann
Marian Shifler
Ray van Sta
Union
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Harold Tomchin
E. W. Anderson
W. Grady Carper
Carl Carper
Princeton
Union Rotary Club
Two Sharps and a Fiat Entertain Princeton Rotarians
Princeton Rotary Club welcomed the musical trio Two Sharps and a Fiat to Friday noon meeting. Members Sam Bowling Charles Oaks and John Bivens performed with washboard broom and ukulele as Rev. Ben Cox and Arthur Peterson introduced them. Odell Huffman was inducted. visitors included Hugh Hancock R E Hughes Bill Basher Dr Ross McClung and Mr Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Rotary Club
Sam Bowling
Charles Oaks
John Bivens
Ben Cox
Arthur Peterson
Ontario
Calif
Rotary
Hollywood
Odell Huffman
E. W. Anderson
Hugh Hancock
R. E. Hughes
Bill Basher
Bluefield
Ross McClung
Princeton
Peterson
Community Club Meetings Highlight Church Groups
Kee Street Wesleyan Service Guild held a January meeting at the church with a skit on the guild emblem and a social hour after. New members Virginia Queen and Ruby Andus joined as others praised the program and planned potential youth involvement. Elk’s house party announced for tonight at 9.00. Martha Richardson Circle and Ridenour Circle met with programs on missions and calendars of freedom dates and Taiwan gospel outreach, followed by refreshments.
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Kee Street
Virginia Queen
Ruby Andus
Margaret Weatherford
Jean Leaper
Kathleen Graham
Martha Richardson
Mary Burke Memorial Baptist Church
Can Ae
Cecil Sells
Taiwan
Bible House of London
Raymond Thompson
J. B. Hill
Market Closes On Strong Note In Mixed Trading
New York stocks ended higher on June 11 after a choppy session. New York Central surged at the close amid proxy gains, while Mid-Continent Petroleum and Texas Pacific Land Trust rose and several big names such as Union Pacific and Ashland Oil advanced. The Associated Press index gained as volume stayed light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mid-Continent Petroleum
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Union Pacific
Deep Rock Oil
New York Central
Robert R. Young
Associated Press
National Theatres
Ashland Oil
Steel
M 1
Republic Steel
General Motors
Caterpillar Tractor
Distillers Corp
Philco Radio Corp
American Telephone
Consolidated Nature Gas
General Electric
Texas Gulf
General Dynamica
Standard Oil (Nj
Cities Service
Raythson
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Princeton Boys Choir Practice at First Baptist Church
The Princeton Boys Choir holds a 9:00 to 9:45 am weekly rehearsal at the First Baptist Church. A brief session allows members to attend the parade and the swimming pool dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
First Baptist Church
Butter and Eggs Markets Report Dairy Prices Hold Steady
In New York on June 1 USDA notes better quality offerings with price ranges for whites and yolk graded eggs and butter prices. Nearby whites quality 6 60 with 319 38 cents per dozen. mediums 33 33s. smalls 26 27. peewers 16 17. Butter weak with receipts around 17 450. Creamery bulk cartons 82 score AA 68 584 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
USDA
Treasury Receipts Balance and Gold Assets Report
Washington June 1 Treasury reports cash position for June balance 4 007 170 101 67 deposits year to date 61 526 963 513 30 fiscal year total 67 113 085 557 07 and total debt 277 040 514 55 with gold assets 21 023 60 074 17 includes 541 614 411 06 debt not subject to statutory limit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
Baltimore Livestock Market Report Highlights Limited Offers
A brief cattle and hog market update notes scarce offerings and mixed quotes. Commercial cows and calves show limited data with some prime vessel mentions, while hogs are not on offer to permit precise price comparisons. Sheep details are unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Catoo
Satabitan
Tescede
Chicago Livestock Market Report June 11
Salable 6,000 cattle and 300 calves with mixed grades across categories. Prices range from utility to prime for steers and heifers, while bulls and sheep show limited activity and nominal testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Grain futures slip then recover on Chicago Board
