No Murder Indictments Among 52 Bills Returned by Grand Jury
Princeton report details a Princeton grand jury returning 52 bills with no murder indictments. Louise Boone’s retrial for the 1948 murder of Clarence Boone was continued to October 24 after prior trials in January and March. Other cases continued include Woodrow Archer for arson and Lockhard White for maiming, with numerous capiases issued or depositions ordered in related matters.
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Hegister
Princeton
Louise Boone
Bluefield
Clarence Boone
Boone
Woodrow Archer
James W. S. Clair
Charley Wade
George Wright
Henry Adkins
Helen Horn
Lois Delores Kirksey
Judge defers action on move to win new trial
Mercer County circuit court deferred action on the motion to set aside the verdict in William W. Burroughs vs. Norfolk and Western Railroad. The jury awarded $800 for injuries while Burroughs served as a fireman on a N and W locomotive. Multiple chancery and civil actions were disposed or continued, including changes of venue, dismissals, and orders for defendants to file defenses. Grand Jury returned 52 true bills charging 47 individuals with 43 felonies and nine misdemeanors.
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Register
Princeton
D. M Easley
William W. Burroughs
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Asan Gibson
Joseph Reed
W. K. McRoberts
McRoberts Tire & Supply Co
Ella Hopson
Bluefired Sanitarium
Anthony Kell
Richard S. Davis
Dele Kell
Virginia Fogelsong
Richard 5
Davis Roy Pruitt
Charles Jackson
Leonard Ruble
Jan K. Anthony
Rayburn Woods Vesus
Charles Jenkins
Flat Tor Insurance Agency
Jamestown Coal Company
Hattie Belton
U. S
T. C. Weatherford, Sr
Samuel H. Caldwell
Clorine Caldwell
Mercer County Grand Jury
P. Morton Wagner
Joe Rinich
William Jack Hall
Wal~iter
Benjamin Parker
Augusta Canadi
Gustie" Vanada
Bernard Barre
Homer Steete
Robert Nicewonder
Gordon
Roosevelt Wilson
Jessie Farmer
Donald Bourne
Blaine Massey
Harley Capely
Thomas Christian
McKinley Price
C.D. Stanfeld
W. Stanfield
I. Stanford
J.C. Wallace
Fred Nicholson
Alfred Collins
Lacy B. Linkopus
James Talbert
Paw Grossa
Elbert Ratliff
Ralph Keffer
Lawrence Williams
Claude A. Belton
R. & Gibson
Ralph Kelfer
Eugene Keffer
Gene" Kelfer
Calvin Anderson
Charles L. Guess
James Carpening
William Tibbs
Gordon Lee Carter
Alias
Shotgun" Carter
Earl Robert Winters
Robert C. Dunning
Oner
Pennington
Harold Morgan
Robert L. Whitlow
Huston Whitlow
John Franklin
Ralph Palmer
James Franklin Tilley
Dan Thompson
Mount Hope Family and Navy Crews Headed Abroad
Mr and Mrs Hat Canterbury and son return from Akron and Lake Erie trip via Castasia. Miss Daphene Sanders of Gallipolis plans to return with Miss Dawn Davis. Navy fireman apprentice Richard L. Brewer, son of Mrs. Orva W. Brewer, to visit Newport R I. destroyer USS Fower training near Guantanamo Bay. William Lee Burgess, Navy fireman apprentice, to arrive Crewe Island aboard USS Roan for five days. John Micheal Massing from Mount Hope spending a month at Camp Greenbrier.
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Y Register
Mount Hope
Hat Canterbury
Akron
Ohio
Lake Erie
Blue Hole
Castasia
H. L. Nottingham
Daphene Sanders
Gallipolis
Dawn Davis
Davis
Richard L. Brewer
Ap~prentice
United States Navy
Orva W. Brewer
Mills Street
Newport
R. 1
Uss Fower
Kingston
Jamaica
Myrtle Bank
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
William Lee Burgess
Berman. Turner
Crewe
Roan
John Micheal Massing
J. W. Massing
Camp Greenbrier
Ansted Personal Notices Tour Canada Mix
Ansted reports multiple social gatherings as Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ruffner plan a two week tour of Canada with Dr and Mrs Galen Rex. Numerous households host or visit relatives from Charleston Greenville Milton and Fayetteville with extended weekend guests and future travel plans.
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Ernest Moore
Angela
Milton
Gladys Wills
Charleston
Lois Wills
William Beddow
Wilts
L. Wall
Timmie
Ocean City
Fayetteville Personalities Attend Miss Maxwell’s Visit
Mr and Mrs Bill Rickard of Whipple were visitors at Miss Anna Maxwell in Fayetteville on Friday. The couple, school mates of Maxwell at Berea College, plan to move to Louisville where Rickard will enter the University of Kentucky. Faith Dale of Charleston spends the summer with her sister Mrs Virginia Myles in Fayetteville.
