Re Registration of Voters Stressed By Sen Johnston Meet
Senator W Broughton Johnston urged re registering voters stricken for nonparticipation at a Young Democrats Club meeting in Princeton East River District The July 1 deadline looms and a committee of G Heer Jr James Belcher Imore and Tom McClaugherty will push outreach A tentative constitution was reviewed with no vote taken Plans to screen The Roosevelt Story in July and a vocal program by Robert Richards with Mrs H K Martin followed the session refreshments were served
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Princeton
W. Broughton Johnston
Young Democrats Club
East River District
Pepsi Cola Bottling Company
William Winfrey
G. Heecer, Jr
James Belcher
Imore
Tom McClaugherty
Constitution Committee
Roosevelt
Sextel Bird
Robert Richards
H. K. Martin
Elbert F. Smith Dies at Morrisvale
Elbert Frank Smith, 58, died at his Morrisvale home Sunday after a short illness. Survived by wife Bessie Smith and five sons Odean Angeline Bernard Smith Hassell in Japan James in Washington, and four daughters Cuba Smith Lorado Hazel Adkins Spurlocksville Jewell Myrline at home. One brother Floyd Smith Huntington and one sister Bessie Arthur Russell Ky. Eight grandchildren. Body at Hunter and Hunter Funeral home awaiting arrangements.
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Morrisval
Elbert Frank Smith
Morrisvale
Hunter and Hunter Funeral Home
Bessie Smith
Morrivale
Odean
Angeline
Bernard Smith
Hassell
U. S. Army
Japan
James
Washington, D. C
Cuba Smith
Lorado
Hazel Adkins
Spurlocksville
Jewell
Myrline Smith
Floyd Smith
Huntington
Bessie Arthur
Russell, Ky
Bible Class Named After Ill Leader at Jarrell Home
SES staff writer reports the First Baptist Church Bible class met at H R Jarrell’s home with Tom Lorrison presiding in W T Sowers’s absence. The class was renamed W T Sowers’s Bible class as members discussed improving and building the group. Attendees included L C Miller, W L Perry, Tom Lorrison, Joe Sowers family, and H R Jarrell. next meeting set at Clifford Miller’s home.
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SES
H. R. Jarrell
First Baptist Church
W. T. Sowers
Tom Lorrison
L. C. Miller
W. L. Perry
Joe Sowers and Son
Clifford Miller
Opal Bradford Hosts Shower for Mrs Landham
Mrs Opal Bradford entertained Tuesday at her Whitesville home with a shower for Mrs Chris Landham Refreshments were served to a list of guests including Dewey Cantley and many friends The Clinton visit chapter notes Mr and Mrs Junior Cook and others visiting Virginia relatives over the weekend.
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Opal Bradford
Register
Whitesville
Chris Landham
Dewey Cantley
Florence Davis
Buster Bradley
Herbert Hoover
Betty Gibson
Laura Acord
Wanza Buffarine
Myrtle Lemon
Mabel O'Dell
Kitty Jarrell
Junie Scarbro
Zadei Barrett
Inan Elliott
Lou Underwood
Mabel Clay
Irene Anderson
Virginia
Clinton
Junior Cook
Perry Puckett
Lou Allen and
Perry, Jr
Ray Puckett
Caudill Baby Born in Turtle Creek
Mr. and Mrs. O'Dell Caudill welcomed a son named Stephen Ray on June 9. The infant weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces at birth.
Mercer Fayette Pastors Exchange Methodist Posts
Fayetteville Tonight's prayer service marks the close of Rev. A A Angle's five year Oak Hill pastorate with Rev. C G Eastwood to assume charge at Sunday worship. Eastwood left Trinity Bluefield to Oak Hill after last weekend's West Virginia Methodist Conference. Angle will move to the Bluefield pulpit. Others reassigned include Rev. F E Perry Mt Hope and Rev. Rhenus L O'Dell Fayetteville circuit. The Rev. James Brady succeeds Tom Schuler at Fayette circuit. Rev. Charles Stephenson remains at Ansted with Wesley Pennington. O H Dorsey begins third assignment at Mullens as district evangelism secretary. Arnold D Belcher to Asbury Educational Fund at Oceana. S Harford reassigned to Pineville Baileysville area. T E Rutledge replaces Stacy Groscup at Powellton. Albert Noe to Scarbro. Max Ford to Calvary Richwood. Reassignments include A W Groscup to Meadow Bridge. H D Sloan Hilltop. L M Legg Maplewood. B L Moss Winona.
