Princeton News Open House at Kee Street Vacation Church School
Kee Street Vacation Church School held an open house and picnic on the church lawn. Ninety four pupils attended with activities including posters booklets pottery painting film strips and records. Courses covered range from Friends Around the World to Bible Lands and The Life and Work of Paul with several teachers named. Daily collection benefits Beckley Child Care Center. Director Mrs Otie Lynton led the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kee Street
Paul White
Jimmy Pritcett
Bill Glover
Sandra Stowers
Mary Lou Mullens
Alvin Buchannon
Out End
Treavor Pettrey
Ona Mae Marshall
Earl Pettrey
Beckley Child Care Center
Otie Lynton
John Dunagan
Patty Bingham
Accord Signed On Brush Creek Dams Project
City of Princeton Mercer County Court and Soil Conservation Service sign agreements for Dam 14 and Dam 15 construction in the Brush Creek watershed. Bids for dams transmission line and pumping station set to be solicited within a week with bids due July 27. Princeton secured a $1 million Farmers Home Administration loan to finance Dam 15, which holds 540 million gallons and feeds Dam 14 for distribution to Princeton and sale to West Virginia Water Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Princeton
Soil Conservation Service
Mercer County Court
Brush Creek
Farmers Home Administration
Dam 15
Dam 14
West Virginia Water Co
Fifteen Marriages Licensed in Giles County Clerk Office
The Giles County Clerk issued marriage licenses to fifteen couples. Names include Owen Robert Seel with Blanche Jay Haywood, and Wayne Curtis Hare with Judith Ann Caldwell. Licenses were also issued to pairs such as William Lee Linkous and Hazel Mae Beavers, Marvin E Crawford and Lana L Brunk, and others through June 18, with partners from Narrows Pearisburg Charleston and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles County Clerk's Office
Owen Robert Seel
Princeton
Blanche Jay Haywood
Ingleside
Wayne Curtis Hare
Narrows
Judith Ann Caldwell
William Lee Linkous
Pylesville
Hazel Mae Beavers
Marvin Edward Crawford
St. Albans
Lana Lee Brunk
Spring Hill
Brady Delano Crawford
Joe Ann Marcum
Tornado
Roger Lee Jones
Kathryn Ann_ Basher
Charles Edward Clark
Deloris Lee Blankenship
Franklin Jack Aretz
Charleston
Karen Sue Settle
Maruice Kemper Aliff Jr
New Castle
Joyce Ann Turpin
William Adair Gruse
Barbara Louise Turner
Larry Edward Johnston
Pearisburg
Princeton Old Guard to Hear Attorney Holroyd
The Princeton Old Guard meets at 10 30 a m Thursday in Fellowship Hall at the First Baptist Church. Guest speaker is Princeton attorney Robert E Holroyd a member of the House of Delegates. Jim Edmonds directs the chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Old Guard
Fellowshp
First Baptist Church
Princeton
Robert E. Holroyd
House of Delegates
Jim Edmonds
Old Guard
Athens Wins U S Loan for Sewage Survey
The Housing and Home Finance Agency approved a $15 375 loan for Athens to fund a detailed preliminary survey of sewage needs. Holley Kenney and Schott Inc from Beckley will conduct the survey and advise the Athens Town Council on next steps toward upgrading facilities. The full project is estimated near $300 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Athens
James Kee
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Holley, Kenney and Schott, Inc
Beckley
Thirteen Deeds Filed by Clerk in Princeton Courthouse
Thirteen property transfers were filed in Princeton courthouse activity. Names include Lucy E. Perdue and others transferring tracts in Beaver Pond District Mercer County Bluefield and Princeton areas with values from 350 to 18 000 dollars. Transactions involve L T Realty Co Aubrey Hight and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Lucy E. Perdue
John and
Mary H. Witt
Beaver Pond
Rosa Brammer
Aubrey
Kathleen Hight
Mercer County
Viola and
Oakley Farmer
Fred A. Williams
Lilly Land Co
Ted J
Ruby J
Littoral
Jan-Gay Park
Bluefield
John W. Holt Jr
Clara Holt
L. T. Realty Co
Honaker Avenue
Robert V
Kathleen M. Young
Andrew
Peggy Latary
A. L
Ethel Bolen
Andrew D
Sadie Lee Bailey
Waddie
Alma Fuda
C. W. Murphy
Rock District
Bluefield Pastor to Speak at Princeton Church Event
