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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1961

Page

23

Princeton News Order of Eastern Star Officers Installed

Officers of the Order of Eastern Star were installed in Princeton with a candlelight service and remarks honoring retiring officers Mrs. Clara Meadows and Mrs. Pearl Boggs. Past officer jewels were presented, and a banquet followed as members and guests attended the ceremony and installation.

Order of Eastern Star Clara Meadows Pearl Boggs Barberie Meadows Wimmer William Shepherd John Whittaker Neva Shepherd Folden W. Herron Sentinel Effie Wimmer Jon George Huffman Frances Williams Velma Barberie Mertie Oaks Mary Lee

Garden Club Holds Meeting in Princeton

The Bud and Blossom Garden Club met at the Amere Gas Company building in Princeton for its June program and business session. Hostesses were Mrs. Frank Mann and Mrs. Emerson Mann. Mrs. James Baker was reinstated to the roll after several months away. Members present included sixteen names. guests were Mrs. McClaugherty and Kay and Dee Phlegar.

Bud and Blossom Garden Club Amere Gas Company Princeton Frank Mann Emerson Mann James Baker Mann West Virginia Garden News McClaugherty Mesdames S. 8 Bruce M. A. Cassidy L. K Cruise O. L. Harman E. §& Mann E. L. Monk W. C. Mooney J. E. Dainter Richard Phiegar C. E. Rasnake S. A. Stafford Eugene Stearts Ruth Wiggins Fred Bell Mrs. McClaugherty Mrs. Phlegar Kay and Dee

Swimming Pool Project Gains Local Support Board Formed

The Tazewell area mobilizes community groups including the Big Swimming effort as sponsors and Lions members join the board of directors. E G Rasnick oversees the pool with Jim Hughes as lifeguard and instructor. High School grads Patty Wallace and Vicki Monk staff lifeguard duties while Reba Kasnick leads concessions and plans to attend Harrisonburg.

Lions E. G. Rasnick Jim Hughes Tazewell High School Patty Wallace Lynchburg College Vicki Monk Concord Athens Tazewell High Reba Kasnick Harrisonburg

Old Fashion Bargains Parade Draws 44 Firms Along Mercer Street

Forty four business firms join the Old Fashion parade from the east end of Mercer Street to the courthouse. The event features a covered wagon cars costumed personalities horse drawn buggies horses and riders and antiques on display at local shops. Matoaka High Princeton High and Junior High bands participate in the parade.

Mercer Street Win

Nonwhites Allowed to Buy Packaged Liquor in South Africa

Cape Town AP reports Parliament's lower house passed a bill 68 to 19 allowing nonwhite South Africans to buy packaged liquor. The decision aims to raise extra tax revenue.

Africa Cape Town South Africa

Dancing Is Favorite Recreation For Women In Des Moines

In Des Moines Iowa ballroom dancing emerges as the preferred pastime for women with 37 percent showing it as their favorite recreational activity. The finding reflects social trends and leisure choices in the community at the time.

Des Moines Iowa

Australia to Sell Canada 120000 Tons Raw Sugar

Australia has arranged to sell Canada 120000 tons of raw sugar for 11000000 dollars. The deal involves Canberra as the coordinating center and specifies the shipment as raw sugar goods. The sale amount and tonnage are clearly stated.

Canberra Australia Canada

Dead Pilot Found After CAP Search Mission

Civil Air Patrol crews locating a missing Marine T 28 trainer found the wreckage on Clinch Mountain near Crossville Tennessee. The pilot Lt Col J H Phillips of Jackson Tennessee was dead after the Friday flight from Knoxville to Jackson.

Crossville T (Ap Civil Air Patrol J. H. Phillips Jackson Tenn Knoxville Phillips Quantico CAP Roane County Rockwood Penege Eeace Clinch Mountain Cumberland Range East Tennessee Here

Glass block chosen for daylight and privacy

The material provides daylight while maintaining privacy and structural strength. It offers insulating qualities comparable to traditional options, making it suitable for spaces needing light and privacy.

EXPERT SERVICE Adverts on Radio and Electrical Appliances

A compact classified notice for expert service on radio television and electrical appliances located at fast end address 5 4826 Athens Road Princeton West Virginia. Listing highlights repair and maintenance offerings and contact details for customers seeking electronics service.

Athens Road Princeton W. Va

Pythians Lodge Dedicated at Historic Battlefield Site

The Pythian Lodge dedicates a site 27 miles east of Marlington in Pocahontas County near Bartow Green Bank and Cass. Key figures include C A Ryan president of the Pythian Home Board and Mrs Ryan C H Steele of the Youth Committee and Herman chancellor. The tract includes two lakes an air strip and an 11 room building. A skirmish on June 18 1861 at Bull Run site saw Col Bartow killed and Dr Douglas Freeman recalls him as the Chivalrous Bartow. The historical site notes it is fitting that a century later the Pythian Order owns the property once a Civil War battlefield and recalls its founding in 1864 to heal wounds from battles.

Marlington Pocahontas County Bartow Green Bank Cass C. A. Ryan Pythian Home Board Douglas Freeman Pythian Order H Pytian Order

Engagement Announced for Matilda Saunders and Wayne Whitlow

Mr and Mrs Roy L Saunders of Princeton announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Matilda Ann Saunders to Wayne Alden Whitlow son of Mr and Mrs Charles L Whitlow of Matoaka Whitlow is Matoaka High School graduate and a Maiden Farm Plant machine operator in Princeton Matilda also a Princeton High School alumna.

Roy L. Saunders Princeton Matilda Ann Saunders Wayne Alden Whitlow Charles L. Whitlow Marys Branch Matoaka Miss Saunders

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Princeton News Jessie Martin Mary Parks Julia Hager Margaret West Betty Nikolaus Eileen Mooney Paris Pearisburg Rock Em . Eee Brus Beauty N. Walker St Mercer St Cliff Nancy’s Beauty Bar Garden Club New York Tazewell Senior Women’s Club Tazewell Garden Chine Jaycees North Tazewell Women's Club Northwed Junior Women’s Club Tazewell Ministerial Association American Legion Wallpaper & Paints, Inc Bowling Furniture Center Texaco & Tire Service East River Pharmacy Fort Pitt Shoe Co Giant Dollar Store, Co Capital Finance Corp Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co Gibbs Motor Floral Co Santon’s Sears Roebuck Co Shumate Furniture Co Spangler Drug Co Stag Clothing Co Tomchin Furniture Co Virginia Hardware Co Western Auto Associate White & White and Wholesale Paint & Supply Co Matoaka High Kee Dancing Expert Service Pythians Lodge Hickman Mercer West Virginia Our Margaret Nelson's Princeton, W. VA America Tweedies Red Cross Buskens Carmelletts Sandlers Edith Henry Elsons Tussy William H. Lilly Courthouse Square
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