Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn For July Term
Princeton officials announce the July term grand and petit jurors. Grand jurors report July 6. petit jurors July 13. List includes J. Otis Bowling Green Valley Roy D. Phillips Bluefield and others from Beaver Pond, Giotto, Arista, Rock, East River, Plymouth, and Jumping Branch districts. Petit jurors from Beaver Pond Bluefield Rock East River Plymouth Rock districts named. Also wedding notice and local events among items.
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John L. Dangerfield
Princeton
R. G. Oxley
Athens
Landon T. Reynolds
J. Otis Bowling
Green Valley
Roy D. Phillips
W. R. Keesee
Bluefield
C. D. Terry
Beaver Pond
R. F. Thompson
Matoaka
Clarence Taylor
J. O. Cook
Giotto
Howard Bell
Arista
Rock District
George M. Davis
M. F. Raines
Walter L. White
E. E. Reid
Oakvale
East River District
L. S. Bird
Speedway
G. R. Coeburn
Pettry
Plymouth
James Trail
Flat Top
Frank Tankersley
Camp Creek
Jumping Branch
Frank P. Gilpin
J. K. Bailey
E. L. Larue
William F. Anderson, Jr
J. M. Guillion
J. Taylor Frazier
Dudley
Thomas J. Cruise
John B. Pearson
Charles Surface
Winonah
W. S. Phillips
Bramwell
C. C. Midkiff
L. Scott
J. C. Honaker
Crystal
L. L. Warden
Springton
R. L. Davis
Freeman
Austin White
Pinnacle
James Poole
Goodwill
Kenneth Bailey
I. H. Tolley
Earnest D. Lilly
Harry L. Fain
Malcolm Hale
Leslie E. Gadd
J. J. French
J. M. Bondurant
Wilber H. Mann
John W. Arrington
Milton Cray
A. H. Bailey
D. H. Tiller
Co. A. Fletcher
Baden Caperton
G. W. Fletcher
Leane E. H. Purgesson
C. FP. Ellison
J. B. Eads
Princeton Society Class Time Changed
The nutrition class taught by Miss Coredell Hamilton will meet at 7 tonight at the high school instead of 7:30. The meeting day changes from Thursday to Tuesday night.
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Coredell Hamilton
Alen
Home Central Committee Invests in War Bonds
Mercer county farm woman's club met Monday afternoon and voted to invest 125 in war bonds. Marriage announced Mr and Mrs A B Fortune of Straley avenue announce the...
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Home
Mercer County Farm Woman's Club
Fortune
Straley Avenue
Reckless Driver Fined $25 by Magistrate
James Floyd Cook was fined $25 and costs by Magistrate Elmore after being tagged on the Bluefield road Saturday night by officers Conley White J E Childers and Charles McGuire for reckless driving. Everett J Topsale of Narrows Virginia was fined $25 and costs by Magistrate Carr on a drunk driving charge after being tagged on route 19 21 Saturday night by the first three officers. Lacy Minnix was fined $25 and costs and given 30 days by Magistrate Elmore for drunk driving after being arrested on route 71 by Troopers G T Davis and M S Hofstetter.
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James Floyd Cook
Bluefield Road
Conely White
J. E. Childers
Charles McGuire
C. C. Elmore
Lacy Minnix
G. T. Davis
M. S. Hofstetter
Elmore
Everett J. Topsale
Narrows
D. T. Carr
Mobile X Ray Unit To Be In City
The state health department mobile X ray unit will be at the board of education office on Honaker avenue today and Wednesday. The health committee of the Woman's clubs organized the clinic to check the condition of known tuberculosis cases and contacts. Clinic hours: white patients 9 am to 2 pm daily. colored patients 2 to 5 pm.
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State Health Department
Board of Education
Honaker Avenue
Woman's Clubs
Motorcycle crash claims life of Mercer county rider
Johnny Treolo, 26, of Maybeury dies at Memorial Hospital from injuries after a collision on the Beckley highway near Princeton with a car driven by David Millner. Bud Poe, also of Maybeury, is killed instantly. Millner’s wife suffers dental injuries. Nine fatal crashes on regional roads are listed, with Treolo’s funeral set for Maybeury Methodist Church.
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Mercer County
Johnny Treolo
Maybeury
Memorial Hospital
Henry Elmer
Budd) Poe
David Millner
Princeton
Beckley Highway
Poe
Tredlo
Mike Hofstetter
G. T. Davis
Millner
Honaker Avenue
Kellysville
Beckley Road
Grassy Branch Road
Bluefield
Dolph
Matoaka
Treolo
Maybeury Methodist Church
T. W. Hayes
Woodlawn Cemetery
Tony Treolo
R. F. Jackson
Coalwood
Churchel Knuckles
Alice Treolo
Thorpe
Helen Treolo
Tony
Pine Camp
N. Y
Paul
Joseph
Daniel
Howard
Rebel Arcangelo
Caroline Arcangelo
Earl Tabor
John Farmer
James Marton
Mack Anthony
Motorcycle Club
Johnnie Treolo
Commencement Week at Matoaka High School
Matoaka West Virginia May 23. Commencement activities begin with a baccalaureate sermon in the high school auditorium. The Rev. Co. D Sweet of the Baptist church will deliver the sermon with assistants from local churches. The girls glee club will sing. Class night is Tuesday at 8 pm and graduation Thursday at 8 pm with Rev. J T Browning delivering the address.