Rev. H. L. Wade of Bluefield will headline a pre anniversary program at the Church of God In Christ on Lewis Street Princeton Friday at 8 p.m. He will present the choir of his church along with Mount Olive Chorus and First AME Zion Choir performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Wade
Bluefield
Church of God In Christ
Lewis Street
Princeton
Mount Olive Chorus
First
AME Zion Choir
Woman’s Missionary Society Hears Book Review at June Meeting
The Woman's Missionary Society met at Silver Springs Church Princeton for the June session. Mrs. G W Johnson reviewed the book Go Home and Tell while Mrs Sam Jones organized a September rummage sale with clothing contributions to be picked up by a society member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Woman's Missionary Society
Silver Springs Church
Princeton
G. W. Johnson
Sam Jones
Johnson
Mesdames Willis Baldwin
Jay Mills
Roy Nuckolls
Carl Pettrey
J. D. Wipperman
Charlie Ferguson
Nina Chandler
Minnie Baugess
Sam
4-H Members At Mill Rally At Jacksons Mill
4 H members attend the Annual Order 4 H Club Member's Conference at Jackson's Mill with daily themes on programming and self exploration. Mercer County participants include Judi Gilliam Nancy Okes Bobby Elmore Alvin Buchanan Doris Phillips Sandra Stowers Cornelia Ann Crews and club leaders Mrs Evelyn Poe and Mrs Aileen Butler. They travel from Edgemont Greenview Glenwood Athnos Athenia clubs and will return Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Judi Gilliam
Greenview Challengers
Nancy Okes
Bobby Elmore
Alvin Buchanan
Edgemont Top Notchers
Doris Phillips
Sandra Stowers
Edgemont
Top Notchers
Cornelia Ann Crews
Glenwood
Evelyn Poe
Aileen Butler
Athnos Athenia
Jackson's Mill
County Taxpayers Set Meeting Friday
Mercer County Taxpayers Association calls a 7:30 p.m. Friday meeting at Mercer County Health Center Green Valley. The watchdog group formed this month aims to overseecounty agencies and start improvement projects. Association president Robert Fulcher of Bluefield invites all interested residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Taxpayers Association
Mercer County Health Center
Green Valley
Robert Fulcher
Route 3
Bluefield
Republican Women In Monroe Plan Activities
Monroe County Republican Women's Club sponsored a Pickaway meeting chaired by Mrs. Jim Ballard. The event promoted a Teen Age Republican Club, a GOP picnic at Moncove Lake near Gap Mills at 2 p.m. July 30, and youth delegates for the Republican Youth Training Camp at Camp Caesar in Webster County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Caesar
Monroe County
Pickaway
Republican Women's Club
Jim Ballard
Peterstown
Webster County
Monroe
Burt Noble
Harry L. Noble
Larry Rowe
Eldridge E. Rowe
Burt
Larry
Ballard
Gladys Kessinger
Greenville
Virginia Water Projects Oked in House Vote
The House approved over $5 million for Virginia water projects by voice vote. Listed funds include John W Flanagan Reservoir $2,625,000 and North Fork of the Pound Reservoir $1,058,000. Also planned reimbursements and surveys across Hampton Roads James River and Norfolk Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Virginia
John W. Flannagan
Lynnhaven Inlet
North Fork of the Pound
Virginia Beach
Hampton Roads
Norfolk Harbor
James River
John Knapp Dies After Long Illness
John Oliver Knapp longtime WVU Extension Service director for 23 years died Sunday at WVU Hospital Morgantown after a long illness. He had served as acting dean of the WVU College of Agriculture and adviser to the dean. A Morgantown native born December 19 1893 in Greenbrier County, he earned his B.S. at WVU in 1916 and became director in 1938 with a career spanning decades. Funeral services were held at Davidson Funeral Home in Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oliver Knapp
West Virginia University Extension Service
West Virginia University Hospital
Morgantown
WVU College of Agriculture
Davidson Funeral Home
Greenbrier County
Knapp
WVII
Art Workshop For Teachers At Concord College
Concord College sponsored a free art workshop for 20 Mercer County teachers and guests from neighboring counties. Led by Mrs. Jane Callaway of Cincinnati, the event covered modern art education and hands on techniques under I L Mitchell Linn Sheets and Mrs. Beryle Santon. Participants learned through crayons watercolors poster paints and modeling clay with the theme Learn by Doing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord College