Chicago June grain prices traded lower at open then rallied to recover losses across corn oats and lard futures. Cash wheat bids listed for No 3 red No 4 hard and yellow varieties with several fractions shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade Toda
Grain Receipts and Stocks Reported in Baltimore Markets
Baltimore market bulletin lists flour receipts at 1518 100 2 wack with No 2 red garlicky spot at 1.85 and No 2 red winter gerricky. wheat receipts 140,626 bushels. corn shipments 168 160,000 bushels. oats receipts 29,500 bushels. rye 1.50 per bushel. straw and per ton wheat prices noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altimore
Abilities You Need for an Executive Job
The article outlines essential executive traits such as the ability to instruct others clearly, popularity, effective speech, ambition, memory, tact, and endurance. It emphasizes that success rests on having a career plan, assessing fit, gaining relevant experiences, and pursuing stepwise promotions toward an executive role. It cautions about sacrifices like classes and practice to qualify for higher positions. END OF SERIES
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ores
Trade and Pressional
Informa
Grain price report from Richmond and surrounding markets
Wheat quality bids and quotes across Richmond Ashland Petersburg and nearby counties with No 2 Red Winter No 2 yellow and No 2 white corn oats and rye values listed for various towns including Luray Pulaski Roanoke and Rockingham Co Prices shown per bushel or hundredweight with several locations noting 1 60 1 80 ranges and specific point figures for Rapidan Roanoke and Providence Forge
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Richmond
Ashland
Augusta Co
Rapiden
New
Roanoke
Rockingham Co
Petersburg
Guanes Co
Luray
Pulsitt
Naotan m
Fillerson
Pulaski
Repidan
Roanoke Barney
Providence Forge
Norfolk
Rapidan
Rye
Abrussi
Loo
Beta Lambda Omega Sorority Entertains Highlights
Mrs J W E Bowen Jr of Atlanta was hosted by Mrs Hattie Young Clements in Welch with African art on display. Bluefield attendees included Mollie F Price Lucelia Holt Abner Davis Craft Carter Vivian Baumsgardner and Reginald Carter. Baby Contest sponsored by Scott Street Baptist Young Adult Group ends with a June 13 tea in McGhee Mitchell Hall where the winner will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Lambda Omens
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
J. W. E. Bowen Jr
Atlanta
Hattie Young Clements
Welch
Bowen
Bluefield
Mollie F. Price
Basileus
Lucelia B. Holt
Abner Davis
Craft C. Carter
Vivian Strickland Baumsgardner
Reginald Carter
Scott Street Baptist Church
McGheetchell Hall
Merchandising price trends and estate notices in 1984
The record shows a trend report on wholesale prices for 345 commodities with prior values listed, followed by court notices in Mercer County West Virginia. The first notice concerns Fiat Top Nations Bank of Bluefield as Administrator of Marion Nevin’s estate seeking to determine lawful heirs and distribution shares. The second describes a trustee sale of real estate in Bluefield under a deed of trust dated 1947, with cash sale terms and parties Albert Kemper Jr. and William Hancock as trustees.
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County
West Virginia
Plattop National Bank OF
Bluefield
Nations’ Bank
Marion Nevin
Janet Ramage
Ellen Lillian Ramage
Ruth Ramage
Ella Ramage
Beatrix Rogers
Charles Thomas David Henry Rogers
Esther Rogers Moore
Bessie M. Walker
Thomas Walker
Thomas Cruickshanks
David Ramage
Cruickshanks
Elizabeth C. Tennant
Thomas McIntyre
James Ramage McIntyre
David Ramage Cruickshanks
James Ramage
McIntyre Douglas Haig McIntyre
Ethel Ramage
Fisk
Hazel Ramage Warden
Cleona Ramage
Baker Ruth Ramage Edmunds
Marion Ramage Beattie
Helen Ramage
Ambrosini
Elizabeth Ramage Dee
Allen Jean Ramage Locke
Hugh W. Ramage
Thomas Ramage
Fiat Top Nations Bank of
National Banking Association
Circuit Court
Mercer County
Arion Nevin
Shell
Thome Descenda
Tesfer
Law and Commerce
Mineral Street
Cooper Street
Albert 5. Kemper, Jr
Wm. T. Hancock
Arthur C. Brown
Richmond Poultry and Eggs Market Report June 11
Richmond area market shows steady eggs and barely steady live poultry. Prices vary by grade and size with U.S. and commercially graded eggs and broilers priced at farm and delivered rates. Roanoke and Roanoke area figures list per cent grades and smalls.
