Bluefield Youth Given Probation for Vehicle Theft
Three juveniles from Bluefield and Philadelphia were placed on three years probation after pleading guilty to violation of the national motor vehicle theft act in seers district court. They were found in a car west of Roanoke that had been driven from Elizabethhton and planned to take it to Texas. Marvin Farmer 20 Bluefield and George Knowlton 17 Philadelphia with Clayton Albert Waddell 17 Philadelphia were declared incinerents. transportation home was ordered for the two Pennsylvanians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
A. D. Barksdale
Seers District
Roanoke
Elizabethton
Texas
Marvin Farmer
Bluefield
Pennsylvania
George Knowlton
Clayton Albert Waddell
Philadelphia
William F. Howland, Jr
United States
Delphian Club Meets in June at Mrs Karnes Home
The Delphian club held its second June meeting Tuesday night at Mrs Harry Karnes residence on Highland Avenue with president Mrs Conley Snidow presiding. Roll call listed names of festivals in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphian Club
Harry Karnes
Highland Avenue
Conley Snidow
United
Treasure Tape Contest Tops Pepsi Bottle Caps
A public notice invites families to collect Pepsi-Cola Treasure Tape bottle tops for a chance to win 25000 dollars. Participants are urged to gather complete entries, assemble all designs under the cork, and swap duplicates to complete a set despite the garbled promotional text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepsi-Cola
Social event highlights Azalea and rose festivals
The report notes Azalea festival scenes in Norfolk and Pasadena and Portland rose events. Mrs. Edgar Lazenby spoke on various festivals including several musical ones. During social hour hostess Mrs. N E Lanton helped serve a sweet course to seventeen members. A welcome guest was Mrs. R B Parish of Charleston visiting sister-in-law Mrs. D K Callaway on Straley avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Pasadena
Cal
Portland
Oregon
Edgar Lazenby
N. E. Lanton
R. B. Parish
Charlston
D. K. Callaway
Straley Avenue
Store Blast Injures Nineteen in Winchester Virginia
An early morning explosion ripped through the Raylass department store in Winchester injuring 19. The blast damaged the first floor and rear wall, sent show mannequins and debris into the street, and prompted investigations by federal inspectors and local authorities. No deaths were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Raylass Department Store
H. C. Sheetz and Son Buiding
Loudoun Street
Federal Bureau of Mines
Pittsburgh
Washington
A. J. Bell
Fred Saunders
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Cheif J. Thomas Boyd
Memorial Hospital
Wrre
Lawrence Owens
Chris Spanos
William V. Starkey
Consumers Utilities Company
Princeton Society Personal Notices
N E Lanton spends this week in New York City selecting merchandise for his store. Mr and Mrs W E Cunningham return to their Hale Avenue home after a three week vacation through the southern states that included Virginia North and South Carolina Georgia and Tennessee. Sarah Ann Stephens leaves Saturday for Lewisburg to spend a month at Camp Alleghany for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.E. Lanton
New York City
W. E. Cunningham
Hale Avenue
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Sarah Ann Stephens
Lewisburg
Camp Alleghany
Princeton Quota Club to Attend Quota Convention
The Princeton Quota Club met at the Virginian hotel with large attendance. Miss Geraldine Travansano served as president in the absence of the president. A musical program was given by Mrs. Lena Walthall. Robert Richards sang with piano accompaniment by Mrs. J. M. Marshall. Ruth Mastin won the Beauty Culture Quiz Contest. Planned attendance at the Quota International convention in Atlantic City includes Geraldine Travansano, Lena Walthall, Pearl Robinette, Lana Looney, Ruth Keaton, Una Saunders, Louise Wells, Lida Taliaferro and Rebecca Shumate, with reservations at Chalfonte-Haddon Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princton Quota Club
Virginian Hotel
Lena Walthall
Geraldine Travan
Sona
East
Atlantic City
Chalfonte- Haddon Hall
Geraldine Travansano
Pearl Robinette
Lana Looney
Ruth Keaton
Una Saunders
Louise Wells
Lida Taliaferro
Rebecca Shumate
Mercer-Straley Buses Resume After Public Protest
Bus service to the lower end of Mercer street has resumed extending up Second street to Straley. A passenger study by Tri-City Traction assessed demand relative to cost for area between Fourth and Second streets. After protests, the public service commission authorized resumption to the east end as far as Second Street, while First Street near the bridge was closed by a wall and embankment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Street
Second Street
Straley
Fourth Street
Tri-City Traction Company
Fifth Street
Mercer
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Public’ Service Commission
First Street
Stage Struck at the Royal opens with Kane Richmond cast
The Royal theatre presents Stage Struck a melodrama about girls who go to the city and vanish. Cast includes Kane Richmond Audrey Long Conrad Nagel and Ralph Byrd. Also at the Merce theatre for three days Unconquered stars Gary Cooper with Pauline Goddard in a frontier drama as Cooper exposes a trader arming Indians with weapons. Boris Karloff Cecil Kellaway Ward Bond also appear. A $15000 damages suit was filed in circuit court by infant Deloris Pauline Caldwell by Flora A Caldwell against Hix Shanahan Kermit Orander and J T Bus Perry doing business as Safe Way Cab Co July rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big City