Mercer County
Jane Callawey
Cincinnati
I. L. Mitchell
Concord
Linn Sheets
Department of Education
Beryle Santon
Callaway
Indiana University
New York University
Lumbia University
Franklin School of Professional Art
New York
University of Cincinnati
Roberta Parker
Emma Dean Belcher
Midge Vachon
Cathleen Huson
Florence Grimm
Nilda M. Lowe
Parnie Shrewsbury
Rosalie McKenzie
Polly Church
Rosalie Basham
Mary Thompson
Joan Lee Martin
Rose Lee Kraushaar
Lorene Jarrett
Bernice Good
Helen Piper
Judith Bressler
Joan Wright
June Marie
Barbara Stacy
Irman Taylor
Monroe County
Greg May
Wilda Jane Judy
Greenbrier
Katherine Hatfield
Sybil McCoy
Hazel Goodson
McDowell County
Elizabeth Vinciquerra
John Preece
Ruth Ann Schweitzer
Mingo County
Phyllis Kessier
Nicholas County
Elizabeth Eggleston
Kanawha
Ann Heart
Jackson County
Betty Hobart
Logan County
Opal Trump
Twila Shrewsbury
Raleigh County
Irene Grimmett
Hazel Davidson
Summers County
Betty Cordle
Hazel Blankenship
Genevieve Dewese
Harlan Brown
Wyoming County
Elizabeth Martin
Osceola
Fla
Gertrude Hodson
Davidson, Tenn
Notice of Public Sale and Estate Proceedings in Bluefield
A Bluefield notice lists a June 30 1965 sale of a 1949 Cadillac make and model 4 door sedan with serial 496277392 under a conditional sales agreement. It also covers fiduciary notices for multiple estates with deadlines to file claims by December 15 1965 and a July 7 1965 trustees sale of Mercer County real estate Lot 310 Cumberland Heights Addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia
Lillian N. Liles
Genevieve L. Bowen
George Richardson
Robert M. Richardson
Robert E. Cole
Glenna A. Cole
Andy V. English
Rosa B
English
Benjamin Dixon
William Dixon
Ethel H. Austin J
Redmond
T. A. Franklin
Weis
Beatrice J. Weis
Leonard H
Meadows
Louise Meadows
Law & Commerce
James H. Martin
Mercer County
Princeton
Cumberland Heights
Ridgemont Road
Lot No. 311
Groveland Drive
Wm. T. Hancock
L. R. Coulling, Jr
Peyton W. Greear
Elizabeth Cottrell Greear
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Princeton News
James Spangler
Oakwood Walnut Room
Oakvale Road
W. Va
Ing Room Group
Mr. Totten At
Tomchin
Mercer Street
Dial
Princeton, W. Va
Call Supreme Basement Waterproofing Co
Thorn St. Ph
Old Guard Chapter
Mercer
Beite Davis Dehavilland
Joseph Cotten
Charlotte
Conner
Hedrenater
U.S
Douglas Barger Jr
Elizabeth J
Gary Lee Johnson
Harold E
Margie Bailey
East River District
H. Lee
Eleanor Palmer
Porter Thompson
Bee Addition
Volna C. Walker
Virgil L
Opal Dudley
Rev. Wade
White
Thorn St
Supper Club
WMS Hears Book Review
4-H
Jackson’s Mill
Virginia Water Projects
Oked
Gathright Reservoir
John Knapp
Emneys
McCann Motors
Marion F. McCann
WM. T. Han L. R. Coulling
Mary Griffin
William Griffin
Circuit Court
Luther G. Scott
Mary Criffin
C. M. Nadder, Jr
C. M. Rudder, Jr
Pop
Bland Street
Taylor Rug
Princeton Avenue
Peane al Supplies
Eteee Tereura Senior Company
State Street
Tdl
Tennessee
James F. Deckard
Green Valley Power
Roland
South Bluefield
Vieginls
Vermil
Sears
Raleigh Street
Mooregard
Ramsey Paint Co
Commerce Street
Sisson’s Inc
W. Peters
Pittsburgh
Raleigh
Aliff
Flintrote Alcoa
Gee
Dick Corner
Bailey Lum Company
Citizens Coal & Supply Co
Cal Hertz Systems
Bluefield Auto Renta
Ramses Paint Co
Phon
Jaanita
T. R Lilly
Bel-Air
Grundy
Bell Telephone System
Cal Pearisburg 1200
Vansant Ball Park
Fuller Brush Company
Cedar
Kermit Fowler
Crane Creek
McComas
Daily Telegraph
Beacon
Cook
Curb
Bluefield Drive
Rawleigh
Rawleigh Dept
WWF
Richmond
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Atlantic Bolt Co
Cleveland
Ohio
C. Carroll Spear
Euclid Ave
B & J Employment Service
Coal & Coke Building
J. A Michae S
P. O. Box
Community Savings & Loan Co
Dal Lawson
Jack T. Kidd
Electrolux
Winkler Stokp
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
ALCOA
Coe Ores Mill
Virginia Hardware
Southern Automotive Supply
Behr-Manning Products
Acme Paints
Delco
Mercer St
Firestone
Princeton Scrap Lon and Metal Company
South Street
Pele Sies
Gravely
Gravely Tractor Sales
Westinghouse
Goodyear
North Street
Singer Company
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