Washington Carver 4-H plans June event and meetings
Readable items note 4-H members plan to attend Washington Carver activities June 21 26 with contact Mrs A H Anderson home demonstration agent. Missionary Society of Jones Street Christian Church meets tonight at 8 at Mrs R E Keeling's home. Mr and Mrs S P Trigg of Bluefield Va depart to Chicago Los Angeles Detroit with Mrs Grace Allen and Shirley. Funeral for Ida Mankins 64 Jenkin Jones held at Morning Star Baptist Jenkin Jones with burial in Pocahontas cemetery. Visually educated unit runs mid June at Bluefield State College library 1 15 pm with art demonstrations by Gratia B Groves. Further sessions June 21 25 feature family and marriage unit with Miss Grace C Hale.
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Washington-Carver
Ecaimp
A. H. Anderson
Missionary Society of
Jones Street
P. Trigg
Bluefield
Chicago
Los Angles
Calif
Detroit
Mich
Grace Allen
Shirley
W. Va
Ida Mankins
Jenkinsjones
Morning Star Baptist Church
Jenkinjones
H. E. Price
J. W. Coger
Pocshontas Cemetery
Bluefield State College
Gratia B. Groves
American Crayon Company
West Virginia
Nannie Holley
University of Southern California
Never fear loose plates with FASTEETH powder
Many denture wearers suffer embarrassment when plates drop or wobble. Sprinkle FASTEETH alkaline powdered denture fixative on your plates to keep them firm and comfortable, help prevent sour odor, and reduce denture breath. Obtain FASTEETH at any drug store.
Summer courses open for high school students in arts
The registrar reports 362 college students enrolled for the summer, not counting Beckley or the high and elementary sections. Special features include courses in music and art appreciation offered to interested high school students who wish to enroll.
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Beckley
Physician Reviews Book For Kiwanians
A Kiwanis club meeting at the West Virginian hotel featured Dr. Frank Holroyd reviewing the book Sexal Behavior in the Human Make. It was written by Indiana professors Kinser Pomeroy and Martin after interviewing 12 000 people over nine years and planning future interviews spanning 100 000 people and 30 more years. New members George Page and Scott Wickam joined. guests included J C Martin Richard McNabb and others. Circle Three of the Presbyterian church Women Auxiliary met at Mrs F S Tinder's home with Bible study by Mrs Ray Thompson and refreshments for twelve members served by Mrs Huddleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
West Virginian Hotel
Frank Holroyd
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Indiana
George Page
Page Sporting Goods, Company
Scott Wickam
Pioneer Enterprises
J.C. Martin
Richmond
Richard McNabb
Erwin
Tenn
Chap Johnson
Cincinnati
W. S. Russell
Womans Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
F. S. Tinder
L. Doggett
Ray Thompson
Huddleston
Lubliner Abandons Recount Of Votes
A. J. Lubliner of Bluefield abandons a recount of the Democratic vote for House of Delegates candidates after attorney Jess J. McCoy says the election officials have performed an excellent job and, for party harmony, the recount is halted. Ballard maintains a 129 vote lead after recounted totals from 32 precincts.
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Mercer County
Jess J. McCoy
A. J. Lubliner
Bluefield
House of Delegates
McCoy
O. H. Ballard
Methodist Youth Rally At Coalwood Tonight
The Bluefield District Methodist Youth Fellowship holds its annual spring rally and election at Coalwood this evening starting at six. A chartered bus leaves First Methodist church Princeton at 4 30 to transport local youth aged high school to college. Contact youth director Joseph Bertalan to join.
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Bluefield
Methodist
Coalwood
First Methodist Church
Princeton
Joseph Bertalan
Birthday Honor for Local Residents at Princeton
Princeton society guests celebrated multiple birthdays at Mrs. E W Sproles home with a lawn dinner and a three tiered cake for honorees E W Heldreth Tolbert Kitts. Myrtle Bane circle planned July picnic and Carr Memorial WSCS met at E F Bratton home. Quota club dinner program led by Mrs J L Hart at Virginia hotel. Funeral attendees from various towns paid respects at Carr Memorial church. Youth Vespers ended after 21 weeks with September return planned.
