Rites Held for Gracie Zimmerman in Lewisburg Fire
Funeral services were held for Gracie Zimmerman 22 of Caldwell at the Presbyterian Church in Caldwell and burial at Richland after an inquest found death by burning. Harold Nolmes 20 of Renick Valley driver of the other car faces manslaughter charges. efforts to rescue Zimmerman failed. The crash occurred after a 1942 Chevrolet struck the Zimmermans’ car, causing the gas tank to explode. witnesses described gunshots heard near the scene and investigations by state police and local officers identified related figures and injuries.
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Lewisburg
Gracie Zimmerman
Presbyterian Church
Caldwell
Richland
J. W. Hutcheson
Court House
Greenbrier Valley Hospital
Harold Eugene Nolmes
Renick’s Valley
Flack
Bernice Brown
Leonard Davis
Oe R. Hayes
Sam Gilner
Jiomes
Lacy Kershner
Sulphur Barber
Woodrow Kershmer
Ronceverte
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Lacys
Ballard
Holmes
Prince Funeral Delayed by Travel Disruptions
Funeral services for Mrs. C. Alice Prince age 69 of Marfrance were postponed as her daughter Mrs. Peggy Black could not reach the area by plane due to midwestern storms and traveled instead by train from Sacramento. Mrs. Prince died Saturday morning at the home of her son E. A. Dalton in Marfrance after a three month illness. Survivors include her husband John Prince a son Jesse Prince of Portsmouth Virginia a sister Mrs. Eliza Astin of Pulaski Virginia eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Marfrance
C. Alice Prince
Peggy Black
Sacramento
Calif
John Prince
Jesse Prince
Portsmouth
Eliza Astin
Pulaski
Bees Invade Athens Post Office and Disrupt Service
Bees swarmed the Athens post office as temperatures rose, closing in on parcels and windows while staffers Homer P. Brenaman and Ben Wiley kept operations running. The article notes a heat-driven bee flurry and a lighthearted aside about Greentree Stable's Capot and the card game piquet.
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Athens
Homer P. Brenaman
Ben Wiley
Greentree Stable
Capot
Pardoned Police Chief Dies at Wheel of Auto
James Edward Childers former Ronceverte police chief died of a heart attack at the wheel of his car near Princeton five weeks after receiving a governor pard on a voluntary manslaughter charge. He served four months of a one to five year sentence for the fatal shooting of Daniel Boone and had been hired by a construction firm in Princeton. He is survived by his wife Leona Campbell McCutcheon and six children.
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Princeton
Clarence Meadows
James Edward Childers
Ronceverte
Childers
Robert H. Ferguson
Pt. Pleasant
A. H. McCutcheon
Charleston
William R
Webster Springs
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Washington, D. C
Driver Posts Bond On Speeding Count
Ronald Adkins of Gauley Bridge posted 16.50 bond for speeding in police court. Lance Hurt of Corinne was booked on indecent exposure. Police reported 17 city arrests for the week end, with two more held by state police.
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Register
Oak Will
Ronald Adkins
Gauley Bridge
J. M. Spade
Lance Hurt
Corinne
Wendell W. Cook
Arlington Rites Set for Soldier
The body of Private First Class Felix Medina is due to arrive for burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Medina was killed in action in Luzon on January 27, 1945. He is survived by his widow Eloise Medina and son Jim of San Jose, California, a brother Adam in the Naval Reserve in Jacksonville, Florida, and three sisters Earl Slusher Kopperston Ohio, Mrs. Stanley Hill Ohio, and Mrs. Joe Gutman Detroit Michigan.
