Princeton Soldiers Parade and Rally Draw Crowd
Young soldiers from Concord Athens college detachment paraded through Princeton Saturday afternoon from the railroad station to the courthouse. Flags fluttered as crowds watched the march with martial music and songs praising the army air corps and other services. Hostesses and Junior Woman's Club plus the chamber of commerce served cold drinks at Memorial Building during the rally supporting the aviation cadets campaign.
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Concord
Athens
Princeton
Army Air Corps
Capec
Court House
Liberty
Chamber of Commerce
Army
Pasture Improvement Receives Farm Support in Mercer County
Mercer County AAA reports 256 farms used limestone on 207 acres and 318 tons applied. 222 pastures treated with 310,612 pounds of superphosphate across about 1,697 acres. Chairman H B Barber notes aims to boost livestock output amid feed grain concerns.
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Mercer County
AAA Committee
H. B. Barber
Barber
Bob Hope Visits Granddad in England
Bob Hope, in England to entertain U S troops, plans a quiet visit with his 99 year old grandfather James Hope Hitchin Hertfordshire today. Crowds mobbed for autographs and handshakes as Hope hurried to his car. Grandfather Hope, wearing a rambler rose, says the visit cheered him and he will be 100 on August 21. Bob hopes to stay for the upcoming celebration.
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London
Bob Hope
U. S
James Hope Hitchin
Herfordshire
Grandfather Hope
Bob
Grandad
Gaulle arrives in Tunis amid crowd acclaim
London reports Gen Charles De Gaulle landed in Tunis at 5 p.m. local time today. The fighting French leader and co president of the French committee of national liberation was greeted with enthusiasm by the population, according to Algiers radio and AP records.
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London
Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Tunis
Associated Press
French Committee of National Liberation
War honor roll dedication set for July 4 in Charles Town
Jefferson county war honor roll honoring 900 local youths in the armed forces will be dedicated July 4 at the courthouse square. Rep. Carl Hinshaw will address the ceremonies.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Jefferson County
Carl Hinshaw
For Sale Three Room House in Round House Addition
A three room house and large lot in Round House Addition Princeton West Virginia is offered for sale. Price five hundred dollars with terms. Respond to Box 128 Princeton West Virginia.
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Round House
Princeton
W. Va
Let Us Serve You License Application Notice
Kite's Service Station in Princeton West Virginia invites patrons to bring their 1943 44 license applications and allow the shop to order the license for them.
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Kite
Princeton
W. Va
Concord State Teachers College Professor Frank Cutright Retires
Professor Frank Cutright retires from active teaching effective June 1 ending a 29 year Concord biology leadership after a long career in West Virginia schools and local public service. He led Athens as mayor and served on Draft Board 3 while advancing campus beautification plans.
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Frank Cutright
Concord
Mr. Cutright
Upshur County
W. Va
West Virginia Eslevan
Eabody College
Nashville
Tenn
West Virginia University
Columbia
West Virginia
J. F. Marsh
E. H. Knobenshue
Clarksburg High School
West Virginia Wesleyan
Athens
Lieut
Sam Cutright
England
Castle Heights Military Academy
Lebanon
Prof Cutright
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Forestry Association
Mercer County
Presbyterian Church In
Princeton
Crossroads
Athens- Princeton Road
Birthday fete honors Mrs Keller on eighty second
Mrs J F P Marsh entertained guests at her home on June 16 for the eighty second birthday of her mother Mrs F A Keller. The attendees, all from Athens, averaged 82 years of age and included Mrs W M Crow Bettie Holroyd Mrs W C Caldwell Mrs Virginia Sue Peters and Mrs M B Morgan. The table featured tall white tapers a silver bowl of pink roses and a pink white iced cake with 82 candles.
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F. A. Keller
J. FP. Marsh
W. M. Crow
Bettie Holroyd
W. C. Caldwell
Virginia Sue Peters
M. B. Morgan
Athens
Naval reserve call issued for Concord college men
Naval reserve men from Concord College receive orders to report for active duty July 1 in the Navy Officers Training Program. Inductees report to Emory and Henry College except Harold Porterfield who trains at Bethany. Reported names include Jim Barbery Bob Gray P J Carr Scott Carr Warren Healthy Cales and Dick Lilly.
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Naval Reserve
Concord College
Emory and Henry College
Bethany College
Navy Officers’ Training Program
Emory and Henry
Harold Porterfield
Bethany
Jim Barbery
Bob Gray
P. J. Carr
Scott Carr
Warren
Cales
Dick Lilly
Three new instructors join physics dept to train air cadets
S G Williamson, professor in charge, announced three new instructors for the physics department to train air crew cadets. They are H H Bolen, former principal of the local high school, and two additional educators.