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Marianna
Register
Hegister
Fayetteville
Bill Rickard
Whipple
Anna Maxwell
Maxwell
Berea College
Louisville
University of Kentucky
Faith Dale
Charleston
Virginia Myles
Farmers Told to Pay ACP Costs by August 1
Fayetteville officials warn farmers to settle their share of ACP costs by August 1 at the Fayetteville office. Payments on file must be paid. unpaid orders will be canceled after the date.
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Register State Wesler
Fayetteville
USA
Argabright
Fayette County
Four Divorce Suits Filed in Fayette
Fayetteville reports four new divorce actions filed today in the circuit clerk’s office. Plaintiffs named Isabel Gray and Richmond Gray, Maude Libb and P M Bibb, Jesse Aquino and Gloria Asbury Aquino, and Olan Talbert and Charles M Talbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Circuit Clerk
Isabel Gray
Richmond Gray
Maude Libb
P. M. Bibb
Jesse Aquino
Gloria Asbury Aquino
Olan Talbert
Charles M. Talbert
Agent Cites Beetle Control Measures in Fayetteville
Fayetteville agent J. Haynes Miller announces recommended control measures for the Japanese beetle found in the county. Uses include protective sprays for ornamental trees and shrubs and bearing fruit trees, with several formulas such as arsenate mixes and fish oil soaps. Emphasizes caution: lead arsenate is poisonous to humans and animals. wash grass after treatment and keep children and pets away from treated areas.
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Fayetteville
J. Haynes Miller
Fayette
Gration Bailey Sells 69 Acres in Mercer
Gration Bailey sold 69 acres more or less on Brush Creek in Mercer County per a county clerk deed. Purchasers include Jessie P. Bailey Maude B. Pruett Cowgill Bailey and Winnie Bailey among others. Other transfers list Charles H. Watkins to R C White and various parcels in Minefield Bluefield Princeton and adjacent areas.
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Princeton
Gratilon Bailey
Brush Creek
Mercer County
Jessie’ P. Bailey
Maude B. Pruett
Cowgille Bailey
Winnie Bailey
Charles H. Watkins
R. C. White
Young Street
Ashford
Augusta Land Company
Reilly
Draft Board Lists Delinquent Men
Mercer County selective service lists about a dozen delinquent men aged 19 and older in Princeton and surrounding areas. The list includes residents from Bluefield and towns such as Flat Top Lashmeet Giotto Crockett Princeton Camp Creek Spanishburg Montcalm and names Edward Kraugs Bailey Harrison Hubbard Griffith Wiley Lucas Kiblinger Thompson Hall Bowden Pritchett. The board rates delinquent registrants as potentially eligible for Class 1-A if questionnaires remain unanswered.
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Princeton
Mercer County’ Setective Service Board
Oes
Bluefield
Edward
FASTEETH Promises Firmer False Teeth On Use
An advertisement claims FASTEETH powder improves denture fit and comfort by keeping teeth in place. It suggests the powder reduces gag reflex and gum irritation, promising a dry mouth feel and fresher breath, and notes availability at drug stores.
Oak Hill Plans Bleachers and Electric Scoreboard Upgrade
Oak Hill will replace worn bleachers with concrete and wood sections, extend the visitors' seating, and install an electric scoreboard donated by the VFW post and local businessmen. Home bleachers will extend from the ten yard line. construction runs in August ahead of September football season.
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Wer Ser Sal Wiis
Oak Hill
Joh ‘Oliver
Oliver
Clarence W. Dickerson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Oak Hill Businessmen's Club
J. P. Painter
SII
Board of Education
Robert Abbott Accepted as Member of West Virginia Bar
Fay ette County Bar Association celebrates new member Robert Abbott after his Fayetteville law office affiliation with Frank Love following his law school graduation and successful WV Bar exam. Osher Parsons discusses legislature highlights. Abbott and Charles Garvin entertain with songs. Attendees include numerous bar members and local officials from Fayetteville and surrounding counties.
