Mercer County Court to consider Public Service Districts
Petitions from Lilly Grove Green Valley and Midway seek Public Service Districts for sewage disposal and water service. Court names W R Duncan Vaught Hawks and John S Sparks to commissions. Hearings set July 10 with county health director urging Lilly Grove approval.
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Mercer County
Lilly Grove
Green Valley
Midway
Water Service Asse
W. R. Duncan
Vaught Hawks
John S. Sparks
Duncan
Mercer County ‘Planning Commission
Effeorts
Wittie
Joe Pene & Ge Seen Wee Public Service
Glenwood
Ceres
Edison
New Hope
Bluefield
Virginia
N. Allen Dyer
Heath
J. C. Milam
St. Albans
Rinewell Montcalm
Federal Housing and Finance Corp
Rice harvesters hide knives to spare the rice goddess
Indonesian workers conceal knives in their palms during harvest to avoid offending the rice goddess, reflecting a blend of practical labor and cultural belief in ritual protection of crops.
Mercer County Budget Increases For 1962 43 Approved
Mercer County Court approves fiscal year budgets with a total rise of 30 400 86. Sheriff adds deputies and jail staffing while assessor adds deputies and pay for double assessing cycles. Bruce Fleshman is replaced as Princeton principal by Robert Kight amid broad staff transfers across Bluefield area schools.
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Bruce Fleshman
Mercer County
Mercer County Court
Mercer County Board of Education
Robert Kight
Princeton Iuniae Hich Minsmal
Mis-Trial Declared In Damage Suit Over Arm Injury
A mis trial was ruled by Circuit Court Judge F Morton Wagner when the plaintiff referenced an alleged remark by an assistant manager about her arm injury and company liability insurance. The case resumes in August. The suit claims injuries from a June 3 1959 fall at Bluefield Penny store due to defective stairs.
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Circuit Court
F. Morton Wagner
Bluefield Penney
Nancy Elizabeth Perry
Princeton Bank & Trust Co
City of
Princeton
William Ray Leftridge
Burnett
Three Murder Trials Docketed in Huntington
Common Pleas Judge Ernest E. Winters set three murder trials for July. Clifford Boyd, 48, faces trial July 17 for the fatal shooting of his wife Lula Mae, 32. John Sherman Tiller, 48, a Mercer County patient at Huntington State Hospital, also set for July 17 for the hammer slaying of Thomas G. Booth, 59, a hospital employee, with the case moved to allow psychiatric tests. Harry L. Reid, 53, is scheduled for July 24 for the shooting death of his ex-wife Alta Reid, 43, on June 3.
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Huntington
Common Pleas
Ernest E. Winters
Clifford Boyd
Lula Mae
John Sherman Tiller
Huntington State Hospital
Mercer County
Tiller
Thomas G. Booth
Weston State Hospital
Harry L. Reid
Alta Reid
Deeds and wills filed at courthouse and marriage filings
Deeds recorded include Beggs to Beggs for 14 acres on Rich Creek Rock District priced at 25 dollars and Cooper to Garretts on Camp Creek for 1 dollar. William A Barlow's will probated naming Emily Barlow executrix and appraisers Hack Neal Curtis Neal R L Howard. Mona C Miller will probated with Perry C Miller as executor. Marriage licenses filed for Charles Hamilton Lawrence with Jane Shepherd Brown and William Franklin Bailey with Ann Brown.
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Forest Beggs
Versie Beggs
D. G. Beggs
T. D. Beggs
Rich Creek
Rock District
John J. Cooper
Cecil R
Una Garrett
Camp Creek
Jumping Branch
J. S. Redmond
A. J. Flanary
Cumberland Heights
Grassy Branch
Beaver Pond
William A. Barlow
Montcalm
Emily Hester Barlow
Hack Neal
Curtis Neal
R. L. Howard
Mona C. Miller
Willowtor
Perry C. Miller
Roanoke
Charles Hamilton Lawrence
Jane Shepherd Brown
Bluefield
William Franklin Bailey
Ann
Textbooks on Display at Concord Exhibition
The West Virginia Bookman's College will host a free exhibit of school textbooks instructional supplies and testing materials for all grade levels at Concord on Wednesday June 14 and Thursday June 15. The display serves public and private teachers and prospective teachers in Southern West Virginia and Western Virginia with books at kindergarten through college levels.
