Princeton man fined for possessing home brew
M. O. Lilly of near Princeton was fined 50 dollars and costs after being found in possession of ten gallons of home brew. He was arrested Friday by state liquor commission agent Charles McGuire and Constable C. C. Christian. magistrate E. Dale Bailey presided Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.O. Lilly
Princeton
E. Dale Bailey
Lilly
Charles McGuire
State Liquor Commission
C. C. Christian
Oklahoma Boy Takes The Lead In College Golf Qualifiers
Oklahoma A and M freshman Bo Winninger led after 18 holes at the University of Michigan course in the National Collegiate Athletic Association golf championship qualifiers. He shot 37 35 for a 72 as teammate Laddie Kempa posted 34 39 for 73, with many players over par in the windy conditions during 36 hole qualifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bo Winninger
Oklahoma A and M
University of Michigan
Winninger
Navy
Laddie Kempa
Kempa
Harvie Ward
Charles Baired
Denver VII
Dick Thompson
West Virginia
Carroll Cooper
Virinia
Raymond F. King, Jr
Virginia
A. Patten Janssen
Michael Krak
West Virgia
Albert B. Davis
Est
William G. Roberts
Donald Hall
Young Scheib Shoots for Rookie of the Year
Philadelphia pitcher Carl Scheib, 20, dominates the mound with three wins in as many starts, 43 innings, two unearned runs, and three straight complete games. His 3-0 win over the Chicago White Sox extended a current streak of dominant performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Carl Scheib
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Scheib
Chicago White Sox
The
Pale Hose
Old Age Policy Pays Up To 100 A Month
Postal Life and Casualty offers an accident policy for ages 65 to 85 covering up to 500 for death and up to 100 a month for disability and hospital care. The plan costs 1 cent daily, with no medical exam and no sales calls. Send name address age and beneficiary details for 10 days free inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Company
Postal Life
Kansas City
Postal
Jwe
Yankee Paid Customer Mark Nears Million
The New York Yankees remain the leading drawing team in baseball and neared the million paid attendance mark. Through Sunday's games they had 940,449 paid customers at home games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee
New York
New York Yankees
US Tennisers Bow to Czech Ace in Open onslaught
Segura defeated by the Czech ace 7-5 7-5 6-3 as U S players grapple with top serve. Falkenburg beat Philippe Washer 6-2 6-2 6-2 while Pails crushed L E B Carter 6-1 6-0 6-1. Geoff Brown ousted Bill Robertson 6-1 6-0 6-3 and Budge Patty lost a five set duel 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3. Jack Crawford fell to M Elimerz 5-7 8-6 8-6 6-0 and G L Paish were upset by J A Barry 0-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkenburg
Philippe Washer
Belgium
Davis Capper
Pails
L. EB. Carter
Britain
Geoff Brown
Bill Robertson
America
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Conertee Sidwell
Jack Crawford
M. Elimerz
G. L. Paish
J. A. Barry
New Zealand
Yer Hill
Blue Grays Edge Bluefield In Pitchers Duel
Badger a 17 year old rookie from Wampum Pa. stars for New River with run support from Daniels Poltrock Weigle Baldwin Moore and Tufano. Cuff Daniels and Moore homer and three players drive in runs as Bluefield falls 6 4 in a late rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Grays
Badger
Wampum
New River Bluefield
Lurber
Baldwin
Saunders
DeSaulnier
Stoecker
Ashley
Bob
Guard
Smith
Brackens
Hite
New River
Bluefield
First Game Bluefield Beats Richland in Extra Innings
Bluefield rallied to a 4 1 tie before Rich's pitched through extra innings. Meau, Baldwin, Saunders and Richards drove runs while home runs and key hits from Ashley Orlando and Taylor powered the offense. Richards earned the win in relief as the game extended into the 12th inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefeld
Elizabethton
Richards
Morrison
Messuri
Bekeza
Meau
Moore
Orlando
Kules
Bristol and Johnson City slugfest ends with 15 to 11 Bristol victory
