Playgrounds 11 Open Tomorrow in Princeton
Princeton playgrounds under the community recreation committee will open Monday afternoon after delays for materials and labor. Miss Arbutus Sipple and Miss Betty McArdle will supervise the Knob and Thorn school playgrounds respectively, with Lee Patton as director. Supervisors work 1 30 to 5 30 p m and 7 to 9 p m daily except weekends. the posts office playground runs 7 to 9 p m daily except Wednesdays.
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Princeton
Community Recreation Committee
Arbutus Sipple
Materwan
Knob
Betty McArdle
Saeger
Thorn School
Lee Patton
Princeton High
Princeton Guardians Named for Pasley Children
Mrs. Violet Pasley appointed guardian for Shelby Jane Pasley and Rennie A. Pasley in the county clerk in bond of $20 with Spar ial B. Kennedy as surety. Property transfers recorded in Bluefield and Princeton areas. Suit filed in circuit court by Geraldine Hall against Walter D. Hall in chancery returnable to July rules.
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Violet Pasley
Shelby Jane Pasley
Rennie A. Pasley
Sparial B. Kennedy
Geraldine Hall
Walter D. Hall
Soldier awarded good conduct medal and overseas pin
For faithfulnes in the perform ance of his duties Pfc. Guy O Harman has been awarded the U S army good conduct medal and overseas pin He received training at Camp Atterbury Indiana and Camp Claiborne Louisiana before being sent to North Africa where he was stationed about ten months He was then transferred to Italy where he is now stationed He is the son of Mr and Mrs Luther Harmon Princeton route 2 Box
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Faithfulnes
Guy O. Harman
U. S. Army
Pfc
Harman
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Camp Claiborne
North Africa
Italy
Pvt
Harmon
Luther Tee
Princeton
West Virginia Day Closure of Courthouse Offices
Courthouse offices will close on Tuesday in observance of West Virginia Day, an announcement said yesterday.
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West Virginia
Grand Jury Returns Twelve Indictments in Pineville
Wyoming County grand jury issues twelve indictments at Pineville July term includes eight felonies and four misdemeanors. Notable cases involve grand larceny, malicious wounding, and a felonious assault. Several defendants pled guilty and received jail sentences. The circuit court schedule includes numerous divorce, chancery, and civil cases to begin July 10 with additional hearings through July 17 and 18. A separate note reports a federal subsidy of about 35,000 dollars for Wyoming County vocational equipment sharing.
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Pineville
W. Va
Robert Lee Font
Luther Scott Brown
Joe Ellis
Essie Walls
Bill Handshaw
Howard St. Clair
Edward Ray Miller
Pres Swanner
Maben
Moundsville
D. M. Easley
Preston Woody
Earl Massey
Luther Hunley
Dana Lester
Bill Fourney
Preston Mills
Glen Wilcox
Hershel Howard
Crystal Howard
Edward Tolley
Geraldine Tolley
Roscoe Browning
Martha Browning
Maude E. Dean
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
L. S. Simms
State
Berley Egnor
Guy Barrett
Dorsey Workman
Preston Wood
Frank Lopez
Bus Lafferty
W. E. Trent
Wyoming County
Virgil H. Stewart
NYA
South Charleston
A&d
Wyoming County Board Approves $10000 for School Equipment
The Wyoming County Board of Education appropriates 10000 for equipment and instructional materials. Construction is underway and the building is expected to be ready for occupancy by August 15.
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Wyoming County Board of Education
Clear Fork Sacred Four to Attend Pikeville Singing Convention
The Clear Fork Sacred Four will travel to Pikeville Kentucky on Sunday for the annual all day singing convention held on the third Sunday in June. The quartet includes Ira Toler Elmer Aliff and Bruce Toler. The Pineville Quartet is also expected to attend. Local quartet members are Azel Brown Howard Barker E W McClain and Este Morgan.
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Clear Fork Sacred
Pikeville
Kentucky
Clear Fork
Ira Toler
Elmer Aliff
Bruce Toler
Pineville
Azel Brown
Howard Barker
E. W. McClain
Este Morgan
Wyoming Ladies Aid Society Meets With Program Topics
The Wyoming Ladies Aid met at Mrs. A J Pugh s home last Wednesday with Mrs J D Bailey leading the program on Christ and Social Relations. She conducted devotional and read No Man Liveth Unto Himself. Others spoke on My Brother Self Interest Like Other Men Am I My Brother s Keeper and Somebody Forgets. Plans were made to sponsor a bake sale at the coal company store at Wyoming on June 24. The hostess served refreshments. The society will meet June 21 at Mrs C M Shipman s home with Mrs J L Growe as program leader.
