Princeton City Excluded From Defense Area Regulons
The Princeton chamber learns from the War Production Board’s Charleston office that FHA rules prevent extending the Hinton defense area to Princeton. Housing projects supported by priorities must be within walking distance or within two miles of the war activity or existing transit, with travel costs capped at 40 cents per round trip and a maximum two hour round trip.
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Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
War Production Board
FHA
Hinton
Princeton Churches Hold Evangelistic Revival Across City
Multiple congregations in Princeton announce overlapping services and events. First Baptist Chapel lists Sunday school at 10. morning worship at 11 and evening service at 8. First Methodist notes 9:45 Sunday school and 11 morning service with mid week prayer. Church of God reports 9:45 Sunday school and 11 morning worship with revival nightly at 7:45 led by a Cherokee Indian evangelist. First Church of Christ schedules 9:45 Sunday school and 8 p.m. evening service with sermons on Mother Love and Earths Supreme Value. First Baptist also flags Mother’s Day with a sermon by Edward Stubblefield and offerings for Mothers in the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Burke
First Baptist Church
Cor. McNutt and
Thorn Street
L. R. Freeman
Roy Saunders
Church OF God
Seventh _ street
Straley Avenue
Tommy Williams
G. H. Bailey
Bonnie C. Conley
Anderson Theological College
Evangelis
First Church OF Christ
Frank L. Stuck
Criston
First Baptist
Edward Stubblefield
W. D. Shuff
B. Y
Battlements of Home Sermon Sets Evening Worship
Keene Street Methodist outlines a Mother's Day service with sermons at 9 30 and 8 p m including a special message Divine Motherhood Mrs Carl Farley directs the choir meeting at 7 p m and baptism of children is noted Mother’s Day is highlighted with church services and mid week prayer on Wednesday at 8 p m
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Home
Bessie Hale
Kee Street
O. E. Mercer
C. F. Hill
The
Tor
Church School
Routh
Carl Farley
Intermediate Youth Fellowship
O. W. Chambers
Pisgah Methodist Service Schedule
O. E. Mercer ministers Pisgah Methodist Church with Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by Dan Turner, superintendent. Classes offered for all. Morning worship follows at 11 o'clock with a sermon by the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisgah Methodist
O. E. Mercer
Dan Turner
Veterans of Foreign Wars To Hold District Meeting
VFW district meeting set for Sunday at 2 o clock in the Memorial building. Posts and auxiliary units are expected to attend. Mrs Minnie Reynolds district auxiliary president of Willin and Robert Powell district commander will conduct the proceedings.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wille
Memorial Building
O’colck
Minnie Reynolds
Willin
Robert Powell
Gary
Local visits noted including Blacksburg trip and Welch move
Mrs A Fudge returns from a two week visit with her son at Blacksburg and stays with Mrs Carl on Highland avenue. Mrs Pudge and Mrs Smith with two daughters visit Bramwell for the weekend. G A Swope of the U S Navy spends weekend with wife on Center street. Mr and Mrs Carl Moore move today from Perkins apartments to Welch as Mr Moore transfers to the Murphy store.
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A. Fudge
Blacksburg
Carl
Highland Avenue
Pudge
Smith
Bramwell
G. A. Swope
U. S. Navy
Center Street
Carl Moore
Perkins
Welch
Mr. Moore
Murphy
West of Tombstone at Royal and Four Jacks and a Jill at Mercer
The Royal theatre shows West of Tombstone starring Charles Starrett and Russell Hayden with Clit Edwards and Marcel la Martin. Mercer theatre presents Four Jacks and a Jill with Ray Bolger and Ann Shirley. Suits filed in chancery were listed in circuit court. A 15 foot flag pole with cast iron eagle was installed atop the Mercer county courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Starrett
Russell Hayden
Tombstone
Royal Theatre Today
Clit Edwards
Marcella Martin
Gordon DeMaim
Mercer Theatre Today
Ray Bolger
Ann Shirley
Mercer County Court
U. S
Circuit Court Room
Methodist and Presbyterian to share services at Presbyterian church
Due to repairs at First Methodist, the 11 o clock and 8 o clock Sunday services will be held in unison with the Presbyterian congregation at the Presbyterian church. Rev. J F B Yoak will preach at both services. The Presbyterian pastor recovers at home. Methodist Sunday school adult classes join similar Presbyterian classes. Men join Presbyterian Men's class. Stafford class meets with Mrs Ajax Smith's class. Youth Group meets at the churches as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
J. F. B. Yoak
Methodist Church Sunday School
Methodist Church
W. R. Smith
Judge Woods
Presbyterian
Stafford
Ajax Smith
Rotary Club Hosts Athens Ladies Night at Concord College
Four score members and guests of Princeton Rotary attended the annual ladies night dinner at Concord College in Athens. After dinner, Dr J Frank Marsh presented a program with music by Frank Small and Ella Nash, dancing demonstrations, poetry on screen, and a concert by the Concord Symphony band.
