Court Orders SRC To Pay $700 for Land
The State Road Commission was ordered to pay $700 to Jennie Watlington and others after a circuit court ruling by Judge D. M. Easley. The case involved condemning land for public use. Other actions included dismissals of several divorces and a paternity case, with some cases settled or referred to special commissioners.
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SRC
Register
Princeton
State Road Commission
Jennie Watlington
D. M. Easley
Road Commission
Geraldine Carr
Daniel T. Carr Jr
Marie Sexton
Willard D. Sexton
Drayden Shaffer
Virginia Shaffer
James, French
Ella Rose French
Ollie Conway Harvey
William C. Harvey
Mabel Francis Dobbins
Edward C. Long
The
Bailey Lumber Company
Mervel S. Smith
City of
Bluefield
Mercer County Grand Jury in session as jurors report
The Mercer County Grand Jury of the Criminal Court is set to remain in session until tomorrow morning after being impaneled yesterday. Judge F Morton Wagner heard probate cases including Chester Skeens and Layton Hatcher faced with auto theft, while capiases and bonds were issued for several defendants.
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Register
Princeton
Mercer County
Criminal Court
F. Morton Wagner
Chester Skeens
Layton Hatcher
B. F. Hudgins
Vernon Hicks
Huston Whitlow
Robert L. Whitlow
John Allen Gearhart
Norman Wagne Charles Harris
Donald Wagner
Earl Naylor
Anglers Name Delegate to Beckley Meef Fryfair
Princeton Anglers Club member Alton Douglas served as delegate at a district conservation conference in Beckley. The group discussed bag limits and open season dates for local streams and considered opening East River to brown trout from Pigeon Creek to its source, to be requested from the State Conservation Commission. Juvenile cases were heard after probate matters.
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Tly
Wriver
Princeton
Alton Douglas
Princeton Angler’s Club
Beckley
East River
Pigeon Creek
State Conservation Commission
Toy Donations Drive by Boy Scouts Saturday
Princeton Boy Scout Troop teams with American Legion Post for Tide of Toys campaign. Volunteers canvass doors to collect new sturdy toys for Europe bound children via Philadelphia and Legion headquarters.
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Hegister
Princeton
Princeton Boy
American Legion
Philadelphia
N. L. Leslie
Princeton Post
Europe
China
Hunting Permits Hit New High in Mercer County 1949
Mercer County reports record hunting and fishing licenses in 1949 with 19 8,223 licenses issued and $16,497 in fees. Residential licenses totaled 7,994 at $15,998 while non resident categories and duplicates accounted for the remaining revenue. Prior years show steady increases from 1945 through 1948.
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Mercer
Princeton
Mercer County
Lowery G. Bowling
Clyde White Named President of Court For Third Term
Clyde White of Athens begins his third term as president of the Mercer County Court after re election. He was named to the office by Chap Johnston and Fred Thomason, the other county commissioners.
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Clyde White
Av Register
Ware
Princeton
A. Clyde White
Athens
Mercer County Court
Chap Johnston
Fred Thomason
Edwight Soldier Serves in Japan
Pvt. Joseph B. Dowles of Edwight serves as a squad leader at Camp King Omiya Japan. He entered service in July 1948 trained at Fort Benning and sailed to his unit in March 1949. He plans to continue education through the Army education program.
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Register Stalf
Edwight
Camp King
Omiya
Japan
Joseph B. Dowles
Tom Dowles
Marsh Fork High School
Fort Benning
Pvt, Dowles
Army
Local residents show travel and visit updates
Gordon and Mrs Clyde Meadows move into the former Ferrell home in Cary. Jack Holt of Fort Knox visits Gordon. Lorraine Griffith of Webster Springs stays with the Millers. Dinner guests include the K C Millers and children. Mrs Billy Eades returns from Madison clinic. Andy Molnar attends Julius Kish wedding in Sharples. Donald Jarrell visits from Greenbrier Military School. A G Dangerfield and Walde W Wheeler lead a drive with town collection stations.
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Ty Register
Wesler Gordon
Clyde Meadows
Cary
Kenna Ferrell
Jack Holt
Fort Knox
Gordon
Walter Miller
Lorraine Griffith
Webster Springs
A. W. Miller
K. C
Billy Eades
Madison
Andy Molnar
Julius Kish
Sharples
Pam
Logan Presbyterian Church
Donald Jarrell
Greenbrier Military School
H. R. Jarrell
Miss Berths Ward Becomes Bride of William R. Heaton
Miss Bertha Ward of Gordon and William Raymond Heaton of Charleston wed at the Ramsey home on January 2. Heaton, a U S Army veteran, works for Dixieport Coal at Cinco. the bride is employed by the Dorothy Gordon Coat Company. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Marvin Kuhn with Eugene Ramsey and Virgil Jarrell in attendance. Revival at Orgas Presbyterian Church postponed to January 9 due to pastor’s unexpected out of town call.
