Princeton High 1950 Class Holds Second Reunion
Thirty-one graduates from Princeton High School's 156 member Class of 1950 gathered at the Red Carriage for a second reunion in five years. The event featured a social hour, banquet, sponsor honor, roll call, and prizes for notable facts. attendees included Ben Cooper of Lancaster, Mass., and locals from Princeton and Mercer County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton High
Ed Brookan
Virginia Hatcher
Betty Miller Smith
Jane Malcolm Jones
Will
Betty Smith
Betty Malcomb Ooliagon
Benny Cooper
Lancaster
Mass
Clarence Woolridge
Fort Worth
Tex
Mary Fay French Crotty
Barbara Brown Lambeau
Des Plains
Ill
Louise Thomason Matson
Bluewe
C. C. Stafford Jr
Lorretta Chattin Pritchard
Cooper
Alice Morris Thompson
Mary French Crotty
Princeton
Mercerovnty Bank
Kendrick’s Men’s Shop
Nelson's
People’s Drug
General Telephone Company
Spangler Drug
Jack and Jill Shop
Leggett’s
Whittaker’s Jewelry
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Roller Florist
Lanton’s Dept
The
Canadian Out After Inquiry Bribery Scandal Rocks Pearson
Prime Minister Lester B Pearson accepted the resignation of justice minister Guy Favreau following the Dorion inquiry report. Dorion rebuked Favreau for dropping an investigation into a $20 000 bribery offer tied to bail for narcotics suspect Lucien Rivard.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Guy Favreau
Montreal
Pearson
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Favreau
Dorion
Frederic Dorion
Lucien Rivard
United States
Church Marks Elder Walker Anniversary Week
The Church of God in Christ in Princeton observes Elder G. F. Walker’s seventh year with services through the week. Closing Sunday at 3 p.m. features Rev. Carter of Bluefield as guest speaker, with a Landgraff guest chorus and Women in White. Guests include Rev. Howard of Keystone, Golden Gate Choir, Elder Gibson of Bluefield, and Bishop J. P. Dabney with his Roanoke junior choir on Friday.
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G. F. Walker
Church of God In Christ
Princeton
Carter
Bluefield
Landgraff
Women In White
Rev
Howard
Keystone
Golden Gate Choir
Gibson
J. P. Dabney
Roanoke
Application Date Changed For Food in Princeton
The date for taking applications for surplus foods at Princeton changes from the third Monday to the first Thursday of each month starting July. Applications will be accepted at the Memorial Building in Princeton on Thursday July 1.
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Princeton
Memorial Building
Program Council Meeting at Princeton Presbyterian Church
The Program Council of the Women of the Princeton Presbyterian Church meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in Fellowship Hall. The Womens and Circles Councils convene at 8 00 p m.
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Women
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Womens’ and
Deeds and Marriage Applications Filed in Princeton Courthouse
Three deeds and two marriage license applications were filed in Princeton on Tuesday. Transfers include Anna Wood to James M and Henrietta Rose for a Jumping Branch District tract at 75 dollars, and the Lawsones to the Lawsons, then to Walter Johnson for 18 200 dollars. Wills of Emmett Worrell and Greg H Stafford admitted to probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Anna Wood
James M
Henrietta Jane Rose
Jumping Branch
Grant R
Alice M. Hubbard
Thomas W
Agatha Virginia Lawson
Jan- Gay Park
Bluefield
Walter L
Bessie Kemper Johnson
Jan-Gay Park
Emmett Worrell
Greg H. Stafford
Crosby Outmaneuvered by British Ticket Scalper at Wimbledon
Crosby recounts being pressured by a London scalper for a 27 shilling ticket, finally paying 10 pounds and getting back two pounds in change. He admits misreading British money and notes the ticket cost him about 22.40 dollars.
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London
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Bing
Rome
West Berlin
Willy Brann
Soviet Union
Berlin
East Germany
Brandt
Garden Club to Convene Friday in Princeton
Members of the Mountain State Garden Club will meet Friday at 7 30 pm at the home of Mrs V J Honaker on New Hope Road in Princeton. Mrs P J Lilly will present a program on Parliamentary Procedure.