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Matoaka
W. Va
Matoaka High School
Co. D, Sweet
The
Baptist Church
Z. F. Mayoerry
Methodist Church
B. F. Sublette
Christian Church
J. T. Browning
Grace Memorial Methodist Church
Bluefield
Aileene Folino
Esther Patteson
Glo Club
Clarke V. Foland
Board of Education
Virginia B. Anderson
Ella Mae Bailey
Elizabeth Bailey
Peggy Bailey
Francis Beggs
Helen Beggs
Ethel Brown
Lois Carter
James Davis
Natalie Evans
Don Farley
Mary Ellen Farquharson
Johnny Folino
Weldon Godfrey
Robert Graham
Mrs Harriet Doyle Dies in Roanoke at 80
Mrs Harriet Elizabeth Doyle a former Princeton resident died at her Roanoke home on May 24 She is survived by children Ethel Bone Blanche Gray Fred Doyle Luther Doyle Audrey Doyle Blake Doyle Leslie E Gadd Pearl Hutchinson Funeral services at Jefferson Street Baptist Church Roanoke 2 30 p m Burial in Fairview Cemetery Roanoke Daily mail service between New Mexico and eastern points was established in 1868.
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Harriet Elizabeth Doyle
Princeton
Roanoke
Ethel Bone
Cumberland
Blanche Gray
Fred Doyle
Luther Doyle
Audrey Doyle
Blake Doyle
Russell
Leslie E. Gadd
Pearl Hutchinson
Jefferson Street Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Christian Union Meeting at Ma toaka Church
The Christian Union of the Ma toaka Christian church met at the church with Mrs. C. R. Godfrey as program leader. After the business session a social was enjoyed.
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Chritian Union of the
Matoaka Christian Church
C. R. Godfrey
Circle No 2 Presbyter ian auxiliary meeting summary
Circle No 2 of the Presbyterian auxiliary met with Mrs. B H Grim on Thursday. Plans were discussed for the coming months. The Women’s Missionary Society of the Baptist church met Wednesday night with Mrs A L Basham as leader and an interesting program.
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Presbyterian Auxiliary
Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
A. L. Basham
Roanoke Visit Recalls and Local Hosts
Mrs W. M. Farrell returned home Sunday after a visit in Roanoke. Mrs. B. C. George of Huntington has been visiting friends and relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Gilmer and
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W. M. Farrell
Ben
Roanoke
B. C. George
Huntington
M. G. Gilmer
Mrs. Bertha Cline Dies at Beeson Home
Mrs. Bertha Edna Cline 61 wife of James Cline of Beeson Spanishburg area died at her home Sunday morning. Survived by husband and children Leonard Tilden Kenny Riley Lowell Etta Letha Akers Louise Margaret Tedder and siblings Jane Linkous Martha Archer F R Jennings Zora Foley Hubbard and Joseph Robert Hubbard. Body at Hansburger Funeral Home awaiting arrival of sons in the army with funeral date to be announced later.
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Bertha Edna Cline
James Cline
Beeson
Spanishburg
Leonard and
Tilden Cline
Kenny
Camp Wallace
Texas
Riley
Fort Riley
Kans
Lowell
Etta
Letha Akers
Louise Tedder
Margaret Tedder
Jane Linkous
Martha Archer
F. R. Jennings
Zora Foley
William Hubbard
Athens Road
Joseph Hubbard
Rock
Robert Hubbard
Hansburger Funeral Home
Two Leading Features At Princeton Movies
At the Royal theater today the mix of beauty and boxing in The Miracle Kid stars Carole Hughes Vicki Lester and Tom Neal as the boxer. At the Mercer theater Ball of Fire features Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck with Cooper a professor chasing slang material and Stanwyck as a nightclub singer in a riotous comedy.
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Royal Theater
Carole Hughes
Vicki Lester
Tom Neal
Mercer Theater
Gary Cooper
Barbara Stanwyck
Cooper
Miss Stanwyck
Youth Found Dead on Tank Hill Near Ingleside Road
John Raymond Whittaker 18 NYA student of Ingleside road was found deceased Sunday at 4 20 pm on Tank Hill. Dr. Daniel Hale attributed death to natural causes and no inquest was needed. Survivors: father John R. Whittaker. sisters Mabel Whittaker Princeton and Mrs Bill Dunn Glen Morrison WV. Funeral service this afternoon at 3 followed by burial at Fessel cemetery. Body to be moved from Fredeking Seaver Funeral service chapel.
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John Raymond Whittaker
NYA
Ingleside Road
Tank Hill
Daniel Hale
John R. Whittaker
Mabel Whittaker
Salvation Army to inaugurate Sunbeam unit in city
Capt. and Mrs. Amos Varney announce Capt. Louise Ayers will visit to conduct the Sunbeam unit inauguration at the local post. She leads Guards and Sunbeams for the southern territory with headquarters in Atlanta.
