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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1947

Page

2

Injured in Bluefield Princeton Car Collision

A collision on the Bluefield-Princeton road at 11 30 p m involved a car driven by Jack Huddle of Bluefield and another driven by J H Reynolds of Princeton. Passengers including Peggy Ayers Caroline Carper Fern Phiegar Buddy Duncan and Huddle suffered injuries and were treated at Memorial Hospital.

Jack Huddle Bluefield J. H. Reynolds Princeton Reynolds Pegey Ayers Caroline Carper Fern Phiegar Buddy Duncan Huddle Memorial Hospital Duncan Douglas Carter Miss Ayers Miss Carper Pegsy Smith Green Tree Crossing Miss Phiegar

June 6 Near Princeton Remington Portable Typewriter Reward

A Remington portable typewriter was reported missing near Princeton on June 6 and offered a reward. Contact Bluefield West Virginia at phone 7633 to reclaim or provide information.

For Sale New Five Room Cottage on Christie Avenue

Classified ad for a five room cottage at 910 Christie avenue Princeton W Va with complete bathroom hardwood floors basement four closets and gas furnace. Contact telephone 492x2 or see A Montrose 521 Mercer street Princeton W Va.

Christie Avenue A. Montrose Mercer Street Princeton W. Va Fight Room House North Walker St Concord Street Athens Brach Cook Henry Martin Mission Circle Athens Baptist Church Cook Concord College

For Sale By Owner Farm With Animals And Crops

For sale by owner 219 are arm near Lerona two houses timberland ten acres corn thirteen acres oats eight acres wheat and potatoes six milk cows one team horses four shoats two heifers three small calves eleven bird dogs plus farm tools contact P O Box 326 Princeton telephone 664 or 206 J.

Lerona P. O. Box Princeton

Princeton Society Picnic Bridge at Casa Loma

Mrs. G. B. Halstead hosted a picnic dinner bridge at Casa Loma for Mrs. F. W. Culpepper. The outdoor event moved indoors due to rain with five bridge tables and prizes for high and second high plus bingo. Father’s Day reunion honored John M. Crotty of Lovell Avenue with a lawn luncheon and family gathering including relatives from Miami and local Crotty family members.

G. B. Halstead Casa Loma F. W. Culpepper John M. Crotty Lovell Avenue Crotty Mamie Langford J R. W. Gibson Miami, Fla H. C. Tolley

Collision Report Reveals Blinding Lights Caused Sideswipe

Troopers Bazzie Burner and Sheriff Dye investigated a crash where Huddle said bright lights blinded him and pushed his car onto the wrong side of the road. The collision with Reynolds near Princeton and Bluefield required stitches for a hip cut.

Huddle Princeton Reynolds Bluefield E. D. Bazzie E. O. Burner Sherriff Perry L. Dye

In Memoriam Howard J. Wagner June 1946

A memorial verse by Mrs. Howard L. Wagner and children marks the first anniversary of Howard J. Wagner's death on June 16. The poem laments loss, loneliness, and enduring memories and looks toward reunion in heaven.

Howard J. Wagner

Blaine Clark Elected New Vice Commander in West Virginia

Blaine Clark of Gary was elected district vice commander for a two year term at the sixth district convention in Princeton. W R Fugate of Beckley was endorsed for department commander. Delegates to the national Legion convention were named, with talks on universal military training and the Legion four point program. A separate note reports $10,000 damage suits filed in circuit court by Anna Mae Russell and J D Russell against Hubert R Britton and Virginia Day Britton.