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Register
Gordon
Marvin Kuhn
Bertha Ward
William Raymond Heaton
Charleston
Eugéne Ramsey
Dorothy Gordon Coat Company
U. S. Army
Heaton
Dix-a-port Coal Company
Cinco
Eugene Ramsey Andi
Virgil Jarrell
Orgas
C. W. Pindar
Orgas Presbyterian Church
Hill Funeral Services Today for Mrs. Mary Frances Hill
Funeral services were set for 2 p m at Olive Baptist Church in Julian for Mrs. Mary Frances Hill 78 who died Tuesday in a Montgomery hospital. Burial followed in Hill Cemetery. Surviving are two sons Roy and Joe and several daughters, a sister and many grandchildren. A second item notes Manuel Fareggia of Rhodell was fined 10 dollars plus costs after a speeding arraignment before Magistrate Ernie Richards.
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Seth
Healing Stream Baptist Church
Lloyd Cosby
Albert Carr
Virgil
Decota
Carr
Joes Creek
Everett
Charles
Decola
Leslie Carr
Bloomingrose
Myrtle Buzzard
Marshall Spaulding
Margaret Harlson
North Carolina
Bald Knob
Oliver Cook
Harry V. Wheeler
Madison
Greenwood Baptist Church
Workman Cemetery
Mary Cook
Finley Cook
Charleston
Tolbert Cook
Wharton
Hubert Cook
Dona Lowe
Laura Toler
Stallings
Emer White
Essie, Mays
Culloden
Quinnie Bagby
St. Albans
Holley| Price
Kentucky
Register Sta
Olive Baptist Church
Ju- Man
Mary Frances Hill
Julian
Montgomery Hospital
Hill Cemetery
Joe Hil
Roy Hill
Destroit
Earl Ferret
Sharon
Vivian C. Price
South Charleston
Birs Hester Pauley
Ruth Hall
Deltroit
Martha Prince
Sarah Alice Stallings
Julan
Register
Ernie Richards
Manuel Fareggia
Rhodell
Orgas Personal Notices From The Hornsby Home
Social notices list guests visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hornsby including Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sneed and others from Oak Hill. They returned home after funeral services for Walter Green in Winifrede and visits to hospitals and family members across Kanawha Valley and Seth with extended dinner guests in Song Creek.
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E. C. Hodge
Harold Brown
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Tom Carr
Dave Burgess
Gloria
Dave
Carr
Albert Carr
Seth
Luke Nicols, Jr
Luke Nichols
Sylvester
George Lambert
Linda
Harry Nichols
Allen and
Larry
Song Creek
Driver fined for license, reckless driving in Princeton
Princeton driver Presten Duncan was fined 25 dollars plus costs for driving without a operator license and 5 dollars plus costs for reckless driving before Magistrate C. C. McGuire after Tuesday night arrest by Princeton police. First marriage license issued in 1950 to Davies Fitzhugh Browning and Ruth Lee Sadler of McComas by Mercer County Clerk Lowery C Bowling.
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Register Star
Princeton
Presten Duncan
C. C. McGuire
Register
Lowery C. Bowling
Mercer County
Clark
Davies Fitzhugh ‘Browning
Ruth Lee Sadler
McComas
Fragmentary OCR Item Hints at Local Note
Readable parts show a short public notice or ad fragment with a price and a name fragment. No clear event date or full entities are identifiable.
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Munsey
Kyle Wright
Othar Edward Spicer
Irwin A. Downey
D. Crawford
Louise Hill
H. E. DeJarnett
Lace Asbury, d Jr
John Robert Harmon
Ollie Davis
Moray Hylton
Doris Howling Catron
Elsie Bowling
Charles R. Catron
Betty Ruth Christian
Bessie King
Douglas Willian Christian
S. C. Dillon
Delia Dillon
Evelyn Marie Asbury
Nannie Richards
Orvin F. Asbury
Boy Scouts
Gordon Personali
A. G. Dangerfield
Walde W. Wheeler
Neville St
President Hotel Bldg
Miss Berths Ward
William R. Heaton
Hill Funeral
Orgas Personals
White House
Thurs
Fri
Sai
Swift's Brookfield
Hormel
I. Boy
Swifts
New England
Minnesota
del Monte
Campbell
Swift's Select
Maine Potatoes
Tbs
U.S
Jack Frester
Domino Sugar
Ize, Pka
Binsu
Ige
Baring Soda
Pkg. de
Campbell's
Budde
SelfSero General Food
Bor
Wesson Oil
Mazola
Kellogg's
Oakweod Ave
Sowth Kanawha St
Central Ave
Oak Hill
Charge Accounts Delivery Service
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