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E. W. Sproles
W. L. Turner
E. W. Heldreth
W. L. Tolbert
G. K. Kitts
Carr Memorial
E. F. Bratton
Rebecca Harman
Quota Club
J. L. Hart
Princeton
Virginia’ Hotel
4-H Charting Camp Held at Glenwood Park
Fourteen 4-H leaders and members attended a charting camp at Glenwood Park over Friday and Sunday. Seventeen 4-H members were in the charting class. Lyda Brooks was named president with Lee Otis Bobbitt as vice president and Sylvia Caffee secretary-treasurer. A vesper service was held, followed by a picnic. Plans include a June 24 work day to improve campgrounds and a county demonstration contest July 1 at 2 p.m. Winners advance to a regional contest in Fayetteville July 9. Activities at the camp will be broadcast Wednesday at 12 45.
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Glenwood Park
Ta-Wa-Si
Lyda Brooks
Lee Otis Bobbitt
Sylvia Caffee
Vesper Srevice
Miss Brooks
Glenwood
Fayetteville
Mercer Pistol Team Defeats Bluefield in Match
The Mercer county pistol team defeated Bluefield at the Bluefield range. Top scores: M. C. Yoak 290 first, Roland Bailey 281 second, Henry Simmons 280 third, Lewis Perdue 273 fourth, Clyde Cravens 244 fifth, total 1368. Bluefield's Humphrey 285 first, Lilly 274 second, French 273 third, Meadows 270 fourth, Lambert 240 fifth, total 1342.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
M. C. Yoak
Roland Bailey
Henry Simmons
Lewis Perdue
Clyde Cravens
Humphrey
Lilly
French
Meadows
Lambert
Organ Recital by W. I. Herring at Princeton First Methodist
Organist W I Herring will give a sacred and classical program Sunday evening June 20 at 8 o'clock during regular worship. Herring, a noted musician, has appeared in many local programs and invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Revess
W. I. Herring
First Methodist
Princeton
Herring
Community Night at Glenwood Park Includes Pest Control Talk
Glenwood Park hosts Community Night at 6 45 featuring a pot luck supper then a program. R E B Harbert will speak on pest control.
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Glenwood Park
R. EB. Harbert
Princeton Girl Among Mooseheart Graduates
John Steele represented the Princeton Moose lodge at Mooseheart High School graduation held in Child City Illinois where Nettie Fay Holdren a Princeton girl graduated She entered Mooseheart from Princeton on July 27 1938 and will return to Princeton.
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John Steele
Princeton Moose Lodge
Child City
Mooseheart
Ill
Nettie Fay Holdren
Princeton
Miss Holdren
Princeton Personal Notices of Visiting, Returning Friends
Mr and Mrs L E White and Miss Georgia Nester spent Sunday in Fayettesville visiting relatives. Mrs Avery Nester has been visiting relatives in Fayetteville for two weeks. Mrs Robert Rieschl and daughter Tally Rae left for Madison Wis after three weeks with Mr and Mrs Howard Osborne. Thomas Meadows and L M Selvey returned from the Shrine convention in Atlantic City. Mrs Cecil M Johnston spent a week with her daughter Mrs Alva Gibson Jr and granddaughter Lois Ann Gibson in Pontiac Mich. The Gibsons will host Virginia Johnson for the summer. Mr and Mrs W M Abshire returned from a western auto tour. Mr and Mrs Lake Kanode and children Jeanne and Jeff visited their parents. Mr and Mrs E W Kanode of Athens will remain in Athens for the summer. Mr and Mrs George Spotts and daughter Toby of Belle spent days with Mr Spotts parents on Highland Ave. Mr and Mrs W H Mann and sons Frank and Godfrey Wright returned from Yonkers NY. Mr and Mrs Peter Fedorczak and baby Tamale Elaine of Yonkers. Mr and Mrs Owen Hutchenson of Bee Street spent the weekend in Huntington for the Lion’s Club convention.
