Sections of State Hit by Heavy Rains and Floods
The weekly weather crop report for West Virginia notes extremely wet conditions hindering hay cutting and winter grain harvest while aiding meadows corn and other crops. Roane Calhoun Gilmer Jackson Ritchie and Doddridge counties reported flash flood damage. potato blight increased and apple and peach spraying was delayed. Average rainfall 1.86 inches, above normal. temperatures rose. Livestock stayed strong on pastures. egg production fell as some farmers liquidate flocks amid feed shortages. lambs marketed while others hold stock due to OPA uncertainty. The forecast calls for thundershowers, cooler nights, then warmer days with a return to cooler weather Sunday.
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Ney Wellsn
West Virginia
Summers
Roane
Calhoun
Gilmer
Jackson
Ritchie
Doddridge
Glenville
Cairo
Huntington
Hinton
Rainelle
OPA
State Police Check On Drivers After Week of Traffic Contacts
West Air police report 346 driver contacts for June 17 to 23 with 398 vehicles safety checked and 135 showing defects. Offenses include 8 accidents 30 speeding 2 stop sign violations 2 signal violations 4 improper passing 4 improper turn 4 right of way 4 reckless driving 4 and 300 other reasons. Arrests listed for drinking driving speeding reckless driving no license improper registration and more.
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West Air Police
Complains His Wife Beat Him Too Hard
James F. Waugh of Logan West Virginia told Magistrate Preston Pairo that his wife George Lee Waugh beat him badly and he wants support for their four daughters. The magistrate dismissed the assault charges and told the couple to settle differences at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eorge Lee Waugh
Preston Pairo
Waugh
Logan
W. Va
Pairo
West Vic
County Committee Certifies Officials for August Primary
The Mercer county Democratic executive committee met at 7:45 PM in the municipal building directors room and named election officials for the August primary. The commissioners and clerks list was certified at its July 8 county action meeting.
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Mercer County Democratic Executive Committee
County
Delegates Named for Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention
Mercer post No 2073 selects seven delegates for the national VFW convention to be held in Boston on September 16. Alternates listed. Post elects a trustee, plans to halt meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, and approves hospital support parcels. Post membership nears four hundred. charter to be surrendered amid charter changes.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boston
Mercer Post
J. L. McParland
Douglas Barger
Everett Gwynne
B. G. White
L. J. Pace
Thomas Gregory
Jim Wood
Frank Dobbins
Karnes Hoge
Bernard Bowling
Clyde Pendleton
E. W. Anderson
Walter Whittaker
Frank Williams
Argil B. White
Pred Thomas
Carl FE. Kirby
Oswald Forbes
Frank Dunnigan
John Cromer
Spurgeon Beckner
Lewis FE
Canterbury
Secretary of the State
James Monroe Rose Dies At Camp Creek
James Monroe Rose 75 died at his Camp Creek home Tuesday night after a two month heart illness. A farmer and merchant, he lived there sixty years and was a Primitive Baptist Church member. Survived by widow Mariah Hillson Rose and many children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at his home, burial in the family cemetery.
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James Monroe Rose
Camp Creek
Mr. Rose
Memorial Hospital
Bryant Rose
Rosamond Wyatt Rose
Mariah Gertrude Hillson
Robert E
Paul B. Rose
Richard H. Rose
Plat Top
J. L. Mypes
Garner Rose
Princeton
A. G. Spurlock
W. D. Sanford
Huntington
W. Va
Bainess Camonbell
Omar Basham
Beckley
Leslie Lilly
Lemuel Martin
Oe Taylor
Pred Epling
Maxey
Lawrence
Seer Hear
Dark Waters at Mercer Theater Opens Three Day Run
The Mercer theater presents Dark Waters with Merle Oberon and Pranchot Tone in top roles for a three day run. The cast includes Thomas Mitchell Pay Bainter John Qualen Elisha Cook Jr Rex Ingram. The film adapts a magazine serial maintaining suspense and action.
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Merle Oberon
Pranchot Tone
Mercer Theater
Thomas Mitchell
Pay Bainter
John Qualen
Elisha Cook, Jr
Rex Ingram
Saddle on a Star heads to Royal Theater today
A Western style program titled Throw a Saddle on a Star arrives at the Royal theater today featuring Ken Curtis Jeff Donnell Hoosier Hotshots Adelle Roberts Big Boy Williams Andy Clyde and Frank Sully. The show promises Bulldogging rodeo style scenes and homegrown music in a lighthearted entertainments package.
