Princeton Pool Opens on Integrated Basis Today
The Princeton Swimming Pool will start its regular season at 1 PM today on an integrated basis. W Grady Carper says the pool is open to the public for a $5 membership, with rules in effect, following a park association meeting.
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Princeton
W. Grady Carper
Princeton Park and Recreation Association
The
Park Association
Princeton Bank and Trust Company
Carper
Carl Glatt
State Human Rights Commission
Park Commission
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington
Glatt
Human Rights Commission
Justice Department
Park and Recreation Commission
Lewis Sworn In As Bluefield Councilman
Clint Lewis was sworn in as town councilman of Bluefield Virginia during the bi weekly meeting after winning in the June 11 elections to fill a vacancy. The council discussed drainage issues garbage disposal street sweeping playground improvements and east end equipment purchases.
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Clint Lewis
Bluefield
Lewis
Richard I. Cooley
East End
Traffic Death Toll Update From State Police
State police report 234 deaths on state roads this year, a rise from 206 at the same point last year. The figures were released Monday by the department.
Youth Corps to Re Open Mercer County NYC Jobs
Mercer County plans to re open the Neighborhood Youth Corps program at the Board of Education office in Princeton. About 100 youths over 16 will work seven weeks in clerical custodial and maintenance roles in county schools earning 1.25 dollars an hour for up to 27 hours weekly. Interviews start today at 9 am with health permits social security cards and work permits required.
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Mercer County
Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton
Jack White
Fairview Junior
Bluefield
NYC
U. S. Office of Economic Opportunity
White
Henry Robinette
Fairview Junior High
Nelson McMillam
Montcalm
Board of Education
McDowell Man Charged After U S 52 Collision
Cecil Thomas King, 52, of Northfork was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control after a two vehicle rear end crash on U S 52 at Bluefield. His pickup hit a southbound auto driven by 16 year old William Neal Perdue of Bluefield. King received slight head injuries not treated at a hospital. Estimated damage to both vehicles was $500.
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McDowell County
U. S. 52
Bluefield
Cecil Thomas King
Northfork
William Neal Perdue
King
Kiwanians Hear Rev Woods on Hidden Losses
Rev John Woods executive director of Bluefield Union Mission spoke to Bluefield Kiwanis at the West Virginian Hotel. He warned the nation’s decline mirrors Hosea era issues, urging vigilance against loss of patriotism and moral fiber while noting material wealth cannot compensate for spiritual failure.
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John Woods
Bluefield Union Mission
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
West Virginian
Woods
Bluefield Orioles
Hosea
Judah
American Republic
Bailey Methodist Bible School Ends With 29 Enrolled
Bailey Methodist Church on Bluefield Tazewell Road completed a week of Vacation Bible School with 29 children registered and 28 in perfect attendance. Seven workers served including Mrs. Jean Deskins and Myra Blackwell who led the effort with Stanley Taylor assisting. A program followed Sunday worship plus an open house and a church lawn picnic for participants.
Eastern Star Meet The Post Officers Club
Princeton Chapter No 53 Order of the Eastern Star will hold its regular meeting at 7 30 p m at Mrs J L Hart s home on Highland Ave in Princeton announced by group president H J Thompson
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the Post Officers Club
Princeton
Order of the Eastern Star
J. L. Hart
Highland Ave
H. J. Thompson Group
Nine Property Transfers and Suit Filed at Mercer County Court
Nine property transfers were recorded at the Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton along with a divorce suit. Transactions include Bella Gadd to the Rumburgs for East River District property at 15 800 dollars and Long to Snow for East River District property at 15 000 dollars. The suit, Ida Myrtle Walters versus Clyde Edward Walters, is an object divorce.
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Mercer County
Princeton
Bella Gadd
Glenn H
Dorothy A. Rumburg
Dewey E
Alma A. Rumburg
East River District
Grover C
Lilly Simons
Howard L
Janie E. Black
Rock District
Margaret Vance
Robert L
Brenda J. Green
Steve A
Susan H. Worrell
Jerry L
Elizabeth K. Blatt
Plymouth
Mike Vinciguerra Jr
C. Joyce Vinceguerra
Harry Gene
Joy Ruth Formica
Bluefield
S. M. Bernard Jr
Sadie S. Bernard
Margaret F. Bernard
Virginia C. Bernard
Bailey Lumber Co., Inc
William H
Katherine L. Sanders
William L
Betty Jo Dodrill
Beaver Pond
William L. Dodrill
P. J
Mary O
Ida Myrtle Walters
Clyde Edward Walters
Narrows CWF Group Hears Talk On Japan
The Narrows CWF Group No 4 of the First Christian Church met at Jessie Brown Givenson Memorial Boulevard for its June session. Mrs Byron L Johnston spoke on Japan with Mrs W R Patteson in charge. Miss Anna Frances Givens attended as a guest. Officers will be installed and members drawn for the 1968 69 groups on Thursday June 27 at 7 30 p.m. at the church. the business session reviewed the year's work.
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Christian Women’s Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Narrows
Jessie Brown Givenson
Byron L. Johnston
W. R. Patteson
Japan
Sam Bishop
Anna Frances Givens
Man killed by neighbor in Canton during trailer park dispute
Franklin Delano Senter, a 31 year old former McDowell County man, died in Canton Ohio from a sawed off shotgun blast after an argument with a neighbor in a northeast Canton trailer park. Joseph Minor, 22, is free on bond facing a first degree manslaughter charge with no trial date set. Graveside rites are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Big Creek Cemetery with Rev. Alex Hagerman officiating. The body will be taken to the O J Douglas Mortuary in War for calling hours from 5 to 9 p m.
