Bluewell Road Project Update From State Officials
Ernest L Bailey state road commissioner met Essie E Bailey in Princeton to discuss Bluewell Road. The chamber had been misinformed that the link was not in the 1944 program and construction would wait until after the war. The commission says the road remains in the program and prisoners may work on it by next November with five miles already surveyed and rights of way obtained.
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Ernest L.bailey
Princeton
District Road Commission
Essie E. Bailey
Cit Chamber of Commerce
State Road Commission
Roa Lew
Bluefield
Oakvale
Princeton Personal Notices Highlight Local Service Families
Cpl Jack Pinkard of Camp Polk Iowa visits his mother Mrs R K Pinkard and grandmother Mrs J C Fan in the city over the week end. J W Hatcher son of Mr and Mrs J W Hatcher returns home on 4% furlough from Great Lakes naval boat training. The Hatcher family has four sons in service two in the army and two in the navy. Mrs R C Cates and children of Washington DC visit her parents. Mr and Mrs G M Elam and Amelia Maxwell of Wytheville VA visit Mrs Jean Mitchell. Norma Jean Cox of Alderson visits grandmother Mrs Herbert Holt.
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Cpl
Jack Pinkard
Camp Polk
R. K. Pinkard
Montcalm
J. C. Fan
J. W. Hatcher
Great Lakes
R. C. Cates
Washington, D. C
G. M. Elam
Amelia Maxwell
Wytheville, Va
Jean Mitchell
Harrson Street
Mises Norma Jean Cox
Alderson
Herbert Holt
Star Lunch seeks experienced cook six days a week
Help wanted notice from Star Lunch Bristol Tennessee seeks an experienced cook. Applicants must state race age experience and salary expectations. Respond by writing or calling 623 Shelby Street or 1078 J Bristol Tenn.
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Shelby St
Bristol
Tenn
Visiting relatives and travels noted on Bluefield road
Mrs. Sam Mullens and grandson Sammy Bailey visit Mrs. Mildred Bailey in Newport News Virginia. Miss Jean White returns to Charleston after a two week stay with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Porterfield on Reynolds avenue, with cousin Patsy Porterfield accompanying her. Miss Cora Mae Miller leaves Stra ley avenue by bus for Washington to visit for several weeks.
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Bluefield Road
Sam Mullens
Sammy Bailey
Mildred Bailey
Newport News
Jean White
Charleston
E. E. Porterfield
Reynolds Avenue
Patsy Porterfield
Cora Mae Miller
Straley Avenue
Washington, D. C
Princeton Society to Sing at Church Service
This evening at First Baptist Church Mrs. Josephine Keatley will sing. In the morning service the choir performs an anthem By the Rivers of Babylon with solo parts by Mrs. Hartley Sarders, Osborne, and T. M. Johnston.
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First Baptist Church
Josephine Keatley
Babylon
Osborne
Hartley Sarders
T. M. Johnston
Silver Springs Church Services Bulletin
Reverend Arlie L Basham pastor leads Sunday school at 10 30 AM with M B White contestant and Young People BY P A at 6 45 PM Evening service at 8 30 PM and midweek service on Wednesday at 8 30 PM
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Silver Springs Tee
Arlie L. Basham
White
P.A
Pythian Sisters District Convention Attendees Listed
Those attending the Pythian Sisters district convention at Mentcalm Wednesday from this city were Mesdames Roy Burgess BE Porterfield J E Cline C H Steele and Mr and Mrs H L Bingham.
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Pythian Sisters District
Mentcalm
Roy Burgess
BE. Porterfield
J. E. Cline
C. H Steele
H. L. Bingham
West Virginia University Crisis Affects Lawall Presidency
At West Virginia University the board ousted President Charles E. Lawall amid a student protest backed by labor groups. Governor Neely’s administration faced criticism from the CIO and industrial union officials while Marshall College praised its president. The action follows disputes over funding and university leadership.
