Princeton Hosts 32nd West Virginia DAV Convention
The 32nd annual West Virginia Department Disabled American Veterans convention opens in Princeton with a 6 pm parade and a full program through Sunday. Activities include business and executive sessions, speeches, a Commanders Banquet, Forget-Me-Not Luncheon, memorial programs, and elections for new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Department
Disabled American Veterans
Princeton
Princeton Dav Chapter 31
Claude L. Smith
William Thompson
Richard E. Rice
Memorial Building
Pasquale Gervace
Washington
C. S. Collier
West Virginia
Huntington
Big Jim Dalton
Daily Telegraph
Veterans Hall
Princeton Police
DAV
J. L. Eberly
Maude Broyles
E. W. Anderson
Cochairman
Princeton Firms Show Sharp Growth From Chamber Survey
A Chamber of Commerce survey notes rising business in Princeton with April building permits at 145,700 versus 24,450 in April 1961. Bank debits rise 11.4 percent in 1962 vs 1961, and May gross sales tax receipts reach 8,302.03, up from 5,513.59 in May 1961, aided by the North American Aviation plant opening and expected employment over 125 workers. Local merchants forecast a strong 1962 aided by new plant employment and expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Kroger
North American Aviation
Buckhannon Man Killed After Car Hit by Train
Glenn R. Woody 35 of Buckhannon route 3 died from injuries after his car was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad freight train at a crossing near Adrian. He had been en route to work at a Selbyville saw mill on West Virginia Route 4 when the accident occurred.
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Buckhannon
W.va
Glenn R. Woody
St. Joseph's Hospital
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Adrian
Woody
Selbyville
Robbery convict Moore gets five to 18 years
George Jackson Moore, 22, of near Kingston Ohio, was sentenced in Huntington to five to 18 years in prison for the $1,209 Western Union robbery on January 20. He pled guilty to unarmed robbery before Cabell County Common Pleas Judge Ernest E. Winters.
Welfare Chief Finds No Illegal Use Of Surplus Food
State Welfare Commissioner W Bernard Smith announced that an investigation with U S Agriculture Department officials found no evidence of illegal use of campaign material in surplus food distributions in Harrison County before the May primary. He said stickers on commodities given to Henry McCormick Jr were likely placed by unknown individuals, not by the welfare department or county court.
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Charleston
W. Bernard Smith
Harrison County
Smith
U.S. Agriculture Department
Joe Machin
Harrison County Board of Education
Henry McCormick Jr
Machin
McCormick
Merger Approved For Security Trust And National Bank
Stockholders of Security Trust Co and National Bank of West Virginia approve their merger. The combined bank will be named the Security National Bank and Trust Co with assets around 31 to 32 million dollars and becomes effective July 1. National Bank personnel move to new headquarters in the Security Trust building.
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Wheeling
Security Trust Co
National Bank of West Virginia
Security National Bank and Trust Co
Morgan Nominated For Ronceverte Post
President Kennedy nominated 128 post masters including A Leo Morgan of Ronceverte West Virginia to federal office. He joins a list of appointments announced Friday as part of the administration's postal staffing plan.
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Morgan
Ronceverte Post
Washington
Kennedy
A. Leo Morgan
Ronceverte
W. Va
Book club meeting at Mrs. Haley's Princeton home
Members of the Forum Club were entertained at Mrs. E. G. Haley's Henry Street home with co host G T Brock. Mrs T E Callaway presented The Cross We Bear from Streams In the Desert while Mrs E J Reaser summarized Our Early Churches and Their Leaders and described Rehoboth Church near Union as the oldest Methodist church west of the Alleghenies.
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Forum Club
E. G. Haley
Henry Street
Princeton
G. T. Brock
T. E. Callaway
Desert
Charles E. Cowman
E. J. Reaser
Joseph C. Gluck
West Virginia University
the Alleghanies
Judgments Filed In County Court Civil Actions Summary
Judge F Morton Wagner entered judgments in a civil action between Ruth Ann Bailey Hersell Bailey and Russell Lamb with Bailey amounts of 2990.20 and 25000 for Ruth Ann Bailey while Lamb’s counter claim was dismissed. Other actions include divorces and estate matters with sales reports confirmed and a suit by Micro Aluminum Co. against Dollar Discount Inc. for 402.66.
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Ruth Ann Bailey
Hersell Bailey
Russell Lamb
F. Morton Wagner
Lamb
Thelma Brown Gilmore
Bobby Joe Gilmore
E. D. Bazzie
Nannie Bell Meadow
Etter
Ella Lundy
A. F. Kingdon
Phillip T. Lilly
Bluefield
Micro Aluminum Co
8. P. Dollar Discount Inc
Jet engines to power electricity from natural gas
Orenda Engines Ltd opens Calgary office to sell jet engines that will produce electricity from natural gas. The first 1 600 horsepower unit, built at Malton Ontario, will enter service in Gananoque to generate power and heat for local facilities. Costing 175000 dollars, the engines promise one third of conventional power costs and require only annual inspections. The exhaust heat can heat schools factories hotels and plazas and also supply air conditioning in summer.