Blain Clark Gary West Virinia American Legion Eld Princeton W. R. Pugate Beckley Boys State Fugate Chamber of Commerce State High School Athletic Association Memorial Building G C Rocky” Sexton Welch McDowell Post National Legion New York City Sexton Robert Carr Alvin Goldstein C. V Vic” Feller Mullens Robert Douglas J. C. Wall Duhring Riley-West Post Bluefield Edmund Lee Jones Wheeling Legion West Virginia Don Clark John Stuart Beckley Office The Veterans Administration Circuit Court Anna Mae Russell J. D. Russell Hubert R. Britton Virginia Day Britton

Reckless Driving Charged After Sunday Collision

At 12 30 Sunday noon a 29 Dodge driven by Marshall Neal of Bluefield Route 1 and a 40 Buick driven by Irvin Wright Jr of East Beckley collided on the Princeton Bluefield road 75 feet north of the Green Valley crossover. The Buick left the road and Mrs Gladys Neal suffered a lacerated nose. Wright was ticketed to appear before a local magistrate Wednesday on a reckless driving charge.

Marshall Neal Bluefield Irvin Wright, Jr East Beckley Princeton-Bluefield Green Valley Gladys Neal E. D. Brazzie Wright

Princeton Personals Update of Local Visits and Travel

Mrs W A Daniels after visiting sisters in the city returns to Van Wert Ohio. Mr and Mrs R W Coker and son Bobby of Highland avenue visit relatives in Anniston Alabama with the Cokers aunt from California. Frederick Culpepper V P I student visits aunt Mrs G B Halstead on Hinton street. His mother Mrs F W Culpepper to Portsmouth Virginia leaves with her son. Mrs Halstead and Mrs E O Flaherty accompany them to Roanoke for visits.

W. A. Daniels H. L. Spotts van Wert Ohio R. W. Coker Bobby Highland Avenue Anniston Ala Coker California Frederick Culpepper G. B. Halstead Hinton Street F. W. Culpepper Halstead Portsmouth E. O. Flaherty Roanoke

Flying visitors to tour state airports during air tour week

A large group of visiting pilots from across the state will visit on June 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as West Virginia private plane pilots participate in National Air Tour Week with a tour of state airports.

West Virginia

Hospital Technicians Course Completion at Brooke Army Medical Center

Pvt Mathew Panasly from Princeton completed the Basic Hospital Technicians course for enlisted technicians at Medical Field Service School. The training unit was Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas.

Pvt Mathew Panasly Princeton Matt Panasly Medical Field Service School Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas

Medical Field Service School Trains Army Medical Personnel

The program trains officers and enlisted men for medical service in the army. It offers a highly concentrated course preparing personnel for technical roles in the Medical Service.

Shawnee Camps Offer Weeklong Summer Fun at Lake Shawnee

Lake Shawnee in Princeton W Va hosts summer camps for boys and girls aged 8 to 17 with weekly sessions. Activities include swimming boating hiking handicraft and sports priced at 25 dollars per week. Descriptive literature available from C T Snidow Jr Lake Shawnee Princeton.

Lake Shawnee Princeton W. Va C. T. Snidow, Jr

Also Mentioned on This Page

Princeton News Remington Portable Typewriter L. L. von Court Optometrist Royal Theatre Mercer St Princeton, West Va Old Hompson Grand Princeton Society Memoriam Howard L. Wagner Iona and Judy Blaine Clark Marvest-Esso Stockman Tire Service Blankenship Matoake Crane Creek Pay Roll Office Pinnacle Roy Cole Warden's Montcalm Sagamore Payroll Office Tomchin Furniture G. & M. Warehouse Thorn Street Princeton, W. Va Virginian Brick and Tile Co. OF LILLY Princeton Bank & Trust Company Lilly Land CO ROYAL Mercer Peviere Goddard Red Macmurray Sudde Cony “Ma Acdonald Carey Marna Glenmore Thompson Glenmore Distilleries Company Louisville, Kentucky Ngee Mbo Old Kentucky Raleigh Jimmy Wakely Park Ave Falls Mills Virginia McDowell County C. N. Kirby Riverside Drive Kirby Brothers Main ST Courthouse Princeton and Vicinity Athens Road Mercer Co Spaniel Old Pisgah Road Glenwood Park Route 460 Kellysville Rock District Lashmeet Mitchell Bros Uni and Narrows, Va Rev. Weve Ccook Hathaway Tomchin Furniture Co Tomchins Std
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