Princeton Sanitary Head Dismissed From Position
Harry L. Osborne, manager of Princeton’s Sanitation Department since November 18 1957, was dismissed at a Sanitary Board meeting. Mayor Malcolm G. Champ cited insubordination and reluctance to cooperate. a joint City Council Sanitary Board hearing is being sought. Salary about 515 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Osborne
City of Princeton Sanitation Department
Sanitary Board
City Hall
Osborne
State Department of Natural Resources
State
Mercer County Departments of Health
Malcolm G. Champ
Champ
Princeton
Tom Lowe
William Clark
Sanitation Department
State Division of Water Resources
Department of Natural Resources
J. J. Mahood
Mercer County Health Department
N. H. Dyer
Health Department
Pearisburg Church Announces Bible School This Week
Providence United Methodist Church in Pearisburg hosts a Vacation Bible School from Monday to Friday daily nine to twelve. Teachers include Linda Hungate, Carson Hodge, John Stafford and Elvin Hungate. Rev C W Brezze serves as song leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence United Methodist Church
Bluefielder Man Hurt In Monday Auto Truck Wreck
A 48-year-old Bluefield man sustained minor back and side injuries in a collision on Bluefield Avenue. The truck driver, a 37-year-old Princeton man, was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control. Damages to the two vehicles were estimated at $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Princeton
Bluefield Avenue
Jack W. Kidd
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield Sanitarium
Paul Dickerson
Route 4
Kidd
O. C. Belcher Jr
Augusterfer
Armstrong
J. P. McKinney
D. B. Atkinson
Mountain Mist Garden Club Meets In Pearisburg
Mrs. Lyle Kinnear of Blacksburg spoke on Scheduling and Staging A Flower Show at the Mountain Mist Garden Club meeting in the Pearisburg Municipal Auditorium. She noted exhibitor planning and schedule study, while praising horticulture education and judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Kinnear
Blacksburg
Mountain Mist Garden Club
Pearisburg
Robert L. Powell
Kinnear
Pearlsburg Municipal Auditorium
Edward Johnston
James Johnston
Paul Deck
Powell
Paul Armbrister
Robert Green
Women's Society Youth Program at Pearlsburg church
The Women's Society of Christian Service at the First United Methodist Church in Pearlsburg will meet at 12:30 PM in Kindergarten II. Leaders Mrs Halsey L. Bishop and Mrs George C. Williams present "Youth Society's Untapped Resource" with guest Rev Henry Dawson Jr. and Wesleyan Service Guild invited.
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Women's Society of Christian Service
The
First United Methodist Church
Pearlsburg
Halsey L. Bishop
George C. Williams
Youth Society
Henry Dawson, Jr
Wesleyan Service Guild
Five Hurt One Critically In Four Separate Wrecks
Five people were injured on U S Route 460 east of Princeton in four rain dampened crashes Monday with damages totaling about 6000 dollars. Barbara Ann Beckett 20 of Princeton remained in critical condition at Bluefield Sanitarium with multiple injuries from a head on collision involving a tractor trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Route 460
Princeton
Bluefield
Barbara Ann Beckett
Oakvale
Roy Emmett Taylor
Smith’s Transfer Corp
Staunton
Beckett
D. B. Atkinson
J. L. Tryall
Mayor Legato Resigns Amid Davy Town Turmoil
Mayor Floyd Legato blasted Davy citizens at a special council meeting then tendered his resignation. The session followed a jail fire that killed two suspects, with police chief Bill Jackson offering to resign while officials debated park funding and possible tax tweaks to support town operations.
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Floyd
Titi) Legato
Davy
Davy Town
Legato
Davy City
Floyd Music
Bill Jackson
Jackson
Music
Welch
Kennedy Park
Deed Transfers and Marriages Filed at Mercer County Court
Nine property transfers and three marriage licenses were filed at the Mercer County Court House. Deeds include Mary Nancy Vecellio to Leonard Harman in Rock District for 5 dollars and Richard Lee Mabry to Everett Dale in Princeton for 12 600 dollars, among others. Marriage licenses list Ronald Coleman and Patricia Lilly, Kenneth Sells and Charlene Wolfe, Frank Gibson and Deborah Fralick. A divorce suit titled Watha White versus Vennie White was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Court House
Princeton
Mary Nancy
Tony Vecellio
Leonard Harman
Rock District
McCulloch Avenue
Bluefield
John S
Atlanta Foley
Virginia Eldaharian
Matoaka
Volna Ann Bowler
Walter
Hazel A. Tyree
R. L
Elyer
Edna Lawson
Ray B. Cheatwood, Sr
Roberta Marie Cheatwood
Oakvale Road
Leonard
Roanoke Firm Holds No. 4 Locomotive Standoff
The 1910 Virginian Railway engine remains in Roanoke shops awaiting renovation before display at the Transportation Museum. Princeton Mayor Champ sought to move it, but a Mercer County court dissolved a temporary injunction, leaving the dispute unresolved as Roanoke pressures its legal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Virginian Railway
Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Transportation Museum
Malcolm Champ
James O. Trout
Trout
Champ
Mercer County
Eggleston
Giles County
Ladies Golf Tourney Opens At Princeton Elk Club
The Ladies Association of the Princeton Elks Country Club starts its June Handicap Tournament today. Players must pick up a signed card from golf pro John Kuhn and return ecards for Wednesday pairings. Tuesday matches feature players across tees one to four with start times from 9:15 to 10:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Association
Princeton Elks Country Club
Elk’s Club
John Kuhn
Atdleen Scott
Agnes Heatherman
Charmaine Powers
Edith Seay
Betty Parks
Notice to Creditors and Mercer voting precinct change
Public notice informs creditors to file claims against the estates of several individuals including Perkins Thornhill Lilly Williams Ratcliff with proofs by December 4 1968. It also records Mercer County Court order establishing Precinct No 95 East River District Lilly Grove area with voting at Lilly Grove Fire Station and a July 29 1968 hearing.
