Funeral set for Joseph J. Knapp at Bellwood
Funeral services for 61 year old Joseph J. Knapp of Bellwood will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. H. A. Murrell will officiate and burial will follow in Dolan Cemetery at Dawson. He was a coal miner and a member of the Dawson Methodist Church. Surviving are wife Sarah, two sons Joseph Jr. and Finley, eight daughters including Katherine Anna Lee Faris and others, three brothers H. B. Knapp DC Knapp Akron and FL M Knapp, two sisters C. W. Rodes and M. Hobbs.
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Katherine
Anna Lee
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Vhome
Margaret Lowry
Charleston
Josephine Wircz
Baltimore
Audrey Knapp
Vincent Greco
Florida
H. B. Knapp
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C. W. Rodes
Sandstone
M. Hobbs
Silver Springs
Death of Dixie Sears Infant From Meningitis
Funeral services were held today for Dixie Lee Sears four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph A Sears of Levi gny died 8 10 p m Saturday en route to Montgomery hospital from meningitis She is survived by her parents two brothers Casey and Danny and a sister Cindy with grandparents J G Sears Quinwood and Frank Brage Birch River Princeton.
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Dixie Lee Sears
Ralph A. Sears
Levigny
Montgomery
A. R. Ruckman
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Clintonville
Casey
Danny
Cindy
J. G. Sears
Quinwood
Frank Brage
Birch River Princeton
Frey 71 Dies. Rites Held at Trinity Methodist Church
William A. Frey 71 of Ronceverte died Saturday night at home. Funeral services were held at 2 p m from Trinity Methodist Church in Ronceverte with Rev C C Lambert officiating. He was born March 30 1872 in Ronceverte, son of John and Amanda Williams Frey. Survived by widow Norma Wickline Frey two sons Emmett and Merrille of Charleston three daughters Irene Rexroad of East Rainelle Erma Loomis Caldwell and Elizabeth Sharp Parkersburg.
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William A. Frey
Ronceverte
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C. C. Lambert
John
Amanda Williams Frey
Rence
Furs
Norma Wickline Frey
Emmett and
Merrille
Charleston
Irene Rexroad
Ast Rainelle
Erma Loomis
Caldwell
Elizabeth Sharp
Parkersburg
Soldier’s Rites Held at Lockwood for Pfc Isaac Pritt
Funeral services were held at Fairview Baptist Church in Lockwood for Private First Class Isaac Wesley Pritt killed in a 1944 air raid over Germany while with the 5571 Quartermaster Mailhead Company in England. Chaplain Austin Bagshaw officiated. burial was in the Homer Summers family cemetery. Surviving parents are Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Pritt of Lockwood, with eight sisters and two brothers. The Edmund Ben Coda Post 129 of Gauley Bridge led the military rites.
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Gauley Bridge
Bank's 1948 Business Sets Record for Mullens Peoples Bank
The Peoples Bank of Mullens reports 1948 assets and liabilities of 4 157 761 20, up 76 137 30 from 1947 and 161 494 31 above 1946. Charles Stewart, Mullens High principal, elected to the board to fill a vacancy. O W Andrews named new board member and cashier, succeeding C D Fisher who resigned.
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Oak Hill Merchant Buys Building for New Department Store
Oak Hill buyer Alec Amars has purchased a building at East Rathelle and will open a department store there. Current tenants include Jare A. P. Martin jeweler and watch repairman, Slaven Shoe Repair Shop, and the Idle Hour Pool Room. The property was sold years ago by Marlin to H.C. orgs and will undergo remodeling and redecorating.
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Katherine Sanders Buys 19 Princeton Lots
Katherine I Sanders buys about 2300 dollars worth of property in City View Heights Addition Princeton and about five acres north of the addition from R E and O A Lineberry. Deeds filed in Mercer County clerk show lots transferred and the adjacent land described as 4 9 acres more or less.
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Rich Creek
Rock District
William Peters
Virginia
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Wolfe
George F. Pettry
Edna Petty
Louise Wells
James and
Beulah S. Asbury
Mary C. Otey
Malcolm K. Otey
Orchard Way
Bluefield
Clyde V. White
Edith L. White
Hanson Faw
Louise Faw
William’ F. Gates
G.hutchens
Johnson Investment Company
J. Harmon
Mildred
Una M. Saunders
Prospect Addition
Harold F
Mary Gooch Peterfield
E. W. Horton
Ada
Beaver Pond
Artie Jones Murrell
J. C. Murrell
Gileg B. Johnston, Jr
Lola Mac Johnston
Milton Hunt
Austin Mittens
Bluefield-Bramwell Road
Ben H. Reed
Robert G
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Lilly Highway
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Lilly Grove
Blanche Tynes
Andessa
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Jacob Stone
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Christine Williams
Rock Street
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Ellen Dinger
Ward C
Edith M. Dinger
Oak Ridge
W. Broughton Johnston
Leonard Harden
Raleigh Street
E. River District
Marrs Hosts Bridge Party for Roanoke Guest
Mrs. Bernara Marrs entertained guests at her Rainelle home with three tables of bridge on Friday evening. The guest of honor was sister-in-law Mrs. Robert Ruff of Roanoke Virginia, visiting with Mrs. Ruff's sister Mrs. Dennis I Hume and family in East Rainelle. Mrs. Ruff received a guest prize. additional prizes went to Mrs. Harold Zopp, Mrs. Grant Collins, Mrs. Marvin Rea and Miss Carolyn Maynard. Other attendees included Mrs. Flo Hopkins, Mrs. Bill Johnson, Mrs. Lilly, Mrs. R. A. Callison, Mrs. Howard Combs, Rex Alder, and W. W. Wickline Jr.