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West Virginia Bookman’s College, Hibit
Concord
West Virginia
Virginia
Seaweed Finds Uses in Soap Ice Cream and Candy
Readable fragments show seaweed being used in diverse products from soap and toothpaste to ice cream and candy. Mentions include dental care and paste applications. No dates or organizations are provided in the text.
Quota Club Plans Interclub Meet and International Conventions
Quota Club members heard reports on recent progress and year goals. Eloise Farley announced an inter club meeting at Tri nity Methodist Church Bluefield June 28. Quota International holds its 40th annual convention June 18 21 in St Louis Missouri at Chase Park Plaza Hotel with about 600 delegates. Dr Nicholas Nyaradi Bradley University will address International Dinner Night June 19 and Susan Heinkel will sing. Winston K Pendleton will speak at Installation Night June 21.
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Ous
Eloise Farley
Quota Clubs
Bluefield
Trinity Methodist Church
Quota International
St. Louis
Chase Park Plaza
United States
Canada
Australia
Mexico
Thon
VanCourt
Hall
Nicholas Nyaradi
School of International Studies
Bradley University
Susan Heinkel
Chicago
St Louis
Winston K. Pendleton
Lilly Land Co. Two Farms Listing Near Princeton
Lilly Land Co lists two farms near Princeton. Farm No 714 covers 63 acres four miles from Flat Top off Princeton Beckley highway with an eight room frame house, barn and pond priced at 10 500 cash or terms. Farm No 715 is 80 acres near Kegley four miles from Princeton with seven room house and electric pump water via well river springs priced at 9 500 with 85 000 cash and balance terms. Call Princeton office GA 5 2115.
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Flat Top
Princeton-Beckley Highway
Princeton
Court House
Plan Father's Day At Matoaka Church
The Matoaka Christian Church will hold a special Father s Day service next Sunday June 18 at 11 a m Rev Henry Wheeler a returned missionary will be the speaker A gift will be given to the oldest father and to the father who travels the longest distance to attend a group photo will be taken of the fathers
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Matoaka Christian Church
Henry Wheeler
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Princeton News
Public Service District
Charleston
W. Ve
Scott St. Ph. GA
Cc. C. Christian
Shaffer
Maytag Furniture
Mercer Street
W. V
Lavon
David C. Selznicks
Wancanet
Clark Gable
Vivien Leigh Lesuie Howard
Olivia Dehavilland
Elze Lane
Bear School
Wie
Western Auto Assoc
Sev RN
Mercer County Board
Fleshman
Spanishburg High School
Otis Mann
Silver Springs
Melrose
William Roney
Princeton High
Nick Diachenko
Jaeger
Keith Thompson
A. H. Linkous
Wade
Linkous
Yeaar
Wyncake Baumgardner
Matoaka
Mason Cam Wiley
Margaret B. Reaser
Oakvale High
Ellen L. Swope
Bonnie L. Shumate
Princeton Jr. High
Betty
Craig
John Maxey
Athens
Montclam High
R. D. White
Montcalm High
Athens High
Jean Leeper
Mercer
Kathryn T. Bradley
Sun Valley
Bertha Friedl
Thorn
Sally Warren
Spanishburg
Rosanna Reaser
Oakvale
Elizabeth Holley
Roseville
Bluestone
Doris Hunt
Wenonah
Ruby G. McNeer
William Eddins
Catherine Paxton
Donald Baldwin
Wanda Sigman
Princeton Junior
Willard O. Mills
Helen Harvey
Bluefield High
Kenneth Branch
E. Jay Lambert
Kathryn B. Davis
Spanishburg High
D. W. Free
Genoa
William J. Woodrum
Central Junior
Russell Fritz
Brushfork
James C. Bailey
Prosperity
Carol N. Crockett
Bluewell
Betty Miles
Lacy A. Rogers
Jack Wane
Sthee Lynch McGlothlin
Nancy Carole Parcell
Harold Karpi
Mona Sue
Quota Club
Lilly Land CO
Kegley
Ance
Hanna Craft Rubber Base
Marshall Spangler
Kentucky
America
Stitzel-Weller Distillery
Louisville
Sue Dragon
Uy. de Oregan Onet
Dragon
J. A. Harris
C., Inc
Reencke, Tx
Turnpike
Hody Lamarr
Victor Mature
Samson & Delilah
George Montanmery
Tombstone
Ats
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Weami
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