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Rachel Porterfield Perkins
Jeanette Louise Perkins
Elsie M. Thornhill
Sarah Lilly
Della Mae Williams
Jean Eloise Ratcliff
West Maint
Princeton
West Virginia
Mercer County
Mercer
C. D. Compton
Bernard A. Wilkinson
East River District
Norfolk & Western Railway
Virginian
Lilly Grove
Jack Blankenship
B. A. Holdren
Old Low Gap Road
Geren
W. Va
Harold C. Farley
Mercer County Court
Walter Owens improves Princeton driveways with seen fill dirt
Walter M Owens of Princeton advertises seen-fill dirt top soil and asphalt driveways with bonded work and extendable guarantees plus free inspections and estimates. Also promotes Tri-State Exterminating Co serving Virginia Ohio and West Virginia with term, commercial and residential services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter .M. Owens
Princeton
Virginia
Ohio
W. Va
Tri-State Exterminating Co
W, Va
Field Representative Opportunity For Young People
A challenging job option targets young applicants with some college who enjoy travel and meeting people. No experience required. company will train in a growing field. Starts with a good salary, fringe benefits, regular raises, and a company car. Rapid advancement to management based on performance.
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P. O. Box
Roanoke
Sales Opportunity at WHIS-TV in Bluefield West Virginia
A young man with sales experience or eagerness to learn is sought. Self-starter imaginative and personable individuals are invited to send a resume to WHIS-TV Sales Bluefield West Virginia for a stabilized career opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whis-Tv
Bluefield
W. Va
Carpentry Jobs Offer at Blacksburg and Pearisburg Sites
The Snyder Hunt Co advertises a $3.25 per hour carpenter position for a large apartment project in Blacksburg Virginia with on site contact Carl Grubbs at Ter Race View Apartments and a Pearisburg location near a Catholic Church on Mason Drive. Applicants may call the Blacksburg office at 552-3515 during business hours.
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Blacksburg
Carl Grubbs
Terrace View
Tom's Sefo Road
Pearisburg
Ono
Mason Art Drive
Stachehern
Snyder-H Hunt CO
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Ae Latl As
By Roger Hickman
American Medical Association
Hickman’s
Rexall Drugs
Knoxville
Washington
Memphis
Mise
Cincinnati
Norfolk
Asheville
Trailways
Bland St
Bird
W. Vo
Honaker Ave
Penn
Continental Trailways Bus
Earth
Pearisburg Church States Bible School
Bluefielder
Mountain Mist Club
Women’s Society
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Lavon
Pn Academy Is
Sidney Pottier
Lee Grant
Larry D. Spangler
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Indianapolis
Ind
Stephen Augusterfer
Jo Ann Augusterfer
Clester L. Armstrong Jr
Morehead
Crosses Lane
Princeton Memorial
Route 460
Dora Lee Sizemore
Sizemore
Barbara Jessee
Oakvale Mountain
J. A. Tryall
Forest Gregory
Roger Durham
Gregory
George Ross
Burns Records
Norfolk and Western Railway
Wallace Goodson
McDowell County
Natalie Wood
Penelope
Western Union Telegram
Donald S. Morgan District Sales
MGR
Council
Hines Ave
Hickman
William S. Winfrey
Simpkins Awning Company
Taylor Rug
Bluefield Glass and Tile Company
Clyde E. Fox
Mercer Construction Company
Platnick Brothers, Inc
Blue Field
Doe
Perm
Carters
Brineger
Northfork Lumber Company
Northfork
West Va
Draper Valley Truck Station
Draper
Berens Scott Upholstery Co
Alls Mills
Avon Calling
Metrcs
Coalwood
Avon Coste St
Liquid Wood
Ramsey Paint and Wallpaper Company
Commerce St
Phone
Gallos Sisson’r Inc
S. W. Peters Company
Ave
Bird Bird
tzen# Coal & Supply Co
Raleigh Street
General Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc
Wenonah Avenue
Pearsburg
Daily Telegraph
Rasnicks Barber Shop
Federal Street
Princeton Road
Tazewell Road
South
Williamson
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