Playgrounds 10 Open Tomorrow In Princeton Area
Princeton playgrounds under the community recreation committee will open tomorrow afternoon after delays in materials and labor. Miss Arbutus Sipple of Matejwan will supervise the Thorn school area with Miss McArdle of Saeger assisting. Lee Patton, the Princeton coach, directs duties. Hours are 1 30 to 5 30 p m and 7 to 9 p m daily except weekends. Post Office playground supervised 7 to 9 p m daily except Wednesday.
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Princeton
Community Recreation Committee
Arbutus Sipple
Matejwan
McArdle
Saeger
Thorn
Lee Patton
Pasley Children Appointed Guardians in County Clerk Office
Violet Pasley named guardian for Jane 6 and Rennie A Pasley 3 in county clerk's office. Bond of 20 dollars posted with Spar B Kennedy as surety.
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Violet Pasley
Jane
Rennie A. Pasley
Spar B. Kennedy
Property transfers in Bluefield and Montcalm additions
W E Taylor and wife transfer lot 6 in section 868 Bluefield to Mil dred A Shockley and Rupert K Shockley for 5 dollars. C L Seyler and wife sell lots 10-25 in Fairfield Heights addition Bluefield for 10 dollars. Alma C Hoke and others convey lot 6 in section 10 East Princeton to W H Kessinger and wife for 10 dollars. J L Sheets and wife transfer lots 5-6 in Tay lor McNew addition Montcalm to Dennie Davidson.
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W. E. Taylor
Mildred A. Shockley
Rupert K. Shockley
Bluefield
C. L. Seyler
Ernest E. Lilly
Fairfield Heights
Alma C. Hoke
W. H. Kessinger
East Princeton
J. L. Sheets
Dennie Davidson
Taylor-McNew
Montcalm
Suit Instituted for Geraldine Hall Against Walter Hall
Geraldine Hall sues Walter D. Hall in circuit court in chancery. Case returnable to July rules.
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Geraldine Hall
Walter D. Hall
Awarded Medal for Faithful Service in Army
Pfc. Guy O Harman receives the United States Army Good Conduct Medal and overseas pin for faithful performance of duties. He trained at Camp Atterbury Indiana and Camp Claiborne Louisiana, served in North Africa about ten months, then transferred to Italy where he is stationed. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Luther Harman of Princeton route 2 Box.
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Faithfulnes
Guy O. Harman
Pfc
Harman
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Camp Claiborne
North Africa
Italy
Pvt
Harmon
Luther Ae
Princeton Route 2
Box
West Virginia Day Closure of Courthouse Offices
Courthouse offices will be closed on Tuesday in observance of West Virginia Day as announced yesterday.
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West Virginia
Farm For Sale Near Lerona With Homes And Springs
Two hundred thirty two acre farm near Lerona offers two small houses two wells and several springs. One hundred acres are level with the rest good farming land. Price 3500 dollars with potential for more details upon inquiry.
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Lerona
Grand Jury Indicts Twelve in Pineville Wy Co
Wyoming County grand jury at Pineville returns twelve indictments at the July term. Eight felonies and four misdemeanors include grand larceny and malicious wounding. several defendants plead guilty and receive jail terms. The July circuit term opens July 10 with numerous divorce, chancery, civil and criminal appeals scheduled, plus a $10,000 Wyoming County board of education appropriation for new equipment and instructional materials and August 15 occupancy goal.
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Pineville
W. Va
Robert Lee Font
Luther Scott Brown
Joe Ellis
Essie Walls
Bill Handshaw
Howard &J. Clair
Luther Hunley
Dana Lester
Bill Fourney
Preston Mills
Glen Wilcox
Hershel Howard
Crystal Howard
Edward Tolley
Geraldine Tolley
Roscoe Browning
Martha Browning
Maude E
Harry Lee Dean
Anna Crist
Harley N. Crist
Andrew Hale
Hazel Hale
Andy Crockett
Gladys Corckett
Alex Keneda
Reba Jane Keneda
Dorothy Dixon
Virgil Dixon
Rose Coyer Martin
June Wilcox Wingler
Charles C. England
Ethel England
Ida Lester
Lloyd Lester
Kanawha Bank and Trust Company
A Corp
John Gilbert
Goldin Bailey
Ven. Ry. Co
W. T. Agee
Stephen Agee
Simms
Wyoming County Board of Education
Federal funds boost Wyoming county vocational equipment program
The federal government approved an additional 10 450 for Wyoming county to buy equipment for the vocational school program, joining 10 075 already approved. Earlier, 10 000 had been approved for NYA training equipment at South Charleston, part of about 35 000 in federal donations to support the program.
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Wyoming County
Virgil H. Stewart
NYA
Clear Fork Sacred Four to Attend Pikeville Singing Event
The Clear Fork Sacred Four will travel to Pikeville Kentucky this Sunday for the annual all day singing convention on the third Sunday in June. Quartet members are Ira Toler, Mr and Mrs Aliff, and Bruce Toler. The Pineville Quartet is likely to attend with members Azel Brown Howard Aker E W McClain and Este Morgan.