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Mountain State Garden Club
V. J. Honaker
New Hope Road
Princeton
P. J. Lilly
Past Officers Club Convenes in C E S Chapter 53 Meeting
Mrs. Vida Bailey hosted a covered dish dinner for 19 members of the Past Officers Club of C E S Chapter 53 with Mrs. Ed Chaulkey of Marion as guest. The meeting, led by president Mrs. Betty Miller, reviewed minutes and roll call, and elected officers for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vida Bailey
Officers Club
C.E.S
Ed Chaulkey
Marion
Ind
Betty Miller
I John
Julia Johnson
Ethel Easter
H. J. Thompson
Dorothy Blevins
Maude Abshire
Miller
W. M. Abshire
South Walker Street
Executive Board To Meet Thursday At Church
The Executive Board of the Woman's Society of Princeton First Baptist Church will convene Thursday at 1 30 p m at the church. Mrs Herbert Bowling WMS president requests strong attendance of officers and circle chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Princeton First Baptist Church
Herbert Bowling
WMS
Twentieth Century Fox Buys Dolly Film Rights
London AP reports Twentieth Century Fox has acquired screen rights for Dolly! and will produce the film by 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Twentieth Centry Sox
Forest Products Lab Expansion Broadens Princeton Role
The Northeastern Forest Experiment Station names Franklin R. Longwood assistant director. He will oversee forest products utilization and marketing research, with Princeton remaining a headquarters for expanded work and Morgantown engineering lab supervision. A new $500,000 West Virginia University lab will be directed by Longwood, with construction bids soon.
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Northeastern Forest Experiment Station
Franklin R. Longwood
Princeton
Ralph Marquis
Northeastern Station
Upper Darby
Longwood
Forest Products Marketing Laboratory
Forest Service
Morgantown
Princeton Laboratory
Marquis
West Virginia University
Princeton Lab
West Virginia
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Why Witch Hazel Got Its Name And Other Language Quips
The piece muses on why witch hazel is named as it is, noting two theories about the origin. It explains witch hazel is an alcoholic extract from a shrub and discusses dowsing rods, Kenneth Roberts, and the pronunciation of stomach by highlighting the schwa sound.
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Kenneth Roberts
Samuel White Celebrates 104th Birthday at Movie
Samuel White of Boulder Colorado turned 104 and marked the day by seeing My Fair Lady in the theater, noting it was his eighth trip to the picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel White
Boulder
Colo
My Fair Lady
Burke Memorial Baptist Bible School Holds Picnic
A church Vacation Bible School kickoff at Camp Creek hosted 152 children and workers. Mrs. Chris Martin led the program with themes for each department, including Learning of Gods Love, Helping in Gods World, Wonders in Gods World, Living for Jesus Every Day, and Discovering What God is Like.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Creek
Vacation Bible School
Burke Memorial Baptist Church
Chris Martin
John Coon
James Wall
C. J. Campbell
R. V. Murphy
W. B. Hamlin
Jimmy Owen
Jerry Alvis
Clyde E. Boardwine
Sammy Baker
Danny Christian
Norma Dunn
Robert Walker
John Robinson
Nettie Hopson
Paul Daugherty
Brenda Cox
Drema Ayers
Jesus
WL. Jenkins
John King
Robert Shaffer
Billy Hebb
Leo Noble
Saundra Bauguess
Edgar Martin
W. L. Jenkins
God
Russell Smith
A. J. Brooks
Virgil Currence
Wytheville Stock Prices Report from Tuesday Auction
The Wytheville Virginia livestock market sold 1 437 head including hogs veal lambs and cattle with prices listed by weight and grade. Hogs topped at 22 90 to 23 30 per hundredweight while veal and lamb prices ranged from about 18 to 25 dollars per hundredweight and cattle classes showed values from roughly 9 to 18 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville
Sdemnapeia
Utility
Cutter
Valley Kiwanians Picnic Draws 65 Members and Guests
About 65 members and guests attended the 1965 Green Valley- Glenwood Kiwanis Club picnic. The outing took place Tuesday at 6 30 p m at J R Roberts farm near Clover Dew Dairy on the Bluefield Princeton Road. Guests included Mrs C W Faulkner Bodoc McKenzie and several couples, plus four Kiwanians from Bramwell South Bluefield and eight from Matoka.