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Royal Theater Today
Ken Curtis
Jeff Donnell
Hoosier Hotshots
Adelle Roberts
Big Boy
Williams
Andy Clyde
Frank Sully
City of Bluefield Sues W 8 Sutherland and Others in Chancery
Suits filed in circuit court in chancery returnable to July rules include City of Bluefield versus W 8 Sutherland Ber nice Tabor Robinett versus Charles C Robinett Nannie Wright W M Davis and Sallie E Davis versus Bank of Matoaka and others Laurence G Rock versus Maude Ida Rock Walter H Kirby versus Marie Kidd Keatley and others. The cases involve bills for injunction against the parties and institutions named.
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City of
Bluefield
Sutherland
Bernice Tabor Robinett
Charles C. Robinett
Nannie Wright
W. M. Davis
Sallie E. Davis
Bank of Matoaka
Laurence G. Rock
Maude Ida Rock
Walter H. Kirby
Marie Kidd Keatley
Bill
Local Firm Sells 70 Houses Near Beckley Mabscott
Lilly Landsony f Princeton has closed a deal with Professional Realty Beckley to sell seventy houses at Mabscott near Beckley. Houses once owned by New River Coal company range from three to ten rooms in segregated sections. Occupants will have first chance to buy. letters go out today. Lilly Land company also bought a new subdivision tract in Nicholas county, its fifth there this year.
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The
Lilly Landsoneny F Princeton
Professional Realty Company of
Beckley
Mabscott
New River Coal Company
Lilly Land Company
J. H. Lilly Said
Nicholas County
Funeral Service Set For Gus Harris
A private funeral for Gus Harris is planned at Frede King-Seaver Funeral Service Chapel at 2 PM with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Harris died Sunday night from a brain injury after a fall during an altercation with city patrol Joe Thorn. He is survived by his widow two children from a former marriage and an adopted daughter. Relatives from Akron have arrived for the service. Harris belonged to Mercer No 2703 VPW American Legion Mullins Knights of Pythias and Moose Lodges.
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Gus Harris
Fredeking-Seaver
Resthaven Memorial Park
V.P.W
Mullins
Knights of Pythias
Moose
Pri
Kiwanis Club Hears Musical Program
Marshall Dunn three month old son of the Rev and Mrs John M Dunn entertained the Kiwanis club with vocal selections. His mother accompanied him at the piano. James Bailey and Fred Edwards were visitors.
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Marshall Dunn
John M. Dunn
Kiwanis Club
James Bailey
Fred Edwards
Shirley Jean Strow born to Princeton couple
Mr and Mrs Jack Strow of 103 South Fifth street welcomed a daughter named Shirley Jean born June 19 at Memorial hospital. The baby weighed eight pounds and the mother previously Honaker of this city.
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Jack Strow
South Fifth Street
Memorial Hospital
Shirley Jean
Juanita Honaker
Former Local Man to Receive 25 Year Knights Jewel
C L Townsley of Brooks will be honored at 8 pm in Walker Hall during Princeton Lodge No 168 Knights of Pythias meeting. J E Williams will present the 25 year veteran jewel issued to Knights in good standing for 25 years. Townsley, a former Princeton resident, will be welcomed by Mayflower 84 and K of P families.
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C. L. Townsley
Brooks
Walker Hall
Princeton Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
J. E. Williams
Princeton Lodge
One Lodge
K. of P
Townsley
Princeton
Knights of Ceton Lodge
Lions Club Ladies' Night at Virginian Hotel
The Princeton Lions Club hosts a ladies night at 7 p.m. tonight at the Virginian hotel with Charles Q. Bam as master of ceremonies. Lions installed their new officers.
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Princeton Lions’ Club
Virginian Hotel
Charles Q. Bam
Gham., Lions
Delphian Club hears Blanche Straley on West Virginia women
At the Delphian club meeting in Highland avenue home of Mrs Harry Karnes, Miss Blanche Straley spoke on Who's Who Among the Women of West Virginia. Mrs G B Halstead presided during the business session and refreshments were served by Misses Katherine Dangerfield Johnson and Virginia Karnes.