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S. G. Williamson
H. H. Bolen
Cadets Get Physics Hours Under School Loaned Cadet Plan
Montcalm Junior High uses the summer loan program with L. M. Louthan, ex Bluefield College and Concord teacher, and E. H. Knabenshue of Buckhannon, former schools superintendent, each cadet receiving about 180 hours of physics instruction.
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Montcalm Junior High School
L. M. Louthan
Bluefield College
Concord
E. H. Knabenshue
Buckhannon
Six wives of Air Crew students join husbands in Concord training
Six wives travel from across the country to Athens to stay with their husbands while they train at Concord. Names include Mrs. Lillian Straub Gibson, Mrs. Louise Keen Danley, Mrs. Peggy Bowles Brice, Mrs. Jayne Pedron Jamison, Mrs. Blanche Beyers Thompson, and Mrs. Helen Vogel Walters. Some align with university or business programs. others await transfers. The group plans to return home as pilots complete training, and Mrs B L Gumm joins Lt B L Gumm at a Norman Oklahoma navy base.
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Air Crew
Athens
Concord
Lillian Straub Gibson
A-S
Lester Henry Gibson
Pine Grove
Jake Brown
Louise Keen Danley
Clifford Lee Danley
Pittsburgh
Peggy Bowles Brice
Leo Brice
7V Ranch
Crystal City
Tex
Concord Ia Business Administration
John Bailey
Jayne Pedron Jamison
Robert McCrary Jamison
Abbeville
Miss
Blanche Beyers Thompson
Concord College notices and upcoming events in June
Lt Gumm conducts psychology tests for Navy inductees while on leave from Concord faculty. President J Frank Marsh attends State Board of Education meeting at Charleston June 16 17 with reappointment of faculty. Marsh speaks at Mullens First Methodist on What is Man. Trail of the Viligantes shown tonight in college auditorium. Admission 18 cents for cadets and public. Pauline Rogers Stout visits Concord friends. teaching at Southwestern College Memphis. Denzie Lilly, Concord junior, to Northwestern Chicago for V-12 dental work induction. Staff Sergeant Douglas Rice, former Concord student, visiting Athens grandparents after Navy service and college connections.
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J. Frank Marsh
State Board of Education
Charleston
Concord College
First Methodist Church of
Mullens
Marsh
Joe, Jr
Samuel Charles Jones
Viligantes
Pauline Rogers Stout
Wilbur Stout
Memphis
Tenn
Concord
Princeton
Northwestern
Sargeant Douglas Rice
Henry Smith
Athens
Sargeant Rice
West Virginia University
National Guard
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Camp Murray
Desperadoes Leads Royal Theater Lineup Today and Tomorrow
Claire Trevor Randolph Scott Glenn Ford Evelyn Keyes and Edgar Buchanan star in The Desperadoes, an action packed Technicolor drama at the Royal. The most spectacular scene features a stampede of 1,000 wild horses gathered in Utah.
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Claire Trevor
Randolph Scott
Glenn Ford
Evelyn Keyes
Edgar Buchanan
Sargeant Rice to Enter Officers Candidate School
Washington leave to Kodiak Alaska precedes his return to the United States for Officer Candidate School. Rice has served as recon and signal sergeant and platoon sergeant in the National Guard. He will report to Fort Belvoir Virginia when leave ends. Professor Frank Outright honored at President Marsh’s home dinner.
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Washington
Kodiak
Alaska
U. S
National Guard
Rice
Sargeant Rice
Engineer
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Frank Outright
Concord
Marsh
Meade McNeill
P. C. Bibbee
Haney Wells
City playgrounds report shows high youth participation
Bruce Fleshman reports 374 registered at city playgrounds with 1165 participating in activities during the first week. Knob 148 Thorn 103 Dunbar 123. participation scores listed as 425, 330, ? at Dunbar. Equipment includes horse shoes croquet outdoor basketball soft ball slides and swings. Adults visited. invitation extended.
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Bruce Fleshman
Knob
Thorn
Dunbar
Princeton Youth, Inc
Fleshman
Bill McClaugherty
Lynch’s
Girls preferred at Gore store room for Mrs Gore
Readable notes show Mrs F Gore favors a room at Lynch Clothing Store, signaling a preference by women customers for the Gore establishment.
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F. Gore
Lynch Clothing Store
Real Estate Listings Showcasing Princeton Area Homes and Farms
A wide array of properties including 6 to 9 room cottages and brick residences on paved streets, country estates with 80 acres and 40 bearing trees, and large farms with barns, outbuildings, and extensive land. Prices range from 1,600 to 4,500 dollars with cash options and monthly terms, plus numerous parcels near Princeton, Athens, and Bluefield. The catalog highlights farm equipment, livestock, and extensive land suitable for grazing, timber, and cultivation.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Athens
Paved
College
W. Va
Mercer County
Ingleside
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