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Wyoming Ladies’ Aid Society
A. J. Pugh
J. D. Bailey
David Haga
Roy Jones
Coal Company
Yoming
C. M. Shipman
J. L. Growe
Road work update on state route 10 near Pineville
First three quarters of 4 mile section toward Welca has bituminous surface. Next ten miles undergoing stabilization by state forces. Remaining 1.8 mile under stone base contract. Traffic kept open. Surface treatment paused at Beckley Wy county line. Lonnie F Brooks elected worshipful master Pineville lodge No. 138.
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Pineville
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 Officers Installed With Elated Ceremony
The article lists officers including Siggoo sen ior warden Bragg served, with Theodore Bailey, Floyd C. Hondell, E. Pierce Rose and Fred H. Shannon as senior roles. Other officers named were Huffman Haga Stone Eggleston Pais and chaplain Smith with trustees Cook Werrell Rose. Arnie Fielding received the second degree. visitors Castee and Hare attended. Installation set for June 22 led by district deputy grand master Senter.
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Bragg
Tneodore Bailey
Siggoo
Floyd C. Hondell
E. Pierce Rose
Fred H. Shannon
Fred L Huffman
David Lee Haga
James E. Stone
John Eggleston
Floria Pais
Tyler
Wiley W. Smith
Herbert W. Cook
Clarence S. Werrell
Edgar Rose
Arnie Fielding
Koppersn
O. C. Castee
Berwind Lodge
A. A. Hare
Mullens Lodge
William Clyde Senter
Sailor Sgt John Willard Cook Killed at Sea in WWII
Mr and Mrs Homer Cook of Oceana learn their son Sgt John Willard Cook 25 was killed at sea while aboard a US destroyer torpedoed by Nazi planes during transfer overseas. Born in Oceana, he later lived in Omar and was Logan high school graduate who joined the service in May 1942 with the air corps. A second son Ronald Lee serves in the Marines in the South Pacific.
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Homer Cook
Oceana
War Department
John Willard Cook
U. S
Sgt. Cook
Omar
Logan High School
Air Corps
Cook
Ronald Lee
Marines
South Pacific
French Praise For the First Time in World War
A historic report notes French praise for a major first in World War accounts. Officials highlight a milestone achievement impacting Allied morale and strategic outlook amid ongoing battles.
American unit earns French commendation for duty
First Air Service Area Command announced a U S unit received a French Air Forces commendation for constant duty in aiding a French fighter squadron. Wyoming county youth Pfc Carl Honaker of Pineville is among the honored group. Maj Gen Bouscat thanked 1st Lt Major Knight of Decatur Ga and his men for their 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
Pineville Methodist Church Sets Father’s Day Services
The Rev L A Steele announces Father’s Day services at Pineville Methodist Church Sunday at 11 a.m. Also on Sunday the church holds Sunday school at 10 a.m. young peoples meeting at 6 p.m. and evening services at 8 p.m.
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Pineville Methodist Church
L .A. Steele
Young Peoples Meeting
Wyom ing County Fifth War Loan Drive Progress Report
R. D. Bailey as chairman announced this week that Wyoming county citizens and firms have taken steps in the Fifth War Loan Drive. He outlined early accomplishments and urged continued participation to meet the drive’s targets.
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R. D. Bailey
Wyoming County
Real Estate Bargains In Serona West Virginia Area
A compact housing and land sale list offering a five room house with utilities for 2500 in Serona WV, 130 acres of land with a log cabin and fenced sections, 8 room house near Athens with water and lights priced 2500, and several truck farms and building lots with terms. Includes locations near Hinton road New River Dam Princeton Matoaka and Prince ton with varying acreage and sacrifice prices.
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Athens
West Virginia
Serona
W. VA
Hinton Road
New River
Athens State Highway
Thorn Street
Princeton
Local drive tops bond totals with strong early returns
Bailey reported $150000 in war bonds purchased since Monday as the drive opened. The Red Jacket Coal and W M Ritter Lumber firms contributed $75000, Virginia Railway $50000, Harry Meade $10000, and C S Smith $4500. Postmaster G A Brooks forecast $15000 in E bonds by July 1 and Bailey aims for a county quota of $309000 within two weeks.
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Bailey
Red Jacket Coal Corporation
W. M. Ritter Lumber Com Company
Virginiian Railway Company
Harry Meade
C. 5. Smith
Pine Ridge
Telegraph business dominated by teletypewriters
Ninety percent of the telegraph business in the United States is handled by teletypewriters indicating the central role of automated devices in communication operations.
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The
United States
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P. I. Herald
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