Bristol bats explode for 15 runs on 12 hits and 11 walks at Cardinal Park as Johnson City yields 15. Heffner Henry Fox combine for Bristol win while RAE and Moford contribute in Johnson City collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
J. C
Johnson City
Tenn
Cardinal Park
Red Birds
RAE
Play Moves Along In College Tennis
In the NCAA tennis championships on a sunny day in Angeles, Tulane’s Jack Tuero won his first round 6-3 6-1 over Conway Catton of San Francisco. Top seeds Herb Fiam and Harry Likas advanced, and several others posted decisive early wins in the singles draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Rice
D. Woods
Prairie View
Collier
Georgia Tech
Hewitt
Houston
Samson
Notreme
D. Burnis
Cincinnati
Bernard Barigen
William and Mary
Hickman
Brigham Young
Larned
Roche
San Francisco
Seixas
North Carolina
D. Brown
Ilinois
Tully
Notre Dame
Dahlstrom
Pepperdine
Mabry
Texas
D. Wright
Santa Barbara
Kerr
Southern California
D. Stuckert
Western Michigan
Dullas
UCLA
D. Mouledous
Tulane
Mateh Rice
D Bostick
Washington
Brink
D. Jones
Occidental
Savitt
Cornell
D. Sackett
Louise Suggs Favored To Succeed Patty Berg
Amateur Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Georgia was established as a strong favorite to win the 1947 women's national open in Greensboro North Carolina. She earned a Western Open title in Atlanta with a 4 and 2 victory over Dorothy Kirby, a local amateur, a result that helps set the field for the medal play tournament opening Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
Louise Suggs
Lithia Springs
Patty Berg
Miss Suggs
Atlanta
Dorothy Kirby
Man Named Non Playing Captain of 1947 Davis Cup Team
Alrick H. Man Jr of Forest Hills was appointed non playing captain of the 1947 U S Davis cup team after Walter Pate declined the role for health reasons. The announcement marks a leadership change following the team's return from Australia last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hills
Alrick H. Man, Jr
U.S
Walter Pate
Australia
Princeton Area Personal News Highlights From Roanoke to Buckhannon
Mrs W W Watters and sons Vincy and Bobby return home on Lovell Avenue after a week in Roanoke visiting Mrs Watters sister Mrs J L Brinkley and family. Mr Spangler heads to Ohio State University for a summer music term. Elizabeth Lowry of Burlington Ky visiting Mrs Mary Bratton on North Walker Street. The Roe family depart for Buckhannon W Va for Christian Workers school returning later this week. Abbie McCormick hosts Helen Blair Graves of Roanoke and Ellen Lewis of New York. George Fanning and son Dicky and Mrs Horace Booker and daughter Patty travel to Myrtle Beach S C. Philip Ritter recently earned a Bachelor of Divinity at Yale and will work in Clarksville Tenn this summer. Jack Ritter returns to Roanoke College for summer term after a visit home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Watters
Vincy and
Bobby
Lovell Avenue
Roanoke
Watters
J. L. Brinkley
James F. Spangler, Jr
Jimmy
Ritchie
Columbus
Ohio
Spangler
Ohio State University
Elizabeth Lowry
Burlington
Mary Bratton
Walker Street
L. D. Roe
Buckhanan
W. Va
Christian Workers School
Arthur Rowland
Charleston
Roe
Betty
Donald Roe
Abbie McCormick
Circle Drive
Helen Blair Graves
Ellen Lewis
New York
George Fanning
Dicky
Horace Booker
Patty
Front Street
Myrtle Beach
Philip Ritter
Yale University
Clarksville
Tenn
Jack Ritter
Roanoke College
Truck Raid Intercepts Load of Fruit on Night Run
Carl Fleming a disabled war veteran from Florida and a companion slept in a gasless truck when a 1947 automobile halted nearby. Troopers Bazzie and Burner stopped the raid, found bags of oranges and many melons in a Mercury. The two youths freed the fruit and Fleming was traveling to Mullins with his water melons and cantaloupes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Fleming
Wyoming
Florida
E. D. Bazzie
E. O Burner
Mercury
Fleming
Mullins
Blues Defeat Vets 7 2 In Sunday Baseball Game
The Princton Blues defeated the Bluefield Vets 7 to 2 at Glenwood Park Sunday. Caytor pitched six hits and seven strikeouts. Johnnie Watkins led with three hits. Next home game for the Blues is Sunday June 29 against Amonate at Princton athletic field, starting 1 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princton Blues