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Marvin Rea
Carolyn Maynard
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Bill Johnson
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R. A. Callison
Howard, Combs
Rex Alder
W. W. Wickline, Jr
Bank Re Elects Officers for Year at Princeton
Princeton Bank and Trust Company re-elected J. T. Lilly as president and Essie Bailey as cashier at its annual stockholders meeting. The 1948 year was noted as among the bank’s most successful in its 73-year history. Directors re-elected were Dewey J. Bailey Ernest Brown W S Dangerfield C TI Johnston W Broughton Johnston Ernest Lilly J H Lilly Dr J J Markell C W Murphy W D Shuff H A Shumate M E B Spangler and P J Woods.
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Dewey J. Bailey
Ernest Brown
W. S. Dangerfield
C. TI. Johnston
W. Broughton Johnston
Ernest Lilly
J. H. Lilly
Dr. J. J. Markell
C. W. Murphy
W. D. Shuff
H. A. Shumate
M. E. B. Spangler
P. J. Woods
Salem Farm Club Plans Year’s Work
Salem Farm Women’s Club outlines January lesson Having Fun at Home with Mrs C C Skaggs leading and Mrs L L Pegram hosting The club’s officers and committee heads are listed and a full year program of topics and hostesses is detailed through December including nutrition health and education themes.
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L. L. Pegram
Raymond Fox
R. L. Mullens
Aaron Gollihugh
J. A
E. Love
Fred Fredericks
Health Department
Lundy O'Dell
Ernest Fredericks
Fts
J. A. Duncan
Seymore Fox
A. Dion- Ins
Princeton Auto Dealers Sentenced
J Everett Johnston and E K Johnston, owners of Johnston Motor Company in Princeton, were convicted of defrauding the government on income tax payments. J Everett Johnston, 63, received a $15,000 fine and three years probation for defrauding $1,191.85 in 1943 and 1944. E K Johnston was fined $15,000 and sentenced to two years in the northeastern penitentiary at Lewisburg, with a temporary stay of execution.
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Lewisburg
New President Names Chairmen In Princeton Chamber
R. W. Coker, president of the Princeton Chamber of Commerce, announced the year’s committees and chairmen. Names include Industrial Berkeley Mills. Membership Dewey J. Bailey. Agriculture Carl Carper. Education Harold Tomchin. Municipal affairs W. D. Shull. Housing J. M. Snider. Advertising Frank Nelson.
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Frank Nelson
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J. J. Markell
Two Jail Escapees Found by Officers
Two prisoners who escaped from Bluefield Jail last Thursday were captured and will be returned to Mercer County jail. Edward Dixon 23 of Boissevain Virginia charged with attempted rape and Charles Edward Steins 23 of Vansant Virginia charged with grand larceny were arrested in Webster and Pikeville Kentucky after their escape. Sheriff Clarence Elmore said arrangements are being made for the prisoners.
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Simms Held on Burglary Charge In Legion Club Break-in
Jack Simms of Hinton, 27, was ordered held to the grand jury under a $2,000 bond after Magister John W. Cook found probable cause on a breaking and entering charge at the American Legion Club on the Hel point Road early Saturday. Police say he gained entry through a rear window, denied entering while intoxicated, and fled when confronted by officers. No theft was reported.
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Jack Simms
John W. Cook
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T. J
Greenbrier Nurse Office to Open in VFW Building
Twenty members of Clear Creek Post 6739 VFW met in the new post building led by Commander J. E. Smith. Mrs Mae Thompson of Rupert was approved to establish a nurse's office in the building as floors near completion. The post backs the county health program and welcomed Fay F Baker who noted 1919 membership ahead of schedule. Members urged dues payment. a bill supporting WV state veteran bonuses was endorsed for lawmakers to vote. Flooring for the new building was purchased and floor laying to begin Monday.
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Rainelle Area Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Illness
Rainelle area notices report visits by J L Jordan Orland of Dayton Ohio and C H Jordan family in Oak Hill. Mrs John Siers rushed by ambulance to Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery. R R Fox hosted Cavendish family from Oak Hill and others on Sewell Mountain. Meadows obituary noted in Alderson.
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Tuohy Denies Sale of Greenbrier Hotel
President Walter J. Tuohy of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway said at a luncheon in White Sulphur Springs that The Greenbrier Hotel has not been and is not for sale. He called the hotel an integrated department and an adjunct to the railway’s operations.
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Fire engine to arrive in Lewisburg on Monday
Fire Chief John Renick announced a new ten thousand dollar fire engine will be delivered to Lewisburg Monday and tested Tuesday. The pumper must hold maximum pressure for at least three hours to meet requirements.
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Two Concord instructors resign to pursue further studies
Concord College faces the departure of two instructors. Arthur Madonick will resign February 1 to enroll at Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia. Dr Cecilia Earhart will join the Civil Service Commission in Washington after directing the rural electrification training at Concord College since fall.
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Four men arrested in Saturday raid on gambling game
Hinton Patrolman George Bailey reported the raid on a gambling game in the Rwart-Milter building Saturday evening. Four men were arrested three white men and a Negro were committed to jail pending hearings in city court on Monday. Patrolman described the game as rather small with very little money involved.
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