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Clear Fork Sacred
Pikeville
Kentucky
Clear Fork
Ira Toler
Mer Aliff
Bruce Toler
Pineville
Loce
Azel Brown
Howard A’ker
E. W. McClain
Este Morgan
Aid society meets discusses Christ and social relations
The Aid Society met at Mrs. A. J.oo's home last Wednesday with Mrs. J. D. Bailey leading devotions and reading No Man Liveth to Himself. Members covered topics including My Brother, Self Interest, Like Other Men, Am I My Brother's Keeper, and Somebody Forgets. Plans set for a bake sale at the coal company store at Wyoming on June 24. Next meeting is June 21 at Mrs. C. M. Shipman’s home with Mrs. J. L. Growe as program leader.
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Anet Aid Society
A. J.oo
J. D. Bailey
Road repair updates and lodge election in Pineville
The first three quarters of a mile on state route 10 near Pine Ville has a bituminous surface. The next ten miles are partly stabilized with road work under state supervision. A 1.8 mile section is under contract for stone base. Traffic remains passable. The Beckley Wyoming county line surface treatment is suspended. Lonnie F. Brooks elected worshipful master of Pineville lodge No. 138 A F and A M, succeeding George H. Bragg now in the U S Navy. James E. Stone noted ongoing road work and prior role.
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Welca
James E. Stone
Stone Base
Stone
Beckley
Wyoming
Lonnie F. Brooks
Pineville Lodge No
A. F
A. M
George H. Bragg
U. S. Navy
Lodge Installs Officers In June Ceremony
The text notes an installation of lodge officers set for June 22 with Rev Wiley W Smith chaplain Herbert W Cook Clarence 5S Werrell and pacer Rose as trustees and Arnie Fielding of Koppers Visitors among those present. William Clyde Senter district deputy grand master of the Sixteenth district will supervise the ceremony.
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Cansemnelly
Breee
Wiley W. Smith
Herbert W. Cook
Clarence 5S Werrell
Pacer Rose
Arnie Fielding
Koppers
O. C. Castee
William Clyde Senter
War Department Notices Son Killed At Sea In War Service
Mr and Mrs Homer Cook of Oceana received notice that their son John Willard Cook age 25 was killed at sea while being transferred overseas on a U S destroyer torpedoed by Nazi planes Sgt Cook born at Oceanar later moving to Omar was a Logan high school graduate who entered service in May 1942 assigned to the air corps Another son Ronald Lee is in the marines and stationed in the South Pacific.
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Homer Cook
Oceana
War Department
John Willard Cook
U. S
Sgt. Cook
Oceanar
Omar
Logan High School
Air Corps
Cook
Ronald Lee
Marines
South Pacific
French Praise For the First Time in World War
French forces receive rare praise as Allied commanders mark a turning point in the Great War. Reports describe significant gains on the front and a shift in momentum toward an end to heavy fighting.
American unit earns French commendation for duty
The First Air Service Area Command announced a U S unit received a French Air Forces commendation for constant devotion to duty aiding a French fighter squadron. Pfc. Carl Honaker of Pineville was among the honored group with Lt. Major Knight of Decatur Georgia cited for efficiency in contributing to the fighter group’s mission.
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First Air Service Area Command
Wyoming County
Carl Honaker
Luther Honaker
Pineville
Bouscat
Knight
Decatur Ga
Father’s Day Services at Pineville Methodist Church
Special Father’s Day services will be held at Pineville Methodist Church Sunday morning. Other services include Sunday school at 10, young people’s meeting at 6, and the evening service at 8.
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Pineville
Young Peoples Meeting
County Fifth War Loan Drive chairman cites local Wyoming county progress
R. D. Bailey announced this week that Wyoming county citizens and firms have begun participation in the Fifth War Loan Drive. He urged broader support to meet the county’s financial goal and noted early advances from local businesses and residents.
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R. D. Bailey
Wyoming County
Real Estate Listings with Multiple Properties and Prices
Classified ad listing various homes and farms around Princeton and nearby towns. For sale include a modern five room house with utilities, two adjacent lots, priced at 2500, and another eight room house near Athens with similar terms. Also offered are a 53 acre truck farm with outbuildings for 4250 and a smaller 5 acre farm at 1500, plus several residence lots and additional houses priced to sell with terms. Names of towns, road references, and landmarks are included to guide buyers.
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Ingleside
Princeton
W. Va
War bond drive proves strong in county totals
Bailey reports $75,000 in bonds and the Virginia Railway line $50,000 among contributions. WM. Meade adds $10,000 and Pine Ridge Service Station $4,500. Postmaster Brooks says E bond sales will hit $15,000 by July 1 as county quota stands at $309,000 with two weeks left.
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The
WM. Nenasn Fl
Assoces
Ehaimmen Bailey
Virgininan Railway c Y
Harry Meade
Bailey
G A. Brooks
Telegraph business dominated by teletypewriters
Ninety percent of the telegraph business in the United States is handled by teletypewriters. The statement emphasizes the dominant role of teletype technology in national communications.
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The
United States
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