Payne Will Briefly Sets Camp For 4-H Gift To Wife
The will of Harry W. Payne leaves the bulk of his property to his wife Mrs Helen Payne with Flora C Payne and a quarter interest in a Newport Virginia filling station receiving specific bequests. Appraisers named include Dr B S Clements and W Ferrell. The 4-H Camp at Glenwood Park is scheduled for July 12 to 16 with McDowell county 4 H club members and two leaders from the county attending the Mercer Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Payne
Helen Payne
Flora C. Payne
Newport
Nays
B. S. Clements
W Ferrell
B. P. Early
H. Lawhead
Flat Top National Bank
George W. Francisco
K. B. Thom M. Rudder Jr
J. L. Foun
Mr. Francisco
Glenwood Park
Council Circle
McDowell County
Mercer
Bargain Four Room House for Cash or Terms
Four room house with Beth, hardwood floors, port basement, large lot and bus service. Bargain for cash 4350 and terms available. Must be seen to be appreciated. Phone 6521 Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Hamlet Waives On Larceny Charge
Billy Ray Hamlet waived preliminary hearing on a grand larceny charge before Magistrate W Oris Barton and was held for grand jury action. He was arrested after a chase in Bluefield Saturday afternoon by Sheriff Perry L Dye and deputies. The radio found earlier led to the arrest after Montgomery Ward staff identified the item by catalogue number. Hamlet is on probation in McDowell County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ray Hamlet
W. Oris Barton
Hamlet
Bluefield
Perry L. Dye
William H. Foster
City Co
Dye
Montgomery Ward Company
Court Issues Two Chancery Orders in Tuesday Session
Judge F Morton Wagner entered two chancery orders in circuit court. In Gladys Jackson v Elmer Lee Jackson the defendant must pay $560 temporary alimony for plaintiff and son plus $100 to her attorney and $36.50 court costs and is enjoined from interference. In Clara Rolen v Donald Richard Rolen he must pay $150 temporary alimony for plaintiff and three children plus $100 to her attorney and $36.50 court costs and is enjoined from interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Morton Wagner
Gladys Jackson
Elmer Lee Jackson
Clara Rolen
Donald Richard Rolen
McKinney suit seeks damages in circuit court
James H. McKinney files a chancery damage suit in Circuit Court against Frances Della McKinney for 857.60 dollars. Harvey J. Lockhart also files a damage suit against Joe Rose for unspecified damages in the same court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. McKinney
Frances Della McKinney
Harvey J. Lockhart
Joe Rose
Ex-Jail Inmate Releasd To VA Hospital Beckley
Judge Walter V. Ross ordered vacation dispositions in criminal court. Henry Call Jr a six month into a one year sentence for second offense drunken driving was released to the Veterans Administration hospital at Beckley and must report back on release. William Herbert Davis who is wanted by Virginia authorities waived extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter V. Ross
Henry Call Jr
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley
William Herbert Davis
Virginia
$100 000 Sought In Fatal Collision
Mrs Germaine Nelling of Cleveland Ohio sues Walter Reed of St Thomas Pa and J Elbert Solenberger and Harry T Miller trading as Johnson Feed and Supply Martinsburg W Va over a July 21 auto crash that killed her husband and sister in law and left her with permanent injuries The case seeks 100000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
Colt
Jefferson County
Germaine Nelling
Cleveland
Ohio
Walter Reed
St. Thomas
J. Elbert Solenberger
Harry T. Miller
Johnson Feed and Supply
Martinsburg
Nelling
Reed
Fred
Mary Nelling
Most Lonely Girl Lives On Island
Mary, a girl on a banker’s English island lighthouse, lives with her mother among 14 male workers who run a bar and operate the lighthouse. The island has a church, post office, no roads, no movie house, no taxes, and few illnesses, and she plans a mainland vacation but wishes to stay on her semisolitary life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nana
