Mercer County Breaks 11-Year Record in March of Dimes Drive
In Mercer County the 11-year March of Dimes drive set a new record with net proceeds of 2446.34 dollars. The Princeton Lions Club summarized the final tally, noting special gifts and fund-raising from schools, women's groups, sports events, theaters, coin drives, and coin cards contributing to the total.
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Mercer County
Register
Princeton
March of Dimes
Princeton Lions Club
Lions Committee
Jim Mays
Jim Angel
F. R. Claytor, Jr
Lions
Patterson Funeral Services Tuesday
Funeral services for Blair Patterson 44 who died Saturday at Pinecrest Sanitarium will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at Kingston Community Church with Reverend L. Spencer officiating. Burial in Highlawn Memorial Park. He was born January 13 1905 in Wytheville Virginia and survived by wife Dorothy and several siblings and daughter Ann Margaret.
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Register
Blair Patterson
Pinecrest
Kingston
UMW
Wytheville
Yad Jan
J. P. Paterson
Max*Meadows
Dorothy Patterson
Patterson
Victor Patterson
Ted Patterson
Max Meadows
Cleo Smith
Alderson
Burley Powers
Rensford
R. K. Walters
Kyly Sage
Ann
Margaret Patterson
Wallace Shutt Buys Farm Tract in Kirby Truck Farms
Wallace A. Shutt purchased Tract 20 in Kirby Truck Farms Beaver Pond District for about 7500 dollars from J M and Lauralice H Ratcliffe. Other land transfers include Bluefield parcels to City of Bluefield and various buyers in Mercer County and Matoaka areas.
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Princeton
Wallace A. Shutt
Kirby Truck Farms
Beaver Pond
J. M
Lauralice H. Ratcliffe
G. E. Griffith
Minnie B. Griffith
City of
Bluefield
Marcella B. Saunders
James Alvis
Pauline C. Saunders
R. L. Haynes
City of Bluefield
Ronald and
Elizabeth Garry
C. L. Jeffries
Cumberlang Heights
Elsie Freeman
W. J.freeman
Monterey Hill
J.T. Asbury
Mollie Asbury
Oakie S. Asbury
Lucille Asbury
Clyde Asbury
Ora
Ernest ‘Harmon
J.C
Eunice’ Lilly
Asbury
Kegleys
Dave
Magie Atwood
Millard
Violet Howard
Widemouth Creek
Rock District
Matoake
W. Broughton
Johnston
Mercer
Dave Atwood
London Men Get Frills Embroidery Edwardian Style
An article on how Edwardian style influences spring men’s fashion in London. The piece cites John Taylor of Tailor and Cutter on regency touches, longer jackets, narrower trousers, subtle color, and the balance between British restraint and American daring. It notes pockets, waistcoats, and lighter top coats building a refined, elongated silhouette.
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Alvin
Steinkopf
John Taylor
Tailor and Cutter
Taylor
Ees
Postthen
America
No Parking Sign Erected in Athens at Vermillion Street
Athens reporter notes the first ever no parking sign at the Vermillion Street bus stop in front of the Athens Theater. Residents hope traffic lights follow after a sequence of painted Stop and No U Turn notices and an eight foot stop sign already erected on Vermillion Street.
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Vermillion
Athens Theater
Vermillion Street
Athens Dirt Gardeners Club Meets for Social Dinner
Dr W S Robertson hosted sixteen members of the Athens Dirt Gardeners Club Saturday night. Attendees included Dr Uriah Ver million Dr Donzie Lilly Dr Ralph E Klingensmith Fred V Cooper Guy Scyphers Levi Scott H A Wells Virgil H Stewart Isam Williamson Fred Rogers Clyde White L C Thornton R W Nebinger Charles K Baxter and Dr W B Robertson. Guy Scyphers will host the next meeting planned for April with motto No member shalt plant more of a dirt garden than his wife can tend.