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Antown
Wva
M. M Neelys
Lo West Lh University
Law
Charles E. Lawall
John B. Easton
West Virginia Industrial Union Council
CIO
Charleston
Lawail
Neely
University
Covernors
Beer
Lawall
School of Mines
College of Engineering
Driba Wall
Marshall
el Labor
Colege
Organized Labor
Kimball Soldier Killed in Action in France
Cpl Winston Lodge Alexander 23 son of Mr and Mrs M P Alexander of Kimball was killed in action in France June 7 while serving with the 101st Airborne Division. He attended Kimball schools and Welch High School class of 1939. He is survived by his parents a brother in the Marines in San Diego and a sister in California.
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McDowell County
M. P. Alexander
Kimball
War Department
Winston Lodge Alexander
France
Alexander
101St Airborne Division
Allied Supreme Headquarters
England
Cyr
Kimball Public
Welch High School
William
U. S&s Marines Corps
San Diego
Calif An
Thelma
California
Piano for Sale by Player Prefers Red Finish
Classified notice lists a used piano offered by a seller at Princeton with contact phone 98 L and initials ee W Ve. The ad emphasizes a red preference and invites offers.
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Princeton
Real estate sale listing with multiple homes and farms
A mixed sale notice lists several properties near Princeton and Bluefield including five room houses with utilities and basements, two 130 acre and 65 acre farming tracts with fencing, a truck farm of 53 acres with an eight room house, dairy, outbuildings, and an orchard, plus several lots and a small log cabin. Prices range from 1500 to 4250 with monthly terms offered.
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Serona W VA
Hinton Road
New River
Princeton
Matoaka
Infant falls into hot water at Capel home
Ronnie Keith, infant son of Mr and Mrs Cook of Capel, fell into a bucket of hot water while Mrs Cook scrubbed the floor. He was rescued and reported in fairly good condition at Grace hospital yesterday morning.
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Ronnie Keith Ore. Ee Ceer
Mr. and Cook
Capel 'Ne Wm
One Day Paper Salvage Drive In Mc Dowell County
A one day waste paper salvage drive will be conducted in Mc Dowell county next Thursday under the county salvage committee of the civilian defense organization. Communities listed include Welch Vivian Maitland Eckman Kimball Carswell Keystone War Switchback Elk.
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McDowell County
Civilian Defense Organization
Welch
Vivian
Maitland
Eckman
Kimball
Carswell
Keystome
War
Switchback
Elk
War effort drives urge paper collection in many towns
During the weeks since schools closed for the summer, a large accumulation of waste paper is believed needed for the war effort. Individuals are asked to cooperate in the drive by bundling paper and having it ready for those who will call for it.
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Horn
Worth
Roderfield
Mohegan
Davy
Bartley
Berwind
English
Wallscreek
Cucumber
Amonate
Newhall
Caretta
Jenkin Jones
Thorpe
Powhatan
Havaco
Anawalt
Saeger
Bishop
McDowell County Bond Sales Reach $708 265 75
War bond sales in McDowell county’s Fifth War loan campaign total $708 265 75 as of Friday night. County chairman R L Page announced the figure, with the county quota set at $2 459 000.
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McDowell County
R. L. Page
Veterinarian to Return July 1
Dr T C Greene state veterinarian plans return after July 1 after vaccinating about 1200 hogs in McDowell county during the past ten days. He will continue vaccination duty upon his return as directed by the state department of agriculture.
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McDowell County
T. C. Greene
State Department of
Veterinary efforts combat hog cholera amid vaccination push
Dr Greene reports several calls but cannot respond now due to another engagement. He notes 22 hogs died from cholera and warns without vaccination more would have perished. He directs hog owners to contact Sheriff Russell R Paynter to be added to a service list when he returns. The vet says the situation is less dire than four years ago as precautionary measures rise.
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Noe Choera
Greene
Russell R. Paynter
Sala
Legion Officers To Be Nominated At McDowell No 8 Meeting
Nominations for new officers will open at the McDowell No 8 post meeting in the Memorial building. Two boys who attended the recent West Virginia Boys State camp at Jackson's Mill will report on their experiences.