Mary
Pickpocket School Popular In Egypt
CIRC reports a peculiar Cairo tale of Hassan Ali El Zaget who ran a private pickpocket school in Cairo. Pupils flocked to lessons until police interruptions and a shortage of instructors forced courses to halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Nana
Hassan Ali el Zaget
Cairo
Princeton Personalities Visit Mercer Street Hosts
Mrs Beatrice White and daughter Brenda Kay from Kenova recently visited her mother Mrs Meda Bank at Mrs G B Gadds Mercer Street home. Mrs Jack Reed of Silver Springs Maryland stays with her aunt Mrs G B Gadd on Mercer Street. H J Linkous local realtor is at his home on the old Bluefield road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice White
Brenda Kay
Kenova
Meda Bank
Gadd
Mercer St
Jack Reed
Silver Springs
Mercer Street
H. J. Linkous
Old
Bluefield Road
Princeton Society Rummage Sale at Fire Station
The Laura Wheeler Circle of the First Methodist Church led by Mrs. Omer Belcher hosts a rummage sale this week at the local fire station. Proceeds fund church activities and missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
First Methodist Church
Omer Belcher
Seventeen Area Men Enlist in Navy During June
Seventeen area men enlisted in the U S Navy in June, announced by Chriss Carlson BTL USN Navy recruiter at the Memory Memorial Building Princeton West Virginia. Names include Thomas Herbert Wells Walter Elgin Graves Larry Gordon Tabor Richard W Turner James Franklin Justice Tola Ray Dunavant Lashmeet Earl Andrew Tilley William Roger Ackley Robert Cline Jones Larry Lenard Graham Donald Hodges James Willie Hudgins Benjamin Lovell Earl McKinley Bevinsale Dale Walker and others. They were transferred to recruit training at Bainbridge Maryland and Randolph West Virginia for further assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Chriss Carlson
BTL
USN
Navy
Princeton
Thomas Herbert Wells
Princeton Ave
Walter Elgin Graves
Richlands
Larry Gordon Tabor
North Tazewell
Richard W. Va
James Franklin Justice Houston Turner
Maxwell
Tola Ray Dunavant
Matoaka
W. Va
James Franklin Justice Jr
Lashmeet
Earl Andrew Tilley
William Roger Ackley
Taeger
Robert Cline Jones
Larry Lenard Graham
Dott
Donald Hodges
Lamar
James Willie Hudgins
Benjamin Lovell
DuPont Expands Teflon Plant Capacity at Washington Works
DuPont de Nemours and Co announces expansion of teflon resin facilities. Construction will begin this summer, adding to the Washington works near Parkersburg W Va, where teflon was first commercially produced in 1950. The project aims to roughly double current capacity as teflon sales rise. Major uses include gaskets pipes tubing tank linings valve components and electrical insulation for motors and high frequency cables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Bhe DuPont de Nemours and Co
Washington Works
Parkersburg
W. Va
DuPont
Waterford Park Stakes Highlight 34 Day Meet Close
Waterford Park schedules a $7,500 added Waterford Park Stakes as the feature event closing a 34 day meet in Chester West Virginia. Wagering for 28 days reached $6,674,294, $300,000 ahead of last year. Charles Town prepares for a 36 day session starting Monday with a new 58 stall fireproof stable and stable capacity near 600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
W.va
Waterford Park
Panhandle
West Virginia
Charles Town
Waterford
Masonic Bodies Elect Officers At Grand Session