The
Royal Theatre Today
Kane Richmond
Audrey Long
Conrad Nagel
Ralph Byrd
Merce
Gary Cooper
Pauline Goddard
Cooper
Boris Karloff
Cecil Kellaway
Ward Bond
Deloris Pauline Caldwell
Flora A. Caldwell
Hix
Radio WLOH Daily Program Schedule
The listing shows a full day on Radio WLOH with hourly blocks of music, news, and specials from 6:00 AM through 11:00 PM. Programs include Hillbilly Hits, Musical Clock, Daily Devotions, Morning Request, The Wiggleaworths, Tin Pan Alley, and Rex & Eleanor, followed by late-evening News and Dancing Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driggs
WLOH
MiLady
Sweetwood Serenaders
Rex
Eleanor
Teddy Powell
Wiggleaworths
Melody Boys
RCA
Lilly Mountaineers
Slim Brysat
Martin
Alien Roth
Orch
Mousic
Princeton Kiwanis Hear Musical Program in Meeting
Princeton Kiwanis club members enjoyed a musical program at the weekly gathering. A quartet including Joe Bertalan Orville Martin Virgil Noonkester and Ed Chariton sang while Jimmy Childress played two trombone solos with Mrs Grace West at the piano. William Kennedy reported on the Kiwanis International convention in Los Angeles and the trip. A donkey baseball game against the Princeton Jokers was announced for June 30. Visitors included Bluefield Kiwanians Earl Yeager D W McKnight J S Bobbitt and G W Grissinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Kiwanis Club
Joe Bertalan
Orville Martin
Virgil Noonkester
Ed Chariton
Jimmy Childress
Grace West
William Kennedy
Los Angeles
Calif
Princeton Jokers
Bluefield Kiwanians
Earl Yeager
D. W. McKnight
J. S. Bobbitt
G. W. Grissinger
Missionary Society Plans Last Fiscal Year Meeting
First Christian church plannen the Missionary Society holds its final fiscal year meeting at 8 o clock with reports from circle leaders and a year end financial report. Installation of new officers and circle leaders will be led by Pastor John M Dunn with Mrs Walter L White as President and Mrs G E Charlton as Vice President among others. All members and interested people are invited, refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Missionary Society of the First Christian Church
John M. Dunn
Walter L. White
G. E. Charlton
C.T. Snidow
C. C Shumate
W. H. Johnston
Edward Rule
World Call
W. A. DeHart
M. E. Brookman
F. L. Brook
Mortis M. Yost
Forum club meeting features book review and guest
Mrs J M Smith hosted the Forum club with Mrs M B Green presiding on Tuesday night. A book review by Mrs Melvin McClain covered The Peacock Sheds His Tall by Hobarts. Refreshments were served after the program. Guest Mrs Pennington attended. Birth announced of son James Lawrence to Mr and Mrs J F Bowling of Straley Avenue born Thursday June 17 at Memorial Hospital. The mother is Clara Belle Craft from Highland Avenue. Sunday game set Princeton Jokers vs Bluff City Va at 2 30 on the field. The will of Dr James R Vermillion dated January 20 1947 probated. widow Blanche Perkins Vermillion primary beneficiary. Executors named as W D Shuff and Fred V Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Smith
North Walker Street
Forum Club
M. B.green
Melvin McClain
J. F. Bowling
Straley Avenue
Memorial Hospital
James Lawrence
Clara ‘Belle Craft
Highland Avenue
Princeton Jokers
Bluff City
James R. Vermillion
Blanche Perkins Vermillion
W. D. Shuff
Fred V. Cooper
Radio Program To Salute City
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce opens its Hi Neighbor program via radio next Monday night at 8 o clock. Essie E. Bailey chair man of the public relations committee announced the civic chorus and Concord college musicians will participate in the Princeton program which will include a brief history and remarks by leading citizens. Pearlsburg Virginia has accepted an invitation to participate and will be the first town outside Princeton to be saluted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Essie E. Bailey
Civic Chorus
Concord College
Princeton
Pearlsburg
Local Policeman Elected By FOP
Policeman Roy W. Humphreys of Bluefield was elected guard of the West Virginia Fraternal Order of Police Tuesday at the state convention in Fairmont according to a dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy W. Humphreys
Bluefield
West Virginia
Fraternal Order of Police
Fairmont
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Brinceton
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Princeton Society
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
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N. Y
Ates
B. Hastead
Halstead
Goodyoonts Drug Stores
Fon
Castile Technicolor
Jean Peters Cesar Romero
Theatre New and
Old Bluefield
Printon Road
Brandenberg
Richard Travis, Micheline Cheirei
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Tex Ritter
Happy Valley Stables
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Reader's Digest
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Philip Dorn Swike
Edgar Bergen
Granada
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Royal
With
Lee Ea Cooper
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Technicolor
Land Street Deal
Mercer-Straley
Radio
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Dorothy Perkins Co
Princeton Finance CO
First National Bank
Princeton, W. VA
Y. VA
Princeton Kiwanians
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WMS
FOP
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Greenbros
Mountain State
Whispering
Minnie Pearl
Melody Sisters
Mason Ayers
Elmer
Royal Theatre
Kegley
McDowell County
C. N. Kirby
Welch
Riverside Drive
Kirby Brothers
Main ST
Ford
Mercer Motor CO
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