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Green Valley- Glenwood
Cop file theft complicates Harrisonburg crimes
In Harrisonburg Virginia an investigator reported an unusual theft from the city police department. A crime file was stolen from a detective’s truck hindering efforts to solve unsolved cases.
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Harrisonburg, Va
Somone
Trustees' Sale Notice for Mercer County Real Estate
Default on note leads to public auction of Lot 310 Cumberland Heights in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia on July 7 1965 at 11 00 AM at the Mercer County Court House. Sale requires cash and follows deed of trust dated November 1 1955 from Peyton W Greear and Elizabeth C Greear.
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Mercer County
Princeton
West Virginia
Bluefield
Cumberland Heights
Ridgemont Road
Lot No. 3
Groveland Drive
Wm. T. Hancock
L. R. Coulling, Sr
Peyton W. Greear
Elizabeth Cottrell Greear
Mary Griffin
William Griffin
Circuit Court
Law & Commerce
Luther G. Scott
In loving memory L L Looney and local notices
Obituary memory for L L Looney dated June 30 1964 mentions family. Classified page details open business ads Rug cleaning service restaurant equipment and a long list of local trades including lawn care beauty shop septic tanks and moving services. Job ad seeks a capable salesman for hardware plumbing and fixtures. Local lost and found entries list a billfold and a chihuahua pup with contact numbers.
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Princeton News
Gordon Hamilton
Edwin Brookman
Fort Worth Tex
Garland Wright
Defiance
Ohio
Margaret Conner White
Edna Chattin Ford
Joan Thornton Elmore
Madeline Winfrey Hall
Betty Malcolm Johnson
Mary Faye French Crotty
Christine Elmore West
Anna Mason Greer
Jim Greer
Clifton Farley
Robert Smith
Raymond Chambers
Burl Compton
Princeton Bowling Center
Jesse Thomas
Oakwood Walnut Room
Oakvale Road
W. Va
White
Thorn St
Meade
Charleston
Price's Transfer
Mercer St
Program Council
Jarrell Ray Matherly and
Delma Kathleen Amick
Flat Top
Wimbledon
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Denmark
Voelkerfreundschaft
Sweden
Norway
Copehangen
West Germany
Tokyo
Pathet Lao
Svannakhet
Laos
Garden Club
Rotary
Albert S. Kemper Jr
Bluefield Rotary Club
George Nuckolls
Nuckolls
Kemper
George F. Walker
Jack L. Lewis
Past Officers Club
Dennis
By Hank Ketcham
Forest Products Lab
William Morris
Emneys
Mick
Minray Y Theappears
Mercer
Penn, W. Va
Sparts FR
Glenn Ford
Wenry Fonda
Rounders
Bible School
Valley Kiwanians
Mesarnn Seu and
Piatt Lus
WM. T. Hancock L. R. Coulling, JR
C. M. Rudder, Jr
James H. Martin
Looney
L. L. Looney
James Haden
Texaco
New Bluefield- Princeton Road
Goldfinger
Blank's
Pheay
Pop
Bland Street
Oakhurst
Parkway
Taylor R Cleaners
Meles
Bristol and Company
Street
Tennessee
James F. F. Deckar
A'S
Virginia
Sears
Raleigh Street
Mooregard
Ramsey Paint Co
Commerce Street
Sisgon’s Inc
S. W. Peters
Citizens Coal & Supply Co
Call Hertz Systems
Daily Telegraph
Porm—Carpenters
F. L. Showalter
Ee Tazewell
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