L B Gains elected illustrious potentate by Grand Senegal Temple and AAY Masons of West Virginia. Other officers elected include Addison Hopkins, Harry L Washington, Charlie Price, Lewis Early, Ernest Calloway, C A Mitchell, N A Melvin, Fred Morgan, Charlie Robinson, Edward Gray. Grand Communication attends national meetings in Chicago October 10 15. Also elected were grand high priest A P Carter and Eastern Star officers. Bluesfield events include a parade, church service, and banquet. Summer classes at Bluefield State College close July 2 and resume July 6. Nurses shortage noted by UNESCO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Gains
Grand Senegal Temple
AAY Masons
West Virginia
Addison, Hopkins
Rabban
Harry L Washington
Charlie Price
Lewis Early
Ernest Calloway
C. A. Mitchell
N. A. Melvin
Fred Morgan
John L. Lewis
H. N. Gaines
Ww. Witcher
F. D. Souse
E. E. Humbles
H. E. Meadows
Orlando Lewis
Sylvester Tucker
Thomas Blackwell
J. W. Hairston
W. N. Hunt
Gracie IL. Seay
L. Divers
the Moon
Gertrude Harvey
King
Chanie Heston
Adah
Mary Miller
Ruth
Dora Jones
Esther
Lee Ella Day
Martha
Mary Patterson
Electa
M. M. Foster
Sentinel
Grand Court
C. O. Hill
Masons
Hettie J. Trent
Heroines of
Jericho
Carolina
Dew Drop Court No. 1
The
Elks Hall
Knights Templar
Orlando R., Lewis
C. C. Birdine
Thomas Blackwell Sr
Fletcher D. Berger
Thomas Hill
Edward Gray
Charlie Robinson
Isaac Kent
Crusader
M. M. Johnson Wade
Alma Hopkins Wooten
Carrie Lemons
Alice Hatcher
Elizabeth Lewis
Betty Etherith
N. Hunt
Knights Templars
Crusaders
Masonic Hall
Edwin Gray
Brice
Park Central
Cas
Genoa Auditorium
Bluefield
Gary
McKinley Raymore
Mt. Mogiiah Choir
Alma Hopkins Woote
Eastern Star
Aes Queen Esther
PSC Approves Logan Water System Sale and Rates
The commission approves purchase of Monaville Logan County water system by Frances Evans for 2150 dollars from Island Creek Coal Co. and sets meter and flat rate schedules effective July 1. The deal covers 590 customers in Longacre Car bondale Harewood Marting Five Mile and nearby areas plus sale of Bertha Hill facility serving 52 customers to Scotts Run Realty Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longacre
Carbondale
Harewood
Marting
Five Mile
Frances Evans
Monaville
Logan County
Island Creek Coal Co
PSC
Bertha Hill
Morgantown
John J. Moschetta
Washington, Pa
Scotts Run Realty Co
Morgantown Water Commission
Roschetta
Civil antitrust suit alleges restraint in ultramarine blue sales
Attorney General Brownell announced a civil antitrust suit against American Cyanamid Co. of New York and Standard Ultramarine and Color Co. of Huntington West Virginia charging unlawful restraints in the sale of ultramarine blue and laundry blue. The Federal District Court at Huntington hears the action naming Reckitt and Colman Ltd. and its Belgian subsidiary as co conspirators but not defendants. Standard and American Cyanamid are said to be the only U.S. manufacturers of ultramarine blue with foreign firms. The suit claims market and customer allocations and price fixing in certain markets. Ultramarine blue serves paints inks and artists colors. laundry blue is made from ultramarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atty
Brownell
S. A. Des Usines Destree Ogzanxop
Belgium
Justice Department
United States
Publication Order in Mercer County Divorce Case
In the Mercer County Circuit Court June 17 1954 an order to publish in Chancery Case No 8328 for absolute divorce against Joe Darby a non resident defendant. Plaintiff Jeane Darby to appear within one month to protect her interest per Clerk T Reynolds. Also marriage license filings and notices of local condolences and lost items listed among community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Circuit Court
County of
Mercer
Ocr
Pemeres
Jeane Darby
Joe Darby
Mercer County
T. Reynolds
Kats E ‘Eats
Tz P.Q
Various Home Services Advertisements in Princeton West Virginia
An array of local service ads from Princeton WV lists offerings in insulation, roof and gutter work, tile installation, plumbing, heating, painting, papering, repairs, moving, and storage. The scattered entries mention firms, street addresses, box numbers, and phone references, with pricing notes and contact details.
