Turnpike bonds urged to finish West Virginia road plan
Princeton lawyer John P. Anderson urged a road bond amendment in Tuesday’s election. West Virginia Turnpike Commission backed the measure to authorize 750 million in bonds for design upgrading and construction of roads bridges and highways across the state. Officials said funds would match federal money and aid turnpike completion by 1986, with potential delays if the measure fails.
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Bluefield Old Guard and Civitan notes from local clubs
Club Corner reports Rev David Hicks of Parkview Baptist Church discussing the writings of the Apostle Paul at a Wednesday Bluefield Old Guard meeting at Trinity United Methodist Church. O L Childress welcomes absent members and charter member W B Martin. Birthday greetings for Ballard Phillips Eugene Lampert H M Kelley Louis Valvary and W C Peters. Sick list includes Earl E Scott Bates Maxwell Claude Bonham H E Spence C R Smith and W C Peters. Old Guard Chorus performs three pieces led by E S Russell R P Stafford Kent Allen Raymond Harrison R T Hall Glenn Miller W J McGowan Parris Perdue McKinley Stacey Ernest Epling Ivan French and O L Childress accompaniment Mrs Eugene Winzenrith. Members reaching fifty years of marriage include Garland D Yates L L Beard Henry R Williams B G Eastham Earle E Scott and Fred M Slade. Bluefield Civitan Club met at Bonanza Restaurant with Neither Bird as guest speaker. Introduced by Woody Jarrett, Bird discussed establishing the Princeton Health Care Center owned by Princeton Community Hospital. Orrin Davis, Fruit Cake Sales Campaign chair, urged each member to sell at least one case.
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Princeton Health Care Center
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Princeton Community Hospital
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Rotary Club Backs $750 Million Roads Bond Plan
Princeton Rotary Club endorsed the Roads for Jobs and Progress bond amendment, urging passage ahead of Tuesday’s election. Delegate John Frazier and District Engineer Julian Ware discussed Governor Rockefeller’s Mercer County priorities, including Route 52 and Route 71 improvements.
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Dinner Bell
John Frazier
Julian Ware
Department of Highways
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John D. Rockefeller IV
Mercer County
West Virginia
Thieves Strike Pharmacy Again in Princeton
In Princeton Hickman's Pharmacy was hit for the second time in 24 hours. Tylenol bottles were taken after burglars forced a back door into Parkview Professional Building. A prior night burglary at the front door ended with no items stolen. Police cited alarm alerts and ongoing investigation. Halloween curfew rules upper age limit noted by Police Chief Bob Ellis with 10 PM restriction.
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