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L. E. White
Georgia Nester
Fayettesville
Avery Nester
Fayetteville
Robert Rieschl
Tally Rae
Madison
Wis
Atlantic City
N. J
Cecil M. Johnston
Alva Gibson, Jr
Gibson
Lois Ann Gibson
Pontiac
Mich
Virginia Johnson
Gibsons
W. M. Abshire
South Walker Street
Lake Kanode
Jeanne
Jeff
Lester Julian
Johnny
Columbus
E. W. Kanode
Athens
Julian
Je l
George Spotts
Toby
Belle
Spotts
H. L. Spotts
Highland Avenue
W. H. Mann
Frank
Godfrey Wright
Princeton
Yonkers
N. Y
Peter Fedorczak
Tamale Elaine
Owen Hutchenson
Bee Street
Huntington
Lion’s Club
The Other Love at Mercer Theatre Shines Cast
Barbara Stanwyck and David Niven headline The Other Love at Mercer Theatre. Stanwyck plays a pianist entangled with Richard Conte, while Niven portrays a doctor drawn to Stanwyck in a dramatic romance set amid European hotspots.
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Mercer Theatre
Barbara Stanwyck
David Niven
Richard Conte
Miss Stanwyck
Conte
Niven
Stanwyck
Lure of the Wastelands at the Royal theatre today
Grant Withers leads Leroy Mason and Marion Arnold in the western action picture Lure of the Wastelands at the Royal theatre today. The Princeton B. P. O. Elks lodge hosts its annual steak fry at Mercer Healing Springs on June 23 from 3:30 to 7 o'clock.
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Grant Withers
Leroy Mason
Marion Arnold
Royal Grant Withers
Princeton B. P. O. Elks Lodge
Mercer Healing Springs
New Pharmacist H. Ellison Jr Joins Mercer Drug
H. Ellison Jr a pharmacist from Union has assumed duties as pharmacist with the Mercer Drug Company in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. 8S, Ellison, Jr
Union
Mercer Drug, Company
Princeton
Workers Needed for Coal Fields to Maintain Production
Beckley West Virginia June 14 contract representative William Meadows of the State Employment Service says about 350 more workers are required in the New River and Winding Gulf coal fields to keep output at normal levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. Va
William Meadows
West Virginia State Employment Service
New River
Winding Gulf
For Sale Princeton Grocery Store and Property
For sale one of the best grocery stores in Princeton comprising two buildings a storeroom and a garage plus a five room apartment and all fixtures stock and equipment. Apply 312 Thorn St any day except Sunday from 8 am to 6 pm. No phone calls please.
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Princeton
Thorn St
His Honor's Duty Is To Spend One Hour Daily At City Office
Chattanooga article notes long standing city laws including fines for washing vehicles on streets and a 4 mph speed limit at street corners. It cites the mayor's duty to spend at least one hour daily in the city hall to attend to municipal business and questions about enforcement.
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Chattanooga
Ond
Princeton Society DAR Meeting Highlights June Program
Mrs. S L Callaway hosted the DAR meeting with Mrs. George Brown presiding. A moving picture America the Beautiful at Mercer school opened the event, followed by a business and social hour at the Callaway home. Reports covered flag gifts to first graders and trips for high grade and all A students to Charleston and to Narrows plants.