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Harrisonburg
P.orb Farm
Richmond
Norik
U. S
U. S&s
Ronoanoke
O.B
Roanoke
F. O. B. Trouteille
RELIABLE LICENSES-Services for 15 Years
The Whites Service Station in Princeton West Virginia advertises for more than 15 years of service offering to obtain 1954 55 licenses. Contact phone 1360 for license services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
W.va
Divine Shops Inc Withdraws From West Virginia
Legal notice states Divine Shops Inc intends to discontinue business in West Virginia under state code provisions. Dated June 5 1954, signed by President Herbert Laskin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divine Shops, Inc
New York
Westirginia
West Virginia
Divine Shops. Inc
Herbert Laskin
Lost and found notices in Bluefield area classified
Mixed classified items include lost items like a Vulcian alarm wrist watch with a reward and a package containing a skirt picked up by mistake. Real estate transfers list several property changes in Bluewell and Princeton, with prices and grantors. Also ads for lawn mower service, tractor sales, piano tuning, gas installation, and home cleaning services across Bluefield West Virginia and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluewell
Pudder Supreme
John Burgess
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Princeton News
National Guard
Dial
West Main Street
South Avenue
General (Auto
Mercer St
Princeton, W. V
Princeton Society
Union Chamber
Princeton Rotarians
Service Guild
Elk's
Elk’s
Ridenour
Callie Ridenour
Atlee White
L. M. Cruise
White
Ann Dishner
J. C. Ridenour
Payne
Forum Club
J. M. Bondurant
Highland Avenue
Fred Stennett
E. J. Reaser
Bondurant
Four Leaf Clovers
Friendly Four
Mt. Airy
North Carolina
Ooth
South
Wally Fowler
Princeton High School
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain
Baltimore Grain
By Bernard Haldane
Pinal
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Em Eenem
Sm Aftid
al Alr
Sra Roe Allied Chem Corp
T'S
Col Cars
Soly
Martin
Mead T
Alri
Monsanto Ch
Bou Pac
Studebaker
Am Tod
Tidew
Ohio
Owens i
Armeo
Phil Morris
AU Glass Pulsio Ty Ara Inter Chem
Piym Oi
Richmond Grain
Beta Lambda Omega Sorority
Anita Drive
Oakvale Road
Fte
Ee Joanne
Tae
Maureen O'Hara
Alek Wicol
Richmond Poultry
Athens
Filmaker
FORD
G.M.C
Ya Ton Pickup
G.M.C. Carry-All & Sosimeaie
Mercer Motor Co
B & GO Motors, Inc
E. B. Mardinei
I. C. Damewood
Bad River District
Grose
Dayton Pennington
Tolbert
Giles A. White
James FE. Thompson
Ira Wiley
Hubert L. Lurber
Glen Len Christian Church
East River District
M. K. Wood
Daniel H. Nerly
Plymouth
W. Thomas Pilkenton
Pare Avenue
Arther Harris
Gravely Tractor Salon
Hone
Harris
Lowman
Pens Street
As Service Inc
Bluefield, W. Va
Ralm
oWisler
Bland Street
Blue‘vew Va
George Francisco
Aspralt
Xpert Installa
Clark
Merial
Carter
Thomas J. Seay
Blue HA
Brevick
Fotke
Maver
Brevieck
Becks
Bea
Brevick Motors
Bluefield Ave
Acme Supermarket
Fred Gilbert
Lorraine Butchet
Our
Women's Loan Department
Peoples Lean Todey
Princeton Ave
Stuefield
W. Va
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