New KP Officers Take Over July 1
Officers elected by Prince ton Lodge 168 Knights of Pythias will assume duties July 1. Appointees include C. H. Steele as chancellor commander and W. G. Wagner as vice chancellor among others. Burgess to represent lodge at Grand Lodge in Huntington August 26 27 28. District convention at Newhall Lodge 272 drew fifty representatives and a banquet followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Lodge
Knights of Pythias
C. H. Steele
W. G. Wagner
J. W. Parley
R. D. Buress
A. Ryan
Harold Lytton
H. E. Goode
Co. G. Graham
Woodrow W. Smith
Lee Beavers
R. D. Burgess
Huntington
A. A. Wiley
C. G. Stump
C. A. Ryan
Newhall Lodge
Newhall
Roy Cole
Mullins
Roanoke Lodge
Newhall Pythian Sisters
Birth Announced for Anne Kathleen Robinett in Princeton
Mr and Mrs Frank Robinett Kee street announce the birth of a daughter Anne Kathleen on June 16 at Memorial hospital. Mrs Robinett was Ruth Kegley. Sacred Benefit Concert by the First Methodist Church Vesper Choir Friday at 8 PM proceeds aid the Choir Robe Fund with four Fred Waring arrangements. Junior Choir to practice Friday June 20 at 10 AM. Open house tonight 8 PM hosted by Mr and Mrs Edward Rule for Mr and Mrs Wilbert Sowers visiting from Newport News VA returning to Los Angeles CA. W SCS Kee Street Met church to meet tonight 730 with Ruth Byrd Circle in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robinett
Kee Street
Anne Kathleen
Memorial Hospital
Robinett
Ruth Kegley
First Methodist Church
Joseph Bertalan
Fred Waring
Miss Pendleton
W. I. Henry
Edward Rule
Bluefield Ave
Wilbert Sowers
Newport News
Regina
Beckley
Raymond Sheeran
South Dakota
Sowers
Jessie Sowers
Eighth Street
W. 8. C. S. Kee Street
Womans Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Ruth Byrd
Dorotha Mae Hurt
Amy Hurt
W. G. Hill
Crystal
W. Va
R. L. Johnson
J. J. Howard
Pilgrim Baptist Church
W. G. Hopkins
Concord Street
Athens
Brach Cook
Henry Martin
Mission Circle of
Athens Baptist Church
Cook
Concord College
Fresh Blood for Free Energy and Vitality
An old promotional health notice touts SSS Tonic and 888 Tonic as cures for low blood strength from non organic anemia. It claims energized blood improves appetite, weight, and resistance, promising vigor, better digestion, and a glowing complexion with millions of bottles sold.
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SSS
Yn & E
SSS Tonic Beuray Health
Isaiah Lilly Dies at 76 in Flat Top Rites Planned
Isaiah Lilly 76 died at his Flat Top home Tuesday night after a lingering illness. Born May 29, 1872 at Flat Top, he was a farmer and timber man. Survived by children W. G. Lilly and Mrs. C. D. Eppling. Funeral services set at Flat Top Primitive Baptist Church with pastors J. R. Foley and J. I. Bowling and burial in Lilly Cemetery.
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Isaiah Lilly
Flat Top
William P
Valeria Walker Lilly
Lilly
W. G. Lilly
C. D. Eppling
Memorial Funeral Home
Princeton
Effie Smith
Spanishburg
Flat Top Primitive Baptist Church
J. R. Foley
Ghent
J. I. Bowling
Beckley
Lilly Cemetery
Princeton Legion Nine Clinches 9-8 Over Bluefield
Princeton American Legion nips Bluefield 9 to 8 on the Princeton field after fighting back from a 6-0 deficit. Don Pensule shines with six innings, nine strikeouts, and four hits allowed as Farley and Walthall pace Princeton's offense. Sarver stars for Bluefield with a triple and a double. Princeton heads to Welch tonight and Ashland Friday.