Bluefield Vets
Glenwood Park
Caytor
Princeton
Johnnie Watkins
Blues
Amonate
Athletic Field
Princeton Society Schedules Evening Meetings
The Young Girls Circle meets at 7 30 with Geraldine Cline on Henry Street. The Delphian Club gathers at Mrs Dangerfield’s home on North Walker Street to discuss Ornament and collect discarded eyeglasses. The Quota Club meets at 6 10 tonight at the Virginian hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Cline
Henry Street
Delphian Club
W.S. Dangerfield
North
Walker Street
L. C. Porter
Princeton
Virginian Hotel
Piano Recital at Memorial Building by Local Musicians
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock Miss Olga Pendleton will present Misses Ann Bird Martyn Heck Dottie Morrow and Sallie Fredeking in a piano recital. The program includes quartettes duos and solos with Bill West and Donald Dickenson as ushers. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Building
Olga Pendleton
Ann Bird
Martyn Heck Dottie Morrow
Sallie Fredeking
Ann
8. T. Bird
College Avenue
Dottie
Perry Morrow
Circle Drive
Marilyn
Gay Heck
Honaker Avenue
Sallie
J. L. Fredeking
Center Street
Princton
Bill West
Donald Dickenson
Princeton Legion Tops Ashland 4 3 In Extra Inning Victory
The Princeton American Legion team beat Ashland 4 3 after an extra frame to reach victory number three. Sug Walthall homered in the first with a runner, Gwynne added a fifth inning homer, and Bishop scored the winning run on Farley’s eighth inning bunt. Dan Pensale started six innings for Princeton, with Smith tossing scoreless seventh. Shelton and Hawks pitched for Ashland Farley, who had three hits, and Owens added two for Ashland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
Jjune
Welch Miners
Zunk
Tanner
Welch
Coc‘quit
Leveille
Olittle
P Holte
Cocquitss
Tanner Ef
Olinskey Ff
Caling
Rucisilles
Kinzer
McLlin
Samson
Tierre
Leveillae
Nelsonc
Swank
R Tanner
Little
Cocquit
Rudisill
Ram‘son
McCluskey
E. Unstead
Buckholtz
Lucas
Sanders
Coquit
Rbi
Bedeslin
Veille
MeCluskey
Coc Wet
Lob Welch
Bob
Saunders
UMP
Moneyhon and Puckett
Princeton American Legion
Ashland
Princton
Bishop
Shelton
Hawks
Ashland Farley
Legion
Owens
Boosters Drop Streak in Loss to Boissevain on Local Field
After ten straight wins, the Princeton Boosters lost 3 to 1 to Boissevain on Sunday. Neal pitched strongly for the visitors, improving as the game went on. Both teams scored in the first inning, with Boissevain's two runs scoring on a misplayed throw from Crotty. The Roosters loaded the bases in the seventh but failed to score as Thorn worked a solid outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsport
Tenn
Elizabethton Cubs
Brosman
Levants
Leo Shoals
Cherokees
Princeton Boosters
Boissevain
Neal
Crotty
The
Roosters
Thorn
Three Men Fined and Jailed for Drunk Driving
Three men accused of drunk driving were arraigned before Magistrate E Dale Bailey yesterday. Claude Ayers of near Princeton was fined 50 dollars and costs and given thirty days in jail. Jack Belcher of Kegley was fined 50 dollars and costs and given thirty days. William Wiley of Bluefield Princeton road was fined 25 dollars and costs. The arrests occurred on Beckley road Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Dale Bailey
Claude Aye S
Near Princton
Jack Belcher
Construction Begins on Matney Building at Park and Straley
Joe G. Matney starts building at Park and Straley avenues aiming to finish this year. The structure will house twelve modern apartments with four rooms each and include a basement store room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe G. Matney
Park and Straley Avenue
Action Halted In Rock Case In Bluefield
Judge D M Easley of the circuit court at Bluefield halted further proceedings in a suit over possession of a house garage restaurant and the Rock swimming pool property at Sandlick. The ruling favors Jamus Bailey owner against C O and Tennis Calhoun who leased the properties and Magistrate E Dale Bailey before whom an effort had been made to speed a suit on a judgment for J Elmus Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhouns