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Register
Athens
W. S. Robertson
Athens Dirt Gardners Club
Uriah Vermillion
Donzie Lilly
Ralph E. Klingensmith
Fred V. Cooper
Guy Scyphers
Levi Scott
H. A. Wells
Virgil H.stewart
Isam ‘Williamson
Duncan Funeral Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for General Lee Duncan, 92, who died Thursday at Beeson, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Morristown. The Rev. Nyshburg will officiate with burial in Linkous Cemetery.
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Register
Princeton
Lee
Duncan
Beeson
Ny ‘Ishburg
Linkous
Summerlee Man Dies Rites Set
OAK HILL Funeral services for John Kolasky 65 of Summerlee will be held at 2 p m tomorrow with the Rev John A Wilson officiating Burial will follow in Highlawn Cemetery Kolasky died at home Friday morning after a lingering illness He was a retired miner and a member of Locals UMW Union 6048 Born June 23 1884 in Austria he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Pete Kolasky He was unmarried and has one sister Mrs Sophia Giblock of Lilly Pa
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Register
Oak Hill
John Kolasky
Summerlee
John A. Wilson
Highlawn
Kolasky
Savong
UMW. Union
Austria
Pete Kolasky
Sophia Giblock
Lilly, Pa
Mrs. Anna Settle Dies at 88 in Robson Area
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna O. Settle 88 who died at her home Saturday will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Settle home with burial in Settle Cemetery. She leaves a daughter Mrs. Gertrude Draper of Bomont a son Sherman of Robson and one grandchild.
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Robson
Anna O. Settle
Settle
Gertrude Draper
Bomont
Sherman
Fone
Jumping Branch Personalities and Local Visits Report
Donald Tay Ballard was treated at Hinton Hospital after a left eye injury from a baseball bat while playing at school. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Williams and Mrs. Ella Ballard visited the Carters in Beckley. Rev Curtis Cox and Kenneth Meadows were guests in Bluefield Wednesday.
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Register State Weller Jumpng
Donald Tay ‘Ballard
D. L. Ballard
Hinton Hospital
Billy Joe Williams
Ella Ballard
Fletcher Carter
Beckley
Curtis Cox
Kenneth Meadows
Bluefield
Athens Visit By Traiterville Residents
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Vance and Anita Bung from Traiterville spent the weekend visiting in Athens with Kis parents at Caldwell Greenbrier County. They continued to Beckley for a Saturday night and Sunday with relatives before returning home.
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Y Heghter Stamwyne- Atilens
Jimmie i Vance
Anita
Traitervillé
Kis
Caldwell
Greenbrier County
Charles ‘Lilly
Traiterville
Montgomery
Athens
Beckley
Soldier Royster Princeton Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services were held at 2 p m yesterday for Private John T Royster who was killed in action in the South Pacific in 1944 He was 23 son of Mrs Hale Royster of Augusta County He attended school in Princeton and Bluefield and was a member of Golden Gate Baptist Church Interment followed at Lincoln Cemetery
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Byas
Princeton
John T. Royster
South Pacific
Pyl. Royster
Hale Royster
Augusta
Bluefield
Golden’ Gate Baptist "Church
Lincoln
James Hedrick Named Head of Initial Gifts Committee
James Hedrick is selected to lead the Initial Gifts Committee for the campaign, with Cyrus Gadd noted in the staff report. The appointment aims to organize early fundraising efforts amid ongoing county and community business concerns.
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James Hedrick
Onegister
Cyrus_ Gadd
S'sleréer
Ter
America
Hed Grosé
James “Hedrick
Rites Incomplete For Pfc. Floyd Worrell
Funeral plans are incomplete for Private First Class Floyd Worrell of Princeton whose body is expected from North Africa on Thursday. Born June 19, 1925, he died June 14, 1944 and was noted as a Bronze Star recipient and Purple Heart honoree. He previously worked for Western Union and Pepsi Cola, later at a Norfolk shipyard, and is survived by his parents George and Violet Worrell and a wide group of siblings and relatives in Princeton Floyd Va Elmore and nearby areas.