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Toronto
Orenda Engines Ltd
Malton
Ont
Calgary
Gananoque
Orenda
Canada
Legion Scatters Forces After Algerian Independence
Paris reports the French Foreign Legion will relocate from Sidi bel Abbes to southern France near Marseille. The 1st Infantry Regiment will recruit globally and train on Corsica, while the 2nd 4th regiments and support units move to the Sahara and French Guiana to protect oil interests and regional security. A batallion will head to Madagascar.
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Paris
French Foreign Legion
French Guiana
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Sidi Bel Abbes
France
Marseille
Corsica
Legion
Crimea
Dien Bien Phu
Sahara
Sth
Tourist Center Opening Set July 1 Near Princeton
The $5,000 Tourist Information Center at Route 460 and the Princeton exit to the West Virginia Turnpike is set to open July 1 after delays over vendor rights. Garden clubs and West Virginia Department of Natural Resources officials agreed to operate the center on a profit basis, selling state-made novelties and refreshments to fund community beautification.
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Route 460
Princeton
West Virginia Turnpike
Princeton Garden Clubs
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
Princeton Bank and Trust Co
J. C. Boley
Charleston
State Parks
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Interstate Hosts Corporation
Glass House
Commission
Garden Club
Warden M Lane
Department of Natural Resources
Boley
C. E. Lohr
Deeds Filed for Weds and Land Transfers Across County
Deeds recorded in the county clerk's office include Bai ley Lumber Co to Lawrence D. and Barbara Butcher for lots 4-5 in C N Kirby subdivision Beaver Pond District at 6300 dollars. Various transfers also list prices from 850 to 1222.22, 1444.44, 1000, and 3430 dollars, with properties in Bluefield Princeton Beaver Pond Rock District and East River District. An application for a marriage license was filed by Raymond Fran Roberts of Matoaka and Imogene Walker Lashmeet.
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Bailey Lumber Company
Lawrence D
Barbara Butcher
Highland Avenue
Bluefield
Maude E. Howell
Earldon L
Wada
Bluestone River
Rock District
Delbert E. Smith
State Road Commission
Beaver Pond
Thomas L
Brenda Gilley
Rosa Gilley
Florence E
N. C. Whitlow
Rebecca B. Whitlow
Still House
Two Way Radios With Antennas For Sale
Three two way citizen band radios in excellent condition include two ground plane antennas and one automobile antenna. Call 425-3618 Princeton.
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Princeton
Stock Market A Paper Deal
A column discusses stock market dynamics and investor behavior noting that paper value can diverge from real business worth. It highlights Bernard Baruch’s approach of buying low and selling high and stresses the influence of external forces on market prices. The piece also surveys Middle East tensions with Iraq Syria Kuwait and Soviet ties fueling economic and political maneuvering.
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Bernard Baruch
Iraq
Syria
Egypt
Baghdad
Lawrie on joint commission and fiscal reality
The speaker mocks the idea of a joint commission as a debating society and argues that economic policy cannot be delegated to officials or theorists detached from daily commerce. He warns that popularity and grand promises won't sway voters if November 1962 or 1964 bring economic hardship, and notes voters respond to pocketbook concerns.
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Joint Commission
America
Yugoslavia Exports Aluminum to U S and Others
Yugoslavia produced 25 000 tons of aluminum in 1960 for the United States and other customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yugoslava
Yugoslavia
United States
Should Show Gals Have Union Protection
A Daily Telegraph reporter and photographer interviewed four random people on the street about whether show girls need union protection. Frank Stewart says no, they can quit if they dislike illicit work. Jerry Bolen and Roger Williams advocate protection. Joyce Dillow supports keeping show business decent and argues for union protection.
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Daily Telegraph
Frank Stewart
Highland Ave
Bluefield
Navy Department
Washington
Jerry Bolen
Nemours
Employe Pocahontas Fuel Co
Roger Williams
Cumberland Road
Bluefield Furniture Co
Joyce Dillow
West Berlin plans giant rally for June 17 anniversary
West Berlin plans a mass march and rally to mark the ninth anniversary of the June 17 uprising. Mayor Willy Brandt will speak as East German protests over Adenauer visits to West Berlin prompt diplomatic notes. Bonfires will blaze along East German borders to remind trapped East Germans of unity.
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Wansee Lake
West Berlin
Communist Wall
Wall
Adenauer
East Germany
United States
Britain
France
Prague
Willy Brandt
West
Interstate 64 to Add 14.2 Miles in West Virginia
The State Road Commission plans to open 14.2 miles more of Interstate 64 between Milton in Cabell County and Leary in Putnam County by the end of 1962. A 5.57 mile segment will join Huntington to near Barboursville. Currently 34.25 miles of interstate routes are open, including 18.32 miles of I-77 south of Ripley toward Charleston, 2.56 miles of I-70 in the Wheeling area, and 7.8 miles of I-81 north of Martinsburg.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Milton
Cabell County
Leary
Putnam County
Huntington
Barboursville
Ripley
Wheeling
Martinsburg
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Leo Rosten
Look Magazine
Reaser
Mrs. Haley
Mesdames P. I. Lilly
C. J. Dobbins
Ben Fletcher
L. M. Selver
Mabel Bonner
Lavon
East River Mountain
C. E. (Tate) Lohr
Robbie Brooks
Barbakow’s
Christian
Drive-In
Dad
Clark
J. M. Roberts
Associated Press
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Soviet Union
Kuwait
Lawrence
Stewart
Bolen
Dillow
Sad
Mercer
High School
Bluefield, W. VA
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