J. Elmus Bailey
For Sale Work Horses at Valley View Farms
Valley View Farms in Princeton West Virginia lists work horses both broken and unbroken for sale or trade. Trade options include a pickup truck or stock. contact via phone numbers 148 and 856 L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
C. N. Kirby
Welch
Riverside Drive
For Sale Good 4 Room Weatherboarded House
Advertisement offers a weatherboarded four room house with a metal roof electric lights and outbuildings on four acres near Princeton Oney Gap Ingleside road contact Ed Champ for sale price 1650 dollars and a larger land option. Also a stray Hereford heifer missing from a farm near Ingleside West Virginia with a reward for return and contact numbers 148 and 856 L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Oney Gap
Ed Champ
Ingleside Road
Angels Rock Our Baby Atop the Golden Stair
A brief family tribute from Leora Chambers and Len Allen signed as Mother and Brother. The affectionate note praises the child’s safety and happiness, invoking a peaceful city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Stair
Leora Chambers
Len Allen
1940 Dodge Pickup One Half Ton For Sale
One half ton 1940 Dodge pickup truck offered by Malcolm Service Station in Princeton. Contact details provided for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm
Princeton
Land with 8 room house near Princeton on hard road
A 26 acre property with an eight room house is listed within five minutes drive of Princeton. For price and terms contact A B Shrewsberry on old Athens road, phone 637, Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
A. B. Shrewsberry
Old Athens Road
Suits Filed in Circuit Court and Estate Matters
Princet onParegrap hs Suits instituted in circuit court in chancery July rules by Coy A McKinney against Hazel A McKinney Lena Bowman against Marion B Bowman. Paige Wooldridge named administrator of J B Wooldridge estate with 7500 bond. Jack McClaugherty as surety. Appraisers named R A Hale J R Murphy and Cecil Bond. Suit for 10000 damages filed by Ernest S Froy against Mary Vergas and Gus Vergas returnable to July rules. H A Shumate sells part of Park Ave property to the Methodist church for expansion. deed recorded yesterday. Juvenile court handles cases including a girl sent to industrial school and a bit probated by Judge F Morton Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Chancery
Coy A. McKinney
Hazel A. McKinney
Lena Bowman
Marion B. Bowman
Paige Wooldridge
J. B Wooldridge
Jack McClaugherty
R. A. Hale
J. R. Murphy
Cecil Bond
Ernest S. Froy
Mary Vergas
Froy
Gus Vergas
H. A. Shumate
Park Avenue
First Methodist
F. Morton Wagner
Notice of Debt Responsibility From Bernard Ellison
Bernard F Ellison states he will not be responsible for debts incurred by anyone other than himself after June 19 1947. The notice serves to inform creditors and interested parties of the change in liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard F. Ellison
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Princeton News
Home Brew
Oklahoma Boy
Young Scheib
U. S. Tennisers
Peanay
Iee
Cues Bluefield
E--Saunders
Tufano
Stoecker Macy
Richarda
Bekera
Wilkins
Linefield
Elisabethton
Fiammini
Holsclaw
Anderson
CUBS
Rae Elizabethton
Warren, Brosman and
Goodwin, Allen and Russ
Neuk'h
Liam’ni
cAad'oen
xBrosman
W. A. Harriman
Secretary of Commerce
United States
U Hall
Department of Commerce
Vets
Princeton Society
Patty Lilly
North Walker Street
Richard Brudette
Betty Ayers
P. I. Lilly
Marger Lilly
Princeton Legion
Boosters
Matney
Valley View Farms
Ingleside
L. L. von Court
Optometrist
Royal Theatre
Mercer St
Princeton, West Va
Marvest - Esso
Stockman Tire Service
Blankenship’s
Matocka
Crane Creek
Payroll Office
Pinnacle
McComes
Mrs
Roy Cole
Montcalm
Sagamore
Memoriam
T. B. Cook
Trent Street
Mark
Money Service
Princeton Finance CO
National Bank
W. V
Black Oak Ridge
Kegley
Kirby Brothers
Main ST
Princeton, W. VA
Lilly Grove
Princeton Bank & Trust Company
Lilly Land CO
Thorn Street
ROYAL
Ruth
Storiet
Paul Evelyn
Madcap Mickey
Merrieste
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