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Fayetteville
A. A. Angle
Oak Hill Methodist Church
C. G. Eastwood
Trinity Church
Bluefield
Oak Hill
West Virginia
James Brady
Tom Schuler
Fayette
Charles Stephenson
Ansted
Wesley Pennington
O. H. Dorsey
Mullens
Arnold D. Belcher
Asbury Educational Fund
Oceana
Albert Noe
Scarbro Methodist Church
Max Ford
Calvary Methodist Church
Richwood
A. W. Groscup
Fayette Circuit
Meadow Bridge Church
H. D. Sloan
Hilltop
L. M. Legg
Maplewood
B. L. Moss
Winona
McNeeley Rites Scheduled Today
Funeral services for Minnie McNeely 57 of Danville were set for 2 p.m. at Julian Baptist Church with Rev. J W Burch officiating. Burial will follow in Hill Cemetery at Julian. She is survived by husband Walter two sons Paul and Ralph daughter Inez Musser sister Ida Kirk six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Julian
Minnie McNeely
Danville
Inez Musser
J. W. Burch
Julian Baptist Church
The
Hill Cemetery
Walter McNeely
Paul McNeely
US Army
Germany
Ralph McNeely
Chillicothe, O
Ida Kirk
Dartmont
Giotto Resident Enlists In Regular U S Army
Giotto resident Claude J. White aged 18 has enlisted for three years in the regular U S Army and was transferred to the Third Armored Division at Fort Knox Kentucky. He enlisted as a recruit per the Army and Airforce Recruiting Station at the Memorial Building.
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Giotto
U.S. Army
Register
Princeton
Claude J. White
Third Armored Division
Fort Knox
United States Army
Army and Airforce
Memorial Building
Visit With Friends Clinton Mont Harris and Perry Puckett
Mont Harris and Perry Puckett were Sunday evening guests of Hubert Stevens. Mrs Harris and family visited Sunday with her mother Lou Allen of Wharton.
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Clinton— Mont Harris
Perry Puckett
Hubert Stevens
Harris
Lou Allen
Wharton
Sunday Guests From Wharton Visit Totten Family
Mr and Mrs Everette Graley and sons Douglas and Harold visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Lowell Totten of Wharton.
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Wharton
Everette Graley
Douglas and
Harold
Lowell Totten
Gordon Personal Guests Share Weekend Visits
Dinner guests Sunday at the Lorri home included Rev Wendell Wink, Shirley and Delores of Barboursville, Kathleen Standard and J O Townly of Turtle Creek, and Patsy Hager. Residents returning from Cleveland Clinic were Mrs John Ferrell and Mrs Rome Ramsey. Lena Spencer of Beckley returned home after visiting Van, Betty Jackson of Blooming Rose visits Mary Legg family, Emily Ann Sowers and Jonathan of Kanawha City returned from house guest week, Ada Green returned to Madison General Hospital, Willard Adkins hosting visitors R D Slone and children from Wharton. Jackie Adkins home after Slone visit.
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Van
Betty Jackson
Blooming Rose
Mary Legg
Emily Ann Sowers
Jonathan
Kanawha City
H. R. Jarrell
Ada Green
Madison General Hospital
Recorder Returns From State Confab
Princeton city official Leslie E. Gadd returned home after attending the annual convention of the West Virginia League of Municipalities in Huntington. About 100 mayors and officials from cities and towns across West Virginia attended, with discussions on various city government problems.
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Princeton
Leslie E. Gadd
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Huntington
West Virginia
Thomas Seddon Enlists With United States Navy
PRINCETON Thomas Seddon nineteen of Elkhorn has been transferred to the Navy Training Center at Great Lakes Illinois for basic training after enlisting in the United States Navy in the grade of seaman recruit. Seddon's enlistment was for a four year period according to a report from the U S Navy Recruiting Station Memorial Building.