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Felix Medina
Arlington National Cemetery
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Jon Luzon
Eloise Medina
Jimmy
Sand Jose
Calif
Adam
Naval Reserve
Jacksonville
Fla
Earl Slusher
Kop‘perston
Stanley Hill
Ohio
Joe Gutman
Detroit Alichigan
Skeens Seeks Probation After Guilty Plea
Mercer County criminal court to hear February 11 arguments on probation for Crystal Skeens 22 of Stoney Ridge who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the July 12, 1948 shotgun death of Jessie F. Fletcher of Pinefield. Other cases disposed. Dillon charged with quaiming and Music with false pretense continued to April 21. Marshall pleads guilty to petit larceny. seven months jail sentence with credit for time served.
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Princeton
Mercer ‘County Criminal Court
Crystal Skeens
Stoney Ridge
Skeens
Jessie F. Fletcher
Pinefield
Caplos
Coy Dillon
D. Music
Priscille Marshall
D N Hurtt of Riverla Beach dies after surgery
W F Hurtt and Mrs Effie Roles of Hinton report the death of their brother D N Hurtt of Riverla Beach Florida after an emergency operation on January 7. He was born January 9 1890 in Summers County. Survived by his wife two daughters and brother E M Hurtt of Belfrey Montana. The item mentions pilot whales yielding oil used in watch making.
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Jeux Register
Hinton
W. F. Hurtt
Effie Roles
D. N. Hurtt
Riverla Beach
Fla
Summers County
E. M. Hurtt
Belfrey
Mont
Mercer County Records First Highway Fatality
Princeton reports Mercer County's first highway fatality as Thomas Pepper Alley, 60, of Bluefield dies after being struck by a car on Route 460 near Grassy Branch intersection with Road 21. Driver Carl Eugene Johnson of Pohatcong, Virginia, is charged with manslaughter.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Thomas Pepper Alley
Bluefield
About & P. m
M. C. Yoak
Grassy Branch
Carl Eugene Johnson
Pocahontas
Mrs Ada Hill Dies at 66 in Princeton Ohio
Funeral services are set for 2 p m tomorrow at Goodwin Chapel Church Oakvale for Mrs Ada Lester Hill 66 of Princeton Route 3 who died at her home yesterday Burial will follow in Hill Cemetery She was a Regular Baptist and had lived in Mercer County 50 years She is survived by husband C P Hill four daughters Mrs J W Sopthin Princeton Rt 3 Mrs Rockford Cochran Cherry Creekton one son Lloyd Hill Princeton
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Princeton
Ada Lester Hill
Route 3
Goodwin Chapel
Oakvale
Hill Cemetery
Regular Baptist Church
Mercer County
C. P. Hill
J. W. Sopthin
Rockford Cochran
Cherry Creek
Lloyd Hill
Rites Conducted For McCutcheon
Funeral services were held Sunday at Dodd and Hurt Chapel for William H. McCutcheon 73 of Wester Springs longtime Webster Springs National Bank cashier and Nicholas County native. Burial was at Kesslers Cross Lanes with Masonic rites. He was a member of multiple Masonic bodies and the Webster Springs Lions Club. He is survived by his widow and a son.
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Summersville
Dodd and
Cutcheon
IA. F
Royal Arch Masons
Sutton
Knights Templar
Richwood
Charleston
Webster Springs Lions Club
Childers
State Police Department
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Welsh People of Celtic Stock Like the Irish
The article notes that Welsh people share Celtic origins with the Irish, highlighting common heritage and cultural links across these populations. It emphasizes linguistic and historical ties within the Celtic group.
Lions Rally For Polio Drive In Athens S192
Athens Lions Club canvass netted 192 for the March of Dimes with volunteers led by James Bradley. Participants included Fred Cooper Ralph Klingensmith Sam Williamson Carl Bailey H A Wells Fred Parser Frank Parker Sanford Stone and others. The drive may fall short of last year’s total of about 300.
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Megister
Athens
Athens Lions Club
James Bradley
Fred Cooper
Ralph Klingensmith
Sam Williamson
Carl Bailey
H. A. Wells
Fred Parser
Frank Parker
Sanford Stone
A. J. Hinkle
George Everett
Willian Caruth
Charlies K. Baxter
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