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Score
Princeton Rotary Club
Concord College
Athens
Dinin
Wheats
C. Edgar Jones
College Gynasium
J. Frank Marsh
Frank Small
Ella Nash
Ella Holroyd
A. V. Kozak
J. B. Armentrout
Fern McGraw
Helen Stough
Dorothy Caffee
Peggy Harris
Lucy Fisher
P. C. Bibbee
Bibbee
Concord Symphony
William Caruth
W. R. Smith, Jr
H. L. Glenn
Fred Tinder, Jr
J. P. Laurie
W. D. Shuff
R. A. Mylius
Mesdames H. C. Hadden
Ernest D. Lilly
A. G Pransfield
John Mastin
McKay Fanning
Frank McKenzie
J. E Mc
J. A. Carrick, Jr
R. Crozier
Bertha Boggess
Edith Kyle
Esther Hoge
Lee Patton
Virginia Karnes
Jackie Murphy
San Francisco
Cal
J. J. Gils
Bluefield
Essie F. Bailey
Kiwanis Club
Amie Houseman
Ella Halvord
Meade McNeal
H. F. Fleshman
Lion Club
Pleshmen
Bertha Hall
Theresa McMullin
Circle Three of the First Methodist Church Meeting
Circle Three of the First Methodist Church met Thursday afternoon on Straley Avenue with Mrs. J. L. Caldwell leading and Mrs. R. B. Shelton and Mrs. C. A. Gott as co hosts. The session opened with an impressive Bible lesson and devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
J. L. Caldwell Leader
R. B. Shelton
Straley Avenue
C. A. Gott
Community Notes Include Social Visit And Mother's Day Cable
Mrs. Myrtle Dickenson led a session on Stewardship of Service as nine members met with one new member and one guest. Mrs. P. I. Lilly received a Mother's Day cablegram from son Billy Lilly in Panama, who serves in the Canal Zone orchestra and enjoys the climate. Red Cross nutrition class discussed Food After Fifty, Dental Health, and a case study presented by Mrs. T. M. Johnston.
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Myrtle Dickenson
W. H. Foster
Harry Strong
P. I. Lilly
North Walker Street
Billy Lilly
Panama
Lilly
Ing
Canal Zone
Red Cross
Appalachian Room
Lee Patton
Harold Stafford
T. M. Johnston
Educational Diet
Chicago
Red Cross Food and
Special Mother's Day Program At Church of Christ
The First Church of Christ hosts a special Mother’s Day program tomorrow honoring the mothers of soldiers and sailors in service. The service includes a unique plan to recognize mothers of boys serving in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
First Church of Christ
Wanted Used Bicycles Girls or Boys For Cash
Advertisement seeks used bicycles for cash and requests readers to reply by writing Box 129 Princeton with bike type and price. Includes explicit instruction for response method and payment condition.
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Princeton
Welch Area Sees Promised US 52 Improvements
State Road Commissioner Bailey said major upgrades on U S 52 between Maitland and Big Four will proceed after wartime delays. Welch bypass and Pineville road projects are listed as ongoing through the war, with plans approved but postponed portions including a bridge at Superior. Nearby incidents include a Pittsburgh man injured in Welch and a local fatal illness. multiple Welch residents named in adjoining notices.
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Big Four
U.S. 52
Maitland
Ernest L. Bailey
Welch
Pineville
Bailey
Portal
N. D
Charleston
Trict
Superior
Twenty six advisers named for Welch Selective Service Board
Twenty six additional advisers for Selective Service Board 1 of Welch were named to assist registrants in completing occupational questionnaires to be mailed next week. The new advisers will be notified from the state selective service offices in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board 1
Welch
Draft Board
Selective Service
Charleston
Maier Joins Stevens Clinic Staff in Huntington
Dr. P. K. Maier formerly of Huntington joins Stevens clinic staff. Vienna native and University of Vienna graduate becomes part of the medical team. Miners examining board 4 to hold exams at War Junior High on Saturday May 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Ellis Claytor Coalwood and Wiley Shepherd H1 listed as members.
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P. K. Maier
Huntington
Stevens Clinic
Vienna
Austria
The
University of Vienna
War Junior High School
Ellis Claytor
Coalwood
Wiley Shepherd
H 1
Lad Hur t Injured in Bicycle Fall near Landcroff
Herbert Hopkins twelve year old colored resident of Landcroff suffered left shoulder injuries when thrown from a bicycle. He received treatment at Stevens clinic.
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Herbert Hopkins
Landcroff
Stevens Clinic
Worker Hurt In Coal Mine Accident
Earl Williams aged 34 of Coalwood suffered left hand injuries after being caught between a mine car and a motor at work. He received treatment at Stevens clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Williams
Coalwood
Stevens Clinic
Keystone man pleads guilty in fatal shooting
George Willie Vaden of Keystone pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for killing Craig Robinson. He received 1 to 5 years in the state penitentiary, plus six months in county jail, a $50 fine and costs for carrying a visto without a license. Robinson died after being shot on September 22 and surviving to November 18.
