Princeton Criminal Court Term Opens With Grand Jury Impaneling
Judge John M. McGrath will open the July criminal court term and impanel the brand grand jury. Prosecutor Roscoe H. Pendleton expects about 125 witnesses to testify over Monday Tuesday and Wednesday with a short Fourth of July recess. Indictments likely to be reported Friday morning as about 50 cases wait on the docket.
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Monia
John M. McGrath
Grand Jury
Roscoe H. Pendleton
Fogel
Princeton Paragraphs and Local Business Notes
Local notices announce SHOP on Princeton’s Main Street across from the post office offering Misses dresses and accessories under Peggy’s Dress Shop in the Pritt building. A Civil Aeronautics course at Princeton municipal airport has concluded flight work with private license eligibility for students including Magee Garten and others from nearby towns. Street work conference led by W Cody Fletcher and an all day event at The Young Pioneers church near Lake Shawnee concluded with service activities.
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Princeton
Pritt
Mr. Mosrie
Matoaka
Bredshaw
Kimball
Dents
Princeton Municipa
Hester Hedrick
Alderson
Magee Garten
Creek
Campbell Gwinn
Baxter McNeer
Athens
Fred Brown
Roger Bensey
Thomas Hatcher
E. C. Rowan
Gap Mills
Tom Ballard
Peterstown
Man to Build Modern Home on Highland Avenue Lot
The man known as Santon plans a new residence on the Highland avenue side of the lot from Front street to the dead end. He currently resides in the Santon apartments and will move to the new home upon completion.
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Highland Avenue
Santon
Front Street
Santon Apartments
Princeton Personals Yankee Barbakow Visits Friends
Pr'nceton social note reports Yankee Barbakow visiting friends at Holiday Cove and Morgantown West Virginia.
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Yankee Barbakow
Holiday Cove
Morgantown
W. Va
Wanted Experienced Saleslady in Prince ton
Wanted experienced saleslady preferably with reference. Apply to P O Box 382, Princeton.
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Princeton
Juvenile Court Delivers Mixed Outcomes in Fourteen Cases
Judge John M McGrath presided at the courthouse Thursday. Fourteen cases were heard. Three boys were released after charges were dismissed. One boy who escaped colored reform school was ordered held for that institution. Eight boys were found guilty with judgment reserved pending examinations. One boy was placed in the custody of his grandfather. One defendant was declared not guilty.
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John M. McGrath
Colored Reform School
Mctirath
D. V. B. 8 Closes Tonight Vacation Bible School Program
Closing exercises for the Vacation Bible School will feature a half hour musical program directed by W. S. Herring. Miss Blanche Straley organized and directed the school with staff and helpers including Misses Kane Shrewsbury Yearo and Armstrong. Various ladies assisted in organization and a Bible talks series by Mrs. H. F. Toothman highlighted the first week.
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Te Vacation Bible School
W. S. Herting
Blanche Straley
Hale
Elizabeth Kane
Nancy Shrewsbury
Helen Keaton
June Shrewsbury
Rachel Smith
Jean Donavan
Joyce Ao
Mary Margaret Yearo
Nelle Sutton Smith
John B. Cheatham, Jr
Clara Wohlford
I. J. Mullens
W. S. Herring
Eddison Evans
Joe Bob Manderville
French Day
Reuben Pennington
Brenice Armstrong
H. F. Toothman
Athens
H. Shumate Early Robertson
H. G. Neal
W. N. MacClaugherty
Clarence Morgan
Organizing Meeting for Intermediate Girls Auxiliaries
A meeting at the Baptist Goodwill Center on Monday June 24 organized an intermediate Girls' auxiliary. Officers elected included Margaret Brewster as president Irene Thomas as vice president Bernice Martin as secretary and treasurer Eula Dishner as personal service chairman and Hazel Lavender as program chairman.
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Baptist Goodwill Center
Margaret Brewster
Irene Thomas
Bernice Martin
Eula Dishner
Hazel Lavender
Local clubs and lodge social events announced
Morris chairs a meeting of the ip committee while the Fine Arts club gathers at 8 pm with Mrs. Neal. A three course dinner honors Marvin Miller and Brookman, worshipful masters, at South Avenue home. Shawnee lodge hosts a sixteen birthday party for Norma Jeane Lindley and Homer Bailey Jr with about forty attendees from Mercer and McDowell counties.