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Princeton
Floyd’ Worrell
Alonzo Worrell
North Africa
Worrell
Western Union
Pepsi-Cola Company
Norfolk
George W. Akers
Floyd Va
Curtis Goad
Violet Worrell
Ira M
Dennis Ax
Paul J. Worrell
Ellis Kirby
Kegley
John J. Clark
Elmore
Symphonic Band Concert Honors Tech Campus Return
Montgomery West Virginia Tech symphonic band directed by Mylan Smyers performed in the Little Theatre for a convocation audience. The program marked the ensemble's first campus concert since the fall semester and included planned appearances at area high schools through the spring months.
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Register
Smontgomery
W. Va
Fast Bank High
Romeo Held for Stealing from Polio Drive Fund
Fayetteville report notes Charles William Romeo and seven others face grand jury action in April. Romeo is charged with stealing $20.41 from the March of Dimes fund and is free on a $1,009 bond. Other defendants include Ed Wood on embezzlement from Koppers Stores, Benjamin E Canterbury on related charges, William Davis with false pretenses, James Miller on felonious wounding, and Earl Canterbury charged with theft from Kopers Coal Company stores.
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Register
Fayetteville
Charles Willian Romeo
March of Dunes
Ed Wood
Koppers
Benjamin E
Canterbury
Benjamin
William Davis
Ray Nerberdland
Madison
James Miller
James Wilke Miller
Hancock
Waydell Pryor
Earl Canterbury
Koppers Coal Company
Princeton Rotarians To Entertain Guest
A Princeton Rotary Club committee plans a dinner for a British visitor George Hargroves visiting Mercer County on March 22. Rev Denver Davis Cyrus Gadd and Carl Carper will prepare for the guest with a Christian Church dinner inviting other Rotary clubs to send representatives.
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iHatary Club
Mercer County
Denver Davis
Cyrus ,Gadd
Carl Carper
Chistian Church
Rotary Elitbs
George _Hargroves
United States
Creamulsion Promises Quick Cough Relief for Bronchitis
An old advertisement touts Creamulsion as a potent cough remedy targeting bronchitis and chest discomfort. It claims fast relief without narcotics and offers a money back guarantee if the medicine does not improve sleep and rest.
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Washington Heights
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Ansted
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N. Goff Clay
MacDonald
Jeanetta Lewis
Thomas Edison Lewis
Quinnimont
Ethel B. Saye
Virgil M. Phillips
Sugar Hollow
C. R. Vandal
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Johue Petry
Mary Elizabeth Petry
Deepwater
Robert A Fleshman
John &. Fleshman
Burnt Creek
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Victoria Hildebrand
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C. C. Walton
Fayetteville-Dempsey Road
E. Akers
Fayetteville- Dempsey Road
H. O. Royal
Irene Mazer
Fayette
Lowell L. George
Roy Skags
Johnson
George Widay
Laup Creek
Ernest D. Lilly Law Company
Leland Rel Stanaetes
Blakburn-Patteson Ready" Co
Wilburn
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Herman Royal
Angie Jackson
Kenneth D. Marrs
J. A. Martindale
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Robert M. Johnson
William W. Taney
James W. Bryson
Georgie Johnson
Leo M. Wilson
Thomas M. Tincher
Russell Kennison
Cada R. Beitz
Mary Nancy Lively
Homer Martin
Percy Howell
Jonnie C. Rhodes
Bill Appalachain
Blackburn-Patteson Realty Co
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Pruvence- Harvey
B. R. McCutcheon
Harry E. Lyon
Falls View
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Union Carbide Corporation
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L. E. Thompson
Lilly
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Rock _ Lick
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Howard Crook
Winton Hospital
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ABC Network
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Mountain Motors, Inc
First Ave
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