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George Willie Vaden
Keystone
Craig Robinson
Robinson
Vaden
Merchants Urged to Attend Welch Price Ceiling Meeting
A meeting in Welch on Tuesday May 12 explains the new price ceiling law in effect since the war began. The Memorial Building hosts a representative from the Office of Price Administration at 8 o'clock to address merchants and business men of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Memorial Building
Office of Price Administration
Negro Band Will Tour District Schedule
The Gary high school Negro band directed by S. G. Hough will tour the Adkin district with a listed performance schedule. Jenkin Jones at 9:05 Atwell store 9:30 Anawalt 9:45 Pageton 10:10 Thorpe 10:35 Wilco 10:55 Elbert 11:45 Evine Ream 12:15 Gary No 3 to follow.
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Gary High School
S. G. Hough
Adkin District
Jenkin Jones
Atwell
Anawalt
Pageton
Thorpe
Wilco
Elbert
Evine Ream
Gary No
Charles Gearheart Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Army
Word from Welch reports Major Charles H. Gearheart of Welch has been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the U S Army. A native of Vinton Virginia he has lived in Welch for over 20 years and previously served as a captain in the West Virginia National Guard before attaining major earlier.
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Welch
Charles H. Gearheart
U. S. Army
It. Co
Apache in Spotlight at Preakness Bid with Blinkers
Texas owner William Woodward and trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons target a Preakness with Apache who wears blinkers for the first time after a 1:39 2-5 mile workout. The field includes Ben Whitaker and Emerson Woodward's Valdiia Orphan, with Valdiia Orphan needing a longer distance after last week’s Derby pace. Maryland fans back R. Sterling as the race looms.
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Texas
Ben Whitaker
Apache
William Woodward
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Eld
Emerson Woodward
R. Sterling
Teentee Wins Pimlico Nursery Stakes in Photo Finish
J L Collins' Teentee rallied to win the 34th Pimlico Nursery Stakes totaling 5000 added with a late burst finishing in 1.003-4 for five furlongs. Quillen nosed Menex for second. Hygrohour finished fourth as Teentee makes it three straight wins. Teentee paid 11.70 6.00 3.80. Quillen 19.20 6.80. Menex 3.60.
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Baltimore
J. L. Collins
Albert Schmidt
Christiana Stables
Quillen
L. L. Haggin
Menex
John L. Sullivan
Hygrohour
Gustave King
Hasteville
Teentee
Feller’s Sub Delivers No-Hitter for Norfolk NTS
In Farmville Virginia on May 8 the Norfolk Naval Training station defeated Hampden Sydney 13 0 as Maxie Wilson former Portsmouth Piedmont hurler threw a no hit no run game while Bobby Feller watched from the sideline with local fans enjoying the exhibition.
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Farmville
Bobby Feller
Cleveland Mound
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Hampden-Sydney College
Feller
Maxie Wilson
Portsmouth
Collegians
Soldier Given Two-Year Term For Car Theft In Kansas City
Pvt. George Edward Berry, 25, from Fort Leavenworth, appeared in U S District Court before Judge Albert L. Reeves in coveralls and was sentenced to two years for auto theft. He admitted stealing a car from a Kansas City parking lot last February after a prior desertion sentence.
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Kansas City
George Edward Berry
U. S
Albert L. Reeves
Fort Leavenworth
United States
Berry
Beckley
W. Va
Mother's Day Founder Sees Commercialism Spark Controversy
Philadelphia May 8 Miss Anna M Jarvis 64 founder of Mother's day urged mothers worldwide to observe on Sunday but criticizes commercialism She recalls starting in 1910 to honor mothers and notes battles with interests profiting from her idea She stayed home due to health and long legal fights.
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Philadelphia
Anna M. Jarvis
Miss Jarvis
Grafton
W. Va
Congress
Jarvis
Convictions On War Echo Bipartisan Views
The report notes that some commentators link wartime choices to personal histories, citing the claim that Hitler’s behavior stemmed from his mother’s death when he was sixteen. The discussion reflects broader attempts to explain Axis decisions through biography.
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Hitler
Senate approves voluntary Army women auxiliary plan
Washington reports the Senate military committee unanimously approved a voluntary women auxiliary for non combatant army duties. Women aged 21 to 45 would enlist for roles in aircraft warning, clerical work, machine operation and various support tasks. About 6 000 volunteers are already employed unpaid in aircraft lookout. 10 000 planned. The auxiliary would wear a uniform and be subject to regular army discipline with equal pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Senate
House
White House
Woman Mistakenly Donates Blood at Wrong School
A middle aged woman in Tonawanda New York enters a high school donation line and a doctor and nurse withdraw a pint of blood. She asks what she is doing this for and learns she walked into the wrong school while hoping for a sugar rationing book for soldiers.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
Red Cross Blood Bank
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