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Hegistes
Fayetteville
Robert Abbott
Fayee County Bar Association
Babcock State Park
Ile
West Virginia Bar Association
Abbott
Frank Love
Osher Parsons
West Virginia
Robert Abbot
Charles Garvin
A. B. Abbot
L. E. Gaines
HL. &. Dillon
T. A. Myles
Charles £. Mahan
S. C. Higgins
Io J.C. Blaine
Charles L. Garvin
J. H. White
Thomas E. Myles
C. H. Maxwell
George Myles
R. J. Thrift, Jr
Cosby Cook
Edmond
Montgomery Hancock
William J. B. Jacobs
Secondo Dalporto
Tom MacCleland
Earl M. Vickers
Arnold M. Vickers
Montgomery
Brooks B. Callaghan
Dana Herold
Roland Clapperton
Pete Barrow
Ben Brown
John Breckenridge
James IL. Wolverton
Nicholas County
W. B. Cabell
Gauley Bridge
G. C. Slaven
Oak Hill
H. K. Mytes
Clifftop
George Woodyard
Charleston
Mercer 4 H Camp Opens Today for Mercer Clubs
Mercer 4 H Camp opens today at Glenwood Park Recreation Center with morning registration and noon meal. Eligible are regular enrolled club members who completed projects or near completion and participate in club activities. Camp fee is 7.50 with 2.00 registration. food brought deducts from cost. Participants advised to bring clothes, bedding, towels, toiletries, notebooks, pencils, and any musical instrument. girls should bring sewing items. Trooper E O Burner, state police, will assist with camp setup, safety classes, and supervision all week. Other instructors include Eleanor Skaggs, Libby Munsey, Dana Luke Evans, Margaret Blankenship, Forest Bacock, A J Lyons, and B C Sundow.
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Register
Princeton
Glenwood Park Recreation Center
Burner
Princeton Avtucement of
Eleanor Skaggs
Libby Munsey
Dana Luke Evans
Margaret Blankenship
Forest Bacock
Rebecca Turman
Fred White
Bill Winfrey
Barbara McKenzie
Mary Etta Hight
Lida Brooks
Jack W. Munsey
Ed Anderson
Troy West
Thurman Hall
Earls Cox announce birth of Steven Earl Cox
Mr and Mrs Earls Cox of Oceana announce the birth of a son Steven Earl Cox at their home on Wednesday July 6 weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces.
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Register
Oceana
Earls Cox
Steven Earl
Lookout Personal News From Lookout-Register
Mrs. George Priester and daughter Ann with Harold Morrison of Edmond are visiting sister Mrs. Max Bailey in Texas City. John Burke, ill at his son's home, was sent Friday to Laird Memorial Hospital for silicosis treatment. Carmel Woon, back from two months in a New Jersey hospital, underwent two operations and is improving. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Blume report a three day Cherry River fishing trip. Oak Hill Hospital welcomed twins born to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Forbes of Falls View. the mother is Elizabeth Hindson of Oak Hill.
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Register
George Priester
Ann
Harold Morrison
Edmond
Texas City
Tex
Max Bailey
John Burke
Laird Memorial Hospital
Carmel Woon
New Jersey
R. O. Blume
Cherry River
Sanger Soldier Promoted to Private Rank
SANGER Recruit Mike Krawsczyn Jr of Sanger has been promoted to private. Son of Mrs Mary Krawsczyn of Sanger he served with Headquarters Company First Corps since arriving in Japan in October 1948. He enlisted at Camp Lee Va January 6 1948 and completed infantry basic training at Fort Jackson SC in April 1948. He transferred to Fort Belvoir Va and attended Engineer School before orders for Japan in August 1948. His mother Mrs Mary Krawtsczyn resides in Sanger.
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Sanger
Mike Krawsczyn, Jr
Mary Krawscayn
First Corps
Japan
Krawsczyn
Camp Lee
Fort Jackson
S. C
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Paul Hicks Tyree
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Oddie Stephen Beeman
Frank R. Sweet
HH. O. Brown
Jessie Mae Sheffield
John William Sheffield
H. E. DeJarnette
Abey
Mary E. Fridley
Slvia
Jane Echols
Irma Jean Shockley
Minnie Everedge
Lattice B. Ravinette
Walter Robinette
W. H. Draper
RB. L. Draper
W. H. Draper Company
Carl and
New Ferguson
Summers County
City of
John Harman
Fannie Harman
Mr. Hope
Ansted Personals
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Gration Bailey
Mercer
Draft Board
American Institute of Poking
Bob Bailey
George Todorovich
Eugene Myers
John Chmara
Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Leonard Meadows
Mildred Crotty
George F. Leach
New York City
Marion ¥. Warden
David Johnson
Josephine Sutter
Rock
Elmer E. Ebersole
Elizabeth D. Taylor
Grubie R. Gregory
Rocky Gap
Marie Keatley
Venicoe Powell
Maitland
Willie Minnie Howard
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Lookout Personals
Twens
J.’ _R. Forbes
Falls View
Andontie
Oak Hill Hospital
Forbes
Eliza
Bet Hindson
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