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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1949

Page

11

Princeton Librarian Finds Red Propaganda on Table

Princeton schools report propaganda pamphlets from the Russian Embassy in Washington found in Princeton High School library. W. R. Cooke says no postmarks or addresses. librarian turned them to Principal Melvin McClain. Earlier reports came from Parkersburg and Hinton.

Princeton Associated Press Princeton Today West Virginia Washington W. R. Cooke Mercer County Princeton High School Cooke Melvin McClain Parkersburg Hinton

Norfolk and Western to seek train cuts in Mercer County

Norfolk and Western Railway seeks authority from the Public Service Commission to abandon several passenger runs between Pocahontas Bluestone and surrounding points in Mercer County Virginia. The petition requests changes to schedules and the discontinuation of Sunday service on five trains between Gary Welch Jenkin Jones and Filbert. The commission will hear the petitions Monday at 10 am.

Charleston Public Service Commission Pocahontas, Va Bluestone Simmons Montcalm McComas Pacahantas Boissevain Gary Welch Jenkin Jones Filbert McDenwell County Pocahontas- Boiscevaln Wad Vireinig Commission New York Central Micharlestay Caloumbus NVC West Virginia Commission

Mercer 4-H Agent appointed Pocahontas County director

Miss Lillian Dawson, Mercer County 4-H assistant agent, is named director of duty work in Pocahontas County. She departs tomorrow to Marlinton to assume duties. A native of Indianapolis, she earned a psychology degree from Indiana University and served as undergraduate assistant counselor for three years, including in Jaxton County before Mercer.

Weiler Princeton Lillian Dawson Mercer County Pocahontas County Marlinton Dawson Indianapoli Ind Indiana University Jaxton County

Sister of Former Governor Dies

CHARLESTON Miss Lucille Josephine Mathews 78, retired teacher and daughter of West Virginia's fifth governor Henry Mason Mathews, died at home. A Lewisburg native, she moved to Charleston in the early 1990s and was active in First Presbyterian Church and the Woman's Kanawha Literary Society. She will be buried at Old Stone Church Cemetery in Lewisburg after funeral services tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Associated Press Charleston Lucille Josephine Mathews West Virginia Henry Mason Mathews Lewisburg First Presbyterian Church Woman's Kanawha Literary Society Old Stone Church

O'Dell Funeral Rites Saturday

Funeral services for Addie Bell O'Dell 83 will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from Floyd O'Dell's home near McComas with Rev. Ben Woodrity officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery near McComas. Survivors include children Millard O'Dell Dora Armstrong Maude Lilly Bessie Flannagan Sarah Gregg Robert O'Dell Rhoda O'Dell and Kenneth O'Dell plus brothers and sisters Emmett Bevel Ida Indo Evel Bevel Rhoda Bevel Mary Graham and John Bevel. She was a Baptist.

Register Matoaka Addie Bell O'Dell Millard O'Dell Garwood Floyd O'Dell McComas Ben Woodrity Buria Sillsville William Fatrick Gerwood Dora Armstrong Marion Maude Lilly Lashmeet Bessie Flannagan Adkins Sarah Gregg King, Pa Robert O'Dell Giotto Rhoda O'Dell Comas Kenneth O'Dell Emmett Bevel Ida Indo Evel Rhoda Bevel Mary Graham John Bevel

Ada Martha Galyean Rites Incomplete At Princeton

Funeral services are incomplete for Ada Martha Galyean 64 who died Wednesday at her Princeton Route 3 home The widow of B M Galyean she leaves two sons Hugh of Princeton and William A of Kyle and a daughter Mrs Atonza Saunders of Avondale Pa The body remains at Memorial Funeral Home Princeton pending arrangements

Register Princeton Ada Martha Galyean Jale James Matilda Doby North Carolina B. M. Galyean Hugh Galyean William A. Galyean Kyle Atonza Saunders Avondale Memorial Funeral Home

Four Divorce Suits Filed in Mercer Co

Four new divorce suits are on file today in the Mercer Circuit Clerk office. Plaintiffs include Virginia Ann Lineberry versus Gene Thomas Line Aderry, Mary Lee Quackenbush versus Charles A. Quackenbush, Ruth Kirby Simmons versus Raleigh L. Simmons, and P M Crawford versus Lodeska Crawford.

Mercer Co Register Princeton Mercer Circuit Virginia Ann Lineberry Gene Thomas Line- Aderry Mary Lee Quackenbush Charles A. Quackenbush Ruth Kirby Simmons Raleigh L. Simmons P. M. Crawford Lodeska Crawford

Bluefield Postoffice Bids Scheduled Jan 9

Acting Postmaster Charles C. Tickle announced bids will be opened in Bluefield on January 9 for a new post office site. The notice outlines the planned building location and procurement schedule for the project.

Bluefield Associated Press Charles C. Tickle

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