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Princeton American Legion
Bluefield American Legion
Princeton
Bluefield
Don Pensule
Walker
Farmer
Farley
Sug” Walthall
Sarver
Welch
Ashland
Past Counselors Club Meets At Mrs Richards Home
The Past Counselors club will meet this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Richards on Mercer street. Mrs Thornton hosted grandchildren and relatives from Miami New Orleans Paradis Lumberport Huntington and Greenville. The Belchers Celebrate Golden Wedding with open house June 22 from 3 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Richards
Mercer Street
Thornton
R. E. Thornton
Howard Hines
Miami
Fla
Charles Callaway
Meridian
Mildred Willis
New Orleans
David Hines
Paradis
J. M. Hines
Huntington
W. Va
Eva B. Pack
Lumberport
Pack
Effie
Oliver Ballard
Ballard
Greenville
Monroe County
W. R. Belcher
Kee Street
Princeton Area Personal News Inflows and Visits
Miss Mary Reid left Washington for Manila to marry Roy C. Tuggle. Mrs. George A. Howard and the Reids traveled with her as trip companions. Other locals return from travel or host visitors including Dr. C. Q. Bingham and Mrs. H. F. Day. Families welcomed include the Williams, McMurtry, Fletcher, Beatty, and Dudley households with guests from Virginia to Ohio and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Reid
Washington, D. C
Manila
P I
Roy C. Tuggle
Princeton
Miss Reid
George A. Howard
Asheville
N. C
Tuggle
W. S. Reid
George R. Reid
Reid
C. Q. Bingham
Princton Avenue
University Hospital
Charlottesville
H. F. Day
Princton
Memphis
Travis Dudley
Oak Ridge
Geology Professor Resigns from West Virginia University
Dr H C Martens resigns as geology professor at West Virginia University to take a similar post at Rutgers University and also relinquishes the mineralogist post at the West Virginia Geological Survey announced today by state deputy Paul H Price in Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WVU
Morgantown
H. C. Martens
West Virginia University
Rutgers University
West Virginia Geological Survey
Paul H. Price
Two Enlistments Reported In Navy
Navy recruiting at the Memorial building sent William T. Robinson and Everett Jackson Catron from Bluefield to Huntington for examination. First enlistments noted for Robert Umbarger electronics mate and Bert Cunduff Gregory Jr and Thomas J. Perry as apprentice seamen. Navy now accepts three four and six year enlistments and requires parental consent for under eighteen only in some cases.
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Navy
Memorial Building
William T. Robinson
Bluefield
RFD
Everett Jackson Catron
Huntington
Robert Umbarger
Duhring Street
Bert Cunduff Gregory, Jr
Bramwell Road
Thomas J. Perry
Superior
Fence Fire At Dad's Place Prompts Fire Dept Response
A rear fence at Dad's Place on Ninth Street caught fire from a trash blaze about 10:08 Monday morning. The Princeton fire department extinguished the flames using water from the truck booster tank.
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Dad
Kraft Edges Turner For Trans Mississippi Golf Win
Kraft defeats Fred Turner of Wichita 2 up in the second round at Wichita Country Club on a windy 6 740 yard course. George Coleman Tulsa amateur champion falls to Dean Adkinson Wichita 4 and 3. Tom Hanson Wichita University freshman loses to Charles Chapman Denver 3 and 2 after a bright first round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Turner
Wichita
Wichita Country Club
Kraft
George Coleman
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Navy
Dean Adkinson
Tom Hanson
Wichita University
F. G
Bo) Wininger
Guthrie
Okla
Charles Chapman
Denver
Galax Wins Third Southwest Virginia Golf Tourney
Galax takes team honors with a low 454 as Blacksburg 455. Don Kelsey of Blacksburg topped individuals by winning a playoff over D R Ware M G Nelson and J M Phipps after a 73. Tazewell placed third in the team event with 468 followed by Saltville 471 Marion 478 Pulaski 480 Mt Airy NC 483 and Wytheville 490. Next tourney set for Wytheville July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Galax
Southwest Virginia Golf Association
Don Kelsey
D. R. Ware
M. G. Nelson
J. M. Phipps
Kelsey
Tazewell
Saltville
Marion
Pulaski
Mt. Airy
N. C
Wytheville
Association
Passeau Returns to Cubs After Back Operation
Chicago notes pennant stock rose as Claude Passeau joined the Cubs for the first time this season after a back operation last February. The 38 year old veteran has not yet been placed on the active list but is expected to reappear in a box score within a week or two. He worked out with Mobile for a week and threw 20 minutes of batting practice for the Cubs.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Claude Passeau
Ben
Mobile
Cubs
Funeral services for George W. Crooke retiree held today
Funeral services were held at 1 30 this afternoon at the home of his daughter Mrs H C Smoot 1100 Bluefield avenue Princeton for George W Crooke 79 a retired Co O Railway Company employee who died Tuesday at his daughter’s home He had been critically ill since Friday Rev John A Womeldorf Presbyterian minister officiated Interment followed at Deeds cemetery Jumping Branch West Virginia Pallbearers and flowerbearers were friends and neighbors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Crooke
H. C. Smoot
Bluefield Avenue
Princeton
Co. & O. Railway Company
Smoot
John A. Womeldorf
Deeds
Jumping Branch
W. Va
Ryder Cup Postponed To Spring 1948
Detroit June 18 The first postwar Ryder Cup renewal between United States and Britain likely postponed to spring 1948, says Ed Dudley president of the U S P G A. He doubts a 1947 match can be held in November or December and notes golf is stagnant late in the year. Dudley favors spring 1948 if the British team cannot arrive by early October.
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Detroit
United States
Britain
Ed Dudley
Cup Committee
Dudsley
PGA
Dudley
Assault Likely to Be Retired After 1947 Season
New York June 18 Assault the Texas clubfoot racing star who dominated last year and may retire after this season. Maxie Hirsch says owner Robert J. Kleberg Jr plans to wind up the 1947 campaign and retire the famed colt once his 1947 racing ends.