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Delphian Club
Blanche Straley
Harry Karnes
Highland Avenue
G. B. Halstead
Princeton Area Personal Notices Outline
Mrs Neva Shepherd and Mrs John Evans left for Parkersburg West Virginia to attend the state convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary. Sam Kester is very ill at Huntington veterans hospital. his brother Bill travels from California to visit. Miss Mildred Stratford has returned home to Bondville after three weeks with Betty Roe on Highland avenue. Miss Jean McCutcheon and Benson McCutchen of Charlottesville arrived to visit and Mr W B Cutchen will join the U S navy soon. Jean will spend weeks in Princeton and Miss Spangler leaves for V P I for graduate work after a Concord college graduation. Dr and Mrs Lawrence Von Court of Sac City Iowa arrived to live in Princeton at the Von Court apartments. Dr Von Court, son of W W Von Court, is an optometrist preparing to open an optical office here.
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Neva Shepherd
John Evans
Parkersburg
W. Va
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Sam
Kester
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
Bill
California
Mildred Stradford
Betty Roe
Highland Avenue
Bondville
Jean McCutcheon
Benson McCutchen
Charlottesville
North Walker St
McCutchen
U. S. Navy
Jean
Princeton
Joan Spangler
Gladys Spangler
College Avenue
Concord College
Lawrence von Court
Sac City
Iowa
von Court
Harrison Street
W. W. von Court
G J Wood to Retire as County Superintendent
G J Wood retires after eleven years guiding the county schools. R S Robinette, his longtime assistant, will assume the post. Wood previously served as a teacher, East River district superintendent, and first county superintendent after the county unit adoption.
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R.S. Robinette
Wood
East River
Pulaski Plant Workers Go On Wildcat Strike
About a hundred workers at the Pulaski and Hiwassie plants of American Pigment Corp stayed away from work in a wildcat stoppage. No official spokesman could confirm details, while union reps were unavailable for comment. The dispute centers on union shop terms and service charges for non union workers.
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Pulaski
Hiwassie
American Pigment Corporation
Wildcat
Graham F Pizer
J. R. Miller
APL
American Pigment Workers
Pizzer
Sheriff Denies Bolting Ticket in Kanawha County
Kanawha Sheriff D Earl Brawley denied reports he would bolt the Democratic ticket. He said Samuel A Leadman was placed on leave of absence due to political activity and disputed Leadmans claim of dismissal over supporting incumbent Mont Cavender for county commissioner.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
D. Earl Brawley
Samuel A. Leadman
Leadman
Cavender
Brawley
Leadman Told to Take Leave Over Political Activities
Brawley recounted advising Leadman to take leave of absence due to deputy political involvement linked to Cavender and a House of Delegates bid. Leadman allegedly reacted by discarding his badge and questioning the claim of firing. The officer was told the leave was not a firing but a prudential step until after the primary.
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Brawley
Leadmon
Cavender
House of Delegates
Pri
Mr. Leadman
Governor Tuck Attends Virginia Boys State Inauguration
In Blacksburg Virginia on June 26 Governor Tuck attended the inaugural ceremonies for the fourth Old Dominion Boys State at Virginia Tech. J B Johnson of Osaka was installed as governor of the Youths State. The governor received the honorary fur helmet and shirt and urged the 200 delegates to actively participate in government and defend constitutional freedoms.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
Old Dominion
Virginia Tech
J. B. Johnson
Osaka
American Legion
Tuck
General Assembly
Hemisphere
Jamestown
American Legion Citizenship School
Truck with Airplane Crashes After Out of Control Run
A 40 foot truck and trailer carrying a large airplane ran out of control down a hill near Hopwood Pennsylvania and crashed into a sideroad wall. The driver remained in the cab and was unhurt while a ground passenger suffered leg and back injuries. The airplane sustained slight damage.
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Uniontown
Hopwod
Umnae Beean
Bill Smith
Aew Burg
Commission Approves 3350 Beer Licenses
West Virginia state officials announced approval of about 3350 beer licenses for the 1946-47 fiscal year. The total includes 2727 retail 120 gearouter 246 club and 250 package selling permits across the state.
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Charleston
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Siboney Distilling Corporation
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Princeton Finance CO
Old First National Bank
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Princeton Bank & Trust Co
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Commission
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Athens Road
McDowell County
C. N. Kirby
Riverside Drive
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