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Princeton
Thomas S. Seddon
Elkhorn
Navy Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
United States Navy
Seddon
U. S. Navy
Memorial Bulding
Leighton Posey Heads Church Class in Dorothy
Leighton Posey will serve as president of the Young People's Class of the Assembly of God Church in Dorothy. Elected with him were Maxine Toney as vice president Christine Toney as secretary and Betty Nunley as treasurer. Attendees included Thelma Cook Stella Cook Joan Ferrell Phyllis Jarrell Patty Toney Maxine Toney Christine Toney Sonny Pettry Norma Kirk Billy Kirk Carlton Posey Dessie Burnside Robert Peters and Ernest Edmonds teaching.
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Dorothy — Leighton Posey
Assembly of God Church
Dorothy
Maxine Toney
Christine Toney
Betty Nunley
Thelma Cook
Stella Cook
Joan Ferrell
Phyllis Jarrell
Patty Toney
Sonny Pettry
Norma Kirk
Billy Kirk
Leighton Posey
Carlton Posey
Dessie Burnside
Robert Peters
Earnest Edmonds
Reverend Osborne Invites Public to Tabernacle Services
Clinton Open Bible Tabernacle pastor Rev. J. V. Osborne invites the public to Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday, the Young Peoples Fellowship at 6:30 p.m., and the evening devotional service at 7:30 p.m.
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Tinto
Clinton
J. V. Osborne
Open Bible Tabernacle
Young Peoples Fellowship
Return from extended visit in Tennessee ends for Mrs Miller
Mrs Lonnie Miller arrived home Sunday night from Tennessee where she had been visiting her daughter for the past five weeks.
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Clinton
Lonnie Miller
Tennessee
Four Lots Bought in Mercer County Land Transfers
Lawrence E. Babbitt purchased Lot 6 and part of Lot 7 on Boyd Street Bluefield from A Peters. deed on file Mercer County Clerk. Jesse M Vincent and husband transferred Lots 10 and 11 in Park Avenue Land Association Addition to Princeton to Charles E Waddell fronting on Sixth Street.
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Princeton
Lawrence E. Babbitt
Boyd Street
Bluefield
A. Peters
Mercer County Clerk’s Office
Jesse M. Vincent
Charles E. Waddell
Park Avenue Land Association
Sixth Street
Land Transfers Filed in Wyoming Include 8.5 Acre Purchase
Pineville reports Matthew Lester bought 8.5 acres on Little Huff Creek from Andy Lester and others. Other transfers include J. F. Braggart and wife to Joseph Hall Bower Lot 21 Block 4 Guyan City Addition Mullens. John Wesley Meadows and wife to Anita Crozier Lots 8 and 9 Oak Grove subdivision River Addition to Oceana.
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Pineville
Matthew Lester
Little Huff Creek
Huff Creek
Andy Lester
Wyoming County Clerk’s
J. F. Braggart
Joseph Hall Bower
Guyan City
Mullens
Slab Fork
John Wesley Meadows
Anita Crozier
Oak Grove
Oceana
Visit van residents share Sunday visit in Van
Mr and Mrs William Pauley and daughter Dewill visited Sun day with Mr and Mrs Elmo Chaffin and son and Mr and Mrs Ronald Glissipie and family to see Mr Elbert Ferrell in Van. Ferrell is recovering from a mine injury.
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Van
Wharton
William Pauley
Dewill
Elmo Chaffin
Ronald Glissipie
Elbert Ferrell
Ferrell
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Elbert F. Smith
Jarrell
Mercer
Baileysville
S. A. Harford
T. E. Rutledge
Stacy Groscup
Powellton
Lewisburg
McNeeley
Baldwin EK
Chesapeake 4& Potomac Telephone Company
Gordon
Willard Adkins
R. D. Slone
Jackie Adkins
Slones
Thomas Seddon
Mercer County
Wyoming
Gordon — Vacation
Kathleen Standard
Little
Byus-Mankin Lumber Company
N. Kanawha St
Dad
Hickok
Howard
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