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New York
Texas
Maxie Hirsch
Fredericksburg
County Fair
Robert J. Kleberg, Jr
Kleberg
Kentucky
Poca Hontas Va Opens Joint Church School Monday
The School of the Churches at Poca hontas Virginia will open Monday morning at the Community Methodist church. Conducted jointly by the First Baptist and Community Methodist churches, the ten day program runs daily from 9 30 until noon with classes for primary, intermediate and young adult groups. Parents and church school workers are invited to visit during sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Community Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Community Methodist
Pink Taf Fata Wedding With Blue Flowered Accents
The bride wore a pink taf fata and net gown with a sweetheart neckline and full skirt accented by blue flowers from waist downward. Matron of honor Mrs. Melida Robinson wore pink net with blue flowers. best man Mr. C Reynolds attended Mr. Hill. Mrs Hurt mother of the bride wore blue and white. A three tiered cake was cut by the couple and then by Mr William Higginbotham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hurt
William Higginbotham
Storeroom for Rent in Corner Location 28x60 ft
For rent storeroom in excellent corner location 28 by 60 feet. Contact T. B. Cook at 100 Trent Street Princeton or call 669 J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Cook
Trent Street
Princeton
Appreciation for sympathy after loss of Maggie M Chatting
The family thanks friends for sympathy shown during the death of wife and mother Maggie M Chatting. They name Rev John M Dunn Rev Mr Kes singer church Memorial Funeral Directory flower donors and car providers. God bless you all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie M
John M. Dunn
Mr. Kessinger
Legion Post Highlights Local Social Evening Notes
The description recalls a social gathering led by Mrs. Annae Hopkins with guests Mrs. Eva Higginbotham Lena Bailey Mittie Ann Howe Florinda Johnson Marie Hurt Corrine Johnson and Oreo Johnson aiding at the punch bowl. Mr and Mrs Hill reside at Crystal Virginia while Roy Scott Post 39 American Legion is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annae Hopkins
Mesdames Eva Higginbotham
Lena Bailey
Mittie Ann Howe
Florinda Johnson
Marie Hurt
Corrine Johnson
Oretha Johnson
Clara Art
Mrs. Hill
Crystal
Thanksgiving service of Bramwell Lodge in Poca hontas
The Bramwell Lodge of the Free, Accepted and Ancient York Masons holds its annual Thanksgiving service Sunday at 3 pm in Community Methodist church, Poca hontas VA. Rev. Thomas G. Howard will deliver The Master Builder sermon, with area lodges attending and the senior choir providing music. Edward Mitchell directs the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramwell Lodge
York Masons
Community Methodist Church
Pocahontas
Thomas G. Howard
John Stewart Methodist
Bluefield
W. Va
Edward Mitchell
Legion Meeting Set for Friday at 7 30 PM
Legion urges all members to attend Friday night at 7 30 at the Legion hall on North Mercer Street. Commander Joe Gibson notes the session is called to discuss ongoing affairs and upcoming events.
For Sale Dixie Range and Warm Morning Heater
Two used items offered for sale by Frank Price of 501 Princeton Avenue. A white enamel Dixie Range with half shell in good condition and a large Warm Morning heater. Priced together at 100 dollars. Available for viewing after 5 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Price
Princeton Avenue
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Princeton News
Princeton Society
Princeton Legion
Pepei-Cola Company
Long Island City, N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Mercer County
Glenwood Park
Madoc McKenzie
Pearl Faulkner
Mercer Cannery
Kiwanis Club
Haskell Sluss
Bluefield Kiwanian
Jack Myers
Ben Reed
Kiwanis International
Bill Kennedy
R. T. Greer
Lenoir
Greer
Max B. Greer
West Virginia
Edith Frances Peters
Broderick William Peters
Ruby Thomas
Oscar Thomas
Southwest Va
Passeau
Ryder
Wichita, Kas
John Kraft
Money Service
The
Ark
Brest
1St National Bank
Princeton, W. Va
George
L. L. von Court
Optometrist
Royal Theatre
Mercer St
Princeton, West Va
Roy Scott Post
North Eighth Street
Walker St
News OF the Colored People
D.V
B.S
Crowgey
Kelleysville, W. Va
Murdock and
Peck Streets
Hearn
McDowell County
C. N. Kirby
Riverside Drive
Kirby Brothers
Main ST
Tomchin Furniture CO
Tomchins
Mercer
5Th ST
ROYAL
Warren Vet A
Roberts - Douglas - Mowbray
Mitchell Bros., Auctioneers
Union
Narrows, Va
Rev
Bruce Cook
Thorn Street
Mercer Theatre
Donna E. Sisk
Princeton Ave
Lea
McKinley St
Lilly Homesites
Princeton Bank & Trust Company
Lilly Land CO
FHA
Princeton Bank & Trust Co
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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