New York Golf House Opens for Ladies in Knoxvilles Area
Employment ad announces openings for women over 23 at New York Golf House. Dignified plan with no investment required and weekly pay. Car and phone needed. Interview to R A Jones Dig Mgr 1146 Massachusetts Ave NW Knoxville Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Princeton
New York Golf House
R. A. Jones
Dig
Mgr
Massachusetts Ave
N. W
Knoxville
Tenn
Avon Representatives sought in lucrative home income program
Advertisements target women and salesmen with promises of weekly earnings up to 56.90 or 600 monthly. Listings offer training, exclusive territories near home, and interview opportunities via P.O. Box 204 Tatewel or Box 2 K o Daily Telegraph. Contact numbers included. some lines mention colored workers and at home services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Andrews
Tatewel
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Brush Fork
Jameson
Ross Francisco
Jess
Virgil
O. Pancisco
W. County
Elizabeth Franciso
Ice Plent
Wellece Street
Prince
Athens Theatre
Jean Simmons
Victor Mature
Prineaten
Anita Drive
Ockvele Road
Arent Nicreet
Ns Rudd
State Farm
Mutual Automobile
G. W. Evans
Princet
Walker St
Lon, Ww. Ve
Lake Shawnee
Southern
Rex and
Eleanor Ooo
Sandey
Cleer
Virginian Hotel
Princeton-Beckley
Princeton Society
Crea
Raat
Rowan
Spangler Drug Co
Bluefield State College
BSC
Patricia Shaffer
Trinity Methodist Church
Arter Hall
Shaffer
Scarlet College
Nashville
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buchannon
Sociel Science Department
World
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
Eanuel
Capitol City Dry Cleaners
Princeton Dry Cleaners
Ttm
O'Brren
Tary Sullivan
Logan Water System
Charles B. Thomas
Imogene Reed
Kellysville
Partners Market
Bluewell
Fred M. Wall
John
Lorton
Lick Creek
Rock District
Edward
Blevins
Gwendolyn Farmer
Raymond L. Hutchinson
Mary Georgia Galliett
Tomps Hilman
Columbus
Davis
Fannie H. Davis
Lash
Baldwin Plumbing
Gravely Tractor
Bramwell
Dour Mae Elacticia
SMITH
Rale St
Trs
Boata Tools
Od Savin
Feee
Barlow-Wister
Tinea Street
W' Va
Gome Insulation Sales
Ares
Eae
Georg Tercial’ Moors
Nidleo
Freeman
Thornhill
Thornhil
Carter
Thomas J. Seay
Blueie
Atlas
Elenarte Mages Ce
Oerhnk Ae
C. N. Pemberton
Heisel
Ses Eosin Yan
RB Com
Sinefisia
Austins
Nation
WIRH
Princeton Transfer and Storage Co
North American van Lines Inc
Princeton W. Va
Ing
Parker Paint Companye
Pairtas Street
Raymond JE
Ne Ines
B. Bluefield
Galbraith Radio
Bluefield Ave
Nue
EE J. Johnson
Drug & Supply ¢ Co
HALES
Galimates
Ramsey Paint and Allpaper Company
Raleigh Street
Wefield
Ano Re
Steiner Furniture Co
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. Inc
Daily Telegraph
P. O. Box
Tazewell
Hau Motors
Edwards Cleaners
Portsmouth
J. c/o
ED Campbell
Bluefield, W. Va
OANG
Malheeaer Loang
Neumeye Capital Pinance An
W Va
J. F. Miller
Lit
Vesourg
Princeton New Bluefield Road
Woodlawn Hatchery
Johnson—Sed
Lone Star
Blank
Immed Mediate
Hull
Porcedell
Mitchel
Yorkaire
Hooten
M. Coleman
Army Surplus
LANE
Rees
Agnew & Co, Inc
Welch
Virginia Ave
BARGE
Meatroia
Living
Roel
Philco Ree
Omaens
Firestone
Hsm
Eas
A. W. Cox
After & P.m
Park Way
Main Street Business Men's Association
Victoria Hotel
Main Street
Norfolk
Martha Hicks
High
R. C. Holt
Bland St
Koroff
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