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McDowell No. 8
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Goodwill Resident Alvin Evans Dies at 67
Anderson Alvin Evans 67 died at his Goodwill home at 3 yesterday. He leaves a wife and three daughters all of McDowell County plus three sons Howard and Alexander of Goodwill and John in the U S army stationed in England. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 4 at Goodwill Baptist Church with burial in the Goodwill Cemetery.
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Anderson Alvin Evans
Goodwill
Keith
Mary Lou McKinley
Mattie Smith
McDowell County
Howard Evans
Alexander Evans
John Evans
U. S. Army
England
Baptist Church of Goodwill
Delegates Named To Demo Meeting In Browns Creek District
Democrats of Browns Creek district held a mass meeting Friday night and elected seventeen delegates and as many alternates to the state convention in Charleston next month. Delegates include Jess Wells Roderfield Herbert Hellmandollar Big Sandy Clarence Hughes Asco H Dykes Hemphill Stewart A Calhoun Keystone Johnny Mask Vivian Claudia Austin W mandgraft John M Knight Welch E W Dye Keystone Merrell I Budnick Keystone T R Walters Premier R C Puckets Welch W B McClaugherty Welch Virgil Parks John Groetel Hemphill Paul Jackson Kimball Wade M Pennington Keystone Alternate Delegates include Smith Mc Coy Roderfield W G Morgan Day Ray Jones Hemphill Ned Slaughter Keystone Clarence Shelton Welch Dan Morgan
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Democrats
Browns Creek
Merrell I. Budnick
Keystone
T R. Walters
Premier
R. C. Puckets
Welch
W. B. McClaugherty
Virgil Parks
Cere
John Groetel
Hemphill
Paul Jackson
Kimball
Wade M. Pennington
Smith McCoy Roderfield
W.G Morgan
Day
Ray Jones
Ned Slaughter
Clarence Shelton
Dan Morgan
Capels and Welch Names in Local Notice
Mrs Kana Badins Capels and Delmar Snow Welch are listed among individuals connected to a local matter. Names appear with additional initials and titles in a fragmented notice from a regional newspaper page.
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Capels
Kana Badins
Ae Welch
D. R Lipsco
Delmar Snow Welch
Kae Wilson
Hemphill
Five West Virginians Reported Wounded
Five West Virginia soldiers were reported wounded in a dispatch from Washington. The list includes Pvt. Delbert L. M of Morgantown route 3 and Cpl. O. Rowan of Buckhannon, husband of Lona V. Rowan, along with Pvt. John W. Voscavitch, son of Rose Voscavitch.
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Washington
Virginia M. Bowen Dunn
Delbert L. M
Elizabeth M
Morgantown
Cpl
O. Rowan
Lona V. Rowan
Buckhannon
John W. Voscavitch
Rose Voscavitch
Southwest Pacific
Raymond Poszich
Mary Poszich
Jenkin Jones
Card of Thanks for L. J. Chambers
We express deepest appreciation to neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and death of our brother and father L. J. Chambers. Grateful thanks to King Seaver Funeral Service Rev Warren Carr and friends for cars and tributes. Mr and Mrs W o W Bohon and his children.
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L. J. Chambers
King Seaver
Warren Carr
W.ow
Bohon
Shawnee Tribe No 3 Meets June 25 at 1 30 P M
The J O R Shawnee Tribe No 3 schedules its regular fourth Sunday meeting for June 25 at 1 30 p m urging all members to attend.
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Bluewell Road
Prison Department
Fountain Park
Norman Beachhead
George Tandy
Royal Marines
Beachhead
D-Day
Princeton Society
Nelson’s Ladies
Princeton, “W.va
WVU
Cherbourg
Tessey
le Havre
Rance
Miles
Cape de la Hague
Welch News
W. Ve
Princeton Avenue
New
Athens
Thorn Street
Rocked Street
Real Estate Company
Princeton, W. Va
Lilly Land Company
Cook Child
Legion
Oday
The
J. O. R. Shawnee Tribe
Mercer
Hatworth
Gow Kelly
ROYAL
Ira Gershwin
Carlson
Makin Island
America
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Marine Corps
Pfc
Stanley Whittaker
Princeton and Vicinity
Jimamys Restaurant
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