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Amos Varney
Salvation Army
Louise Ayers
Southern Territory
Atlanta
Custis Family Heads to Virginia for May 30 Wedding
Mrs W S Custis and two children Mary Stuart and Margaret travel to Onancock Virginia to attend the wedding of Miss Jane Ross and Lieut George Buck on May 30. The two young Custis girls will serve as flower girls. Mr Custis plans to depart Thursday to join the wedding festivities. A birthday party followed this event.
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Custis
Mary Stuart
Margaret
Onancock
Jane Ross
George Buck
Margaret Howell Birthday Honor Attracts Various Guests
In honor of Margaret Howell daughter of Mr and Mrs M L Howell 1305 Princeton avenue many attractive gifts were given. Attendees included Patty Brown Betty Brown Jean Garten Dorothy Bailey Pencil Oney Alice Cunningham Jane Selvey Erma Candler Alma Howell Johnie Ridenour Johnie Grim and Andy Griffith. The First Methodist church official board meeting was postponed until Tuesday June 2 at 8 pm.
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Margaret Howell
M. L. Howell
Princeton Avenue
Patty
Betty Brown
Jean Garten
Dorothy Bailey
Pencil Oney
Alice Cunningham
Jane Selvey
Erma Candler
Alma _ Howell
Johnie Ridenour
Johnie Grim
Andy Griffith
The
First Methodist Church
Princeton Paragraphs Chronicle Weekend Arrests and Legal Moves
Forty eight persons were committed to the county jail over the weekend with 19 on Saturday and 24 on Sunday by county state and district officers and five on Saturday by city police. An order granted Pearl Mack a divorce from Henry Mack. Judge D M Easley heard evidence in another divorce case and uncontested divorces are set for today. William Robert Carr, a West Virginia University Law School graduate, was admitted to practice in all state courts on motion by Clark M Thornton. Carr is the son of Magistrate D T Carr and Mrs. Carr of Princeton.
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Hunter Shumate
Tom Shumate
Frances Shumate
Princeton Hospital
Thomas Gent
Charleston
Rex Gent
Arista
Jimmy
Louise Gilmer
Mary Dee Anderson
West Virginia University
O. B. Wild
Jacqualine
Georgetown
Wild
W. B Tabor
Paul Honaker
J. E Honaker
U. S. Navy
Park Delps
oBth
Norfolk
Pearl Mack
Henry Mack
D. M. Easley
William Robert Carr
West Virginia University Law School
Clark M. Thornton
Carr
D. T. Carr
Princeton
Willie Johnson
Prank Johnson
Bartley
Jake Compton
Artie Spence
Pond Creek Pocahontas Co
Compton
Spence
E. Compton
War bonds bought by Pvt. Wondolowski in New York
Pvt. John Wondolowski, a Jersey City bartender, declared he wants to finance the war and exchanged his life savings of 3700 dollars for war bonds with Col. W F Harrell of the Second Corps area. The report notes China has about 10,000 physicians trained to western standards.
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New York
John Wondolowski
Jersey City
Wondolowski
W. F. Harrell
Second Corps
China
St. Louis Browns
Tiger
Army-Navy
Detroit
HO Bloodworth
Webb Deere Cramer
BEY
Ferrell
Aenerion
Petroit
Tee Enenee
Louls Eopaceses
Cliff Higgins Newhouser
Bloodworth
Cullenbine
Higgins Gutteridge
Judnieh
McCosky
Higgins
One Man Slain in Welch McDowell County Gun Battle
Violence flared in McDowell County over the weekend leaving Robert Hoskins age 42 dead from a gunshot wound to the abdomen after a two gun fight Saturday night. James Seward is jailed charged with the slaying while other injuries from separate brawls were treated at Grace hospital and nearby clinics.
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McDowell County
Robert Hoskins
Jaeger
Grace Hospital
James Seward
Okey Stafford
Seward
Hoskins
Kaeger
Herbert Gibson
Hemphill
Booker T. Lash
Welch
Saeger man held for truck theft tied to Welch event
Anthony Prater was arrested during the weekend in connection with a truck theft case and remained in the county jail after a hearing was set. A Welch school club meeting is announced for Friday night.
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Anthony Prater
Saeger
Beto E. K. Whitley
A Byrd
Missing Pageton youths reported in Philippine battle
War department lists Norman Hall age 19 and Willard Glass age 20 from Pageton as missing after the fall of Bataan. Both were former Gary High School students enlisted January 1941. Families were notified last Friday with casualty details to follow as information arrives.
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McDowell County
Pageton
War Department
Philippine Islands
Norman Hall
Frank Hall
Willard Glass
Bill Glass
Bataan
Gary High School
Eton
Philippines
Ed Dudley’s resilient round nets 69 after miscues
Ed Dudley Texan modeled on Hagen’s style shot 15 holes in par with three birdies. He missed two drives and had three putts lip out yet finished with a 69, showing perseverance despite hard luck.
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Hagen
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