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S. L. Callaway
DAR
George Brown
Mercer School
G. G. Anvil
Callaway
Honaker Avenue
J. P. Dyer
Owen Hutchenson
Charleston
Matthew French
Birth of a baby son linked to Fairbanks couple
Mrs. W. H. Allen of Trent street learns of the birth of a baby boy to Capt. and Mrs. Evan Jones of Fairbanks Alaska. Mrs. Jones is the former Margaret Allen, daughter of Mrs. W. H. Allen. Circle Four met at the home of Mrs. L. L. Lambert with Mrs. A. A. Hadden as leader. in her absence, Mrs. A. R Kyle led. Bible study was presented by Mrs. Robert Gatherum, and special prayers were offered for sick Auxiliary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Allen
Trent Street
Evan Jones
Fairbanks
Alaska
Jones
Margaret Allen
E. B. Paxton
Circle Four
A. A. Hadden
L. L. Lambert
A. R Kyle
Robert Gatherum
John Shumate
Evening Program and Social Hour Recap
The meeting closed with a chain of prayers. During the social hour the hostess was assisted in serving a sweet course by Mrs. L. L. Lambert, Charles Lambert and Miss Katherine Paxton. Mrs. Everette Brown was a welcome guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Lambert
Charles Lambert
Katherine Paxton
Everette Brown
Junior DAR June Meeting Held at Forest Street Home
Mrs Howard Wolfe hosted the June meeting of the Junior DAR at her Forest street residence Friday night with Mrs James Angel in charge. After ritual and flag salute two readings by Dorton, business session, and refreshments by the hostess and her mother Mrs D C Rice, followed. Mrs William Lily to host the July meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Wolfe
DAR
Forest Street
James Angel
Dorton
D. C. Rice
William Lily
Maltese Teacher to Visit Mercer County
Miss Rita Cattcuti of Malta will visit Mercer County teachers June 20 and 21, hosted by the county association of Classroom Teachers. She leads a large Maltese primary school and will be hosted at Concord College with tea. She also speaks at the July National Education Association meeting.
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Rita Cattcuti
Malta
Mercer County Association of
Eleanor Jennings
Miss Cattcuti
West Virginia
Miss Cattculi
National Education Association
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Ternoon
Wilber Mankins
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Jenkin Jones
Martha Williams
Wolfe
Kimball Funeral Home
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Grace C. Hale
New York
Technicolor
McCallister
Edmund Gwenn
Peggy Ann Garner
Lee
New and
Old Bluefield
Pronton
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Matinee
Gene Autry
Cartoon
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Rea
Onan Oui
Los Angeles
Kiwanians
Dr.Edwards
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Billo
Paper Supply Company
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Brinceton News
Lubliner
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Myrtle Bane Circle
S. W. Bradley
O. E. Bailey
Clay Hodges
Paul Covey
Bailey
Jim Edmonds
Christian Advocate
E. J. Reaser
Justin Sackett
Carr Memorial Church
Elbert Ballard
J.R. Barton and Son
Cris
Frederick Sachet
Pineville
H. R. Stowers
Leesburg
Joe Hetherington
Mechanicsburg
Ray Hetherington
Roanoke
W. H. Carr, Jr
Oakridge
L. W.rhody
Lewisburg
WLOH
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Larry Helm
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Royal Service
Mercer
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Bluefielders
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Jokers
Hazel Callenberger
Kirk Amos
Callenberger
Eupha White Whitlow
Cabell Whitlow
Percy J. Ratliff
Arden Ratliff
Rodell Radford
Bessie Radford
Guardian
Marie J. Parker
Earl ‘J. Parker
Wanda
Shirley Ruth
Parker
James Parker
Christians Ridge
Elgood
Andrew Wright
Arthur Shields
General Auto Stores
Clyde Bourne
Princeton, W. Va
Paul Whiteneck
Main St
Princeton Finance CO
Old
First National Bank
DAR Meeting
Erida Day
Roy L. Saunders
Radio Service
FORD
Mercer Motor Co
Courthouse Square
St. Joseph Aspirin
L. Wolfe
Straley Ave
Blankesship
Kegley, W. Va
W Va
Western Auto Associate Store
Nester’s
Bluefield Ave
Princeton, W.A
Sunrise Avenue
Lilly Grove
Princeton Bank and Trust Company
Lot
Lilly Land CO
Gap of Ridge
Ola Bluefield Road
McDowell County
C. N. Kirby
Welch
Riverside Drive
Kirby Brothers
Courthouse
West VA
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