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McDowell County
Canton
Ohio
Ward
Blnefield Mandan
WVAMS
AWWA
STEW
Eowem Ata
Franklin Delano Senter
Joseph Minor
Minor
Senter
Franklin Senter
Hilena
Venita
Lillie
Kay
JoAnn Marie Senter
Spokane
Wash
Rosetta Senter
Arthur Senter
Charles Senter
Charleston
Ethel Gattion
Berwind
James Harper
Phyllis Shirley
Davy
Hazel Bandy
Legioneer
Ind
Frances Senter
War
Big Creek
Alex Hagerman
O. J. Douglas Mortuary
Service Guild Sets June Meeting at Pearisburg
The Wesleyan Service Guild of First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg met with 17 attendees. A program on "The Church, The Arts and Identity" featured readings on Self-hood in Contemporary Films and a skit with staged roles discussing film impact and guidance for families.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
First United Methodist Church
Pearisburg
Glen Allen
Ernest Dillon
William Dillon
Brotherton
Stuart Edwards
Allen
Waver Martin
Joseph Hylton
Edwards
Virginia Pyles
Bane Shelton
Princeton Kiwanis Sets Annual Picnic
The Princeton Athens Kiwanis Club will hold its annual summer picnic at the home of Dr and Mrs Frank Holroyd on Princeton Bluefield Road tonight at 6 p m Members are asked to bring meat for their family one additional dish and table service for their family Drinks will be furnished
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Princeton-Athens
Kiwanis Club
Frank Holroyd
Princeton-Bluefield Road
Kiwanis
Brake Failure Causes Wreck in Mercer County
West Virginia State Police investigated two Mercer County crashes. A 1966 GMC tractor-trailer driven by Ernest Padgett Padgett of Monetta South Carolina lost brakes on U S 52 the truck struck a 1960 Ford driven by Jack Burress Bluefield and a 1959 Cadillac owned by Eula Mae Burress parked in a driveway. Cause listed as excessive speed. no injuries or charges. A second crash on U S 460 near Oakvale involved a 1963 Ford driven by David Montgomery Narrows leaving the road at 12 10 a m with $50 damage.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Mercer County
R. E. Haynes
East River Mountain
U.S. 52
Ernest Tillman Padgett
Monetta
S.C
Padgett
Jack Allen Burress
Bluefield
Burress
Eula Mae Burress
D. B. Atkinson
Oakvale
U. S
David Fleming Montgomery
Narrows
Norfolk & Western Railway
Virginian Railway
Lilly Grove
Jack Blankenship
B. A. Holdren
Old Low Gap Road
Old Low Gap
Lilly Grove Addition
James Garrett
W. Va
Mercer
Harold C. Farley
Mercer County Court
Mercer County Court Creates Voting Precinct 95 East River District
At a June 10 1968 session the Mercer County Court created Voting Precinct No 95 in the East River District. Present were Commissioners O D Compton and Bernard A Wilkinson. The order notes public convenience requires changes to voting precincts and outlines the creation and changes to East River District precincts.
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West Virginia
Mercer County
Mercer
O. D. Compton
Bernard A. Wilkinson
East River District
Notice of Sale and Public Bids for Local Projects
Public auction of a 1964 Dodge pickup at Yeager Ford Sales Welch West Virginia on July 3 1968 under a conditional sales contract. Also notices on zoning board hearing July 2 1968 Bluefield West Virginia refusal for church on Bland Road and bids for Richlands High School addition Virginia with Virginia licensure and bid bonds required.
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Yeager Ford Sales, Inc
Welch
W. Va
George East
Earl Yeager
First Christian Church
Bland Road
Lake Street
Oakhurst
Lake Place
M. Municipal
Bluefield
Zoning Board OF Adjustment
City OF , W. Va
Maxine P. Holm
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Ardy Jet
Samantha Eggar
Ingrid Thuln
Hines Ave
Youth Corps
McDowell
Cpl
J. A. Harsh
Mercer Street
Western Union Telegram
Ryu
Rev
Bible
Bailey Methodist
Royal Craft Lodge of the Free and
York Masons
A. F. Carter
Barnes Callaway
Earl D. Johnson
Matthew Brock
James R. Hairston
A. H. Howie
T. W. Wright
B. I. Eggleston
Sylvester Tucker
Thomas Blackwell
James E. Hill
W. H. Pray
Sinkler C. Martin
Odell Gwynn
Henry J. Keith
J. M. Spencer
A. W. Davis
George T. Patterson
Sherman T. Graves
Narrows Cwf
Service Guild
Miss Martin
Mrs. Vernon Reynolds
Princeton Kiwanis
Lavon
Truman Capote
Devil's Brigade
Anzio
Planet of Apes
Commerce &J
Bluefield, W. VA
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Tommy Kirk
del Moore
Little Richard—The
Cascades
Ddrain
Teen Models
Thompson
PSP
Bill Beeson & Beeson
Richlands High School
Tazewell County
Virginia
Code of Virginia
Beeson & Beeson
Abingdon
Roanoke Builders Exchange
Roanoke
Dodge Plan
Builders Exchange
Bristol
Johnson City
Tennessee
Kingsport
Tazewell
Bluefield Lodge No. Ss
AF & A M
Stephen KR. Shupe
L. M. Carper
Beckley
West Va
Simpkins Awning Company
Taylor Rug
Bluefield Glass and Tile Company
Walter M. Owens
Eeton
Fox
Mercer Construction Company
Platnick Brothers, Inc
Binefield, Virginia
Carters
Eataita
Liquid Wood
Ramsey Paint and
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