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Norma Jeane Lindley
Homer Bailey, Jr
Shawnee Lodge
William Lindley
Thomas Bailey
Ashland
W. Va
Mercer
McDowell Counties
Conley Trigg Snidow Sr 25th Anniversary Invitations
Mr and Mrs Conley Trigg Snidow Sr celebrate twenty fifth wedding anniversary with invitations sent to friends for a Tuesday night reception at Joe Lucas home. Royal Order of Hogans holds a monthly meeting planning a Hamburg er luncheon at Lake Shawnee Saturday in honor of Dale Wade who leaves for Aber deen Md to work at Edgewood Arsenal. They meet at Bernice Pendleton s home on South avenue at 6 o clock Saturday evening. The name of God is omitted tran the Book of Mather in in the
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Conley Trigg Snidow, Sr
Joe Lucas
Royal Order of Hogans
Hogans
Hamberger
Lake Shawnee
Dale Wade
Aberdeen
Edgewood Arsenal
Bernice Pendleton
South Avenue
Defense taxes to raise liquor price in West Virginia
West Virginia liquor prices will rise about 11.11 percent July 1 as federal defense taxes take effect. The liquor control commission released July price lists noting potential revisions in August. Dealers may absorb some taxes, others pass on to customers. 10 cent tickets over 20 cents face a penny tax, 25 and 20 cent tickets three cents, 35 and 40 cent tickets four cents. Ten cent beer faces about a penny more per bottle. gasoline up half a cent per gallon. Cigarettes gain five cents per pack to retailers.
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Charleston
W. Va
Liquor Control Commission
West
Vets of Foreign Wars Meet in Huntington
In Huntington W Va Rep James E Van Zandt former national commander warned the US is woefully unprepared to aid overseas and urged arming before aiding England He alleged a list of 500 federal employees linked to communist groups was present at a convention where 125 delegates registered for sessions through Saturday
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Hun
W. Va
United States
England
James E. van Zandt
Pennsylvania
van Zandt
Harry Kleiman
Bluefield
Pleads Guilty in West Virginia Murder Trial
Louise Scott pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Wheeling after a jury was selected and opening arguments began in the trial over the April 28 slaying of David Pritchard. Defense said they had exhausted options.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Louise Scott
David Pritchard
Eight room brick house for sale on corner lot
Eight room brick house on a corner lot size 110 by 150 feet with a double garage and a hot water furnace with stoker plus a gas water heater and a large sleeping porch.
Woman’s Guilty Plea Ties to Pritchard Beating Case
The court hears the woman accused of involvement in a beating by Pritchard where she fired the fatal shot. Her guilty plea exposes her to nine sentences ranging from five to 18 years each.
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Pritchard
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Aigee
W. Cody Fletcher
Young Pioneerian Church
Rs. Presbyte
Rec
Princeton Society
Marry Karnes
G. A
SDD Oe
HANES
Hanes Knitting Company
Winston-Selem, N. C
Morris
Memip
Fine Arts Club
B. L. Neal
Center Street
Marvin Miller
Miller
M. E. Brookman
Cliton Bonham
Princeton Lodge
No. 134
A. F
A. M
Brookman
M. E Brookman
Lodge
John Conley
G. B. Halstead
Ned Barberie
Kermit Shields
W. M. Abshire
R. C. Buchanan
Clinton Bonham
D. D. Hall
J. H. Evans
R. C. Sutherland
Dwight Dickenson
Harry D. Karnes
God
Tran
Book of Mather
ROYAL
Robi. Young
Helen Gilbert
Chas, Coburn
Irene Baronova
Florian
Himself
Vets Foreign Wars
Meeet IN
Huntington
Wilkens
Bill
Tom
Coopers
Ceartia
West Virginia
G. H. Crumpecker
Mercer County
Peggy
You One
Mercer Street
Wilken
Pa Wilken
The
Wilken Family, Inc
Aladdin
New Mass
Timare
Pocahontas Fuel Company
ONE Broadway
New York City
Tazewell
Cemon
Princeton Bureau Daily Telegraph
M. B. Wallingford
Princeton, W. Va
Jersey
Shantung
Snead’s Department Store
Incinceton, W. VA
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